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THE STORY OF WABASKAHA. 393 
THE STORY OF WABASKAHA. 
ToLp By JosrPH LA F'LECHE. 
Ta” wa"-ni ké'di g¢i”’-biamé Uma”ha" ama. Kgi¢e qa¢i® nuda” atf-bi 
Village water bythe sat they say Omahas the Atlength Pawnees to war came, 
(sub.). they say 
ega™, can’ge d‘tiba wi¢i" ag¢a-biamd. Ki nfaci"ga ey aké nfaci’ga ¢ab¢i" 
having, horse some they took homeward, they say. And man their he who man three 
jiwaged-bi ega™, sig¢é ké witthe a¢d-biama, can’ge wa¢i" a¢af ké sig¢e ké. 3 
with them, they having, trail the following he went, they horse having they the trai the. 
say (ob.) them say, them went 
Niacitga withe a¢é akdé, Wabaskdha ijaje a¢i”-biamd. A¢ad-bi ega™, 
Man following went the Wabaskaha hisname had they say. Went, they having, 
them (sub.), say 
wateicka wi’, Republican ijdje-¢adai, ki qa¢i” ama Ki¢a¢ida iaje-¢adat 
stream one, Republican hisname they and Pawnees the i¢gaguda hisname they 
call it, (sub.) eallit 
ké, &di ahf-biamé. E’di ga¢i® ama 6’di ta” wa™ g¢i’-biama. H’di wa¢i" 6 
’ 
the there they arrived, There Pawnees the there village sat they say. There having 
(ob.), they say. (pl. sub.) them 
aki-biama cani’ge-ma. Ga™ méda™ ama. Ga™ @'di ahi-bi ega”, y{ uda- 
they reached the horses (ob.). And duringthe they And there arrived, having, lodge they 
home, they say spring say. they say entered 
biamé. Hau.e T’éwa¢é ga®¢d-biama qa¢i® ama Uma™ha® ¢anka. Ki qa¢i" 
they say. 7 Tokillthem wished they say Pawnees the (sub.) Omahas the (ob.). And Pawnees 
a 
am ucté amd t’éwa¢é ga™¢a-bajf-biamd. Ki nikagahi yf udaf aka fe 9 
the the rest tokillthem did not wish they say. And chief lodge they theone he 
(sub.) enteredit who spoke 
etéwa™ -baji-biamé. Ga™, T’éwa¢é ga™ ¢ai yi cté téwadé taité, e¢éga™ éga”, 
at all not they say. And, Tokillthem thoywish evenif theykillthem shall, hethought as, 
{a-bajf-biamé. Egi¢e nikagahi igiq¢a” aka ni agfag¢a-biama. A¢i” ag¢f-bi 
he not they say. Atlength ~- chief his wife the water wentfor they say. She brought it back, 
spoke (sub.) they say 
yi, Uma™ha" ¢anka ni té wa‘i-biama. Gan’ki 44 hébe ¢iza-bi ega™, iig¢a™- 12 
when, Omahas the (ob.) water the she gave them, And dried pieces shetook, having, to putin 
(ob.) they say- meat they say the mouth 
waki¢a-biama, ni”ja wéga¢d-bi ega”, wa‘t aka. Hau. Wa¢ata-bi yi, ga- 
she caused them, they to live she desired for because, woman the - 7 They ate, they say when, saidas 
say, them, they say (sub.). follows 
biamé nikagahi aké: Ké! can’gaxd-ba Aci mang¢i"i-gi. Ni™ya wéga™¢éga™ 
they say chief the Come! cease ye and out begone ye. Tolive she wished for 
(sub.): them, as 
wa¢dtewaki¢é, d-biamé. Bé¢iigaqti dci ag¢d-biamd. Ga™ weéku-hna”- 15 
she caused them to eat, said he, they All out went they say. And invited regu- 
say. them larly 
biamA qA¢i® am4 Uma™ha® ¢anké. Ki niaci"ga wi” wéku-biam4, qa¢i" 
they say Pawnees the(sub.) Omahas the (ob.). And one invited them, they say, Pawnee 
