56 BUREAU OF AMEEICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 47 



25 de'-hed ki'xka'' kite' u'tcine ha°' int-ka°' inko'wa yuke' kicle' du'si 



then too they when shot missed and that (ob.) they were depending on her took 

 (sic) (?) came at [one] to protect them (See line 19) her 



(sic) 



dedi' Yinisa' i°tciya'. A"-he' ka° anahi°'-k adu'ye deMi. Ekeka°' 



de- Buffalo old man. With horn (ob.) hair (ob.) wrapped departed. And then 

 parted it around 



"Tcidike'di ka'wa nke' ya'^ka"' naxetu' kika'," e ha**' ya'o'^ni. 



"How what I say when they hear I wonder "said and she sang. 



me [she] 



Ekeka"^' Kudeska' daha'yi-na-di' a'tcka a'nde ha"^ na'xe ha"^ 



And then Ancient of Blue Darters (sub.) close was and heard it and 



Paxe'xkana'-k kiyohi'. Paxe'xkana'-k na'xe ha° kiya' ka'wa de' 



Ancient of Red- (ob.) hecalled Ancient of Red- (ob.) heard and again a little (See 

 tailed Hawks (?) to. tailed Hawks (?) farther Note) 



30 kiyo'-daha' awo' yuke'-ya'', "Ta'fikid ka'wa-k e nanke'di na'," e 



called to them other they the "Your sister what(ob.) issayingin the ." said 

 were distance as she (masc.) 



sits 



ha°' ki'kiyo'ho° ha'^tca' ka'de. Heya"" ki°x ka°' kupa'hani o°' kane 



and they were call- they There got when she had already past of 



ing to one an- went home disappeared nS 



other home 



[= they went home 

 at intervals, one 

 after another] . 



ha°', kii'desk dliklitcke' peti-ya'^' i°ki'natce amixye' hadedi'. A'ni 



and bird tied fire the threw it into they passed went on Water 



rapidly. 



na'taxti'-ya° ande'. Ekeka°' KMeska' daha'yi-na'-di ta'nikixti' 



very middle the she was. And then Ancient of Blue Darters (sub.) the first 



de'heya^hi'^' ha° anahi°'-k tcina'ni kidu'we ha"^' ki'di. Ki'di ka°' 



he reached there and hair (ob.) some he untied and came Came when 



for her back. back 



35 Paxe'xka- na'-di kiya' de'di. Eya^hi'^' kiya' ua'^'tcka ne'hi kidu'we 



Ancient of Red- (sub.) again went. Arrived again a little more (sic) he untied 



tailed Hawks(?) there for her 



ha'' ki'di. Ekeka°' Kota'pka-na' kiya' de' yandi' kiiiki'iike kidu'we 



and came And then Ancient of Marsh again went ' when one half he untied 



back. Hawks for her 



ha° ki'di ka'^' Tconktco-na' kiya' de ya'ndi pana°' duwe' ha°tca' dusi'x 



and came when Ancient of Fish- again went when all untied after so took 



back hawks (?) long a hold of 



delay (?) her 



ku'di di°' a'ni ye'hi ki'di ha°' dutcupi' taho'. Po'xwe taho' ha"^, 



was re- water edge of came and dropped ner she fell. Made a she and 



turning back splashing fell 



sound in 

 water 



''To-ho°'-k" e ka°' a^'ya' yandi' kikido^'hi axehe' ha'maki. 



cry of the yellow- said when person the (sub.) looking at one they were sitting, 



eyed duck another 



40 Ekeka°', "Nto'wa ahi-te'," kiye'-daha'. Ekeka"' eyi'^'hi'^, a'ni-ye'hi- 



And then "This way come ye" said to them. And then reached %vater edge 



(female to there 



males) 



ka° i'^'hi'^ a'xaxa. Ekeka'^' yatco°'-daha'. Tcoiiktcona' ta'nikixti' 



(ob.) they reached and And then she named them. Ancient of Fish- he first 



were standing. hawks (?) 



yatco'''. "A'^ya'di Tconktcona'hiye' e ya'tc-iyo''' tu-k j^a'nda hi 



she named " People calling you that they name when you shall be so 



him. Ancient of Fish-hawks (?) you 



ni'. Ekeha''' o'di tca'ha3'e idu'ti a°suna' yahe' ya.'' tca'haye'di 



