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so'^'sa aku'skusi'nki na'x-ka'', 0°'ti ya'ndi o'xpa. "Nka'kiyasi 



one biting off little pieces, stood when Bear the (sub.) swallowed "I liked it 



(only) one at a time (or mine- all. 



(See Note.) Ing) (See Note.) 



10 xana' yahe' ko," 0"'ti-yandi' he'di. He-ha"'tc kide'di. "Eya'" 



always, ' this (See Note.)," Bear the said that. Said when went home. "There 



or (sub.) that (See Note.) 



usually 



hi'^-ta'," Tcetkana' ki'ye-ha°' kide'di. "Ha'me ta"^' o'^'ni nkati na'," 



reach thou," Rabbit said to when went home. "Bent tree large made I dwell ." 

 (m. to m.) him (and) in 



(See Note.) 



6 - ha^' kide'-ka'* Tce'tkanadi' ti'-wo de'di. Ha'me ta»' o° 



Said when went when Rabbit the (sub.) another departed. Bent tree large made 

 (and) home house 



(= abroad) 



i°da'hi ande'-txye. Aya"' xotka' uxe' na'iiki, xyihe' na'fiki 



was hunting it in the (archaic Tree hollow was sitting in, was growling 



past ending). 



[O""!! ya'ndi]. Tce'tkanadi' koxta', yahe'ya"^ kide' xe'he, 0°'ti ya'', 



Bear the (sub.). Rabbit the (.sub.) ran from to a distance went sat down. Bear, 



danger, home- 



ward 



15 "He'+ha<,tena'xe-di',aya'ndeka°'e'tiki'^'yo'^niwo'?Ndoku'xaha-ta\" 



"Halloo, O friend, that was when did I do that ? Come from sit down," 



you to you that place (m. to m.), 



tome 



he'di O'^'ti-ya'ndi. Ka'wa ni'+ki na'x ka*^ e'tike ya'nde na'. Axo'^ 



said Bear the (sub.). What not having stood when he was still (or . Young 



that it there now) 



(See Note.) 



duni' da de'di 0°'ti ya'ndi. Eka'^ha"' akidi' si'psiwe'di duti' ha'nde. 



canes to went Bear the (sub.). And then small black bugs that he went eating, 



gather stay in decayed logs, (See Note.) 



" Bessie bugs" 



A'nde a'o'' de' ha° axo'g kiduni' tcfna yi'nki da. E'ya° kidi'. 



A long went when young canes a few small gathered. Tfiere returned 



time (and) (ones) home. 



[When he had been gone a long ( See Note ) 



time] (See Note) 



Tcetkana' kitcu'di, mi'xyi de'di (O'^'ti ya'ndi). "t)," kiye' ha° 



Rabbit put them down to go went Bear the (sub.) "Oh!" said when 



for him around In that (and) 



a circle. 



20 kiya' kipana'hi de' ha^ inkne' [O'^'ti ya'ndi]. "Inaye'ya"^," he'ka'' 



again turned back went when vomited Bear the (sub.). " This what you eat said when 



(and) with. (?)" 



Tce'tkana'di, "Aduti' etike' ko ndu'xni xa' na," e'di Tce'tkana'di. 



Rabbit the (sub.), "Food that sort I have not eaten ." .said Rabbit the (sub.). 



(?) in the past, 



E' ka**, "Ayi'ndi ko' iya'nkaku'ya"^ inkiya'nitepi' yahetii' ko'he 



Said when "You you fed me I like it so well (sic) like this (sic) sure 



it enough 



na'^'ni, nika°' eti'kiyanko^'ni xyexyo'," O'^'ti ya'ndi he'di-ha'^tca' 



it has been when you treat me that way why?" Bear the (sub.) said that when 



so (sic) (=as) 



te'ye te Tce'tkana'-ka"^. "Ina-ya" kok xahe'ni-k te'i°ye ki ima'nki 



to kill wish- Rabbit the (ob.). "Sun moves not when I kill (and) lay you 



him ed. you down (sic) 



25 xyo'," e'di O'^'ti ya'ndi. He ka°' ya'ndi-ya'^ tixtixye' na'nki 



I" said Bear the (sub.). Said when heart was beating as he sat 



that 



Tce'tkana'di. Aya°' xotka' aki'pupsuki'. Ekiha"^' te'ye te Tce'tkana'- 



Rabbit the (sub.). Tree hollow he headed off Rab- Then to kill wish- Rabbit 



bit (in it). him ed 



ka'', unatci'ktci-di haku'nuki, xotkaya'^' iiakii'nuki. Hakii'niiki ha'^tca' 



the (ob.) then dodged about got out of hollow "tree got out of . Get out of when 



aso'^' poska' de xe'he-ha'^tca' hakxi'di [Tce'tkanadi']. Tce'tkana' 



brier patch (cv.) went sat down when got angry Rabbit the (sub.). Rabbit 



