The Sealion Hunters 



[Tolrl tiy Moses] 



There were four men — one of the Wolf c-lan, one of the Raven clan, 

 one of the Eagle clan, and one of the Bear clan. They were great 

 hunters. There were four rocks. The men wont out in their canoes to 

 these I'ocks, and when thej^ arrived there they found the rocks full of 

 sealions. The rock of one of the men was not full. He caught only 

 two. The moil of the Raven clan, of the Wolf clan, and of the Eagle 

 clan caught a great many. Then the one man was ashamed becau.se 

 he had caught only two. The next time they started he came home 



The Sealion Hunters 



1 K-'alu g-at, uLk-'g huX k-'alL g-at. NLk-'e huX k-'ak 



C>ne man, then again one man. Then again one 



2 g"at. NLk'-e huX k''alL g"at. Lax-k-et)o' qauL (^anha'da qanL 



man. Then again one man. A wolf clan and a raven clan and a 



man man 



3 g-isbewuduwE'da qanL lax-skl'yek. GwIx"-w6'ei. k'"alL qanha'da. 



gisbt'W\KUi\vE'da and an eagle clan man. A hunter was one raven clan 



clan man man. 



4 NLk'"e huX gwIx'-wo'EL k-'alL lax-k'ebo'. HuX hwilL k"'alL 



Then again a hunter was one wolf clan .\gain was so one 



man, 



5 lax-skl'yek. NLk-'e huX hwilL k-'alL glsbewuduwE'da 



eagle clan man. Then again was so one gisbewuduwE'da 



clan man. 



6 D'aL lo'op. NLk-'e liuX d'aL k-'elt. NLk-'e huX d'fiL 



There a rock. Then again there another. Then again there 



was was was 



7 k-'elt. NLk-'e huX dTiL k-'elt. NLk-'e sl-la'tk*'t. Nxk-'et 



another. Then again there another. Then they started Then 



was in their canoes. 



8 hwa'det. NLk-'e le-mEtme'tk"t aL t'e'bEn. Ni'g-idi le-me'tk"t 



they Then on they were full of sealions. Not on was full 



reached them. 



9 aL k-'alL g-a'tg-e (fam-t'Epxa'tL dedaa'tjLgutg-e. K-'e 



at one man only two he got. Then 



10 iuEtme'tk"L mmfd aL t'e'bEn, lax-k-obo'g-e ((aiiL lax-skl'yek 



full were the of sealions the wolf clan and the eagle clan 



canoes man nian 



11 qanL qanha'da. NLk-'e dzaqL k-'iilL g-a'tg-o. hwil ifain- 



and the raven Then was one man, because only 



clan man. ashamed 



12 t'Epxa'tL dedaa'qLgut. Ni.k-'e huX .sl-la'tk"t, huX mix-ma'x-L 



two he got. Then again they again they loaded 



started, 



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