ILLUSTRATION OF THE METHOD OF RECORDING INDIAN 
LANGUAGES, 
HOW THE RABBIT CAUGHT THE SUN IN A TRAP. 
AN OMAHA MYTH, OBTAINED FROM F’. LAFLECHE By J. OWEN DoRSEY. 
Egi¢e mactcii’ge aka iya™” ¢iiké ena-qtci yig¢e jagig¢a-biama. 
It came to rabbit the his grand- the st. only dwelt with his own, they say. 
pass sub. mother ob. 
Ki haegateé/-qtci-hna” ‘abae ahi-biama. Hategattcé/-qtci a¢a-bi 
And morning very habitu- hunting went theysay. morning very went, they 
ally thither say 
ctéwa™ nikaci®ga wi” si snedé/-qti-hna®™ sig¢e a¢a-bitéamaé. Ki ibaha® 3 
notwith- person one foot long very asa _ trail had gone, they say. And to know 
standing rule him 
ga™¢a-biama. Niaci"ga ¢i™” Ita" wita™¢i" b¢é ta minke, e¢éga®-biama. 
wished they say. Person oe now I-first Igo will Iwho, thought they say. 
mv. 0 
Ha”ega*tcé/-qtci paha™-bi ega™ a¢a-biama. Ci égi¢e nikaci"ga amaé 
Morning very arose they having went they say. Again it hap- person the 
say pened mv. sub. 
sig¢e a¢a bitéama. Bgi¢e aki-biamé. Gé-biamd: ya"ha, wita™¢in b¢é 6 
trail had gone, theysay. Itcame he reached home, Said asfollows,  grand- I—first Igo 
to pass they say. they say: mother 
ayidaxe ctéwa™ nikaci*ga wi” a™aqai a¢ai te a. yyatha, uyiat¢e 
Imake for in spite of it person one gettingahead hehas gone. Grandmother snare 
myself of me 
dixe t& mifike, ki b¢ize t& mifke hi. Ata™ ja™ tada™, 4-biama 
Imake will JIwho, and I take will I who - Why youdo should? said, they say 
it im it 
wat‘ijinga aka. ° Niaci®ga Lees ha, a-biama. Ki mactcin’ge a¢a- 9 
old woman’ the sub. Person hate him - said, theysay. And rabbit went 
biama. A¢a-bi yi cisig¢e ¢étéamda. yi ha” té i¢ape ja™/-biama. 
they say. Went they when again trail had gone. And night the wilting lay they say. 
say or 
Man/dé-ya"™ ¢a" ukinacke gaxa-biama, ki sig¢e ¢é-hna®™ té &di i¢a™¢a- 
bow _ string =e noose he nade they say, and trail went aah the there he put it 
ob. i ally 
biama. Egi¢e ha™+ega"-tcd’-qtci uyfa¢e ¢a" giya“be ahi-biama. Egi¢e 12 
they say. It came morning very snare the toseehis ar-_ they say. It came 
to pass. ob. own rived to pass 
mi” ¢a> ¢izé akama. Ta ¢i"-qtci u¢a ag¢a-biama. yya"h& indddar 
sun the taken he had, Running very totell went homeward, Grand. what 
cv. ob. they say. they say. mother. 
éite b¢ize édega™ a™baaze-hna” hi, 4-biama. -ya"hé, man/de-ya™ ¢a? 
itmay I took but me it scared habitu- . said they say. Grand- bow string the 
be ally mother, ob. 
ag¢ize ka™bdédega® a™baaze-hna™i ha, 4-biama. Mahi a¢i’-bi ega™ 15 
Itookmy Iwished, but meitscared habitu- . said they say. Knife had they having 
own ally say 
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