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ho sent Ihcin buck. 'V\njn tliov rcaclird llir tdwii from which thoy 

 luid stiirtcd. 



'I'hc prince h;i(l said to them. ■■'Ptdl them that I am dead, and do not 

 sav that I liavc ph-nty to eat." The man and the slaves hmded a little 

 liefore dark. They went up to the hou.se.s and entered the chief's 

 house. The chief asked, "Is my son still alive?" And the man 

 replied. " I thiidc lie has l)eon dead for a long time." The slaves and 

 their families were living in one corner of the chief s house. Now 

 then- lav down. Then the slave took out a slice of seal meat and gave it 

 to his wife, and he gave another one to his young child. The child ate 

 it. hut it did not chew it, and swallowed it at one gulp. The piece of 

 seal choked the child. It almost died, because the seal meat was choking 



1 i,?i.i'ng-it. NLk-"et uks-he'tst. NLk-'e i/i k -"a'tskMeit aL qal- 



the slaves. Then he from sent Then iperf.) they landed at 



land to sea them. 



2 ts'a'p Le hwil wi'tk"detg-e. 



the where they had come 



town from. 



3 TgonL hcL i,go-wi'lk-.siLk"g-e: "Tse ma'LdEsEm tsE La no'oe. 



This .said the prince; "Tell you that lam 



little dead. 



4 Ni.k-"e g-el6 niE dzE sEm uui'lel dzedzaX tsE hwi'leE." Hwtii! 



Don't you tell i)lenty I do." Well! 



.5 G'a'tg'e iiaur, LiLi'ng'it k-a'tsk^deL Lfi ts'osk'L dEm yu'ksa. 



The man and the slaves landed wlien a little (fut.) evening. 



6 NLk-"o bax-Lo'odet. NLk-'e la'mdzi.xdet au hwilpL sEui'a'g-it. 



Then thev went up. Then thev entered at the house the chief. 



of 



7 NLk-'et g-e'bEXL sEm'a'g'it: ' NeL q'ai-dEde'lsL Lgo'uLgueia ?" 



Then aski'rl the chief: "He still alive my son?" 



8 iNLk-T' tgOnL hcL g-a'tg-e: "La iiak"L da no't'it-maE." Amo'sL 



Then this said the man: "Long he is I think." The 



dead corner oi 



H hwilpL sEm'a'g'it hwil dzoqL i.ii.i'ng-it (lani. nak'st qanL 



the house the chief where lived the slaves lUid his wife and 



of 



10 Lgo-Lgo'uLk"t. NLk-"e Lfi lala'Ldetg'e. NLk-"et go'uL xa'E 



his child. Then they lay down. Then he took the 



little 



slave 



11 k-"elL dii'.sgum e'lix. NLk-"et g-ina'mt ai. nak'st. NLk-'et huX 



,„„. ^|i|.^. „f scid. Then gave it lo his wife. Then again 



he 



12 g-ina'mL k-'e'Elt aL Lgd'uLk"t. i.go-ti'ai-ls'ets'o osk'L Lgo-tk-"e'Lk''g*g. 



he gave one to his child, a still small was the child. 



little little 



13 Hwil'i! G-e'bEL Lgo-tk-'e'Lk"L e'lix. NLk-"e ntg-it qeut, txa- 



Well' It ate it the I'hild the Then not it chewed all 



little seal. H. 



14 ])"axLo'(igut. NLk-'e t'a'g-a(|stg-e. NLk-'e a'd'ik-sk"L dEiu 



atonegulpitswal- Then it was choking. Then it came iint.) 

 lowed it. 



15 hwil mVuL Lgo-tk-'e'Lk" aL hwil s([a-d'ri'L e'lix aL 



where dc.id llie child because across was the at 



little "'I' "■">' ^t'"' 



