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arrow, and fat was soon right across tlic nock of the arrow. Thon 

 tlio poor littlo hoy rotiiriiod. Now all tlio young nion reached the 

 l)ear and took it. though the poor little l)oy had killed it. Then 

 they rni)liod their arrows with hlood, intending to say that they 

 had shot it. They lied because they wished to marry the daughter 

 of the chief. Then they carried the white bear into the house of 

 the chief. One young man went down to the fire and said, "Look 

 at my arrow! I shot the white bear." The chief said. "Give me all 

 your bows and arrows that I may examine them and discover who 

 killed the white l)ear." They gave them to him and he examined 

 them. Then he demanded the arrow of the poor little bo}', and, 

 behold, he had shot the white bear. Then they were all vavy nmch 



1 hawi'lg"e. TgonL hwilL hawi'lg'o: tsa'gai. hix' La anma'hwildEtg'e. 



the arrow. This did the arrow: . jwrosw {grease (perf.) the nock of the 



arrow. 



2 NLk''e hwil k''e iii'eL Lgo-gua'Ein Lgo-tk-'e'Lk" aL lo-va'ltk''tg-e. 



At oiioo he the poor little boy and he returned, 



went little 



3 NLk'"e hagun-qa'odEL wi-he'ldEm (faima'qsitg'e t'an go'uL 



Then toward thev went many youths who took 



to it 



4 gulik's-wo'xgut go'uieL Lgo-guil'Em Lgo-tk''e'Lk''. NLk^'et 



at himself barking shot by the poor little boy. Then 



(the white bear) little 



5 niEnma'ndEL hawi'l aL iLii'e. At ma'LdeL ne'det t'an gu'Xtg'e 



they rubbeil the with blood. They told they who shot it 



arrows 



6 ai- .sa-gabe'k"sdetg'e aL dEmt hwil an-na'k'sk"deL Lgo'uLk"L 



at liars to (ftit. ) bein^ married the daughter 



of 



7 sEm'a'g'it. NLk"'e ts'ElEm-ma'qdoL gulik's-wo'xgut aL ts'Em- 



the chief. Then into they put at himself barking in in 



(tile white hear) 



8 hwi'lpL sEm'ii'g-it. At ma'LdeL t'Em-ba'xL huX k^'alL q'aima'sit: 



the the chief They told to middle he ran again one youth, 



house of of house 



9 "Ne'E t'an guXt ! Am mE dsm g"a'aL hwilL hawi'leE." 



"I who shot it '. Good you see it did it my arrow." 



10 NLk"'e a'lg'ixL sEm'ii'git: " NdzoL g'ul-gane'L ha-Xdak^sE'mEst 



Then spoke the chief : -Give me all your bows 



11 dEUi la'galdoE g'uI-gane'L hawi'lsEm aL dEm t'an ia'gai-gu'XL 



(fut.) I examine all your arrows tt) (fut. ) who already shot 



12 gulik's-wo'xgut.'' NLk"'et g-inamde'tg'e. NLk*'et laxla'galL 



at himself burking Then they gave them. Then examined 



(the white bear) them 



13 sEm'a'g'itg'e. NlIv^'c laxlfi'galtg'CL g'ul-gane'detg'e. NLk"'e 



the chief Then he examined all Then 



14 det-gui'ntiL hawi'lL Lgo-guil'Em Lgo-tk''e'Lk". Gwina'deL. net t'an 



also he de- theairow the poor iiiile boy Behold, he who 



maiided of little 



15 guXL gulik's-wo'xgutg'e! NLk-'e wi t'e'sL liwil dzaxdz:i'([detg'e. 



shot at him.self barking Then great being ashamed tney. 



(the white bear)! 



