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They heard them. ‘You are to dance, he says, indeed! Halloo!” said the crier. 
And every one arrived there including even the children who were forward in learn- 
ing to walk. Having arrived there, they stood around, being very close together. <A 
very aged man was the last one to arrive. He approached and stood leaning on his 
staff. ‘Stand ye off! These Ictinike arecunning. Hold yourselves in readiness. Let 
us see! Feel them. Tickle them on their sides,” said he. When they tickled them 
on their sides, they did not stir at all. “They lie as if dead. They are dead. Come, 
dance,” said he. The old man sat singing for them. He beat a pillow with a round 
gourd, which he made rattle. Said he (in his song): 
“Two raccoons lie dead. 
Spotted face, Spotted face, 
Spotted long tail, : 
Big offensive hair.” 
“© elder brother! attack them on that side next to you,” said one of the Raccoons. 
Having started at once to their feet, they went along killing and eating them: They 
scared them into their lodges. Very few reached home. They did not chase them any 
longer, as they had eaten to their satisfaction. “Ha! ha! It is just as we desired. 
We have been caused to feel full after eating,” said the Raccoons. 
THE WARRIORS WHO WERE CHANGED TO SNAKKS. 
TOLD BY NUDA”’-AXA. 
Maci"ga g¢ébana"ba nuda” a¢4-biamd. Wagata-baji-biamé. Na?- 
Person twenty to war went, they say. They ate not they say. Hun- 
pchi® wakan'di¢éqti-biam’. Egaxe agi-biama. Ca™, ¢é4"ha! U¢ixide 
ger very impatient from they say. Inacircle they werereturn- Enough, 0 servants! Looking 
ing, they say. around 
mam¢ii-gs. Wacka™i-ga, u¢ixide té, 4-biama nuda”hanga akaé. Ki égi¢e 
walk ye. Do your best, looking the, said, they say war-chief the. And atlongth 
= aroun! 
wi” ya™¢i” agi-biama. Nida™hang4! wanfja wi édedi amé eb¢éga’, 
one running was coming, they O war-chief ! animal one there ismoving I think, 
say. 
4-biama. Ahati! 4-biam4 nuda™hatiga aké. Inddda™ wanfja éska™ ehnéga™? 
said he, they Oho! said, they say war-chief the. What animal it may be you think? 
say. é 
d-biamdé. Niida™hangé! je-ntiga, eb¢éga", 4-biama Ahazi! 4-biama nuda”’- 
said he, they O war chief! buffalo bull, | I think, said he, they Oho! said, they say war- 
say. ; say. 
hanga. Can’-de, ¢éha! any etaf, 4-biama. Pi da™be ma®* ii-ga ci. 
chief. If 80, servants! welive may, saidhe,they Again to see it walk ye again. 
say. 
Ci ya"¢i” a¢d-biama wi’. Egi¢e, ma™¢i” a¢é amma je-ntiga amd. Na! 
Again running went, they say one. Behold, walking was going, they say buffalo bull the. Fie! 
nuda™hanga i¢Apa-ga ha, 4-biama. Ga" i¢ape a¢a-biama. é¢u e¢ii-ga, 
war-chief waitforhim . said they, And waiting they went, they Here __s sit ye, 
they say. for him Bay. 
