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tlie water. It wiis not in()\ino-. Then he ciilled it usliore lo talk to it. 

 Tile Hsli came towai'd tlie sliore. Its name was i'ullliead. Tlie 

 ])rince tli()ui,'lit lie \\()uiil kill it. Now it was almost witiiiii reach, 

 l)ut it .swam haciv into the water. Tiien the jirinee was miieh 

 d(?]jro.s.sed lieeause he was hiuij^ry. Tlie tish knew liis intentions. 

 It swam l)aek from (lie sliori^ sayino-, " Do you tliink I do not know 

 you, (iiantr' Then lie acted as thouuh he were takiny hold of the 

 iiiuiye of the tish, and, str(>tehini;- out his hand, said. ""You shall have 

 a thin tail. Only your head shall he thick." Then il liecanie the 

 Bullhead. The Hullhead used to l)e remarkahly stout. Txa'msKm 

 cursed it, and thei'efore it is thin at one end. 



3. Then the prince i)uton his grandfather's danciny blanket. He went 

 on. not knowiuL;' wLiere he went. He tore his danciny lilanket and was 



1 NLk''e tsagam-wo'ot ai- dF:m dr.da'lEqt. NlIc'V tsagam-yu'kL 



Then nslKm- licinllcci to ifm.i witli tiilk. Then usliore came 



il 



ti lo-hwi'lEm t.s'Km-a'k'.sj>-"e. Mas-q'aya'ii. hwat. Ni,k''e heL 



in beinf? in water. Bullhead was it.s name. Then .stvid 



I the fish) 



•^ qa'ott dEm d.za'k"tu-'e. NiJc'e La yukr. dEmt g-o'ut. 



his heart (fnt.) he killi'd it. Then (pert.) he (fut.) he tciok it. 



began 



■i K''e .sa-uks-t.s'En-x'k''a'xk"t. Ntk^'e sEin^al gwii'EL qaL 



Then off out leaving ite.ieaped. Then very poor was the 



to sea heart of 



y Lo-o-wi'lk'-fiLk" ai- Xdax't (|:in lnvi'ltg"e. NLk''et hwila'xT. 



the ])rinee on ae- his luinger there- he was so. Then knew 



little count of fore 



<i lo-hwilKui t.s'?:m-a'k-.sg-eL (|a'odEtg'e. K'"e sa-uk.s-l5-ya'ltk"t 



in being in water his heart. Then off out it returned 



(the tish) to sea 



^ :ii. a'lg"ixtg'"e: " N'a t"an ax-hwtlfi'yfn. Wl-o-'a't!" 



and said: '•Who who not knows yon. Ciant!" 



J^ K'"e hwil k'"et pElKiu-go'dKr. La ha'yukt tu, ii:i'k"st«|:'e. 



.-\tonce he acted betook the image by stretching out 



as though his hand. 



'•' •■ Hoo'ksyo'gune as gost, tsK k'\"' lo-g-'igi'sk"!, aii-qala'nEra. 



out to while yon to there, then small at one end hind end. 



sea go' 



1" K'sax-wI-aii-t'Eui-qe'sEii tsK dKd'ti't." K""e hwili. mas-(("ava'itg"e. 



Only great yolu' head end is." Then it was the bullhead. 



11 Liks-g'a't-gai, wl-t'o'Xi. iiias-tfaya'itg'e. K'\"' hwil had'a'gani 



U'-niarkably it is stout wiis the bullhcail. Then l)eing l»ad 



said 



1- aig"ixs Txii'm.sEm lat, (|an IiwiIl lo-g'igi'sk"t. 



the word iif T.Xii'msKni to it. tiicrc- being small at one end. 



lore 



^'^ 3. K"'e ie'et, gula'iL guis-halai'ts nie'etg'e. K""e ie'et; 



Then he went, he put on blanket shaman's his grand- Then he went; 



of lather. 



1-^^ (l"asha-sii-k"ui,-ie'etg"r'. Ni-k'"!"^ sKin-gwii'Ei. hw'tlt ;ii. i.a gwasL 



astray olT about he went. Then very poor he was and U'erf.) he tore 



