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woman looked at the firebrands and there were as many as before. 
Thus the Lynx fooled the old woman. He looked often when she 
struck her vulva. Then he took that firebrand. He went home and 
swam across. He came into the house and made a fire. In the even- 
ing his elder brother came home. There was the Lynx. They slept, 
and the elder brother rose early. He went to wash himself. After 
a little while he came in. Swans were flying away. He said to the 
Lynx: ‘‘Go and look.” .The Lynx went. He came in. He was 
asked: ‘*What did you see?” ‘I did not see anything but swans 
flying away because a snag is drifting down.” ‘‘ Do you think that 
is a snag? That is the Grizzly Bear. Quick, hide yourself under 
that kettle!” Lynx hid and put the kettle over himself. Then 
the Grizzly Bear opened the door. ‘* Who took our grandmother’s 
fire? Iwilleat him. Give me, give me your younger brother; I will 
eat him.” The Lynx became afraid. He trembled under his kettle. 
wuNi a/tor, Aqa wit'ax iktukjuma’nanemtck wuXi aqieyo't. 
that fire. Then again she looked at them often that old woman. 
Kapi’t taXi tga’qaleptckixX. Aqa ala-ix'énémd’tXema wuXi 
As many those her firebrands, Then he made fun of her that 
aqjeyo’qt yaXi ipu’koa. A’2qoétix: itcaxe’lotex, iLaxElqé’leXxtck 
old woman that lynx. Often he looked at her, she slapped herself 
LE’gakci. Itca’grlga wuXi a/eXt aqi'lmptckiX. Id’ya, ige’Xkjoa, 
her hands. He took it that one firebrand, He went, he went home, 
igikn’kjéx'a-TX. Id’yam_ tw’ctaqipa, iga-ix'n/lgitx. —Tsd/yusté 
he swam across, He arrived their house at, he made a fire. In the eyening 
igé’/Xkjoa @yalXt. TgiXkjoa’mam ikjoaya’wa.  Tdxt ipu’koa. 
he went home his elder He came home the panther. There was the lynx. 
brother. 
TeXap  icto/qoya, kawi’X  igixn’latck @’yalXt. — _Igixqoa’tam. 
One night they slept, early he arose his elder He went to bathe. 
brother. 
Ige'tpqam. No’rpjiX — ige’tpqam. IguXoawa’Xit — tqeélo’q. 
He came in. A little while *he came in. They flew away swans. 
“Mk iket,” iqid’ Xam ipu’koa. Ige’k-tket ipu’koa. Igé’tpqam. 
“Look,” he was told the lynx. He looked the lynx. He came in. 
Iqidqu’mtcxdgoa: **TcuXoa tain imé’qrlkel?” ‘'Kja’ya niet tan 
He was asked: “ Well! what did you see’?”’ “Nothing not any- 
thing 
ine’qelkel Ta’ema tqelo’q itaxul O/xulteX. La’ema tr’tcin 
I saw it. Only swans their cries come down. Only a snag 
Li2/teateX.” ‘‘rH’tcin amXwLo’/Xuan? ya'Xka ica/yim yaXi ite’t. 
is drifting down.” “A snag do you think? He eee that comes. 
pear 
Ai’aq amxe’peut!  A’mXoalakjoa wu’ Xi aqju’tan.”  Igixe’peut 
Quick hide yourself! Cover yourself with that kettle.” He hid himself 
ipu’koa. Iga’iXoalakjoa wuXi aqju’tan. Itca-ixn/laqnuqiX ica’yim. 
the lynx. He covered himself that <ettle. He opened the door the grizzly 
with bear. 
“Lan ibga’xan wuntea’kjéc wogato’L? ALenxrlaéwapqoe’cx.” 
“Who took from our grandmother her fire? (?) 2t 
her 
Kjwaec ige’x6x ipu’koa. Igé’xallta ka a’yaqjtan. La’2lé id’La-it 
Afraid became the lynx. Hetrembled where his kettle. Long he stayed 
ici’qe. ‘“‘iene’t, Lené’t wuLméemXé’X. ALENXElaé wapqoe’ cx.” 
door. “Give him give him your younger brother. (2) 7 
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