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4. JcuhixtiyaP: compare JcoM^ Tcuhij dnisa dusadi; xixtalio; see taho 

 toKo; si. 



5. i'^diJbko{i'^^ instrumental or locative, "place where;" duko dulcodi)\ 

 potcha usually means "globular," but here it is said to mean " short." 



8. adedi^ adUi=ayaP' adUi; tGude = tcu d^di; u = hu-di. 



9. ayi^diiko, contracted from aya^^ i"-, instrumental or locative sign, 

 "place where," and dukodi. 



11. hiya. The use of kiya here and elsewhere in this text before 

 kldi is peculiar, as each animal did not come "again." 



13. iHutcu tcayS may be i^dutitcu tcaye dutitcu. 



14. kso: see ksa. 



16. ehe refers to the one addressed, the Deer. 



18. Haawitka^ contracted from haawi^ "leaves," and itka, "under, 

 within;" nafiki intended perhaps for u^nanki, "1 sit;" ena'^x kiM, con- 

 tracted from e nafiki kike., according to a law of euphony, and translated 

 (1) "I am going to stay so — it makes no difference;" and (2) "Let it 

 stay so — it makes no difference;" kinoxwo'^ ( = klnoxwe c") oioxe or noxwe; 

 2/rt" shows that a remote place is referred to, "the place where they 

 chase the deer." 



20. inkudiita^ {dutaP). 



21. tciwaya-ta, from tciwaye. 



20-22. '''Pes/ j)es/ — tcitvaya-ta,^^ and '"''P^s! p^s! p^! — tciwaxtiya- 

 ia^'' seem to be equivalents, but it is probable that the second phrase 

 was an actual warning given to the Deer after the instruction given in 

 lines 20-21. 



22. tcinahi^-ta^ tdtnahixti de — tciwaxtiya-ta., tciwaxtiye, tciwaye, 



23. Peskana: this should h^p^ska, an ordinary tiny frog (?). 



24. a^yaadi^'d'^yadi; waadi=wadi; haawl—hapi2in^awiya^. 



TRANSLATION 



The Ancient of Tiny Frogs was shut up by his grandmother in order 

 to give him superhuman power; and for that purpose she was making 

 him vomit. When she finished, she took him along, going eastward 

 and singing as she proceeded. At length the Ancient of Panthers 

 met them. To him the old woman said, "This is j^our sister's son. 

 Look at him and wrestle with him!" The Ancient of Panthers was 

 veiy brave. He climbed very high up a tree, which he tore to 

 pieces, falling to the ground with it. Then he seized the Ancient of 

 Tiny Frogs, but the latter caught hold of the Ancient of Panthers by 

 the hind legs and whipped him against a tree, breaking his jaw in 

 several places, so the Ancient of Panthers slunk off with a short jaw. 



