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priiire lay on the outside and the chief's son on the inside of the ))ed. 

 The chief's son fell asleep, hut the prince could not sleep, because he 

 was afraid the chief might bewitch him. He rose and changed 

 places with the chief's son. He lay down on the inside and put the 

 chief's son on the outside. When the chief heard that they were 

 asleep, he rose and slowly walked to the bed on which the prince and 

 his son were sleeping. The prince was much afraid when he heard 

 the chief coming, but he pretended to sleep. The chief felt about 

 with his hands until he found the place where the prince had lain 

 down in the evening. Then he wiped out the mouth of his own son 

 (thinking him to be the prince). Then the chief lay down again. 

 In the morning the prince rose and went oixt. After a short time 



Lo-k-s-g-i'ekst Lgo-wi'lk-siLk"g-e. k-'e lo-k-s-g'its'a'onL Lgo'uLk"i, 1 



At outside the priiu-e. and at inside the son of 



little 



sEm'a'g'itg'e. Hwii'il La waqL Lgo'uLk''L sEm'a'g'itg'e, k'^e ui'g'ide 2 



the ehlef. Weil! When slept the son of the chief, then not 



waqL Lgo-wi'lk"siLk''g-e. Lo-xb'Etsa'XL gaott aL sEm'a'g'itg'e dEmt 3 



slept the prince. In afraid his of the chief (fut.) 



little heart 



halda'uXt La sl-go'ng'e. K"'e ia'gai-g-in-he'tk''L Lgo-wi'lk"siLk''g-e. 4 



he would (perf. ) just then. Then how- he got op the prince, 



bewitch him ever little 



K''e ia'gai-sa-g"ii'eLt aL an-g"its'a'ng'e. K"'e ia'gai-sa-lo-sg'I'eksL 5 



Then how quick- he lay at inside. Then how- quick- in was on 



ever ly down ever ly outside 



Lgo'uLk"L sEm'si'g-itg"e. Hwii'i! Lat uExnii'L SEm'a'g'itg'e La 6 



the son of the chief. Well! When he heard the chief (perf.) 



hwil wii'woqdet. hwil k''e' g'in-he'tk"t. K''e hagun-ie'et aL awa'aL 7 



that slept. then he got up. Then toward he into proxim- 



they went ity of 



hwil la'LL Lgo-wi'lk'siLk"g'e qauL Lgo'uLk"t. Hwil k''et sEm- 8 



where they lay the prin''e and his son. Then much 



down " little 



xb'Etsa'XL Lgo-wi'lk'siLk" Lat nexna'L hwil fi'd'ik'sL SEm'a'g'itg'e 9 



afraid the prince when he coming the chief 



little heard 



aL awa'aL hwil la'LdEt. Hwil k''e his-huwa'qsL Lgo-wi'lk'.siLk"g'e. 10 



to prosim- where they lay. Then lie pretended the prince, 



ity of * to sleep little 



Hwil k''et le-ba'qL sEm'a'g'itg'e La hwil g'ii'eL Lgo-wi'lk'siLk"g'e. H 



Then on he felt the idiief (perf.l where he lav the prince. 



little 



Iv''et k'si-g'i'mk'L ts'Em-a'qL lEp-Lgo'uLk"tg'e. Lesk"t hwila'gut. 12 



Then out he wiped his nioiith own his son. He fin- what he did. 



ished 



K'"e hwil k''e' hatsEm huX g'a'eL SEm'a'g'itg'e. 13 



At once once more again lay the chief. 



ti<iwn 



Hwii'i! La he'Luk. k'T' g'in-he'tk"L Lgo-wi'lk'siLk"g'e. K''e 14 



Well! When morning, tlieii rose the prince. Then 



little 



k'.saXt. Hwii'i! Ni'g'i nak"t, k''e .sI'epk"L Lgo'uLk''L 15 



he went Well! Not long, ths* got sick the sou of 



out. 



