310 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORTES, AND LETTERS. 
THE RACCOONS AND THE CRABS. 
FRANK LA FLiCHE’s VERSION. 
Egi¢e Miyé amd ¢é amama. Kgi¢e g od-biama: 
At Te ngth Raccoon the was going, they At length i said as follows, 
(sub.) say. they say: 
pa 
Kaé-ge Mi-ya ha!  ha-zi a’-¢at an-ga-¢e te ha, ka-ge Mi-ya ha! - 
Sammie Coon O! grapes we eat iiee us go * snitece Coon O! 
brother brother 
se i * I / ae s 
3 Wii'¢cha, cé b¢ate-hnan’di hi a™sa"san’de-ma”, ga” ada™ ub¢i‘age. 
10) my clder that Teat it Ine REANLY, tooth shake me rapidly, so therefore I am unwilling. 
brother, when 
ee SS Sree Sr Sasso 
Ka-ge Mi-ya had! yan’-de a”-¢at an-gd-¢e te hd, kaé-ge Mi-ya ha! 
Younger Coon oO! plums weeat - let us go : younger Coon oO! 
brother brother 
yee Ae | / ~ / zi 
Wri'¢cha, cé b¢ate-hnan'di a™¢a"wankéga-hna*ma™, ga” ada” ub¢f'age. 
O my elder that JLeatit inv: a iably it always makes me sick, so therefore Iam unwill- 
brother, when ing. 
SSS 
6 Ka-ge Mi-ya ha! na’-pa a’’-¢at at-ga-¢e te ha, kaé-ge Mi-ya ha! 
Younger Coon oO! choke-cher- we eat let us go 4 younger Coon "oO! 
brother ries brother 
° 4: . / 
Wiir¢cha, cé b¢ate-hnan‘di snia”t’e-ma”, ga” ada” ub¢i‘age. 
O my elder that Leatit invariably Tam chilly, so therefore I am unwilling. 
brother, when . 
tess 
-o- 
Ka-ge Mi-ya ha! Ma’-cka" a™ ¢at an-gad-¢e te hi, ka-ge Mi-ya He 
Younger Coon oO! Peay we eat het us go younger Coon 
brother brother 
9 HA! ji'’¢e, ba! ji’ ¢e, jit¢cha! cé 7’uda"-hna"-ma™. Hgi¢e ¢é ama. Hgi¢e 
oO! elder O! elder elder brother that always good for me. At length they went, At length 
brother, brother, O! they say. 
Ma cka® ni-iwagi ahi-biamd. Eegi¢e t'é gaxd-biamd. Egi¢e na™jim ¢acka™ 
Crab where they they arrived, At length dead they made, they Beware _ barely you stir 
got water they say. say. 
¢i”he at. Ata”, Aha! ehé yi ¢acka™ te hd. Egi¢e cibe ¢if‘i¢ai etécte- 
ever ! When, Oho! Tsay when youstir will . Beware entrails they tickle — notwith- 
(you) 
