THE BIRD CHIEF. 581 
ékita"haqti_ ma™ci a¢é-biamd. Ki ypiqaqddja™ aka Qi¢a ahi kig¢é him 
at equal heights high in went, they say. And Wren the(sub.) Eagle wing beneath feath- 
the air ers 
cktibe ¢a" ig¢i”-biama. Ga” wajin’ga ama b¢ngaqti Ahi" wega-bi ega™, hidé 
thick the sat in, they say. And bird the (pl. all wing tired, they as, below 
part sub.) say 
gi-bi yi, éna® a¢d-biamaé Qi¢a ama. Ki Qi¢d ¢i" ceta” ama x1, wigqag: sdjar 
werere- when, heonly went,they say Eagle the(mvy. And Eagle the was so far, when, 
turning, sub.). (mv. they say 
they say one) 
ama akiha™ a¢d-biamdé. Ki wajin’ga ama b¢tigagti hidé g¢i-bi yi, Qi¢d 
the beyond went, they say. And bird the (pl. all below had re- when, Eagle 
(my. sub.) turned, 
sub.) they say 
ama-na™ ga™téqti yi ag¢i-biama. Ki céna"-bi ¢éska™ e¢éga*-bi ega™ 
the only along time when returned, they say. And enough,they perhaps they thought, ae 
(mv. say they say (=hav- 
sub.) ing), 
wa¢awa-biama wajin’ga ama. Egi¢e yiqaqddja" (na g¢fiiji ama, Ki 
they counted them, they bird the (pl. Behold Wren only he had not returned, “And 
say sub.). they say. 
i¢Apa-biamd. Egi¢e ag¢i-biama ga” téqti xp. Qi¢d a qtizi¢éga™ ama x1, 
they waited for him, Atlength he returned, they alongtime when. Eagle was thinking too they when, 
they say. say highly of himself, say 
égi¢e ypiqaqddja" aka ¢ ata gaxaii-biama. 
behold Wren the that chief was made, they say. 
(sub.) one 
NOTE. 
580, 1. b¢ugaqti, pronounced b¢-u+gaqti. So in line 2. 
TRANSLATION. 
All the birds were called together. To them was said, “‘ Whichever one of you 
can fly furthest in the sky shall be chief.” And all the birds flew to a great height. 
But the Wren got under the thick feathers of the Eagle and sat there as the Eagle 
flew. When all the birds had become weary in their wings, they flew down again ; 
but the Eagle soared aloft. And when the Eagle had gone as far as he could, the 
Wren went still higher. And when all the birds had reached the ground, the Eagle 
returned alone after a great while. As they thought that all were there, they began 
to make a reckoning. Behold, the Wren was the only absentee! So they awaited his 
return. After a long time he returned. The Eagle had been thinking too highly of 
himself, being sure of the appointment; but the Wren was made the chief one. 
