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baji amd. Egiée nikaci"ga pahan’ga hi-md t’e-ma wah{ k& sa® ké amd, 
not they say. Behold person before arrived, the dead,the bone the (lg. dis- they were ly- 
ones who ones who line) a ing, they say, 
Ww. 1) 
. 2 Se_y er ae , . ¥ en/ - ? f 
qi'q ugdhahd-ma yaci-jin’ga t’e-m4 cti ju u¢as‘i”-ma, ci 7’ tea"-qtci te-ma 
tissue adheringto the agreat little dead,the too flesh ak hering the again now very dead, tho 
each one ones while * ones who withit ones ones who 
who ago who 
cti, ki ni™ja-ma cti. Mactein’ge ak& g4-biam4: Hata" hndta-bajfi i. 
too and alive, theones too. Rabbit the said as follows, Why youeat - not ? 
who they say: 
jenan'de gagé waci”-qti ondt etai-éde; wieb¢i" yi b¢ate te, 4-biamd. 
Buffalo heart those (un- fat very you eat shall but; Tam he if Teatit will said they say. 
seen and he 
scattered) : 
Ki mahi" g¢fza-biama Mactein’ge aka. Mahi" e¢iza-bi yi ye-nan/de méqa"- 
And knife he took his own, they Rabbit the. Knife he took his when buf- heart he cut with 
say own, they say, falo a knife 
biama. Ki qahe-wA¢ahuni amd, Ha”! ha™! ha"! (hna"™-biama. Ki Mactein’ge 
they say. And = _ Hill that devours the, Hat! hat! ha*! hesaidit theysay. And Rabbit 
regularly 
aka, Ha®! ha*! ha"! 4-ji-gi ha, 4-biamé. Ki ye-nan’de waci™ g& eddbe 
the Has! has! ha"! say not - said theysay. And buffalo heart fat the (scat- also 
he tered) 
ugéwi'wa¢ai Mactein’ge aka. gahe ké b¢azd¢a-biama. Niaci"ga b¢tiga- 
he collected them Rabbit the. Hill the split of its own accord, Person all 
: they say. 
qti gacibe ag¢a-biamd. Ag¢d-biamé yi niaci"ga bdtiga u¢éwinyi¢a-biama. 
very outofit went homeward, Went homeward, when person all” assembled themselves, they 
they say. they say say. 
Mactcin’ge nikagahi angdxe taf, 4-biam4. Gan’‘ki g4-biamé: Mactcin’ge 
Rabbit chief wemake will, said they say. And he said as follows, Rabbit 
they they say: 
nikagahi ckaixe tai 4-bi 4¢a. W4i nikagahi ka"b¢a A¢i@hdite. Wia”’- 
chief you make will he says, indeed. au chief I wish I who move, Which 
they say. it may be. 
n 4 Aan 7 a ess WY - ; n/ yn/ i n £ f 
wajata™ ¢ati dite mangei™i-ek. Wi cti wiya" waci" ¢ingéga” dag¢é att. 
from you have it may begone ye. I too my grand- fat had none, as_ I for my I have 
come be mother own come. 
Ga” ag¢d-biam4 Mactcin’ge amd waci™ ‘bi ega”. TI" aki-bi ega™ 
And went homeward, Rabbit the (mv.) fat carried, they having. Car- hereached having 
they say say rying home, they say 
dciaja ité¢a-biama. ya™ha, qahe-wad¢ahuni t’éadé Ada, d-biamd. His! 
outside he putit, they say. O grandmother Hill that devours Ihave indeed, said, they say. Oh! 
killed him 
si-Jan'ga péji’-qtci! i-cpacpa péji’-qtei! ed t’ébe vida” aké-cna™-¢a™ téwaga¢é te, 
foot big bad very! mouth, pieces bad very! that to kill good theone only inthe you have been his 
out 0 one , past slayer, 
a-biama. ‘yathd, t’éa¢éea" cehé hi. Giida té da"ba-g% ha, 4-biama. 
said they say. Grandmother, Ikilledhim,as I said that . Beyond the see thou 5 said they say. 
she (farther off) (pile) he 
Watijitiga aki Aci ahi-bi ega”, Hiv+! yicpa¢a"+! win’ke tedé, 4-biamé. 
Old woman the outof arrived, having, Oh! my grandchild! told the truth did-but, said they say. 
doors they say she 
Waci” té ¢izd-biama. 
Fat the she took they say. 
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