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BUREAU (IK AMKHM'AN ETHNiiI.ocY 



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her f«ct, and her whole body were covered with .scah.s. The prince's 

 friends saw it. Then the ehieftainess rose. She took some dry 

 salmon, roasted it at the lire, and when it was done she broke it to 

 pieces and put it into a dish, which she placed 1)efore the boy and the 

 little slave girl. Then they ate. When the dish was empty, one of 

 the friends stepped up to them, intending to take the dish. Then the 

 little slave girl took one large scab from her body and put it into the 

 dish. She said, "Place it in front of the chief." One of the men 

 did so. The great chief looked at it. Behold, it was a large abalone 

 shell. Then the chief was very glad. 



The chieftainess took another dish, and she put into it crab apples 

 mixed with grease. Another man placed it in front of the prince and 



1 hwil 



where 



tq'al-hwa'nL 



against were 



2 Lgo-wi'lk-siLk" 



prince. 



the 

 little 



ama'lk" at g-a'ai. an-sEpsi'ep'Knsk"L 



scabs they saw it the friends of 



NLk''et gouL 



Then she took 



NLk-'e hetk"L sig"idEmna'q. 



Then stood the chieftainess. 



3 gwa'lgwa han. NLk-'et mett aL lax-ts'il'L lak". NLk-"e a'nukst. 



dry 



salmon. Then she 



on edge of fire. 



roasted at 

 it 



l6-do'.\t aL 



at 



Then 



in she put 

 it 



4 NLk-'et xtse'Elt. Ntk-'et 



Then she broke it Then 



to pieces. 



5 sg'it aL qa-.sil'XL Lg6'uLk"t (janL 



she laid at front of her son and 



it 



6 txa'xkMetg-e. NLk-'et lo-dza'LdeL ts'ak' 



thev ate. Then in they ate all dish. 



ts'Em-ts'a'k' 



in dish. 



it was done 



NLk--e 



Then 



Lgo-wa'tk". NLk-'e 



the slave girl. Then 



little 



NLk-'e hagun-ia'L 



Then toward went 



7 k-'alL an-si'ep'Ensk"t dEm fan go'uL ts'ak'. NLk-'et 



line his friend (fut.) who took a dish. Then 



8 g-Tdi-go'uL Lgo-wa'tk". NLk-'e ,sa-go'udEL k-'elL wl-ama'lk". 



right she took the slave girl. Then off she took one big scab, 



there it little 



9 Tgon hwil tq'al-d'a't. NLk-'et lo-sg-i't aL ts'Em-ts'a'k-. NLk-'e 



This where against it was. Then in she laid at in the dish. Then 



it 



10 a'lg-ixL Lgo-wa'tk": -'Qa-sii'XL sEra'a'g-it mE hwil sg-it." NLk-'e 



said the slave girl; "In front of the chief you where lay it." Then 



little 



11 hwilL k-'i1lL g-at. NLk-'et g-a'aL wi-sEm'a'g-it. Gwina'deL, 



did so one person. Then saw it the chief. Behold, 



great 



12 wi-bEla'. NLk-'e sEm-lo-fi'mL (ja'oL sEm'a'g-it. 



a haliotis Then very in good heart the chief, 



great shell. 



13 NLk-'et huX go'uL sig-idEmna'q ts'ak-. NLk-"et lo-g-a'nL 



Then again took the chieftainess a disli. Then in she put 



14 La'ix la'ot. NLk-'et huX sg-iL k-'alL g-at aL qa-.sii'XL 



crab apple in it. Then again laid it one person at front of 



and grease 



