66 THE @EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
will be necessary for you to keep your eyes closed; for if any of you open your eyes, 
all of you shall have red eyes.” And he commenced to sing: 
——— So 
Hé! wa-da™-be ¢in-ké ¢a", I-cte&-ji-de! I-ctea-ji-de! I’-be ¢i-a”- 
dje! I’-be ¢i-a®-dje! 
“Beware! he who has seen, 
Byes red! Kyes red! 
Spread your tails! Spread your tails!” 
The Turkeys danced while he sang this over and over; and as they danced, he 
grabbed first one and then another, putting them into his game-bag. But one Turkey, 
suspecting something wrong, opened one eye and cried out, “He is killing us all.” 
Then the surviving Turkeys flew away. The youth took the sack home, and said: 
“Grandmother, now I have comets Keep the bag while I go out and get some 
water.” But the old woman’s curiosity proving too great, she opened the bag, and all 
the Turkeys but one got away. The old woman, who was blind, held the Turkey by 
both legs. When the young man returned, ain ealled out, @Gome quickly and help 
me. I have two of them.” The young man was angry, and reproved her, not allow- 
ing her to eat any of the Turkey. And from that time Turkeys have had red eyes. 
60, 3. b¢at eteda, contracted from b¢ate eteda”. 
60, 9. a"na"t ega", contracted from a®na"te ega?. 
61, 13. gata"ha uji-biama. About four feet deep. 
61, 14. zizika jinga snuta. According to L. Sanssouci, it was not the young Tur- 
key that opened its eyes and gave the alarm, but one of the Tai’-si-snéde, the Long- 
legged ta™i", a species of snipe. These birds danced with the Turkeys, and they, not 
the Turkeys, had their eyes changed to red ones. 
61, 16. k’ti is ewhispered. 
62, 1. gakiaha". Two branches rubbed against each other, being moved or raised 
by the wind. 
62, 4. kageha, i¢aqa..... cema: My friend, as I wished to laugh (I said) those 
(words). 
62, 6. cena hau+. The voice is raised and prolonged, it being a call to the 
wolves in the distance. 
62, 6. wadiagiji—l’. LaFléche; but wadiagiji—ga¢ina™paji. 
62, 6. gudihehdi-ga, contracted from gudiha ihai-ga. 
62, 7. pahanga hi ama, etc. The Wolves agreed among themselves that whoever 
was the first to reach the place, could eat the “qehuq¢abe i¢abeta™.” 
62, 13. egi¢e yeyaiiga, ete. White Eagle’s (Ponka) version of this myth tells how 
Ictinike caught the Big Turtle. “When Ictinike saw the Big Turtle, he drew back 
very quietly, and went to a little distance. Then he raised his voice, and called to the 
Big Turtle. ‘Ho, you over there!’ ‘What is the matter, venerable man?’ said the 
