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divided what Txa'msEm had won at Na.ss river. Txii'iiisEm was again 

 hungry. What should he eat '. Then Logobola' went toward sunrise, 

 while T.xa'nisEni went down to the oeean. 



2«. Hi' did .still another thing. He heard that the dajdight was 

 hidden in a box ealled max. He went to get it. He transformed him- 

 self into a leaf of a cedar, and he wished that the ehiefs daughter 

 should be thirsty. The ehiefs daughter went to fetch water, and 

 drank the leaf. Then she was pregnant and had a boy. His grand- 

 father was very glad. The child grew up very (juickly. He crept 

 about. Then he began to cry very much. His grandfather worried 

 because the boy was crying all the time. He said, "Call an old man. 

 Maybe he will understand what he says." The old man sat down. 



k''e ba'sixk"det aL La xsdas Txii'msEm aL Le'sEms. Ml 1 



they separated when {perl". ) had wun T.xii'msEm at Na^^!? river. Then 



hwil k''e k'u'r.-Xdax's Txil'msEUi ag5L dEm g'e'bEt. K^'e 2 



(Koing) hungry Txu'm.sEm what (fut.l hi.s food. Then 



iibovit 



La dil'uLs Logobola' wa'k'tg'e aL yae-ano-hwil k'si-gua'ntk"L 3 



(perf.) left L6g6bohi his brother to toward out rises 



LoqsL qa'ot. K"'e ya'e-lax-mo'ouL de-qa'6s Txii'msEm. i 



the .sun he went. Then toward the ocean also went Txa'msEm. 



2a. K'"elL huX hwil hwi'ls Txii'msEm. NExna'yiL hwil lo-sg'i'L 5 



One again did Txii'msEm. He heard where in lay 



mEsil'x' sE-hwa'tgut aL max. K''et qii'ot. NLk''e huX hwil 6 



the daylight it is name of max. Then he went for it. Tlien again 



made 



hwi'ltg'e aL lo-Lo'otk"L laqs. K*'et 1)6xl Lgo'uLk"L sEm'a'g'it 7 



he did so and he transformed the leaf Then he waited the child of the chief 



himself into of a cedar. for 



aL dEui noom-a'k'st. K''e. hwilL Lgo-wi'lk'siLgum hana'q 8 



to (ful.) desire to drink. Then did so the princess woman 



little 



a'k'sk"tg'e. K"'e tq'al-a'k'SL hiqs. K^'e o'bEnL Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". 9 



she got water. Then with it she the leaf of Then was with the jirincess- 



drank a cedar. child little 



K^'et hwaL Lgo-tk""e'Lgum g'at. K''e lo-a'uiL tjii'ots niye'et. 10 



Then she fonn<l a child boy. Then in was the heart of his grand- 



little good father. 



K"'e la'p'slr. masL Lgo-tk"'e'Lk". i.a k'uL-qii'Ek'ck"tg'e. wul 11 



Then uuieklv gre\v the child. \\'hen about he crawled, 



little 



skwatguI'L wl-ye'tk"t. K''e :il)a'g'ask"s niye'et, aL hwil .si- 12 



he began to cry. Then was troubled his grand- because anew 



father. 



k"'a-wi-ye'tk"sL huxdii'g"int. NLqan he'tg'e: "Wo'ol k'MlL 1'^ 



exceed- ' cried his grandson. Therefore he said; "Invite one 



ingly (luau) 



w'i-d'e'sEt dEm fan guXL qan-he'tg'e." K*"e d'fiL wi-d'e'sEtg"i 



old (Int.) who guess what he si)eaks." Then sat the old man 



tor down 



