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570 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
THE COYOTE AND THE GRAY FOX—A PONKA STORY. 
TOLD BY ONE HorN. 
Lfqaqtde wi" ci’ qtia’-biamda. ‘“ Kagé, edada™ i¢ici“i a,” a-biama 
Gray fox one was very fat they say. Younger what you are fat q said, they say, 
brother, by weans of 
Miyasi aka. “A™ha®, jit¢cha, wamtiske nasige 4” a-f yi, u¢ticiaja t’é 
Coyote the Yes, O elder wheat baked hard car- they when infront dead 
(sub_). brother, Trying come 
dixe aja™-na"-ma™,” A-biamd, ‘‘ Gan’yi ja™¢inan’ge kedi a®wa™‘a*hai 
I pretend ~ T usually recline said, they say. Andthen ~ wagon in the they put me when 
reclining 
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tédi udna™qpa¢e ajaY-na"-ma™. Ki ud‘a"si ag¢¢é-na"-ma™. Gan’yi b¢ate 
when I make them fall T usually recline. And I leap I usually start home. And then Teat 
from a height by 
kicking 
, fe f As ~ : — v 
ag¢é-natma™. Wamiuske nasige é al¢a”ci" ha,” A-biamd.  Gan'yi, 
IT usually start home, Wheat baked hard that I ain fat by : said, they say. And then, 
by means of 
“ Jinecha, éga", ckaxe wika"b¢a,” a-biama ypfyaqtide aka. “ (hieqtei, jinee, 
O elder brother, so you do Idesire you, said, they say Gray fox the Especially elder 
(sub ) you, brother, 
; "oY Song h A)hiol ayaa 4 bo © 4 f n? Van! sy wma gle4 
si ¢yang’ éga", dhigi u¢dinatqpage taté eb¢éga®” Gan'y! Miyasi aka 
foot you large as, many you make them fall shall T think. And then Coyote the 
froma height by kicking (sub.) 
u¢ticiaja ja” -biama. Gan’ yi wigé aka ja” ¢inan’ge ké u‘fa™hai té. Gan’ yi 
in front re- they say. And then white the wagon in the put the past And then 
clined, man (sub.) (lg. ob.) {reel. ob. in) sign. 
gé¢ega™-biama wage aka: “ (ke wawi"aji Aha®.” Sihi te baqtd-biama. 
he thought as follows, white the This (recl. if is not the ! (in so- Feet the he tied, they say. 
they say man (sub.): ob.) first time liloquy). (ob.) 
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Ja“ ¢inan’ge ké'di uta” hai te wage aka yi eqaf tée’di aki-biamé. Wagé 
Wagon in the putthe when white the house his at the reached home White 
(recl. man (sub.) again, they say. man 
ob.) in ; 
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yi peji’-qti wi te a™¢a ¢é¢a-biama Miyasi ke. Egi¢e wage aka mahi 
house bad very one the threw him suddenly, Coyote the Atlength white the knife 
(ob.) they say (recl. ob.) man (sub.) 
agi” ahfi te Miyasi ke’di méasa-biama tihf gé baqtéga" ga™ tle gdAxai 
he brought there the Coyote at the ent cords with a feet the as they were and dead pre- 
(=when) (recl. ob.) knife, they say, (pl.) tied tended 
da™cte yi, “ ag¢a-biamé. (Sihi masa-baji, hajinga fka*ta" endqtei 
perhaps when carry- he went back to his (Feet uot cut, cord used for that only 
ingon house. tying 
the back 
_mésai.) Ki nan’ge agéa-biama Mfyasi aka. pfyaqide iénaxi¢e ag¢a- 
he cut with And running went homeward, Coyote the Gray fox to attack him went 
a knile.) they say (sub.). homeward 
. da , ” , . , , Zav 99 , . , Oye Pome 
biama. ‘ Kagcha,” a-biamd, “ ‘“ag¢aar¢age,” a-biama.  “ (hiéwagayi‘a®! 
they say. O younger brother, said, they say you have made mesuffer said, they say. You brought it on 
yourself! 
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