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the place where those people were staying. Now they heard war- 
cries. One person said: *‘Do you see many people?” <A youth 
looked out, and said: ‘‘Oh, there are many people. There is a canoe. 
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full of people;” and all those people ran away. The Rabbit landed and 
went up. There were no people. He stole all kinds of food. His canoe 
was full. He stole salmon backs; he stole dried salmon; he stole 
all kinds of things. Then he went home. He came to their house. 
Then he carried up that food. In the evening his mother came home. 
She said to him: ‘‘ Where did you take that food?” ‘*Oh, I made 
war on those people down the river?’ ‘‘Oh, they will kill you.” 
“Be quiet; Iam not going to die when they strike me.” 
After five days he went down the river again. Those people said: 
‘“When these people come again we will fight them.” The. people 
were quiet and war-cries were heard. Then they said: ‘‘The people 
are coming.” A person looked out. ‘*Oh, many people are coming; 
itcLaknla’etamit LaXi Le’puke. Aqa wi id’stso, ka oxoéla/etix: 
he put them into the those branches. Then again hewent where were 
canoe ‘ down the 
river, 
ta-itei té’1 Xam. Aga wi @/Lutk igé@’x6x. Innkim LéeXa’t Lgoare’]|X: 
those people. Then again war-cry became. He said one person: 
* Amege’qamitck Lga’prlatike tei té’lXam?” Inn’kik'ct LeXa’t 
“Do you see many {int. people?” He looked one 
part.] 
LqjulipX wa’/Xane. Ive’k‘im: ‘O, tga’pelatike ac pan yaXi 
youth outside. He said: “Oh, many people and full that 
ikn/nim té’/] Xam.” Itgewa’ Nit ta-itci té’1Xam ka/nauwe. Igixe’gela-i 
canoe people.” They ranaway those people all. He landed 
ikanaXmp/né. Io’ptega. K-j6m té’lXam ka’nauwe. Aga ige’kuXtk. 
the rabbit. He went up. No noise people all. Then he stole. 
Itef’tuXtk txelema’emax. Pa’L ia’/Xanim itci’/tuXt. Lxdikd/teX 
He stole them kinds of food. Full his canoe he stole it. Salmon backs 
iteYtuXtk.  AlXegu'la itcd’Xtga. Ka’nanwe ta’nki itci/yuXtk. 
he stole them. Dried salmon he stole them. All things he stole them. 
split along back 
Ige’ Xkjoa. TgiXkjoa’mam — tn/ctaqupa. Itcto’/kuiptek ta Xi 
He went home. He came home their house to. He carried them up those 
txalema’emax. Tsd/yustiX igaXkjoa’mam wa’yaq.  Ig¢id’lXam: 
kinds of food. In the evening she came home his mother. She said to him: 
*Qa’/xpa imd’euiga gi LxElema’emax?”? ‘*A, saq® inn’/tux  ta-itci 
“Where at did you take these kinds of food?” “Ah, war Imadeon those 
them them 
qv’eqamfX té’1Xam.” ‘‘O, aqamuwa’qoa.” ‘‘Ac prt mn’xdx. A, 
down river people.” “Oh, you will be struck.” “And quiet be. Ah, 
manix aqenuwa’qoa, nict qantsi’x anod/’mEqt.” 
if I am struck, never I die.” 
Qoii/nemiX io'qoya 1X aga wit’ax id’stso. Igogua’kim  ta-itei 
Five times he slept then again he went They said those 
down river. 
té1Xam: ‘‘Manix wit’ax atgaté’mam ta-ttci té/lXam,  aqa 
people: “When again they arrive those people, then 
[Xktoma’qta.” Ka oxoela’etix: ta-ftci té’1Xam; aqa wi é’Lutk 
we ae fight with Where were those people; then again war-cry 
them.” 
igé’x6x. IRgdeua/kim: ‘‘Aqa teate’t té’1Xam.” Ine’kiket LeXa’t 
became. They said: “Then they are the people.” He looked one 
coming 
