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over the dish. He took ;i stone and struck his ankle. He fell down 

 backward, and said, "OhI lanidead; lamalmostdead." Ts'Enk'oa'ts 

 said, " He tries to imitate me," and left the house. Then T.xa'msF.m 

 was ashamed. His foot was swollen. 



He went on, not knowing- which way to turn. He came to the house 

 of Salmon-berrv-bird. who invited Txii'msEm in. Then he ate 

 salmon. When he had tinished eating, he drank. Now, Salmon- 

 berry-bird took a nice dish. He wiped it out. Then he rose and 

 said, ' ' Miya' ! Miyii' ! " He said so very often. Then the dish was full 

 of salmon-berries. T.xii'msEm saw them and ate. Then he thought he 

 would do the same. Secretly lie took an unripe salmon-berry and put 



K-'e de-t'uks-Lo'odEL asa'et aL ts'sm-ts'a'k-. K-'et go'uL lo'op. 



Then also out lu' put his foot to in the rlish. Then ho took a stone. 



K'"e det-6'x'L 



Then also he struck 



k*"o(l'o'l,t. 



Ills jinkle. 



K'"e haspa-La'ot aL he'tg'e: 



upside 

 down 



he 



fell 



"HaEl No'oe gon." 



■' Ha! I am now." 



dead 



Hwil hux hwi'ltg'e. 



He ai^ain imitated. 



Q'am-ts'o'sk'L dEm wagait-no'ot gon. j} 



only a little (fut.) until he was now. 



dead 



K''e a'lg'ixL T.s'Enk'oa'ts aL he'tg'e: 4, 



Then sjinke Ts'Enk'oa'ts and said: 



"Deui de-y6'xk"t hwa'lcE." 



"(Fut.) also he goes what 1 d<i." 



after 



dzsiqs Txii'msEm. Ci'itk"s asa'etg'e. 



his foot. 



Deya' 



Thus he 

 said 



was Txii'msEm. 



ashamed 



It was 



SWoIk'll 



K-V huX iil't (laslnisa-k'uL-ic't. 



Then again he astray 



he 

 went 



SEIu'll'o-'lt. 



a chief. 



as Txii'msEiii. 



to Txa'm^^Em. 



x-smiya'tk^siL 



(Bird) 



about he 

 went. 



hwa'to-'r*. 



his name. 



aL 



and 



HuX 



Again 



K"e 



Then 



K-'e 



Then 



Lat 



(perj.) 

 he 



g-eipL 



ate 



a no*'e. 



salmon. 



k*sa'Xtg*e. 



he went out. 



hwa'yiL 



he found 



K-'e 



Then 



hwilpL 



the 

 house of 



huX 



again 



w6'otk"t 8 



he in\'ited 



k'"e a'k'stg'e. K-'et go'uL x-smiya'tk^siL 



then he drank. Then took x-smiyatk"s 



K-'e La'Exk"t, »► 



Then he tinished 



eating, 



ama ts'ak '. K '\lt lo 



a good dish. Then 



lo-g'i'mk't. K''e 



in he wiped it. Then 



di"-h(--'tk"t aL he'tg-e: 



and said: 



also he stood 

 up 



HelL he'tg-e aL x-smiya'tk"st. 



Much he said and said niiy:l'. 



meg'a'oqstg-e. 



salmon-berries. 



K-\-t 



Then 



K-'e 



Then 



Txii'msEm. 



Txii'msEm. 



"Miya', miya'." n 



"Miya', miya'." 



metk^L ts'ak* aL 12 



it was full the dish of 



K-'et sg-i'tg-e. 1,3 



Then he laid it 



down. 



He-yu'kt g'e'ips Txii'msEiii. 



eating 

 it 



Txji'msEin. 



K-'e huX de-lo-a'lg'ixL qa'ott 14. 



Then again also in spoke 



his 

 heart 



aL dEm de-hwi'ltg-e. Q'amgait q'a'mts'En dti'goL hwil 15 



to (fut.) also he Before secretly betook being 



he 

 does so. 



B. A. E., Bull. 



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