566 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
“Friend,” said he, “when a person walks, he stretches his neck often.” So the Big 
Turtle began to stretch his neck very far, and he was walking with his legs bent ex- 
ceedingly. As he was going thus, Ictinike gave him a hard blow on the neck, knock- 
ing him senseless, and he did not stop beating him until he killed him. ‘Ha! ha!” 
said Ictinike, as he carried the body away, ‘there are some days when I act thus for 
myself.” He kindled a fire and began to roast the Big Turtle. Notwithstanding his 
desire to feast on the Big Turtle, he became sleepy, and said, “ Ho! I will sleep, but 
you, O ‘Ija™xe,’? must keep awake. When you are cooked, O, Big Turtle, you must 
say ‘Puff!’” So he went to sleep. Then the Coyote was coming very cautiously. He 
seized the Turtle, pulled one ofthe legs out of the coals, and sat there biting off the 
meat. When he had deyoured the meat on all the limbs, he pushed the bones back 
into their former places, arranged the fire over them, aud departed after putting every 
thing just as he had found it. At length Ictinike awoke. He pushed into the ashes 
to find the Turtle, took hold of one limb and pulled it, when to his surprise only that 
limb came forth. ‘“Pshaw!” said he. Then he tried another limb, with a like result, 
and still another, but only the bones appeared. When he had pulled out the fourth leg 
he was astonished. ‘Surprising! O ‘Ija"xe,’ I said to you, ‘do not sleep,’ but you 
have disobeyed me.” Thereupon he scratched ‘Tja"xe,” but the latter fled often. ‘ Do 
not flee,” said Ictinike. All at once he exclaimed, “ Surprising! Ihad eaten the Tur- 
tle, but [had forgotten it!” 
THE COYOTE AND THE SNAKE—AN OMAHA MYTH. 
Totp By FRANK La FLicHE. 
Miyasi am& qan’/de A¢ivdqti agd-biama. Dida" unéga™ ma?¢i"’-bi 
Coyote the (my. ground crossing by the went, they say. Something as he sought it walked, they 
sub.) nearest way say, 
> noe , . . fp . . / 
yi, sabdjiqti nikaci"ga wi’, ‘Na®ctan’ga ha,” 4-biamd&. ‘Wi"a™ wa 
when very suddenly person one O stop walking ! said, they say. Which one 
etéda®,” e¢é-ga"-bi ega”, u¢fxidé-bi yi, f¢a-bajf-biama Ci eyaha a¢a- 
canit be? hethought, they as (=hay- helooked around, when, he did not find him, Again further went, 
say ing) they say they say. 
biama. Ki “Aéabetan’-ga ha,” 4-biamd. Ki Miyasi aka fg¢a-biama 
they say. And Pass to one side of me ! said, they say. And Coyote the found him, they 
(sub.) say. 
We'ss. “Cirete! ¢é ma™b¢i” ¢aja, bé-ctéwa" ideta" ka” b¢a-maji. (hi 
Snake. Fie! this I walk though, who at all I pass to one T wish T not. You 
side of him 
gaqé ti¢d-ga! Uhé ke iv ¢iyan’-ga!” «Qé matb¢i” ¢a™ja, &'be wi" 
to one pass ! Path the (lg. give me room! This I walk though who one 
side ob.) 
. ~ / Su Webby 2 0 , ~/ bs ie I) 
éb¢iya" té Aha", eb¢éga"-ctéwa™-maji ha,” d-biamé We's% akdi. “ Ega™ 
I give him will ! (in so- I think at all I not 4 said, they say Snake the (sub.). So 
room liloguy) 
Vets Awinan’ge t& minke ha,” d-biama Miyasi aka. “Mga" yi‘ji, ¢at’é 
So if 
even if I run on you I who will 0 said, they say Coyote the (sub.). you die 
