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Temu'^'hu ^Liya^ qa^'tsE temi'Lx qalpai' wi'lx LEya'tstik's tern 

 k"Ets mu°'hu To'tsu i'mstatxu. Kus mena'tEm ma'yExa. ''A'lk"- 

 uxul a' k"a°'tsus, k'in phainsai'm." Tern k'Ets mu'^'hu 3"Ea'lnx, 

 '''Liya^, sxas hi'k'e ami'stis ta^muqwa!" Te'mlta k'Ets hi'k'e 

 5 mu°'hu tixui'. "K'in I'o'tsun mu°'hu phainsai'm k'inai'i LEai'si 

 u'k'eai 'k'ya'tsx." Tern k'Ets mu'^'hti mEtsa'saux, tern k'Ets 

 mu°'hu k' !iqai'. Temu'^'hu mis LEai'sunx, tern tink'a'hix tern 

 yEa'lnx. "Xa-'Liya' a'ya! Tas aki°' k'ya'tsx. Ama'tsitxEmtsal 

 hi'k'e kus aki"^'." Tern k'Ets mu'^'hu pxeltsusai'. "La'-E'nmu°'hu 



]Q tern hi'k'e tsa' ama'tsux" is hl'tslEm? Hanhu'u k'in LEai'si." 

 Temu'^'hu wahau'stEx. A'mtis-tuk" hi'k'e ts-yu°'salyust!Exk' Hem- 

 axa hi'k'e nu'nsist ts-pila'tkwayuk'.^ Temu'^'hti mis wi'lx, tem 

 hata'mE hi'k'e si'sa ^ tas mi'k'iLx. Tem k'Ets mu'^'hu Lohayu'hix.^ 

 Tem k'Ets mu'^'hii mEkya'klalx; * "li, k' lohayti'tsxaLx." Tem 



15 k'Ets mu°'hu Lpui'nx kuts-si'yak' tem ayai' Lk'iltli'sik's tem 

 Lpui'nx kus mi'kiLx Lk'ilt!i'sik's-auk'. Temu^'hu Itaqwai', "tuk 

 tuk tuk tuk." Tem k'Ets mu°'hu ita" ayaj^u'susx ko'k"s temu°'hu 

 lpui'nx k'ilo'k's ya'sau: "K'ip hi'k'e xuna' Lhaya't!ats!ilau Lowa'- 

 txajiisxam. Na'mk' sis ts !uwi', k'ips hi'k' e is loqai'-slo tsi'sitxam." 



20 Temu^'hu mis k'Ets k'eai', tem-axa mu°'hu k' !iqai'. Temu'^'hu mis- 

 axa wi'lx k' !e'tsik's, temu°'hu qalpai'nx k' lohayii'Lx kus mi'k'iLx. 

 Tem k'Ets mu"'hu Loqudi'nx tem Ikumsiii'nx. Temu'^'hu mis-ti 

 tsIini'Lx, tem Itqwai'txa, "tuk tuk tuk tuk." "Xa-^Liya' lama'- 

 tsiitELi is hi'tslEm. K'-Liya^ la^ xam Lan, k'-tai^ mi'k'iLx tqe'- 



25 Ik'taudu xas kla'mtsLEm. K'is lowi't!itsii sis Iku'msitxu." ^ Tem 

 'Liya^ xunii'disanx kus mi'k'iLx. Is i'mstE tem kus ma'mk'iLxat- 

 slo.^ Temu'^'hu sis qauwa^ hi'k'e xunii'disali, k'is wa^na' mi'k'iLx. 

 Tem k'Ets mu'^'lm misi'Lx Lxayai'tx, tem k'Ets-axa mu°'hii Lktii' 

 temi'Lx mu°'hu xe'tsux". 



30 Temu°'hii 'Liya^' qa^'tsE tem k'ELxa'ts mu°'hii qalpai' wi'lx LEya'- 

 tstik's. Tem k'Ets hala'tsi ma'yExa kus mena'tEm. "A'lk'xul a' 

 k'a^'tsus, k'ink'a^ phamsai'm." Tem k'Ets mu'^'hu k' !iqai'. Tem- 

 u"'hu mis LEai'sunx, tem tmk'a'Lnx tem yEa'Liix. "Xa-'Liya- a'ya! 

 Tas aki*" ^k'ya'tsx; *Liya^' o'k'eai k' lila'hal hak'aitsai's." Tem 



35 k'Ets mu^'hu pxeltsusai'. "Qaila' xutsa' ?" — "A'a, hi'k'eLX puwi'x 

 hapE'nk' is itsai's. Is i'mstE tem hi'k'e ha'sk'Exa tas hi'tsLEm 

 k'its-ya'halk' ." ^ Tem k'Ets mu'^'hu pxeltsusai'. "La'-Eii mu'^hii ? 

 Hanhu'u k'in LEai'si." Temu°hu aya'yusLnx. Teiiiu'^'hu mis 

 wi'lsLnx kus itsai'sik's, te'mlta tai^ kus mEk'u'dust* puwi'x 



1 Singular for plural. 



2 Abbreviated for si'satia. 



3 Passive. 



•• kaikl- TO RAISE FOOT. 



* A similar episode was obtained among the Molala Indians. 



6 Transposed for viEmi'k-iLxat-slQ. 



' Literally, ''from their necks." 



8 A small bird; the species could not be verified. 



