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The Skate said: ‘‘Shoot at me; afterward I will shoot at you.” 
The Skate stood up. Blue-jay took his bow and shot at him. But 
the Skate turned sideways and Blue-jay missed him. Then he 
told Blue-jay: ‘‘Now I shall shoot at you.” Blue-jay stood up. 
The Skate said: ‘‘ Raise your foot before your body; if I should hit 
your body, you would die.” Blue-jay held up his foot. Then the 
Skate shot him right in the middle of his foot. He fell down crying. 
Now the people had arrived in the sky. It was cold. When it got 
dark, they said to the Beaver: ‘Quick! go and fetch the fire.” The 
Beaver went up to the town. Then he swam about in the water. 
[Soon] he was seen, and one person said: ‘A Beaver is swimming 
about.” Then aman ran down to the water, struck the Beaver, and 
killed him at once. He hauled him to the house, and said: ** What 
shall we do with that Beaver?” ‘‘ We will singe him.” They placed 
him oyer the fire and the sparks caught in his fur. Then he arose 
loe@’k‘im @aiai’yu: ‘Ni Xua étci’maq e’nitX, ke’qamt eme’maq 
“He said the skate: “Well shooting me beabletodo, afterward shooting you 
ayamerlo’Xoa.” To/tXuit @aiai’yu. Itca’kelga aya’prjike iqje’sqeés. 
I shall do you.” He stood the skate. He took it his bow blue-jay. 
Ia’maq itce’lax; igixkjrlata’mit @aiai’yu.  IRqe’yuknp  @aiai’yu. 
Shooting he did him; he turned round the skate. He was missed the skate. 
him 
Iqio'lXam  iqjé/sqés: ‘*Tea  mai’tjax @mé’maq ayamelo’Xua.” 
He was told blue-jay: “Well, you also shooting you I shall do you.”’ 
lo'tXuit igé/sqés. Igé’k‘iIm Gaiai’yu: ‘‘LeE’mepe @’wi LE’xa, 
He stood blue-jay. He said the skate: “Your foot thus do it, 
ci/xalfX Le'xa, ya'wuk?X qamod’mqtx, ma’nix é€’mitq éme’maq 
up do it, else you die, when your body shooting you 
ayamelo’Xua.” E’wi ca’xaliX itei’L6x Le’yape igé’sqes. [a’maq 
I do you.” Thus up he did it his foot blue-jay. Shooting 
him 
ig@'lux wLe/iapepa. Le katsekpa’ ia’maq ige’lox. Koopa’ iqé’sqes 
he was his foot in. Just middle in shooting ne was Then blue-jay 
done him done. 
éyuLuwaiqoxo-it, igigE’teax. A4, itgi’am  ca’xalfX _ta-itci 
he slipped down, he cried. Ah, they arrived above those 
té1Xam. Itsd’mit igé’xax. Igd’ponkm.  Iqio’lXam_ iqoa-ine’ne: 
people. Cold it was. It became dark. He was told the beaver: 
‘“Aj/aq a’ton aga’lemam.” Jod’ya ca’xaliX iqoa-ine’né yaXi 
“Quick fire go and take.” He went up the beaver that 
elXampa. Aga id’kjuiXa Ltcu’qoapa.  Iqge’qrelkEl iqoa-ine’ne. 
town to. Then he swam water in. He was seen the beaver, 
Ine’/k‘im LeoaLelX: ‘‘Iqoa-iné’neé yaXi iukjue’Xala.” Ive’kXta 
He said a person: “A beaver that swims about.” He ran 
ma/tniX LgoaLe/ |X. Iqid’qwilX iqoa-iné’ne. Gopi’ — id’maqt, 
toward the ~ a person. He was hit the beaver. There he was dead, 
water 
nau'i id/maqt. Iqid’tata Lxen'le-u. Ine/k‘im ta’Xi_ Lgoaie’lX: 
atonce he wasdead. He was hauled inland. He said that person: 
“Qa aqio’Xoa iqoa-ine’ne?” ‘* A, aqiatkjtsx‘ima’ya.” Iqianqxa’ema 
‘“‘How — shall be done the beaver?” “Ah, he shall be singed.”’ He was put 
a'totpa. H’ka  ikqj oa/yuLgoXuit avtoL  @/yaqco. Tgixn’latek 
fire on. Thus it struck him the fire his hair. ~ He arose 
iqoa-iné’né. Ige’kta rLa’xané. [d’kjuiXa ma’uniX. Itco’k"La wuX 
the beaver. He ran outside. He swam toward the He carried it that 
water. 
