Little boy, little boy, hurry, hurry, come out, come out! Little boy,
hurry; a bow, a bow; let's see who'll get it, let's see who'll get it!
Little girl, little girl, hurry, hurry, come out, come out. Little
girl, hurry; a sifter, a sifter; let's see who'll get it, let's see
who'll get it!
_Explanation._
This formula was obtained from Takwati[']h[)i], as given to him by
a specialist in this line. Takwatihi himself knew nothing of the
treatment involved, but a decoction is probably blown upon the patient
as described in the preceding formula. In many cases the medicine used
is simply cold water, the idea being to cause a sudden muscular action
by the chilling contact. In this formula the possible boy or girl is
coaxed out by the promise of a bow or a meal-sifter to the one who can
get it first. Among the Cherokees it is common, in asking about the
sex of a new arrival, to inquire, "Is it a bow or a sifter?" or "Is it
ball sticks or bread?"
DAL[^A][']NI [^U][n]N[)A]GE['][)I] ADAN[^U]['][n]W[^A]T[)I].
Yuha[']ahi['], (yuha[']ahi['], yuha[']ahi['], yuha[']ahi['],)
Yuha[']ahi['], (yuha[']ahi['], yuha[']ahi[']), Y[^u]!
Sg[)e]! [^U][n]tal-e[']gw[^a]h[)i]['] didult[^a][']h[)i]st[)i] ulsge[']ta.
Us[)i]nu[']l[)i] d[^a]titu[']lene['][)i]. Us[)i]nu[']l[)i]
dunu[']y`tani[']le[)i]['].
Sg[)e]! Ha-n[^a][']gwa stat[^u]['][n]gani[']ga, n[^u][n]d[^a][']y[)i]
distul`t[^a][']hist[)i], Stisga[']ya D[)i]st`sdi[']ga,
stida[']wehi-g[^a]g[^u]. [^U][n]tal-e[']gwa d[^a]titulene[']([)i])
ulsge[']ta. Us[)i]nu[']l[)i] det[)i]st[^u][']l`tani[']ga ulsge[']ta.
Ditu[']talen[^u]['][n]itsa n[^u][n]na[']h[)i]
[w]i[']de[']tutan[^u]['][n]tas[)i]['], n[^u][n]tadu[']ktah[^u]['][n]st[)i]
nige[']s[^u][n]na. N[^u][']`g[)i] iyay[^u]['][n]lat[)a]g[)i][']
ay[^a]we[']s[^a]l[^u]['][n]ta de[']dud[^u]neli[']sest[)i]['],
G[^u]['][n]tsat[^a]tagi[']y[^u] tistadi[']g[^u]lahi[']sest[)i].
Tiduda[']le`n[^u][']([)i]) [^u]['][n]tale[']gw[^a]
[w][i]t[)i][']st[^u]l`tati[']n[^u][n]tani[']ga. Na[']`n[)a]
wit[^u]l`t[^a][']h[)i]stani[']ga, tadu[']ktah[^u]['][n]st[)i]
nige[']s[^u][n]na. Ha-na[']`n[)a] [w][i]d[']ult[^a]histe[']st[)i].
(Y[^u]!)
(Degasisisg[^u]['][n][)i])--Hi[)a]['] anine[']ts[)i] ga[']`tisk[)i]
adan[^u]['][n]w[^a]t[)i]. [)U]['][n]tla atsi[']la t[)i][']`t[)i]
y[)i][']g[)i].
_Translation._