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efi” agai te. entiga wi" té¢a-bi ega™, yantiya uma”e nin‘de gaxai ti, 
carry- went the Buffalo bull one having killed, ihey say, freshiueat provisions cooked made the 
ing him (past (past 
on his act). act). 
back 
/ / - *n/ co) ~ Te , , 
Ga” uma”e té 4™-bi ega”, niyinga cti dgahadi gif" té. Waticka édega™ 
And provisions the having carried on boy too in maddition carried the Creek but (past) 
(col. his back, they say, to it him on (past 
ob.) his back, act). 
they say 
ahi-bi ega”, nijinga utefjeadi g¢in’ki¢a-bi ega”, uma”e hébe ‘fi te, 4A. 
having reached it, boy in the bushes having seated him, they say, provisions part gave the dried 
they say, to him (past meat. 
act), 
AiO fiat ie= ©, Al. On , . 
“Higi¢e né te. Ca”ca" e¢in’-oi. Kvi¢e ugagas'i” te, gacibaja! 
Beware you lest. Always Rito Beware yon peep lest, “outside (the 
£0 undergrowth) 
* ~ / id y a / *n/ - So s. 
Ag¢i ti minke hi.” Gat a¢at té, wada”be. Niaci™ ga cté wé¢a-baji akii 
I will return hither c And went the as a scout. Person at found themnot he 
(past all reached 
act), there 
again 
, : : . 3; 
te’di, ukia-bi ega”, nti na” qti ukie gaxai té, ‘“ Nuda*hanga, niaci”ga cté 
when, having spoken a nit, man fully pee cinead made the O war capi Sema atall 
they say, grown tu him (past 
act), 
Oo - / ae 499 “Ny / » - y 
¢ingaf. Edada™ ctéwa™ ¢itigaf.” Ci gf" ega™” ci a¢af té& Ci 
is wanting. Whatsoever is wanting. Again fei ing carried again went the Again 
him on his back (past 
Z act). 
oa” ama éga” e¢in’ki¢at té, uteijeadi dazeqtci hi yi. Ci wadabe a¢af 
having gone thus for he seated him the amid the late in the he when. Again as a scout went 
some time (past undergrowth evening reaehied 
act), there 
té. Kgi¢e wakida-biama. Kei¢e niaci” ga wit apa" wi™ t’é¢é akéma. 
the Atlength he shot at something, At length person one elk one was killing it, they 
(past they say. say. 
act). 
Ki nijinga ¢inké agiag¢e ga” ¢a-bi yi cté, giteqi té ca” ga™ u¢uda*be g¢i”i 
And boy the (st. to fetch him wished, they even difficult the yet still considering he sat 
ob.) say when, for him (=as) 
té. Ga" niaci’ga ta" g¢idai té. Ga" wé¢é ctéwa™ji t’é¢ai té nfaci” ga 
the And person the hecreptup the And not having seen him  hekilled the person 
(past (std. towards (past at all him = (past 
act). ob.) him act). act) 
ke’. Gan’yi nujinga ¢inké agfag¢at té. “ Nida*hanga, niaci"gd wi” t’éagé 
the And then boy the (st. he fetched the O war captain, person one I bave 
(recl. ob.) (past killed 
ob.). act). 
ha. Wana" q¢in-ga ha,’ al té. Gat efi? ega™ 6’di a¢af té, ya”ci. Edi 
Hasten said the And having carried there went the running. There 
(past him on his back (past 
act). act), 
ahi-bi ega™, nijinga ¢inké niaci”ga ke’ gaha atanki¢at te. Gan’yi ag¢af 
having reached, boy the (st. person thy “on it caused him to the And then — started 
they say, ob.) dead tread (past home 
body act). 
te. Niaci” ga naji”ha ¢a™ cti hébe ¢izi-bi ega”, ga” ntyjinga ¢inké gf" 
the Person hair the too part having taken, they so boy the one ae ‘V- 
(past (pare) say, who ing him 
act). on his 
back 
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