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Then tbo young' iiion ruse ;in(l pushod him, ))ut the wise men stopped 

 (lictn iuid .said, "Let iiini tlu-ow too." Then the young men sat down. 

 The poor litthi hoy ros(> and took a .stone. He .swunj)- it in his 

 iiatids so that it wiiistUMl. It whistled four times, then he h't it <j;o. 

 II(' aimo.st hit the copper, lie threw aijain and almost hit it. He 

 threw the black .stone first, then the white one, then the hUu' one. 

 Ho almost struck it. Finally he threw th(> red stone. It hit the cop- 

 per right on its end. Th(> poor little hoy had hit it and it fell down. 

 Then all the young men ran up to it, everyone claiming it. But the 

 poor little boy did not mind. They took it along and ran with it into 

 the house of the chief, intending to niarr^' his daughter, but he who 



1 (Ikiu det-o'x't. NLk''c haldEm-go'ldcL q'aima'qsit. NLk"'et 



(flit.) also he Then they rose the youths. Then 



throw. 



2 k\it-.sa-t'e'sdeL i,go-gua'Kin Lgo-tk-'e'Lk". NLk"'e ura'lg'ixL 



about away they the i»ior little l«py. Then they spoke 



pushed hiiu little 



3 hwil qaxa'6.sgut, 



the wise men, then thev re- "Good also he Then 



buked'them; throw." 



4 hwauL q'aima'qsit. NLk'^e hetk"L Lgo-gua'Em Lgo-tk-'e'Lk". 



they sat the youths. Then he stood the poor little boy. 



down little 



5 NLk''et go'uL k-'eli. lo'opg'e. NLk"'et hwilsa'wuL an'ont. 



Then he took one stone. Then he swung his hand. 



6 NLk-'et g-iLwi'nqt. TxalpxL g-iLwi'nqt. NLk-'et ox't. XLk-'e 



Then it whistled. Four times it whistled. Then he Then 



threw. 



7 ma'dzEt-6'x-t. NLk-'e huX k-'elt. NLk-'e huX ma'dzEt-6x-t. 



almost he Then again one. Then ugnin almost he 



hit it. hit it. 



8 T'd'tsgum hVo}) k's-cja'oqdEt, ma'k'.sgum lo'op k's-qala'ndEt. 



The black .stone tirst, the white .'itone afterward. 



9 Hwil'i! Gusgwa'osgum lo'op huX k-s-qala'ndEt. Ntk-'e huX 



Well! The blue stone again afterward. Then again 



10 m;VdzEt-6'x-t. NLk'"et lo-k'.s-qala'iidi:t iLii'etgum lo'opg'e. 



almost he Then in afterwarrl the red stone, 



hit it. 



11 Ni.k''et ox't. Ilwil T.axLip-g;'a'ptg'e. niL o'kIei. Lgo-guii'Em Lgo- 



Then he Where itsend, there hit the poor little 



hit it, it little 



1^ tk-"e'Lk". Hwil'i! O'ltg-e. NLk-'e t'ukwa'ntk"t. NLk''e ha'p'aL 



b,)v. Well! IJehitit. Then it fell down. Then they 



rushed 



13 txane'tlv'sL wi-iie'ldEm (faima'qsit ai- cIkiu l"un nek'st aL 



all many youths to (fut.) who elaimed at 



it 



1-1 t'iin lu'Xdetg-e. Ni-k-'e ansego'L Lgo-guii'Em Lgo-tk-'e'Lk". 



whci each tried to get it. Then he paid no the poor little boy. 



attention little 



15 NLk-'e na-dE-da'uLdet. NLk-'e ts'ElEm-de-ba'xdet aL ts'Em-hwi'lpL 



Then out of with they took Then into with they ran to in the house 



woods them it. it of 



