Little-eagle 

 A Legend of the Eagle Clax 



[Tiild liy Mnsps] 



There was a large town. A chief was its master. He was the com- 

 mander of all the men. His child was a noble prince. The child 

 did not eat, V)ut made bows and arrows all the time. Now the salmon 

 arrived. Then the chief said to his people. "Catch salmon and dry 

 them." The people did so. They dried many salmon. Then the 

 prince took one sahnon. He put it on the sand, and gave it to an 

 eagle to eat. One eagle came, and then another one, and they ate 



LGWA-XSKI YEK 



Little-eagi.e 



Hetk^L wl-qal-ts"a'p. K-'ah. 



a town. One 

 large 



an-a'lg'iffiXL txane'tk"L g'a'tg'e. 



thecommandtT all men. 



of 



SEmgal Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". Xig'ide 



a very high little prince. Not 



There 

 stood 



SEm"a'g"iL me'ndet. XLnet i 



chief its master. That one 



NLk'"e k""alL Lgo'uLk"tg"e 2 



Then one his child 



y5'oxk"t, k's;ix-ha-Xda'(iL 3 



he ate, (jiilv bows 



de-dza'pt qanL hawi'l. NLk"'e 



on his he and arrows. Then 

 part made 



a'lg'ixL sEm-a'g'it aL Le ts'apt: 



said the chief tti his people: 



hiin aL mE dEni sEm gwa'lgut." 



salmon (fut.) vou drv them." 



La 



when 



a'd"ik"sk"L 



came 



the 

 salmon, 



nLk'"e 



then 



"Am iiiE dEm sEm sE-he'ltL 



"Good yon make many 



XLk'"e hwilL qal-ts"a'p. 



Then did sn the people. 



NLk""e wl-he'h. ban at gwa'lk"deit. XLk'"e tgouL hwilL 



Then many .'^almon tliey dried them. Then this did 



Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". Go'ikIel k''a'guL 



prince. He took one 



the 

 little 



lax-a'us at 



the sand he 



han. 



salmon. 



NLk-"et 



Then 



sg'it aL 



it lay on 



g"inL xsk'a'ak' lat. 



an eagle 



gave It 

 to eat ti: 



him. 



NLk-"e a'd^ik-sk^L x.skTik- 



Then camf theeaple. 



NLk-'e huX a'd'ik-sk"L huX k-'a'gut. XLk-'e g-e'ipdeL han. IQ 



Then again came again one. Then they ate 



the 

 salmon. 



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