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BUKKAU OF AMKRICAN ETHNOI.OOY 



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new \vif(\ and })}' his o-roat .slave Dniin-hclly. wlio liad st!},v<'d aloiio in 

 the woods far from the town. Tlicy calh-d liiiii. and they returned. 

 Tlicii tliey came to the phice where the Mouse woman lived. She 

 said to Ts'ak", "Did you succeed in your attempt f' Ts"ak" replied. 

 "I did succeed." 'I'iien she <^ave them to eat until they had enoui;h. 

 They started again and went through tiie mountiiin. When they 

 had pa.ssed through, thcj' entered the house of the other Mouse. The 

 Mouse women watch both ends of the ti'ail that leads through the moun- 

 tain. Ts'ak" went on, and reached his own house. That is the end. 



1 k-'ax"-tq'al-d'a'adEL 



alone against stayed 



2 lo-ya'ltk"t, nLk-'et 



he returned, then 



3 ha'ts'ik'sEm 



once more 



4 k-sEin-qfi'k'L 



female mouse 



5 as 



to 



Ts'ak- 



Ts'ak-: 



Ano'LEin 



Drum- 



A/ A • 



woot. 



he called 

 him. 



ban 



belly 



NLk-'e 



Then 



ai. 



Bt 



file'lix" 



in woods. 



NLk''e La 



Then (perf.) 



huX 



again 



hwa'tg'e. 



her name. 



hwa'deL 



they found 



NLk-'e 



Then 



helya'ltk"detg-e. NLk-'e 



they returned. 



hwil 



where 



dzoqL 



stayed 



Then 



hana'qt 



the woman 



•'Ne! Me daa'qLk"L 



"Indeed! You attained 



a'ig-i.\L 



spoke 



k'sEm-qa'k'L 



female mouse 



qan 



for 



liwi'b:n V 



vou did so?" 



NLk-'e 



Then 



6 hes Ts'ak-: 



said Ts'ak": 



7 k-sEm-qii'k-L. 



female mouse. 



Daa'qLgueE, ha net.'' 



" I attained it, yes indeed.' 



GwatsE's 



Really 



lets'a'x-t. 



they were 

 .satiated. 



NLk-'e 



Then 



NLk-e 



Then 



yukL 



began 



huX 



again 



wo'6tk"s 



he was 

 invited by 



Lo'odet. 



thev went. 



8 HuX ha'ts'ik'sEiii IniX (ialk'si-y6'xk"det luXl tsqane'sto-'e. 



Again once more again through they went the under- the mountain. 



1) NLk*'c huX qalk\si-HxVqLk"detg-o. 



Then again through they reached 



NLk-'e 



Then 



the under- 

 side of 



huX 



again 



la'mdzixdet 



they entered 



10 ai. huX hwil dzoqs huX k'^ali. k'Sf:m-qa'k'L. Lax-le'Lk'deL 



■ at again where stayed again one female mouse. Both they watch 



Both 

 ends 



11 hwil qalk'si-sg'i'L qe'nEx aL LaXL sqane'stg'e. NLk''e huX 



where through 



lies 



the trail 



at the under- 

 side of 



the mountain. 



Then 



12 Lo'odet. 



they went. 



13 NLk-'e 



Then 



NLk-'e 



Then 



sa-ba'xt. 



off it runs 

 (it is the end). 



;ulik-s-a'(iLk"s 



back reached 



Ts'ak' aL lEp-hwiipt. 



Ts'ak- at own his house. 



