72 BUEEAU or AMEEICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 47 



TRANSLATION 



There was a Fox that left his dung in the path, and when he had 

 done so, he watched it. Every day he used to return to the place and 

 look at it. And when he saw that no one had stepped in it, he became 

 angry and went to a man's house; but the man scared him and caused 

 him to run off. From this event people called the fox toxka. It is 

 on this account that foxes are now afraid of human beings. And it is 

 on this account, also, that when a fox sees a person stepping in his 

 (the fox's) dung, he is so delighted that he turns somersaults. 



26. The Humming-bird 

 A^'tatka' tcude'tu. A°'tckaho°'na ha'ne-daha', naha'ti tcu' kode'ye 



Child they Ancient of Crows found them boat put taking all 



abandoned. them 



in it 



kide'di. Eva''' ki'di ha'^' na'wi-k xehe' na'nkini aduti' hande', e ha""' 



she went There reached and day she was not sitting food was she and 



home. home said 



kiya' yeki aku-nuxa°' de'di. Ekeka"' yek-su' to'pa ne' ka° du'si 



again corn to go to gather she went. And then com grain four there when took 

 over the scat- were 



again tered 



ko'wohe de'ye. Ekeka'^' aye'k pi' tiko'hixti si'nd o'' ma'iiki. 



upward she sent. And then corn good exceedingly tail having reclined (?) 



5 Ekeka^' ti'-ya° he du'si ko'wohe de'ye. Ekeka°' ti'-ya'' pi' 



And then house the too took upward she sent. And then house "the good 



tiko'hixti, ti' kude'xyi ne'di. Ekeka'^' tando' he du'si ko'wohe 



'exceedingly house spotted it stood. And then her too she took upward 



younger 

 brother 



de'ye: tidupi' a°ya' pi' tiko'hixti ne'di. Ekeka°', ":Nkind-he' 



she sent he alighted man good exceedingly he stood. And then "I too 



[him] 



yandu'si ko'wohe deya'iika-te'," kiye'di tando' yanka'. E^eka°' du'si 



take me upward send me" she said her 'the (ob.). And then took 



(female to male) to him younger 

 brother 



ko'wohe de'ye ka°', ti'dupi ha'^' a°xti' pi' tiko'hixti. Ekeha'^' 



upward sent 'her when she alighted and woman good exceedingly. And then 



10 tcu'nki-ya'^ du'si ko'wohe de'yetu: ti'dupi ha°' tcuiik pi' tiko'hixti. 



dog ' the took upward they sent he alighted and dog good exceedingly. 



him 



Ekeha'^' toxpe' tcupa'^' ne ka" da° ko'wohe de'ye. Ekeka"'' 



And then clothing decayed there (ob.) took upward sent it. And then 



was 



toxpe' pixti' apstuki' na'nki. Ekeka'^' A°'tckana'di ku'x nanke'di. 



'clothing verv sewing ii [she] sat. And then Ancient 6f Crows was returning in 



good (sub.) the distance. 



E'ke o'^'nidi' kukid-o°ni-xti ka° ku'x na'nki o°'ni ko', "Tci'dike 



Therefore she had not re- when was returning (i. e. was when "Why 



turned home at all then on the way) 



kuki'd-o'^ni'," e ha'nde ha'^', de ha'' ani'-ya''hi'» ka"*' ek xe 



has she not re- say- was and went and wa- the reached when there was 



turned" ing (when) (when) ter 



15 nanki A'^'tckaho'^'na. Naha't tcoka' xwe'he ha""' e'tike na'x ka'' 



sitting Ancient of Crows. Boat piece she sat in and so sat when 



broken (when) 



out at 

 the top 



e'ya^'hi'' ha''', " Ka'k i-yo'^' e'tike ina'nki ha'," kiye' ka", 



she arrived and "What you do so you sit" said to when 



there (when) her 



