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to get a wife." Ts'ak' entered and sat down. The woman said to 

 Ts'aU", ••Tlirow your eiirrinj^s into the tiro." He did so. lie tiirew 

 his earrings into the tire. Then the woman pulled them out of the 

 fire l)y magic. She was the Mouse. Then she kept T.s'ak' and his 

 great slave in the house, but she sent back the wren and the other 

 bird. Ts'ak' finished eating. He was quite satiated. Then the woman 

 stopped giving food to them. She said, " I my.self am the trail lead- 

 ing through the mountain. I am not a shaman, Init my sister on the 

 other side is a great shaman. She will give you advice."' Then she 

 opened one corner of her house. Ts'ak" and his great slave went 

 through it, under the momitain. The trail led that way. They passed 

 through it; then they fountl another house and another woman. She 

 was also a Mouse. Then he and the great slave entered, and the 



1 dEm 



(fut.) 



2 nLk-"e 



then 



3 NLk-'e 



Then 



nak'st." 



his wife." 



a'lg"ixL 



spoke 



hwils 



did so 



NLk-'e 



Then 



hana'q 



the 

 woman 



Ts'ak'. 



Ts'ak'. 



ts'ens 



entered 



Ts'ak 



Ts'ak-. 



NLk-'e 



d'at, 



Then 



as 



to 



Ts'ak - 



T.s'ak-: 



hana'qg'e. 



the woman. 



na'mtsElL 



took them out 

 of tire by magic 



yukL w6'6tk"t 



begin- he was invited 



iiing 



Txe'ldEL 



He put into 

 the tire 



K-sEm-qa'k'L 



Female mouse 



La 



when lie sat 

 down, 



"Txe'ldEL qants'emo'En." 



"Put into the j-our earrings." 



fire 



qants'emu'Xtg'e. NLk-'et 



his earrings. Then 



hwaL hana'qg'e. 



the woman. 



the 

 name of 



as Ts'ak- qanL wI-xa'E. 



Ts'ak- and the slave, 



great 



6 gulik-s-hashe'tset x-sk-I'ek- qanL ts'Epts'a'p. Hwii'i 



back she sent (a bird) and the wren. Well! 



La 



(Perf.) 



NLk-'e 



Then 



k-'e 



then 



7 Ts'ak-, 



Ts'ak 



made eat 



sEm-ts'a'x-ts 



really .satiated 

 was 



ne'tg-e. 



him 



Ts'ak - 



Ts'ak-. 



NLk-'e 



Then 



9 qenEX. 



the trail. 



NLk'"e 



Then 



nig'ide 



not 



NLk-'e 



Then 



a'lg-ixL 



spoke 



halai'deE. 



I am a 

 shaman. 



ha'wuL 



stopped 



hana'qg-e: 



the woman : 



Lg-fgweE 



My sister 



I La Laxk"s 



When finished 

 eating 



hana'q fan 



the who 



w-oman 



"LEp-ne'EL 



"Self I 



aL 



on 



10 wi-halai'dEt. 



a shaman, 

 great 



11 hana'q 



the 

 woman 



12 wI-xa'E. 



Neloc' 



She 



dEm 



(fut.) 



fan 



who 



vo LEmgan 



advises vou." 



NLk-"et 



Then 



an -da' 



the 

 other side 



ma'dEL 



opened 



NiLne'L 



There 



(ialk-si-y6'xk"s Ts'ak" 



through followed Ts'ak- 



y6'xk''detg'e. 



thev followed. 



NeLne'L 



There 



qanL 



and 



hwil 



where 



amo'sL hwilpt. 



the the house, 



corner of 



LaXL sqane'sL 



the slave. the under- the 



great side of mountain 



13 q'ap-qalk'si-sg-i'L qe'nEx. NLk-'e La qalk-si-a'qLkMet, nLk-'et 



really through lay the trail. Then when through they got. then 



HuXt k'SEm-qii'k'L 



Al-so female mouse 



