This short formula, obtained from ‘wani´ta, is recited by the hunter while taking aim. The bowstring is let go--or, rather, the trigger is pulled--at the final _Yû!_ He was unable to explain the meaning of the word selagwû´tsĭ further than that it referred to the bullet. Later investigation, however, revealed the fact that this is the Cherokee name of a reed of the genus Erianthus, and the inference follows that the stalk of the plant was formerly used for arrow shafts. Red implies that the arrow is always successful in reaching the mark aimed at, and in this instance may refer also to its being bloody when withdrawn from the body of the animal. Inagĕ´hĭ, “dwellers in the wilderness,” is the generic term for game, including birds, but A‘wani´ta has another formula intended especially for deer. (Y´NA TǏ´KANÂGI´TA.) He+! Hayuya´haniwă´. hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´. Tsistuyi´ nehandu´yanû, Tsistuyi´ nehandu´yanû--Yoho´+! He+! Hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´. Kuwâhi´ nehandu´yanû´, Kuwâhi´ nehandu´yanû--Yoho´+! He+! Hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´. Uyâ‘ye´ nehandu´yanû´, Uya´ye´ nehahdu´yanû´--Yoho´+! He+! Hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´. Gâtekwâ´(hĭ) nehandu´yanû´, Gâtekwâ´(hĭ) nehandu´yanû´--Yoho´+! Ûlĕ-‘nû´ asĕhĭ´ tadeya´statakûhĭ´ gû´[n]nage astû´tsĭkĭ´. _Translation._ BEAR SONG. He! Hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´. In Rabbit Place you were conceived (repeat)--Yoho´+! He! Hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´. In Mulberry Place you were conceived (repeat)--Yoho´+! He! Hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´. In Uyâ´‘yĕ you were conceived (repeat)--Yoho´+! He! Hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´, hayuya´haniwă´. In the Great Swamp (?) you were conceived (repeat)--Yoho´+! And now surely we and the good black things, the best of all, shall see each other. _Explanation._ This song, obtained from A‘yû´[n]inĭ in connection with the story of the Origin of the Bear, as already mentioned, is sung by the bear hunter, in order to attract the bears, while on his way from the camp to the place where he expects to hunt during the day. It is one of those taught the Cherokees by the Ani-Tsâ´kahĭ before they lost their human shape and were transformed into bears. The melody is simple and plaintive.