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Ancient of Rabbits dodged about, and after digging a hole he escaped 

 through a crack, getting beyond his pursuers. As he went, he kicked 

 off the skirt and threw it away. He seized the gourd containing the 

 head of the Old Woman, and went along crying out, though he had 

 assumed the form of a man. 



On reaching home, he gave the gourd and the head to the chief, and 

 the latter gave him a very pretty woman as his wife. The Ancient of 

 Rabbits sat beside her. 



It was because of what the Ancient of Rabbits did, as told in this 

 story, that ordinary rabbits now cry out and run off, making pattering 

 sounds with their feet, when they see human beings. 



17. The Ancient of Tiny Frogs (Peskana) and his Grandmother 



Peskana' ku'^ku'^'3^a°-di axi'kiye, inkane'^^e ha'nde oMi'. 



Ancient of Tiny grandmother (sub. ) shut him up caused him [she] was in the 



Frogs to make him to vomit past(?). 



mysterious 



iHohe'da'^ye ha"^' a'kuwe ha° i'iikana'nki uwa'de udunahi' yao'^' nix 



Shefinished[mak- when took him and sunrise toward she turned sang walked 



ing him brave ?] along 



ne'. Ekeka'^' Ta°to°na' ki'di ka-^', "Itu'ksik de' dusi' do^ho°-te'," 



moved. And then Ancient of came when "Your sister's this grasp look at him" (fe- 

 Panthers there son him male to male) 



kiye' ka'' i'^do wa'di, aya°' adix de' kuhi'xtiya'" i°'hi° dusa' uxtaho' 



said to when brave very tree he went very high he reached tore he fell 



[him] 



5 ha° e'ya'^hi' 



and 



arrived 

 there. 



climbed 



ki'dus ka°' 



took hold when 

 of him 



Peskana' 



Ancient of 

 Tiny Frogs 



yatka' xoxo'ki po'tcka de o°'ni 



jaw broken here short went in the 

 (=round) past. 



du'si 



grasped 



ha°' 



and 



there 



aya' 



tree 



n' 



it 



iMiiko' 



ka'i 



he whipped when 

 him against 



broken here 

 and there 



Ekeka"' 



And then 



ki3^a' 



again 



de'di. 



went. 



Ekeka"^' 



And then 



kiya' 



again 



yao° 



singing 



ka*^ 



when 



OHi' 



Bear 



kiya' 



again 



ki'di 



came 

 there 



ka°', 



when 



"Itu'ksiki' 



"Your sister's 

 son 



idu'si 



you seize 

 him 



nix ne 



was 

 walking 



do'^'hi ha"" da-te','' ki'ye ka°' aya"" ade'di du'kuka'pi tcude' a'nde 



look at him and go" (female said to when tree limbs pulled off threw he was 



• to male) [him] . them down 



ha'^' u du'si Peskana'. Ekeka°' du'si ayiMuko' ka'' si'ndi tu'di 



and com- grasped Ancient of And then grasped whipped him when tail [at the] 



iug him Tiny Frogs. him against the tree root 



10 psu'ki de o'^'ni. Ekeka*^' i'^tcpe' yuke' naha' a'de. Ketca'na yao'" 



And then 



laughing 

 at him 



Again singing 



kiya' 



again 



ki'di. 



came 

 there. 



broke it he in the 

 off went past. 



nix ne' ka"^ Yanasa' 



was when Buffalo 

 walking 



de' idu'si do'^'hi ha'" da-te'," kiye 



this you look at and go thou "(fe- said to 

 grasp him him male to male) (him) 



i°'tutcu' tca'ye a'nde naha' u du'si Peskana'ka. 



he pulled used it up was after com- seized Ancient of Tiny 

 up by the (?) ing him Frogs (ob.). 



roots 



aya°' i'^duko' ka"^ ti'^ska' kso ha*^' to'^xka' de' ka° i^tcpe' yuke' naha' 



tree whipped when back of broken and hump- went when laughed they after 

 him against it the neck backed at him were 



15 kiya' a'de. Ekeka°' kiya' yao*" nix ne' ka"^, Ita' kiya' kidi' ka° 



again they And then again singing was walking when Deer again came when 



went. there 



they after they 

 were went. 



Ekeka°' ehe'duxkiye', "Itu'ksi 



And then she said the same " Your sister's 

 thing to him son 



ka°' extihi"^' sa°'ha° wa' aya°' 



when that very strong very tree 

 one 



Ekeka-^' du'si ha°' 



And then seized and 

 him 



