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432 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS, 
TRANSLATION OF TWO CROWS’ VERSION. 
The Omahas went alone on the summer hunt, without the Pawnees. We followed 
the course of the Elkhorn River. Joe joined the chiefs, those who governed the tribe. 
As we proceeded we discovered buffaloes. We-killed a great many of them. We 
surrounded and killed them a great many times. In fact, there were men who killed 
them by tens, fifteens, and even by twenties. So we were almost unwilling to sur- 
round them again, as we had our fill. We continued bringing in the buffaloes. At 
length, very early one morning, long before sunrise, when I arose from sleep, behold, 
the buffaloes were coming very near. Joe did not kill one which he chased around 
and then to a distance to a lone spot. Then Joe loaned me the horse and asked ine to 
kill the buffalo. So I killed it and we ent it up. I carried the meat, and Joe bore the 
hide. We went back to the camp, which was not far from us. When we got back in 
sight of the lodges, behold, they chased some buffaloes. They were coming this way, 
right in a line with us as we went back to camp. When we had nearly reached the 
camp, the buffaloes wheeled around and departed. Behold, the men had shields and 
went in pursuit of the enemy. 
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HOW MAWADA*¢IX WENT ALONE ON THE WAR-PATH. 
DICTATED BY FRANK LA FLiECHRE. 
Mawada"¢i® nuda” a¢a-bi -¥i, endqtci a¢a-biama. pii ¢an’di ahi-bi 
Mandan to war went, they when, healone went he said. Village atthe he arrived, 
say he said 
yi, yi ¢a® baza™ snede -bi yi, can’ge-undji" wi" ¢ictbai té. Ki wa‘t wi” dci 
when, vil. the . among he went, when, inoree standsin one e pulled open. And woman one out 
lage he said 
ati-bi yi, da™bai té ha. I¢-qti yfaja ag¢a-biama. Ki Mawada"¢i? aké 
came, he when, she saw him : Speaking tothe she went back, he Mandan the 
sai very (much) lodge said. (sub.) 
ean’ge ¢anka wi¢i‘a a”he ag¢af té, cénujin’ga hégaji ¢iqd-biama. Uq¢a- 
ws) the ones failed with ficeing went when, young men a@ great chased him, he Not over- 
that them homeward many said. 
baji Akidg¢ai té. A™ba yi'ji jai té, wéahide aki-bi yi. Ha™ yi, ci é'di 
taking he had gone again. Day when he slept, far off hereached when. Night when, again there 
him again, he said 
a¢i-biama. Ki afi ¢a” u¢ica-hna® ma¢i"i té, ja” wagi¢e. B¢tgaqti 
he went, he said. And village the going around it, he walked, to wait for them to All 
regularly go to sleep. 
™ bi yi, eénujin’ga na” ba ja”-baji, wa‘a™ yuwi'xe ma*¢i"i te. Ha™ska"- 
ea he when, young man two not sleeping, singing wandering they walked. Mid- 
said around 
ska™ ké’ya hfi yi, cénujin’ga na” ba ama ag¢ai té ha, ja”. Mag¢i"’-qi zijebe 
night tothe itamwhen, young man two the went homeward , fonlcege Earth lodge door 
rived (sub.) 
