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departed. When he reached the Black bears’ village, one Black bear had dreamed 
(or, had had a dream). The Black bear stood erying bitterly. They said, “Why do 
you do it?” Said he, “TI dreamed, but I dreamed about something extremely bad. I 
dreamed that we were all killed. Yes, I dreamed that I too was killed.” “You 
dreamed to no purpose. How could we all be killed?” The Black bears ate only 
human beings; therefore, the Rabbit, siding with mankind, wished to kill all of them. 
The Rabbit, having reached the Black bears’ village, dunged all around it during the 
night. ‘+ Well! my own fieces,” said he, “give ye the scalp-yell at early dawn. Let us 
kill all the Black bears. I will at the first give the signal for the attack. Do ye, ati 
the same time, give the scalp-yell.” As soon as it was day, the Rabbit gave the signal 
for the attack. The whole party of men gave the scalp-yell. All the Black bears 
came out. All of the Black bears were killed. One male and one female were left. 
The Rabbit took hold of the Black bears. The Rabbit talked with the Black bears: 
“You were bad, so you shall eat nothing but insects. You shall have no spirits 
(minds). My mothers and my mothers’ brothers (that is, men and women, the whole 
human race) shall eat you. You shall be called Black bears (wa-sabe, the black 
animals). Walk ye (or depart ye).” 
HOW THE RABBIT KILLED THE BLACK BEARS. 
OMAHA VERSION, BY WaAJI™SKA. 
Mactein’ge iya” ¢inké jugig¢e ahi-biam4é Gan’ki, ya"hd, 4ye-jéga 
Rabbit his grand- the “he with his ar- they say. And grand- buffalo thigh 
mother own rived mother, (upper leg) 
y Oi ~~, : (20a / . , ) . 
ké ‘“n’-gi, a’-biamd.  ucpa¢a"+! wakan‘dayi¢at dda" na™ pewa¢e’-qtei 
the carry on said they say. O grandchild! he makes himelf a deity therefore dangerous very 
your back, he 
javi. A™na’’-qiqixe tai. - Ub¢i‘age, a-biama. Ké’, yarhd, ca” 4e-¢iti? 
he lies. Me with crush many will. Tam unwilling, said they say. Come, grandmother, then buffalo rib 
his leg times she 
ees em ie, . , pales : rye ’ : , ow POO 
fn/-ei ha, 4-biaméa. Whuepd! ¢ig¢a™¢i®, A-biama. (Pid ¢a™ a bitcitetje 
carry on - said they say. My grandchild! you are silly, said they say. Side the me pressing on 
your back he she break in 
tai; skiee hé, A-biama. a-{! A-biamd, Awad¢a® ¢ati™” te, a-biama. Gat 
; 5 ’ ) ’ ’ 
will; heavy 2 said the say. What! said they say, where-the you carry will, said they say. And, 
she he on your back he 
Cy) y y on oz. . , , y , Pat a. / ek ap , 
da ¢a® ‘in’-gi ha, ci a-biamaé. icpa¢a™! hi ké pai, égi¢e a™¢aqiqixe tat, 
head the carry on . again said they say. O grandchild! teeth the sharp, beware, me they crush will, 
your back he lest by biting 
A-biamé. Na”-ape tcdbe, a-biamd. Ki, Hatt! ya"ha, ye-man’ge ké ‘in’-ot 
said she, they Tam afraid of very said they say. And, Ho! grandmother, buf- breast the carry on 
say. them she falo your back 
ha, A-biama. tiepa¢a™! ed& he, a-biama Gan‘ki jé ké u¢diha gaxd- 
’ il. ? J taal 
said they say. O grandchild! thatisit . said they say. And mem- the jomed to it he made 
he she brum virile 
