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BUREAU OK AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



mill his .soil wt'i'i' iiiakinii' tlicir escape. liiit the wootleii iiiia<iL' did not 

 (TV long. Then it stopp<'d. The chief became suspicious, and sent a 

 uian to the roof. He went up, and, heliold, there was a stick. 'l"he 

 bo_y was lost, and the wooden image was on the roof. The chief said, 

 "Pui'sue them!" The people did so. The man heard them approach- 

 ing. When they were close Iwhind him. he threw tobacco, red paint, 

 and sling-stone-s in their way. The paint was red; the sling-stones 

 were blue. 



The chief's people found these and picked them up. Some j)ers<)ns 

 took the sling-stones, and others took the red paint and put it on their 

 faces.' While they were doing so, the man and his son continued to 



1 Lgo-tk-'e'i.k", 



the l)<>v, 



little 



aL 



at 



La 



when 



k- e 



then 



de-ia'L 



witli went 



g-a'tg-e 



the man 



Lgo'uLk"t. 



his chilli. 



2 Ni'g-1 



Not 



3 NLk-"et 



Then 



4 g-at. 



nak"L 



long 



ayawa'tk"!, 



cried 



g'a'dKin 



the i)erson of 



lik's-g'a'd'EnL 



took notice 



K-'e 



Then 



niEii-ia L 



tifi went 



sEui ag'it 



the chief 



g-at; 



a person: 



£ Lgo-tk'V''Lk"g-e; ^an le-ho'ksgut. 



bov: wood 



tlie 

 little 



6 "Am, 



" Good, 



7 yo'xdeiL. 



pursued 

 them. 



8 y6xk"t. 



pursued 

 theui. 



HIES Em 



you 



K'e 



Then 



NLk-^e 



Then 



y6xk"t.' 



inirsue 

 them." 



iiExna'L 



heard 



nil was witli it. 



NLk-'e 



Tlu'll 



g-atg-e 



a person 



(jan 



there- 

 fore 



gwinii'deL 



behold 



K-'e 



Then 



ga'ng-e. K-'e ha'ut. 



wood. Then he 



.stopped. 



niEn-he'tsL k-'iilL 



lip he sent one 



wood. 



a'lg-ixL 



said 



(;watk"L 



He was lost 



•iEm'a'g-it: 



the chief: 



IiwiIl qal-ts'a'pg-e. K-'et 



llieydidit the people. They 



hwil La a'd'ik-sk"L fan 



where (perf. ) came 



La q'ai'yim delpk"t 



when close by near him 



aL 



(|ala'nt. 



behind 

 him. 



9 sqa-la'g-iL hwindo'o qanL mEs-a'u.st 



tobacco and red paint 



across he 

 threw 



qaiiL Xts'a. 



and sling shot. 



who 



iiLk-'et 



then 



llwil 



Whore 



10 iLit'ei 

 11 



it was 

 red 



Nl 



Then 



hwiJL uiEs-a'ust. NLk-'e gusgwa'6sk"L Xts'a. 



whore the red paint. Then was blue the sling shot. 



le-hwa'iL cjiil-ts'a'pL sEmTi'g'it. 



on found it the jieoplc of ■ the chief. 



12 mEs-a us 



the red paint 



qanL Xts'a. La qats'o'oL 



and the Some 



sling shot. 



13 niEs-a'ust. NLk-'e qats'o'ot fan t 



red paint. Then some who 



14 qa-ts'Elts'a'ldet. YukL gwaiiEm 



their faces. While they were 



doing 



NlIv-'c do'([(leiL 



Then thcv took 



tip 



g-a'tg'e t'an dotjL 



persons who took 



' This accounts for the colors of the stars. 



