92 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 47 



ha"'tca ta^hi'^' de'di. Eya^'hi'^ dupiide' ka'^, wiidwMS' ka° 



when (?) running she went. Reached there opened it when it lightened when 

 (or a while) 



yahe'ya'^ kWe'k taho'. Eke'x kine ha"^', "Yahedi' ha ni', nkedi' 



far off when she she fell. She got up and, " This is the way . I said it 



went back (fern.) 



155 nixki'," e' ha"^, " Ti'hi'^yo'kl-ka^ o'xtetu ha'''," kiye'-daha' ka'^ 



because," said and, "Backroom in make a fire" she said to them when 



(female to female) 



oxte' yuke' ka'^, "Tcfdlkiina' i'taha'^ni'ya'^," kiye'-daha' ka", 



making thej' were when, "O Tcidlkuna your sister's husband," she said to them when, 

 a fire (sic) 



"kU'deski yi'nki ne'ya° da°'x ku ka° nka'duwa'xka ni'," e' 



"bird small that one take be com- when let me swallow them (?)" said 



hold of ingback whole 



and 



ka°, "Kiide'ska yinki' yMa'hi ya'ku ka° ko'^'nidi a'duwa'xka 



when, "Bird small you seek you be com- when mother she swallow it 



ing back (sub. ) whole 



hi, e'di na," e' ha°, kide' ka'^ de' te ne' ka°, "KMe'ska 



that she said . " said and [Tcidlkijna] when to go wished stood when, "Bird 



it (masc.) went home 



160 yi'nki ida'^' te' ko ku'hixti ada' dande' ka'^ iMaha'x ku-te'," 



small you take wish when very high they go will when you let them be return- 

 alone ing" (females 

 to males) 



kiye'tu ka° de'di xyeni kUde'ska yi'nki-ya'^ da'*' te dixya""' 



they said when he went but bird small the took wished when 



to him hold of 



kuhi' ade'. Ku'hixti de'di ko, "TSki ku-te'," kiye'tu ka° 



higher they went. Higher went when "Let it go be returning" they said to whei 



( female to male ) , "him 



de'di xye'ni dus te dixya""' kii'hi etike' de oMi'. Ku'hixti 



went but to catch wished when higher so he was going. Very high 



it 



ne' ka°, "Td'dlkuna', de' do'^'x-ka^ tci'dike yuke. Kiihi'xti-ya° 



stood when, "O Tcidikiina, go to see how they are. Very high the 



165 ma'' na'ni xya°" kiye' ka*' TcI'dlkuna', eya^'hi" ka", kiihixti'ya" 



reclin- might be" said to when Tcidlkuna reached when ' very high 



ing him there 



kane ka°, do'^'hi ha'' kiyo'hi: "Ko^ni'," e' ka", pet du'si 



what was (ob.) he saw it and called to her: "O mother," said when fire she took 

 std. in 

 the past 



eya^'hi" ha" aya"' ade'ye. Ekeka"' yao"' ne' ka" xohi'xti 



reached when tree set it afire. And then singing he stood when a great rain 



there 



ki'di ka" xo'hi -ya" kokta' kide' ka" pe'ti-ya" sii'p ka" 



came when old woman the ran Avent back when fire the black when 



back 



tldu'pi ha" kide'di. Eva"' ki'di ka"', "Tci'dikima', e'wa de' ha" 



became and went home. There reached when, "O Tcidlkuna, yonder go and 

 down home 



170 ya'taha"'ni kiye'-daha'-ka", ta"hi"' kideya5ko"-daha hi ni," e ka"tca', 



thy sister's hus- say to them running let us get ahead of one . " said when (?) 



band (female to male — sic) another (fem.), 



ketca'na de'di. De' te ne' ka", "Heya"' a'yi"hi" ko ama' tupe'-ka" 



again he Go wished stood when, "There you reach when ground hole (ob.) 



went. 



yuno"'de te' di" etike' he nedi ni," ki3^e'tu ka", "Ide'yinki ko 



to throw you wishes as so saying she . " they said when, " You get there when 



into it (?) that stands (fem.) to him ahead 



pitce'haye' ama' tupe' yatku'hi ko ema"'lii" ko uxta'xk utoho-te'," 



you jump over ground hole you reach when she gets when push her make her fall 

 it the other just there and in" (females to 



side male) 



kiye'tu ka"'tca de'di. Eya"'hi" ka", "N+du<," e'ha"tca' dex kinke 



they said when he He got when, " Let us go," said when to go pretend- 



to him (?) went. there ing 



