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620 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
nini gaké’. Ga™ ¢éna® haci nini i” jua™¢igig¢ai. Ki aki¢aha a™¢i” taf 
to- That (lg. And this time after tobacco to we are with you, And apart we be shall 
bacco ob.). (This last time] use our own. 
ha, nini gaké’,” A-bi ega”, eyi¢ica” u¢ixida-biama yi da ¢a™ ga” ¢a® 
tobacco that said, as (—hay- in that direc- he gazed, they say when head the inthe the 
(lg.ob.) they say ing), tion part manner part 
described 
P He , 
i¢a-biama. Ki, “Wa! kagéha, ¢ikage méga", ¢éya-¢a" da™bai-ga ha,” 
found it, they paar On! oO friend, your friend eae this place look ye 
say. behind you 
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A-biama. Ki na®b’ aké da™ba-bi yi’, ‘“Wuht! kagéha, ée ak& ha,” 4-bi 
said, they say. And two the looked, they when, Really ! O friend, itisheabout . said, 
(sub.) say whom we they 
have heard say 
ega™, a”he ag¢d-biama wan'gi¢e. Ki eénujim’ga aka yiha u‘a™si-bi ega™ 
as fleeing went back, they all. And young man the down- leaped, they as 
(=hav- say (sub.) ward say (=hav- 
ing), ing), 
CF riya . , Friss , , ta . f= a Lad o 
weénaxi¢di-biama. Ki na*ba-ma waq¢t qid¢a-bi ¢a“ja, eéwa¢a-baji-bi 
attacked them, they say. And the two being fell to the though, paid no attention to 
scared ground, them, they say 
they say 
ega™, i¢adi ¢i" Akiha® g@¢iqa-biama. Ii i"eAige ama uq¢ai-bi yi, waq¢t 
as his the beyond he pursned him, his And old man the was over- when, being 
(=hav- father (mv. own, they say. (inv. taken, scared 
ing), ob.) sub.) they say 
gid¢a-biamd. Ki ijin’ge aka ‘igig¢ajadedti e¢i"-bi ega”, “Na®xide ¢i¢in’ ge 
he fell to the ground, And his son the sine astride his sat, they as Hearing you haye 
they say. (sub.) own say (=hav- none 
ing), 
f¢anahi"i aha™. Nini Mwi™ji-ga ha,” 4-biaméa. Ki ie‘dge aka, “Ha! 
you truly ! Tobacco fill for aise ! said, they say. And oldman une Ho! 
(sub.) 
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quepa! ha! quepa!” 4-bi ega™, ¢iztie ja” ninf ufji ja”-biama. Ki eénujin’ga 
Ogrand- Ho! Ogrand- — said, as stretched _ly- to- filling he lay, they And young man 
child! child! they (=hay- out ing bacco for say. 
say ing), him 
¢inké ninf ké i” ¢icta” ama yi, ga-biama i"c‘ige aka: “Ha! quepa! ha! 
the (st. tobacco the ae was finishing, when, efi as fol- old man the Ho! Ogrand- Ho! 
one) (lg. they say lows, they (sub.): child! 
ob.) say 
qucpi! quepad, ¢a‘ean’gi¢-Ada"™ a” ¢ictan’-ga. (héna™ haci nini i" jua™ ¢igig¢e 
O grand- O grand- pity me and let me go. This time after to- to we be with 
chile! child! [This last time] bacco use you, our own 
ta-bi, a®¢a™ ¢ai éga" cangdhii ha. quepa, ¢d‘ean’gi¢d-ga,” 4-biama. ‘“Kga™ 
about, we thought oa we aoe there . O grand- pity me, your own said, they say. So 
that, where you were child, 
nayji™ ada” a™¢isttiba-ga ha,” 4-biamaé cénujin’ga aké. Gan'yi Me‘ige 
stand up and extend your hand ! said, they say young mane the And then old man 
toward me in entreaty (sub.). 
aké na™ji™-bi ega”, ¢isttiba-biama, “Ha! gucpa! ha! quepa!” é ca” ca™ 
the stood up, they as extended his hands Ho! O grand- Ho! O grand-  say- con- 
(sub.) say (=hav- toward him, they child! child ! ing  stantly 
ing), say. 
naji"-biama. Ccnujin’ga aka iqa téga’-qti-bi etéwa™, an’kabaji-na™-biama. 
he stood, they say. Young nee the to just about to, eyen though, was not so regularly, they say. 
(sub.) laugh they say 
“Ke! mang¢in’-ga ha. Egi¢e f¢a"ba” aja” minké’di a™waonica™ca™ tai 
Come! begone Beware a@ second Tlie by mewholie you go around me often lest 
time 
