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up to his house. In the evening his mother came. She said to him: 
‘“You went again.” He said to her: ‘Yes, I] went. All those people 
ran away.” ‘‘Oh, stop going,” said his mother. 
After five days he went again. The people were quiet and they 
heard war-cries. They took their arrows and all went out. They 
saw the canoe. ‘‘Oh, many people are coming. They are uttering 
war-cries.” Then the people ran away. But one old man hid under 
the bed. The Rabbit landed and entered the house. The old man 
saw him. He looked secretly. Behold, the Rabbit was stealing. 
He threw down one salmon roe. He ate it. His teeth were full. 
Then he rolled about and shut his eyes. The old man took a stick. 
He hit him here in his face, just across his eyes, and there the Rabbit 
lay dead. The old man hauled him out of the house and shouted. 
“*Come down!” said the old man. ‘‘ Behold, the Rabbit has been steal- 
ing from us.” Now the people came down. They said: ‘* Behold the 
wi't’'ax: ‘‘tja imd’ya.” Itco’/Xam: ‘‘A2, ind’ya. Ka/nauwé ta-itci 
again: “Behold you Ww ent: My He said toher: ‘Ah, I went. All those 
té1Xam gatenXuwa’xitx.”  ** O aqa kope’t imo’ ya,” igid‘lXam 
people always run away. “Oh now enough you go,’ she said to him 
wa’ yaq. 
his mother. 
Wi qoii’nemiX id’qoya-tX aqa wi id’ya. Ka2 oxoela’étix- 
Again five times he slept then seein he eens Silent were 
ta-itei t’1Xam. Aqa wi @tutk igé’xdx. Itgd’guiga tga’qamateX 
those people. Then again war-cry “hecame. They took them their arrows 
ta-itei té1Xam. Itgr’pa ka’nauwe. Iqé’qrelkel yaXi ike’nim. 
those people. aT hey went all. It was seen that canoe. 
out 
“QO wea/prlatike té/1Xam_ tgate’t. E’tutk tgioxd’la.” A’qa 
“Oh ~ many people are coming. War-cry they say much.”’ Then 
itguwa’Xit ta-ftci té’1Xam ka’nauwe. LeXa’t Lqjeyo’qt Lxn’peut 
they ran away those people all. One old man hid 
refoualtX ilXw’mé. IToixée’eela-tx ikanaXmer’né. Ia’ckupq taXi 
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under the bed. He landed the rabbit. He entered that 
tqu'Lepa. Axgio’qumit LaXi Lqjeyo’qt, Lxé’kjelpsot. O, Lqoct 
nouse in. He looked that old man, he looked secretly. Oh, behold! 
ikanaXme'né igigd’Xtgrla. Itecaxé’ma aeXt ak‘ebo't ge’gualiX. 
the rabbit was “Stealing 1 much. Hethrew down one salmon roe put down. 
up ina skin 
Aqa itexr’lemuX taXi Lr’qapt. Pa’Lemax iLr’x6x Lia’qateX. 
Then he ate that salmon roe. Full got his teeth. 
Aqa_ igixegé’lalemtck isinpjo’/Xuit.  Inge’grlga e@’mEqo LaXi 
Then he rolled about he shut his eyes. He took it a stick that 
Lajeyo’qt, iLgigr’Itcim gipa’tix’ sia’ Xdstpa, sia’xdst qasxEnEm0’t. 
old man, ‘he hit him right here his face on, his eyes across. 
Kopa’ id/maqt ikanaXme’né. Irgid’Lata La’xaniX LaXi Lqjeyo’qt 
There he was dead the rabbit. He hauled him outside that old man 
ka Lxe’lqamx. ‘‘Amei/Lx, amefLxa!” ite’k‘im Laxi Lqjeyo’qt. 
and shouted. “Come down to come down to said that old man. 
the water, the water!’ 
‘rqoct ikanaXme’né gitcelxd’Xtgela.” Aga itgr’Lxa  ta-itei 
“ Behold the rabbit he stole from us.” Then they went to- those 
ward the water 
té1Xam. ‘O,” igugda’kim, ‘‘Lqoct ikanaXme’ne.” — Iqid’ketam 
people. SOhw they said, “behold the rabbit.” They went 
to see it 
