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reached the iiiicklle <)f the bridge it brolve. He fell down into the 

 canyon, and his belly burst. \\'hen Txa'nisEni saw what had happened, 

 and saw the food of which he had not l)een able to partake, then he 

 flew to the bottom of the canyon and ate the contents of the slave's 

 stomach. He simply took the food with his hands. When he had 

 finished eating, the slave arose and said, ''He eats excrements." 

 Then Txii'insEm was ashamed. The slave recovered and parted com- 

 panj- with Txii'msEiii. 



Thus the slave found out that it was Txii'msEui. When the latter 

 went about murdering he heard himself called very bad names. First 

 the Bullhead called him Giant, and then the chief called him 

 Eatino--scal)s-of-Wa'sE. He was again verv hungrv. 



At k>sax-tr6'qt 



He only took 



aL an'o'nt at g'i'ptg'e, 



with Ills hands he ftte it. 



k'\' haldEai-ba'xi> xa'Kg'O. K''e het: 



then arose tlie slave. Then he said: 



K''e La La'Exk"t, 



Tlien when he lini>-hed 

 eating, 



''Si-ofo'nL de-lnvf'lt 



"Now 



hIso he 



doe.s so 



at x-gwats." K''e dzaqL qa'ots Txa'msKm. K''e ha'tsik'SEni 



Then was the heart Txii'msEm. Then once more 



he eats excre- 



ments." 



was the heart 



ashamed of 



nia'otk"L 



was well 



xa Eg'e. 



the slave. 



Iv-"e 



Then 



NeL hwil 



That where 



Wltk"L 



came from 



ba'.sixk"det 



they separated 



alo-dM'L 



evi- he 

 dently was 



qans 



and 



hwil 



being 



Txii'msEm. 



Txa'msEm 



Txii'msEmt 



Txa'msEm 



hwil 



being 



su-g'a'ttg*e Lat lEp-naxna'L qabe'iL huwa'ni bad'a'xk"to-"e. 



mvirdering 



him- he heard 

 self 



several 



T Wig'a'tL k's-qa'o;um C'tk^L ma,s-qaya'it. NLk''e 



Giant first called him the bullhead. Then 



x-mo'gut fan sa-hwil'dEt aL X-ama'Ig'waxdEL 



scabs-nf- 



sEmM'g'idEm 



chief 



Wa'sE. NLa 



Wii'sE. Then 



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