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te'mlta hi'k'e tpal'suwitxai' as ya°'ts!is. "He+, 'Laxiya^ 



but just to fly attempts the buzzard. " Hey, not thou 



Laa'mxayutx sin anai's, x-axa yuxe'i. K'-hi'k*e ya°'ts!is 



fittest it my friend, thou again take it off shalt. Will just buzzard 



xam Lan." Temu'^'hu qalpal'nx yasau^yai'nx as la^mi'su qas 



tiiy name." And then agam does it says again to tiie day owl the 



Mo'luptsini'sla. "Xa-k'ts!a'a sin anai's qanl'x. Xaqani'x k'ts'.a'a 



Coyote. " Thou wear it shalt my friend thou. Thou the one wear it shalt 



5 sin anai's." Temu'^'hu k'e'a k'ts!ai'nx, te'mlta hi'k'e Ildi' 



my friend." So then indeed puts it on, but just speaks 



"La^mi'su." "He+, sin anai's, x-axa yiixe'i, 'Laxlya^ 



"La^mi'su." "Hey, my friend, thou again take it off shalt, not thee 



L'^a'mxayutx. K' -hi'k'e La^mi'su xam Lan, xa-lii'k'e ya'tsi is 



it fits on. Will just day owl thy name, thou just live in it shalt in 



Lowa'hayu, .xa-hi'k*e tai^ x'u'lamtxam is qamli's." Temu°'hii 



mountains, thou just only travel shalt at night." And now 



qalpai'nx yasau^yai'nx qas Mo'luptsini'sla as yipa^yiisla. 



again does it again says to the Coyote the screech owl. 



10 ''Xa-k'ts!a'a sin anai's." Temu"'lm k'ts!ai'nx qas yipa^yusla, 



" Thou wear it shalt my friend." So now wears it the screech owl, 



te'mlta hi'k'e "yipa^yusla" mEili'dixa. "He+, sin anai's, ^Laxiya^ 



but just "yipa-yiisla" keeps on saying. "Hey, my friend, not thee 



Laa'mxayutx, x-axa ytixe'i, K' -hi'k'e yipa^yusla xam Lan. 



it fits on, thou off take it shalt. Will just screech owl thy name. 



K'Ex-auk' hi'k'e ya'tsi is mu'kOtsiyu." Temu°'hu qalpai'nx 



Wilt thou inside just live in it in forest." And then again does it 



yasau^yai'nx as mukwa'ltsi^t'. ''He+, xa-k'ts!a'a sin anai's." 



again says to the . eagle. "Hey, thou wear it shalt my friend." 



15 Temu'^'hu k'tslai'nx. ''He+, 'Laxiya^ L^a'mxayutx sin anai's. 



So then t^uts it on. "Hey, not thee it fits o'n my friend. 



K'-hi'k'e mukwa'ltsiH' xam La'ni." Temu°'hu qalpai'nx 



Will just eagle thy name." And then agam does it 



yasau^yai'nx as k'a'^^k'. "Xa-k'ts!a'a sin anai's." Te'mlta 



again says to the woodpecker. " Thou wear it shalt my friend." And verily 



k'ts!ai'nx qas k'a°%", te'mlta hi'k'e "k'a°^k' " msili'dix. "He+, 



wears it the woodpecker, but just "k-an-k-" continually says. "Hey, 



x-axa yuxe'i sin anai's. K'-hi'k'e k'a"^k' xam La'ni, 



thou again disappear make it shalt my friend. Will just woodpecker thy name, 



20 xa-hi'k'e tai^" qa'ltsiyuxs is kox"." 



thou just only peck shalt at trees." 



Temu'^'hu yasau^'yai'nx qas Mo'luptsini'sla as qatsi'li^. ''He+, sin 



And then again says to tlie Coyote the wolf. "Hey, my 



anai's, xa-tsima'a k' ts !a'a." Temu'^'hti k' e'a tsimai'nx qas qatsi'li^ 



friend, thou try it shalt wear it shalt." So now indeed tries it the wolf. 



Te'mlta 'Liya^ ayai' ni'sk'ik's, te'mlta hi'k'e mEqama'laLxa. ''He+, 



But not goes far to, but just contmues to be bashful. "Hey, 



xa-^Liya^ qa'mla!, sin anai's. Xa-k'ts!a'a." Te'mlta mu'^'hu k'e'a 



thou not bashful, my friend. Thou wear it shalt." So now indeed 



25 k'ts!ai'nx, te'mlta hi'k'e ildi' "qatsi'li^"'. "He+, sin anai's, 



wears it, but just says "qatsi'li^". "Hey, my friend, 



'Laxiya^ L'^a'mxayutx. Qaila** temx qama'lal ^ sin anai's ? Qaila* 



not thee it fits on. Why then thou bashful my friend? Why 



temx 'Liya^ Itsiya'xusalsxa ? ^ Tqaia'ltxun sxas kumkwi'm." 



then thou not movest self here and there? Want thee I that thou rim shalt." 



Temu'^'hu k'e'a kumkwi'. "He+, 'Laxiya^ xiis L'^a'maxyutx, sin 



So then verily run begins. "Hoy, not thee a little it fits o'n, my 



anai's. K'-hi'k'e qatsi'li^ xam La'ni. X-axa yuxe'i sin anai's. 



friend. Will just wolf thy name. Thou ofl take it shalt my friend. 



Abbreviated for ff07na'toZ<xa. 2 teimu- to shake, to move. 



