DORSEY-swANTON] THE BILOXI AND OFO LANGUAGES 19 



3. How THE Rabbit Caught the Sun in a Trap: An Omaha 

 Myth Translated into Biloxi 



Tcetkana' ku'^ku'^' kino^pa' ti xyapka' ktihando'^' etuxa'. E'witSxti' 



Rabbit his grand- he with her, tent "low he used to live they say. Very early in 



mother (or, they two) the morning 



hena'ni waxde' etuxa'. E'witexti' heua'ni de' kike', edi', a'^'yadi 



every went to they say. Very early in every went though behold person 



hunt the morning 



si' naskexti' kito'^'ni de o'^'kne etuxa'. A'^ya' kaka' ye'ho° te' 



feet very long he first had already [they say. Person what (sort) to know wished 



gone 



ha'nde etuxa', Tce'tkanadi. "Xki'to^ni e'ya'^ nkihi°' xyo," uyi'hi 



sign of they say Rabbit the (sub.) "liirst there I reach will (?)" thought 



continuous 

 action 



5 ha'nde etuxa' Tce'tkanadi'. E'witexti' ki'ne de' etuxa' Tce'tkanadi'. 



sign of they say Rabbit the (sub.) Very early in arose went they say Rabbit the (sub.) 

 continuous the morning from re- 



action dining 



A°'yadi si' naskexti' kiya' kito'^'ni de o'"kne etuxa'. Tcetkana' 



Person foot very long again he first had already they say. Rabbit 



gone 



kide'di etuxa'. "Ku^ku'", xkito'^'ni te' nka'nde kike', tcima'na 



went they say. " O grandmother I first wish I con tin- though again 



home ually 



ya^'xkito^'ni o'^'kne," edi' etuxa' Tce'tkanadi'. "Ku'^lcu'^', ka°ko°ni' 



he had already arrived there said they say Rabbit the (sub.) " O grandmother trap 



before me " he ' 



nko'^'-ha° netkohi' xehenke' ndu'si xyo'," edi' etuxa' Tce'tkanadi'. 



Iraake and road I set it on I take will (?)" said they say Rabbit the (sub.) 



it him he 



10 "Tcidike' etikayo^'," edi' etuxa' Tcetkana' ku^ku'^'. "A^ya'di 



"Why you do that way," said they say Rabbit his grand- "Person 



she mother. 



nya'^'ni," edi' etuxa' Tce'tkanadi'. De'di etuxa' Tce'tkanadi'. E'ya" 



I hate him" said they say Rabbit the (sub.) Went they say Rabbit the (sub.) There 

 he 



hi' xya" ki'ya de o°'kne etuxa', Pska"*' yihi' to'x manki' etuxa' 



ar- when again had already they say. Waiting for night was reclining they say 

 rived departed" 



Tce'tkanadi'. A°ya'di si' naskexti' de' kne' ka°ko°ni' netkohi' 



Rabbit the (sub.) Person foot very long had gone trap road 



xehe'kiye etuxa' Tce'tkanadi' etuko'^'ni. E'witexti' ka^ko'^ni' do^'hi 



set it down they say Rabbit the (sub. ) he did that Very early in trap to see it 



for him way. the morning 



15 te' dedi' etuxa'. fidi', Ina' ko dusi' [o^'xa] etuxa'. Ta^hi^^xti' 



wish- he they say. Behold Sun the taken [in remote they say. Running very 



ed went (ob.) past] fast 



kide'. He'ya'i ki'di ku'^kii'^ya^' kutiki'. "Ku'^ku^', kawaya^ 



went There reached his grandmother he told her. " O grandmother, something 



home. home or other 



ndu'si xye'ni, i'^ske'yanke'," edi' etuxa' Tcetkanadi'. "Ku°ku°', 



I take it but it scared me," said he they say Rabbit the (sub.) " O grandmother, 



i°ka°' ndu'si na'unkihi' xye'ni i'^ske'yanke' hena'ni," edi' etuxa' 



cord I take it I wished that I but it scared me every," said he they say 



could 



Tce'tkanadi'. Psdehi' dusi' haiikeya^' kiya' de etuxa'. A'tckaxti'ye 



Rabbit the (sub.) Knife took ha» keya"' again went they say. He caused it to be 



and to that very near 



place (?) 



20 Stuxa'. "Kiipini'xtihayeM Tcidi'kika"^ 6'ti^ayo°'ni. Ndohu' 



they say. " You have done very wrong ! Why have you done thus? Come right 



