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ashamed; the chief also was much ashamed. He did not speak, 

 because the poor little hoy had first knocked down the copper that was 

 on the tree behind the house of the chief, and then he had also shot 

 the white liear. All the young men, and also the chief, were ashamed, 

 because the poor little boy had accomplished this. 



Then the chief made up his mind. He was ashamed, and therefore 

 he sent his slave ordering the people to move away from the village. 

 The great slave ran out, and with a loud voice ordered the people to 

 move. They heard it, and early in the morning they moved. Not a 

 single person stayed liehind. The}' all went by canoe. Only the 

 chief's daughter and the poor little boy were left, and with them his 

 old grandmother. These three stayed behind. The old grandmother 



NLk-"e huX de-wi-t'e'sL hwil-dza'qL sEm'a'g'itge. NLk"'e ni'g'i 1 



Then also also great being the the chief. Then not 



shame of 



xsta'ltkg-e, aL hwil sI'niL Lgo-guil'Km Lgo-tk"'e'Lk" fan sa-o'yiL 2 



he spoke, becanse before the poor little bov who off threw 



little 



oq le-ia'gat aL lax-ga'n aL qa-qalfi'nL hwilpL sEm'a'g'itg'e. 3 



the on it bung at on a at therearofthe the house the chief, 



copper tree house of of 



Hwii'i ! La huX hwilt. guXL gulik's-wo'xgut, La huX ncL 4 



Well! (Pert. I again he (lid it, he shot at himself barking (perf.) again he 



(the white bear), 



Lgo-guJi'Em Lgo-tk'"e'Lk" fan huX guXt. NLk"'e dzaxdza'qL 5 



the poor little bov who again shot it. Then they were 



little ashamed 



wi-he'ldEm q'aima'qsit. NLk-"e huX de-dzil'qL SEm'ii'g'it hwilL 6 



many youths. Then also 



Lgo-guii'Em Lgo-tk''e'Lk". 



the poor little boy. 



little 



NLk^'e sE-gtV6tk"L ts'Em-qa'oL 



Then was made up in the heart 



his mind of 



also was 

 ashamed 



iEm'a'g'it. 



the chief. 



the chief 



he did so 



NLk-'e dzaqt, 8 



he was 

 ashamed, 



iiL qunt k'.si-he'tsL wi-xa'E ma'LEL tsEn-gun-lu'ki. qal-ts'a'p. 9 



great 



wi-amhe'tg*e. NLk*-e naxna'i. 



loud vol je. Then heard it 



desert- caus- to the people, 



ing ing move 



t^un-lu'kL qal-tsVp aL 10 



caused to the people witli 



qal-t-^^i'p. Hwji'i! He'Luk. iiLk-'e 11 



the people. Well! In the then 



In the 

 morumt;, 



lukL qal-tsVp, nig'i g'inacrri'L k*'alL ga'tg'e. SEm-uks-qa'odet. 12 



moved the people, not behind was out- ma 



Really out to 

 sea 



they 

 went 



SEm-q'aiu-k- a'lL Lgo'uLk^L sEm'a'g'it uks-k"sta'qsdEtg'e de-k"'a'lL 13 



Ready only one the daughter the cniet toward she was lelt with one 



toward 

 sea 



Lgo-tk-'e'Lk" tq'al k'sta'qsdetg-e de-k'WlL Lgo- U 



little boy against he was lett with one little 



Lgo-gua Em 



the poor 



little 



nts'e'Etst; nL qan gula'ondEt aL g-ina hwa'ndet. SEm-q'am- 15 



therefore three at hi-biiul stayed \"ery pieces 



his grand- 

 mother; 



B. A. E.. Bull. 27— 02- 



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