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bear appeared behind the town. ^Vhocver catches it shall marry the 

 daughter of the chief." Then the man, who was standing near the 

 poor little boy, said, "Ask for a bow and arrow. You sliall sixxjt it." 

 Then the poor little boy went up. When it grew dark, all the 

 young men were in ihv house of the chief. The latter took down to 

 the lire a quiver holding t)o\vs and arrows. He gave one bow and two 

 arrows to each man. Then the poor little l)oy. the cliief's own nej)hew, 

 went down to the lire too. His father and his mother were di^ad, 

 therefore he was poor. On!}* his old grandmother took care of him. 



1 '■Miis-o']." NLk-Y' huX yu'ksa, ni.k-'e huX ri'd'ik-sk"t aL 



"A bear." Then again evening, tlien again hu canio to 



white 



2 qa-qala'iiL qal-ts'a'p. NlIc'c hux 



the rear of the town. Then again 



the houses of 



3 Lgo-tk-'e'Lk". NLk-'e huX a'd'ik-sk"L g'at fan huX g-e'dExt: 



little boy. Then again came the man who agrain asked: 



i "Q'amena dEm fan guXt, nLnet dsm fan nak'sk^L 



■Whoever (fit.) who catches it, then he (tut.) who marries 



5 Lgo'uLk^L sEm'ii'g'it." NLk''e a'lg'ixL g'atL hagun-he'tgut aL 



the daughter the chief." Then spoke the toward stood at 



of person 



6 awa'aL Lgo-guii'Em Lgo-tk''e'Lk": "Tse de-guna'yin ha-Xda'k" 



proximity the poor little boy: "Also demand a bow 



of little 



7 qanL hawi'l, tsE dc-go'yin ana' I" 



and arrow, also shoot it!" 



8 NLk*'e liax-ia'L Lgo-gua'Em Lgo-tk"'e'Lk"g'e. NLk"'e huX 



Then up went the poor little bov. Then again 



little 



9 a'd'ik-sk"L yu'ksag-e. NLk-'e huX ts'ElEm-qa'odEL txane'tk"L 



it came evening. Then again into they went all 



10 q'aima'qsit aL ts'Em-hwi'lpL sEm'a'g'it. NLk"'e t'Em-go'uL 



Ihc vouths to in the the chief. Then to the he 



house of middle took 



11 sEura'g-it hwil lo-do'xL ha-Xda'k" qanL hawi'l; k-'elL 



the chief where in were bow and arrows: one 



12 ha-Xda'k" aL k-'alL g-a'tg-e, de g-'e'lbEh. hawi'l huX hwil 



how to one man, also two arrows again being 



13 huX k-'alL g'a'tg'e. NLk"'e .sa-ba'xL wn-he'ldEm g'a'tg'e. 



again one man. Then from first to many men. 



last 



li NLk-"e huX de-fEm-iil'L Lgo-gua'Em Lgo-tk''c'Lk", lEp-gusle'sL 



Then also with to the went the poor little boy, his sister's 



them middle little own son of 



15 sEm'a'g-itg'e. Q'ap-no'oL iiEgua'odEt (jans noxt. nLnet qan 



the chief. Really dead his father and his then he there- 



was mother, fore 



16 gua'etg'e. Hwa'i ! LEp-nKbe'pL sEmTi'g'itg'e. K'sax-Lgo-ntse'ts 



he was poor. Well 1 His uncle was the chief. Only little grand- 



own mother 



