Apache Texts

148 Anthropological Papers American Museum of Natural History. [Vol. XXIV,
tc'i ni n a ko go ai ni gos ts'an al ne hi do n jo da a ko go di do n-
they say. Then that earth which was made was not good. Then " This is not a-
good kind,"
ten jo da ni tc'i ni n' xa go do lel e xe' e ni tc'i ni n'
he said they say. " What sort will it be? " he said they say.
a ko go djdi go na 'ai bi tL Ge yi dn dztz a ko go na ki yo Ll-
Then Sun his breast he rubbed. Then two parts he divided it.
tc'inne akogo la' aiyi datiye aiyLnla na t'ak' go ayrn la di
Then one this hummingbird he made. Flying around he made it. "This
5 tc'Wn ni nai iE do ni tc'i ni n' a ko go di' la' ni gos ts'an a dol nil
will carry messages," he said they say. Then "This one earth we will make,"
ni tc'i ni n' dzi4 an ni t4 ai n yi ne' tc'i ni n' di ce' n t'e be' xahe
said they say. Here now that he put down they say. "What kind with
shall we flx it?"
di dol nil ni tc'i ni n' a ko go kal la, hi na bi k'i ts'i dal kes
he said they say. Then "Well, you study about it," he said
ni
tc'i ni n' a ko go annitj ya ya dal ti' a ko go ai di dj yo xa t'i go
they say. Then now they talked about it. Then "Here four directions thus
bal ne go n jQ cj ni tc'i ni n' a ko go kal 14 hi bi da nQ ta ni tc'i ni n'
being made will be good," he said they say. Then, "Well, let us try," he said
they say.
10 a ko go ni gos ts'an al ne hi ni yLn 'a, tc'i ni n' a ko go do n jQ da'
Then earth which he made he placed they say. Then it was not good
tc'i ni n' a ko go do ni he' ni4 da tc'i ni n' kal 4lihi nl tc'j'
they say. Then it did not stay still they say. "Well," wind dark
dd Xd
dj dn yi tci dez t'i dac dQj ya ne he' ni4 tc'i ni n' a ko go t'a' do n-
four places standing against it nearly it was still they say. Then yet it was notgood
jo da tc'i ni n' a ko go di di di' bi ya' nez 'i4 go a gol ne' ni tc'ithey
say. Then "These four places under It standing we will make it," he said
they say.
ni n' a ko go ai k'E go n jo n ci' ni tc'i ni n' n la le bi go zi ni
Then "That way will be good," he said they say. "Well, let us find out," he said
15 tc'i ni n' a ko go xan nai t'a di' nl tc'j' dd xdl bLt l'a SlZ zj go
they say. Then from the east wind dark under It standing he made
ai-
yflnla tc'i ni n' la' di go bec dii xd dj di' bi ya nez i, go
they say. One side metal dark four places under standing he made it
ai yLn la
tc'i ni n' la di' l'o k'a tco' dLi xd i bi ya' nez Ia go ai ytn la
they say. One place reeds dark under it standing he made they say.
tc'i ni n'
la di' bee do i'ij i di di' bi ya' nez iE go ai y,n la tc'i ni n' an ni taE
One place metal blue four places under it standing he made they say. Now
ngohe'na' tc'inin' akogo dacdQjja njon sili tc'inin'
it was quiet they say. Then nearly good it became they say.' Then
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