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The Ancient of Wildcats was there alone, and as he was eating the 

 Turkey he was making a constant noise by walking back and forth. 

 Thinking that his mother was listening, he was making a noise as he 

 walked back and forth, and he was talking continually and keeping up 

 a constant rattling. When he stopped the rattling, he said, ''lam 

 going home," as if it was a guest speaking; then he made a noise, re- 

 traced his steps, and made a noise as if another person was going. He 

 was doing this by himself and kept it up for some time; but at length 

 he desisted, and said, ' ' O mother, they have devoured the Turkey. 

 Only the hip bone remains. Come forth and eat it." As she did not 

 replj^, he opened the door, and behold, she was sitting there dead I 



Then he put an old bag over her and ran oflf. 



9. How KuTi Mankd0e Made People 

 Ku'ti ma'iikd^e a'^ya' o'^'ni, a°ya' so°'sa-k o°'ni, A'^'ya sa'hi. Ya°x 



The One Above people made person one (ob.) made Indian. He was 



ne'di a'^xti'-k o° ha' i'no^pa'ye ya° kde'-na'^'pi. Aduti'-k kiko'^'- 



sleeping woman (ob.) made then caused tobe slept till day. Food (ob.) to make 



with hfm 



daha' da'nde de'di. Ka'wat iyo'x-ne de o'^'ka, a'^ya'wodi, "Tci'dike 



for them (fut. sign) he went. What was standing after he had another person "Why 



up straight gone (sub.) 



idu'xtuni' kane. E'k iduxtu' hi ka"^ eti^o'^'kanedi' nkihi' na." 



you have not eaten it The for you to (sign of be- he has made it I think ." 

 already. aforesaid eat it inten- cause 



ob. (?) tion?) 



5 tksJ" ue'di a'^xti'-yandi. fika*^' du'xtu. Du'ti de' hed-ha°' ma'x-ka° 



And she woman the (sub.). And they Ate that fin- when they when 



then cooked it then ate it. ished two sat 



ki'di. Aduti'-k kiko'^'-daha' da'nde ha' ki'di xe'ni kaP- aduti' de'heda° 



became Food (ob.) to make for them (fut. sign) then became but when food that finished 

 back. back 



ama'x-ka"^ ki'di. "Inkowa' ata'mini aduti' ya'ne, idu'ti ya'yuke' te 



they two when he came "For himself to work food you find it you (pi.) be eating want 

 sat back. 



eti^e'tu nixki'," 6 ha'^'tca de'di. De o'^'-yandi', a'kidixyo°' kidi'ya, 



it is so because," he when (in he went. When he had gone letter he he sent it 

 said anger) a long time made back 



it 



ki'dikyi' daha' xe'ni, A'^ya' sahi-ya*^' kidu's-ni, Kitsa'^'yadi dusi', 



he sent it back to but Indian the did not take American the he took 



them it from him (sub.) it 



10 akidi'xya du'sio'^'ni e'keo'^nidi' Kitsa'^'ya a'kidixyo°' i'^spe'xtitu. 



letter he took it therefore American to write they know very 



well how to doit. 



Ekeha'" a'ni kse'pixti' nax-ka"^' hanetu'. Kitsa'^'ya-ya'^' ta'naki utoho' 



And then water very clear sit- when they found American the first lay in it 



ting (orob.) it. 



o'^'ni. fika"^' To'we-ya*^ a'kiya'^ toho'; e'ked-xyi"^' A'^'ya-sa'hi-ya'^ he' 



in the And French- the next he lay; afterward Indian the too 



past. then man 



a'kiya° toho'. Ekeo'^'ni kasa'^'tuni' xa. Spani' a'kiya'' ni-ya°' to'ho 



next he lay. Therefore they are not as a Spaniard next wa- the lay 



white rule. ter 



o'^'ni, kasa'^'ni: a'ni-ya'ndi xwitka'xti ka"^ kasa'^'ni o'^'ni. Heka'^' 



in the he was not water the (sub. ) very muddy as he was not in the And then 

 past white: white past. 



15 a°ya' tohi' o° de'heda°' ata'mini-pa' akita' anda-he' kihi' ha° 



person blue made that finished to work only to attend he con- too (?) he when 

 [= negroj to it tinned thought (orand) 



for him 



