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woman—a pretty woman. Her hair was full of dentalia. She gave 
him a comb and he combed himself. When he had finished, he 
put back all the blankets and hung her up there. Then he remained 
there. Now the noise of falling objects was heard. It was heard 
five times. Then five men came in, [the sons of the Morning Star. 
They had caught mountain goats.| They stayed there a long time. 
Then the basket began to swing. The old man said: ‘* Ah!” Again 
it began to swing. Then he said again: *‘Ah!” He spoke to his 
children: **Take your sister down. Something bad has been done to 
her.” ‘Then they took out their sister and took her to [the visitor]. 
Now he took her and they stayed there for a long time. [She was 
the Sun. | 
Now one night the Evening Star’s sons made war upon them. They 
shot arrows. [His daughter,] the Moon, was ashamed. Now they 
went home. [The Sun] said to her: *‘When people go to defecate, 
you shall light them. You are not as good as I am. I shine when 
chiefs exchange presents.” Now the Moon went home. 
iteLo/skam xtqagelak. O, Ltjo’kti Lqage’lak. O4, La’ktemax 
he found it a woman. Oh, pretty a woman. Oh, dentalia 
pan LE'Laqeopa. — Inkrée’lot = Lktca’ma. Inexelga’team. Ine’ Xurgq 
full her hair at. She gave it to him a comb. He combed himself. He finished 
a Ttascaloral 1 Ite re kitk ka’ a VkE = A 77 
iLéxalga’tcam, Aqa wi itcauwe'’kitk ka’nauwe tqoa/kemax. Aga wi 
combing himself. Then again he put them back all mountain-goat Then again 
blankets. 
itcupjo'nit kopa’ wit’ax. Aqa i0’na-it. Lii/lé; aqa qul  igé’xoXTX. 
he put herup there again. Then he stayed. Long; then noise of fall- it became, 
ing objects 
Aqa wi qul ige@/xONTX. = Qoii/nemiX qul igeéxO NIX. 
Then again noise of fall- ~ it became. Five times noise of fall- it became. 
ing objects ing objects 
Tha’skatpq Lkanamqui’numike. Inxe'la-it. Lialé inxé’la-it. Aqa 
They entered all five. They stayed. Long they stayed. Then 
ig@xela'lalemtck iqa’giltk. Aga ige’kim iqjeyo’qt: ‘* A+.” We't’ax 
it swung the basket. Then he said the old man: FAY S72 Again 
igexEla'lalemtck. Aqa wi ige’kim: ‘‘A4.” Itcro’lXam __ ia’qdq: 
: it swung. Then again he said: AS He said tothem his children: 
* Ajvag Lag? mei’kox amtca’metXiX.” Aqa itca’mel itcia’léx. Aqa 
“© Quick off make her your younger sister.” Then herbadness hemade it Then 
on her. 
Lig? inb/kOx aLa’mEtXiX. Leadigemni’etameéet. A’ga itcd’ckam. A’qa 
off they didher their youngersister. They put her near him. Then he took her. Then 
icxe’la-it. Lita, lal fexe’la-it. 
they two Long, long they two 
stayed. stayed. 
yan Aer hl ier ‘ ow = A 
Aqa Xa'piX aqa saq® iqn/LOx. Aga itxn/maqt. I=gaXemia’sa-it 
Then evening then war was made Then they were shot. She was ashamed 
on them, 
akiLe’men, aqa itp’ Xkjoa. Iqo’] Xam: ‘* Qia’x kja Lkotsa’tsamx, teXua 
the moon, then shewenthome, She was told: O35 fh they defecate, then 
waX qambigeElo’xoax. Nict xr'leateX. Nai’ka, qia’x tkana’xime 
shine you do. Not like me. 1 if chiefs 
tkilé’ma gEnoxo’/xax, teXua waX qantukué’xa.” Aqa ini’ Xkjoa 
exchange they do, then shine I do for them,” Then she went home 
akie/men. Aqa icxé’la-tt kopa’. 
the moon. Then they two there. 
stayed 
