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run. Again the man licanl the pursuers approaching. Now he came 

 to G'ix'sats'fi'ntx'. who said, "Run quickly, my dear. They will 

 not catch you." The Star had taken the l)oy, and therefore the Stain's 

 tribe wei'c pursuing them. The man gave G"ix'sats'a'ntx' tobacco, 

 and then G'ix'sats'a'ntx" swelled xevy much, so that he obstructed 

 the trail, and therefore the Star tribe could not reach the man. 



Now he came near the hole of the sky. He came to it, and went 

 down the chain of arrows. As soon as he reached the gi-ound, he 

 pulled the arrows down, and they all dropped to the ground. He had 

 saved his boy. Then he went down the mountain and ran home. He 

 got the boy back, and therefore he and his wife were glad. 



hwil de-ba'xi. g'a'tg'c i.go'uLk"t. NLk"'e huX uKxiia'L i.a l 



(verbal made run the msui his sou. Then again lie heard 



noun) 



hwil (I'ai'yim ad"a'd"ik'sk"t ar, q'aj'yim qalil'nt. Ni.k""et 2 



where eli->se they eame at elose beliind Then 



him. 



hwaL hwil hwils G'lx'sats'a'ntx'. NLk'"e tgoiiL hes 3 



he where was G-ix-sats'a'ntx-. Then tliis said 



came to 



G'lX'satsYi'ntx": ''Alo-lia'n, nati ni'g'i dEiut g"idi-go'udet 4. 



G-ix-'sats'a'ntx-; "Quickly nin, my not (fut. ) they eateh 



dear! 



ne'F.n." PEli'st t'aiiL goL Lgo-tk"'e'Lk"g-e. NiLiic'i, fan 5 



vou." The star who took the boy. They who 



little 



y6xk"L g-a'tg'e qal-ts'a'pL pEli'st. NLk''et g'e'nL g'a'tg'e 6 



pursued the man the tribe of the star. Then he gave the 



him food ]>er.son 



G'ix'sats'a'ntx' ai. hwindo'o. NLk''e g'ltk^s G"ix".sats'a'ntx' 7 



(T-ix'sats'a'ntx- of tobacco. Then swelled G"ix-sats'a'ntx- 



wi-t'e'sL hwil g'i'tk"tg'e. Lo-qan haXha'gwaganL qe'nEx. 8 



greatly he swelled. On ac- obstructing the trail. 



count of 



Ntqan aqL-y6'xk"L qal-ts'a'pi. pEli'stg'e. La q'ai'yim de'lpk"i> 9 



Therefore not pur- the tribe of the star. When close near 



sued him 



g'a'tg'e aL hwil nano'oL lax-ha'. nLk'"et hwat. NLk''e d'np- 10 



the man at where the hole of the sky, then he Then down 



found it. 



ia'et. D'Ep-io'xguL hwil lo-ndE-LogLo'odEL hawi'l. NLk"'et i,a 11 



he Down he where in- place joining each arrows. Then 



went. went of other 



d'Ep-a'qLk"t. NLk'^et d'Ep-sa'g'ii. hawi'l. NLk"'e malfi, gul-q"ane't. 12 



down he reached. Then down he pulled the Then dropped all of thera. 



arrows. 



De-uiii'tguL Lgo'uLk"tg'e. NLk'"e iaga-ie'et. Witk"t tii. lax- 13 



He was saved his son. Then down he He came at on 



weitt. 



sqane'.st. NLk""e na-t)a'xt aL qal-ts'a'p. Matk^L Lgo'uLk"t; 14 



the Then out of he to the town. He was his son: 



mountain. the woods ran saved 



gulik's-daa'qLgut. NlIv^'c lo-il'mL qa'ott qanL nak'st. 15 



back hegotliim. Then in good his heart and his wife. 



