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32 THE @EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
HOW THE RABBIT KILLED THE DEVOURING HILL. 
OBTAINED rROM J. LAFLECHE. 
dihe-wa¢ahuni wi" édi ké ama. Ki Mactcin’ge aka iya" aka Jugigga- 
Hill that devours one there he was lying, And Rabbit the his grand- the he with his 
they say. mother own 
biama. qadhe wi” édi kéde piiiji, Hgi¢e @’di ond te hé; e’di onaji te hé, 
they say. Hill one there itlies, bad. Beware there yougo will . there you go will 
but not 
i-biama Ki, yga"hd, edta® dda", 4-biamé. Niaci*ga ama @’di hi-hna® 
said they say. And, Grandmother, where- ? (in said they say. Person the (mv.) there arrived only 
she fore word) he (as a rule) 
¢an‘di wi¢ahtni-hna™i hé, 4-biamé. Ki Mactcin’ge amd, Hinda! edta™ 
when (in it drew them habitually D said they say. And Rabbit the (mv.) Let me see! where- 
the past) into its mouth she fore 
éda®. E’di b¢é te-na, e¢éga"-biama. Ga" é'di a¢a-biama. Mactcin’ge 
? (in There Igo will (in he thought, they say. And there he went, they say. Rabbit 
thought). thought), 
edi ahi-bi yi gaéhe-wi¢ahuni aké fbaha’-biamd. Tbaha"-bi ega” di 
there reached, when Hill that devours the ho knew they say. He knew him, having there 
they say (sub.) him they say 
hi fi, qahe-wai¢ahuni, a” ¢ahtini-ga, 4-biama Mactein’ge aki.  qahe- 
reach- when, Hill that devours, draw me into your said they say Rabbit the. Hill 
ed mouth, he 
wi¢ahuni waonahtni-hna” amd, a” ¢ahtni-ga. Ki gahe-wa¢ahuni aka 
that devours them you draw habitu- they say, draw me into your And Hill that devours the 
into your mouth ally mouth. 
Mactein’ge tba-ha”-bi ega™ ¢ahtni-baji-biama. Egi¢e nikaci"ga héga- 
Rabbit he knew him they, having drew him not they say. It came to person by no 
say - into its mouth pass 
ctéwa ji d-idmamé gaq¢a”. Egi¢e @di ahi-biama. Ki gahe-wa¢ahuni 
means afew they were coming, a hunting It came to there they arrived And Hill that devours 
they say party: pass they say. 
akd id¢ixd-biama, ki niaci"ga am’ updé-biamd dahe f té. Ki Mactcin’ge 
the opened its mouth, and person the (pl.) entered they say hill mouth the. And Rabbit 
they say, 
aka € eti upa-biamd. Egihe aid¢a-biamd Mactein’ge qahe-wa¢ahuni nixa 
the he too entered, they say. Onward he had gone, they Rabbit. Hill that devonrs stomach 
without say 
hesitation 
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ma™taja hi yi nan‘de-fsabaji-biama qahe-wa¢ahuni aka. Ga" Mactcin’ge 
inside arrived when heart ~ not good by they say Hill that devours the. And Rabbit 
means of 
dahe-wa¢ahuni aka ig¢eba-biama. Ci gaq¢a™ d‘iba 4-idmamaé. Gaq¢a™ 
Hill that devours the it vomited they say. Again hunting party some they wereapproach- Hunting 
him up ing, they say. party 
edi ahi-bi yi ci Gahe-wa¢ahuni aka id¢ixa-biamé. Ci niaci"ga upa-biama 
there arrived, when again Hill that devours the opened its they say. Again person entered, they say 
they say mouth 
~ uv *—/ ia y . , 1; . . 
i te. Iki Mactein’ge ama ci updé-biamda. Edithi qahe-wa¢ahuni wége¢eba- 
mouth the. And Rabbit the again entered, they say. At that Hill that devours vomited them 
(mv.) time up 
