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down (lead. Then Ts'ak- came out at his anus. He ran about at the 

 place where lay the great Grizzly Bear whom he had killed. 



Then he returned. He strung up his salmon, and went to the little 

 house of his grandmother. Ts'ak" said, " Grandmother, I killed a great 

 Grizzly Bear. It is in the woods. Give me your little fish knife." His 

 grandmother said, "You are a liar, slave! You are fooling me." Ts'ak" 

 replied. " Grandmother, it is true." Then his grandmother gave him 

 her little knife, and accompanied him toward the place where the great 

 Grizzly Bear lay. He cut it, and she carried the meat all day long. 

 Now they had brought it down and placed it on the drying sticks. 

 Then Ts'ak' went into the woods to cut fuel. He carried a little 

 stone ax. Then he cut firewood. He and his grandmother were 

 verv o'lad. 



no'ot. NLk-"e k-si-yo'xk-s Ts'ak" aL ts'Em-q a'ltg-e. K-'e 1 



wn« Then out went Ts'ak- at in anus. Then 

 clt-a.l. 



k"uL-ba'xs Ts'ak- ui sg-ji, wI-lig-'e'Ensk" dza'k^detg-e. 2 



about ran T«'ak' when hiy the grizzly bear killed. 



great 



NLk-"c lo-ya'ltk"L. Q'ii'tiLEL han. K''e iii't aL awa'aL 3 



Then hereturned. lie struni; the Then he to the prox- 



palmon. went imity of 



Lgo-hwi'lps nets'e'Etst. NLk-'e tgon hes Ts'a'k-g-e: "Dze'Ets! 4 



the house of his grand- Then this said Ts'ak-: "Grand- 



little mother. mother! 



Yuk neE dzak"t wI-lig-'e'Ensk". La sg-it aL g-il»?'lix-. Ndii'E 5 



Just I killed a grizzly bear. (Perf.i it lies in in the woods. Give me 



great 



Lgo-ha-q"o'Lnist." XLk-\" a'lg'ixs nets'e'Etst: "Be'gun, xa'E, 6 



little vour fish knife." Then said his grand- "You lie, slave, 



mother: 



huX sido'gang'a ne'E." NLk'"e a'lg'ixs Ts'ak': "Dze'Ets, 7 



again vnu foo'l mavbe me." Then spoke Ts'ak" "Grand- 



mother, 



sEm-ho'I" NLk-"et g'ina'ms ndze'Ets T.s'ak'L Lgo-ha-ifJi'L. 8 



it is true!" Then gave the grand- Ts'ak- a fish knife. 



mother 01 little 



NLk-'e iii'ct .stel-nts"e'Etst ai, awa'aL hwil .sg-iL wT-lig-"e'Ensk". 9 



Then she accom- his grand- to the pro-x- where lay the grizzly bear, 



went panying mother intity of great 



NLk-"et biiLt. k-"et na-hwi'lgaL Le smax-t aL wl-sa'. NLk-'e 10 



Then she then out of she ear'ried the meat at all day. Then 



spread it, woods 



nfi-qa'odEt. NLk-"et le-le'sk"t aL lax-wi't. NLk-'e iii'et aL 11 



out of thcv Then on they on on drying Then he went to 



woods fini.shed. Iiunf> it sticks. 



g-ile'lix-, lak"L dzapt. Yu'k'VlEL Lgo-daw!'sEm la'op. NLk-'ct VA 



in woods, firewood he made. He earried a ax stone. Then 



small 



daa'(iLk"t, dzapL la'k"g-r'. Nxk-'e sEmgal lo-a'niL ([a'odEt qauL 13 



he got it, he made firewood. Then very in good hi.s heart and 



Lgo-nets"e'Etst. 11 



little his grand- 

 mother. 



