14. THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
hébe fhe a¢é-hna?-biama. Ki yu‘é’ a¢a-bi ega” mdsa-biama man‘de-ya" 
partly he hewent habitu- they say. And rushing hewent,they having hecutit they say bow-string 
passed ally with say 
bent head 
¢a". Gan‘ki Mi” aka ma*cidha aid¢a-biamd. Ki Mactcin’ge aka abayu 
the. And Sun the on high ithad they say. And Rabbit the space be- 
gone tween shoulders 
hi” ¢a" nézi-biamd, dnakada-bi ega™. (Mactcin’ge ama aki-biama.)  I-tei- 
hair the burnt they say, it washoton they having. (Rabbit the reached they say.) Ttci- 
yellow it say home 
tei+! ya"ha, na¢ingé-qti-ma™ ha, a-biamaé. Jy,ucpa¢a"+! i” na¢ingé’-qti-ma” 
tei+! O grand- burnt to very Iam e he they say. O grandchild! forme is burnt very Iam 
mother, nothing said to nothing 
eska™+! 4-biama. Ceta™. 
Ithink! she they say. So far. 
said 
NOTES. 
13, 7. a¢ai te a". The conclusion of this sentence seems odd to the collector, but 
its translation given with this myth is that furnished by the Indian informant. 
13, 11. ha®+ega"tcé-qtci. The prolongation of the first syllable adds to the force 
of the adverb “qtci.” The translation may be given as “‘ve -- ry early in the morning.” 
14, 1. hebe ihe a¢e-hna®-biama. The Rabbit tried to obey the Sun, but each time 
that he attempted it he was so much afraid of him that he passed by a little to one 
side. He could not go directly to him. 
14, 2. ma™ciaha aia¢a-biama. When the Rabbit rushed forward with bowed 
head, and cut the bow-string, the Sun’s departure was so rapid that “he had already 
gone on high.” 
14, 3. itcitci+, an intj., showing that the speaker was in pain, caused in this case 
from the heat of the Sun’s rays. See myth of the Sun and Moon. 
The sentence at the end of the translation was given in Gegiha by the narrator; 
but the collector failed to write it. Hence it has no equivalent in the text. 
TRANSLATION. 
Once upon a time the Rabbit dwelt in a lodge with no one but his grandmother. 
And it was his custom to go hunting very early in the-morning. No matter how early 
in the morning he went, a person with a very long foot had been along, leaving a trail. 
And he (the Rabbit) wished to know him. ‘ Now,” thought he, “I will go in advance 
of the person.” Having arisen very early in the morning, he departed. Again it 
happened that the person had been along, leaving a trail. Then he (the Rabbit) went 
home. Said he, “Grandmother, though I arrange for myself to go first, a person 
anticipates me (every time). Grandmother, I will make a snare, and I will catch 
him.” ‘Why should you do it?” said she. “I hate the person,” he said. And the 
Rabbit departed. When he went, again had the footprints gone along. And he lay 
waiting for night (to come). And he made a noose of a bow-string, putting it in the 
place where the footprints used to be seen. And it came to pass that he reached 
there very early in the morning for the purpose of looking at his trap. And it happened 
that he had caught the Sun. Running very fast, he went homeward to tell it. Said 
he, “Grandmother, I have caught something or other, but it scares me.” “Grand- 
mother I wished to take my bow-string, but I was scared every time,” he said. He 
went thither with a knife. And he got very near it. ‘ You have done wrong. Why 
