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574 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Sw, - , , . , r , y, y . , 
uqpé té basni ¢é¢a-biama ‘ Kaccha, ugpé té duaté,” 4a-biama 
D> | 5) 
howl the pushed off suddenly, they say. Friend, bowl the the one on said, they sa 
this side ar 
s € 
(Maetein’ge-i” akd). Ga™, “Kagcha, ca” dixe te,” d-biama (Mactcin’ge-i” 
Rabbit the And, Friend, enough Ido will said, they say Rabbit 
(sub ). 
a 4 u . / € ‘n 4 } « 4 4 1 , , 7 4 1 « 4 4 : « / 
aké). Ga™, “Atha,” ad-biamd (Aqtigikidabi aka). Ag¢a-bi ega™’, 
the And, Yes, said, they say Laqtigikidabi the Having gone back, they 
(sub.). (sub.). say 
ferite z one ° {Relay tn / , 1 Sianiae 
uné¢é ya”ha ke witdqtcia" u‘a’si-bi ega”, wéua"ba” tédihi wagaq¢a" 
fire-place border the once having leaped, they say, the second time the, ar- servant 
(lg. ob.) rived there 
Laqtigikidabi ey4 ¢inké man’ge A¢ijiqti Ata"-bi ega™, u‘a’siqti akiag¢a- 
Laqtigikidabi | his the (st. chest straight having steppe.l on, with a great had gone 
ob.) across they say, leap homeward, 
biamé Ufacta-bi ¢a” ikage ¢inké ag¢a¢i? aki-biama. Ikage igag¢a™ 
they say. What was not the his the (st. having his hereached there His friend his wife 
eaten part friend ob.) own again, they say. 
, SF irece e , . , , oe , eas) 7 / y 
é¢a"ba gi ¢éqti ¢ati-biama, wa¢adtaji améga". Kgi¢e ha”ega™tce xi, 
she too very glad ate it, they say, as they had not been eating, At length morning when 
they say. 
feki¢a-bi ega™, cka’¢é wagaji-biamé. Ci ga” “ paqtigikidébi aka 
erier pro- having dislodze commanded them, Again so Laqtigikidabi the 
claimed, they the game they say. (sub.) 
say, 
téki¢e tai aké,” e-na’-biamé niaci"ga amd. Abae ama _ a¢a-biama. 
he is the one for whom they were saying often, people the (pl. Hunter the (pl. went, they say. 
are about tu kill (the game), they say sub.). (sub.) 
Qéabé crigagti dite cka™ ¢a-bi a” gatéga*gti wakida biamé. Mactcin’ge-i" 
Tree very thick perhaps dislodged the havy- just in that they shot at them, they Rabbit 
game, they say ing manner say. 
ama 6/di ahf ¢é¢a-biama gicka qti. KEgig¢e paqtigikidabi aka yaciqti é’di 
the there started off in order to very hastily. Behold Laqtigiki dabi the very long thers 
(mv reach there soon, they (sub.) ago 
sub.) say 
ahi-bi ega™, a¢é amdma. Ci wédaji wakida-bi ega’, é'di égaqti 
having arrived there, was going (else- Again elsewhere having shot at something, immediately 
they say, where), they say. they say, 
ci hi ¢e¢é ga yi dgi¢e yaciqti edi ahi-bi ega”, a¢é amama ci, 
again starteloffin and(?) when behold very long there having arrived, they was going (else- again 
order to reach aso say, where) they say 
there soon 
, - eyes , ( fae Pits , , . , sex *n/ 
Laqtigikidabi ama. “Amakajiwa¢e Aha",” e¢éga"-biama Mactcin’ge-i” aka. 
Laqtigikidabi the (mv. Enough to make one ‘! (in so- thought, they say Rabbit the 
sub.). lose patience liloquy), (sub.). 
Ci wédaji wakida-bi ega”, ci @di égarqti ahi ¢c¢a-biama. Htan¢i" 
Again elsewhere having shot at something, again immediately started off in order to reach He first 
they say, there soon, they say. 
. , peep) . , cal + Aas . 
ahi-biama Mactein’ge-i” akdé. ‘“‘Kagéha, a™ddde tai ha,” a-biama 
arrived there, Rabbit the Friend, let us cut it up 5 said, they say 
they say (sub.). 
Mactein’ge-i” akd. Ki nikaci”ga ¢éaka yaqti t'é¢e aka u¢ifaga-biama. 
Rabbit the And person this one deer he who killed was unwilling, they 
(sub.). (sub.) it (sub.) say. 
“Na! kagéha, paqtigikidabi akAé ati te etea™i ha,” d-biama. “ Na! 
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Why! friend, Laqtigikidabi the come will by and by ? sai they say. Why! 
(sub.) 
, , , S , . , Crh) eho ; 
kagéha, wanita t’éwa¢atl yi, wadadai-de énahaga” ¢a" wa‘i-na’i,” a-biama 
friend, quadruped they kill when they ent when in equal piles they usually give said, they say 
them them up or shares to them, 
