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home, but it was out. Then he swam across to the house of the Grizzly 
Bear. The old woman held the fire. For a short time she threw it 
down and took it up again right away. He did not dare to take it. 
The old woman threw it down again. Then he jumped at it and took 
it. He ran out and swam across. He went ashore and came to their 
house. He had just made a fire when his elder brother came home. 
‘“Where did you go? Just now you are making a fire? When the 
Grizzly Bear comes I shall throw you before him and he will eat you.” 
Lynx did not say anything. ‘Take care,” said the Panther, ‘the will 
kill us.” Early the Panther arose. He washed himself and tied his 
hair. Then swans were flying away. He told the Lynx: ‘‘See if 
the monster is coming.” The Lynx went and said: ‘‘ Ido not see any- 
thing; only a snag is drifting down.” ‘‘Do you think that is a snag? 
That is the Grizzly Bear who is coming. Hide yourself, put the kettle 
over you.” Then the Lynx put the kettle over himself. The Grizzly 
Bear opened the door and said: ‘* Who took my grandmother’s fire? 
aya’ton. Ige’Xkjoa. A’nqa teXup iga’/x6x aya/tor. IJd’/kjuiXa 
his fire. He went home. Already extin- was his fire. He swam 
guished 
@'wa kjanate’tor. IJo’yam ica’yim  té’iaqupa. Igagelga’ t wuXi 
thus across. He arrived the grizzly his house at. She held that 
bear 
Tai AW 
aqjevo’'qt wuXi ator. NOo’LjiX agaxé’max, a/nqa wi agagElea’x. 
old woman that fire. A little she By ed it already again she @ took it. 
aown, 
Texrp igé’xdx ipu’koa. Igaxe’ma wit’ax wuXi aqjeyo’qt wuXi 
Not daring became the lynx. She laiditdown again that old woman that 
aqa’leptckiX. Itci/sdpena ipu’koa. Itca’gnlea wuXi aqa’leptcktX. 
firebrand. He jumped atit the lynx. He took it that firebrand. 
Iee’kta  La’xantX. Ige’ Xkjoa. To/kjuix'a. Igigo’ptckamiX. 
He ran outside, He went home. He swam. He came up to the house. 
IeiXkjoa’mam tr'ctaqupa. Koalé’wa iXelge’ixal aqa igiXkjoiai’mam 
He came home their house to. Just he made afire then he came home 
a 
é'yal Xt. ** Qa’ mta imd’ya? Teqi koaleé’wa amxeElgé’txal. Ma’nix 
his elder ‘Where did you go? Then just you made a fire. When 
brother. 
aleté’mama ica’yim ayamxema’ya. Atcimxalemo’xuma.” Niict qa 
he willcome thé grizzly I shall throw He will eat you.” Nothing 
bear you to him. 
igé’kim ipu’koa. *‘* Qa’tj6eXenm!” aqio’| Xam ipu ‘koa, ‘Satetxote’na.” 
said che lynx. “Look out!” he was told 1e lynx, “he will kill us.” 
Kawi X  igixn’latck  ikjoaya’wa. Igixn’qoat, iLix’r’meElaptek. 
Early ~ he arose the panther. He bathed, he tied his hairin a knot 
over his forehead. 
IgoXuawa’ Xit tqélo’q. Iaqid’lXam_ ipu’koa: ‘‘Ame’keket aqa 
They flew away swans. He was told the lynx: “Look there 
ite’t iqexé Tau.” ITge’kiket ipu’koa. ‘*Kja nict tan ine’qrlicel. 
he is the monster.” He looked the lynx. “Nothing not  any- I see it. 
coming thing 
La’ema LeE’tcin Li’2teatcX.” ‘‘LE’tcinna,” atcid’‘/Xam, ‘“‘ya’Xka 
Only a snag is drifting down. “A snag [int. part.],’’ he said to him, ‘he 
ica’yim yaXi ite’t. Amxn’ peo » Toea’-iXoalakjoa aqju’tan ipu'koa. 
the grizzly © that is Hide yourself!’’ He covered himself the kettle the lynx. 
bear coming. with 
CIXE’laqLq yaXi ica’yim. an iba’ xan ca 
It ‘Jaqiq yaXi ica’yim. ‘“‘Lin inga’xan wuntea kjée wagato'L? 
He opened the that grizzly bear. “Who took it from our gran her fire? 
door her mother 
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