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and when it w;is cUmip. he anil the little old person ate it. The prince 

 did not eat anythiny'. Onl\' the old person and the .slave ate it. 



Niyht eanie and morning came; then the prince went out again. 

 Again he heard the eagles sci'eeching on the beach. He sent down his 

 little slave, who found a bullhead (scuipin). Then he told the prince, 

 who ordered him to take it up. The little slave took it, and they 

 roasted it. They did so for many days, and the eagles gave them 

 trout and seulpin. Then they had enough to eat. 



One morning the prince went out again, and he saw two eagles 

 sitting on the Iteach screeching. He sent his little slave, who went 



NLk-'e a'uukst. 



Then it was dono. 



Ni'g-idet g-ipi. 



Not ate it 



NLk-'e 



Then 



g'i'pdet 



thev ate it 



qauL Lgo-wud'ax-g'a't. 



and the old person. 



the 

 little 



Lgo-wi'lk'siLk" 



I lie prince, 



little 



K'sax Lgo-wud"ax-g'a't fan 



old person who 



Only 



the 

 little 



g'eipt qauL Lgo-xa'E. 



ate it aiid the slave, 



little 



NLk-'e huX yu'ksa. 



Then again it was 



evening. 



NLk"'e huX 



Then again 



he'ELuk. 



it was 

 morning. 



NLk-'e huX 



Then again 



k'^aXL LPfo-wi'lk*siLk". NLk'Vt huX uExna'L hwil a'lt>-'ixL x.sk'ak* 



wi-he'lL saL hwi'klet, 



manv days they dirt so. 



3 



4 

 5 



La wihe'lL laX qanL ma.s-q'aya'it. 10 



when manv trout and bullhead. 



T g'eiiL xsk'ak'L Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". nLk"'e La litsa'x'det. 



They gave the eagles the prim-e, then i perf. ) they were 



food little satiated. 



11 



HuX k-'e'ElL he'Luk. uLk-'e huX k-.saXL Lgo-wi'lk-siLk" aL 12 



Again one nn^^irning. tlien 



g'a'lEq. NLk-'e g'a'aL hwil 



outside. Then he saw where 



again went out the 

 little 



hwauL xsk-a'ak- 



sat eagles 



(['ai-t'Epxa't. 13 



just two. 



NLk-'e 



Then 



Lgo-.\a'E. 



the slave. 



little 



al'a'lg'ixt 



they spoke 



aL 



and 



alayuwti'tdet. 



thev nut'le noise. 



NLk-'et 



Then 



huX 



again 



hetsL U 



he sent 



NLk*'(' huX uks-ie'eL Lgo-xa'E. XLk'^et huX g-a'at. 15 



Then again from went the slave. Then. again 



again from went the slave, 

 land to sea little 



he 

 looked. 



