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her own childron were in her liouse on the mountain. Tlie}" hsid not 

 Mcc'()in)):mied her wlien she ciime out of the woods. Thus tliey lived 

 for numy months. 



When it came to be summer, just before the berries were ripe, the 

 great (irizziy Besir said to the woman, " I think the bei'ries are ripe on 

 my mountain," and asked her to ac'eompan}' her. They went up the 

 mountain, and foimd that the berries were ripening, and they picked 

 them. The woman picked lier lierries into a bag, but the great 

 Grizzly Bear had no bag. Her stomach was her bag. She just ate 

 the berries she picked. Then they returned. They approached their 

 husband's house and entered. The Grizzly Bear said, " Now call the 

 people." Then one man went out to invite the people in. The woman 



1 Lgo'uLk"t, wi-lig"\VEnsk"g'e. Hwil k''e hwani. de-Lg'it aL 



child the grizzly bear. Then were on her her in 



great " part children 



2 ts'Em-de-hwi'lpt aL lax-sqane'st, nig'idet na-sEl-ste'lt. Hwii'il 



in also her at on the not out of they accom- Well! 



house mountain. woods panied her. 



3 Wi-na'k"L hwi'ldetg'e wI-he'lL i.oqs. 



Long they did so many moons. 



NLk-'e La a'd'tk-sk^L 



Then when it came 



dEHi hwil se'nt; nLk*'e La se'nt, 



to be being summer; then when summer, 



5 nLk''e La qa'oqt cIeiii mukL ma'E. NLk''e 



then (perf.) before {(ut.) ripe berries. Then 



6 wi-lig'''e'Ensk" aL hana'qg'e: '^La inu'kdE-maL 



the grizzly bear to the woman: "(Perf.) ripe perhaps 



great 



7 hwi'leE." NLk--et sii'lix-t. nLk-'e Lo'odet. NLk-'et 



I was." Then she asked her togo then they went. Then 



along, 



8 NLk''c La ts'osk"t dEm hwil mukt. NLk*"et 



Then a little (fut.) being ripe. Then 



a'lg'ixL 



said 



Le hwil 



■where 



hwa'det. 



thev reached 

 "there. 



g'e'Eldet. 



they picked 

 them. 



9 NLk-'e lo-do'xL g'e'ElL hana'q aL ts'Eui-de'Lk". NLk-'e de- 

 Then in it was what she the woman at in her bag. Then 



10 ni'g'idi 



ts'Em-qala'st 



on her 

 part 



de-de'Lk"t. 



what she 

 picked 



deLk"L wI-lig''e'Ensk"; 



not bag the grizzly bear; in her on her her bag. 



great stomach part 



11 .Q'am-g-e'ipL de-g-e'Elt. NLk-'e lo-yilya'ltk"deitg-e. NLk-'e 



Only she ate on her what she Then they returned. Then 



part picked. 



12 ba'k"det aL ts'Ein-hwi'lpL na'k-sdet. NLk-'e la'mdzixdet. N'Lk-'e 



they came to in hou.su their husband. Then they entered. Then 



from there 



13 a'lg'ixL wI-lig-'e'Eiisk": "'Am, hie cIeiii wo'ol qal-tsVp.'' NLk*'e 



said the grizzly bear: "Good, you (fut.) invite the people." Then 



great 



14 a'lg'ixL aL o'-a'tg"e. NLk''e da'uLL k'TdL g'at fan huwo'oL 



shesaid to a man. Then left one man who invited 



15 wi-li(5'ldEin 



many 



o**at. NLk'V' t'Eiii-go'uL hana'q deLk"t. NLk*'e 



men. Then toward took the womau her bag. Then 



the middle 



