HISTORY OF ICIBAJI. 389 
Lextyja", [cibdji e¢a™ ba, E’di anga¢e te, A-biama, niin’de fyidaha"™ ga®¢A-bi 
(Lexuja’, Teibajl he too, There let us go, said they,they heart to knowtheir the wished, 
say, they say 
ega™. i'di ahf-bi yi, égaxe afi ¢a™ sna” sna"qtia” ama. i yan’ge ahf-bi 
because. There they ar- when, around village the very level they say. Village near they ar- 
rived, they (cy. ob.) rived, they 
say say 
y1, égi¢e, nfaci"ga amdé banan’ge-kidé-biama. Akio’ qti naji”-biamé. Ki 
when, behold, men the (sub.) shot at the rolling hoops, they say. Ina Pare they stood, they say. And 
crow 
mi” ¢uma*efqtia’”-biama. Ga™, EAta® a” ¢i® yi, &/di anedhi téda A-biama 
>] ? tao} ’ 
it was just noon they say. And, How we be if, there we reach shall? said, they say 
Lextija" ak&. Ki Icibaji aka’ gé-biama: Kagéha, wahi ¢é¢a" nack{ ¢a® 
‘Lexuja® ’ the And Teibaji the said as follows, Friend, bone this head the 
(sub.). (sub.) they say : (ob.) 
angig¢a” té, 4-biamd, je-sin’de-q¢ti‘a waht ski’qti édedi-¢a" & wak4-bi ega™. 
let us put in, said he, they buffalo-pelvis bone very white uae ones that meant,they having. 
say, ere say 
Ga” mi”de &'di a¢é-biamdé. Ca” gé¢ega™-hna”-biama: Hindd! wit’a"wa 
And crawling there they went, they Yet ehey shone ht only they say: Let us see! which one 
say. us 
na”a"pe téda, e¢éga’-hna”-biamdé. Gan’‘ki nfaci"ga banan’ge-kide amd 
we fear seen will? they thought only they say. And man shot at rolling hoops the 
danger (sub.) 
wahf wi" da"ba-bi yf, égi¢e, uhfackégtci tiga” wahf ¢a". Gd-biamé: 
bone one they looked at, when, behold, very close had be- bone the. One said as fol- 
they say come lows, they say: 
Kagéha, wahi ¢é¢a" wéahideaydqti ¢a™cti, A-biama. Ki wi’ ga-biama. 
Friend, bone this ata very great distance heretofore, said he, they And one _ said as follows, 
2 say. they say: 
Kagéha, &'di ca%ca", a-biamé. Egi¢e ga™te-jin’ga yi, égi¢e, uhfackaqtei 
Friend, there always, said he,theysay. Atlength a while little when, behold, very close 
ti¢a™ wahf ¢a". Kagéha, waht ¢é¢a" wéahide ecd ¢a™ cti, uhfackagtei ti ha, 
became bone the. Friend, bone this atadistance you heretofore, very close it has 
said come 
d-biama. KY pextyja" aké g4-biamd: Wedbaha™i. Weéadai hi, 4-biamé. 
? 
said he, they And ‘Lexuja” the said as follows, They know us. They havede- . said he, they 
say. (sub.) they say: tected us say. 
Ga” Icibaji ak4 gd-biamd: Ca, A-biama. Ga” Lexuja” aka, Ahati! 4-bi 
And Teibaji the said as follows, Enough, said he, they And Lexuja® the Oho! said, 
(sub.) they say: say. (sub.), they say 
ega™, wah{ a™¢a ¢é¢a-biamé, wénaxi¢d-biama, banan’ge-kfde ¢anika. Gat’ 
having, bone they threw far _ they say, ghey ees they say, shotatrollinghoops those who. And 
away em 
aki¢aha wi” gaq¢{-biamd, banan’ge-kide ¢anika. Ga” agd¢d-biamd. Ga” 
t 
both one ey illed him, shot at rolling hoops ose who. And they went home- And 
hey say, < ward, they say. 
ukit ama: Na™baqtciai! awa" ¢ige taf ha, A-biamé. Wa¢iqe wa¢i” a¢a- 
enemy the They are only two! let us chase them - said they, they Chasing them they went with 
(sub.): say. them 
biamé. Egi¢e wéahidé’qti wa¢i” ahi-bi 31’j1, utcfje ubiazd-biama. Utefje 
they say. Atlength atavery great they carried them, when, thicket scared them into, they Thicket 
distance they say say. 
ciigaqti égiha did¢a-biamé pextija" aké [cibdji e¢a® ba. Ga™ wa¢i‘A-biama 
very dense headlong had gone they say Lexuja® the Teibajt 6 too. And they failed with them, 
(sub.) they say 
ukft‘é am4. Ga™ éga™-hna® ca™ca™ qtia”-biama akiwa. 
enemy the And so regu- continually they say _— both. 
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