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J^ixo'^'pi ni<," § ha'^' kiya' ya'^'ni. Ekeka'^' A^tckana'di 



I have had . " said and again slept. And then Ancient of 



plenty Crows 



woxaki' na'nlp ha°', wite'-ya'' a'kitiipe' de'di. A'kitiipe' wa' ande' 



ashamed sat and next the to carry went. She was carrying some- 



moming thing all the time. 



A'^tckana'di na'wi ka° eked-xyi°' Adu'skana ko pusi' -ya° ka**' 



Ancientof Crows day when after that Wood-rat the (sub.) night the when 



a'kitupe' ne kide', na'wan-dixyi'^' ya°'x nekde'-pusi'; kiya' tcumana 



was (stood) carrying all day was till night again long ago (?) 



sleeping 



15 a'kitupe' de'di piisi'd-xyi'^. E'tike'tu oMe' A°'tckanadi', "Ku'hadi 



to carry went night when. They did after (?) Ancient of Crows, "Up-stairs 



that (seeoodi', (sub.) 



line 6.) 



do^'xtu-te'. Pusi' adadi' yuke' ko yihi'xtitu ha'ni. Nkint ko' 



look ye Night gather at they who the most might I (sub.) 



(female to males). have (?) 



na'wi nkada' nkande' ko yanktci'dike ni'ki ni'. E'tiixkike'. Kuhadi' 



day I gather I am I am of little . It makes no Up-stairs 



or no account. difference. 



do^'xtu-te'," e' ka'' kohi' aditu' ka'', tcina' psohe' tcutcu'k ma'x 



look ye" said when up- they climbed when very few corner piled here (ob.) lay 



(female to males) stairs and there 



ka^ "U+!edidi°' uti' e'tike," e 'ha"^, da*^' du'ti de'-hed-ha'" ekeka'" 



when "0! (See Note.) "said and took ate that finished when and then 



20 Adu'skana he', "Na'wi ada'di yuke'ko ayi'hitu ha ni'. Nkint ko' 



Wood-rat too, "Day gathers at they who they have may I (sub.) 



much have (?) 



pusi' ha° nkada' ko yanktci'dike ni'ki ni'. E'tuxkike. Kuhadi' 



night when I gather I am of little or no account . It makes no Up-stairs 



difference. 



do°'xtu-te'," e' ka"^ Aduskana'. Aditu' ka°, Hide'de nedi'I u'ti-ya"* 



look ye" (female said when Wood-rat. They when, They were falling mast the 



to males) climbed continually 



up 



a'yix wa'di. Ekeka"' xo'hi-ya° ahiske' wa' da'' duti' de- hed- ha°' 



she had so much. And then old the fond of it, very took ate that finished when 



begrudged it 



to any one 



else, was 



greedy 



tcipu'xi ado'pixti ktci'^'hi^ye'. Eko'^ ha°' A'^'tckaho^na' ko tci'^to'hii 



blanket very new she covered Did when Ancient of Crows blue cover 



(wood-ratj . that 



25 tcu'pa° ka°' ktci°'hi°ye A'^'tckaho'^'na. Ekeha"' inkaua'uk-wade' 



decayed (ob.) she covered Ancient of Crows. And then sunrise toward 



[Ancient of 

 Crows] 



udu'nahi de'di. Ekeha"' ayitu't supi' a'xehe yao°' na'Ski. Ekeha"' 



turned went. And then stump black sat on sang sat. And then 



akidi' xaxa'hi du'si ha° a^'tcka tukpe' oMi', "A+!-a+!" e' ha'^'tca de'di. 



insect rough here took and crow she changed "Caw! caw!" said awhile went, 

 and there into it 



E'ke o^'nidi' o'^ho^' e'tikihe'tu xa'. Etu' xa. E'ked-xyi'^' Adu'skana' 



Therefore crying they say that always, they regu- After that Wood-rat 



say it larly. 



ko tcipu'xi ktci'^'hi'^t ka^' adu'ska tii'kpe ha"* isa'-k uwe' o^'nidi' 



blanket she covered when wood-rat changed and thicket (ob.) went be- 



her into it into cause 



30 e'ke o'^'nidi' hi" o'^'xti xya'. Etu' xa. 



" therefore hair is very always. They regularly. 



say It 



