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phu'lhumai k' au'xus-axa k'im tsilhai'm. K'au'xuts hi'k'e Lkwi'- 

 tsxax ats-phu'lhiimak"aux. 'Lauxiya^ qa^'tsE psa'nk" tsutxunx tern 

 ma'3^Exa ata's xam^. "T!ili'xan, hani'k'Est tsqwa Lha3^a'nau- 

 Lnx." — ''K'ist qwa tsa^ti hani^k'eai psa'nk' tsutxunst." ^Lauxn^a^ 

 5 qa'^'tsE Iml'stal temau'x mu'^'hti uxuyti'Lxaux. ''La'tqaitxapst- 

 E'n?" — ^'A'a, xan si^t aya'sal qxa'nk's-u Lxa'mniyiit, Lxamna'- 

 sanx ata's mEla'mxadut tsqe'^'xak's." Temau'x mu'^'hu pxe'pxel- 

 tsusau^ya'Liix qauwa^^ hi'k'e is intsk'i's. ''La'tqaltxapst-E'n 

 mi'sipst-axa yala'sal?" — "A'a, qauwai'sau kusi'n sa' te'min qwa'- 



10 mautxa." — "La'tqapst-E'n phllkwal'sEx ?" — "A'a, tsa^lhyaxan-axa 

 yala'sal." — "Te'mipst-En mu'^'hu la'tqal mi'sipst-axa wl'lal ku'- 

 kwis? Qali'xaltxapst-a' ?" — " 'Llya^. Hi'k'e mi'sxan awi'lal, te'- 

 mxan Lkuu'waldEmtsx." — ''Sqa'titipst-E'n qau'wis ku'waltxa?" — 

 "A'a, kusi'n sa^' qauVis ku'wal." — "Ltilu'qwalx-a tEts-kvvi'sk' V — 



15"'Liya^, ku'k" hi'k'e tspi'utalyEm." — "Te'mipst-E'n mu'^'hu la^ 

 k' lili'waltxa ? " — "A'a, hak* !e'tsxan hi'k'e ta'pal kwi'k's-aiik'." — 

 "Tem mi'sEpst-axa k'au'k's wl'laltxa, te'mipst-E'n la'^ ha'- 

 kwaltxa?"^ — "I'mstExan hi'k'e mu"'hu ita^." — ''Tem mi'sipst 

 wi'lal-axa, la'tqaltxapst-E'n?" — "A'a, Lkiiyu'tswalxaxan ^ kuxa'n 



20 wau'st!aus." — "Te'mip-En mu"'hu la'tqal is qamli's?" — "Tsinu'- 

 saltxa'L." — "Na'k*ep-E'n tsinu'saltxa?" — "A'a, qau'xal-auk" tsinu'- 

 sal."— "K-!ila'haltxapst-uk" a' Is qamirs?"— "A'a."— "Xa'mk* !- 

 epst-ak* Ula'haltxa ?"— "A'a."— "Lapstuk"ya-'3 ^' Lpa/kaiidux" r'^— 



"A'a, is Lxayai'-slo." — "Te'mipst 'Liya^-a' LEi'Lasx?" — "A'a, tai^ 

 25 mi'sxan tk'ai'ltEX, temu'^'huxan LEi'Lax." — "Tem *Liya^' Itlyii'xsi- 

 txupst?"— "'Liya^"— "Hi'^'sk'ek'em pst-uk"-E'n k" !ila'hal is qam- 

 Li's?" — "Qami'ntk'emxan-uk" k" !ila'hal." Temau'x mu"'hu Lxam- 

 na'Liix, qauwa'taux qlnptla'inx. ''Pst-hi'k'e 'LiyaHa*. Pst-k'iria'q 

 hi'k'e pstin Ian." I'mstE tem kus k'ina'q Hla'xwalsx.^ 

 30 Temau'x mu"'hu 'k'qo'tsE siyai'xasx. Qau'wis ats-ha'at !ak" 

 qaai'xasx, tem pxeltsiisai'nx ats-mii'tsk*ak". "Kwa^la'han? Lxali- 

 yasxan-a'" q5'tsEk"s?" — "A'a, qaha'nsEx hi'k"e qo'tsE." — "Tem 

 a'yEX i qaa'xasxai xmia'has!" Temu^'hu k'e'a hilkwaisai'nx. 

 "Kwa^la'han? Lxali'yusxan-a' qo'tsEk's?" — "A'a, qo'tsEx hi'k'e 

 35 qaha'ns."— "K'ist-E'n mu'^'hu la'tqai tE'stin k'i'yai?"— "Tsimai'- 

 tiikwa ^ qaai'tukwa * kiiha'm qa'lqal-uk" ! " Temu^'hu k' e'a hilkwai- 

 sai'nx, te'mlta 'Liya^ xu'si Lk"eai'xtsi3^ii.^ Temau'x-uk" mu"'hu 

 qalpai'nx qaai'nx tskwai'salyustlik's,^'' te'mltau hi'k'e ptui'x ni'sk". 



1 xku- TO GO OUT. 



2 kuitS- TO DRY. 



3 iLiya' + -pst + -uku. 



* pk- . . . -Ufc« TO TOUCH PRIVATE PARTS. 



5 Literally, " Habitually pulls herself out." For references to parallel stories see note 3, p. 72. 



6 xal- TO LOOK LIKE. 



' Contracted for tsimal't-uki'-a' . 



8 Contracted for qaaVt-uku-a' . 



^k-eaixts- to be ready, to fit. 



I" Contracted for ts-tskwal'salyusl!ik'ik's. 



