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whales with stone axes in the same way that wc chop wood.) Tlieii 

 they chopped the blubber of the whale. Then the bla))bei' came out 

 where they hit it with the ax. Hohoho ! They had a great deal, 

 because the whale was very large. The eagles gave the prince and 

 the little grandmother and the slave four whales. 



Now the people of his father, who had left him, were dying. Tlie 

 eagles had tinished giving food to the prince, and his houses were all 

 full. The grease covered the sea in front of his house. Then the 

 prince shot a gull. He sivinned it and put on its siiin. He took a 

 piece of seal, not a large piece, and flew away. He went up abov e to 

 see his father's tribe who had left him. He flew a long time, and. 



g'ig'a't Lpen. Lo'obK.m dawi'si, ha'x'det at ia'tsdei, hix't, i 



people the whale. Stone axes they used to ehdp ilie fat. 



ho'g-ixdeii. hwil t ia'tsi. g'at lak". NeLne't liwihi'kMetg'e.) .> 



hke doe.s ehop a iiiaii firewood. Tltatis lliey did to it. i 



what 



Hwil k'"e't ia't.sdet. NiJc'T' k'si-ba'xL t'elx' ;ii. hwii iii'i. 3 



Then they Tllen out ran grease at wheif ueiii 



ehopi>etl It. 



dawi's t ha-ya'tsdetge. NLk'"e a'd"ik'sk"jL felx". Hohdhd I SK.nigtil j. 



the ax they for ehopi>ing. Then came grease. Hdliolio! A'cry 



used 



wi-t"e'sL dza'pdetg'e, iir, Invil tfap-wI-t'e'sL Lpe'ng'e. Nei.ne'L 5 



miieh they made, lieeause very large was the whale. Therefore 



qan sEm-ts'aXL dza'pdetg'e. Hwti'i! Txalpxr. Lpe'ng'e g'infi'nii. (j 



very plenty they made. Weir Four whales gav 



xsk'ak" aL Lgo-wi'lk'siLk" (|anr, Lgo-ntse'etst (itiiii, xa'i;. ~ 



the eagles to the prince and his grand- au'l the 



little little mother sla\<'. 



NLk'"e La a'd'ik'sk"L dicm hwil daXi, ((al-ts'a'p.-; ^ 



Then (perf.) eaiue (fut.) being dying thei>eopleof 



nEgua'odet le t"an ts'Eiis-lu'kdetg'e. Hwii'il Lfi (|u'odEL g'lnt '.t 



his father who left him inoviUL', Well! When il was gix'iiig 



Ihiishcd 1 1 



xsk"ak' Lgo-Wi'lk'siLk". Nig'i huX Invilt i,a (la'odEt. 10 



the eagles the iirin<'e. Not again thev when it was 



little did so finished. 



Q'ap La metk"L c|al-ts"a'p. NLk-"i" le-La'pL t'elx" ;ii, 11 



Really (perf.i was full the town. Then on -was grease al 



thick 



lax-a'k's. NLk''et guxL Lgr)-wi'lk'.siLk"L (je'wun. XLk'"et 12 



on water. Then shot the prince a gull. Then he- 



little 



tsa'adEt. NLk''et lr)-Lo'6tk"t. NLk-"(" doqL elx nig'i t't''stT>'.-*t. 13 



skinned it. Tlien he i>iit it on. Then he seal not large. 



took 



NlIv'T' hwil k''e g'ehti'yukr, Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". NLk'"e da'iii.t; 14 



At on<-e flew the prince. Then he left. 



little 



lax-a'L y6xk"t dEni g'a'aL Le ts'aps nEguii'odEt La fan 15 



above he (tut.) to see the tribe of his father (perf.) who 



followed 



