Second Story Nighúje Yíⁿge Wajúta-táⁿga géji gaxláⁿ aⁿgáyabe ao. wajúta-táⁿga big animals m522 m005 m492 géji to the haunts m128 m235 gaxláⁿ migrating m004 m123 aⁿgáyabe we want m028 m010 m592 m049 ao . m031 We moved with all our tribe and went to the haunts of the buffaloes. Yé Nízhuje ítata, Nízhuje pajé shogá éji aⁿgáhi-bá-daⁿ, éji aⁿgóliⁿbe ao. yé this m595 Nízhuje Arkansas R. m358 ítata towards the head m224 Nízhuje Arkansas R. m358 pajé woods m408 shogá thick m005 m454 éji at m101 m235 aⁿgáhi we arrived m028 m010 m172 (a)bá-daⁿ and m015 m085 éji there m101 m235 aⁿgóliⁿbe we sat in m028 m369 m005 m286 m049 ao . m031 We went towards the head of this Arkansas R., and when we arrived at a dense forest, we encamped there. Gayó éji aⁿcíbe oyóyaha háⁿnaⁿpáze ao. gayó and m127 éji there m101 m235 aⁿcíbe we pitched the tents m028 m073 m049 oyóyaha immediately m398 m145 háⁿnaⁿpáze it was dark m162 ao . m031 As soon as we pitched our tents, darkness set in. Gayó Páyiⁿ abá háⁿnaⁿpáze oyóyaha alíbe che ao. gayó and m127 Páyiⁿ Pawnees m413 abá the (sub.) m016 háⁿnaⁿpáze darkness m162 oyóyaha soon after m398 m145 alíbe che they returned m010 m004 m285 m049 m065 ao . m031 And as soon as it was dark, the Pawnees returned. Ba húye oyóyaha wékaⁿye bádapábe-dáⁿ, shóⁿge yábliⁿ ayíⁿ-alábe che ao. ba snow m038 húye was coming m004 m194 m005 m004 m586 oyóyaha immediately m398 m145 wékaⁿye lariats m543 bádapábe cut off m040 m005 m004 m088 m049 -dáⁿ and m085 shóⁿge horse m457 yábliⁿ three m576 ayíⁿ-alábe che took away home m009 m005 m004 m607 m010 m004 m275 m049 m065 ao . m031 A snow storm ensued, and the Pawnees cut the lariats of three horses, which they carried toward their land. Gayó gashóⁿ azháⁿ miⁿkhé-zhiⁿ, apáyahaⁿ-adáⁿ, shóⁿge ágile-adáⁿ blé ao. gayó and m127 gashóⁿ so m118 azháⁿ miⁿkhé I was sleeping m008 m634 m322 -zhiⁿ though m640 apáyahaⁿ I arose m008 m412 -adáⁿ and m020 shóⁿge horse m457 agile I got mine ready (?) m005 m008 m131 m279 -adáⁿ and m020 blé I departed m052 m592 ao . m031 Though I was sleeping, I arose on hearing the alarm, got my horse ready and departed. Páyiⁿ abá áwaxle phú eyaó. Páyiⁿ Pawnees m413 abá the (mv. ones) m016 áwaxle I overtook them m012 m005 m008 m509 m555 phú I was coming home m419 m194 eyaó indeed m101 m001 m031 I overtook the Pawnees as I was coming back home (or hither). Gagó anáⁿge shóⁿ-miⁿkhé, áshka-zhíⁿga Páyiⁿ-Máhaⁿ shóⁿge áliⁿ nóⁿkoⁿmí weáye ao. gagó so m108 anáⁿge I ran m008 m331 shóⁿ-miⁿkhé awhile m456 m322 áshka-zhíⁿga a short distance m033 m641 Páyiⁿ-Máhaⁿ Pawnee Loups m414 shóⁿge horse m457 áliⁿ sitting on m012 m005 m004 m286 nóⁿkoⁿmí a pair m005 m364 weáye I saw them m509 m205 m008 m596 ao . m031 I ran awhile for a short distance, and then I discovered two Pawnees who were riding. Gayó awákaⁿble ao. gayó and m127 awákaⁿble I rushed on them m005 m008 m509 m241 m052 m590 ao . m031 I attacked them, … Gagó i oágichíⁿ-daⁿ, awákaⁿble ao. gagó so m108 i mouth m198 oágichíⁿ I hit my m369 m005 m008 m131 m070 -daⁿ and m085 awákaⁿble I rushed on them m005 m008 m509 m241 m052 m590 ao . m031 … striking my mouth with my hand as I did so. Páyiⁿ-Máhaⁿ nóⁿkoⁿmí haze alábe che ao. Páyiⁿ-Máhaⁿ Pawnee Loups m414 nóⁿkoⁿmí both m005 m364 haze fleeing m004 m167 alábe che went homeward m010 m004 m275 m065 m065 ao . m031 Both the Pawnee Loups fled towards their land. Gaxá zhíⁿga yucé alábe che ao. gaxá stream m122 zhíⁿga small m005 m641 yucé crossing m005 m004 m620 alábe che they went homeward m010 m004 m275 m065 m065 ao . m031 They crossed a small stream, a tributary of the Arkansas R., and fled homeward. James Owen Dorsey writes, "The Panis fled across the Arkansas R., and approached the permanent village of the Kansas. In pursuing them, Nixüdje-yiñge was re- homeward [sic, across page break], so he said, 'awaqle pu.' He overtook them, and killed one. His brother killed the other." Seventh text entered for ANA graded reader project in October 2008. -jtm