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she siiid, "They turned me out of the house!" But Ts'ak' repeated, 

 "Go oil, (xraiulniother. I really want to cure her.'' Then she went 

 again and entered. She said again, " lie wants to caire the chief's 

 daughter." And two wise men said, "Let him do as he says"; and 

 they agreed that he should cure her. Ts"ak"'s grandmother went out 

 and i-eturned. She told hiin that they had agreed. Then Ts'ak' ro.se 

 and called the wren, the x-sk'Iek', the x-sg'a'nt, and all the little 

 birds. Then Ts'ak" dressed himself. He carried one little bird named 

 Rattlel)ox. They went in, and Ts'ak" .sat down at the feet of the 

 chief's daughter, who was very sick, and all the t)irds sat down. They 



1 nLk"'e tgon hes nets'e'Ets Ts'a'k'g'e: 



then this said the grand- Ts'ak*: 



'2 aL g-alq." 



to outside." 



the grand- 

 motlier of 



NLk*'e ha'ts'Ek'SEiu 



Then once more 



"Yukt-k-si-6'x-det 



"Just out 



noE 



was 



thrown 



3 '^Ado', dze'Ets! Deiu rpip-suwa'neist. 



4 le'et 



went 



5 huX 



again 



grand- 

 mother! 



nets'e'Ets 



the grand- 

 mother of 



a'lg-ixt: 



she spoke: 



(Fut.) 



T.s'ak-. 



Ts'ak-. 



really I cure her." 



huX 



again 



NLk'"e 



Then 



a'lg'ixs 



said 



Ts'ak-: 



Ts'ak-: 



ha'k'SEm huX 



once more again 



NLk-'e 



Then 



huX 



again 



ts'ent. 



she 

 entered. 



"Q'ap-ha'q'alL 



"Really urges 



xaE 



the 

 slave 



aL 



to 



MLk-'e 



Then 



dfimt 



(fut.) 



ha'k'SEm 



again 



suwa'nL 



he cures 



6 Lgo'uLk°L sEm'a'g'it." NLk"'e a'lg'ixL bagade'lL hwil qaxa'o.'^gut: 



the child of the chief." Then said two wise men: 



"Am, 



• Good, 



niESEUl 



you. 



hwil 



do 



t anL 



what 



het." 



he says 



NLk-'et ana'qdeL dEm 



Then 



they agreed 



(fut.) 



8 suwa'ansks Ts'ak'. NLk''e k'saXs 



he cure Ts'ak-. Then went out 



nets'e'Ets 



the grand- 

 mother of 



9 lo-ya'ltk"t. Ana'qdetg-e. NLk-'e haklEm-ba'xs 



she returned. 



They had 

 agreed. 



Then 



10 WO'OL 



he 

 invited 



11 txane'tk"L 



all 



ts'Epts'a'p 



the wren 



hwil 



being 



qani. 



and 



x-sk"i'ek' 



[A bird) 



qanL 



and 



Ts'ak'. NLk'"e 



Ts'ak-: Then 



Ts'ak- 



Ts'ak-. 



NLk-'et 



Then 



x-.sg-ant ((aiu^ 



eat- gum 

 ing (a bird) 



and 



SE.SO SL 



small 



k'opE-ts'o'ots. NLk-'e notks Ts'ak'. 



little birds. Then dressed Ts'ak-. 



13 NLk-'et 



Then 



he carried 



-'ii'g 



one 



LgO-ts'o'otS 



little bird 



anda-hasii'xs, Ts'ak-. 



rattlebox, Ts'ak-. 



13 NLk-'e 



Then 



li asE.sa'et 



her feet 



15 NLk-'e 



Then 



Lo'odet. 



they went. 



NLk-'e 



Then 



la'mdzixdet. 



they entered. 



NLk-'e d'as Ts'ak- aL 



sat 

 down 



hwil g-il'eL Lgo'uLk''L sEm'a'g.-it. Wi-t'e'sL si'epk"t. 



where lay the child of the chief. Much 



huwa'nL 



they sat 

 down 



txane'tk"L 



all 



k'ojjE-ts'o'ots. 



the birds. 



little 



Do'qdeL 



They took 



she was 

 sick. 



gan, 



sticics, 



