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ranoes went down with the waters. It became dry. The canoes 
landed on the ground. 
Then the Grizzly-bear jumped out of the canoe. ‘You lost your 
tail.” **T shall buy another one.” The Black-bear jumped out. 
* You lost your tail.” **T shall buy another one.” The Otter jumped 
out. ** You lost your tail.” He returned, took his tail, and put it on. 
Now the Mink jumped out. ** You lost your tail.” He returned, took 
his tail, and put it on. The Muskrat jumped out. ‘* You lost your 
tail.” He returned, took his tail,and put it on. The Panther jumped 
out. * You lost your tail.” THe returned, took his tail and put it on. 
They went ashore. 
tea’qoaiX. Aga igd’ya ge’oualfX ake’nim’ I.o’ya_ ge’eualfX 
summer. Then they went downward the canoes. It went ~ down 
Lteuw’qoa. Cpaq ige’xoNiX. Tedla’keXuit ake/nim. 
the water. Dry it became. They grounded the canoes. 
Itsi’sopena — ica’ytm. “A ame'ite imakr’loqt.” ** A’rga 
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He jumped the grizzly LUO Jey your tail you lost it.”” ‘Later on 
bear. 
ago‘nax anomela’lema.” — Itei’sopena —iské/ntxoa. ‘A amoe’ite 
another I shall buy it?’ He jumped the black bear. ane) te your tail 
one 
imakp’loqt.” “A’tqa  ago/nax — anomela’l ema.” Itci’sopEna 
you lost it.” * Later on another one I shall buy it.” He jumped 
@nanake. “A ame’ite imakn’/loqt.”  TeiXr’takoa,  itca/krlka 
the otter. “Oh, your tail you lost it.” He returned, he took it 
aya ite. Tea ixelga’ mit. Itci’sdpEna —_ko’sa-it. “A amé@ite 
his tail. ~ He put it on. He jumped mink. “Oh, your tail 
imake'loqt.”  IgiXn’takoa, itca’kelka  aya’ite. Iga-ixelga’mit. 
you lost it.”’ He returned, he took it his tail. He put it on. 
Itci’sopEna itsjEne’stsjenés. ‘tA amé'ite imaker’loq1.” TeiXn’takoa, 
He jumped the muskrat. “Oh, your tail you lost it.” ‘He returned, 
itea’kelka aya’ite. Iga-ixelga’mit.  Itef’sopena ikoayawa’. ‘A 
he took it his tail. ~ He put it on. He jumped the panther, sOhe 
ame'ite imakr’loqt.””  IgiXn’takoa, itea’kelka aya’ite. Tga-ixrlea’mit. 
your tail you lost it.” He returned he took it his tail. ~ He put it on. 
Ka’nauwe atekn’/lorx. 
All they went inland. 
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