576 THE (¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Laqtigikidabi wakéga, 4-biamé. Tactide ¢an’di ¢ai/i‘¢A ama. Ki ¢itt 
Laqtigikidabi sick, said, they say. Flank in the itched him, they say. Andscratched 
with bis 
fingers 
a « St ruyite : “> , , , , S 
té ca” ¢icta™aji'qti ca”ca™ ga™ ja ¢a® u¢i‘ude amd ga™ t’é ama. Ki 
when still not ceasing at all continually at flesh the scratched a hole in, aud died they And 
last (7) they say say. 
nikaci“ga ama ¢gi¢a"’-biama: “Mactein’ge-i” ta™wa™ ofe¢ati-ga,” 
people the (pL. said to (eaeh other), Rabbit — village make ye for him 
sub.) they say: “erect a village 
for him. 
d-biama. Ki Mactcin’ge-iY aka égi¢a”-biama: “Wi ta”wa™ efe¢a'l 
said, they And Rabbit the said to (one?), they I village they place for one 
Say. (sub.) say: 
*n/ pte , . , ae . . , is . 
ma"b¢i"- maji,” a-biama. “Wa‘ijinga waqpa¢i*gti agia"b¢a uta nadi, Ada® 
I walk Inot said, they say. Old woman very poor I left her, my in a lonely there- 
own place fore 
, , a, . . / , . , / . 
ag¢é ta minke,” 4-bi ega”, ag¢a-biama. Ceta”’. 
I start will I who having said, they started home, they So far, 
back say, say. 
NOTES. F 
The use of egi¢e at the end of the sentence, instead of at the beginning, is 
peculiar to the narrator. 
This Omaha version is fuller than the Ponka one found on pp. 22-25. 
514, 10, et passim, -bi a, used by the narrator instead of -bi ega*. 
575, 10. ¢e ama paqtigikidabi, rather “ ¢e ama yi, Gaqtigikidabi,” ete. yi, when. 
TRANSLATION. 
When the Rabbit was journeying, he reached a certain village. The people said, 
“The Rabbit has come as a visitor, halloo!” On meeting him they said, “ Whom did 
you come to see?” “ Why, I will go to the lodge of any person,” said the Rabbit. 
“Why! the people have nothing to eat. jaqtigikidabi is the only one who has plenty 
of food. You ought to go to his lodge,” said they. Still the Rabbit passed on to the 
end lodge and entered it. The host said, “ Friend, we have nothing whatever to eat.” 
“Why! my friend, when there is nothing, the people usually eat anything (that they 
can get),” said the Rabbit. 
At length gaqtigikidabi invited the Rabbit to a feast. “Oho! friend, you are 
invited! Hasten!” said the man whose lodge the Rabbit had entered. All the people 
were afraid of the Giant. No matter whatanimal any one killed, the Giant kept all of 
the meat. The Rabbit arrived at the lodge of the Giant. As he entered the host said, 
“Oho! pass around to that side.” But the Rabbit leaped over and took a seat. At 
length food was given him. He ate at it very rapidly, but he left some (which he hid 
in his robe). Then he pushed the bowl aside. ‘ Friend,” said he to the Giant, “here 
is the bowl.” Then he said, “ Friend, I must go.” He leaped past the fire-place at one 
leap, at the second leap his feet touched the servant of the Giant on the chest, and 
with another leap he had gone. 
When he had reached the lodge, he gave to his host the food which he had not 
eaten, The man and his wife were very glad to eat it, as they had been without food. 
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