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SO because their feet were glued to the lo^;-. Then the lien- took hold 

 of them and twisted off their necks. He killed iiianj' oulls and took 

 them into the log. Then the bo^'s were glad. The}' ate the meat of 

 the gidls and forgot that they were drifting about on the ocean. 



The land was far away. They were on the edge of the ocean. ( )ne 

 day they heard a great noise. The boys went out and, behold, tliey 

 were drifting round in a whirlpool. Then they began to cry. The 

 tree almost stood on its end, because the whirlpool was swallowing it. 



While it was drifting there on end a man ran out to it. He had only 

 one leg. He harpooned the great log and pulled it ashore. He hauled 



1 NLk'-e leba'yukL qe'wun. Ni'g'it daa'qLkMcL dEiii 



Then flew the Riills. Not they sueceerlefl (fut.) 



2 leba'yukdetg"e; tq'al-gulg\va'lk"L qa-t.s'oba'q'det aL gan. NLk'"e 



they flew; against were dried their feet on the log. Then 



3 doqL k-'alL Lgo-tk''e'Lk". NLk'^et lo haL-fu.\fa'qL t'K.m-la'nix-t 



took one little boy. Then in along he twisted tlieir necks 



them 



■i gul-gane'L wI-he'ldEUi qe'wun. NLk'"et lo-d'Ep-da'LEt aL hwil 



all many gulls. Then in down he put in where 



them 



5 nano'oL wl-ga'n. NLk''e lo-am'a'niL qago'oL k'opE-tk''e'Lk". 



the hole of the log. Then in good were the hearts of the little hovs. 



large 



6 G'e'ipdeL sma'x'tg'e i/i t'a'k'deL hwi'ldetg-e liT hwagait- 



They ate meat (perf. ) they forgot what they did when far 



7 k'ui-da'wiLdeit aL hwagait-lax-se'lda. 



about they went at far on the ocean. 



8 M'g-i lig'i-tsagam-de'lpk"det aL lig'1-lax-t.s'a'L ak's. NLk"'e 



Not any- from sea short at some- on the the Then 



way to land where edge of water. 



9 La huX k"'elL sa de-nExna'deiL wl-xsto'ntk". K"'e k'si- 



wheu again one day also they heard a noise. Then out 



great 



10 Lo'oL kopE-tk-'e'Lk". Gwina'deL. an-tgo-le'lbik'sk" liwil La 



went the boys. Behold, tlie whirli)Ool iverljal when 



little noun) 



11 le-lo-d'Ep-yu'kdet. NLk-'e a'd'ik-sk"L hwil slg-a'tk"deit La 



on in down they Then calhe (verbal they cried when 



went. noun ) 



12 lo-d'Ep-he'tk''L wl-ga'n aL dEm L6i|k"L an-tgo-le'llnk'.sk". 



in down- stood the log to (fut.) swallow the whirlpool, 



ward large tlieni 



