THE RACCOONS AND THE CRABS. 313 
in sight of the Raccoons. And he sent some away to attack them. And an old man 
went with them to act as a crier and to sing for the dancers. And they reached the 
Raccoons. And one said as follows to himself: ‘‘Let me see! I will tickle him in the 
side!” When he tickled him in the side, the Raccoon Jay without stirring at all. When 
the Raccoon almost laughed, the Crab stopped. And the Crab went to the other 
Raccoon, and thrust his claws up his nostrils. He lay without stirring in the least. 
Going again to the former Raccoon, he took hold of his eyelids by the very edge. The 
Raccoon lay without stirring in the least. The aged Crab man proclaimed aloud, say- 
ing, “Ho! he says that you are todance. Halloo!” At length they danced. They 
danced around the Raccoons. The old man said: 
Two wa-¢a-qu-qu-xe are ly-ing dead. The one has a long heel. 
The oth-er has a spot-ted face. Halloo! At length the whole Crab vil- 
lage went dancing around them. At length the elder Raccoon said, “Oho!” Both 
Raccoons stood suddenly. They went to attack them. The Crabs ran with all their 
might to their lodges. The Raccoons walked along, eating and killing them. At 
length just two Crabs had gone home. “Come! Begone. You shall be called ‘Ma>- 
cka",’” said the Raccoons. The End. 
THE RACCOONS AND THE CRABS. 
Ah¢-Na™PAIS VERSION. 
Kgi¢e Miyd ama a-i-biamé. Kage Miye+! kage Miye+! kage Miye+! 
Atlength Raccoon the wascoming,they Younger CoonO! younger Coon O! younger Coon O! 
3 say. brother brother brother 
, ( , — v. s J taal) , - / 
hazi a’¢at angd¢e hi+, kage Miye+! 4-biama. Wii"¢cha! cé b¢ate-hna” 
grapes  weeat we go f younger Coon QO! said he, they O my elder that leat regularly 
brother say. brother! 
¢an‘di nixa a"¢anie-hna®-ma™. Ni té b¢Ata™ té’di a®¢a”daxeté cta™, acka 
when stomach painsmein regu- Ihave Water the I drink when it purges me habit- close 
larly (or, Ido). ually, 
gima"™ ajé cta™ hi, d4-biamé. Kage Miye+! kage Mike+! kage Miye+! 
Idothat  Istool habit- 6 said he, they Younger Coon O! younger Coon O! younger Coon O! 
ually say. brother brother rother 
etibe ar¢at angd¢e hé+, kage Miye+! 4-biama. Wjin¢cha! cé¢a™ b¢ate- 
hack- we eat we go ! younger Coon O! said he, they O my elder that eat 
berries brother say. brother! 
hnan‘di in’g¢ a wasd cta™. Waji’qidda¢é, 4-biamé. Kage Miye+! kAge 
regularly, Lam constipated habit- I get out of patience _ said he, they Younger CoonO! younger 
when ually. with it, say. brother brother 
Miye+! kage Miye+! wajide a™¢4t anga¢e ha+, kage Miye+! 4-biama. 
Coon O! ounger Coon O! buffalo we eat Wwe go. ! ounger Coon O! said he, they 
rother berries rother say. 
