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iind porpoises and sealion.s smd whalo.s; that there wei"e four whales, and 

 that the water was co\ered with jfrease. They sai<l that the town was 

 full of provisions. Then the ehief and the ehieftainess and all the 

 princes' uncles could not sleep. One of his uncles had two daughters 

 who were exceedingly pretty. 



Early in the morning the chief said, '"Order the people to return 

 to the place where we left the prince." He did so on account of the 

 information he had received. Then they arrived, and behold, they saw 

 grease covering the water. Then one of the prince's uncles dressed 

 up his two daughters. Then boards were put across the middle of the 

 canoe, and the children were placed on them. He thought. "My 

 nephew shall marry my daughters."' Many canoes were approaching 



1 qanL eix qanL dziX qanL t'e'bEn qanL i.pen, txalpxL Lpen. 



and scnl anti fior- imd sealion and whale, four whales, 



poise 



2 NLk"'e metk"i, lax-a'k*s ai. t'elx'. NLk*'e sEm-k-'a-wi-t'e'sL 



Then full it was on the of grease. Then really very much 



water 



3 hwil metk"L qal-ts'a'pg'e. NLk-'e ni'gn w:iqi, sEm'a'g'it qanL 



(verbal full the town. Then not slept the chief and 



noun) 



4 sig'idEnma'q qanL txane'tk"L qa-nEbe'pk''L Lgo-wf'lk-siLk"g-e. 



the ehieftainess and all the mother's the prince. 



brothers of little 



5 K"'alL nEbe'ptg'e bagade'lL Lg'it max-hana'q, sEm-k"'a-lik's-g"a't 



One his mother's two children all women, very exceedingly 



brother had 



6 ama le'mq.sit, 



good pretty. 



7 NLk''e sEm-he'Luk, nLk-'t"^ a'lg'ixL sEm"a'g"it. At gun-lu'kL ts'ap 



Then verv in morn- then said the chief. He ordered to the 



ing, move town 



8 aL dEm lo-helya'ltk"t aL awa'aL Lgo-wi'lk-.siLk", aL hwil 



to (fnt.) return to the prox- the prince, because 



imity of little 



9 Lsit naxna'L, wl-t'e's hwi'ltg-c. NLk-'e daa'qLk'Vlet ya'ltk-det 



(perf) he heard, great he did so. Then they arrived they returned 



10 aL awa'aL Lgo-wilk'.siLk". NLk"')"- La adTi'd'ik-sdet, gwina'dcL, 



to the prox- the prince. Then when they came, behold, 



iinity of little 



11 t'e'lix" La g'a'adet aL lax-a'k-s. NLk"'et no't'EnL k-'iili, nEhe'pL 



grease (pert.) they saw at on the Then dressed one uncle 



it water. 



12 Lgo'uLk"tg-e qanL huX l<-"al, bagade'ltg"e. NLk-'et le-sqa- 



his child and also one, two. Then lai side- 



ways 



13 so-"i'l d'a-sran aL lo-.se'lukL mfd. NeL t hwil le-hwa'ndeL 



they sit- sticks at in the the Tiiat where on they sit 



put ting middleof canoe. 



14 Lg'i'tg'«\ TgonL hei. (ja'otL nsbe'pL i.go-wi'lk'siLk"g'e: 



thechildrcn. This said Ihclieart the uncle the [.riiice: 



of of little 



15 " Deui iia'k'sguL gusle'scE Lgo'ui.guoE ipiiiL IniX k'"alt."' 



•■(tXit.) marry my nephew my child and again one." 



