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uikUm- water. Thon tho men who were sitting uiid(M- the trees 

 hiiiiichcil tlicir caiKM' iuul pafldltnl up to the canoe of the little man. 

 One of them took two halibut, and they returned to the shore as 

 (|uickly as they coidd. There they sat down. They had been sitting' 

 there a long time wIkmi the person emerged, holding in his hands a 

 string of fish, which he had caught. He put them into his canoe; but 

 now he mis.sed two halibut. He put the lish into the canoe, and 

 pulled up his anchor. Then he went ashore. He landed on the 

 sandy beach, went up and found the four men, then he asked, " Who 

 of you stole my halibut?" and three of the men .said. "This one took 

 them.'' They said so, pointing to their companion. Then the man took 

 him bv the feet, struck him against a stone, and killed him. because 



1 q'aia'nL txox" aL ts'Ro'yuX. NLk''et tgon hwilL g'a'tg'S 



cUibbi'd halibut iit the buttmn of Then this did the persons 



2 hwant ai, g'lle'lix" 



sitting at inhilid. 



tlie bottom of 

 the sea. 



laga-go'utdei. mal. 



Down they took the 



to the beach eanoe 



3 logom-do'qdeL t'Epxa'tL txox". 



NLk-'e uks-he'tkMet 



Then from land they stood 

 to sea 



NLk''e tsagam-lo-ya'ltk"det 



5 nak"'L hwa'ndet, iiLk'^e huX o--a'hEnl g'a'tg'e. HuX 3'u'kdeL 



long they sat. then again emerged the person. Again he held 



6 qet wI-he'lL txox'L huX dzapt. NLk*'et huX logoni-d'a'tElL 



)i string many halibut again he maiU'. Then again into 



of flsh 



7 aL ts'Eiii-inu'l. Gwat'Est aL t'Epxa'tL txox'. 



at in the He missed at two halibut, 

 canoe. 



8 l()g6m-(ia'6dEt, nLk*'et sa'g-iL qadii'lEpt. k*'e 



into he put then he pulled up his anchor, then 



y Xi.k-'e 



Then 



he put 

 them all, 



g-a ot 



he was 



aL 



on 



lax-a US. 



the beach. 



NLk-V^ 



Then 



bax-iii'et. 



up he 

 went. 



10 hwaiiL g'a'tg*"e 



were the men 



txalpxda'l. 



four. 



NLk'-et g'e'dExt: 



Then he asked: 



he 

 put them 



NLk'^et La 



Then when 



tsagam-he'tk"t. 



from sea he stood, 

 to land 



Hwa'yit 



He found 



"Ne'sEm 



•• You 



hwil 



where 



fan 



who 



11 do()L 



took 



V2 fan 



wlio 



txox'g"ina'!'" 



lialibut perhaps?" 



do(|t.'" 



took 

 tlieni." 



Dehe'da 



They said 



NLk'"e 



Then 



heL 



said 



gula'uL 



the three 



aL k'TdL Lda'teitg'e. 



to one with them. 



g-a'tg-e: 



men: 



NLk-'et 



Then he 



"Tgon 



'This one 



go'uL 



took 



13 g-a'tg"e. DExdo'qL a.si.sa'?t (|aii ya'dziqLdet aL kVop. NLk''e 



the man. He took his feet and struck him with at a stone. Then 



them 



