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( THE (@EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTUHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
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TRANSLATION. 
At the very first, when I was small, they spoke of going on the war-path. And 
when I said, “Father, I wish to go to those people,” he said, “No! Do not say that 
again to any one. When I was young, my child, I used to travel, but I used to know 
difficulties. Because you are young, I fear you would cry if you got into trouble.” 
“‘ Nevertheless,” said I, ‘persons of any size at all who decide for themselves invaria- 
bly travel; therefore Ido that. I wish to travel.” ‘Well, you shall go thither. When 
they attack one another, you shall go among them. Even if they kill you while you 
take hold of a man, it would be good,” said my father. So I went to the persons who 
had assembled. Behold, they were all grown. (It is customary among Indians for the 
wounded ones to become great men by means of their suffering.) “Ho! it is right. 
It is his son, but he has come.” They shook hands with me. They departed, travel- 
ing throughout the month. At length the moon was dead, and it was very dark. ‘Ho! 
bring ye hither the boys of different sizes who have come. Let them abandon their 
old names. Bring his son hither,” said they. They meant me, and they called my 
father’s name. The messengers took me thither. ‘You shall go thither,” said they. 
Cide-gaxe (Smoke-maker), Naii/ge-ti¢a (He-starts-to-run), Mi"xa-ska (White Swan), 
and the others made me sit in the center. ‘‘Oho!” said they, “you shall abandon 
your name. Behold, his friend shall have a name, for there is a great abundance of 
them. When we were coming hither on the war-path, this one, his friend, cried for it; 
therefore he shall have Nuda”’-axa (He-cried-for-the-war-path) for his new name.” And 
Cude-gaxe lifted his voice to tell the deities. “He is indeed speaking of abandoning 
his name, halloo! He is indeed speaking of having the name Nuda*/-axa, halloo! Ye 
big headlands, I tell you and send it to you that you may indeed hear it, halloo! Ye 
clumps of buffalo-grass, I tell you and send it to you that you may hear it, halloo! 
Ye big trees, I tell you and send it to you that you may indeed hear it, halloo! Ye 
birds of all kinds that walk and move on the ground, I tell you and send it to you that 
you may indeed hear it, halloo! Ye small animals of different sizes, I tell you and 
send it to you that you may hear it, halloo! Thus have I sent to tell you, ye animals. 
Right in the ranks of the foe will he kill a swift man, and come back after holding him, 
halloo!” He also told the old name. ‘He speaks indeed of throwing away the name 
Naji"-ti¢é (Starts-to-rain), and he has promised to have the name Nuda”-axa, halloo!” 
said he. Weslept regularly each night. As we had not reached the Pawnee village, 
we had eaten nothing at all, and we became very impatient from hunger. We reached 
the Pawnee village. When it was night, they went to surround the village. My 
mother’s brother said, ‘‘I will ride this horse.” “No,” said I. Still he spoke of riding 
it. The horse which he rode was very swift. And when they went to surround these 
lodges I was hungry. Said I, “Let us go and steal ears of corn.” I went with a boy 
who was just my size. I called him my sister’s son. We followed the path. One 
stream forked. When we went down hill, a field was there. The Pawnees had placed 
their squashes in heaps. We took many squashes and ears of corn. We returned to 
camp, carrying a great many on our backs. We distributed them in equal shares. We 
kindled a fire. The coals were bright, and we roasted the corn. At length if was 
broad daylight. Those on the hill said, “Yonder they come in hot pursuit” We sat 
