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heard the dogs burking. He went near, and had just placed himself 

 in position when the great Grizzly Bear stretched out iier anus, and the 

 great man fell into the den headlong. Then he struck the (irizzh' Bear 

 and his hand got into her vulva. Then she said to her cul)s, " Mj^ dear 

 ones, make the tire burn brightly, for your father is cold." She felt 

 much ashamed Ijecause the man had struck her vulva, therefore she felt 

 kindly toward him. and did not kill liim. She liked him. She said, 

 ''I will marry \'ou."' And the l)ig man agreed. Then the great 

 Grizzly Bear was very glad because the Indian had married her. 



When he had stayed there man}' years and was lost to his people, 

 he said one day that he longed for his father and his mother, his 

 wife, his little boy, and his little sister, and that be wished to go 



tqa-wo'xL as'o's. NLk'"e de-hagun-a'qLk"t. NLk''e (fai-he-yu'kL 1 



barked the Then also toward he Then just he began 



dogs. renehed. 



ama he'tk"tst. Tk-'e sa-k-si-na'k"s wI-lig-'e'Ensk". G'itsL-k-s-iia'qL 2 



well he placed Then sud- out stretched the grizzly bear. Into Hrst 



iiiniself. denly i her paws) great 



t'Em-<io'sL wl-g'a'tg"e. NLk''e hwila t"a'ask"t tgon. Sehi- 3 



the head of the man. Then this he slapped this. Right 



great way 



lo-g'Ie'tguL an'o'nL wI-me'uL wI-lig"'e'Ensk"g'e. NLk''e tiTg'ixL 4 



in heg<.)t his hand the vulva the grizzly bear. Then said 



great of great 



wI-lig""e'Ensk" aL Li'k'Lg'it- "Nat! SEm-se-me'Li. la'gust, yukL 5 



the grizzly bear to her eubs : "My Very make burn the fire, he 



great dear ! begins 



xs-gunii'qs nEgua'otsEm." SEm-dza'tii, qiitL wI-lig''e'Ensk" t hwil 6 



feels cold your father." Mueh was the heart the grizzly bear because 



ashamecl of great 



lo-ba'qi. wT-g"a't ment. NeLne'L qan wl-ama g'at nig'it huX 7 



in felt the man her Therefore much good the not also 



great vulva. man 



dzak^t at hwil lo-bii'Elt. NiLne't qan sI'b'Ent. NLk-'e a'lg'ixL 8 



she killed because in he felt. Therefore she liked Then said 



him him. 



wI-lig-'e'Ensk": "DEm na'kskue ne'EU." NLk'^et anii'qL wl-g'a'tg'e. 9 



the grizzly bear: "(Fut.i I marry you." Then agreed the man. 



great ' great 



SEm-lo-a'niL qaL wl-hana'gam lig^'e/Ensk" at hwil nak"sk"L 10 



Vcrv in good heart the woman grizzly bear because he married 



great her 



wi-alo-g'ig'a't. • NLk'"e qane-hwila la'Ldet. 11 



the Indian. Then always they lay 



great down. 



La he'll. k"oL hwili. gwatk"L wig'a'tg'e. NLk'"e a'lg'ixL 12 



When manv vears he did .so he was lost the man. Then said 



great 



wl-g'a'tg"e, wai-g"a'tk" as nEgua'odEt qans noxt qtiiii. iiak'st 13 



the man. lonesome for his father and his and his wife 



great mother 



qanL Lgo-Lgo'uLk"t qanL Lgo-g"i'mx'dit. NLk"'e het dEm 14 



and his boy and his sister. Then he he 



little little said would 



