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BUREAU OF AMKRICAN KIHNOLCKJY 



woman had instriu'ted liiiii. llccoiintod t'oui'. tlu'ii lie jilaccd tlu'carv- 

 ing of fi'3'.stal across the door so that it was unable to chwe again. 

 Ts'ak' entered. He was not killed by the door. He came in and 

 stepped vip to the place where the chief's daughter was l.ving. Then 

 Ts'ak' lay down. The chiefs daughter was very glad when she saw 

 the beautiful man. They were playing all night. Then the chief 

 heard it. Very early in the morning he said to his sister's sons, " Light 

 the fire." His nephews did so. They started a great lire. Then the 

 chief told them to take the skin of the great bear, and he ordered them 

 to spread it out in the rear of his house. Then the chief said, "Let my 

 son-in-law come to the middle of the house." Ts'ak' rose and stepped 

 down to the middle of the house. Then he saw that the hair of the 

 bear was very long. The chief intended to kill Ts'ak' with it. He was 



1 fan 



who 



yo'LEmqtg'e. 



gave him advice. 



Le'tsxaL 



He counted 



txalpxt. 



four. 



NLk''e lo-sqa-he't'EuL 



Then 



2 ala'g'im tgwat. 



thecarv- crystal, 



ingof 



3 qaq'a'kt 



open. 



4 NLk-'e 



Then 



NLk-'e 



Then 



raEn-ie's 



up went 



NLk-'e 



Then 



ts'ens 



he 

 entered 



Ts'ak- 



Ts'ak- 



mg-1 



not 



Ts'ak- 



Ts'ak-. 



aL 



to 



huX Lagait-a'(iLk"t 1 



it could reach 



in .side he jilnccd 



WUVM 



" k-"e 



then 



IWU 



being 



Nig-i 



Not 



hwil 



where 



no'ot. Ts'ElEm-a'qLk"t. 



he 

 died. 



le-g-ii'eL 



on lay 



Into he 



reached. 



Lgo'uLk"L 



the child of 



5 SEm'a'g-it. NLk-'e g-ii'ELs Tsak-. NLk-'e sEmgal lo-a'mL qil'oL 



the chief. Then he lay Ts'ak-. Then very in good heart 



down wa.s 



6 Lgo'uLk"L SEm'a'g-it hwil ii'd'ik-sk''L sE'm-ama g-at. NLk-'e 



the daughter of the chief where came a very good man. Then 



7 yukL qala'qdet aL wi-a'xk". NLk-'e 



bepn- they played at all night. Then 

 nmg 



8 he'Luk, nLk-'c a'lg'ixL sEm'a'g'it ai- gusli'sk"t: 



morning, then spoke the chief to 



naxna'L sEm'a'g-it. SEm- 



heard it the chief. Very 



his si.ster's 

 sons: 



■ SEm-sE-me'L 



" Very make burn 



9 la'gust." NLk-'e hwilL 



the fire." Then did so 



his sister's 

 sons. 



10 lak", uLk-'et 



then 



the 

 fire, 



gusli'sk"t. 

 cfun-go'udEL 



le thei 

 tsed ta 



qala'nL 



Wl-t'e'st 



Great 



hwil 



where 



he them to 

 caused take 



sEm a g-iL 



the chief 



La 



the 



sE-me'LdeL 



was 

 nade 



wl-o'l. 



was to burn 

 made 



ana'sL wi-ol. K-'et 



skin of the bear. Then 

 great 



11 gun-ba'Lt aL 



he to at the rear 



caused spread out of 



12 "T'Em-ia'tEn La'mseEst." 



"Til the make my son-in-law." 



middle him go 



13 t'Em-ie'et. NLk'et 



Then 



hwilpt. 



his house. 



NLk-'e 



Then 



a'lg-ixL 



spoke 



sEm'ag-it 



the chief: 



NLk-'e 



Then 



to the he 

 middle went. 



aL 



to 



14 o'le-e 



the 

 bear 



dEm 



(fut.) 



g-aas 



saw 



dzak"s 



kill 



Ts'ak - 

 T.s'ak■ 



Ts'ak- 



Ts'ak" 



g-in-he'tk"s 



arose 



qaii 

 how 



Ts'ak-. 



Ts'ak-. 



NLk-'e 



Then 



iieLeguLe 



long 



((an 



tliere- 

 fore 



hwflt. 



he did 

 so. 



lax'L 



the 

 hair of 



TsEda Lat 



"If iperf.) 



