MYTHS.

HOW THE RABBIT KILLED THE (MALE) WINTER.
 

Obtained from Frank La FlJiche.
 

Mactcin'ge-i"' ama ^e amama.    Egi(|;e Usni (finke'di ahi-biama.   Ahaii!

Rabbit                 the      was going, they      It came to     Culil         tbe—at       be .ar-  tlicy s.ay.          "Well!

aiiy                pass                                        rived

(^ati-aji-qti-hna°   ^sJ"cti.      Cegedi   g(^in'-ga.     E'a"'qti   ma"oni"'   (|!a(^i°ce   a,

you have   very aa a rule   heretofore.       Those things          sit.                 What great        you have been walking         {

not come                                                      by                                           matter

4-biam4 Usni ak4.   A"'ha°, negiha, wi^mi mdga", wi5[a°' ak4 a"'aq<^i-qti-a°'i 3

said, they say      Cold      the.            Yes,        0 mother's my father's   likewise,   my grand-     the    knocked the life out of

brother,        sister                         mother                    me altogether

ega°'   waji^'cte   pi aci°hd ha.   Xagd g(J5i°'-biam4 Mactcin'ge-i"'  akd; ua"'s

having     in a bad humor     I have been                   Crying    he sat     they say             Eabhit                  the;     hopping

coming

i(|!a°'<^a°   g(|5i'"-biam4;   cka"'aji  ct6wa"' g(^i"'-baji-biamA Mactcin'ge-i°'   akd.

suddenly and    he sat   they say;       motionless          at .all          he sat     not      they s.ay              E.abbit                  the.

repeatedly

Cka"'aji ^ga° gcjiin'-gft ha,  a-biama Usni ak4.    An'kaJT,  negiha  ^e  dgima" 6

Motionless        so          sit                       he   they say       Cold        the.            Not so,        O mother's    this       I do it

said                                                                        brother

ca"'ca°.    Egi^e Usni aka  'abae  a^e 'i(^a-biama.    Negiha cub<f^ ta minke,

always.         It came to      Cold       the      hunting    going     he      they say.        C) mother's    I go with will       I who

pass                                                       spoke of                        brother           you

a-biama   Mactcin'ge-i"'    aka.     Tena!    (|;at'^   te   ha,    a-biamA   Usni   aka.

he   tbcy say                Rabbit                    the            Why!         you die    will                he   they say.        Cold         the

said                                                                                                                              said

An'kaji lia.  negiha,  aqta" at'e tada"     Ca""' cub('e ta minke ha.    Hin'dake!  9

Not so                 0 mother's    howpos-   I die     sliall?         At .any   I go with will     I who                     Let us see!

brother,         sible                                     rate         you

egan ga   ha,    a-biama   Usni   aka.    Usni   aka   aci    a(^ab   ega°' Hw!   hw!

so do                      he they say        Cold         the.          Cold        the        out      he went       having      Wh!       Wh!

said                                                                                       they say

a-biama   5[i   igacude   gaxa-biama,   usni   hegaji   ama.    Ki   a(^a-biamd   :>[i

he,  they say    when      blizzard        be made   tbey say,        cold          very         it was,        And     lie went, they say wlien

said     '                                                                                                            they say.

jug(^e   a(^4-biama   Mactcin'ge-i"'   aka.    Mactcin'ge-i"'  akd   wasisige-qti-bi- 12

with him     went    they say               Rabbit                  the.                  Rabbit                  the            ;[ctivc        very th<>

amd:    ita"(|;i"ah4-qti    cti    naii'ge    a(|5e-hna"-biam4:    qd(^a    cti    ag^i-hna"-

say:         forward            very      too         running          he     habitu-   tbey say:          back        too       he came habitu-

went      ally                             again                    back      ally

biama:    Usni   ci"   naii'ge   cti   u<^ica''-hiia"'-biam4.   Niaci"ga   <^i^'   wasisige

they s.ay:         (Jolil       the        running        too       he went    habitu-   they say.            Person          the           active

around him    aUy