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made a tar-baby and stood it up close to the well. The Rabbit ap- 

 proached the well, carrying a long piece of cane and a tin bucket. On 

 reaching the well he spoke to the tar-baby, but the latter said nothing. 

 "Friend, what is the matter; are you angry?" said the Rabbit. 

 Still the tar-baby said nothing. So the Rabbit hit him with one fore- 

 paw, which stuck there. "Let me go, or I will hit you on the other 

 side," said the Rabbit. And when he found that the tar-baby paid no 

 attention to him, he hit him with his other forepaw, which stuck to the 

 tar-baby. "I will kick you," said the Rabbit. But when he kicked 

 him, the hind foot stuck. " I will kick you with the other foot," said 

 the Rabbit. And when he did so, that foot stuck to the tar-baby. 

 Then the Rabbit resembled a ball, because his feet were sticking to 

 the ta,r-baby and he could neither stand nor recline. 



Just about this time the Frenchman drew near. He tied the legs of 

 the Rabbit, laid him down, and scolded him. Then the Rabbit pre- 

 tended to be in great fear of a brier patch. "As you are in such fear 

 of a brier patch I will throw you into one," said the Frenchman. 

 "Oh, no," replied the Rabbit. "I will throw you into the brier 

 patch," repeated the Frenchman. " I am much afraid of it," answered 

 the Rabbit. "As you are in such dread of it, I will throw you into 

 it," replied the Frenchman. So he seized the Rabbit and threw him 

 into the brier patch. The Ral)bit fell into it at some distance from 

 the Frenchman. But instead of being injured, he sprang up and ran 

 off laughing at the trick he had played on the Frenchman. 



2. The Rabbit and the Beak 

 Tcetkana' 0°ti' ki'tena'xtu xa'. Tcetkana' O'^ti-k', "Heya^'-hi°-ta'," 



Rabbit Bear they had been Rabbit Bear "There reach thou" 



friends to each other. (ob. case) (m. torn.) 



ki'ye-ha*^' kide'di. "Aso°' ta'^'xti nkati' na'" e-ha'^' kide'di. E'ya° 



said when went home. "Brier very I dwell in ." Said when went home. There 



to (and) patch large (and) 



him 



ki'di-ha"' kiduni' da tcaktca'ke ha'maki. 0°ti ya°' e'ya" 'hi' aso''' 



got when young gath- he hung up a lot. Bear the there arrived brier 



home (and) canes ered moving patch 



one(?) 



ta'^' iMa'hi hande'-t xya^^. Aso°' poski'fiki xe na'nki Tce'tkanadi'. 



large was seeking it (an archaic Brier round and he was sitting Rabbit the (sub.) 



ending). patch little 



(See Note.) 



E'kiha"' taptowe'di Tce'tkanadi'. Ekika"' 0"'ti yandi' i'^ske'-ha° 



And then made a popping Rabbit the (sub.) And then Bear the (sub.) was when 

 or pattering noise ( = where- scared (and) 



with his feet upon) (See Note.) 



yahe'ya'' de si°'hi°x-ka° Tcetkanadi', "Hi+ha', tenaxi', aya'nde 



to a distance went stopped when Rabbit the (sub.) "Oh! or Halloo! O friend, tW was 

 and stood you 



ka°' e'tiki°YO°'ni wo'? Ndoku' xaha-ta'," he'di Tce'tkanadi'. 



when did I do tnat way ? Come from sit down "(m. said that Rabbit the (sub.) 



to you that place to me torn.) 



Kiduni' -ya'' ku -ka°' duti' oxpa': Tcetkana' ko' so°'sa dnti': TcStkana' 



Young canes gave when he ate swallowed Rabbit one (only) ate: Rabbit 



to him all: (See Note.) 



