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was a yoiiiin' wonuin. Tlic )>i)y saw her. The woman railed him. 

 Then the hoy plaeecl his how at the loot of the oreat tr(>e. 



The woman entered the house of her father, who was the chief of 

 the squirrels. lie was much troubled, as all his people were dead. 

 Therefore he had sent his ehild to call the boy. The chief ((uestioned 

 his dauo'hter, and she rei)lie(l. "The boy is standing outside." Then 

 the chii'f said, "('onie in. my dear, if it is you who killed my people." 

 The prince entei-ed and sat down. They gavt' him to cat. After he 

 had tinishcd, the chief said, •" Why did you kill all my people?" The 

 j)rinco replied, ''I did not know that they were your people, there- 

 fore T did so." "Take pity on nie." said the chief to the prince. 

 '■ When you return home, l)urn the meat and the skins of all the s(iuir- 



1 hana'q hehe'tgut. K"'et g'a'aL Lgo-tk''e'Lk". NLk'"et wo'ol 



woman standing. 



2 hana'q Lgo-tk''e'Lk". 



boy. 



the 

 woman 



the 

 little 



3 ha-Xda'k"t ai. menL 



his bow at foot of 



L-n he saw 



her 



NLk-'e 



Then 



wi-ga II. 



big tree. 



the 

 little 



Lo'odet. 



they went. 



boy. 



Then she called 

 him 



He't'EUL LoO-tk''c'Llv"L 



He placed 

 upon it 



the 



boy 



4 NLk-'e 



Then 



5 ts'EriLi'k' 



squirrels 



dEp-t.s'e'nr. 



they entered 



go'stg-e. 



that one. 



hana'q ai. 



the to 



woman 



III aba'g'a.sk"L 



(Perf.) troubled 



hwilp; 



the 

 house of 



SEm'a'g"it 



the chief 



nEgua'ott; 



her father; 



menL 



master 

 of 



aL 



hwil La 



because (perf.) 



6 lo-no'oL 



all dead 



ts'apt. 



his people. 



Nt (jan 



Therefore 



hetsL 



he sent 



Lgo'uLk"t. 



his child. 



NLk-"et 



Then she 



invited 



7 Lgo'uLk"L Lgo-tk'"e'Lk". NLlc'et g'c'dEXL sEm'a'g'it Lgo'uLk"tg'e. 



his child the bov. Then he asked the chief his child. 



8 NLk-'e 



Then 



the 

 little 



a'lg'ixL Lgo'uLk"L SEm'a'g'it: "La hetk"t aL g'a'lEq." 



said the child of the chief : "He stands at outside." 



9 NLk-'e 



Then 



10 ne'En 



vou 



a'lg'ixL .sEm'tl'g-it. TgonL het: 



said the chief. This he snid; 



an 



who 



La 



Io-n6'6t"EnL 



all killed 



11 wi'lk-siLk"g-e. NLk-'e 



prince. Then 



12 NLk*'e a'lg'ixL sKmVi'g'it 



Then snid the chief: 



d'at. 



lie sat 

 down. 



ts'a'boE." 



my people." 



K'c 



Then 



NLk-'e w6'6tk"t. 



Then 



'Aero ma 



'Why did vou 



' Ts'e'nEn. nat, atssda 



"Come in, my if it is 



dear. 



ts'enL Lgo- 



entered the 



little 



NLk-'e Liixk-t. 



Then he tinished 

 eating. 



La lo-no'ot'EnL 



all kill 



he was 

 invited. 



ga 11 



13 ts'a'beE?"' NLk-"e a'lg-JxL Lgo-wi'lk-siLk": "Ni'g-in hwila'x-t 



my people?" Then said the prince; "I did not know it 



little 



14 niLne'L qan hwi'leE.' 



therefore I did so." 



"TgonL dEm hwi'lEir, auiL (|iim-ga'dEn 



"This (fut.) you dii; good you take pity 



