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The tree was fiat thick. After a little while it fell. It fell toward 
the water. The old man said to Mink: ‘*Run toward the water.” 
Mink ran and the dry fir fell just in that line. It broke to pieces and 
all the bark came off. The old man thought: ‘tThus I killed him.” 
Thus he said to Mink. The old man put the dry wood in piles and 
took off all the bark. Then he went down and came to his canoe. It 
was almost filled with dry wood. Mink had piled the wood up in the 
canoe. Then the old man said to him: ‘‘ Little rascal!” But Mink said: 
““You are an old man and you are strong, not I.” They put the dry 
wood into the canoe. It was full. Mink thought: ‘‘ Where shall I 
stay? The canoe is full.” The old man said: ** I will put you into the 
basket with our wedges.” He put stones into the bottom of the bas- 
ket and placed him on top. He put the wedge [basket] on top of the 
wood. Now they went across. When they came to the middle of the 
ii’wa_ ite 28 pulatax aga’qalemq, as nd/LjiX aqa igd’iteo.  Igo’-itco 
thus thick its bark, and a little then St fell. It fell 
while 
e/wa matnata’. Aga iqid’l/Xam iko’sa-it: ‘‘Mn/kta e@’wa maxnata’.” 
thus toward the Then te was told mink: “Run thus toward the 
water. water.”’ 
Iee’kta ik0’sa-it. Pa  iga-élo’ yunuxit wuXi aqk/leEmq  igo’itco. 
He ran mink, There ‘just in that line that its bark fell. 
Ljma/nLjman iga’x wuXi amqei’ckan. Ka’nauwé Liq igaxa’x 
Broken to pieces was that fir. All come off did 
aga’qalemq. Igixto’Xoa-it yaXi iqjeyo’qt:  ‘““Qoi’Lj aqa 
its bark. He thought that old man: “All right, now 
iyamo’waq.” Igio’ [Xam __ iko’sa-it. Itcaxtqoalalemtck = wuXi 
I killed him.” e was told mink. He piled it up that 
aqr'lemq yaXi  iqjeyo’qt. Sagqj  tcju’xtcjux itcd’/xoa~ wuXi 
bark that old man. Al strip off he did it that 
aqn’/lemq. Aqa id’Lxa. Jo'yam icta’/Xanim. Qjoa’p pan alixd’/xa 
bark. Then — he went He arrived their canoe. Nearly full it was 
down to the at going to 
water. be 
aqa/lemq. teak Xate qoa'la iko’sa-ft. Itcio' Xam  ia’qdqein: “‘Lqa 
bark. te had piled it up mink. He said to him hissister-in- ‘‘ Maybe 
law’s Rate 
tanki mxéla’l LaXi Lqoe’tgaitgai.” Ige'kim iko’sa-it: ‘* Mqjeyo'qt 
some- you do that little Fascal? He said mink: “You are an old 
thing man 
ma’yax alamxeld’l.” Icga’kXatk wuXi aqr’lemq. Pav icta’xanim. 
you you do it.” They putintothe that bark. Full their canoe. 
canoe 
Igixto’Xoa-it ikd’sa-it: “Qa’xpa Lq anakra/eta?” Pan ige’xdx 
He thought mink: “Where maybe I shall stay?” Full was 
icta’xanim. Itcio'|Xam_ ia/qdqefn: =“ Gipa’ gis txa’qeqrmapa 
their canoe. He said to him his relative’s “Here these our wedges to 
brother-in-law: 
ayamElgé'tga.”  Iqd'mxom té’loxt taXi teta’qec pma. IteLE'leitk 
T shall pat you.’ ak basket they were those their wedges. He put them 
in into it 
tqr’nake. we'gigoala itern’/lgitk. Aqa  itcé’lgitk  ia’qdqcin. 
stones. Below them he put them into Then he put him his relative’ 
it. into it brother-in-law 
Igé@'lgitk iko’sa-ft. Caxala’ . tn’ctamgopa itciakxa’ema.  -Aqa 
He was put mink, On top their wood he put him into the Then 
into it canoe. 
