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Ts-suda^'stk'em3^uk" te'mlta 'Liya' lowa'hayayu'sxa-axa. Ha*'- 

 tsE mu'^'hu yasauwaPyai'nx, "Ijowa'hayayu'sxai!" Wa^ tas la'*. 

 'Liya^ mEla'jnxasx k'~la^ mu'^'hu iltqai'm. Qauwa^''' la* waliau'hinx, 

 te'mlta k'-Liya^ la* iltqa'ln. Temu'^'hu wahau'hmx mEhaya'dau 

 5 k*a°'lits!. Temu'^'hu k'e'a tsqe'wuLx, temu°'hu qaltslxwai' hapE'- 

 nk". Te'mlta *Liya^ la* iltqa'a, tern yasau^yai'nx. "K'eai'xan, k'in 

 'Llya= la* iltqa'yu." Temu'^'liu yasau^yai'nx. "X-au qasuwa'a as 

 k*a-k\" Temu°'hu k"e'a tsqeVuLX, temii°'hii qaltslxwai' hapE'nk' . 

 'Li3^a' qa*'tsE qaltsl'yux", temu'^'hu spa'j^usxa. Tern k"Ets mu'^'hu 



10 LEai'sx xas Mo'luptsiiii'sla. Temu'^'hu yai'x-auk' Is liai°'' kuntal'nx 

 temu'^'liu 3^asair'yai'nx. "X-au ts!a^wa Iqa'alsxam ^ nisk". ' Tem- 

 u°'hu yasau'yai'nx. "Ai's xu'si lEha'yayusxam, k'i'nuk"s ^ mu"'hii 

 nl'sk' qa'alsxalmi." Tern mis mu'^'hu lEha^yayii, tern yasau^yai'nx. 

 "Qa'axasxaiwa' qalpsx!." Temu"'huk'e'ahilkwalsal''nx, temii^'hu 



15 lo'quti'yutxaliak"aitsai's-u. Temau'xmu'^'hu tsxudai'xa. 'Laiixlya^ 



qa*'tsE tsxwati', te'mlta-axa mu'"hu tsllkui'nx, tem-axa mu"'hu 



tsk'ui'dlyu. Ha*'tsE-axa wahau'hinx. Wa^' tas la*. Itsxalsxai' 



mu'^'hu ha*'tsE. 'Llya^'mEla'nxasx k'-la* mu"'hu iltqai'xasxam. 



Temu'^'hu taa'xti tsilpal'xasx. Tern hi'k'e yEli'nt!^ Lxiiui'iix 



20 pEiik'i'sik's qauwtV* hi'k'e ts-tE'xk". Yu'xii 'Llya^' a'mta k* !ila'- 

 hasal, te'mlta wl'lx qwula'xt. Tem yasau\yai'nx. "Qa'l'k'Exai! 

 Hu"'tsk"Ex sill tEq k'insti'yEmtsu." Temu'^'hu mis a'mta Lk* !a'- 

 Ihixasx, tem hau'k's mEhaya'nIx. Wa^na' u'k'eai na'k'eai. Tem 

 k'Ets mii'^'hu qalpalsxal', tem-axa mu°'hu Ik'a'xk'iyusxa. Tem- 



25 u'^'hii mEpu'lalxa,* tem hau'k's mEhaya'nixa. Te'mlta 'Ll3^a- 

 xe'ilk'e ha'nx ni'sk'ik's. Tem-aiik' mu"'hu paksal-yai'nx tats- 

 k*!i'k*ik'. Te'mlta wa'na' hata'liak'. Tem k'Ets mu"'hu maS^Exa. 

 "Xas qula'xt tsqwa k'Insti'nx xam' kusi'ns k' ll'k's." ^Liya^ la* 

 iltqa'a. Tem k'Ets mu"'hu ayal'. 'Lij^a^ qa*'tsE ya'xau, tem 



30 lEj^a'xaiLx qami'nt tas tsima-ma'. Tem k'Ets mu'^'hu pkutsui'iix, 

 tem tsimai'nx nunsai'nx. MEqe°'xat.^ Temu°'hu mEya'xaux. 

 'Llya' qa*'tsE ya'xau, te'mlta LEai'sx as lEya'tsit, tem k'i'mliak's 

 ayai'xa. 



Temii°'hu mis wT'lx Ttsal'sik's, temu°'hu qaal'xa. Wa^na' hl'- 



35 tslEm, xa'mEt tai^' mukwa^'slitsLo ya'tsx. Tem pxeltsusai'nx xa'kiis 

 mukwa^slltsLS. "Hanl'k'Ex-E'ni"— "Hak'i'nsk'iii « wilx."— "Te'- 

 mEx-E'ii na'k'sau?" — "Hi'k'en hau'k's x'u'lamtxa. K'in xadi^^a'- 

 yEmtEsi'nmiLx." Temu'^'huk'e'aihi'yux". "La-E'n?" ts-yEai'sk' 



1 qaa- to enter. 



2 k-is + -n + -uku. 



~ll- TO BE small; -Brt^' dhtribulive. 



* plU- TO STAND. 



•■> Literally, "It has an odor"; qenz scent, odor. 

 6 Transposed for hik-ni'sk-in. 



