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Swans were flying there. Then he spoke to the Lynx: ‘*Go and see 
why these swans are flying away.” Lynx went to see and entered 
again. His elder brother asked him: ‘* What did you see?” *‘I did 
not see anything but swans flying away because a snag drifted 
down the river.” Then the elder brother looked. He saw that the 
Grizzly Bear had come nearly up to the house. The Panther came in 
and said: ‘Put that kettle over yourself, the monster is almost here.” 
Then the Lynx covered himself with a kettle. The Grizzly Bear 
opened the door and stood in the doorway. ‘*Who took our grand- 
mother’s fire? J will eat him.” ‘The Lynx became afraid and trem- 
bled. The Grizzly Bear said: ‘‘Give me your little brother; I will 
sat him.” The Panther replied: ‘‘You are talking all the time. 
Come in.” They began to fight. Then the Panther said: ‘* Where 
are you? The monster will kill me.” Then the Lynx threw off the 
kettle. He took an adz and danced around. ‘‘ Elder brother, the 
Le/yaqcopa as no/LjiX icxé’la-it. Iguxoawa’Xit tqeld’q. Iqio’l Xam 
his hair on and a little they stayed. "The y flew away swans. He was told 
ipu’koa: ‘‘Amgé/ketam ta’nki tcuXoa’wula tqelo’q.” Igige’ketam 
the lynx: “Go and look something make fly away swans."’ Hey went to look 
ipu’koa. Igé’tpqam —ipu’koa. “Teu'Xoa tan ime’qrlkrl?” 
the lynx. He came in the lynx. “Well what did you see?” 
itcioqu’mtexdkoa @’yalXt. ‘‘Kja’ya nict tan ine’qelkel. Ta’ema 
he asked him his elder “Nothing not any- I saw it. Only 
brother. thing 
tqélo’q Ttaxul, La’ema gi Ly’tcin Li’/tgateX.” Ige'’kiket @’yal Xt. 
swans their cries, only that snag drifts down.” He looked his elder 
brother, 
Qjoa’p  aligd/ptegama ya’ XtiX — ica/yim. lo’pga_—_ikjoaya’ wa. 
Near he came up there the grizzly He entered the panther. 
bear, 
“A’mXoalakjoa wuXi aqju’tan. Qjoa’p ingn’txOx Lqexe/Lau.” 
‘“Coyer yourself with that kettle. Near comes the monster.” 
lea/iXoalakjoa wuXi aqju’tan yaXi ipu’koa. Ttcixe'laqnq yaXi 
He covered himself that kettle that lynx. He opened the that 
with door 
ica’yim. J6/na-it iciqépa. ‘‘Lan iLga’xaL wuntca’kjéc woga’toL? 
grizzly bear. He stayed door in. “Who took from our grandmother her fire? 
. her 
AtEnxelga’ewapqoe’ex.” Aga kjwae ige’x6x ipu’koa.  Ige’xallta. 
(?) 
pa ae n afraid became the lynx. He trembled. 
““rene’'t, LENEC tb,” ige’kim ica’yim, ** weLrpmém Xé’ X 
“Give him give him said the grizzly “‘your younger brother 
to me, to me,” bear, 
aLEnxela/ewapqoe’cx.” ** Wii' koa amxeEltcuwa’ ye ige’kim 
(?) ag “All day you will talk,” said 
ikjoaya’wa. ‘‘A’ckatpq.” —‘Ta’ckupq ica’yim. Aqa_ iexer’lgayu. 
the panther. “Come in.” He entered the gruzly Te they fought. 
pear. 
ItcioTXam ia/mXTX: ‘A, qa/xpa mke’xax? ALgEnuwa’qoa 
He said to him his younger “Ah, where are you? He will kill me 
brother: 
Lqexe’rau.”  Itcaxé’ma a’yaqjtan ipu’koa.  Itcé’grlga e’qa-itk. 
the monster.” He threw off his kettle the lynx. He took it an adz. 
Tgieqia’nukitck: 
He danced about much: 
“PY kjilxoa/q wuita/qo-it wuLqexé/Lau 4/pxd, ékjilxoa’q!”’ 
““Water lilies his legs the monster, eé Leos Ww ater lilies!"’ 
brother, 
