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''Oh! mother's brother! oh! he is eating the venison that is still 



raw, though it has been put on to roast. Perhaps he does not see 



that it is all bloody." But the Wolf -man replied, "This way it is 



very sweet." 



They said to him that he should remain so, and they went hunting 



again. The}^ shot more deer, carried them home on their backs, and 



found that the Wolf-man was very greedy. Again he stood flaying 



the bodies. While he was doing this he had an old blanket wrapped 



around himself, and as he stood flaying the men discovered his tail. 



"Oh! does mother's brother have a tail?" said they to him. On 



hearing this, he said, "Oh! oh!" and departed. Behold, he departed 



as a very aged male wolf. Therefore when Indians go hunting and 



camp there is usually the barking of wolves close by them. That 



is all. 



23. The Red-winged Blackbird 



A'^ya' xohi' axka' ten yihixti' nax ka°' Ita' no'^pa' eyi'^'hi''. 



Person ancient persim- put be- very many sat when Deer two reached 



mons fore fire there, 



to dry 



"Tci'dike-yo'^'nidi' ayihixti'hayewo\" El^eka'^', "A'^sudi' tci'^'xti kaP' 



" How do you do that you have so many ?" And then "Pine very fat (ob.) 



nku'tcutca'ti unkpatco''' unkpaxa' ha° unkta'^hi"' nde' a'xka ne'ya° 



I split it my nose I stlcK it in and I run I go persim- the std. 



mon 



nki^hi'^yo' ka'' i'de ka'' nku'kidadi' di"^ e'taiiko'^'xti ni'," e' ha" 



I butt against when they because I gather I do just so ." said and 



fall (fern.) 



6 so^'sa kuku'-daha' ta'-ya°. Ekeka^', "Pi' tiko'hixti na'" du'ti 



one she gave to each deer the. And then " Good sure enough ." ate 



of them (masc.) 



do^'hi ha'^', ";S^ki'^'xtu he' etanko'^' ndu'xtu hi na'," e' ha" a'^sudi' 



saw and "We too we do so we must eat" said and pine 



u'tcutca'ti ha°' putco°' paxa' ha° ta'^'hi" de' ha° hi^yo' ka"^ ndoku' 



split and nose stuck in and ran went and butted when back 



against it hither 



ktaho' te ma'nki. Ekeka''' a'^ya' xohi' i'^kxihi' ha'nde naha' 



he fell dead lay. And then old woman laughing at she was a while 



[them] 



adukso'^'ho^ axka' tcu'-k pehe' ne' yao'*' ne' ka" Yihi'^'di ki°'hi° 



covered it up persim- which pound- stood singing stood when Wolf (sub ) came 

 mon she had ing 

 dried 



10 ha'", "Ka'ka ye hine'di wo\" ki'yetu ka'^', "Ya'ma"^ na'," ^di 



and "What are you saying ?" they said when "Nothing ." she 



as you stand to her (masc.) said 



A'^ya' xo'hi-ya'^. Kiya' a'de ha"^' kitohe' a'max ka°' kiya' tcuma'na 



Old woman the. Again they and hiding from they when again a second time 

 went her stood 



yao°' ne' ka", naxe' ama'iiki naha' kiya' ki^hi"^' ha'^', "Ka'wa-k 



singing she when listening they stood awhile again came and "What (ob.) 



stood 



iy6' hine'di wo\" kiye'tu ka^', "Ya'ma"^ na'," e' hande' kike', "Kak 



were you saying ?" they said when "Nothing ." she she was though "What 

 as you stood to her (masc.) said 



tohe'haye' ayi'ne haHca' yeke' na," kiye' yuke' naha' iMa'he ta'-ya° 



you hide you stand must ." said to they a while seeking deer the 



(masc.) were 



16 ha'ne du'si ha'de. Ekeka"' a°ya' xo'hi ya'ndi a^hi"^' nax ka°' 



found took they went. And then old woman tne (sub.) weeping sat when 



