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tree. \\'1hmi the poor little hoy saw this, he retui-iied. (ook his stone 

 haninier, and struck the sticks with which lie had spread the tree out 

 of th(> crack. They Hew out and the oreat tree closed, killiiii;- the 

 yreat froo-. It could not ii(>t out ajiain. "When the poor little 

 boy saw that it was dead, he i)ut in the wedges and opened the great 

 tree. Then lie took out the dead frog. Ho laid it on its hack and 

 skinned it. He left the claws on the skin. He finished, took the 

 skin, and thicw away the Hesh. Then h(^ took the skin in order to 

 j)ractice. He put his arms and his legs into it, and laced the chest. 

 Then he went to the shore of the great lake and dived. He walked 



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g"a'aL Lgo-guii'Eni Lgo-tk-'e'Lk"t hwil qalk'si-ha'q'oaxL 



saw thp iioor little lioy ' lieiiiK thrcmgh squeezed 

 little 



wT-4ana'o. \i,k''e lo-ya'ltk"t. NLk'"et goL daqLEUi lo'op, 



the frog. Then he returned. Then he the hammer stone, 



great took of 



nLk''e k'si-ax'Wx'L gan Le lo-sqa-ma'q.saant ai. wI-ga'ng*S. 



then out he strtiek the ipasti in side- he put them in the * tree. 



Kticks ways great 



NLk-'e k'si-sa'k'skut. NLk-'t"^ hak'sEui ha'q'oaxi. wl-ga'ng"e. 



Then 



out thev went 



again 



eluseil 



NLk''e ncVoL wi-qana'o. 



Then it wa.s the frog, 



dead great 



Lat g'a'aL Lgo-guii'Em 



the tree, 

 great 



Ni'g-i huX uks-lo-va'ltk"tg-e. Hwa'il 



Not 



again toward 

 water 



it returned. 



When saw 



ha'k'sEui 



onee more 



the 

 httle 



poor 



huXt lo-ma'qsaanL 



again in he put them 



Lgo-tk'"e'Lk" 



little bov 



wi-ga'ng'e. NLk''et 



the " tree. Then 

 great 



no'oi, wi-([ana'og"e. 



was tlie frog, 

 dead great 



sg-i'tg'e. NLk"'et 



he laid it. Then 



le'tg'e. 



the 

 wedges. 



gOUL Lgo-guii'Em 



took the poor 



little 



hwil 



where iperf.) 



XLk-'e 



Then 



La no'ot. 



It 



died 



huX 



again 



Well! 



nLk''e 



then 



q'aqL 



opened 



Lgo-tk''e'Lk" hwil La 



little boy where (perf.) 



NLk"Vt k"si-daa'qLk"tg'e. XLk"'et hasba- 



Then out he got it. Then on its 



back 



ts'ii'odctg-e: txa-lo-ts'a'6detg-e. Txa-Ie- 



lie skinned it; all in he skinned it. .VU on 



hax'hoksaa'ni. La qa-La'qstg'e. Hwii'i! Le'saantg'e. NLk""et go'uL 



he left 



aiifi'stg"^. 



its skill. 



ai, dEin 



to ifut.l 



qasesa'et. 



Ills feet. 



its claws. 



Well 1 



He linished. 



betook 



NLk'^et t'uks-6'x'L lc smax't. NLk*'et go'uL ana'st 



Then oiu 



sTwi'ltkstg'e. 



practice. 



he 

 threw 



NLk-"et 



Then 



its flesh. 



he took its skin 



lo-Loo'LaadEL an'o'nt qanL 



in he put into it hi.s hands and 



NLk-"et 



Then 



haXha'k"!. 



he lai'cd 



q'ae'Lktg'e. 



its chest. 



ai. lax-t.s"a'L wl-t'a'x. ]SLk*"e so'uqsk"tg- 



to on edge of the lake. Then he dived, 



great 



NLk""e uks-ia't 



Then toward he 



water went 



NLk"'e k"uL-da'uLt 



Then about he 



walked 



