Thk Grizzly Bear 



[Told by Moses] 



Thoro were four brothers, the sous of a great chief. ThcMr mother 

 was a great chieftainess. They lived in a hirge town. In midwinter 

 the people had eaten all the winter provisions, and were starving. 

 The brothers were great hunters. Now, the two eldest ones remem- 

 bered what they used to do, because they were starving. They were 

 hunters, and they went out together. The wife of the eldest one did 

 not accompany him. They went a long distance, and came to a house 

 where the^' stayed over night. In the morning the younger brother 



The Grizzly Bear 



1 Txalpxda'lL g'a'tg-e, k-'alL .se'lg'it, iiLk-'e k''alL lo-an-ie'et. 



Four men, one the eldest, then one the next. 



2 NLk-'e huX k-'alL tsuwi'ng-it. Ntk-'e k-'alL wI-sEm'a'g-it 



Then also one the youngest. Then one great chief 



3 nEgua'6detg"e. NLk-'e k*'alL no'xdetg-e, wI-na'k'.sL sEma'g'it. 



their father. Then one their mother, the wife of the chief. 



great 



4 Wl-t'e'sL qal-ts'a'pdetg'e. Hwa'i! La .se'lukL ma'dEin, nLk-"e 



Large was their town. Well! When the mid- the winter, then 



die of 



5 qatqii'odEt g-e'ipL txanc'tk"L qal-ts'a'pg'e. NLk-'e ago' tse 



was finished the food the whole people. Then what (dnhi 



of tiitive) 



6 g-e'ipdet. Guix--dzagu'sk"L k-'a'ltg-e. NLk-'e huX hwilL 



they eat. A hunter was one. Then again he was 



so 



7 tsuwi'ng-it. NLk-'et am-qa'odEtL Le hwil huwi'ldetg-e, uLa 



the youngest one. Then they remembered what they used to do, be- 



cause 



8 aqL-g-e'ipdet. K-'e Lo'odetL bagade'lL guix--qa-ia't,sgut. NLk-'e La 



no food. Then they went the two hunters. Then (perf.) 



9 wi-t'e'sL se'lg-it. NLneL ste'ldet. Ni'g-idi stelL .se'lg-itL 



great the eldest. Then they went Not went the eldest 



in company. with him one's 



10 nak-st, q'am-k-'a'lL hoksk"L aL wak-k"t. K-'e Lo'odet. Nak"L 



wife, only one was with of his Then they went. Long 



him brothers. 



11 hwil Lo'odet, k-'et hwa'deL hwilp. Nxk-'e lo-dz6'qdet hit. 



where they went, then they found a house. Then in they stayed in it. 



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