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shore. Now lie caiiii' a>linrc. lie said to tlir l*orcii])iiic. "" I will <-aiTy 

 you. Hold on to my neck." Tlicn tlir liravrr turnt'il ruiinil. Iitit the 

 Porcupiiu" was afraid to he cai'i'icd across tlic water. Me said to the 

 Beaver. "I iiiiyht ])erish." But the Beav(>r said, "Youaiv not j^'oing 

 lo die." aud sifter a while the I'oi'cupine eliuihed ou (he liea\'er's haek. 

 llie Beavei' said. '"Now. hold tii^ht to uiy ueek." The i'oreupine did 

 so. aud the Beavei' started across thi' lake. After a little while lie di\ed; 

 then the I'oixnipiue was nnieh trouhletl. H(» broke wind because he 

 did uot know how to swim. The water is the Beaver's home, while 

 the Porcupine's home is between the mountains. The Beaver came 

 up Iwii-e before he reachinl his house in the middle of the l:d\e. The 

 Poreuijine was veiy nuich afraid that he would p(M'ish in the \vat(>i'. 



1 tsagam-a'qLk"t. Ntlc'e het ai, aXt: "DEm hwa'leE neEn, 



from sea he ^ot. Then he sairl te the "(Fut.) T earry you, 



to hiiKi porcupine: 



2 tsE sEm-si'it (la'mdKui, t'lcm-hTneE. DEm hwa'leE neEn." 



l'!i>t hold my neek. (Fut.) 1 <'arry you." 



3 KlIc'c tgoya'ltk"!. ts'Eme'lix'. Xi.k''e xpet-s'a'Xi. aXt ai. 



Then arouTHl turntMi tlie bea\'er. Then was afraid tlie to 



porenpine 



4 dEui hwilt. lo-de-y6'xk"t ts'em-a'k'.s. "Op tsE no'oeE," 



(fut.) to do in al.«o lie went in the "Else I niiglu die," 



so, water. 



5 deya'i- aXt aL ts'Eme'lix". NLk''e tgon hei, ts'Kme'li.x": 



ttinssaid tlie to tlie l:ieaver. Then this said the i)eayer: 



I)oreupinc 



"Nig'i dEm de-no'on." Si-go'n k-'e mEn-iti'eL aXt ai. lax- 



"Not (fill. I on youdie." .\fter tlien up went the at on 



your part awhile porcupine 



7 hak""a'6L ts'Eme'lix'. NLk-'e a'lg'ixi, t.s'Eme'lix': "SEm-g'it da'mL 



the back the beaver. Tlien said the beaver: "Reallv lioM 



of 



8 t'Em-la'nei.st." NLk''e hwilL aXt. NLk"'e ha'dik"si. ts'Kme'lLv 



my neck." Then diii so tlie Then swam the beaver 



porcupine. 



9 ai, lax-a'k-.s. Ni'g-i nak"i. hwil ha'tUk-.st. Nck-'et de-sd'u(i,sk"t. 



at "'U tile Xot long it (verbal lie swam. Then he with dived, 



water. was noun) 



10 Xi.k'T' .sEm-aba'g"ask"i. aXt. T.s'Em-q'a'Elt k'si-yeYxk"!. Le nfiLqt, 



Then mueli troubled was the In Iiis anus out went the wind, 



porcupine. 



11 ai. hwil ni'g'idit hwila'x'L dEm de-hil'dik'st. Q'ap-lsp-ts'a'pL 



because not he knew ifut. ) on to swim. Really own the 



his jiart country of 



12 ts'Eme'lix* ts'Ein-a'k's. K"'e spagait-sqane',st de-ts'a'pL aXt. 



the beaver in the water. Then among mountains on the conn- the 



his part try of poreuiiine. 



13 G-'e'lp'ElL hwil g'a'bEnL ts'Eme'lix'. NLk''e uks-a'(iEk"t aL i.e 



Twice it was (verbal emerged the beaver. Then from land he at 



noun) to sea reached 



14 ts'a'pt. Sicm-se'luk"!. wi-t'a'x hwil g'ig'a'k'sE hwl'li)tg"e. SEUigal 



his town. Very middle of the lake where floated his house. Keally 



great 



15 wl-t'e's hwil k'opE-aba'g'ask"L aXt aL dEm no'ot tiL ts' Em- 



much (Verbal a little troubled was the at (fut.) he die at inthe 



noun) porcupine 



