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said to me: ‘ Will you keep me, or shall I take you to him?’” “Oh 
I don’t like you. You are stingy.” Mink went home. * 
“Quick, Otter, fetch her. 
IT take you to him/’” Then the 
you. Your husband has sent me. 
Otter went. ‘*Oh, I 
me, or shall I take you to him?” She did not speak. 
again: ‘‘I came to fetch you; I came to fetch you.” ‘*Oh, I don’t like 
you. You are stingy.” 
Then he said to the Black-bear: 
The Black-bear went. ‘‘Oh, I 
T don’t like y 
He said to the Raccoon: 
ou. 
law.” Raccoon went. ‘Oh, I 
she said to him, ‘I don’t like you. You are stingy. 
me any crawfish.” 
“*Oh, Muskrat, go and fetch your sister-in-law. G 
her: ‘Will you keep me, or shall I take you to him?’” The Muskrat 
went. ‘‘Oh, I came to fetch you. 
ia’moxt, teme’onim.” Tge’xkjoa 
I do you, you are stingy.’ He went home 
‘She is lazy.” 
Say to her: ‘Will you keep me, or shall 
came to fetch 
He said to me: * Will you keep 
Then he said 
The Otter went home. ‘*Oh, she is lazy.” 
‘**Go and fetch vour sister-in-law.” 
came to fetch you. Your husband 
said to me: ‘ Will you keep me, or shall I take you to him?#’” ‘Oh, 
You are stingy.” 
**Go, Raccoon, and fetch your sister-in- 
came to fetch you. Your husband 
said to me: ‘Will you keep me, or shall I take you to him?’?”  ‘* Oh,” 
ko’sa-it. ‘**A, qjam 1 
mink. “Oh, lazy 
You do not give 
o and say to 
Your husband said to me: ‘ Will 
peeyN = 
ga XOX. 
she is.”’ 
“Ai/aq aga’lemam, @/nanake! AmulXa’mam: * Mai‘ka tei namxi’Lx, 
“Quick fetch her, otter! 
nai’ka tei qamanii’Lx??” 
I {int. do you take me to Then 
part.] 
Nikeiamtea’e. 
Nikciamtea’c. 
roy 
him? 
Go and say to her: ‘You 
p 
Iteinto’/koatck imé’kikal. Itcend’l Xam: 
He has sent me your husband. He said to me: 
namxi/Lx, nai’ka tei qamanii/~tx?” Niictqa iga’kim. 
do you take me 
for yourself, 
itco’| Xam: ‘‘Tamtga’lemam, iamtga’lemam.” 
he said to her: “LT came to fetch you, 
nect. tqjéx ia’metxt, teme’onim.” 
you, you are stingy 
not like 
iga’xOx.” 
she is.” 
Itcio’ Xam 
He said to him 
Amul Xa/man 
I 
I do 
{int. do you take 
part.] him?’ 
iské’‘ntXoa: “Ag 
Ds 
Go and say to her: 
Itcio’| Xam 
He said to him 
a’lemam 
the bear: “Go and fetch her 
me to Not atall she spoke. 
He went home _ the otter. 
Mai’ka tci,’” etc., ete. 
‘You {int. ete., ete. 
part.],’”” 
inata’t: ** Aoa/lemam 
the raccoon: “Go and fetch her your sister-in 
Amul Xa’mam: 
Go and say to her: 
teme/onim. 
you are stingy. 
Itcio’ Xam 
He said to him 
*Mai’ka tei,’” 
‘You {int. 
part.],’"’ 
[int. doyou take 
art.] me for yourself, 
Aqa id/ya @nanake. ** Ayamtga’lema’m, 
hewent the otter. “ere 
ame to fetch you, , 
‘Mai’ka tei 
“You [int. 
part. } 
Aqa we't’ax 
Then again 
Aqa igid’lXam: ‘*O, 
I came to fetch you.” Then she said to him: “Oh, 
To@’Xkjoa @’nanake. “A, qjam 
“Ah, lazy 
ame’ pote Xan, iske/nt Xoa! 
your sister-in-law, bear! 
ame’poteXan, —inata’t! 
law, raccoon! 
ete., etc. ... ‘“Nict tqjéx ia’moxt, 
ete; ete. 5 neh “Not 
Nict imene’lqo-im Lmé’xabxéla.” 
Not 
you give me to eat 
its] Ené’stsj Enes: 
the muskrat: 
your erabs.”’ 
** Aoa'lemam 
‘Go and fetch her 
like I do you, 
ame’ pote Xan, 
your sister-in-law, 
