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Rappir AND Depr (roLp 1894) 
The mother of the Rabbit was the Deer. They used to gather 
wood and berries every day. The Rabbit was playing about in the 
woods. He was eating roots all the time. Then he found short rotten 
branches. He took those rotten branches and broke off Polypodiwm 
leaves. The Rabbit thought: ‘‘Oh, I wish those branches would be 
transformed into people.” Then he tied the branches and made them 
look just like men. Then he pulled the branches out and carried them 
to the water. He hid them near the house. He came home. ‘There 
was his mother. She said to him: ‘‘Where have you been? You 
have been away a long time.” He said: **I have been in the woods. 
Ihave been gathering roots.” The next morning his mother rose. 
TkANAXME’NE KjA Inma’cen Icra’KjANE 
THE RABBIT AND THE DEER THEIR MYTH 
Wa'yaq ikanaXme’ne kja  ima’cen. Ka’nauwe — tka’etax 
His mother the rabbit and the deer. Every day 
nexeElkj@/wulalema-itx. Aga ikanaXme’ne nixkjaya’wulalema-itx. 
she gathered roots and berries. Then the rabbit always played about. 
Yixe’ pxp'léu qayo’ytx qadixelemo’xuma-itx tkanatskue’. A2qa 
There inland he went and always ate roots (sp.?). Then 
qatetucea’mx LE’puke Ltexoa’Lap. LEgEnxa’t wuXi  a’lemlem 
he took them branches rotten sticks. He placed them that rotten wood 
on 
taXi LeE’puke. Aqa LE'xXLEX  atcO’xoax a'qelqrl. NiX1o Xoa’it 
those branches. Then break he did them polypodium He thought 
leaves. 
ikanaXmer’né: O teXua té)Xam dguake’x gi Le’puke. Aqa 
the rabbit: oO, if people ‘became these branches. Then 
kjau’kjau qatcno’xoax LaXi Le’puke. ja tél Xam qaLxo'xoax LaXi 
tie he did them those branches. Justas people he made them those 
Le’puke. Aqa Lu’xLux gatcLo'xoax ka’nauwe LaXi Le’puke. Aqa 
branches. Then pull out he did them all those branches. Then 
qateno’k"Lx ma/tniX. Qjoa’p te’ectaqL, aqa — qateLupeu’tx LaXi 
he carried them to the water. Near their town, then he hid them those 
Le’puke. NiXkjoa’mamx. Oxt wa’yaq. Igio’/Xam: **Qa’'mta imo’ya? 
branches. He came home. There - his She said to “Where did you 
was mother. him: go? 
L@le kaya imer’x6x.” Ige’ktim: ‘‘ixé/2leu ind’ya. Tkanatskue’ 
Vea 5 : 
Long nothing you were.” He spoke: “Inland I went. Roots (sp.?) 
intona’/xtam.” Wax ige’teukt?X. Kawi’X aqa igaxe’latck wa’yaq. 
Isearched for them,’”’ Next it became day. Early then arose his mother. 
morning 
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