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paqti-gikidabi came. And he carried four deer in his belt. He walked, having a very 
large oak tree fora bow. ‘Are ye not truly afraid of me when ye see me? Which 
kind of persons are ye?” (said the giant). “That one, the Rabbit, commanded us to 
cut it up, and so we cut it up,” said the two. “ Why do ye take it before me, and that 
without hesitation?” said he. ‘You very bad Rabbit! You very bad big-eyes! You 
very bad forked-mouth!” ‘What great (man) are you (that you talk so? or, what is 
the great trouble that affects you, that you talk thus)?” ‘Stand still, else I will press 
you down in the blood” (said yaqti-gikidabi). ‘Shame on you! Press me down in the 
blood. Hurry, hurry! I say, you gaqti-gikidabi!” Rushing on him, jaqti-gikidabi 
pressed him down in the blood The Rabbit arose with the blood streaming from him 
in all directions. (The Rabbit) having said, “Shame on you!” paqti-gikidabi attacked 
him again. ‘These fear you, so they do not attack you! Ido not fear you, so I will 
attack you” (said the Rabbit). ‘Stand ye still, lest I blow you up into the sky” (said 
the giant). “Blow meup into thesky! Hurry, O gaqti-gikidabi!” Having seized the 
Rabbit, he blew him up into the sky with sudden force. He was coming down (hither, 
to earth) with his legs kicking out repeatedly. And when he (the Rabbit) had come 
back very near (to earth), he (the giant) blew him up again with sudden force. And 
so paqti-gikidabi stood for some time, blowing him up into the sky again and again with 
sudden force. “ Whensoever I tread on the ground again I will kill you,” said the 
Rabbit. It came to pass that gaqti-gikidabi was weary. The Rabbit trod on the 
ground. And he took his bow. And he shot at gaqti-gikidabi. And he wounded him 
tight in the eye. And gaqti-gikidabi was dead. And these nations rejoiced very 
much. 
And the Rabbit went homeward. When he arrived at home, his grandmother 
was there. Said he, “O grandmother! I have killed gaqti-gikidabi.” ‘You very bad 
eyes! It is not at all easy to kill that one,” said his grandmother. ‘Grandmother, I 
say that because I have killed him,” said the Rabbit. 
HOW THE RABBIT WENT TO THE SUN. 
OBTAINED FROM NuUDA™-AXA. 
Pahan’ga té’di a¢d-biamd Mactein’ge amd. ypa"hd, maca™ udyine 
Betore when went they say Rabbit the (my.). Grandmother, feathers I hunt for 
myself 
b¢é ti minke, 4-biamd. I¢iate’ iciate’é+! maéca™ Awakée'di tmaki-qtci 
Igo will I who said, they say. (Fem. intj. of wonder, &c.) feathers in what place easy very 
iS . . , / Pp lOve . 1 ies 
i¢a¢é tada”+, 4-biamaé. Ga" a¢d-biama, tan’de aA¢itd-qtci sna™sna"-qteci 
you find will? said they say. And hewent they say ground going by very level very 
she a near way 
: . . , , , . , y , 
ga" xagé a¢d-biamd. Neégi-hai+!! négi-hai+!! ¢-hna™ a¢é-biama. Unat 
so crying he went they say. Mother's brother O!! mother’s brother O!! say- only hewent they say Seeking 
ing him 
\e 1? , yas Fo eaite, ay, , Sy 
ami Qi¢’ ami e ma'xe fbisande até-qti gawi’xe amima. Ma*¢i"- 
the ones Eagle the (pl.) that sky pressing far very were flying round and round, ‘They walked 
who ny against (beyond) they say. 
