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liiid il before the old grandmother, who split it and roasted it; hut the 

 princess did not eat, only the old grandmother and the poor little boy 

 ate of it. He did so every night. Then he Knished catching trout in 

 the lak(>. 



One night he went out again and found the skin hanging on the 

 branch. He put it on and went down the river, the outlet of the great 

 lake, at the bottom of the water. He went down to the sea; then he 

 walked about on the bottom of the sea and caught a salmon. Before 

 daylight he laid it down in front of the hou.se. Then he went up the 

 river again under the water. He went ashore out of the great lake 

 and took oflf the great fi-og's skin and hung it up. He went home 

 and arrived before daylight. He entered secretly and lay down. 



1 NLk-'e 



Then 



ha'k'SEUi 



once more 



huX 



again 



lo-ya'ltk"t. 



he reUirnod. 



K-"e 



Then 



huX 



again 



aL 



at 



2 ts'Eui-hwi'lpt. NLk-'e sg-it 



in his house. Then he laid 



it 



3 q'aLL Lgo-nts'e'ets. NLk"'et 



split it the grand- Then 



little 



5 Lgo-gua'Em Lgo-tk"'e'Lk". 



aL awa'aL Lgo-nts'e'ts. 



proximity 

 of 



at 



ia'odEtg'e. 



she btgan to 

 roast it. 



the 

 little 



ts'ent 



he 

 entered 



NLk-'et 



grand- Then 



mother. 



NLk-'e huX nig'idet 



Then again not 



little mother. 



i g'e'ipL Lgo-wi'lk'.siLk"g'e. K'sax-Lgo-nts'e'ets t'an g'e'ipt tjanL 



ate it the princess. Only the grand- who ate it and 



little mother 



Txane'tk"L axk" hwilL Lgo-guii'Em 



the 

 little 



Every 



night 



6 Lgo-tk-'e'Lk". NLk-'e Lat lo-qa'odEnL laX 



little boy. Then (pert.) in finished 



(pert.) 

 he 



NLk-'e hnX ift'et aL k-'elL axk". 



Then again he at one night. 



the 

 trout 



NLk-'e 



Then 



he did 



so 



aL 



at 



huX 



again 



the poor 

 little 



ts'Km-t'a'x. 



in the lake. 



hwtiL hwil 



he where 



found 



he 

 went 



8 le-ia'qt. NLk-'e ha'ts'ik-sEm huX lo-L6'6tk"t. NLk-'e g-isi-y6'xk"L 



on it Then once more again in he was put. Then 



hung. 



9 ts'Em-a'k's La anLla'gaL wl-t'a'xg"e. At na-qti'oL 



in water the outlet of the lake. He out of went on the sea. 



great woods 



10 NLk-'e huX k'uL-da'uLt aL ts'Eo'yuX. NLk-'e g-idi-go'uL han. 



down he 



river followed 



lax-mo'on. 



11 NLk-"et 



Then 



12 NLk-'e 



Then 



13 ts'ak-sk"t 



he wt'iit 

 ashore 



again 



huX 



again 



about he 



walked 



aL 



at 



sg-it 



he laid 

 it 



la'k-sEni huX 



once more again 



aL 



at 



at the bottom. Then he caught a salm- 



on. 



ai. hao'ng-e mEsa'x-. 



at before daylight. 



(lag-ii'uL hwilp 



in front of the house 

 the house of 



gali-yo'xguL ts'Em-a'k's. NLk'T' huX 



up he followed in water. Then again 



river 



lax-ts'ii'L wl-t'a'x. NLk-'et huX sa-ma'gaL 



on edge of the lake. Then again oft he put 



14 wI-ana'sL ((ana'og-e. 



the frog. 



the skin of 

 great 



15 na-ie'et. 



out of he 

 woods went. 



NLk-'e 



Then 



NLk-'e 



Then 



witk"t 



ho arriveit 



the lake, 

 great 



ha'k'sEin 



once more 



huX 



again 



K'-i:l'(lt. 



on he 

 hung it. 



aL hao'ng'e lUEsa'x* 



at before daylight. 



NLk-'e 



Then 



NLk-'e 



Then 



huX 



again 



huX 



again 



