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there [also]. Then he broke the arrowpoints to pieces and threw them 
into the fire. He said to his grandmother: ‘*Stand there.” The old 
woman stood there and shook herself [standing] over the fire. Then 
the arrowpoints which were thrown into the fire were transformed into 
adog. Then the boy said to his grandmother: ‘‘Turn into a crow and 
help me.” At night he dreamed that a person spoke to him: ‘* Your 
brothers were killed by a monster. Do you think it isan elk? It isa 
monster. When you go there, scratch the fat of the dried elk skin.” 
Early in the morning he made himself ready. He cried. He went 
with his dog. He saw a house and thought: ‘* That is the monster’s 
house.” He went [on] and arrived at that house. He opened the door. 
There was an old man who said: ‘*O, grandson; you have come at last! 
My grandson has a dog made of flint.” Then [the boy] became afraid. 
[The old man] said: ** Your brothers have gone to where the women 
are singing. They left me this elk.” Then [the boy] scratched the fat 
OXt aya’kjic yaXi ikja’skas. LjEME/nLjEMEn itel’yuX yaXi 
There his grand- that boy. Broken he made those 
was mother them 
ikje’lXteu.  Aqa  iteixn’lIginx a’toLtpa. Itcd’l/Xam _  aya’kjie: 
arrowpoints. Then he threw them fire in. He said to her his grand- 
into the fire mother: 
*“Me’'tXuit gipa’.” IRgo’tXuit; aqa to’to iga’xux a/toLpa aqjeyo’qt. 
“Stand there.” She stood; then shake she did fire over the old woman. 
(herself) 
Aqa Lkjo’tkjot inn’x6x yaXi igixn’lgitx igeXteu. Aqa iteo’|Xam 
Then a dog became that thrown intofire arrowpoints. Then he said to her 
wuX aya’kjic: ‘tO, mtja’ntsa amxo’xoa. Amengerlgé’cgam.” Aqa 
that his grand- Z.Ohs you crow you will be. You help me.” Then 
mother: 
igiXge’qawaqa Xa’piX. Ingio’lXam tgoare’lX: ‘‘Tqno'2tena 
he dreamed at night. It said to him a person: “They were killed 
LE/melXtke. Iqexe/’Lau iteLdo’tena. Amexido’Xuan tei  imod’lak? 
your elder brothers. A monster killed them. You think {int. part.) an elk? 
Iqexe’Lau. =Ya'xka ia’pjaskwal yaXi iXca’mit, ma’nix amo’ya, 
A monster. That its skin that dried, when you go, 
aqa teju’X amio’Xoa yaXi ia’pXaleu.” Kawi’ X, aqa igixr’ltXuitck. 
then scratch do it that its fat.’”’ Early, then he made himself 
ready, 
lo’qulqt. Aqa_  i0’ya. Kja wia/kjutkjut ictd’ya.  Ictod’ya. 
He cried. Then he went. And his dog they two They two 
went. went. 
Iteo’quikrl tqu’Le. Aqa igiX1Lo’xoa-tt: TaXi/yaX te’yaqn yaXi 
He saw it a house. Then he thought: That his house that 
iqexe’Lau. J6d’ya; id’yam ta’Xi tqu’Lé. Itea-ixn/laqné. LoXt 
monster. He went; he arrived that house. He opened the door. There 
was 
Lqjeyo’qt. **O, qa’co, imte’mami,” irgid’ Xam. ‘*O, Lia’ kjutkjut 
an old man. “O, grandson, you came indeed,’’ he said to him. LiONay, he has a dog 
é’teqeen. Ikje’leXtcutk wia’kjutkjut @’teqemn.” Aga kjwac ige’xdx 
my grandson. Flint his dog my grandson.” ‘Rhen afraid he became 
e’vamxtepa. ‘O,” itcid’ Xam, ‘‘gipa’ dkuala’/lam tr/nemcke, [ac 
‘his mind in. A’ Ohi he said to him, “here sing the women, {and 
wax ige’teukte], gopa’ Lkéx Le’mélXtke.” Ttcid/ Xam: ‘*O, ya’Xau 
early it gets day], there are yourelderbrothers.’”” Hesaid tohim: ‘Oh, this 
imo'lak irginn’ltatke.” Ya’Xi ia’)pXele-u yaXi imo’lak ia’pjaskwal 
elk they left for me.” That its fat that elk its skin 
