ISO BURKAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bill. 27 



was iiiiuli tioiihled. Hi" was afraid. Tlio, Porcupine c-ontiiiiicd. "Now 

 you sliall see liow I do it." 



Tlie Porcupine climbed ujj, and reached tlie very top of tlie tree. 

 'I'lien he let go, and dropped down. While he was falling down 

 through .space he said {'() {'() and he struck on a rock. Then he 

 rose. He was not dead. He said to the Beaver, "Did you .see, 

 friend? That is not difficult." And the Porcupine carried the 

 Beaver up the tree. He .said to him, " Now hold on to my neck; " and 

 the Beaver did so. He clung to the neck of the Porcupine, who climbed 

 the tree. When they came near the top, the Porcupine put the 

 B(>a\er on a branch of the tree. The Beaver was much afraid because 



1 aL ts'Eme'lix-. NLk-'e sEm-aba'g'a,sk"i, ts'sme'llx-. Se'lk'unt. 



to the beaver. Then very trmiljled the beaver. He was timid. 



was 



2 "Hwii'il Deui g-a'an!" De'yai. aXt. 



"Well! (Fut.i see!" Thu.ssaici the 



porcupine. 



3 NLk-'e aXt aiEu-k-s-qa'ogot. NLk-'e mEn-a'(iLk"t aL Le 



Then the up first. " Then up he got to the 



porcupine 



•i sEUi-ts'ewi'nt. Hwil witk"L aXt ([ale'deL t'^'ewi'm. gan. 



very top. Where he earn.- the he let go the top of the 



from iioreupine tree. 



5 Lgote-qale't. nLk-"e tgonL hei. aXt aL de-d'Ep-yu'kt 



An soon he then this said the while with down coming 



OS dropped, porcupine 



(i aL la.\-<]al-be'is: '• AndabElii'q, andabElsi'q." NLk-'e ok-.st aL 



at on the space: (?) (?) Then he at 



dropped 



7 la.\-lo'op. NLk-'e g-in-he'tk"t-, nig-i no'ot. NLk-'e hcL aXt aL 



on the Then he rose; not he was Then said the to 



stouw. dcail. porcupine 



S ts'Eme'lix-: "'G-a'aL. damqLk"! Ni'g-ide qaqe'tk"t." NLk-'et niEn- 



the heaver: "See, friend! 



;• wa'lx-L aXL ts'Euie'lix- 



carried the the beaver 



poreupine 



10 aXt aL ts'Eme'lix-: 



tlie to the beaver: 



porcupine 



11 NLk-'e hwTlL ts'Eme'lix-. Ssm-g-it dEx-yu'kdet t'Em-la'nix-L aXt. 



Then did the beaver. Very fast hi' held the neck of the 



so ' porcupine. 



12 NLk-'e niEn-iil'et aL lax-ga'n. NLk-'et hwaL Le ham-ts'ewi'nt. 



Then up he to on the Then he reached (fiit.) near the top. 



went tree. 



13 NLk-'et le-d'a'dEL ts'Eme'lix- aL lax-ane'st. NLk-'e wT-t'e's hwil 



Then on he put the beaver to on the Then greatly (verbal 



branch. was noun) 



14 xpEts'a'xL ts'Eme'lix- ai. liwil ni'g-idi t(i'al-a'nii, an'o'nt aL 



afraid the beaver on nccount not against good his at 



uf hands 



