and he soared off, up, up into the sky till the boaster could not behold him. But no sooner was the Kite left alone to himself than he began to sing again so as to be heard on every side,
| I upward fly |
| I, I alone disdain the air |
| Till I hang as by a hair |
| Poised in the sky. |
Literally thus.
| Kite. | Neen a | (I alone) | |
| Neen | (I alone) | ||
| Ta wa e ya | (can go up) | ||
| Bai bwau | } | (so as to seem as if hanging by a hair) | |
| As shau dau | |||
| Wa ke ge naun | |||
| O shau wush ko geezhig oong | (from the blue sky.) | ||
| Eagle. | Au wa nain | (Who is this?) | |
| Au wa nain | (Who is this?) | ||
| Tshe mud je wa wa | (with babbling tongue, who boasts) | ||
| Ke pim o saing. | (of flying so high?) |
Kite (shrinkingly) replies, "Oh I was only singing of the great Khakake, it is he who is said to fly so high."
Eagle disdainfully replies, "Tshe mud je wa wa, that is great babbler, or bad-tongue, you are below my notice," &c., and soars aloft.
Kite, resuming its boasting tone, as soon as the eagle is out of hearing,
| Neen a | (I alone &c., the whole being a |
| Neen a | repetition of the first part.) |
| Ta we ya | |
| Bai bwau | |
| As shau dau | |
| Wa ke ge naun, | |
| O shau wush ko, geezhig oong a. | |
5. THE RAVEN AND WOODPECKER.
A still farther view of Indian manners and opinions is hid under this simple chant. Opinion among the forest race, makes the whole animated creation cognizant and intelligent of their customs.