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s;nv two seals. Cirowiiig-up-like-onL'-wlio-ha.s-a-gnindmother had 

 given them as food to his children. Another morning- she went 

 down. She went down, erving\ every morning. She saw a porpoise. 

 She carried it up. Another morning she went down with her two 

 children, and she saw a sealion. She went down and carried it up. 

 Thus her children had always enough. Another morning she went 

 down, and when she ceased crying she saw a great whale. Then she 

 did not go down again, because she could not cany the whale. She 

 said to her father's people "Fasten this whale to th(> house. The 

 father of these children sent it here. He also sent the sealions, the 



lax-ma'oii. Ner, La hwil lo-tq"al-gwa'tk"L na'k'stg'e. NLk''e i 



on sea. He i.porf. i being in against lost her luisbuml. Tlien 



huXt g'a'aL hwil i.a huX g'ina-do'xL t'Epxa'ti. elx. 2 



again saw wliere iperf. ) again rigiit lay two seals, 



site there 



At tsagam-g'i'ns MasEmsts'e'tsk"L Lg'i'tg'e. NLk''e huX k''eli, 3 



He ashore gave Growing-np-like-one- his ohihlren. Then again one 



food wtio-has-a-grandmother 



he'Luk If'e huX hwilL hana'cig'e, aL qa'ne-hwila wl-ye'tk"t 4 



morning then again did so the woman. at alwa.vs she cried 



aL txane'tk"L he'Lukg'e. NLk'"e huXt g'a'aL hwil guna-do'xL 5 



at every morning. Then again she saw where riglit lav 



there 



dzlX. NLk''e huX bax-do'qdetg'e. HuX k'"elL h("''Luk. k''e 6 



porpoise. Then again np she took them. .\gain one morning. then 



ha'k'sKm huX hwilL hana'qg"e tjauL ))agade'lL Lg'it. NLk^'et 7 



onee more again <lid so the womalt and two iier Then 



eliildren. 



huX g'a'at hwtl g'ina-.sg'I'L t'e'bEii. NLk'"e huX iaga-ia't. 8 



again she saw where right lay a sealion. Then again down she 



there went. 



K''et huX bax-go'ut. NLk"'e qa'ne-hwila Its'a'eL Lgit. HuX 9 



Then again np she Then always were her Again 



went. satiated children. 



k''e'lL he'Luk nLk''e huX k'saXL hana'qg'e. NLk-'e Lesk"L 10 



one morning then again went ont the woman. Then she 



finished 



huX wi-ye'tk"t. NLk''et g'a'aL hwil g'lna-sg'i'L wI-Lpe'n. 11 



again she cried. Then she saw w here right lay a whale. 



there great 



NLk""e nig'i huX iaga-ia'et aL hwil wI-t'e'sL Lpen 12 



Then not again down she beeanse was large the 



\vent whale 



(I'ap-Lgu'ksaantg'e. NeL qan a'lg'ixt iiL ts'aps nEgua'otg'e: "AmL 13 



really she conld not Therefore she to thepeople her father: "Good 



carry it. spoke of 



ne'sEm fan tsagam-si-dii'xL wI-Lpe'n. NEgua'odEL k'opE-Lg'I'E, 14 



yon who ashore make fast the whale. The father of my children, 



great little 



neLue' t"an tsagam-ma'gat qanL txane'tk^L t'e'bEn, qanL 15 



he who ashore put it and all sealions, and 



