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ottered themselves as volunteers. Nevertheless, none were accepta- 

 ))le. because their methods of defending- their offspring were terrible. 

 So one after another volunteered. After a while the Pigeon said: 

 "It is time now, I think, that I should volunteei-." Whereupon, 

 assuredl}\ they said: "How then wilt thou do when thou protectest 

 thv ortspring? Let us see." Then Pigeon flew hither and thither, 

 uttering cries as it went. Then sometimes it would again alight on a 

 bough of a tree. In a short time it would again fly, winging its waj' 

 from place to place, uttering cries. So then they said: "Now, this 

 will be suitable." At the same time they had lying by them a dish 

 containing bear's oil: they therein immersed Pigeon, and they said: 

 "So fat shall thy offspring customarily be.'" It is for this reason that 

 the young of the pigeon arc as fat as a bear usually is. 



^hothonkaria'ko'" . 



again lie volunteers. 



ki" thakaie'rite' 



weieiinatsa'ni' 



niHiiner of acting 

 (is) frightful 



ni'io't o'ia' 



so it is other 

 it is 



wa'heii'ro"': 



he it sjiid : 



wa'honni'ro"': 



they (m.) itsaid ; 



ne 



the 



la" 



Not. I it \vc 



helieve, co; 



wa'hatewii'rike"nh!l'. 



Ta'. 



so'dji' (■'"'s 



because custom- 

 arily 



e"' kfi'tr ■v 



iild 



o'k- 



onlv 



shothonkaria'ko'*'. 



ag-ain he volunteers to 



No'k' 



And 



ha'kare" neiT 



after a now 



• Neil' ki" i' 



roti- 



their 



wii"hr 



verily 



ori'te' 



it pigeon 



wa' 'hi' 



verily 



believe. 



"To', kfi'tr 



' How, S'.> then 



let I 



nen 



now 



e"'satewirake"nha' ? " E'tho'ne' nen' ne' 



f. io'tharatie"se\ 



it went about 

 uttering cries. 



„ kwa're"'. 



would alight. 



Sewatie're" 



netii 



o"kathonkar'ia'ke"." E'tlio'iu 



I will volunteer to do it .\t that 



(score stick)." time 



iiikwatkat'ho' dji' ne"te"siere" ne' 



where so thou wilt the 



act 



ori'te' wa'katie"so'" 



it pigeon it flew about from 

 phicc to place 



okwirii'ke" sheiinits- 



it shrub again it 



nen 



nrnv 



10 



sakatie"so"' 



again it flew from 

 place to place 



ie°kaie'rite'." 



it will lie correct 



Na'he"' 



In a short »>r 



time 



io'thara'tie'se' 



it went about 

 uttering cries. 



E'tho'ne' 



o'k- 



inlv 



a re 



again 



no'k" 



Neil' 



ha're' 



and again 



wa'hoiini'ro"": 



thev (m.) itsaid: 



tonsaka'te"', 



again it would 



■ NeiT 



ne 



that 



nen 



now 



roiinatek'saie"" 



kwa ri' 



it bear 



11 i'kare' e" ka'tf ia'hotiwa"sko' ne' 



ori'te', 



it pigeon, 



nen 



now 



ta-hi 



12 



13 



14 



wa'honni'ro"": 



they (m.) itsaid: 



eii'okoii''i'i'." 



ofT spring." 



uiionare*'.se" 



so they fat (arej 



"E" 



■ Thus 



ni se 



the 



(Ne' 



(The 



dji' 



where 



ka'tr 



so then 



ni'io't 



so it is t 



y thou 



kari'hoii'ni 



it reason is 



c"'s ne' 



ne lonare se 



so tliev will b 



'hake' ne' shei- 



the 



ori'te' 



it pigeon 



KWaiT 



it bear 



iiotiwi'ra" 



their off- 

 spring 



io're'se"*.) 



it is fat.) 



