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seals, of porpoises, of sealions, and of whales. He had verj' much, 

 because he had caught four whales. He had caught very much with 

 his hands. Then his uncle's people landed. They told him that many 

 of the tri))e were dead. They entered his house and he fed them. 

 Then they ate dried salmon, fat of the seal, and fat of the porpoise 

 and of the whale. Then he presented them with dried halibut, bull- 

 head, and trout. He gave presents to those whom he had invited 

 in. He gave them fat of the seal, porpoise, sealion, and whale. Then 

 they started and left him. Thej^ landed at the place where the chief 

 was living. Then the people came to the beach and told him that the 



lo-daxdo'xL he'ya dziX qani. hwfl lo-daxdo'xL he'ya 1 



in was fat o( por- and where in was fat of 



poise 



t'e'bEng'e qanL hwil lO-daxdo'xL he'ya Lpen. NELne't 2 



sealion and ^^ here in was fat of whale. Then 



SEm-k'"a-xsta't ai. hwil i.a txalpxL t'e'sEui Lpen g'ldi-do'qtg'e. 3 



very exceed- he at where (perf. } fonr large whales he caught, 



ingly gained 



KLk"'e sEm-k-'a-xsta'L dzapt aL an'6'ntg"e. NLk''e k''atsk"L 4 



Then very exceed- he he made with his hands. Then landed 



ingly gained 



ts'aps nebe'pt. NLk''et ma'LEL k''atsk"t hwil ui lo-no'oL 5 



the his uncle. Then they told they landed being (perf.) in dead 



people of 



Le ts'aps nebe'ptg'e. NLk"'e la'mdzixt aL hwilpt. NLk''et 6 



the people his uncle. Then they entered in his house. Then 



of 



g'ina'mL g"e'iptg'e. NLk''e txa'oxdetg'e. Gwa'lgwa hiiuL 7 



he gave food. Then they ate. Dry salmon 



them 



g-e'ipdetg'e; nLk"'e he'ya elx g'e'ipdet; nLk*'e he'ya dziX 8 



they ate; then fat of seal they ate; then fat of por- 



poise 



g'e'ipdet; nLk-'e he'ya Lpen g'e'ipdet. NLk''e k'saxt-g'ina'niL 9 



they ate; then fat of whale they ate. Then only he gave them 



gwa'lgwa txox' qanL gwa'lgwa mas-q'aya'it, ([am, gwa'lgwa 10 



dry halibut and dry bullhead, and dry 



laX. la'eqdet aL gul-o-'ane'L w6'6tk"tg't^. NLk''et k'sax-g'infi'niL 11 



trout. Hedi.strib- to all who were invited. Then only he gave 



uted it 



txane'tk"L he'ya elX qanL he'ya dzlX qanL he'ya t'e'bEn 12 



all fat of seal and fat of porpoise and fat of sealion 



qanL he'ya Lpen. NLk''e sig'a'6tk"L wo'ctk^tg-e. NLk''e 13 



and fat of whale. Then they started who had been Then 



invited. 



da'uLdetg'e. NLk''e k''sl'tsk"det aL hwil dzoqL sEm'il'g'it. 11 



tliey left. Then they landed at where stayed the chief. 



NLk'"e ia'o-a-laxla'qL qal-ts"a'p. NLk''e maLa'ask"detg'e 15 



Then down came the people. Then they were told 



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