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have you done it? Come hither and untie me,” said the Sun. The Rabbit, although 
he went thither, was afraid, and kept on passing partly by him (or, continued going 
by a little to one side). And making a rush, with his head bent down (and his arm 
stretched out), he cut the bow-string with the knife. And the Sun went on high. And 
the Rabbit had the hair between his shoulders scorched yellow, it having been hot 
upon him (as he stooped and cut the bow-string). (And the Rabbit arrived at home.) 
“Tam burnt. O, grandmother! the heat has left nothing of me,” said he. She said, 
“Oh, my grandchild! I think that the heat has left to me nothing of him!” (From 
that time the rabbit has had a singed spot on his back, between the shoulders.) 
HOW. THE RABBIT KILLED THE BLACK BEARS 
Omaua VERSION, BY J. LA FLECHE. 
Mactcin’ge amd iya™ é¢a"ba édi akama jigte jigig¢e. Wasdbe 4f 
Rabbit the his grand- too there was, they hedwelt he with his Black bear _vil- 
mother say inalodge own age 
daa ¢aji-a hé’, iya™ akdé egd-biamdé. Wasdbe ama nikaci"ga wawéqaqai 
theto go not a his grand- the she said that to Black bear the (pl.) men they are laughors 
mother him, theysay. at them 
hé. E’di ¢aji-a he’. I¢iqdga taf hé. Wasdbe nikagahi ¢inké dahe, céhi¢e- 
: There go not A They laugh will . Black bear chief the hill that dis- 
at you tant 
¢an’di 4fi hé, 4-biama. E’ja ¢aji-a hé’, a-biama. Kgi¢e man‘de g¢iza-bi 
the (ev.) he . she they say. Thither go not c as they say. It came to bow he took his 
at itches said Bai pass own, they say 
is tent 
ega’ 6di a¢d-biamé Mactcin’ge. Wasdbe nikagahi ¢ifké’di Mactcin’ge 
having there he went they say Rabbit. Black bear chief the—to Rabbit 
ama 6'di ahi-biamd. ijébe é’di a-i-naji” yi xagé gax4-biama Mactcin’ge. 
the there ar-_ they say. Door ‘there hecameto when crying he made they say Rabbit. 
(mv.) rive and stood at 
Mactcin’ge, edta™ ¢axdge a, 4-biamd Wasdbe aka. A™ha’—negtha—wa- 
Rabbit, ° why you cry ? he they say Blackbear the. Yes O mother's old 
said brother 
‘“jinga aka—¢inégi— Wasabe—¢inké ya—ma"¢i"-& hé—ai éga"—a™¢a™ husai 
woman the your moth- Black bear the—to walk thou 5 she having she scolded me 
er’s brother said 
ega”—pi hi, 4-biam4 Mactcin’ge aké. Egi¢e nan’de masdniaja g¢in’-gi 
having Ihave . he they say Rabbit the. It came to sideofthe onthe otherside sit thou 
been coming said pass lodge 
ha, 4-biam4 Wasdbe aka. Egi¢e Mactcin’ge edi g¢i* ¢inké amd. Ha™ 
he theysay Blackbear the. It came to Rabbit there _he was sitting, they say. Night 
said pass 
yi Mactein’ge dci a¢d-biama. Aci ahf-bi ega™ yijébe égaxé/-qti jaé-biama 
when Rabbit outof he they say. Outof ar- they having door round very dunged, they 
doors went doors rived say about say 
Mactcin’ge aka. Hat! ing¢é wiwha, a’ba wiujan’ga ugig¢a‘dA‘a tai hia, 
Rabbit the. Well! feces my own, day as soon 18 you give ge scalp- will 
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