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water, it came ashore ([uickly toward the place where the poor 

 little boy was standing-. It was a yreat froo-. It had long claws of 

 copper. Its mouth was copper, and so were its eyes and its eyebrows. 

 It came near the poor little boy and almost caught him. Then the boy 

 started to run. It almost caught him, ))ut the boy escaped and the great 

 frog returned. It could not overtake tiie poor little boy. The poor 

 little boy ran right to the place where a large cedar tree stood. Tlicn 

 he went out of the woods to where the princess and the old grand- 

 mother were. Now they had almost nothing to eat. He went about 

 among the empty houses, and there he found a stone ax; after a while 

 he found a handle. Then he tied the ax to the handle. He sharp- 



Lgo-tk'"e'Lk". 



little boy. 



NLk-'e 



TlU'U 



sEm-t'Ein-ie'et; at tsagam-cja'oL hwil 1 



very quickly 



where 



lo-uks-he'tk^L Lgo-guii'Em i.go-tk'"e'Lk". wi-qana'og'e. Wi-t'e'sEm 



ptior little buy. tlie frog. A large 



ill toward stood 

 water 



qana o 



frog 



a'qtg-e. 



its mouth. 



the 



little 



great 



qan iie'negiiL La'qsto;'e aL o'qg*'e. 



and 



XLk-'e 



Then 



long 



its olaws 



HuX 



Also 



huX hwilL • ts'a'ltg'e qanL le-g'e'elt. 



also were so its eves and its eyebrows. 



hwilL 



was so 



La 



When 



hagun-de'lpk"t hl 



toward near it at 



q'ap-yu'kL dEmt 



really began (fut.) 



Lgo-gua Em 



poor 



awa ;iL ^ 



the prox- the 



imity of little 



La sEwi'ntk"t, k''e 



when he gave a start, 



Lgo-tk"'e'Lk", 



little boy. 



La 

 w lien 



go'ut; 



it took 

 him; 



hwil 



at (ini 



baxL Lgo-guii'Em Lgo-tk''e'Lk". Q'ai'yim lo-sq'6'k"siL an'o'n 



poor little boy. Near ni out of reaeli hand 



ran the 



littl( 



dEmt g'idi-go'ut. K""e ha'ts'ik'SEm lo-ya'ltk"L wi-qana'o. 8 



(fut.) caught him. Then once more returned the frog. 



it great 



Sq'o'k'siL Lgo-guii'Em Lgo-tk"'e'Lk". Hwil he'tk"L wI-sEm-ga'n, 9 



He wit.s out the poor little boy. Where stood a cedar 



of reach little great 



ncLne't sEm-_v6'xgut Lgo-guii'Em Lgo-tk"'e'Lk"; Le mcuL 10 



there really went to the poor little boy, at foot of 



the 

 little 



wi-ga ng'e, 



great 



qanL 



nLk"'e na-ba'xt aL hwil de-d'a'L Lgo-wi'lk'siLk" 11 



then out of he ran to where on her was the princess 



out of he ran 

 woods 



Lgo-nts e'tstg'e. 



and little 



his grand- 

 mother. 



Wl'tk"tg-e, 

 He arrived, 



where on her was 

 part 



then 



the 

 mile 



g*e'])Et. NLk''e 



her food. Then 



ha'ts'ik'SEin 



once more 



aL lax-qal-huwi'lp. NlU '\'t 



at on empty houses. Then he 



huX 



again 



hwiiL 



fouii.i 



k-saXt. 



he went 

 out. 



ago L 



what 



NLk-'e 



Then 



dEin 



(fut ) 



lig-i- 12 



k\iL-iil't 13 



about he 

 went 



dtiwi'sEm lo'opge. XLk''e 14 



Then 



huX hwaL La dEUi ha-le-d'a'adEt. XLk''et le-da'k'Ltg'e. NLk-'e 15 



also he ifut.) its handle. Then he on tied it. Then 



found 



