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BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



Now there was a town on the opposite side of the river. In the 

 morning Ts'ak' rose and took sonic eoals. He chewed some tallow and 

 entered the house of the chief. It was full of people who were gamblins^. 

 Ts'ak' spit into the (i replace. Then his saliva blazed up. One man 

 said toTs'ak", " What are jou chewini^ there ^ " Ts'ak' replied, '* The 

 penis of a little dog." The man then said, " Spit into the tire again." 

 Ts'ak" spit into the fireplace, and the fire blazed up. The people 

 took hold of Ts'ak'; they took a rope. There stood a tree to which 

 they tied him. Now he was somewhat troubled. Then many people 

 rushed to the house of his old grandmother and ate all the meat 

 that was in it. Nothing was left. They ate all. They were the 

 Wolves. Now they returned and untied Ts'ak'. They sent him out 



1 NLk''e hetk-'L qal-ts'a'p aL 



Then (there) a town at 

 stood 



2 nLk-'e g'in-he'tk"s Ts'ak'. K''e 



then rose Ts'ak-. Then 



an-da'.sda. 



le oppo! 

 side. 



doqL 



the opposite 

 side. 



NLk'"e he'Luk, 



Then morning, 



he 

 took 



qam-t'o'ts. 



coals. 



NLk-'et 



Then 



NLk''e ts'ent ai. hwilpL sEm'a'g'it. Lo-me'tk"L 



Then he in the house the chief. 



he 

 entered 



the house 

 of 



In it was 

 full 



5 ts'Em-an-la'k". 



He'-yukL xsa'ndet. NLk''e ts'ets Ts'ak' 



Beginning they played. Then spat Ts'ak- 



NLk''e mELme'L ts'e'dEt aL ts'Ein-an-la'k' 



Then burnt his at 



in the 



fireplace. 



6 a'lg'ixL k''alL g'at as Ts'ak'. 



spoke one person to Ts'ak-. 



his 

 saliva 



Etk"ts 



He was 

 called 



the 

 fireplace. 



Ts'ak-: 



Ts'ak-: 



aL 



in 



NLk-'e 



Tlien 



"Ago'L 



"What 



7 qagii'nEn?" 



are you 

 chewing? 



^Ne," 



•This," 



•Hwil'i! 



"Well! 



de'yas Ts'ak', "q'iiL Lgo-o's.' 



said Tsak-, "the a dog.' 



penis of little 



8 Gwom, ts'etL." NLk''et lo-ts'e'tES Ts'ak' ts'Em-an-la'k". Ilwii'i ! 



Goon, spit it." Then he in spat it Ts'ak- in the Well! 



fireplace. 



9 NLk''e wl-t'e's hwil me'LEL lak". NLk''et go'uL wi-he'ldcm 



Then great -ivhere burnt fire. Then they many 



took 



10 g'at Ts'ak'. K''et go'udcL maO'lk". NLk''e hetk"L gan, 



people Ts-ak-. Then they took a rope. Then (there) 



Then 



stood tree, 



NLk''e k'o'pE-sEm-ha'xk"t. 



Then a little much he was 



troubled. 



12 NLk''e ha'p'aaL wi-he'ldEm g'at. Ts'ElEm-ha'pdeL Lgo-hwi'lpL 



Then they many i)eople. Into they the house fif 



rushed rushed little 



13 nets'e'Ets Ts'ak'. NLk''et sEiii-dza'LdeL smax'. Nig'i 



the grand- Tsak- Then very they ate all the meat. .N'ot 



mother of 



14 q'am-ma'nt, .SEmgal txa-dza'Ldet. K''ebo' dEp go'stg'e. NLk''e 



only was very all they ate Wolvt ~' 



11 ncL hwilL tq'aldEda'k'Ldets Ts'ak". 



there where against they tied T.s'ak-. 



left, 



Ihev ate 

 ail 



those. 



Then 



15 lo-yilya'ltk"t. NLk-'et .sa-go'udEts T.-^'ak". NLk'T't k-si-he'tsdet 



they returned. Then off Uiey took Tsak-. Then 



out they sent 

 him 



