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cliicfs liousp. Tlu'i-o thov looked at tlii> j^rcat jaw. 'rx;i'iiisi:iii went 

 ashore, (•oiiiini'' out of the water. lie was orcatly worried. Tlieii he 

 repented and said, " 1 am always doinj'- this to uiyscif." lie ai'rived at 

 the town while the people wei'e lookinj; at the great jaw in the liiieFs 

 iiouse. Txii'msKni entered and sat down near tlie door. He saw the 

 people lookino- at the gi'eat jaw. He held his blanket o\er hi.s mouth 

 to cover his lost jaw. When he saw his own great jaw he stretched 

 out his hand, saying, "Give it to me." He took it and looked at it, 

 turning it over and over, examining it. Then he put it on and ran 

 out, and the people said. ■■Tiiat is 'i'xa'msEm. the cheater!" Then 

 Txa'msEm was well again. 



II. Txil'msEm went on. He was Ncry hungry, and he saw a steel- 

 head salmon jumiiing in the river. Then he devised a plan. He 



1 g"at RL hwtlpL SEm'a'g'it, at g'a'adex 



the to the house the chief. they they saw 



people of I 



2 spi-iil's Txii'msEin :u. ts'Em-a'k's. Aba'^"ask"t 



nshorewenl Txii'msEin ont in wiiter. He wiis tmulilefl ahmit whiit lie ilid. 



of 



3 SKin-gulik's-e'tk"si, qa'ott ai. Iie'tg'e: ■"LEp-ne'E (|aiie-li\vila 



Very self ealleii his heart iinil said: "Self I always 



' (repented) 



4 gon." K-'c na-ba'xt ai. (jal-ts^a']). La he-yu'kt g'a'aL g'atL 



this." Then out he ran to tlietown. Then they began to see it the 



of woods people 



5 \\i-x-p:i'o !iL hwTlpL sEm'a'g'it. K''e de-ts'e'ns Txii'msEin laEt. 



the jaw at the house of the ehief. Then also entered Txii'msEm in there. 



Kreat 



() K-'e de-d'a't aL a'dz'Ep. K-'et g'a'aL hwil il'lg'alL g'at 



Then also he sat at the door. Then he saw (verbal examined it the 



down noun) people 



7 wi-x'pa'ot. MEii-Lo'odEs Txii'msEm gula't at ia'XL, hwil 



tlie juw. rp i>ushed Txii'msEm his blanket to hide it, being 



great 



X ax-k*pa'utg"r'. K""et q'am-Lo'odEL an'o'ntg'e, aL Lat hwaL 



with- his jaw. Then just he streteh- his hand, when (perf. ) he found 



out ed out 



!• wi-lEp-x-p;"i'o ai. awa'at. ''Nda'e," deya'. At go'ut. K-'et 



his own jaw at his "Give it to he .said. He look it. Then 



great proximity. me," 



10 k'wa'ts'ik's-tgo-ma'gat; at la'a^-'alt. Sa-lo-d'e'st aL lEp-k-pfi'ut. 



nuu'h around lie he examined it. Slid- in he on own Ids jaw. 



turned it; denly pushed it 



11 Hwil k-'f' k-,si-ba'xt. HwH k-'e hcL he'ldEui g-a'tg-e: "La 



Tluii out he ran. Tlien they many |ieo|.le: "(Perf.) 



sairl 



1:.' huX n("''d as Txii'msEm. gwix"-ia'mq'asgu't."" Iv'T' iiultkc 



again it is he Txii'msem. the cheater." Tlien lie wa.'! 



well 



13 Txii'msEm. 



Tx:i'nisKm. 



1-lr 11. La ie's Txii'msEm. K-'c sEra^al Xdax't. K-'et g'a'aL 



(Perf. I he Txii'msEm. Then very he was Then he saw 



went hungry. 



1.") hwil gok.sL mEle't. NLk"'e sE-wusEu-xo'6sk"t. NLk"'et 



where jumped a steel-head Then he up his mind. Then 



salmon. made 



