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27. — NiH'ANgAN AND THE DANCING DUCKS. 



Nih'a^Qa^i asks Coyote to invite all birds and animals to dance near preci- 

 pice. Coyote howls toward the four directions. They come. Nih'a^'ga^ tells 

 them to stand in line along precipice and dance when he sings. At fourth 

 time all were to close their eyes and leap forward. Duck only slightly closes 

 his eyes when dancing. When birds and animals leap below, Duck flies up in 

 air and says, "Nih'a°Qa'^ killed you all !" Niha^ga"^ goes down, builds fire^. and 

 sets birds and animals to roast. Nih'a°Qa" takes nap and Coyote eats up food. 

 Nih'a^ga" awakes and Coyote goes away lame. Nih'a°ga" looks for food but 

 finds only bones. — D. 



28. — Nih'a.n^a'* and the Elks. 



Niib'S^ga"! meets a herd of elk, persuades them to race him, and kills them 

 by causing them to run over a precipice. While he cuts up the meat, a coy- 

 ote conies. Nih'a°ga° gives him a paunch to carry water in, but the coyote eats 

 it. Nih'a'^Qa'^ at last finds him out, strikes him, and leaves him for dead. While 

 he lis asleep the coyote assembles the wolves and coyotes, who eat all the elk 

 meat. The mice eat Nih'a^ga'^'s hair. — K. 



29. — NiH'ANgAN PeNEM TRANS FlUMEN MITTIT. 



Nih'a.i'Qa" goes to edge of river and comes to shallow place, looks in water 

 and sees shadow of sky, which he thinks is bottoin of river. Looks across 

 river and sees woman lying on sand-bar. Searches for narrow place to cross 

 river but finds none. Little mouse runs by. Nih'a^qa" optat coire cum muliere 

 quae trans flumen est. Petit a mure ut suum membrum transferat, quod fac- 

 tum est. Membrum, quater conatum coitum facere, in ostream penetravit. 

 Haec clausa membrum excidit et Nih'a°Qa" sanguinem dans mortuus est. — D. 



30. — NiH'ANgAN Penem trans Flumen mittit. 



Nih'a°Qa° virginem amat. Mus dum penem flumen transferre conatur, 

 submersus est; sed avis parva perfert. Cum virgo e somno expergefacta est, 

 penem anguem esse credunt. Ubi eius caput esse oportet Nih'a'^Qam inveni- 

 unt ; quem cum effugere conatur, pene retinent eumque abscidunt. — K. 



31. — Nih'anqa'* fecit ut Membrum Virile demigret. 



Nih'a"ga'^ in love with chief's beautiful daughter. She wears elk tooth 

 dress and only does quill work, and no dirty work. Nih'a^qa" goes to hill, 

 staying on top until sunset. Membro suo dixit : " Valo te ad puellam ire et 

 in foramen intrare." So it happened. Sanguis e vagina fluit. Pater et mater 

 id cultro frustatim dici derunt. — D. 



32. — NiH'ANgAN pursued by THE ROLLING StONE, 



Nih'a^Qaii challenges Jack-Rabbit to keep awake. Nih'a'^ga" goes to sleep 



toward morning, Jack-Rabbit having gone to sleep soon after contest began. 

 Jack-Rabbit awakes and sees Nih'a'^ga'i fast asleep. Nih'a'^ga'^ awakes and sees 



