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u+! af. qag¢ige yangéga" ¢a¢i™cé ctéwa™, ¢dand‘a™ téga” uwibdéa cudcagd 
halloo! he Ifeadland somewhat youwhomove  soever, you hearit in order Itell you Isend toyou 
said. large that i 
minké a¢a, u+! Qdde bana™na®™ ¢A¢iteé ctéwa™, ¢ani‘a" téga™ uwib¢a 
I who indeed, halloo! Grass inclumps youwhomeve — soever, you hearit inorder that I tell you 
4 * , — J = i“ ye 
cu¢éa¢é minké A¢a, ui! Ja” yangdoa™ ¢A¢ired ctéwa™”, ¢and‘a® téga" uwib¢a 8 
Tsendtoyou TIwho indeed, halloo! Wood somewhat you who soever, youhearit inorder 1 tell you 
large move _ that 
cu¢géa¢é minké d¢a, u+! WajiMjinga béigagti yan’de ucka™cka® ma®hni”’ 
Isendtoyou Iwho indeed, halloo! Birds of various all ground stirring on re- ye who 
i sizes peatedly 
mace, ¢ana‘a® téga™ uwib¢a cu¢ca¢é minké Aga, u+! Wanija ji jin’ga, 
walk, you hear if in order Itell you Isend toyou I who indeed, halloo! Animal smail ones of 
that various sizes, 
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yan’de ucka™cka™ ma™hni™ miacé, ¢and‘a" téga” uwib¢a cudéa¢é minké ada, 6 
ground stirring on re- » ye who walk, you hearit inorder TItell you Isendtoyou I who indeed, 
peatedly that 
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u+! Gatega™” uwib¢a cu¢éa¢ai, wanija mice. Wati¢a ida*badiqti niaci*ga 
halloo! Thusandthus I tell you TIsend to you, ye animals. Rank of in the very middle man 
warriors 
was¢ya"qti wi” t’é¢ai yi, u¢a” of ¢inkd ada, u+! ai. Ga™ ijaje ita” ¢iadi 
very quick one he kills when, holding heis coming indeed, halloo! he And his old 
him him back said. name 
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cti u¢ai. Naji’’-ti¢é a”¢ ‘i¢ éga", Nuda®’-axa a¢i™ ‘i¢é cinké dA¢a, u+! 9 
too he told. To-rain-begins toaban- he as, Nuda”-axa to have he is speaking of indeed, halloo! 
: don it speaks of it 
ey si 5 pes Oe ° . . 
af. Ga™ atja™-hna%. qa¢i? yf ahi-baji éga", wa¢ata-baji’qtia"i; na™péhi" 
he And we slept regu- Pawnee tent theyhadnot as, they did not eat at all; hunger 
said. larly. reached 
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wakan'di¢éqtia™i. Ga ahfi qa¢i” yf. Ha™ yi, afi ké égaxd ida” gs agai. 
they were very impatient And they Pawnee tent. Night when, the line to surround it they 
from. arrived of tents went. 
Kgi¢e, Can’ge ta™ ¢éta™ dag¢i™ td minke, af té winégi aké. An’kaji, ehé. 12 
Atlength, Horse the this Isiton will Iwho, hesaid my mother’s the Not so, I said. 
(ob.) — (ob.) him brother (sub.). 
Ca” ag¢i" “¢ai Can’ge ag¢i™ ta" a”sagi hégaji. Ga” wi ¢éké égaxe 
Yet to sit on it he Horse hesaton the swift very. And tent this they 
spoke of. (ob.) (line) 
: ope A: , an ap wat o 
i¢a”¢ai té na"pa™hi®. Wahaba a™ma™¢a" angd¢e tai, ehé. Niyjinga wi" 
surrounded when me hungry. Ears of corn we steal let us go, I said. Boy one 
ékinaskagtei judg¢e; é cti a’ckaddé. Ga ujan’ge ké angtha angédai. 15 
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justaslargeashe Iwithhim; he too IThadasasister’sson. And road the (ob.) we followed we went. 
Watcicka wi™ éga” ujéja naji” akA gamit angddai te’di tie wi" édi aka. 
Creek one like forked it was standing. Down-hill we went when field one it was there. 
a¢im am& waja” od dkast itégi¢é-lna”i. Wayja™ ahigi a®¢izai, wata™zi 
Pawnee the (sub.) squash the (pl.) inlieaps they used to place their. Squash many we took, corn 
ké eddbe dhigi a%izai. Ga™ “i” angdki, héga-baji, Ena-¢a™¢a™ a®wa di. 18 
the also many we took, Aud carry- wereached a great many. Tn equal shares we gave to 
(ob.) ing there again, them. 
Nea™ ¢ai. qéde ké zi yi jea™ji. Egi¢e a” ba aké ma cidha tihat. Wadi" ca-i 
We kindled a Fire the yel- when we Atlength day the on high it passed. Yonder they 
fire. ow roasted it. (sub.) come with the 
pursuers 
ha, af. Watcicka kig¢4ja nea™¢é ang¢i”. Gat égi¢e, ubisandé’qti wa¢i" 
they Creek at the bottom we kindled we sat. And behold, pressing into very they came 
said. a fire close quarters 
atfi. Umaha amd eddbe ga¢i™ ¢inké’di édufhai té. Egi¢e ga’ a”he amé, 21 
and had Omaha the (pl.) also Pawnee = at the (vil- joined in it. At length so they were fleeing, 
us. lage) 
