180 BUBKAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 27 



behold. 1h> saw a cuiioc coiiiiiiji-. 'I'hc liiill tlcnv onlt the canoo, in 

 which there were a nuinbei' of men. Then the j^uU dropped the 

 slice of seal into the canoe, and one of the hunters took it. It was 

 very strano-e that a ^u\\ shouKl droj) a pieee of dried seal into the 

 canoe. They returned and landed. Then they told what had 

 happened. The chief said to the man and to the slaves, "(io and look 

 for my son." They left after he had told them. In the morning the 

 man and souk^ slaves started in a (^anoe. They paddled, and arrived 

 at a point of land in front of the old village. Behold, the water ahead 

 of them was covered with grease. It came from the place where the}' 

 had left the prince. The man and the slaves paddled on. They went 

 ashore at the place where the prince was staying. Behold, they had 

 done a great deal. The houses were full of salmon and spring salmon 



1 ts'Ens-lu'kt. La nak"t hwil g'eba'yukt, gwinfi'deL. malL 



leaving had When long (veilml lie flew. behold. a 



him" moved. noun) raiioe 



2 a'd'ik'sk"t. NLk"'e SEm-le-g"iba'3'ukL qe'wun lax-o'L mfd hwil 



came. Then very over flew the gull on top the where 



ot canoe 



3 Id-hwa'nL g'at. NLk'^et ksa-gale'L da'sgum elx aL lax-o'L 



in were men. Then he dropped a slice of seal on on top 



of 



4 mal. NLk"'et go'uL gwlx'-wo'otg'e. NLk'^e sEm-lik's-g"a't'Ent 



canoe. Then he took it a hunter. Then very strange 



5 liwtl gwa'lgwa elxL gale'dcL qe'wun aL ts'Em-mal. NLk*'e lo- 



l)eing dry seal dropped the gull at in the Then 



canoe. 



6 ya'ltk"detg-e. NLk-'e k- a'tsk"deitg-e. NLk-'et ma'Ldet. Nl tjan 



they relumed. Then they landed. Then he tolfl. Therefore 



7 heL SEm'a'g'it aL g'at qani. LiLi'ng'it: "Ado', sEm-g"a'aL 



said the chief to a and the slaves: "Add', look for 



uniu 



8 Lgo'uLgueg'e!" Alb sak"sta'q.sdEt an-he'tg*e, nLk"'e he'Luk. 



my son I" When they had left what he said. then it was 



morning. 



y XLk""e .sI-g"a'6tk''L g'at qauL LiLi'ng'it iiLiieL dEtifi'det. NLk"'e 



Then started in a the and the slaves those with him in Then 



canoe man the canoe. 



10 hwa'x'detg'e. NLk'"et hwa'dei. hwil uks-ht"'tk"L ts'Ewi'nqL. 



they paddled. Then they where froni stood a point of 



reached landto.sea land. 



11 Gwina'deL, t'elx' a'd'ik'sk"t aL qa'qdet aL lax-a'k's. Hwil'i! T 



Kchohl. grea.se came at their on on water. Well! It 



front the 



12 witk"L t'elx' aL qa-g'ii'u hwil Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". IsLk'T' hwilx'L 



came grease at in fntnt of the prince. Then paddled 



from the house of little 



18 g'a'tg'e (janL LiLi'ng'it. NLk''e lo-l)a'xdet hwil dzocp. Lgo- 



the man and the sla\i's. Tlu-u in thev ran wliere staved the 



little 



14. wi'lk'.siLk". Gwina'deL. wI-t'e'sL hwil hwt'Idet. ]Metk"L qal-ts'a'p 



prince. Behold, large what they had Full was the town 



done. 



