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said: ‘* No.” ‘*Do you want these elkskin shirts?” He said: ‘‘ No.” 
She showed him all that was on the one side of the house. Next she 
showed him the ornaments. She showed him everything. He liked 
that great thing that was hanging there. When that thing turned 
around it was shining so that one had to close one’s eyes. That he 
wanted. He said to his wife: ‘*The old woman shall give me only 
her blanket.” His wife said to him: ‘*She will not give it to you. 
The people tried to buy it, but she will not give it away.” Then he 
became angry. After some days she asked him again: ‘* Will you 
take this?” She showed him everything. She showed him all the 
implements used by men. When she came to that thing that was 
hanging there, she was silent. Then she became tired and _ said: 
“Take it, but look out if you carry it. You wanted it. I wished to 
love you and I do love you.” Then she hung it onto him and she 
amto’/k1a¢”  Itco’lXam kja’ya. ‘*YaXi tei ige’luqte ka’nauwé 
will you carry He said to her, “No.” “ Those {int. elkskin all 
them?” part.] armors 
amio’kta?” ted’ Xam_ kja’ya. Ka’nauwe taXi th’nat tqu’Leé 
will you carry He said to her, “ONO All those one side the house 
them?”’ 
ke’nuwa iktexe/néma. Ata’xtjax taXi tkte’max. Ka’nauwe+ ke’nuwa 
try she showed them Next those things. All try 
to him. 
iktéxn/nema. Ya'’Xka qjat tei’yuxt yaXi ta’nki gia’qa-iL, yaXi 
she showed them That like he did it that something large, that 
to him. 
qiupjo’netiX.  Ma’nix la’xo nixd’/xoax yaXi_ ta’nki qiupjo/nettX 
hanging up. When turn it did that something hanging up 
nikte’qoXuitqixX, nau’l tsXEp qacx0’xoax sia/xdst. Lia/ktjoma yaXi 
it turned round, atonce closed eyes did his eyes. Shining that 
ta‘nki. Aga ya'Xka yaXi qjat tel’yuxt. — Itco'IXam_ aya’ kikal: 
something. Then that that ike he did it. He said to her his wife: 
*‘Aginlo'ta eEXt yaXi itca’/kjete wuXi aqjeyo’qt.”  Igid’lXam 
“She shall give one that her blanket that old woman.” She said to him 
me 
aya’kikala:  ‘* Nict qantsi’x agimerld’ta. Ke’2nuwa qiamela’lemx, 
his wife: “Never she will give it to you. - Try it is bought, 
nict qantsi’/X — agid’tx.” Aqa wit’ax nix‘~x‘a’qoax. Tcii/xiX 
never she gives it away.” Then again he became angry. Several 
qayoqoe’ XiX, aqa  wit’ax agioqu'mtcxoguax: SED ae 
his sleeps, then again ~ she asked him: “That {int. 
part. ] 
amio’/kta?” agidlXa’mx. Ka’nauwe ke’nuwa aktixené’max taxi 
will you carry she said to him. All try she showed them to those 
it?” him 
tea’‘ktemax. Aktixené/max ke’nuwa tax‘i tkala’kte. Ka’nauwé 
their things. She showed them try those man’s things. All 
kenuwa aktixene’max. Naiko’quamx yaXi qiupjo’nétix. Aga 
try she showed them to She arrived at that hanging up. Then 
him. 
gan naxo’xoax, ma/nix naiko/quamx yaXi qiupjo/nétix:. Aqa 
silent she became, when she arrived that hanging up. Then 
tell ige’x6x é’tcamxte. Aga igid’IXam: ‘‘Qa’txa amid/k1a! 
tired it became her heart. Then she said to him: “Shall you carry it! 
Qa’tjoeXem! gén amio’kta. Mai’ka imé’Xaqamit. Ke’nuwa tqjex 
Take care! if you carry it. Your your mind. Try like 
iwmoxt, teqe tqjéx ia’mxoxt.” Qui ige’léx. Ka’nauwe qui 
I do you, then hike I do you.” Hang she did it All hang 
on him. 
