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758 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Maxewagé said :—Kag¢cha, wagqi"ha tia” ¢aki¢é qninké’cé, wib¢aha™ 
My friend, paper you have sent it you who sit,. I pray to you 
hither to me (sing.) 
¢eage, eche ha. Eskana i*¢éwacka™ cka™ na, kagéha, waqi“ha tia” ¢aki¢é, 
sendit Ithink . Oh that youmakeaneffort you wishit, my triend, paper you send it hither 
off, and say for me to me, 
that 
iv ¢é-qti-ma™. Cka™ ¢ija a®¢a™ baha™-ctéwa"-baji ca™ qtaa” ¢éqtia”i. Eskana 
Tam very glad faucet: Acts your wedo not know anything about them yet we love moe very Ol that 
well. 
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wéuda® etéga" udwa¢aginixide ka™ a™¢a™¢ai. Ca nikaci”ga waqi™ha 
good for us apt you look around in search we hope. And person paper 
of something for us 
we¢éckaxe ti-ma wé¢éqtia™i, nan’de giudatgtia’i ¢ikAge-ma. Ucka™ 
you made for those who are very glad, heart very good tor them your friends. Deed 
them have come 
hither 
angtijai ké iniwawa¢e ga¢atska cté édi¢a* a'ji, wa¢in’géqtia’i. Inigawa¢é 
our the life sustaining of that size even itis notthere, we are destitute of all. Life erates aime 
(thing) 
angu¢ixide ctéwa™ a®™¢a™ ¢a-baji-na™ 1. ” Cka"’ ¢i¢iya endqtei Inyawa¢ée ha. 
we gaze atadis- even when we ab not findit usually. Act your it alone life sustaining 
tance from (an. (move- 
ob.) ment) 
Kagéha, ¢a‘edwagi¢ai-gi. AT™nija anga™¢ai éga" anyfwaha™‘e-na® ca™ ca" 
My friend, pity us. We live me wish ae we make a special usu- always 
prayer for ourselves ally 
an¢i” a’ ba i¢aug¢e. 
we are day throughout. 
& 
qagi"-na"paji said: -—Maja™ ¢é¢andi ug¢i"wi" yi adi” aka téawage 
in this store he we Eeerh to slaughter 
us 
ga™¢agtia’i. Angia™¢a anga™ ¢a ctéctéwa" Iyiga™¢af aka-na" ufya™ té w¢teqi 
has a strong desire. We titer him, ma wish notwithstand- Grandfather the usu- heaids the hard for 
our own, away, ing (sub.)  aily him (=as) us 
hi. KEdada® ayig¢ijit‘a™ té fqtaqti a” ¢i" dtaca™ i”nace-na™ ca™ea™, Ada™ 
What I raise for myself the most he has more than he snatches usu- always, there- 
wantonly me (enough) from me ally fore 
éskana uma” ¢inka ¢é macté Ama téahi yi, ¢é¢u naji” in’ga™ga-baji. _Eskana 
oh that year this warm the itshallarrive, here tostand we ido not wish 2, Oh that 
other when, him. 
one 
Tyigat¢ai ¢inké und‘a*¢aki¢é ka*b¢éga”. 
Grandfather the one you cause him to I hope. 
who hear about it 
Two Crows said:—Ga® edida", kagéha, e‘a™ a"ma™¢i" gé wa¢dna‘a® 
And what, O friend, how we wal the (pl. you hear about 
in. ob.) us 
cka”na, dda” an’gui™¢i¢a ci¢ea™ ¢é tan’gata" ha. Ki maja” ¢é¢uadi ucka® 
you wish, peers: we tell it to you we will send it to you < And Hee in this piace deed 
ore 
wéteqi héga-baji éde, uiwaya” wa¢in’gai. Tyfiga™¢at aka nikaci” ga uké¢i® 
hard for ery but, to help us we have none. Grandfather the Indian common 
us (sub.) 
Hiyanga d‘iba maja” ang¢i”i ¢an‘di eca™ i¢a™wa¢ai. Ki ukit‘e weéteqi 
Winnebago some land we sit inthe nearto heplacedthem. And foreigner hard forus 
héga-baji_ nikaci” ga eca” wég¢i" té. Can’ge Hiyanga aka g¢¢bahiwit 
very auaeed they sat neartous the. Horse Winnebago the hundred 
(sub.) 
