Second Story Gazáⁿ Naⁿge Takáⁿ-Ska hujé aⁿgóliⁿbe ao. Hao. Takáⁿ-Ska Takáⁿ Ska m003 hujé lower m197 aⁿgóliⁿbe we sat in m028 m369 m005 m286 m049 ao . m031 hao ¶ m164 We dwelt at the mouth of the Takáⁿ Ska River. Níkashíⁿga miⁿ dodáⁿ góⁿya-bá-daⁿ, ghagé akhá eyaó. níkashíⁿga person m351 miⁿ one m317 dodáⁿ war m093 góⁿya wished m005 m004 m139 m004 m573 (a)bá-daⁿ when m015 m085 ghagé akhá was crying m004 m129 m023 eyaó indeed m101 m001 m031 A man who wished to go on the warpath was crying. Dodíⁿmaⁿyiⁿ (-dáⁿ í-) akhá eyaó. dodíⁿmaⁿyiⁿ akhá they were going to war with him m093 m202 m005 m292 m004 m608 m023 eyaó indeed m101 m001 m031 … Dodáⁿ aⁿgáyabe ao, lébla-kíadóba; dodáⁿhaⁿga zhoáⁿmaⁿla-bá-daⁿ, aⁿgáyabe ao. dodáⁿ war m093 aⁿgáyabe we went m028 m010 m592 m049 ao . m031 lébla-kíadóba eighty m280 m255 dodáⁿhaⁿga war captain m093 m158 zhoáⁿmaⁿl(e) we were going with them m645 m028 m509 m274 (a)bá-daⁿ and m015 m085 aⁿgáyabe we went m028 m010 m592 m049 ao . m031 They agreed to accompany him. So we departed with the captain, eighty in number. Aⁿgáya-bá-daⁿ, noⁿbá zháⁿ aⁿzháⁿbe iyóya Páyiⁿ yábliⁿ shi wiáⁿyabe ao. aⁿgáy(e) we went m028 m010 m592 (a)bá-daⁿ and m015 m085 noⁿbá two m361 zháⁿ sleep m635 aⁿzháⁿbe we slept m028 m634 m049 iyóya soon after m227 Páyiⁿ Pawnee m413 yábliⁿ three m576 shi again m442 wiáⁿyabe we saw them m509 m205 m028 m596 m049 ao . m031 When we had been absent for two days, we discovered three Pawnees. Wiáⁿya-bá-daⁿ, níkashíⁿga aⁿmáⁿkaⁿyábe ao. wiáⁿy(e) we saw them m509 m205 m028 m596 (a)bá-daⁿ when m015 m085 níkashíⁿga persons m351 aⁿmáⁿkaⁿyábe we attacked them m028 m509 m241 m590 m049 ao . m031 Then we attacked them. Gayó shóⁿge hú ayíⁿ akhá eyaó, Wazházhe shóⁿge itábe ayíⁿ akhá ao. gayó and m127 shóⁿge horses m457 hú many m196 ayíⁿ akhá they had m009 m005 m004 m607 m023 eyaó indeed m101 m001 m031 Wazházhe Osage m539 shóⁿge horses m457 itábe their m200 m223 m049 ayíⁿ akhá they had m009 m005 m004 m607 m023 ao . m031 They had many horses, which they had taken from the Osages. Gayó shóⁿge aⁿmáⁿnashábe ao zaní. gayó and m127 shóⁿge horses m457 aⁿmáⁿnashábe we took from them m028 m509 m340 m049 ao . m031 zaní all m629 We took all the horses from them, and killed one of the men whom we overtook. Aⁿmáⁿnasha-bá-daⁿ, níka míⁿxci áⁿgowaxlábe ao. aⁿmáⁿnash(e) we took them from m028 m509 m340 (a)bá-daⁿ when m015 m085 níka man m350 míⁿxci one m317 m551 áⁿgowaxlábe we overtook them m028 m369 m509 m555 m049 ao . m031 … Ts'eáⁿya-bá-daⁿ, shóⁿge yaⁿkhá blóga aⁿmáⁿnashábe ao. ts'eáⁿy(e) we killed him m004 m506 m005 m028 m586 (a)bá-daⁿ and m015 m085 shóⁿge horses m457 yaⁿkhá the (pl. ob.) m582 blóga all m055 aⁿmáⁿnashábe we took from them m028 m509 m340 m049 ao . m031 … Noⁿbá áⁿgowáxla-bázhe-gó, aⁿmáⁿyuts'agábe ao. noⁿbá two m361 áⁿgowáxla-bázhe we did not overtake them m028 m369 m509 m555 m049 m639 -gó when m136 aⁿmáⁿyuts'agábe we failed to (kill) them m028 m509 m619 m503 m049 ao . m031 But we failed to kill two of them, as we could not overtake them. James Owen Dorsey writes, "This happened about sixteen or seventeen years ago (1867 or 1868). The Kansas were returning from the buffalo hunt. They remained in camp about three weeks. Then the war party went out, and killed the Pani east of Solomon's Fork. The Pani was slain by Pahaⁿle-gaqli." Fourth text entered for ANA graded reader project in October 2008. -jtm