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THE RACCOONS AND THE CRABS. oly 
wa", daq¢tige ug¢ibahi”i ctéctewa’”, ictd ¢i¢ijin‘dai ctéctewa”, dgi¢e ¢acka” 
standing, nostrils they push up notwithstanding, eye they reachinto notwithstanding, beware you stir 
into your your 
¢ivhe ati. Ata™, Ahau! ehé yi'ji ¢acka™ te had, 4-biamd (Miyé na" aka). 
ever ! When, Oho! I say if; you stir will . said, they say (Raccoon grown the). 
Kgi¢e Ma®cka® mi“jinga d‘iba ni agiahi-biamé. Ki ga” ¢anka wé¢a-biama. 
At length Crab girl tome water arrived for, they say. And after they they found thom, 
(stood) awhile they say, 
Ladi” u¢a ag¢a-biama. Wa¢dquqixe na”ba t’é aké Ada! U+! A-biama. 
Running totellit they went home- Raccoon two dead the two indeed! Halloo! said (some), 
ward, they say. (lie) they say. 
Kgi¢e Ma cka®* nikagahi ¢inkeé’di u¢4 ahi-biamé. Egi¢e Ma™cka® nikagahi 
At length Crab chief to him to tell they arrived, Atlength Crab chief 
it they say. 
aké é¢a™be ati-biamé. Egi¢e wénaxi¢a ¢é¢a-biamé. Ki Pe‘Age wi™ 
the in sight came, they say. Atlength to attack them he sent suddenly, And old man one 
(sub.) they say. 
feki¢é téga™ jawag¢d-biamd. (Egi¢e Miyé akadi é’di ahi-biamaé. Ki wi’ 
toactas inorder withthem they say. (Atlength Raccoon by them there they arrived, And one 
erier to they say. 
gi-biama:) Hinda! cfbe b¢fi¢a té-ana, 4-biama. Cibe ¢i‘i¢a-bi (ji) 
said as follows, Let me see! entrail Iticklehim will ! said he, they Entrail he tickled (when) 
they say :) say. they say 
eé¢ectéwan ji ja”-biamd. Qad¢uhaqtei fqa amd yi ¢icta”-biamdé. Ci Ama 
stirring notatall he lay, they say. Almost he they when he stopped, they say. Again the 
laughed say other 
ké’di a¢a-b ega™ daq¢uge ¢ijin’da-biama. Cé¢ectéwarji ja”-biamaé. Ci dma 
f=) « . 
by the went, having nostrils he reached into, they say. Stirring notat all he lay, they Say. Again the 
they say other 
ké‘di ag¢a-biama. Icté-yatha ¢izibéqtei u¢a™-biamaé. Cé¢ectéwa™ ji jat’- 
by the _he went, they say. Eye-border taking by the he held, they say. ‘Stirring not at all lay 
very edge 
biamdé Miyd aké. Hé! wa¢dwatciedxe té af ac¢u+! & feki¢e ¢é¢a-biamd 
yf g 
they say Raccoon the Ho! you are to dance he says indeed, say- proclaim- sent suddenly, 
(sub.). halloo! ing ing they say 
Ma” cka® i'c‘age aka. Kgi¢e watcigaxd-biamé. Watcigaxe ti¢ica™-biamé. 
Crab old man the Atlength they danced they say. Dancing they went around 
(sub.). them, they say. 
Wag¢aquqixe na™ba t’é aké, Ama si¢éde snedé, Ama in’dje q¢éxe. U-+! 
Raccoon two ~ dead the two The one heel long, The face spotted. Halloo! 
(lie). other 
(a-biama i"c‘dge aka). Kgi¢e ta“ wang¢a" b¢iiga watcigaxe u¢ica’-biama, 
(said, they say oldman the). At length village all dancing went eee them, 
they say, 
Ma” cka™ ta” watig¢a™. Egi¢e, Ahati! d-biamé. Akig¢a naji’ Atidda-biama. 
Crab village. At length, Oho! said he, they Both stood suddenly they say. 
say. 
° ° ° ys om aN 
Wénaxi¢ a¢a-biama. Ma cka" yf agikibana”-biamd. Wa¢ate ma*¢i’-biama. 
Attacking they went, they Crabs lodge ran with all their might for Eatingthem they walked, they say. 
em say. their, they say. 
Téwa¢é ma¢i"-biamé LEgi¢e na*baqtci akidg¢a-biamdi. Ké! Mang ¢ii-ed. 
Killing them they walked, they say. At length only two had gone back, they say. Come! Begone. 
Ma" cka"™ e¢ige tai (A-biama Miya aké). Ceta™. 
Crab they say will (said, they say Raccoon the). ‘So far. 
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