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food. Then the little old wouuin took the coal and made a fire. They 

 did not eat for a whole day. and for a lon<r time they had no food. 

 Tlien the prince went out. Early in the morning he .sat outsidtr. It 

 was low water. Then an eagle wa.s screeching on the beach. The prince 

 call(^d his little slave: "See why the eagle is screeching on the beach." 

 The .slave ran down and came to the place where the eagle was sitting. 

 When he was near by, the eagle flew away and, behold, a little trout 

 was lying on the sand. Then the little slave shouted, tolling the 

 prince, "A little trout, my dear, lies on the beach."' Thus spoke the 

 little slave. Then the prince said, " Take it."' The little slave carried 

 it up. and the prince ordered him to roast it. The slave roasted it, 



g'e'ipdetg'e. 



their food. 



1 



2 sE-me'Lt 



3 



4 



5 NLk-'e 



Then 



6 LgO-Wl'lk'SlLk" 



NLk-'et 



Then 



go'uL, Lgo-wud'ax-g'a't lak". 



took the old person 



the 

 little 



the 

 fire. 



NLk-'et 



Then 



.she fire, 

 made 



nak"L 



long 



Then 



NLk*'e txane'tk" sa nig'i txa'xk"detg'e. NLk*'e La 



Then all day not they ate. Then when 



hwi'ldet, aqL-g"i'pdet. NLk''e k'saXL 



they did so, 



d'at 



he sat 



without their 

 food. 



LgO-Wl'lk'.SlLk". 



prince. 



aL 



at 



a'lg'ixL 



spoke 



g-a'lEq, 



outside, 



xsk'a'ak' 



an eagle. 



aL 



at 



aL 



at 



he'Luk. 



morning. 



g-I'ik-s 



offsbore. 



the 

 little 



SEm-sg'iL 



XvTV low- 

 was 



NLk-"et 



Then 



ak's. 



the 

 water. 



called 



the prince 



little 



g-I'ik-s." 



offshore." 



the slave; 

 little 



"Ado', 



"Add, 



g-aaL 



see 



an-hii'EL 



what savs 



xsk'ak' 



the eagle 



aL 



at 



NLk-'e uks-ba'xL 



Then 



hagun-a'qLk"t 



toward he 



reached 



8 

 9 

 10 

 '11 

 12 

 13 

 14 



Lgo-xa'E. NLk-"e 



from ran the slave. Then 



land to sea little 



dEd'a'L xsk-ak-. La q'ai'yim delpk^L Lgo-xa'E, 



sat the eagle. When close bv near was the slave, 



little 



nLk-"c g-i))a'yuk"L xskTik'. Gwina'deL, Lgo-la'X sisg'it aL lax-a'us. 



then flew the eagle. Behold, a trout lying on the beach 



little 



wI-am-he'L Lgo-xa'E, at ma'LEL aL Lgo-^\'11k-siLk'': 



shouted the slave, he told 



little ■ 



"Lgo-la'X, nfit. hwil am-.sg-J't ai, g-ii'u."" 



being on the lies i_>n the beach 



beach of house." 



aL ma'LEt. NLk-"e a'lg'ixL Lgo-wi'lk'siLk": 



and he told it. Then said the prince: 



aL hwil 



at where 



NLk-'e 



Then 



"A trout, 

 little 



the 

 little 



prince; 



my 

 dear, 



Lgo-xa E. 



slave. 



gOL 



took it the 



little 



Lgo-wi'lk-.siLk" 



the prince 



little 



NLk-"e 



Then 



the 

 little 



tsagam-iii'et. 



from sea he 

 to land went. 



De'yaL Lgo-xa'E 



Thus said the slave 

 little 



•GoLe.'" NLk-'et 



"Take it." Then 



aL 

 to 



Lgo-xa E. 



the slave, 

 little 



NLk-"et 



Then 



NLk-"et 



Then 



ia'odEL 



roasted it 



gun-ia'odEL 



ordered roast it 

 him to 



Lgo-xa'E. 



the slave, 

 little 



