48 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
46, 4. ndji, éga"-qti @¢ahni® eska™. “I suspect that you have been treating my 
father just so.” 
46, 12. ubaha™ basnindihé ama. A case of hapax legomenon. F. La Fléche would 
read “Kida-biama, he shot at her,” instead of “Ku-biama,” which is not plain to him. 
46, 16. ¢iadi, etc. The Rabbit’s son adopted the kind young Grizzly bear as his 
younger brother; hence the elder Rabbit became the adoptive father of the Grizzly bear. 
46, 19. hegaji, pronounced here as he+gaji. 
46, 20, i¢a¢a-biama. Instr. from a¢a, to stick on, as with glue. 
TRANSLATION, 
The Grizzly bear came home, having been scouting for the Rabbit. And the 
Rabbit went to attack the herd. The Rabbit killed a very fat buffalo.. “Begone 
and tell about me, that they may come after the meat,” said the Grizzly bear. ‘Pass 
ye on to the red-eyed Grizzly bear, to help him pack the meat!” said the Rabbit. 
Oh! my husband’s brother, in which direction?” said the female Grizzly bear. And 
they departed. They brought home all of the buffalo meat. And there were four 
young Grizzly bears. And the youngest one pitied the Rabbit. He used to bring him 
by stealth a part of what they ate. And on the next day the Grizzly bear said to him 
again: “Rabbit, your chasing-place is full of game.” “O elder brother!” said the 
Rabbit, “I am putting on my moccasins.” And he attacked them. Again he killed 
a very fat buffalo. The Grizzly bear went thither. “Begone and tell about me, 
that they may come after the meat,” said the Bear. And the Rabbit was going 
homeward. ‘Pass ye on to the red-eyed Grizzly bear, to help him to pack the meat!” 
said the Rabbit. ‘Oh! my husband’s brother, in which direction?” said the female 
Grizzly bear. And they went to pack the meat. And they brought home all the meat | 
on their backs. And the young Grizzly bear brought him a piece again. And the 
Grizzly bear said as follows: “I think that you took a piece to some one.” The next 
day he was returning from scouting. ‘‘Rabbit, your chasing-place is full,” said the 
Grizzly bear. “O elder brother! I am putting on my moccasins,” said the Rabbit. 
And he attacked them. Again he killed a very fat buffalo. The Bear arrived 
there. ~ ““Begone and tell about me, that they may come after the meat,” said the 
Grizzly bear. ‘“O elder brother! I will carry my own piece,” said the Rabbit. “ Qa-i! 
He wishes to carry meat! Begone and tell about me, that they may come after the 
meat,” said he. And he got out of patience with him, as the Rabbit insisted on carry- 
ing his own piece. And the Rabbit cut the meat several times with a knife, causing 
pieces to come off. And the Rabbit seized a piece of blood and put it into his belt. 
‘““ What have you been taking,” said the Grizzly bear. ‘‘O elder brother! I have taken 
nothing,” said the Rabbit. Holding the Rabbit by the nape of the neck, he pressed him 
repeatedly in the blood. The Rabbit cried. And he approached to tell them to go after 
the meat. Having gone after the meat, they came to the lodge. And the Rabbit put 
at the side of the lodge this piece of blood which he had taken. It was night. And 
the Rabbit said as follows: “I hope, my child, that you may be as children who begin 
to talk suddenly, saying a word now and then.” And when he had finished speaking 
to him, the blood said “Yes,” like an infant. And it was so. And he said to him 
again: “I hope, my child, that you may be like children who speak plainly without 
missing a word.” And it was so. And the Grizzly bear said, ‘With whom were you 
