552 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
ICTINIKE AND THE FOUR CREATORS. 
OLD ANK LA ECHE. 
ToLp BY FRANK La FLECHE 
A¢a-biama yi, vYg¢a-biamd, mi“ eéa*-bi ega”.  “Ninitjiha cé¢a™ ii 
I 
He went, theysay when he dwelt they say, he tooka they as. Tobacco-ponch that visi- give 
in a lodge wite say ble (cv. ob.) back 
to me 
re So , Pee ay as h . Spee Tar OS , 
f¢a-oi. Qixiga" JAbe ¢inké’di b¢é tace,” A-biama. Ga® &/di ag¢a-biama. 
send it Your grand- Beaver to the (st.ob.) Igo must, said he, they And there he went they 
hither. father say. say. 
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3 Ubdha® hi ama yi, ‘Hau, gé¢ica® ti¢a-ga,” d-biama Jabe aka. I behi" 
Part of the he was when Ho, in that passalong, said he, they Beaver the Pillow 
lodge oppo: reaching direction say (sub.). 
site the there, they 
entrance say 
ké'di dg¢inki¢a-biama. “Waite ctéwa™ ¢ingé ¢a™ cti. () iviga" indada*qti 
by the he caused him to sit on it, Food soever there was heretofore. Your grand- what indeed 
they say. noue father 
até teda"+,” a-biama Jabe igaq¢a" aka. Gan’yi Jdbe aka jabe jin’ga diba 
heeat shall? said, they say Beaver a wile oe And Beaver ene beaver young four 
sub.). ~ (sub.) 
6 wat‘a’-biama Jin’gaqtei akd, g4-biama, “ Dadiha, wieb¢i" 14 minke, wa¢ate 
he had them, they say. Very small the ora as follows O father, Tam that I who will, food 
(sub.), they say 
té,” A-biamd. I¢adi aka gig¢dq¢i-biamdé. Ugitha™-bi ega™, Ictinike ¢in- 
the, said he, they His the he killed his own by hit Heh boiled they aaa Ictinike the st. 
say. father (sub.) ting, they say. his own ae 
ké ¢atcéki¢é-biama. Ictinike aké ¢atd-baji té’di, Jabe aka ga-biama: 
one they caused him to eat Ictinike the he ate it not when, Beaver the said as follows, 
it, they say. (sub.) (sub.) they say: 
9 “Egi¢e waht wi"éctéwa" naga" te ha’! Qaqa™ji-gi ha!” 4-biama. (fa™ja 
Beware bone even one yeu break lest ! Do not break it by ! said ha, they Yet 
by biting biting say- 
Ietinike aké sidahi wi” ¢aqa”-biama. Wénanda-bi-dé, wahi gé gidahi- 
Tetinike the toes one __ he broke it by biting, Felt full after they when, bone the he gathered 
(sub.) they say. eating say (pl.ob.) his own, 
biamé. Ha uiji-bi-dé, nidha ¢é¢a-biama. Garéga"téctéwa™ji jabe 
they say. Skin hefilled they when, into the he plunged it, they Not even a little while beaver 
torhim say water say. (had elapsed) 
12 jin’gaqtci aka ¢¢a"be aki-biama, gini. I¢adi aka, ‘‘E‘a™ a,” egd-biama yi, 
very small the emerging camethitheragain, he His the How isit ? hesaid the pre- when, 
(sub.) they say, revived. father (sub.), ceding, they say 
yin’ge aka, ‘Dadiha, siddhi wi? a’ ¢aqa™i ha,” 4-biama. Ada” edita™ jabe 
his son the O father, toes one he broke mine said he, they There- since ‘beaver 
(sub.), by biting say. fore then 
ama b¢tiga sidahi wi’, sidahi ujin’ga fbiski té, u¢dsna-bitéama. Nini- 
the (pl. all toe one, little toe next to the, has been split by biting, Tobac- 
sub.) they say. 
» tjiha ¢a™ gisi¢a-baji gaxe ag¢a-biama (Ictinike amd). Ki cin’gajin’ga ¢ 
eo-pouch the he did not re- aS stend- he started home- Ictinike the (mv. And child that 
(ev. ob.) member it ing ward, they say sub.). (aforesaid) 
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