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of Otters replied, "Yes, lam satisfied." "Nonsense!" rejoined his 

 host, "you are not satisfied. I have served you as you served me." 

 This event ended their friendship. 



7. The Opossum and the Raccoon 



Ska'kana'di ewite'xti e'ya°hi' yuhi' yo'hi ya'^-ka^' ka'wa kita'ni 



Ancient of Opos- very early in to reach bethought pond the (ob.) what he first 

 sums the (sub.) the morning there 



e'ya'^hi o'^' ayo'hiya"* a'du ha°' ki'de o'' kane eya'^'hi Ska'kana. 



got there long the pond went when had gone home reached Ancient of 



ago around it already there Opossums. 



Etike' xo^'ni ekeka^'k ku'tcko Skakana'di. Ku'tcko ha'nde ha'ne 



He'di'd that all the and then lay in wait Ancient of Opos- Ljdng in wait he was he found 

 time for him sums the (sub.). for him him 



Atuka'. Kika'detu ha^', "Tci'dike andede' ewite'xti kine'tu ko' 



Raccoon. They talked when " Which of the two very early in they get up if 



together the morning 



5 hayo'ha de adudi'." "^i'ya" nkana°'pini' xana'," Atuka' he'di. 



pond that he goes "I sleep I do not tul day indeed," Raccoon said that, 



around it." [=1 do not sleep till day] 



Skakana' he', "^kind-he' nki'ya"^ nkana'^'pini' xana'," he'di. £ 



Ancient of too "I too I sleep I do not till day indeed," said that. Said 



Opossums [=1 do not sleep till day! it 



ha'^' ka'de: Atuka'na kide'di hi"^' Skakana' he kide'di. Kide' ha° 



when they went Ancient of went home when Ancient of too went home. Went when 

 Raccoons Opossums home 



ki'di ha°' ayu-xo'tka taho' ya"^' ne-kde'. Ina' kuhi'xti ki'ne ha''' 



reached when hollow tree lying he was sleeping Sun very high he arose when 



home down so long. 



de'x-ne. Atuka' ki'tani o°' yohi-ya''' ape'ni, xo'^'niyo'hiya'' de 



was going. Raccoon he first long pond the went crawfish the that 



before around it 



10 oxpa'. Kide'x-ne yao'^' Ska'kana'di naxe' ne'di. Ind-he' yao'^'ni: 



he He was going singing Ancient of listening was (std.) He too sang 



swallowed. home Opossums 



"Hi'na ki'-yu wiis-se'-di." Atuka'di o'kxipa. Atuka'di xo^'niyo'hi- 



[Song of the Opossum] . Raccoon met him. Raccoon crawfish 



the (sub.) the (sub.) 



ya° o'xpa. " ^ka'dit o°di' xkida' o°ni nkiya"^' te ha°'," Atuka' he'di. 



the he " I have been eating I was going I am sleepy," Raccoon said 



swallowed. .so long horiie(in thepast) that. 



"S^ind-he' nka'dit oMi' liki'yaHi'-xti xkida' o°ni," he'di Ska'kanadi', 



"i too I have been eating I (was) very I was going said that Ancient of Opos- 



80 long sleepy home" (in the past) sums the (sub. ) 



ye'tcpi wa'di. E'keo^'nidi kite' no°de' kike' kine' de' o° kane'di 



tells a Ue always. Since then hits it throws it although he gets has gone already 



away up 



Etu'xa. 



They say. 

 lie ' sums the (sub.) 



NOTES 



15 ye'tcpi wa'di Ska'kana'di. 



he tells a always Ancient of Opos- 



1. ewitkcti eya^ nkihi' nlcuhi' would be " I thought that I would 

 get there very early in the morfling." 



2. adib ha'^, stem du; eWkaxd^' xa would be "you do that all the 

 time, do no other way but that;" ctikaye'daya'^^ "you say that all the 

 time." 



4. tcidlM ande'yanka' would be "which one of them (waj' off, not 

 seen);" tcuwa'ha^de'ya^^ "which one (if seen)." 



