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tce'tkasa° ne' tu'di-ya° i'^'dutck^'x ka'hi ha° ya'^xkitS'-so'^'sa-tfi 



with bark std. root the by dig it up when they bring it and they hit me once 



peeled ofl 



20 ka' {or ko) uiikte' so^'sa xo'," e ka'" dutck6' a'd6. A°ya' 



when (when) I die once will" said when to dig it up they went. Person 



tutco'" so'^'wa wata'y6 etik6' yuke' ka'' ekeka'" wa'ta na'nki. 



eye on one side caused to so they were when and then watching he sat. 



watch 



Ekeka'" wa'ta na'x ka° " Ya'^xkidu'wg ha° aya°' tcg'tka ma'fiki, 



And then watching he sat when "Untie me and tree dead lies 



e'kike kse' haku ha"' ya'^xkite' teya'nke ha''' yanld''hi'''tota'"- 



breakit bring ithither and hit me £ill me and you be so brave on 



account of me 



fika'kito'x-mank-ta', e'keya5ko'''-unkto'x-mank-ta'," ki'ye ha"', 



Fasl I am Ivlng down (masc. do so to me that I may lie so (masc. said to him and 



for(?) imper. or I will lie so" imper. 



ending) ending) 



25 "Ya'''xkidu'we" ha" anisti' kid u' we ha"' aya"' tcetka' ks6' 



"Untie me" when sure he untied and tree with to break it 



enough him bark ofE 



te ha'nde ka"' ama' tupe-k' u'w6 Kuska'kana'di. E^eka"' 



wished continued when ground hole (ob.) went in Ancient of Opossums. And then 



[was] 



Ayi'hi" ya'ndi ki"'hi" ha"' kiya' naxa'xa Wtn ama'-ya". 



Wolf tie (sub.) came and again just now they dug ground the. 



Eke' yuke' ka" ma"'tka" hu' haka'naki. Ekeha"' kina'hi tcu'ti 



So tlieywere when elsewhere was came out. And then painted red 



coming himself 



u'xne heya"'hi. Ekeha"', "Ka'wa-k o"'-k 6'tike yayuke'di 



he was he reached And then "What (ob.) doing when so you (pi.) are 



coming there. 



30 wo\" kiye'daha' ka"tca', "Kuckana'di te'hiyaiike'-daha' ha" 



9.. said to them when [for some "Ancient of Opos- he killed us and 



time] sums (sub.) 



e'ti-k u'we ka"' 6'tanko"' nyuke'di na'," 6'tu ka"', "Nku'w6 



the're (ob.) went iu as [be- we do that we are ." they when "I go in 



^ ' cause] (masc.) said 



ndu'si fika'kana'x ka" te'yetu-ta'," kiya' he'ya" kide'. [Hu' 



Toatrh I come out when you (pi.) kill him" again there he went Was com- 



^im (male to males) back. ing 



haka'naki ha" miko"'ni a'xe a'tcu kina'hi yo'ki na'ti si' 



pameout and hoe [on his] put painted different [-ly] all over yellow 



shoulder himself 



hu'di. Ekeha"' eya"'hi" ha"', "Ka'wa-k iyo"' ya'yuke'di wo\" 



was com- And then reached when "What (ob.) you do you (pi.) are '" 



mg. 



there 



35 e ka", "Kuckana' te'-yanka-daha' ha" e'ti-k u'we ka"' 



said when, "Ancient of he killed us and there (ob.) went in because 



Opossums 



etanko"' nyu'ke," e'tu ka"', "S^ku'we ndu'si akana'nki ke 



we do that we are" they said when "I go in I catch him come out 



ko' te'hiyetu' hi na'/' e' ha" u'we de'di. Ekeha"' "E'xtixti' 



when you ail must kill him" said and went in departed. And then "A very long dis- 



nki"'hi" wo\" ayi'hi ha"', "S'ki'ndi na'. Kki'ndi nko"'ni 



T>:«->.prnmP • he "thought and "I (sub.) . . I (sub.) I did it 



I have come 



naxo'+ " kiye' de' ka", si'ndi-ya" aka'naki ne' ka" si ndi- 



in the past' said to going when tail the came out [iu stood when tail 

 [act seen] Sight] 



40 va" kiduxta"' duki"'xtu kide' o"ni.' Ekeo"'nidi' si'udi haho'- 



the they pulled they slipped the Therefore tail bone 



for him skin off 



txa etu' xa. 



only they say usually. 



