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out. Oh, help me! Let us carry him out. Take hold of his legs.” 
The Sturgeon rose. He took the feet; Coyote took the head. They 
carried him out. When his legs came out Badger broke wind and 
the Sturgeon fell down dead. Badger rose. They cut the Sturgeon; 
his roe was white. 
After several days they got hungry again, and Cveue said: 
“What do you think? We will send word to the Beaver.” Then 
Badger said: ‘I think so.” Then Coyote stood by the water and 
saw a canoe passing. He shouted: **Tell the Beaver to come and 
see our younger brother!” The people said: *‘We will tell him.” 
Coyote stayed there some time, till he saw a canoe with one man 
in it. Now the Beaver landed. He stayed a little while; then Bad- 
ger groaned and said: ‘‘I want to go out! I want to go out!” Then 
Coyote spoke: *‘ He always tells me to haul him and carry him out. 
Oh, help me! Let us carry him out. Take hold of his legs.” The 
Beaver rose. He took hold of the feet; Coyote took the head. They 
carried him out. When his legs came out Badger broke wind and 
Atxgiuktepa’ya. E’wa_ tia’qo-it’ amigrlga’ya.” To’tXu-it_ina’qon. 
We will carry him out. Thus his legs you iaaices them,’ He stood the sturgeon. 
Itcé’grloa @’wa tia’qo-it. Itja’lapas @’wa Lia’qjakctaq itcé’grlea. 
He ook him thus his feet. Coyote thus his head he took it. 
Aqa —_icgi’uktepa. Lax ig0d/xoax tia’go-ft e@’wa La’xaniX; 
Then they carried him out. Out became his feet thus outside; 
iga-ixn'Iqo-leqo-le —ipjé/exac, ac kopii’ igexé@’maxit, i0’maqt 
: he farted badger, and there he fell down, he was dead 
ina’qon. Igixn’latck ipje’exac. Icge’yuxe ina’qon. TkjEp ia’qapt. 
the sturgeon. He arose badger. They cutit the SUXE CON Ww Bite its roe. 
Qa’wattX id’qoya-iX, aqa wi wa'ld igi’cux. ‘* Wu'ska, qada 
Several his sleeps, then again hunger ‘acted on “Come! how 
them. 
ime’ Xatakoax, a’oe. Atxgiuqoe’mria iqa’nuk.” Tee’kim ipjé’exac: 
your mind, younger We will send word to the beaver.”’ He said badger: 
brother. 
“Kjoarqi’ nX1Lo’ Xuan.” Jora’eta ma’tniX itja’lapas.  Itcé’qrlkel 
“Thus I think.” He stayed at the water coyote. He saw it 
ike’nim. Ige’exgoa. Itcige’loma. *AmegiulXa’m — iga’nuk 
a canoe. It passed them. He called it. “Tell him the beaver 
atce’ketama inta’m XTX.” Tgugoa’kim ta-itei te’1 Xam: 
he shall come our younger brother.” They said those people: 
and see 
we Ante xi ki’ 2tegoa.” La/2lé i0’ua-it  itja’lapas. Itce’qrlkel 
“We will tell hin Long he stayed coyote. He saw it 
ike/nim. Lakja/ex'at. Igixi’gela-TX aga iqa/nuk. No’TjixX 
a canoe. One person in a canoe. He Janded then the beaver. A little 
id’La-it iqa/nuk. loa-ixilqa’yayalemtck ipjé’exac. ‘* Pjaya’2 pjaya’,” 
he stayed the beaver. He groaned badger. “Piaya’, piaya’,” 
ige’kim ipje’exac. Ige’kim itja’/lapas: ** Kjoanqii’ CEO ON ees, 
*he said badger. He said coyote: “Thus 1e always does to me 
as qaniuLa’tax qaniuktepa’x. Amengelgé’cgama atxeiuktepa’ya. 
and I haul him I carry him out. Help me we W ill carry him‘out. 
E’wa tia’qo-it amigrlea’ya!” To’tXuit iqa’nuk, aqa — icgi’yuktepa. 
Thus his feet take!” He stood up the beaver, then they carried him out. 
Lax  ig0/xoax tia’qo-it = yaXi ipjecxac @ wa  wa’xane. 
Out became his feet that badger thus outside, 
