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roar of the house. Put this tube through the knothole. Auii right at 

 the heart of the chief's ehikl. Then Ijlow through it." Ts'ak' did so. 

 The bone struck the heart of the chief's child. Then the chief cried, 

 thinking that his child would die (juickly. The}^ sent for many shamans 

 (they are the ones who cure disease), but they did not succeed. Then 

 Ts'ak' said t" his grandmother, "Go on, (xrandmother, and tell them 

 that 1 will cure her." Rut Ts'ak' was not a shaman. His grandmother 

 left. She entered the chief's house and said to him, "That slave talks 

 nonsense again. He says he will cure the child of the chief." Then the 

 foolish people rushed up to her and threw her out of the house, because 

 Ts'alf was notashaman. That was the reason wh^^theydid so. Ts'ak"'.s 

 ofrundmother went to the little house, and as soon as she saw^ Ts'ak" 



qa'odeL Lgo'uLk"L sEm'a'g'it. Me tsE k''e' qalk'si-suwa'nt." 1 



the heart the chil'l "f the I'liief Yiiu then Ihroush blow." 



of 



NLk''e hwils Ts'ak'. NLk"'e hetk"L ts'ep aL qa'odEL 2 



Then did so Ts'ak-. Then stood the bone in the heart 



of 



Lgo'uLk"L sEm'a'git. NLk''e La hetk"L ts'e'pg'e. K''e 3 



till- ehild of ilieehii-f, Tlien (perf.) stood the bi>nc>. Tlien 



ayawa'tk"t. Wl-t'e's hwil ayawa'tk^t. T'elL dEUi q'a'tsi^at. 4 



she eried. Great being her crying. Quickly (fut.i she dies. 



NLk"'e qaqa'odet wi-he'ldEui halai't. NeLne' fan suwa'nt. 5 



Then tltey went many shamans. Those who cure, 



for 



K-'e ni'g'i daa'qLk"det. NLk"'e a'lg'i.xs Ts'ak" aL nets'e'Etst: (i 



Then not they succeeded. Then said Ts'ak- to his grand- 



motiier; 



"Ado'! dze'Ets! maL tsen dsm suwa'nt." ALk"'e' ni'g'idi 7 



"Go! grand- tell I (fnt.) cure her." But nut 



mutlier! 



halai'ts Ts'ak-. NLk-'c da'uLs nets'e'Etst. NLk-'e t.s'ent aL 8 



asliaman Ts'ak-. Then went his grand- Then she al 



mother. entered 



hwilpL sEm'a'g'it. "Yukt huX dagala'mgait xa'E dEm it 



the house the chief. "Beginning again talks nonsense the (fut.) 



of slave 



suwa'nt-gaL Lgo'uLk"L sEm'a'g'it." NLk'"e ha'p'aL ax- 10 



heciires he savs the child of the chief." Then rusheil with- 



out 



qagti'dEU) .g'at. NLk''et k'si-6'x'det nets'e'Ets Ts'ak' aL 11 



hearts tlie Then out they the grand- Ts'ak- to 



men. threw mother of 



g.'alq. aL hwil ni'g'idi halai'ts Ts'ak', luLnc't (pint 12 



outside, because not a shaman Ts'ak-, lhcrei'>re 



hwilri'k"detg'e. NLk''e hagun-ia's nets'e'Ets Ts'ak' aL 13 



it was done. Tlu-n toward went the grand- Ts'ak' tu 



mother of 



awa'aL Lgo-hwi'lpdetg'e. Hwil k''et g'a'as Ts'ak' nets'e'Etst, 14 



the prox- little their house. At once saw Ts'ak- hisgrand- 



imity of mother. 



