AN OMAHA MYTH, OBTAINED FROM F. LAFLÈCHE BY J. OWEN DORSEY.

Egi¢e |mactciñ'ge| aká | i ʞaⁿ' | ¢iñké |ená-qtci|ʇig¢e| júgig¢á-biamá.

It came| rabbit | the | his |the st.| only |dwelt|with his| they

to pass| | sub.|grandmother| ob. | | | own,| say.

Kĭ |haⁿ'egaⁿtcĕ'-qtci-hnaⁿ'|`ábae | ahí-biamá. |Haⁿegaⁿtcĕ'-qtci| a¢á-bi

And | morning very habit-|hunting|went thither| morning very|went, they

| ually | | they say. | | say

ctĕwaⁿ'|níkaciⁿga|wiⁿ'| sí |snedĕ'-qti-hnaⁿ|síg¢e|a¢á-bitéamá.|Kĭ |íbahaⁿ 3

notwith-| person |one |foot| long very as a|trail| had gone, |And|to know

standing rule they say. him

gaⁿ¢á-biamá.|Níaciⁿga| ¢iⁿ' |ĭⁿ'taⁿ|wítaⁿ¢iⁿ|b¢é | tá |miñke,| e¢égaⁿ-biamá.

wished | Person |the mv.| now | I-first|I go|will|I who,|thought they say.

they say. ob.

Haⁿ'egaⁿcĕ'-qtci|páhaⁿ-bi| egaⁿ'|a¢á-biamá.| Cĭ | égi¢e |níkaciⁿga| amá

Morning very| arose |having|went they |Again| it | person |the mv.

they say say. happened sub.

síg¢e|a¢á-bitéamá.| Égi¢e | akí-biamá. | Gá-biamá: |ʞaⁿhá,|wítaⁿ¢iⁿ|b¢é 6

trail| had gone, |It came| he reached |Said as follows,|grand-|I-first |I go

they say. to pass|home they say. they say: mother,

a ʞídaxe | ctĕwaⁿ'|níkaciⁿga|wíⁿ'| aⁿ'aqai |a¢aí te aⁿ'.|[K]aⁿhá,|u ʞíaⁿ¢e

I make |in spite| person |one | getting |he has gone.|Grand- | snare

for myself of it ahead of me mother

dáxe| tá |minke,|kĭ |b¢íze | tá |miñke|hă.|Átaⁿ| jaⁿ'|tadaⁿ',|á-biamá

I |will|I who,|and|I take|will|I who| . | Why| you |should?| said,

make| him do it they say

it

wa`újiñga|aka.|Níaciⁿga| i¢át'ab¢é|hă,|á-biamá.| Kĭ|mactciñ'ge|a¢á- 9

old woman|the | Person |I hate him| . | said, |And| rabbit |went

sub. they say.

biamá.| A¢á-bi | ʞĭ | cĭ |síg¢e| ¢étéamá.|[K]ĭ| haⁿ'| tĕ| i¢ápe |jaⁿ'-biamá.

they |Went they|when|again|trail|had gone.| And|night|the|waiting|lay they

say. say for say.

Man'dĕ-ʞaⁿ|¢aⁿ|ukínacke|gaxá-biamá,| kĭ|síg¢e| ¢é-hnaⁿ | tĕ| ĕ'di|i¢aⁿ'¢a-

bow string|the| noose |he made it |and|trail| went |the|there|he put it

ob. they say, habitually

biamá.| Égi¢e |haⁿ'+egaⁿ-tcĕ'-qtci|u ʞíaⁿ¢e|¢aⁿ|giʇaⁿ'be|ahí-biamá.| Égi¢e 12

they |It came| morning very| snare |the| to see | arrived |It came

say. to pass ob. his own they say. to pass

miⁿ'| ¢aⁿ |¢izé | akáma. |Taⁿ'¢iⁿ-qtci|u¢á | ag¢á-biamá. |[K]aⁿhá|ĭndádaⁿ

sun|the cv.|taken| he had,|Running very| to |went homeward,| Grand-| what

ob. they say. tell they say. mother.

éiⁿte| b¢íze|édegaⁿ| aⁿ'baaze-hnaⁿ' |hă,| á-biamá.|[K]aⁿhá,|man'de- ʞaⁿ|¢aⁿ

it may|I took| but |me it habitually| . |said they| Grand- |bow string |the

be scared say. mother, ob.

ag¢íze| kaⁿbdédegaⁿ |aⁿ'baaze-hnaⁿ'i |hă,| á-biamá.|Máhiⁿ|a¢iⁿ'-bi|egaⁿ' 15

I took|I wished, but|me it habitually| . |said they|Knife|had they|having

my own scared say. say

ĕ'di|a¢á-biamá.| Kĭ|ecaⁿ'-qtci|ahí-biamá.|Píäjĭ|ckáxe.|Eátaⁿ|égaⁿ

there|went, they|And|near very| arrived | Bad | you | Why | so

say. they say. did.

ckáxe|ă.| ĕ'di |gí-adaⁿ'| iⁿ¢ická-gă |hă,| á-biamá |miⁿ'|aká.|Mactciñ'ge

you | ?|Hither|come and|for me untie it| , |said, they| sun|the | Rabbit

did say sub.

aká| ĕ'di|a¢á-bi | ctĕwaⁿ'|naⁿ'pa-bi|egaⁿ'| hébe | íhe |a¢é-hnaⁿ'-biamá.| Kĭ 3

the|there| went |notwith-| feared | hav-|partly|passed|went habitually |And

sub. they say standing they say ing by they say.

ʞu`ĕ'| a¢á-bi | egaⁿ'| mása-biamá |man'dĕ- ʞaⁿ|¢aⁿ'.|Gañ'ki|miⁿ'| ¢aⁿ |maⁿ'-

rushed| went |having|cut with they| bow string| the | And | sun| the | on

they say a knife say ob. cv. ob.

ciáha|áiá¢a-biamá.| Kĭ|mactciñ'ge|aká | ábá ʞu | hiⁿ'|¢aⁿ|názi-biamá

high |had they |And| Rabbit |the | space bet. | hair|the|burnt they

gone, say. sub. the shoulders ob. yellow say

ánakadá-bi | egaⁿ'.|(Mactciñ'ge| amá | akí-biamá.) | ĭtcitci+,|ʞaⁿhá, 6

it was hot on|having.| (Rabbit |the mv.|reached home,|Itcitci+!!|grand-

it, they say sub. they say.) mother,

ná¢iñgĕ-qti-maⁿ'|hă,| á-biamá.|[T]úcpa¢aⁿ+,| iⁿ'na¢iñgĕ'-qti-maⁿ'|eskaⁿ'+,

burnt to very I am| --|said, they|Grandchild!!| burnt to very I am|I think,

nothing say. nothing for me

á-biamá. |Cetaⁿ'.

said, they say.| So far.

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