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ciicd it on liis wlietstone, and in tiic cvoninfr h(> wont to cut a tree. 

 Ml' wiiikt <1 at it the wholo day. In the, ovenititr it fell. TIkmi he 

 (lit 11]) a small tice, making' wedye.s. When he had tinished them, 

 he toiik tliem to the larg'o tree. Then he found a stone iiammer. lie 

 tied it to its liandie, and split the heart of the hirt;-e ti-cc He spread 

 if out wide enough so that a man eould pass througii it. Tlien lie 

 split a small tree. He selected one that was not ver}' tali. Then he 

 plaeed these trees across the trail. There were two sticks that he had 

 cut. These ho put across the crack of the large tree.' Then ho 

 sto])})c(l. He went home and found the princess and tiie old grand- 



1 he-yu'kt qftxt aL sEldo'opt. NLk-'o yu'ksa. NLk-'e ie'et. 



he began lie .sharp- at liis whetstone. Then evening. Theit he 



ened it went. 



2 NLk-'et q'atsL gan. K-"e]i, .sa hwi'ltg-e. NLk-'e huX 



Tlien he out a tree. one day he did so. Then again 



o k'"elL yu'ksa. nLk'"e qe'nExtg'e. NLk-'e xtse-ia'tsL qo'sgum 



one evening, then it fell. Then in mid- he chop- a small 



die ped 



-t gan. NLk''et wusEn-yis'ia'tstg'e aL dEm sE-le'ttg'e. Hwti'i! 



tree. Then he along chopped all to ifut.i make wedges. Wi'll! 



over 



5 Lix'Lo'saEnt sE-le'ttg'e. NlIc'cI lo-maqsa'ntg'e. NLk"'et huX 



aLso 



aL La 



to 



7 ha-lc-d"a'dEt. NLk'T't lo-ma'q.sanL le'tg'e. SEin-bagait-go'og'itL 



its handle. Then he in plaeed the Right in the he split 



wedges. middle 



8 Le hwin-ts'ii'wuL wl-ga'ng'o. NLk""e wi-sa'gat. NLk"'e yukt 



the heart of the tree. Then milch it split. Then he 



great Ijegaii 



;» ox't. NLk'"e wl-lo-la'it sEin-tjalk'si-a'tsEgaL g-a'tg"e. NLk''et 



he strnc-k Then great in- great ver.v through fitted a man. Then he 



it. side 



10 huX xtse-yis'ia'tsL qe'sgum gan. Ni'g'it sE-ne'slEgut. NLk""e 



^ He split a large tree and opened the crack, which he spread apart by means of two short sticks, 



placing the whole on the trail which led up to the lake. 



