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and hid it. ‘* Give me my arrow, Blue-jay; Iam poor. Give me my 
arrow, Blue-jay; Iam poor.” ‘*Come here! Who are you?” *‘*Oh,i 
was not yet born when AqjasX@’nas Xena took away my elder brother.” 
*Oh, [Lam your elder brother.] It is 1.” ‘* I think it is you, Blue- 
jay.” Now his sister-in-law took him and blew upon his eyes. ‘Then 
his eyesight was restored. Now she gave him a small mountain-goat 
blanket. ‘S Quick; go home and bring your father and your mother.” 
The boy went home. When he arrived at the house he said: ** Oh, my 
elder brother came home.” His mother began to cry: ‘I think Blue- 
jay is deceiving you.” *‘* Well, feel of my blanket.” Then she felt of 
his blanket. Itwassoft. ‘‘ Perhaps he came back, indeed.” ** Indeed, 
it is true. I came to fetch you. My sister-in-law sent me.” Now 
he took his mother and father to them. She washed their faces and 
their eyesight was restored. ‘* Quick; go and sweep our house and 
make a fire.” They swept the house. After they had finished they 
went to fetch those who had just arrived. Now they carried all the 
property [into the house]. They stayed there. Now Blue-jay opened 
the door and defecated in the doorway. [He was told:] ‘‘Take 
agh’qamatcX ige’sqés, tge’kiutgoax.” ** NiXua me’te! Lan ma’yax/” 
my arrow, blue-jay, Tam poor. “Well! come! who y ou?” 
“QO, nai’ka akoa nict qi ngoaLe1X igiuta’mit AgqjasXé’nasXena 
“Oh, I, thus not when person, she took him away AqjasX¢/nasXéna 
VtefLX.” ‘O4, nai’ka, nai’ka!” ‘‘Kja mai’ka igé@’sgés.” Aga 
my elder “Oh, 1 U2 “And you blue-jay."” Then 
brother.” 
ig@knlka aya’potexan. P0'po igi’yuX sia’xdst. Tuwa’x, ige’kiket. 
she took him his sister-in-law. Blow ane did him his face. Light, he saw. 
Aqa ique’lot ino’koa-its — Lqoa’k. ** Aj’aq, mu’ Xkoa, cga/lemamn 
Then he was given a small mountain-goat “Quick! go home! “feteh them 
blanket. 
ame’qo  kja we’mam. Aqa ige’Xkjoa ikja’skas. Jo’yam tqu’Lepa. 
your mother and your father. Then he went home the boy. He came the house io. 
home 
*O, igité’mam e’tei1X.” “*O2,” agn’teax wa'yaq. ** Kja ige’sgés 1a’xlax 
he he came my elder SUG hse she cried his mother. And blue-jay deceive 
brother.” 
te?moxt.” ‘SN Xua ave/gelea Len’pasiskoa.” Aqa ign’/Lenlea 
he did you.” “Well, feel of my blanket.” Then she felt of 
Lia’ kjete. Aqa Len Lia/kjete. “ Ad, LXuan a’qanuwe igite’mam. 
his blanket. Then — soft his blanket. ‘Ah, perhaps indeed he came. 
“QO, a’qanuwe, a/qanuwe. Tamtea’lemam. Tornto’koatek 
“Oh; indeed, indeed. I came to fetch you. ~ She sent me 
age’ potexan.” Aga itei’eukL wa’yaq kja wi'yam. Itco’kLam. 
my sister-in-law.” Then hetookthem hismother and _ his father. He brought them. 
Aqa ikcoOmé’nakjua, aqa icr’kiket. ** Ai’aq amtktoqjoe’la te’LxadqL. 
Then she washed theirfaces, then they saw. “Quick swe 3 it our house. 
Amtktoqjoe’la, aqa alamtXilge’Lxa.” Aga ieckto’qjoela tr’ctaqL. Aqua 
Sweep it, then make fire.”’ Then they sweptit their house. Then 
itkeo/koat tr’ctaqn. Aga itkeogua/lemam ctaXi cte’mam. Aqa 
they finished it their house. Then they went to fetch them those who came. Then 
inke/tokwe ka’nauwe taXi wa/kvela’lemax. Aqa ivxelaitX. Aqa 
they carried it all that their property. Then they stayed. The 
itea-ixe’leqn ige’sqes. Aga itcLo’tsatsa ici’qépa. ** A’kelka wuX 
he opened the door lue-jay. Then he defecated on the door. “Take it that 
