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told him. He shouted twice and told liiiii. The prinee heard it and 

 went down, and, l)ehold. there was a hirj>-e sealion. Then he returned. 

 lie twistdid cedar twigs and tied the sealions to the shore. When the 

 tide rose, they drifted ashoi'e, and when the water fell, they lay on 

 the V)each. Then they cut them. The seal ions were very hirye and 

 had much fat and much meat. They did this for manj' days. 'I'hen 

 they had a great plenty. 



Now the peoj)le of his father, who liad left him, were dying. One 

 morning the prince went out again, and there were very man}' eagles; 

 not merely a few. There were a great many eagles on the water. 

 They were flying ashore with a great whale. It lay there. Two 

 nights and two days passed, and there laj' another great whale. Then 

 they cut it. (In olden times the Indians chopped the !)lul)her of 



1 NlIv-'c naxna'L Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". NlIv-'c huX uks-iii'et. 



Then heard it the prince. Then again from laixi he 



little to sea went. 



2 Gwina'deL, wI-t'e'bEn. NLk-"e lo-ya'ltk"t. NLk-"e d"ak"t q'oqL. 



Behold, a sealion. Then he returned. Then he cedar 



large twisted twigs. 



3 NLk*'e na-gapga'bEt. NLk'^et q'am-tsa^am-.sidii'Ext. NLk''e La 



Then they tasitened it. Then only from sea he fa.stencii Then when 



to land It. 



4 pta'lik's, nLk'"e tsE tsagam-o'lik'sk"t. NlIc'c lsI lo'ol ak's, 



the water then from sea it drifted. Then when went out water, 



rose, to land the 



5 nLk-'e g'lna-.sg-i't. NLk-'et ba'Ldetg-e. Wi-he'lL Le hix't 



then left it lay. Then they spread it. Much tlie fat 



behii^d 



6 qanL Le smax't, aL hwil wI-t'e'sL t'e'bEu. Hwil'i ! Lfi huX 



and the meat, becau.se a large sealion Well: (Perf.) again 



7 wi-he'lL .saL hwi'ldetg-e. NLk-'e La sEui-wihe'lL dza'pdetg'e. 



many days they did so. Then very much they made. 



8 K''e La daXL fan .sak"sta'qsdetg"e. Txane'tk"L qal-ts'a'ps 



Then they died who hal left him. All the people of 



9 uEgua'odEt. NLk-'e La huX a'd'ik-sk"L he'Luk. NLk-"e huX 



his father. Then again came morning. Then again 



10 k"saxt. Gwina'deL, xsk'ak- sEui-k-'a-wI-he'lt. Ni'g"i huX (j'am- 



he went Behold. eagles really' very many. Not again imly 



out. 



11 aLebo't. Lik's-g'a'tL, qabe'L xskTik', lax-a'k's hwil iiwi'ldet. 



few. A great number, that many eagles. on water they were. 



12 Nda aL k*'e wI-Lpe'n tsagam-de-g-eba'yukdetg'e. NlIc'c 



And it was then a whale from sea with they flew. Then 



great to land it 



13 g'lnii'-sg-tt k-'e'lp'ElL axk". NLk-'e huX k-'e'lp'sh. sa. NLk-'e 



left nlay two nights. Then again two days. Then 



behnid 



1-i g-ina'-.sg-iL wI-Lpe'n. NLk-'et q'6'tsdetg-e. (T hwilil'guL waLEu- 



lelt lay a whale. Then thev cut it. i That what the 



behind great I hey did former 



