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greatlv trouhliHl, therefore he said so. lie spoke to his hand. For that, 

 rea.son the hands of man are bent (in old age) to this day. 



Txa'ni.sftni wont on, and came to a nice house. 'I'here lie found 

 Chief Ts'Enk'oa'ts, who had stores of provisions. The chief invited 

 in Txii'msEm, who sat down. Then he ate salmon, good salmon. 

 After he had eaten he drank water. Ts'K.nk'oa'ts took a nice dish, and 

 stretched his foot out over the dish; then \w took a stone, struck his 

 ankle, and pulled out tish roe. He placed it liefore Txii'msKm. who 

 ate it. He was very glad. Ho left the house of Ts'Eiik'oa'ts when 

 he had eaten enough. Then Txa'msir.m thought he would invite his 

 fi'iend to visit him. He made a house and invited in Ts"Enk"oa'ts, 

 who sat down. Then Txii'msEni took a dish and stretched his foot out 



[ (pin hc'tg-e, an'o'uL qan he'tg"e. NLqan Invili. hwl! 



tlKTu- liesaiilso, his hand on hc- huspokc. Therefore they are (verhal 



fore count of noun) 



2 liixiLa'LaganL an"6'nL g"at go'En.se. DElda'lbtk'sk" gon. 



Ijending the hands of man now. They shrink now. 



(hisliandsi 



3 K-T' huX ie's Txa'msEm. HuX hwa'itg'e ama hwi'lpg-e. 



Then again went Txii'msEm. Again he found a good house. 



4 HuX sEin-k-'a-he'lL wuna'x'L sEm'a'g-it. Ts'Enk'oa't.SL 



Again very exceed- much food of the chief. (A little bird) 



ingly 



5 hwa'tg-e. K"'e w6'6tk"L Ts'Enk'oa'ts as Txii'msEm. Ama 



hi.sname. Then invited T.s'Enk'ofi'ts to T.xu'msEm. Well 



6 d\Vtg'6. K-'e , x-ha'6nt, ama ban, Liixk"t. K-'e a'k-.stg'e. 



it breaks struck it 



!> K-"et k-si-sa'g'iL Ian, txa-k-'e'Eltgum Ian. Wl-he'ltg-c. K""et 



Then out he spawn, a one spawn. 11 was much. Then 



pulled whole 



l;> .sg-jt as Txii'msEm. K-"et g-ip.s Txii'msEm. He-yu'kt g'ips 



he laid to T.\a'msEm. Then ate it T.xa'msEui. He was eating it 



it 



11 Txii'msEm, k-"e» La yuki. yo'6xk"s Txii'msEm, k-'e lo-a'mi, 



Txii'msEm, tlien iperf.) while was eating Txii'msEm, then, in good 



12 qa'ott. K-"et k"sta'q.stg'e gwatsTks-tsii'ix' ai, liwilps T.s'Enk'oa'ts. 



heart Then he left very .satiated at the Ts'Enk'oa'ts. 



house t»f 



13 K-'e huX d(^-a'lg-ixL qats Txii'msEUi aL dEmt wo'ol 



Then again also said the heart Txii'msEm to (fut.) invite 



of 



li an-.si'EpEn.sk''t. K-'e de-dza'pL hwilpt. K-'e d(}-w6'oL T.s'Enk'oa'ts. 



his friend. Then also he made a house. Then also he Ts'Euk'oa'ts. 



invited 



15 K-'e d'aL Ts'Enk'oii'tsg-e. K-'et go'us Txii'msEm ts'ak-. 



Then sat down Ts'Euk'oa'ts. Tlien look Txa'msEm a dish. 



