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He stayed there a lontf time, and tlioii he got tired of the woman. 

 He heard tiiat there was a woiiiaTi on tlie othei- side of the moun- 

 tain. He said he would go. Ts'ali" left his wife. Oidy Ills sla\e, the 

 wi-en, iuid another bird accompanied him. They weiil a long time and 

 an-ived at the foot of the mountain, 'i'lie trail k'd to it. I)ut there 

 was no way of going on. Then Ts";ii<- cauglit a roliiii. He skinned 

 it and |)ut on its skin. He tlew upwai'fl and neai'lv reached tlie top 

 of the mountain. Then he t'ani(> to a great hre, which was just like 

 lightning. It burnt the robin's wings, and he fell liack to the foot of 

 the mountain. Then Ts'ak' took off hi.s skin. He caught a l)luejay. 

 skinned it. and put on its skin. Again he flew upward and almost 

 reached the top of the mountain. Again he came to the place where 



1 Hwil'i! La nak"L hwil hwi'ldet, nLk''e La cfatsk"L qil'ots 



Well! When long they did so, then (pcrf.) was tirod the 



2 Ts'ak" aL hana'qg'e. 



Hwii'i! NLk*'e naxna's 



Well! Then heard 



iL hwagait-an-da'oL sqane'st. 



at away the opposite the moun- 



side of tain. 



NLk-"e ie'et; k"sta'qsdEs Tsak" 



he he left Ts'ak- 



went; 



5 K"sax-Lgo-ts'Epts'a'p stelt (janL Lgo-x-sk'I'ek'. NLk'^e Lo'odet. 



Only little wren accompa- and little (abirdi. Then they went, 



nied him 



6 Nak"L hwil ixVodet. NLk'^e tq'al-hi'k'det tiL depL wi-scjane'st. 



Long wliere ihey went. Then again,«t they at the a mountain. 



arrived foot of great 



7 SEm-go'usk"L (je'iiEX as go'stg'e. NLk'-e aqL-y6'xk"8 Ts'ak*. 



Really readied the trail to that. Then with- (place) to Ts'ak-. 



out go 



8 NLk-'et go'uL sa'oq. NLk*'et tsa'odEt. NLk-'e lo-L6'6tk"t. 



Then he took a robin. Then he skinned Then in he put 



it. himself. 



9 NLk''e mEii-g'iba'yukt. ui delpk"L dEoi mEn-a'qLk"t, nLk"'e 



Then up he flew. When .>^h<irtly ifut.) up he then 



reached, 



10 ri'd'ik*sk"t hwil me'LEL wl-sqane'st ho'g'igaL ts'amtx*. NLk*'e 



he <-aine where burnt the mountain like lightning. Then 



great 



