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c&,re of her." Thus said the woiuiui who was standintr in tho door- 

 way- yhc contiiiui'd, "My jM'oplc will foiiio to visit the chief's son 

 to give food to him. Tlicy will l)riiij>- luucli food — i)ox('s of grease, 

 boxes of ci-nl) ;ij)i)lfs mixed with grease, boxes of cranberries, soap- 

 berries, and dried meat, and much fat." 



It grew dark. Early the next morning there was a fog on the 

 river. Then many canoes that were full of l)oxes approached. One 

 canoe was full of boxes of crab apples, one was f idl of berries, another 

 one full of soapberries, another one full of meat, still another 

 one full of fat, and two canoes were full of elk skins, marten skins, 

 and copper plates. The_y put them into the house of the chief, 



1 k'opE-ama-g'a'adESEm.'" NLk^'e a'lg'ixL hana'(( ts'ElEm-he'tk''tg*e. 



a little well look out fur her." Then said the into she stood. 



2 TgonL he'tg-e: '-DEm 



This she said: "(Fut.) 



a'd'ik'sk"L Le ts'a'be, 



come my 



people. 



dEm 



(fut. ) 



fan 



who 



3 g'enL Lgo'uLk"L sEui'a'g'it ai. wi-he'ldEm wune'x'; ande-t'e'Ix* 



give 

 food 



4 qaiiL 



and 



5 ma'E 



berries 



the son of 



ande-La'ix 



box crab apple 

 of and grease; 



(janL hwil 



and where 



the chief 



qanL 



and 



food; 



ande-t'eme'et 



box 

 of 



(a red 

 berry) 



((auL 



and 



hwil 



where 



box of grease 



l6-d6'xL 



lo-do'xL is qanL gwa'lgwa smax'. NLk*'e 



dry 



Then 



6 SEm-wI-heiL 



very mucli 



7 NLk-'e 



Then 



8 NLk-'e 



Then 



hix-. 



fat." 



yu'ksa. 



evening. 



9 mal 



canoe 



aL 



a'd'ik-sk"L 



came 



liee'nEq. 



boxes. 



nLk''e 



then 



sEm-he'Luk. 



very morning. 



wi-he'ldEL 



maiiv 



mmal. 



canoes. 



NLk''e sg'iL ie'n. 



Then there was fog. 



Metk"L q'ainii'edEL 



It was full one canoe 



NLk''e huX q'auiii'edEL mal; metk"t 



Then aeruin one canoe canoe; it was full 



10 ^L aude-La'ix. NLk"\* hiiX q'ama'edEL 



of box crab apples Then again one canoe 

 of and grease. 



11 hwil lo-do'xL ma'E. HuX IiwiIl huX 



where in were berries. Also was so more 



mal; meck"t aL 



canoe; it was full of 



k*'elL mal. 



one canoe. 



HuX 



Also 



JO metk"t aL hwil lo-d(j'xL 



it was full of whore in were 



IH k''elL, metk"t aL .smax'. 



one. itwasfull of meat. 



IS. 



soap- 

 berries. 



NLk""e 



Then 



NLk-'e huX 



Then also 



huX 



also 



metk"L 



full 



hwil I. huX 



was so more 



huX k-'elt 



also one 



14 aL liTx' 



of fat. 



NLk''e (ialb!i'elk"sL mmal 



Then twiM'anoes canoes 



hwil mitme'tk"!, Lia'n 



where full elks 



15 qanL txane'tk"L hat' qanL haya'tsk". NLk-'e metk"L hwtlpL 



and all marten and copper Then was full the house 



of 



