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''A'a, k-in k'tsla'a." Temu'^'hu k'tslai'nx, te'mlta hi'k" e tsa^'mE 



"Yes, Willi wear it will." So now wears it, but just exceedingly 



qsu'titsL5. K"-kQ'k"s hi'k'e mEya'xauxam. ''He+, sin anal's, 



heavy very. Will ocean to just always go will. "Hey my friend, 



xa-'Liya^ ku'k"s a'ya!" — "Laniya^ tqaia'ltEx • sins k'tsla'a." 



thou not ocean to go!"— "Not I want it should I wear it shall." 



''K'i'msxas 1 *LiyaUqaia'ldi, k'is k'Uu'tlin xam La'ni." Tem-axa 



"Since thou not like it v^dlt, habitually land-otter thy name." So again 



5 mu'^'hu yuxe'nx. "MEtl'yutxautli, xa-tsima'a k'tsla'a, sin anai's." 



now takes it off. "Rabbit, thou try it shalt wear it shalt, my friend." 



Temu^'M k*ts!ai'nx. Temu'^'hu kumu'kwaPyayususx ^ hau'k's. 



So -then put it on. And then repeatedly rims around with it everywhere to. 



"He+'., mu^'liix hi'k'e Lxwala'st." — " 'Laniya-' tqaia'ltEx. K*in 



"Hey, rather thou just slim."— "Not I like it. Willi 



la'tEq-E'n sins x'a'lamtxam hatsi'lkwauk' ^ is tsk"i"'tsi? K'-tai^ 



what inter, should I travel shall inside in mountains? Will only 



sins nQns, k'ins qan k'a'tsli. Qas niins tai-' Lama'xanx," 



if I elk, habitually I I wear it will. The elk only it fits on." 



10 Temu^'hti yasau^'yai'nx as LahaiH! qas Mo'luptsini'sla. 



So then again says to the _ deer the Coyote. 



"K"-la'tEq-E'n xam ia'ni?" — "A'a, k'-Lahain!* sin La'ni la'tta sin 



"Will what inter, thy name?"— 'Yes, will deer my name, because my 



ha^^t ! kus niins." Temu°liu qalpai'nx yasau^'yai'nx as nuns qauku^ 



brother the elk." And finally again does it again says to the elk the 



Mo'luptsini'sla. "Xa-k'ts!a'a kuha'm liqe's.*' Namk* sxas 



Coyote. " Thou wear it shalt this thy feather. When shouldst thou 



k'tsla'a, xas ^ mukumii'kwalxam. K"-'Liya^ la^. La'xs 



wear it shalt, habitually thou run around shalt. Will not something. Even if 



15 qe'nxst-slo, xa'ltas ^ x'u'lamtxam, la'xaxs ® stini'k" altxam 



bad place, still thou habitually travel shalt, even if thou habitually slink shalt 



'k'qe'xan as kox"." Temu"'hii mukumii'kwalx xas niins. La'xs 



at under the trees." And now runs around the elk. Although 



qenxst-s-le'wi/^" te'mlta mukumu'kwaLxa, Tern hi'k'e hamsti^ 



bad a place, still runs around. Then just all 



qas hi'tslEin Lhaya'nix. Temu°'hu yasau'"yai'nx qas 



the people keep on looking at him. And then "says again to him the 



Mo'luptsini'sla. "K"ex mu'^'hii nix niins xam La'ni. Temu^'hii 



Coyote. "Shalt thou now thou elk thy name. And then 



20 kuha'm mu'tsik" k'is Lxwala'st" ts-lank'. K'ipst hi'k'e cias 



this thy yoimger brother habitually deer his name. Will you two just the 



hamsti^ hi'tslEm pEnii'nsitxu." 



all people make food thee will." 



Tsqa'mtliyu mu°'hu.'2 



End becomes now. 



' k-imsis + -x. 



* kumku- TO RUN ; -al + -^yai+-ususx duplicated instrumental suffix. 

 ^hatsi'lku + -auk-. 



* Literally, "brother to him"; t -+ fto^d/.'. 

 6 Harmonized for qaku. 



* Should have been k-aya'siyu horn. 

 ' Abbreviated for k-Exs; k-is + -x. 



' Abbreviated for k-iia'Uas; k-is + -x+ltd. 



^laxs + -I . 



1" Mis-heard for qe'nxstit-s-le'wl'. 



" Another term for deer; literally, "slim, lean." 



i» The story ends rather abruptly. Smith claimed to have forgotten the subsequent details. A continu- 

 ation of this story obtained in Enghsh by Farrand will be found on p. 235 under the title "The Killing of 

 Elk." Farrand also obtained in the native language an abbreviated version of this story. See also 

 next story. 



