THE RABBIT AND THE GRIZZLY BEAR. 47 
Dadiha, wa¢aha tida?-qti ka”b¢a, 4-biamé. A™, 4-biamd Mactcin’ge aka, 
O father, clothing good very I wish, said, they say. Yes, said, they say Rabbit a 
sub.). 
Ga” wa¢dge wi" gidxa-biama, dinuhu wi” ami. Ca™ wajin’ga ukidate jiga 
And hat one ae for they say, owl one they say. In fact bird - eee body 
im ‘ogether 
b¢uga qti waé¢aha-biamé. Ci hi"bé ¢éga” danuhu akiwa uja’-biama.  Si- 
a 
all very heclothed they say. Again moccasin s0 owl both he put they say. 
F Z on (wore) 
¢ize ma¢iv-bi té’di, Hu! ha! hi! ¢-hna™biama. qanuhu wana™huta™- 
step walked,theysay when, Hu! hu! hu! said eee they say. Owl he made them hoot as 
ally 
hna”-biama. Ca™ wajif/ga bétiga hiita™ za‘é’-qti-a-biama. 
oo) 
he walked, they say. ‘In fact bird all erying made a great noise, they say. 
NOTES. 
The Grizzly bear went out very early each morning in search of buffalo. Having 
found the game, he used to get home by sunrise, when he informed the Rabbit. The 
Rabbit, who was very swift, could chase the buffalo and kill them; but the Grizzly 
bear was unable to do this, so he kept the Rabbit as his servant, calling him his 
younger brother. 
43, 3. uh a®wa"¢a maig¢in-gi. Uh, a contr. of the, to go out from camp to meet 
the hunters and help to bring the fresh meat home. ‘Begone, and tell them about 
me, So that-they may come out for the fresh meat, and pack it into camp.” The Bear 
took all the credit to himself. 
43, 4. Sanssouci and F. LaFléche gave “ti¢ai-gi hati” instead of ti¢abi-ga hat. 
The Kwapa (egiha (Kansas, etc.) uses “-bi” as a plural sign, where the Omaha (egiha 
has ¢4-i.” 
43, 6. b¢ugaqti, pronounced b¢ut+gaqti by Nuda®-axa. 
44,7. wami hebe - - - igig¢a®-biama. ‘The piece of clotted blood was about the 
size of two fingers. 
44, 9. abayu ¢a" u¢a®-bi ega®, etc. The Bear got out of patience with the Rabbit, 
who insisted on carrying a piece of the meat. 
44, 12. eskana, winisi, etc. The growth of the young Rabbit was as follows: (1) 
He commenced talking, saying words here and there, not speaking plainly or con- 
nectedly. (2) Next, he spoke without missing a word or syllable. (3) He became like 
boys who pull the bow and shoot very well, and who run a little now and then, but not 
very far. (4) He was as a youth who can draw the arrow, and who runs swiftly for 
some time. (5) He became a young man, one of those who carry the quiver and take 
wives. 
45, 7. naji, a word implying anger on the part of the speaker. 
45, 10. hebe ¢agi‘i® ‘i¢a¢é té. “You must speak to him for a piece that you can 
carry yourself.” 
45, 16. ie té égija*ji-hna®, etc. ‘Why, Rabbit, you have not been using such lan- 
guage, but (now) you are active.” ; 
45, 19. a™onajuaji, equal to a™¢ac‘aje—ga¢i™-na"paji. See fifth myth, 23, 11. 
46, 1. ugina*"qpa-biama. Omahas, etc., carry their bows, when not in use, with 
one end of the string loose. When they wish to string the bow, they bend it with the 
foot, and put the string on the other end.—L. Sanssouci. 
