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the Porcupine's face, and he ijaspctl. Tlic l}cu\-cr stayed under water 

 a lonij- time. The Porcupine wa.s almost dead and his stomach was full 

 of water. Three times th(> Beaver came uj). Once more he went 

 down, and when ho cauK! up again the l'(M-cupine was almost dead. 

 Now he returned and put him ashore. 



The Porcupine went back to his tribe. When he arrived, he invited 

 the people to his house. When his guests entered, he told them what 

 the Beaver had done on the lai'ge lake when he had invited him to 

 come to see him. He said, "My friend almost killed me." Then 

 his people said, "Invite him in and play with him in your turn." 



1 aL Le waqLt. NLk'"e k-s-(iiu|i. k'opEt-lo-qabu'Xi. ak'< aL 



with the his tail. Then he first a little in splashed w (er into 



2 ts'a'ElL 



the face of 



3 NLk-'e 



Then 



4 ts'osk' 



a little 



Lgo-a'Xt. NLk-'e 



the porcu- Then 



little pine. 



.So'uqsk"L ts'Eme'lix" 



dived 



the beaver. 



sEDi-lo-d'Ep-da'ui, Le nfiLqt. 



very in down went his breath. 



K-'e nak"L g-e'ukst. NLk-'e 



Then long he was under Then 



water. 



Qala'iL bant tgon aL 



As large his belly this with 



5 ak"s. 



water. 



6 mant. 



remaiit- 

 ed. 



7 dEm 



(fut.) 



dEui hwil no'oL aXt. 



(fut.) being dead the 



porenpine, 



hwil de-g-il'bEnt. Q'am huX k-"elL 



{verbal with he Only more onee 



noun) him emerged. 



NLk''e huX s5'uqsk"L ts'Eme'lix. La 



Tb -. again dived the beaver. When 



La gula'alL 



when three times 

 it was 



t.so'usk't 



a little 



8 aXt. 



the poF' 

 cupine. 



9 NLk-'e 



Thei 



hwil no'oL aXt, uLk-'et lo-de-ya'ltk"t. 



the then in with he 



porcupine, liim returned. 



NLk-'e de-lo-ya'ltk"t; tsagam-raa'qdEt. 



Then with he returned; from sea he put him. 



(verbal 

 notin) 



MatsE-no'oL 



.Almost dead 



him 



da'uLL 



left 



aXt 



to land 



aL Le 



to 



NLk-"e La 



Then when 



ts apt. 



the to his 



porcupine town. 



10 gulik-s-a'qLk"t. uLk-'e wo'ol Le ts'apt. NLk-'e ts'ElEui-qii'odEL 



back he then he invited his Then in went 



reeched, town. 



Le w6'6tg-e. NLk-'et ma'LEL hwil hwila'guL 



the invited ones. Then he told what had done 



11 aXt 



to the 

 porcupine 



12 ts'Eine'lix- 



the beaver 



13 C-. 



abo t 



inv 



aL wi-lax-t'a'x. 



at the on lake, 



great 



hwila'guL ts'Eme'lix 'I 



what had done the beaver 



14 noocE at hwila'k"det dfi'mqLgueK. 



I was he did to me my friend." 

 dead 



15 "Am, mp: de- wo'ot. DEm de-sEl-qala'q'an." 



'Good, you also invite ^Fut.) also with play." 



NlIv'c hei. i-o ts'a'ptg-'e: 



Then said his people: 



also with 

 him 



