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Tsa^'mELx hi'k"e pilskwiHst ts-k'a'ltsuk"-auk'. Hamsti^Lx hi'k'e 



Very they just strong his mind his inside. All they just 



intsk'i's mEla'nx. I'mstE k'ips hi'k"e xe'iLk'e Lhaya'nauwiLx; 



something know. Thus habitually you just well watch always shall them; 



'LaLxiya^ namk" qau tsa'sisanx." Tsqamtlai' mu^'hu as 



not them ever somebody has beaten." End begins now the 



qo'ila. Lla'tqaisxamst-auk" ts-hai'^k* ^ as LEya'tsit, la'ltamis 



counting sticks. Feel glad inside their minds the people, because 



5 hi'k'e liamsti^ intsk'i's liilkwisa'Ln. "HamstiHELxan mEla'nx 



just all something done will be. "All them I know 



s-hi'tslEmiLx; hi'k'en Is qauVai-slo mEla'nx kus hi'tslEmiLx," 



the people them; just I at each place know the people them," 



ts-Ildi'sk' as Mo'luptsini'sla. "HamstF is pi'tskum 



his words his the Coyote. "Each on day 



p-ltsa'mtsimausxam." Hamsti^ hi'k'e intsk'i's Lhllkwai'sunx.^ 



you continually try selves shall." All just something is being done. 



"'Liya^ qa^'tsE k'E'Lxas mu^'hu wll, Hamsti^tin hi'k'e intsk'i's 



"Not long will they now come. All it is I just something 



10 mEla'nx. 'Laniya^^ ts!ilo'xwax. Qwon sin Ian Mo'luptsini'sla* 



know. Not I fear. (Of) me my name Mo'luptsini'sla 



sin Ian." Hamsti^Lx hi'k'e intsk'i's Lhilkwai'sx.^ 



my name." All they just sometliing do it. 



K'-Liya- qa^'tsE k'is mu^'liii tsqa'mt !iyusxam as qo'ila. Tas 



Will not long will at last come to end will the sticks. These 



Itsa'mtsimaiisxamst sili'kwEx philkwai'stxusk'ELX. Na'mk's 



continually tryiag selves all are doing future actions their. When constantly 



mu'^'hii Wll kus hi'tslEmiLx, k'is xa'mEt-s-hi'tslEm wil qauwi's. 



now arrive the people they, habitually one it is a person comes first. 



15 Lla'tqaisxamst-auk' ts-hni"k' ^ as LEya'tsit. K*-hamsti^ hi'k'e 



Feel glad inside his mind the people. Will each just 



intsk'i's hilkwisa'ln. I'mstE te'miLX-auk' la'tqaisxa ts-liai'^k' as 



something done will be. Thus then they inside glad feel his mind the 



LEya'tsit. Temu"'hii wi'lx. Temu'^'hii tsqa'mt !iyii as qo'ila. 



inhabitants. So at last come. So now comes to end the sticks. 



K'-mu'^'hu wi'l-slo ts-hi'tEk'. Wi'lx mu'^'hti xam^ hi'tslEm. K'iLx 



Will now come wholly its body. Comes now one person. Will they 



mu'^'hii wil. Hau'k's mEtskwa'halx as Mo'luptsini'sla. 



now arrive. Everywhere to continually goes around the Coyote. 



20 K'-mu'^'hu wi'l-slo ts-hi'tEk'. Tas lla'tsqaisxamst-auk' ts-liai°k', 



Will now come wholly its body. . These glad are inside his mind, 



mis k'-hi'k'e hamsti^ intsk'i's hilkwisa'ln. Temu°'hu wi'lx-slo 



since will just all something done will be. So now comes wholly 



ts-hi'tEk'.^ K' exk' ai'-slo ts-hi'tEk' mu^'hu. Hamsti^ hi'k'e tas 



its body. Assembles everybody its body its now. All just the 



hi'tEslEm k'exk'ai'; yai'tsxastEt-s-hi'tslEm k'exk'ai', hamsti^ hi'k'e 



people assemble; various it is the people assemble, all just 



iltqaHit-s-hi'tslEm. Temu°'hii k' exk' ai'-slo ts-hi'tEk'. Tern 



what kind it is the people. So now assemble wholly its body. Then 



25 mEya'saux as Mo'luptsini'sla. ' ' Hamsti^ hi'k' e intsk' i'sEt-s-t lauyai's 



says continually the Coyote. "All just kind it is the fun 



k'in tqaia'ltEx. I'mstE te'min tqaia'ltEx sis k'exk'ai'm tas hi'tslEm 



Willi want. Thus then I desire that assemble shall the people 



» See note 6, p. 38. 



2 Another case of an unnecessarily interpolated sentence. 



3 i Llya + -n. 



* Perhaps "hard to be beaten." 



5 Note the unnecessary repetition of the phrase "they come." Such repetitions are typical of Smith's 

 mode of narrating and will be met with in each subsequent story told by him. 



