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kiya' de. Pukxyi' o" tehe'da"^ ha°' kiya' i°ki'natc§ kiya' uka'iiki, 



again went. Loop made finished and again threw it again it lodged or 



that caught on it 



kiya' du'xta*^ hu'. A'ni ye'hi-ka"^ i'^hi'^' dixya"*' uksa'ki kiya' de. 



again pulling it it was Water edge of (ob.) it came when he cut it again went, 



coming. to 



90 Pukxyi' o" te-he'da° ha° kiya' i'^ki'natce kusta'^'hi^ni ka'* inki'x 



Loop made that finished and again threw it could not reach when he left 



to it him and 



kide'di. Ekeka"^', "S^ka'peni," na'^'we nix ne' ka° pu'spus nix ne' 



went home. And then, "I can go he he was when getting he was 



around It" thought walking dusk walking 



• ka° Tinka'na, "Ti'^+" he' ka^ "Se'hiye! ku'desk ku'dini 



when Sap-sucker note of said when, "O pshaw! bird ugly 



the bird that 



etike'xtihi'^'," e ha°' nix ne' ka", "S'ki'ndi iiko"' dixya'" ayi'ni 



such a one is that," said and was when, "I (sub.) I do it if you get 



walking well 



pi'hena'ni." " Tcidi'yafiko''' ka'^ nki'ni pi'hSdi ko e'kiyanko°-ta'," 



could." " You do anything if I get well can if do so for me" (male 



for me to male, 1st time) 



95ki'ye ka°', "Onkti'-dik iya°-ta'," kiye' ka", "Tci'dike 



said to when " My house (ob.) you sleep" (male said to when, "How 



him to male, 1st time) him 



de' nka'di na'ni wo'," e' ka°, ye'tci kina'wiye 



this I climb can ?" said when tongue poked it out 



for him* 



ka° ye'tci naski'xti ka** du'si a'di de'di. Ekeha"^' 



when tongue very long when took hold climb- he went. And then 



of it ing 



ku'hiya'' adi' tox ma'x ka° A'^'ya xo'hiya'' hu'x naiike'di. E'ke 



up there climbed he was lying when Old woman was coming in the Well 



distance. 



he'eya^'hi"^ ha°', "He+! ne'tka ma'nki ha' xa°," e' ha°tc kite' hant 



there shear- and, "O yes! right belies ? " said when she hit was 



rived here on [the 



tree] 



100 kide' na'^'p ka° kiya' kupa'hani. Ekeha°' tidupi' ha'' kiya' nix ne' 



till day when again she disappeared. And then he alighted and again was walk- 

 ing 



kide'-psi. Puspus-k' nix ne' ka° Pukpuka'yi-na'di oho'^' ha'nde 



till night. Getting dusk when was when Ancient of large black was crying out 



walking Woodpeckers (sub.) 



ka'^', "Se'hiye! ku'desk ku'dini etike'xtihi"'," e ha'^' nix ne' ka°, 



when "O pshaw! bird ugly such a one as that " said and was walking when 



"^ki'ndi iiko°' dixya'^' ayi'ni pi'hena'ni." "Tci(3i'yanko°' ka° 



"I (sub.) I do it if you get well could." " You do anything for me if 



nki'ni pi'hedi ko e'kiya'iiko°-ta'," ki'ye ka''', "Onkti'-dik iya°-ta'," 



I get can if do so for me" (male to said to when, " My house (ob. ) you sleep" 



well male, first time) him (male to male, 



iirst time) 



105 kiye' ka°, " Tci'dike de' nka'di na'ni wo'," S' ka°, ye'tci kina'wiye 



said to when, "How this I climb can ? " said when tongue poked it out 



him for him 



ka°, ye'tci naski'xti ka° du'si a'di de'di. Ekeha'" ku'hiya° adi' 



when tongue very long when took hold climb- went. And then up there climbed 



of it ing 



toxma'x ka'^ A'^'ya xo'hiya'^ hu'x nanke'di. E'ke he'eya'^'hi" ha'^', 



he was lying when, old woman was coming In the Well there she ar- and 



distance. rived 



"He+! ne'tka ma'nki ha' xa"^," e' ha°tc kite' hant kide' na'^'p ka° 



"Dyes! right here he lies ? " said when she hit was till day when 



[on the 

 tree] 



kiya' kupa'hani. Ekeha*" tidupi' ha'' kiya' nix ne' kide' psi. 



again she di.'iappeared. And then he alighted and again was'walking till night. 



