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610 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETLERS. 
Hau. Ga” ma ciaja i’ be-ziga-ma wi" ma"xe ibisandé’qti gawi"xe 
And up iu the air yellow-tailed hawks one upper pressing close flying ina 
world against circle 
ma"¢i” gdxai té ha, ijin'ge aka. Wajin’ga juyi¢é ama. Gan’yi i¢adi aka- 
walking made 5 his ae the Bird he changed himself And then his the 
(sub.). into, they say. father  (sub.) 
a"b fjaitéha. I¢adi aka ja”’-bi x, égige u¢ixide ¢é¢ai té. Hgi¢e igi¢ai té, 
day laydown . His the laydown, when, he looked all around At he found him, 
by father (sub.) they, say agit suddenly. length his own, 
fgidaha” qti ¢é¢ai té, Péwadée ga” ¢ai té fyidaha™ jai té igadi aka. Wa‘ijinga 
iS recognized his own (son) aude to kill wished the knowing it reclined his the Old woman 
denly, about himself father (sub.). 
¢inké ugikiai té ‘“ Wa‘ujin’ga, yi -gi¢acije aka pifiiji tedbe gaxai,” 
the st. he spoke to her, Old woman, Lodge shivers for the bad very did, 
one his own. another by = (sub.) 
biting 
égi¢a”-biama. Hau: “A¢tha hé,” a-biama. ‘Edada™ pfaji gaxe téi"te,” 
said to her, they say. Again Be said, they say. What bad he do should ? 
(fem. ) i 
A-biama iha™ aké. “ An‘kaji, wA‘ujin’ga, tea’ ¢é ga™¢ai,” 4-biama. 
said, they say his the Not so, old woman, to kill me wishes, said, they say. 
mother (sub.). 
Hau. Ga” yihuya" the a¢af té, g¢eda” gaxe, i¢ddi aka. Id¢naxi¢ai 
T And smoke-hole  pass- he went, hawk made, his the He dashed on 
ing that father (sub.). him 
way 
iin’ge ¢i. Maja” aba yuwi"xe ¢igé agi” té. pi ¢an‘di ¢igé agii té. pi 
hisson the Land day turningin pursu- had him. Tent tothe pursn- was re- Tent 
(mv. ob.). his course ing place ing turning. 
¢an'di égiha kig¢é ama. Hi"qpé gaxe ja” ké ama. Ci igidaha™ qti i¢adi 
to the down had gone thither, Plume eae was lying, they say. Again he fully recognized his 
from above they say. his own father 
ama. A¢i” a¢a-bi ega™, a¢i” a¢a-bi ega™”, ni ma™te i¢é ama. Ci 
the (my. Having taken him along, they having taken him anaes they water beneath was going Again 
sub.). say, say, thither, they say. 
huht gaxe ama. Ci thaha”’-biama i¢adi aka. 
fish made they Again recognized him, they his the 
say. say father (sub.) 
Hau. Ci agi” a¢a-bi ega™”, agi’ a¢d-bi ega”, agi” a¢a-bi ega™, 
7 Again having taken him along, they having taken him antes they” having taken him along, they 
say, say, say, 
wakan'dagi wi” ni tya" ké amd. Wakan’dagi ké udé ¢¢-ga" ¢iéq¢u‘a 
water monster one water was lying in it, they Water monster the enter- went, and inside the 
say. (g.ob.) ing animal 
ké’ mate jaY ama. Ci i¢adi aké ci éga” ma"taja aid¢ai té. Ci dkusan’de 
the within was lying, Again his the again so within had gone. Again out at the other 
(ig. they say. father (sub.) end 
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é¢a"be ahi-biama. 
emerging had reached 
there, they say- 
a Ci a¢i” ag¢a-bi ega”, ci yi té égiha kig¢é ama. Hé gaxe 
Again having taken himalongonthe again tent the down had gone, they Louse made 
way back, they say, Gra from above say. 
ob.) 
») Gee . , : ° A 
ama yi, ci i¢ddi ama fgidaha’-biamaé. Ca™ edada" wanita cli gaxe 
they when, again his the (my. recognized him, theirown, In fact what quadruped prairie made 
say father sub.) they say. chicken 
ctéwa™, i¢adi aka éga"gixe amd. Hau. Ma"tet gaxe yi, ct ifddi aké éga® 
even, his the so made they 7 Grizzly made when, again his the so 
father (sub.) say. bear father (sub.) 
