PHE COYOTE AND THE SNAKE—AN OMAHA MYTH. 567 
taté,” 4-biama Wé’s‘d aka. ‘“Agta™ até tada’. Ute a*¢in’ge,” a-biama 
shall — said, they say Snake the How possible I die shall? Cause of | me—none said, they say 
surely (sub.) death 
. , r if 4 w rae =~ oS , . , . o , 
Miyasi aka. ‘“Ké, an’gajida-ga! Ja¢ianki¢a-ga,” a-biama We's‘a aka. 
Coyote the Come step over me! Do it in spite of me! said, they say Snake the 
(sub.). (sub.). 
st 40 Piney : . re Op sre. , sho re , 0 
Ki Mfyasi aké Agajida-biama. Ki We's‘a aka ¢aqti-biama. Ki Miyasi 
And Coyote the stepped over him, they And Snake the bit him, they say. And Coyote 
(sub.) say. (sub.) 
aka ni¢-ctéwa"-baji-biama. ‘“Awatée a. Awigajide yi at’é taté, ecé 
the pained atall not, they say. Where is it 2 I stepped over you if I die shall you 
(sub.) said 
¢a™cti. Awaté at’é,” d-biami Miyasi aka. Gal’ f¢a"ba™ fa-baji-bi ega™, 
heretofore. Whereisit Idie said, they say. Coyote the And a second he spokenot, as (=hav- 
(sub.). time they say, ing) 
a¢i-biam’i Miyasi ama, yan’de agiqaqti. Gatté-ga" yi, wateicka. wi™ ahi- 
went, they say Coyote the (my. ground across by the After some- when stream one he 
(sub.) nearest way. time 
biama. Ki ni¢dta™ ta-bi ega”, ni ké da™ba-bi yi, nitiwa¢eyfe yuan ba- 
reached, And totakea wasabout, as wa- the he looked at when reflection in the he saw him- 
they say. drink they say, (=hay- ter (lg. they say water self, 
iug), ob). 
biamé. Ki ci’ qti yiya™ba-biamé. “Qa-é! ¢gima’-maji-na"-ma™ — ¢a"’cti. 
they say. And very fat he saw himself, they say. Whew ! ‘ I never was so heretofore. 
. . Ory oh o . , J . , mae Paid / 
Avci™ i¢dnahi” 4” 4-bi ega”, yig¢it'a’-ctéa"-na™biama, Ki ¢ata™-bi ega”, 
Me fat Itruly ! said, as, he felt him- even(!) often, they say. And he drank, as 
they say self all over they say, (=hav- 
ing) 
ca” a¢d-biama. Gate yiji, ‘“Aja™ta"¢a”¢inge i¢anahi" aha",” 4-bi 
still he want, they say. A while when I am sleepy I truly ! (in so- he said 
liloquy) they say 
ega™, qide baza™ ja™-biamaé. Ki ca”ea™ t’é ama, fbaqti. Ki ceta™ ha. 
as(=havy- grass pushingin helay, they say. And always he died, they much And so far 
ing) among say, swollen. 
NOTES. 
567, 7 niuwa¢eyie. It is very probable, judging from the context, that this should 
be transiated “veflection in the water.” Sce niuwa¢ikiha™, 559, 12. 
TRANSLATION, 
The Coyote was going in a straight line across the prairie. While he was seeking 
something a person said very suddenly, “Stop!” The Coyote thought, “ Who can 
it be?” He looked all around, but found no one. Then he went a few-steps, when 
some one said, ‘* Walk around me!” Then the Coyote saw that it was the Snake. 
“Fie!” said the Coyote, “when I walk here I do not wish to walk around any one 
at all. Do you go to one side. Get out of my way!” The Snake replied, “ Though 
I am here, I have never thought for a moment of giving place to any one!” ‘“ Even 
if you think so,” said the Coyote, “I will run over you.” “If you do so, you shall 
die,” said the Snake. “Why should I die? There is nothing that can kill me,” said 
the Coyote. “Come! Step over me! Do it in spite of me,” said the Snake. Then 
the Coyote stepped over him. And the Snake bit him. But the Coyote did not feel 
the slightest pain. ‘Where is it? You said that if I stepped over you I should die. 
