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had chewed for hiiii left the house. Then he did not sleep, hut he ate 

 until the day l)n)ke. Now his orandfather was g-lad; hut the l)oy at(^ 

 all day, and after a short time all the food was yone. Then he ate all 

 the provisions in another house, and he ate all the provisions of the 

 whole village. Then his g-randfather was trouhled. He wanted to 

 get rid of him l)eeause he knew that the hoy had done wrong. He 

 said. "My g-randehild has eaten scahs of Wa'sE, therefore I will get 

 rid of him. Go, slave, and tell the trihe." The slave ran out and 

 .said, ■• Great trihe, you shall move to-moriow morning." On the 

 following morning the people moved. They deserted the prince. 

 2. What was he to eat* He went toward the heaeh searching for 

 .some food, hut he did not find anvthing. Behold, there was a tish in 



K- 



hwil 



At one. 



<1 amgait-nig'i 



mcire not 



WOCjt 



he slept 



ar. yo'6.\k"t. 



ami he ate. 



K-'e 



Then 



wagait 



until 



yo'6xk"t 



ho nte 



laltk"i. 



slowly 



qal-ts'a'p. 



the people. 



hwil 



being 



lUEsa x" 



daylight, 



K-e 

 then 



aL txane'tk"L 



lit iiii 



sa, 



diiv, 



aL 



11 nd 



lo-a'mL 



in good 



t'e'sEm 



niueh 



qats 



heart 



yo'oxk"t. 



he ate. 



nie'et. 



hisi grand- 

 father. 



K-"e 



Theii 



K-\- 



Then 



ni'g-i 



not 



wuna x', 



food, 

 Then 



k*\' qiVodEt. K'\'t (fal-lni'L 



tlien he finished it. Then he ale in 



other houses 



hii'tsik'sEni aIi'sk"L qa'ots iiie'et 



unoo more was weak 



the heart Iiis fO'and- 

 of father. 



WUlia XT. 

 the fot)d of 



Ni.k-'e 



Til en 



aL 



at 



hasa'(js nie'et dEiiit 



he desireil his grand- tfut.) 

 father 



hacra'xk"L hwritg'o: '' X-auia'lgwaxclEL 



bad he did: "Eating .seab of 



sa-niaVat 



off he put 

 him 



at 



he 



Wa'sE 



WiVsE 



hwila'x'L 



knew 



llWll 



being 



luixda'k'"EneK, 



my grandson. 



Wagait dEui .sa-ma'qdeE gon. 



I'ntiic.'i (flit.) off I put him 



now. 



Ado', xa'E! 

 <Jo. slavel 



qan hwilt. 



there- he does so. 

 fore 



ma'LEi, aL qal-ts'a'p." NLk''e k'si-ba'xL xa'Eg"e: "Tse lok"- 



tell to the people." Then out ran the .slave: "To 



move 



gat ne'sEm ts'et'aLa'k". wi-tssi'p (|"am-h("'Luk"." K''e luk"i, 



ve 



he 

 says 



ts'ap. 



the peo 

 pie. 



2. Agf/L 



What 



qal-ts"a'p, ai, 



the town, to 



Gwina'deL, 



Behold, 



to-morrow 



great peojile 



Dtily morning. 



Then 



moved 



K-"et k"sta'qsdeL Lgo-wi'lk'.siLk". K''e 

 Then they oeserted the prinee. Then 



dEin 



I f Ut. ! 



g-e'hEt; 



his food? 



K--e 



Then 



k iiL-g"ig'e EI. 



about he searched 



dElU 



(fnt.) 



k"uL-ie'et 



aliout he 

 went 



g-e'l)Et. 



his foud. 



g'ina-tra't. 



behind he was. 



aL qa-g"a'uL 



at in front of tlie 

 houses of 



K-'e 



Then 



111 g'lt 



not 



lo-hwi'lEiii 



being 



(a tish) 



ts'Eiu-a'k'sL g-'a'at, hwil 



in water he saw. where 



h wat. 



he 

 ffumd it. 



am-g'a't. 



it lay in 

 water. 



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