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was flooded. After a little while the houses were covered. Then the 
Beaver dived. Then they went aboard their canoes, and all the coun- 
try was covered by water. It reached nearly to the sky. One year 
the water was high. ‘* Now dive, Blue-jay!”  Blue-jay dived, but his 
tail remained above the water. He floated. Then all the animals 
tried to dive. ‘‘ Now, Mink! you dive next.” He dived. After a 
little while he came up again. ‘* Now, Otter! you dive next.” The 
Otter dived. After a long time he came up again. He did not find 
the ground. ‘*Now you dive, Muskrat!” Then the Muskrat said: 
*-Tie the canoes together!” Now they tied the canoes together. They 
laid planks across them. Then the Muskrat threw off his blanket. **I 
shall lift the world. My belly is just like that of Beaver; my belly is 
just like that of Beaver. My belly is large.” Five times he sang his 
song. Then he dived. He remained under water for a long time. 
After a little while flags came up. Then it became summer, and the 
aqa lip itgi’ya tqu’ne. Aga igikte’mmenq iga’nug. Aqa 
then under water went the house. Then he dived the beaver. ‘hen 
inagr’la-it ata’Xanim. Aga lap  ige’x6x é1X ka’nauwe. 
they went aboard — their canoes. Then under water became country all. 
Kjoa’pa igd’caxpa ito'yam. EXt = iqé’tak inm’xéx  ca’xaliX. 
Nearly sky to they arrived. One year it was up. 
-“NiXua  amkte’menqg, iqe’sqés!” TLgikte’mrnq  iqé@’sqés. Lax 
* Well, dive, blue-jay!”’ He dived blue-jay. Out 
iavpots aqa wi iuXu’/nitck. Aga itkté’mEngq; Lkanauwe'tike 
his back- then again he floated. Then they dived; all 
side 
kenuwa itkte’meng. ‘Tea amkte’menq  ko’sa-it ama/etjax.” 
try they dived. “Now dive mink you next.” 
Igikte’meEng. Le'lé mank igikt@’merng. Lax ige’xdx. ** Amai’tjax 
~ He dived, Long alittle ~ he dived. Out he became. “You next 
@nanake amkte/meEnq!” Igikté’meng e’nanake. Le’2le igikte’rarnq. 
otter dive!” ~ He dived the otter. Long he dived. 
Lax ige’xéx. Na2ct io’yam elXpa. Aga: “Tea! amai'tjax 
Out he became. Not he arrived the groundat. Then: “Now! you next 
itsjene’stsjenés amkte’mEng!” Aqa ige’kim its’ene’sts’enés: ** Kjau 
muskrat you dive!” Then he spoke the muskrat: thie 
mef’kox ake’nim.” Aga kjau ini’k6x akn/nim. Aqa ingakxa’ema 
do them — the canoes.” Then tie they did the canoes. Then they put them 
them across 
ag@nXak. Aqa iLexe’ma Lia’ kjéte its; Ene’stsj Enes: 
planks. Then he took it off his blanket the muskrat: 
“Qanuta/mitatskoa  walayo’, itsu/wan aqaiqa/nuq, itsu’/wan aga iqa/nug, 
CC be Renee oe Fabel Ti ws Ppl pelea efi cp pet ohn 
“T begin to lift it the day, my belly like the beaver, my belly like the beaver, 
itsu’wan aqa LEngE’sges, itsu’wan aqa Lengn’sges.”’ 
Aa Psa ne he ein) hy ol] 
my belly large belly my belly large belly.” 
QuinuntX iteto/ckam tia’qewam. Aqa igikte’mrng. Lid, 
Five times he took them his songs. Then he dived. Long, 
kja’ya ige@’xdx. Koala’+ iteatXuni'tekoam telkoa’te. O qoct a’qa 
nothing he was. Soon they came up floating flags. Oh, behold then 
