HOW THE RABBIT CAUGHT THE SUN IN A TRAP, 13 
HOW THE RABBIT CAUGHT THE SUN IN A TRAP. 
OBTAINED FROM FRANK LA FLECHE. 
Egi¢e Mactcin’ge aka iya™ ¢inké ena-qtci yig¢e jugig¢a-biama. Ki 
It came to Rabbit the his grand- the (st. only very hedwelt he withhis they say. And 
pass (sub.) mother ob.) in a lodge own 
ha’ egatceé’-qtci-hna” ‘Abae ahi-biamaé. Ha ega"tcé’-qtci a¢a-bi ctéwa™ 
morning very early habitually hunting he went thither, Morning very early he went,they notwith- 
they say. say standing 
nikaci*ga wi™ si snedé’-qti-hna" sig¢e ag¢a-bitéama. Ki ibaha™ ga™¢a- 
person one foot long very habit: trail had gone, they say. And fo iow he wished 
ally im 
biamé. Niaci"ga ¢i" r’ta" wita™¢i® b¢é ta minke, e¢éga"-biama. Ha”- 
they say. Person ee now I—first Igo will I who, he thought they say. Morn- 
my.) 
ega"tcé’-qtei yaha"-bi ega™ a¢a-biama. Ci cgi¢e nikaci"ga ama sig¢e 
ing very early he arose they having he went, they say. Again it came to person the (my.) _ trail 
say pass 
a¢i-bitéama. Egi¢e aki-biamd. .Ga-biamé: ya"ha, wita™¢i® b¢é axidaxe 
he had gone, theysay. Itcame to he reached home, He said as follows, O grand- I—first I go I make for 
pass they say. they say: mother, myself 
ctéwa™ nikaci*ga wi" a™aqai a¢ai te a”. ya™hda, uyfa"¢e daxe ta 
notwith- person one getting ahead he has gone. O grandmother, a snare Imake will 
standing of me 
minke, ki b¢ize ti minke ha. Ata™ ja™ tada™, 4-biamd wa‘tyinga aka. 
I who, and Itake will I who é Why youdo should? she they say old woman the. 
him it said 
Niaci"ga i¢atfab¢é ha, a-biama. Ki Mactcin’ge a¢a-biama. A¢a-bi yi 
Person Thate him he they say. And Rabbit he went they say. He went, when 
said they say 
ci sig¢e ¢é té ama. Ki ha™ té i¢ape ja”-biama. Man’de-ya™ ¢a” ukinacke 
again trail it had gone, they And night the ok he lay they say. Bow-string the noose 
say. ‘or 
gaxi-biama yi, sig¢e ¢é-hna™ té & di i¢a™¢a-biamd. Egi¢e ha™ega*ted’- 
he made they say when, trail went habitu- the there heputit they say. It came to very early in the 
it ally pass 
qtei uyfa"¢e ¢a™ gija™be ahf-biama. Egi¢e Mit ¢a® ¢izé akama. Tar¢i'’- 
morming snare the to see hisown he ar- they say. It came to Sun the he had taken, they Running 
rived pass say. 
qtci u¢d ag¢d-biamd. yga"hd, inddda® ¢i*te b¢ize édega®™ a™ baaze-hna™ 
very totell he went they say. O grandmother what (thing) itmay I took but me it scared _habitu- 
homeward be ally 
ha, d-biamd. yga™hd, man’de-ya" ¢a™ ag¢ize ka™b¢édega™ a’’-baaze- 
he they say. O grandmother, bow-string the I take my I wished—but me it scared 
said own 
hna™i ha, 4-biamé. Mahi" a¢i"-bi ega™ é’di a¢a-biama Ki _ eca"-qtci 
habitually. he they say. Knife he had they having thither he went they say. And nearto very 
said say 1 it 
ahi-biama. Piiji ckAxe. Eata™ éga™ ckaxe & E’di gi-ada™ i” ¢ické-ga 
he ar- they say. Bad you do. Why so you do ? There be com- and untie it for me 
rived ing back 
ha, 4-biama Mi” aké. Mactcin’ge aka é’di a¢a-bi ctéwa™ na™pa-bi ega™ 
he they say Sun the. Rabbit the thither wentthey notwith- he feared theseen having 
said say standing danger, they say 
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