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took it down. 'I'lifii he tied the I'cd ci'dar to tlie tree and ])cik('<l the 

 fire. There were very nianv .spark.s. The figure eried for a lonjj 

 time, and tlieii .-^topfx'd. He took it down and hunu' vij) the yellow 

 cedar. It did not stop. Tiien lie took the image of y(diow cedar. 



He went on, and came to a [ilace where he heard a man splittin<j 

 firewood with iiis wedge and iianunei-. Hi.s name was (T'ix'sats'a'ntx'. 

 When he came near, he asked liim, '•Where is the hou.se T' .Vt the 

 same time lie gaA'e him tohacco. Then G'ix'.sats'a'ntx' hegan t<> swell 

 when he tasted the tohacco. (The people of olden times called it 

 "being- troubled.'") He also gave him red paint and sling-stones. 



1 k-"e luiX ha'ut. NLk-'e huX sa-ma'gat. NLk-'ct 



then nlso he stoppwl. Tlu'ii iils<i kII hr tcink Then 



it. 



2 le-tse'epi. sEm-ga'ii. NLk-'et huX qe'Lqani, lak". NLk"'e 



on lu' tiiMl occin'r. Tlien again lie poked (lie lire. Then 



3 sEui-k-'a-wI-he'lL c[ana'luk. NLk-'e nak"t wi-ye'tk^t 



very exceed- mnny spiirks. Then loni; it iTied 



ingly 



4 ayawa'tk-tg-c. NLk-"e huX ha'ut. Xi,k-"et liiiX sa-ma'gat. 



it eried. Then iigain it stopped. Then ilI.sh nir lie took it. 



5 NLk-'et go'uL sgunii'e. NLk-'e ni'g-idi qe'sxk"tg-e. NLk-'e 



Then he took yellow Then not it stopped. Then 



cedar. 



6 iil'Et; gu'kdet g-a'dEiii ga'nEui sguna'e. 



he Weill; he took the man of ui;oclnf yellow 



cedar. 



7 NLk-'et nExiiii'L hwil ludiii'L fan dzilpL lak". He-yu'kt 



Then he heard n jieo iioi.se wlm made tire- He be.tran 



wooil. 



y guXL lak" aL let ((am. d;ii|L. G-LX-sats'a'ntx- liwaL 



to take liri'wood with wedge .'Uid liaiiiiiier. G-ixsatsTi'ntx- was the 



name of 



9 g-a'tg-e. N'Lk-'e hagun-iil'L g-a'tg-e. NLk-'et g-e'dExs 



the man. Then toward went the man. Then he asked 



10 (i-ix-satsTi'ntx-: ''NdaL hwil hetk"L hwilpT' NLk-'et g-eni, 



(lixsats'iVntx-: "Where (verbal stand-^ the house?" Then he gave 



nmiiii food 



hwindiVo. N'Lk-'e a'd'iii.-sk"L hwil g-itk".s 



tobacco. Then came (verbal swelled 



noun) 



Wl-t'e'sL hwil g-i'tk"tg-e. At hwil 



Much was (Verbal he swelled. Because 



IHillII I 



13 batjL liwnulo'o (jan hwilt (nL sE-wa'deL waLK.n-g-ig-a't 



he the tobacco therefore he did sii (they called it the former people 



tasted 



14 ai, aba'g'ask"). t hwil baqL ak-sda'L hwindo'o. N'Lk-'et 



he was because he tasted sweetness of tobacco. Then 



troubled). 



15 huX g-Tna'mL niEs-a'ust (|ani. Xts'a. N'Lk-'et mfiLs 



also he gave red paint ami slingshot. Then told him 



him 



