HOW THE RABBIT KILLED THE BLACK BEARS. 19 
chief has a lodge on a hill extending beyond that one in sight. Do not go thither,” 
said she. And taking bis bow, the Rabbit went thither. The Rabbit reached the 
chief of the Black bears. When he got there, and was standing by the door, the 
Rabbit pretended to be crying. “Rabbit, why do you ery?” said the Black bear. 
“Yes,—O mother’s brother—the old woman—said—‘Go to—your mother’s brother— 
the Black bear’—and, havying—scolded me—I have been coming hither,” he said. At 
length the Black bear said, “Sit by the side of the lodge on the other side of (the fire- 
place).” And it came to pass that the Rabbit was sitting there. At night the Rabbit 
went out of the lodge. Having gone outside, the Rabbit dunged all around the door. 
“Well, my own faces,” said the Rabbit, “you will please give the scalp-yell as soon as 
it is day.” As soon as it was day, behold, a very great multitude of persons gave the 
scalp-yell. “O mother’s brother! an exceedingly large number of men dislodge us,” 
said the Rabbit. “Though I should lie here a very long period (or, for many years), 
who could possibly dislodge me (or, cause ine to move)?” said the Black bear. But 
every one of a large number of persons gave the scalp-yell many times. And thinking 
that it was people, the Black bear went out of the lodge. The Rabbit killed (wounded) 
the Black bear just as soon as he got outside. “OQ mother’s brother! they have indeed 
killed you,” said the Rabbit. Having killed him, he went homeward. And he reached 
his home at the lodge. ‘“O grandmother! I have killed the Black bear chief,” said he. 
How would it be possible for you to kill him? To kill him is bad (or diffienlt),” she 
said. “Grandmother, I have killed him. Let us go (thither),” said he. The old 
woman arrived there with him. (See Waji"ska’s version.) ‘Grandmother, this is he.” 
“Yes, my grandchild, it will do,” said she. Having cut up the body, they carried it 
homeward on their backs. When they reached home, the Rabbit departed, carrying 
the scrotum of the Black bear. When he reached the village of the Black bears, they 
said: “The Rabbit has come! The Rabbit has come!” They made a great uproar, 
“Yes, I have come to tell news,” said the Rabbit. “ Halloo! the Rabbit has come, he 
says, to tell news.” All of the Black bears went thither (to the lodge where the Rabbit 
was). They were at the lodge in great crowds. ‘Come, tell us the news,” said they. 
“Yes, I will tell the news,” said the Rabbit. ‘A great many persons, it is said, went 
to the principal chief of the Black bears, and killed him,” said the Rabbit. ‘Our chief 
has been killed,” said the Black bears. All the Black bears cried. “ Ye who have had 
your head-chief killed, here is his scrotum.” Having said this, he struck them with it. 
“<Halloo! The Rabbit is to blame. Chase him and kill him,” said they. They got to 
a place at a very great distance, and overtaking him, they laid hold of him, and killed 
him. They tore all of his body into small fragments, and threw them away. When 
a great while had elapsed, the Rabbit had not come home to his grandmother. And 
his grandmother wished to go and seek for him. The old woman took her bag, and 
went to search for the Rabbit. Said the old woman, “I go to search for him, that I 
may see the place where he was killed.” Having reached there, she picked up the 
scattered pieces; and as she walked along putting them into the bag, she was saying: 
“Yes, Rabbit, you were disobedient. I said ‘Those villagers are disobedient, so do not 
go thither’. Yet you went, and they killed you.” The old woman went homeward, 
varrying the bag on her back. When she reached home, she poured out on the ground 
the contents of the bag, and the Rabbit was alive. “Gono more. The villagers are 
disobedient,” she said. “I will go,” thought the Rabbit. He seized his bow and 
