The \V()l\ es and the Deer 



[T"ld l.y Mccdv] 



The Wolves hud ii feast on a prairie at the luouth of Skeeiia river. 

 They invited the chiefs of the Deer to the feast. The Deer who had 

 been etilled came. Then they sat down on the prairie face to face with 

 the Wolves. The Wolves said to the Deer, "You on the oppositt^ 

 side begin to laugh." Hut the Deer did not agree. They said, 

 "You shall laugh first." The \Yolves replied, "Now we will laugh. 

 Ha. hu. ha. ha. hal Now you nuist laugh, you on the othei' side." 

 Then the Deer laughed: "M, in. in. in. in! Now you liiugii iig;iin. 



The Wolves and the Deer 



Ni.k'"e hwil k'V heL k'"ebo'g'e ai. wan: " K''ax-hr.sqaii'(isEsEiii 5 



.\t once .said the wolves to the deer: "Only lnni:li ye 



aL an-dii'sdaas.-' K'*e: "Ni'g'i," hedet. "k-'iix-nr-'sEiiii. (i 



at the other side." Then: "No," they said, "only ye 



k's-qit'goin hisqiiil'qsEt." de-he'deL wan ul k'ebo'. K""e 7 



first laugh," on their said the to tlte wolves. 



part deer 



hwil k'"e hei, k'ebo'g'i"': "Hwi'i'il D'e'En dEui hisqsii'i'qs 8 



At said the "Well: (Fut.) laugh 



once wolves: 



no'mE.st. Hwii'i! Hii, lui, ha. ha, ha! Hwii'i! Gop 9 



we. Well! Ha. ha, ha, ha, hal Well: (Jo 



on 



de-la'sEui. K''ax-de-hiS(iari'qsE.sEni aL an-dii'sdaas." "Hwii'i! 10 



tlie other "Well!" 



side." 



m. m, 111. in. Hwii'i! LI 



also to you. Only also laugh ye at the other "Well 



side" 



Well: 



K'"aX huX de-hi.sqail'qsEsEm. 12 



a^'rtin also you laugh. 



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