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yai'nx ts-sa'ptuxsk* . Temu^'hu mis LEha'yayu, temu'^'hu tsimxai'- 

 xasx. Te'mlta hi'k" e xe'Lk' . Tem-axa mu'^'hu k" la'lhistEx, yalsal^- 

 axa mu'^'liu. Tem-axa mu'^'hu wl'lx. 



'Liya^ qa^'tsE ya'tsx, te'mita wi'lx as LEya'laut, xa'mni 'k-tsk'- 

 5 itxe'. Temu°'hu ayai' Lui'kut as LEya'tsit temi'Lx mu°'hu wi'lx, 

 Ltsi'mxaytit si'lkustEx. 'Llya^qa^'tsE Itsi'mxaytit sili'kwEX, te'mlta 

 yasau^ya'lnx. "Lxautal'nxan asi'n k'i'yal, sin qu'mhat. X-auk' 

 qaayu'Ll." Temu^'M k"e'a hilkwaisai'nx, tem-axa mu"'hu k'e'a 

 Lxui'nx. Ltsi'mxaytit k'Ets-axa qalpal' si'lkustEx. "Qa'axasxa- 



10 yEmk*^ ^ tsla^wa!" K'is mu°'hu k"e'a hllkwaisa'a. Te'mlta hi'k'e 

 qa^'ltE ts!owaI'sx-slo, k'ilta's ami'tsli Lqalpi'yusxam as xa'mnl.^ 

 Ltowai'-slo qalpa'lnx k'Ets-axa tsqe'wulnx. ''Lxautai'nxan qalpai'nx 

 sin k'i'yai." (This was repeated four times.) Temu'^'hu suda^'stk'- 

 emyuk' tem yasair'ya'lnx. ''Qalpai'nxan Lxautai'nx asi'n k'i'yai. 



15 X-auk' qaayu'Li." Temu'^'hu k'e'a hilkwaisai'nx. Qaiti' ItlE'msiyu 

 as ma'lkuts. 'Liya^ la* iltqai'xasxam. 



Is^ ltowai'-slo te'mlta k' e'a-axa k* la'lliistEx mu'^'hu. MEhaya'nixa 

 hau'k's 'Liya-' xus la* LEai'sx, tai- hi'k' e qa'los. Ku'kwauk' is qa'los. 

 Temu°'hu ainai'. Qauwa^'* hi'k'e is pi'tskum tem pila'tqwax 



20 pEni'k's, k'is-axa qaai'mi is qamli's. Iteli'ts mis LEai'sx k' !e'- 

 tsik'slo. "A'a," txai'nx-auk' ts-hai°k', "k'-tsqwa axa mu°'hu 

 k' liqai'mi." Piltqwai' mu°'hu pEni'k', psank'tsowai'nx. Te'mlta 

 mu'^'hu k'e'a mEk' la'qaux. Temu^'hu mis wi'lx tiya'k' liyuk's, 

 te'mlta axa k'im Ikwi'xa. I'mstE hi'k'e mEya'xaux qa^'ltE.^ 



25 K'Ets paksaPyai'nx tEts-Lo'k'ik', te'mlta mEhunyu'qwaux ^ ts-Lo'- 

 sink'. A'*qa hi'k'e xa'mt-auk' s-wuli's tspi'titalyususx ku'k". 

 LEa'lk' tuyu-slo yai'x-auk' is hai°^ Te'mlta LEai'sx auk- li'yEm as 

 kwe^ qo'tsEk's hi'k'e tslai'qa, te'mlta k'-ta'mE hi'k'e Lixqe'hi. 

 'Tst-kuti'yEmts!" — "'Liya% mEqami'ntEx xan k'ilwi'tti. K'-xas 



30 tiHa'aux^ kuu'yu, qomaHsaux auwi'k' lauyEm." Te'mlta mu^'hu 

 k'e'a LEai'sx qalpai' auk' li'yEm as kwe^ Te'mlta k'Ets hi'k'e 

 hala'tsi i'mstE yasau-'ya'bix. (This happened four tunes.) Tem 

 suda'astk'emyuk' te'mlta mu'^'hu k'e'a LEai'sx as kwi-' qalpai' 

 auk' li'yEm. Tem-auk' mu°'hu k'e'a tlxai'nx ts-hai°k' : ''Qo'tsaux 



35 mu'^'hu wa'saux auk' li'yEm. Pst-kuu'yEmts ! " — "K'eai'sa." Tem- 

 au'x mu'^'hti k'e'a wi'lyEm. Kuwi' mu'^'hu, aya'yEmxaLx mu°'hu 

 k!e'tsik-slo. Temu"hu misi'Lx wilx tsau'wiyuks, temau'x yasau^- 



lyoa- TO enter; -iom reflective; -ai imperative; -£mk» suffixed particle. 



2 In order to imprison Vulture. 



3 The whale in the meanwhile had taken him way out into the ocean. 



4 That is to say, the whale kept on floating close to the shore hut never gave the imprisoned Vulture an 

 opportunity to land. 



6 huinq- TO FALL OUT (of hair only). 

 6 For example, Sea Gull and Pelican. 



