56 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
were saying, ridiculing her. And they arrived. ‘That moving animate object, an 
eagle, goes to you! Do let the Rabbit’s son come in sight,” they said, referring to 
Ictinike. They commanded (some one) to shoot at it. When the Rabbit’s son arrived 
very near at hand, the birds on the clothing knew his coming, and cried out. Ietinike 
said as follows: “They always do so. Sit ye in silence,” he said. ‘An eagle goes 
to you!” said they (the villagers). ‘Command ye the Rabbit’s son to appear,” 
they said. Ictinike came in sight. It passed directly above him. He shot at it and 
missed it. This other one (the Rabbit’s son) came in sight. When he had been 
in sight a very great while, it (the eagle) went circling around at the very center 
of the tribal circle. When he shot at it with force, he killed it. ‘ Wuhu! he killed it. 
Why! that one is the Rabbit’s son,” they said (ov, that one ought to be the Rabbit's 
son). When they reached the place where it was killed, a fine feather had fallen. He 
took it. “Put that away,” said he, meaning the woman (7. é., as the one he addressed). 
All the men contended for the eagle. On the morrow it was day. “ Look at the feather 
which you put away,” said he. She looked atit. Shesaid, “Oh!” She spoke in wonder. 
“This is the whole eagle,” said she. “Take it to the venerable man (your father),” 
said he. And she took it to him. On the following day, they said, “An eagle goes 
to you! Command ye the Rabbit’s son to appear.” Ictinike came in sight. It passed 
directly above him. He shot at it and missed it. This other one came in sight. 
When he had been in sight a very great while, it went circling around at the very 
center of the tribal circle. When he shot at it with force, he killed it. ‘ Wuhu! he 
killed it. Why, that one is the Rabbit’s son!” said they. When they reached the 
place where it was killed, a fine feather had fallen. He took it. “ Put that away,” 
said he. On the morrow it was day. “ Look at the feather which you put away,” said 
he. She looked at it. She said, “Oh!” She spoke in wonder. ‘This is the whole 
eagle,” said she. ‘Take it to the venerable man,” said he. And she took it to him. 
On the following day they said, “An eagle goes to you! Command ye the Rabbit’s 
son to appear.” Ictinike came in sight. It passed directly over him. He shot at it 
and missed it. This other one came in sight. When he had been in sight a very great 
while, it went circling around at the very center of the tribal circle. When he shot 
at it with force, he killed it. “ Wuhu! he killed it. Why, that one is the Rabbit’s 
son,” said they. When they reached the place where it was killed a fine feather had 
fallen. He took it. “ Put that away,” said he. On the morrow it was day. ‘ Look 
at the feather which you put away,” said he. She looked at it. She said, “Oh!” She 
spoke in wonder. ‘This is the whole eagle,” said she. ‘Take it to the venerable 
man,” said he. And she took it to him. On the following day they said, “An eagle 
goes to you! Command ye the Rabbit’s son to appear.” Ictinike came in sight. It 
passed directly above him. He shot at it and missed it. This other one came in sight. 
When he had been in sight a very great while, it went circling around at the very 
center of the tribal circle. When he shot at it with force, he killed it. ‘ Wuhu! he 
killed it. Why, that one is the Rabbit’s son!” they said. When they reached the 
place where it was killed, a fine feather had fallen. He took it. “Put that away.” 
On the following morning it was day. “ Look at the feather which you put away,” 
said he. She looked at it. She said, “Oh!” She spoke in wonder. “This is the 
whole eagle,” she said. “Take it to the venerable man,” said he. And she took it to 
him. And he (the Rabbit) said, “Well! Let the venerable man employ some persons 
