HOW THE RABBIT KILLED THE BLACK BEARS. 21 
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biama. FE gi¢a-biamd wa‘tjinga. Ga", ke’, yatha, mang¢in’-e%t ha. 
they say. That she re- they say old woman. And, come, grandmother, begone 2 
joiced 
i? — =} v L, . I Cus = . . , 
‘T-ada® mang¢in’-eai ha, 4-biamA Mactein’ge aka. [Hgi¢e mi“ da"be na™ba 
cee and begone . said, they say Rabbit the. {At length hour two 
it on 
your back 
té’di] uq¢é cakf tA minke, 4-biamdé. Tya” aké 4 ag¢é-biamé. KG gan ki 
at the] quickly Ieome will Iwho, said I who. His grand- the carry- went homeward, And then 
home to mother ing on they say. 
you her back 
, (2: Sis (Wks . = as ee. 2 ene 
uq¢tiqa damit édega” gasntig i¢a™ ag¢at gan’ki jé ke uyidahi-qti ivje ¢a" 
hollow going down but ~ slipped suddenly went and mem- the pushedits way very vagina the 
ill brum virile far 
. , {7 . , ee / . = 6) 105 4p viel: . 
i¢é¢e-hna™-biama. U-a+! e-hna”-biamé. Gan‘ki iytiepa é’di ag¢a-biama. 
went habitu- they say. Oh! oh! said only they say. And her grand- there went homeward, 
suddenly ally child, they say. 
rl Pea en . , 1° . T . Pole, . 
Kgi¢e igi¢d-biamé. Gija™ba-biamad. Tbeta” ag¢aé-biama. Phir inahi" 
It came to he found they say. He saw his they say. Passing went they say. Bad truly 
pass his own own around homeward 
waityinga gixai, e¢¢éga” ag¢a-biama., Ganki yi téja aki-biaméa Ma- 
old woman id, thinking went homeward And lodge the—at reached home, Rab- 
they say. they say 
ef *n/ , am fi] Ee O © / Ue ‘e Jur = , S, ae 1 y, 
ctein’ge-i” ama. Gan‘ki iya” amd ga té-qti akf-biamé. Ga", Hata” 
bit the. And his grand- the a while very reached home, And Why 
mother  (mv.) they say. 
mathni”, A-biama. y,ticpa¢a"+! qa¢i® jin’ga ikigewa¢d¢e ama an‘kipai 
you walk, eid they say. O grandchild! Pawnee young you have shen for the (pl.) they met me 
cS) friends 
ega” juan’e¢e aki; wa¢étanki¢at ega™ ag¢i-maji. Gan‘ki ki ama yi 
having with me they they caused me to eat having I did not come And reached they when 
reached home ; home. home = say 
— f is = / = , , , . , 7 4 , . 
gan‘ki iya™ ¢inké wakéga, é-biama. Wamit hébe gia ™¢a ¢é¢a-biama. 
then his grand- the sick, she said, they say. Blood piece he threw sent they say. 
mother on her forcibly 
/ s— a rf . . a fee tc] . f <ieu®, 
Iya” ¢inké wami-Ag¢a® gidxa-biamd. -ypa"ha, _piiiji’-qtei ckixe. Aci 
His grand- the blood diaper (2) he made_ they say. Grandmother, bad very you did. Out of 
mother for her doors 
man¢in’-ea. yathd, Aci uhan’-ga. Cé-¢a® wa¢ayi'i” ye-man’ge Aci @¢ata- 
walk. Grandmother, out of cook. That (ev. you carried it buf- breast out of eat your 
doors ob.) on your back — falo doors 
~ Cee : r ) Oey? . / , t : , a , 
et ha, A-biamé. picpaca”+! t’edgi¢é’-qti-ma™ ena, 4-biamé. Ega" tate, 
own ._ said they say. O grandchild! Lkillmy own very Ido ! said they say. So paeuale 
8, 
ing¢a™ +! 4-biamd Maetein’ge iya™ aka. 
O first son! said, they say Rabbit his grand- the. 
mother 
NOTES. 
The above fragment of this myth was given by Waji'’ska, an Omaha. Mr. La- 
Fleche admitted that there as such a part, but thought it could be omitted. 
21, 2. egi¢e mida"™be na*ba tédi. This is evidently a modern addition, made by 
the narrator. 
21, 11. wami hebe, etc. The Rabbit took some coagulated blood from the piece of 
the Black bear, and threw it suddenly against his grandmother, causing thereby the 
first attack of the catamenia. From that time women have been so affected; and, as 
in the case of the old woman they have been compelled to stay out of the lodge during 
that period. 
