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which was entirely filled hv the goods. Then the chief and the chief- 

 tainess were veiy glad. 



Now the prince wa.s a great chief. The name of She-who-has-a- 

 labret-on-one-side\s mother was Evening Sky. She was a super- 

 natural being. Nobody could see her. Her people lived far away 

 from all other people on the other side. The}' were not Indians; 

 therefore, they had much wealth and much food. Now the prince 

 invited the people in. Then they came, and his father's house was 

 filled with them. Crab apples and grease wei'e given them to eat, and 

 various berries and meat and fat. When they finished eating, they 

 brought out soapberries. After the feast, on the next day, the peo- 

 ple were again invited in. Then the prince put into the middle of the 



sEm'a'g'it aL La ts'ElEm-cl'a'Ldet. 



the chief at into they put it. 



NLk''e sEm-lo-a'mL qa'otL 



Then very in good heart 



SEm'a'g'it qauL sig'idEmna'q. 



the chief and the chieftaine.^s. 



NLk-'e La 



Then i, perf . ) 



wi-t e'sL 



great 



hwil 



being 



sEm'a'g'itL 



chief 



Lgo-wi'lk"siLk". 



the prince, 



little 



NLk-t't wo'oL Lgo-wi'lk-siLk" 



Then invited the prince 



little 



hwil dzaxdzo'cj. NLk''e 



the people. Then 



g'at. NLk''et txa'q'andetg'e 



people. Then they fed them 



Lwa'ik'sk"tg'e qanL smax'L 



mixed and meat 



the house 

 of 



La'ixL o-a'tk-tir-e 



qauL 



and 



La qa'odEL La'ix qanL ma'E 



when they crab apple and berries 

 finished and grease 



de-da-a'd'ik-sk''L is. NLk-'e 



also they brought soap- Then 



berries. 



huX a'd'ik'sk"L niEsfi'x'. NLk*'et 



again came daylight. Then 



crab apples their food in 

 and grease the feast 



g'a'tk"'tg'e qaiiL hix'. 



their food in the and fat. 



feast 



qanL siuax * (jaiiL hix % 



and meat and fat, 



La qa'odEL vvuuii'x \ 



when they finished the food. 



huX wo'oL g*at. 



again he the 



invited people. 



hiiX t.s'ElEm-qa'odEL g'nt. XLk*'e t'Em-d'a'LL Lia'n 



again into had gone the Then to the he elks 



people. 



to the he 

 middle put 



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 2 

 3 



HuXdza'n hwaL noxs K"'aL-ha'tgum q'e'sEmq. Naxno'qg'e; 4 



Evening sky was the the- On-one- standing- labret. She was a super- 

 name of mother of side- natural being; 



nig'idet g"a'aL g'at. Qal-da'L de-ts'a'pt; ui'gidi alo-g'ig"a't; 5 



not sees her a person. Alone on on their her not real men; 



other .side part people; (Indians) 



ncL qan wI-he'ldEL lig'i-hwi'ltg'e qanL wI-he'ldEL wune'x" 



therefore many her goods and much food. 



ad'a'd'ik'sk^t. NLk-'e metk"L hwilps nEgua'odEt aL wi-he'ldEm 8 



they came. Then was full the house his father of many 



ma'E 9 



l-'erries 



NLk-'e 10 



Then 



uLk-'e 11 



then 



nLk-'e 12 



then 



NLk-'e 13 



Then 



qanL 1-i 



and 



