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_voii want fii exchange ?" He ii'idird. •■ I want weasels.'' Then the 

 men and the women brouoht weasel skins, and the awkward man 

 hoiig-ht thcMii. He had a whole box full of weasel skins. Then he 

 had sold all his red paint. 



Wh(Mi the prince saw him. he made fun of his own brother, 'i'lien 

 they returned, and arrived at their own town.- In the evening Sh(>- 

 who-has-a-labret-on-one-side questioned the awkward man. her 

 l)rotlier-iii-law, and he showed her what he had purchased. Early 

 the next morning She-who-has-a-labret-on-one-side said to the awk- 

 ward man, " Go to the place where the water runs down. I shall go 

 to meet you there." She intended to leave her husband, tjccause he 

 did not take her along when he went to Chilkat. Therefore she was 



1 dKin dc-s"'e'sj'unist? 



NLk-'c 



Then 



huX 



again 



a'lg'ixi, 



said 



wi-ofa't: 



do you on to buy?" 

 want your part 



2 de-hasa'gae." NLk'\"' doqL hana'(i i.a ga-mi'k"siL e'uxt. 



the man: 

 great 



Then 



took 



ilie 

 woman 



on my I want." 

 part' 



3 g'Ik"L wi-g"a'tg'e, wI-la'iL Lgo-xbe'ist, 



bought the man, a thus little box, 



great great large 



4, NLk"'e qa'odEL mEs-a'ust. 



the weasels 

 of 



hwil 



being 



the 

 men. 



metk-L 



full of 



•Mi'k-.siL 



"Weasels 



NLk'^et 



Then 



A| A/ 



mik'si L. 



weasels. 



it was 

 finished 



the 

 red 



paint. 



NLk-'et 



Then 



g"a'aL Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". 



prince. 



the 

 little 



NLk-'e 



Then 



ansgwa'tk"t 



he made fun of 



la'ot 



him 



Lgo-wi'lk'siLk" aL wi-lEp-wa'k*tg*e. 



prince of groat hi-s brother. 



the 

 littlt 



groat hi-s 

 own 



NLk-e 



Then 



La 



(perf.) 



lF,p-wa'k'L 



the brother 

 own of 



ld-ya'ltk"det. NLk*'e k-'a'tsk"det aL lEpL-ts'a'pdet. XLk-'e La 



they returned. Then they landed at own their town. Then (perf.) 



8 yu Ksa, 



evening, 



it wak'L 



the 

 brother of 



10 sqaTsitg'e. 

 11 



nLk''e 



then 



g'e'dEXs 



asked 



K'"aL-ha'tgum 



On-one- standing- 

 side- 



na'k'stg'e. 



her husband. 



what he 

 had bought. 



q'e'sEmq 



labret 



NLk-'e 



Then 



NLk-'et 



Then 



SEIU-he'Luk. 

 very early. 



aL 



to 



wi-dola-g 'a'tgum 



person 



12 



iaga-ba'xL 



down runs 



the im- 

 great proper 



ak's; dEQi 



water; (fut.) 



q'e'sEmq wi-g'a'tg'e, 



labret the man. 



great 



gun-g'a'adEL wl-g'a't qal)e'iL 



showed the man how 



great luurh 



nLk""e aig'ixs K'TiL-ha'tgum 



then said Ou-one- standing- 



side- 



g'at: "Ado', ie'en aL hwil 



man: "Go, go to where 



Itl neE 



I ffo 



ar. 



awa tin. 



your 

 liroxiniity.' 



La 



I Perf.) 



lo-ho'L 



in said 



13 K-'aL-hil'tgum 



On-one- standing- 

 .side- 



q e sEmq, 



labret, 



dEiiit k"sta'<jsiL inik 'st 



(fut.) 

 she 



wanted to 

 leave 



hor 

 husband 



14 ni't;*idet k\iL-ma'^'ant at hwtl qaqtVoi. T.siLqa't. 



not about he took her to where he went to Chilkat. 



A/ A i 



(ja ots 



the 

 heart of 



aL hwil 



because 



NiLne'L (jan 



Therefore 



