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6re is divided lor sals tv; and the pursuers, who are usually Nhunder, an cl Iris two daughters Hain and Hail, are put to 6ight. In this case the IVintun shows considerahls singularity in tire southern section; hut in tire northern portion, and also among tire Lhasta, tire mpth is c^uite dikkerent. Other tales showing ec^ual or greater similaritp are kound within tire group mentioned, such as the stories ok tire koon-^Vomanp the Lear and Oeerd tire sisters sent to marrv the stranger, ete. In tire stories tolcl ok Lokots, where Iris character as a trickster and knave coines out clearly, particularlp those re lating to Kis arnorons escapades, the agreement is particularly strong. ^Vith the IVintun ths agrsernsnt in mpth and incident is much less marked, ths Northern Nkintun showing little or nothing in cornrnon with Naidu korms. Nhe sarne holds true to a considerable extent in ths case ok the Lhasta; although here we knd tire koon-IVoman in a modiked korin, as well as several ok the topical Lokots stories. 80 kar, then, as the mpths are concerned, ths similaritp is rnost marked hstwesn tks Naidu, Nekoma/wi, and Nana; and these seem to tall into a group distinguished rather clearly Irom the surrounding stocks, d'he Lhasta mpths are closely connected, in some cases, with those ok ths Nckoma'wi, hut ths points ok.agreement are generally precisely those in -which the Nchoma^wi dikker krom the Naidu. Nhus, -while there is connection detwesn ths Naidu tppe and ths Lhasta, it is not close. Ns regards the IVmtun, ths southern portion seems to show some likeness to the immediately adjacent section ok ths Naidu, whereas the Northern IVintun are ok a yuits dikkerent tpps. Nanv tales, although common to several stocks, are known, however, onlp in ths immediately adjacent portions ok those stocks; as, kor example, ths NoonNVoman, which seems to he known onlv to the Nana, Nchoma/wi, and Northeastern Naidu, no trace having keen pet kound ok it among the remainder ok the stock. In attempting to extend comparisons northward or west- * Lee p. 71 ok tlu8 volume; Lurkin, Lreakion p. 407. ' Lee p. 79 ok kki8 volume.
