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were asleep. Shall I clean it^" Tiien the chief did not say a word. 

 He was ashamed. "Do not stir; I will i;-o and fetch some moss to 

 wipe it oil'."' Txii'msEm had ali'eady brouj^'ht some moss for tiiat i)ur- 

 pose. He went immediately to the chief, lifted his hlankct, and said, 

 "Hm, what a smell that is!" H(^ showed it to the chief after lie had fin- 

 ished wii)inL;' tlic blanket. Then the chief saw it and l)elieved that he 

 had soiled his blanket while asleep. He was much a.shamed. Then 

 Txil'msEin carried it outside. He entered a^ain and .said: "Chief, I 

 am very thirsty."' The water was hanging in the corner of the chief .s 

 house. The chief .spoke, "(lo and get the water youi'self." Then 

 Txa'msEm arose, put his Ijear-skin blanket on, and opened the recep- 

 tacle in which the water was kept. Then he poured it into his l)lanket. 



6 lsk"L an-hwu'nL sEui'a'g'it tgon." K''et k"'ax-guu-g'a'adEtg"e 



stench what he has the chief this." Then for a he showed it 



got while 



7 aL Lesk"L t g'lmk't. K''et g'a'aL sEm'a'g'itg'e. la'gai-ne't 



when he fin- he wiped. Then saw it the chief. But yes 



ished 



8 lEp-g'a'aL 



self saw it 



9 .sEm-dzii'qt. 



much he w^as 

 ashamed. 



K-'e 



Then 



SEiii'a'g'itg'e < Le k'saXt hl huwo'qt. 



the chief (perf.) hisexore- while he slept, 

 ments 



K*'et k'si-d'a'Ls Txii'msEm. K*'e huX ts'ent aL 



Then out put it Txii'msEiu. Then again he en- and 



tered 



10 he'tg'e: ^'La gwalk"L qa'ode aL dEin a'k'scE se sEm'a'g'it." 



said: 



'(Perf.) dry is 



my heart 



11 K-'e iax'ia'q hwil wi'tk''L ak-s 



Then hung where came from water 



12 lEp-qa'6dE.st," de'yaL sEm"a'g-itg-e. 



(fut.) I drink chief." 



aL amo'st. "A'm mE dem 



in the corner. "Better you 



K-'e hetk"s Txii'msEm at 



Then stood up T.xa'msEm to 



self go for it," thus said the chief. 



gula't. Gwis-o'lL gula'tg-e. K-'et -'"' 



13 tgu-sa'g-iL 



around he put his blanket, 



14 lo-ga'tsL 



was 

 poured 



a'k-.sg-e. 



the water. 



Blanket bear 



K-'et 



Then 



his blanket. 



Then 



q agat 



he opened 



lo-bE'lx.sEm 



he put it 

 down 



qacj'a'q'ant 



he opened 



hwil 



where 



aL 



to 



15 ts'Em-gwis-o'lt. 



his bear, 

 blanket 



Hwt 



Then 



I k-"e 



k-si-l)a'xt 



out he ran 



aL 



and 



he'tg-e. 



said. 



A'lg-IXL 

 The talk of 



