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there. Mink came and said: ** Did you see it?” The Panther replied: 
‘**T did not see anything. Only your grandmother, the snail, came 
there.” ‘Those are his grandmothers,” replied Mink. His elder 
brother said: ‘The deer jumps in long leaps.” Mink went and struck 
the spruce trees. Then the bullfrog came out of the woods. ‘‘Oh, 
elder brother,” said Mink, *‘there it jumps, just as you told me.” 
The Panther took his bow and arrows, but he saw only a bullfrog. 
Mink came to his elder brother. ** Did it pass you?” ‘*Ah, only your 
great-grandfather, the bullfrog, passed me jumping.” ‘* Those are my 
great-grandfathers when I am not hungry. 
“Quick, quick! Go and strike the spruce trees!” Mink went and 
struck the spruce trees. Now the rabbit ran out. He shouted to his 
elder brother: ** There he is running!” The Panther arose and looked. 
Only a rabbit jumped past. Mink said: *‘ Did you see it?” ‘*I did 
Ige’kiket ikjoayawa’; a’ema atsjpme’ngqan akjLxe’t.  Ieite’mam 
‘He looked the panther; only a snail came crawling. He arrived 
coming 
iko’sa-it. ‘‘Tcu’xoa ime’qrelkel?” itcio’/Xam eé’yalXt. ‘‘ Kja’ya 
mink. “Well did you see it?”’ he said to him his elder “Nothing 
brother. 
nict tan ine’qrelkel. A’ema atsjmd/éqan amé’ckiX wuXi akjixe’t.” 
not any- I saw it. Only the snail your grand- that came 
thing mother erawling.”’ 
*“Tia’ckiXenana taya’x,” itcio’|1Xam @é’yalXt. ‘‘Ma’nix ya’Xka 
“ His grandmothers those,” he said to him his elder “When he 
brother. 
=f mle = a =e ” =! SH be ah ee A 
ema CEN aqa La uLau ZUslo gaia nanEmMa. 16 ya iko sa-1t. 
the deer then in leaps ne will jump.” He went mink, 
Ljaqujaq itcei’tox taXi tema’kteXemax. J[od’ya  igjoatn/nxexe, 
Strike hedidthem those spruce trees. It went the bullfrog, 
itsopmna’nanEmtck. ‘‘A, ap Koya | » jge’kim iko’sa-tt. ‘“‘rja tau 
it jumped much. “Ah, elder brother!’” “he said mink, “Look what 
imeno‘|Xam atsopena’na yaNi id/itet.”  Itca’gnlga aya’prjiké 
you said to me it Jumps that is coming.” He took it his bow 
yaXi é'yalXt. Jo’t Xuit. ja’ema  iqjoatn’nxexe — itcé’qrlkel. 
~ that his elder He stood Only the bullfrog he saw it. 
brother. there. 
Tgite’mam iko’sa-it @’yalXtpa. ‘*Tcu’xoa ig@’mExkoa?” ‘*Ta’ema 
He arrived mink his elder brother “Well did it pass you?” “Only 
coming at. 
emé’tc] Bmax iqjoatH/nxexe yaXi igé’npxkoa sOpEna’ na.” 
your great-grand- the bullfrog that passed me jJumping.’” 
father 
*Tia’tejEmaxnana taya’x ka nict wald’ on’nuxt.” 
‘His great-grandfathers those when not hunger acts on me.” 
“Aivaq, ai’aq ami’ya! 1ja’qijaq amto’xoa taXi tema’kteXmmax.” 
Quick, quick go! Strike do them those spruce trees.”’ 
lo’ya iko’sa-Tt. 1ja’qujaq itc’téx taXi tema’ktcXemax. ITeewa' Xit 
He went mink. Strike hedidthem those spruce trees. Tt ran away 
ikanaXwe’/née. Itcigé’loma e’yalXt: ‘“‘A, yaXawé aqa i0’itta.” 
the rabbit. He shouted at his elder ANY here now itis 
him brother: coming.” 
Jo’tXuit @’yalXt.  Ige’kiket.  Ja’ema ikanaxme’né  tsdpEna’na, 
He stood his elder He looked. Only the rabbit it jumped, 
there brother. 
igé’xkoa.  Ige’kim  iko’sa-it: ‘‘Teu’xoa ime’qnlkel?”  ‘* Kja’ya 
it passed. He said mink: “Well did you see it?”’ “No 
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