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only a boy. Ican not doas much as you.” ** Quick, take them away.” 
Mink took them away and carried them home to their house. 
After a few days he told him to bring two raccoons. Mink went and 
brought the raccoons. He brought them to the house and threw them 
down before the old man. They scratched him all over. ‘*Take them 
away. They do not know me. When I was young they used to know 
me.” He took them away and carried them home. On the following 
day the woman’s relative told him: ‘*Bring me two grizzly bears 
from that mountain. Long ago I used to play with them.” Mink 
went and came to the mountain. He told the grizzly bears: ‘*I came 
to fetch you. My sister-in-law’s relative wants you.” They said: 
‘All right, take us.” He carried them home and threw them down 
before the old man. They scratched and tore his whole body. Then 
the old man cried much. Mink’s elder brother told him to take them 
away. He took them away and carried them back. 
That is the story; to-morrow it will be good weather. 
mayax alamxélo’l; Lqa po nai’ka nkja’skas po nict nxélo’l.” 
you you do it; maybe if I Tam a boy if not I do it.” 
“Ai/aq ci’k1a!”  Iteci’cuk1 ik0’sa-it. Itecd’ktam_ tn’ctaqLpa. 
“Quick carry He carried mink. He brought their house to. 
them!” them them 
Qa’wattX tq id’qoya-TiX ac ta’xt crata’t itccignlo’koatck. I[0’y: 
Several per- they slept and next two raccoons he sent himforthem. He went 
times haps 
iko’sa-it. Ite’cukt crata’t. Itecd'ktam tr’/Laqupa. Itecil Xa’kueq 
mink. He carried two raccoons. He brought their house to. He threw them 
them them down to 
ia’gdqein. legio'pequa ka’nauwe. ‘*Cr/kta! aqa cgénxn/LEluX. 
his sister-in- They scratched all. “Carry them now they do not like me. 
law’s relative. him two! 
Akoanitsikjaé’ts — aqa_ cgr’nokul.” — Itei’euk1 crata’t.  Iteco’k 1am 
When I was young then they knew me.’ He carried the two He brought 
them two raccoons. them 
tr’ctaqLpa. 
their house to. 
WaX igé’tcukt?X, ited’ Xam ia’qdqein: ‘*Cga’/lemam ca’yim yaXi 
Early it got day, he said tohim hissister-in- ‘Fe te h them two twogrizzly ~ that 
law's relative: bears 
ipa’kalpa. Cgonr’xémotXemX a/nga.” Id’ya iko’sa-it. Id’yam yaXi 
Bene on. I played with them long ago.’” He went mink. He arrived — that 
ipa’kalpa.  Itecd’1Xam_ca’yim: = ‘‘Iamtga’lemam. _Ite?’qdqein 
mountain on. He said to the two grizzly “T came to fetch you. My sister-in-law’s 
two bears: relative 
itcinto’koatck.” Tegio’TXam: ** Qoii’Lj_ imentga’lemam.” Itef’cuk. 
he sent me.” They two said to ‘All right, fetch us.” He carried 
him: them two. 
TgiXkjoa/’mam. ItecilXa’kuéq ia’qdqein.  Tegid’péqra; ka’nauwe 
"He eae home. He threw them his sister-in- They two scratched all 
down to law’s relative. him; 
@’yaLq Lime’ntjmeEn icel’yux. Icixrlgqé’/Lxalemtck yaXi iqjeyo’qt. 
his body torn they y made it. He cried with pain that old man. 
Itcio Xam @’yalXt iko’sa-ft: ‘*Cr’kia.” Itei’ecuka  iko’sa-it. 
He said to him his elder mink: “Carry them He carried mink, 
brother two.” them 
Itccaqrld’ketxam. Kjané’kjané, o’la asa-igii’p. 
He carried them back on The story, to- it will begood 
his back. morrow weather. 
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