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Owl was there already. He said: ‘** Why do you always come home 
first?” Thus spoke the Panther. The Owl replied: *‘I caught all 
the mice; therefore I came back.” ** What do you always whisper in 
the evening? You keep me awake.” The Owl replied: ‘‘I was 
dreaming that mice climb over me. I was dreaming.” The Panther 
said: ** Bring our elk, old Owl.” The Owl got angry and said: ‘* His 
ancestors called me by that name.” ‘* Quick, old Owl; bring our elk 
and eat its dung.” The Owl scolded for a long time. He did not 
want to go. Then he went out and carried the elk into the house. The 
Owl took only the poor kind of grease. ** Why do you always scold?” 
said the Panther to the Owl. The Owl replied: ‘‘ You always give me 
all kinds of names.” The Panther replied: ‘* For a long time we two 
have been living all alone; don’t scold. You have changed altogether; 
you are scolding all the time.” 
aqaLa/x, aqa ige’Xkjoa ikjoayawa’. A’nga i0’Xt —ika’o Xao. 
the sun, then he went home the panther. Already there the owl. 
was 
Toi Xkjoa’mam. Itcid’ Xam: “Qa  gimgaké’xax? Ma’newa 
He came home. He said to him: “How are you? You first 
qamXkjoa’mamx,” . iqio’lXam ika’oXao. = I[tcid’|Xam_ikjoayawa’. 
you come home,” ne was told -~-  theowl. He said to him the panther. 
Tgée’kim ika’oXad: *‘A’ga into’‘LXom ta’ Xi ted’yike, tantxo aya’q 
He spoke the owl: “Then I finished them those mice, therefore quick 
qanXkjoa’x.” ‘Tan, tan, tanki ca/uciu qatcnmod’xoax Xa’piX; 
I come home.”’ “What, what, something low voice he makes in the 
evening; 
qammnuqd’teqemx.”  Iee/kim ika’oXao:  * Qanix'ge'quwalu kLx 
you keep me awake.” He spoke the owl: “T dream 
ted/yike gatxrnguwa’ wulel XLEmx; qatenx'*quwa’lequx.” Itcio’l Xam: 
mice are crawling up my body; I dream about them.” He said to him: 
‘“‘Ta/ckatq"tck itxa’molak, ci’naXauXau.” IJoiXn’tXaq ika’oXao: 
“Bring into the our elk, old owl.” He was angry the owl: 
house 
“Tia’qjeyoqtike cté’yinkxal goyogd'l.” ‘‘Aya’q camaro ipqo ip, 
‘His ancestors named me at end of house.” “Quick old owl, 
e'ckatq"tek itxa/molak; ia’qexnle qamiome’gqix.” — Ikala’/Ikuilé 
bring into the our elk; its dung lick it off.” Seold 
house 
nixo’xoax ika’oXad. La/2leé qjam nixo’xoax ika’oXad, koale’wa wi 
he did the owl. Long lazy he was the owl, just then again 
qayupa’x. Qatciacgd’q"tekax icta’molak. Qacgid’xcx. A’ema mank 
he went out. He carried it into the house their elk. They cut it. Only a little 
gatjo/kti apXn'leu qateaxo’qtckax ika’oXad. **Qa’2qa gi gua’nsum 
good fat he kept it the owl. “Why this always 
kala‘Ikuilé imké’x?” aqid’|Xam  ika’oXao. Ige’kim  ika’o Xao: 
scold you do?”’ he was told the owl. He said the owl: 
“Mai'ka ka’nauwé qa’demax gqamenupqeEna/nanemx.”  [d’LqtiX 
“You all ways you name me.’” Long 
igé’kim ikjoayawa’: ‘*Txé’la-it txa’ema. Niict kala’lkuilé imn’x6x, 
he spoke the panther: “Weare we alone. Not scold do, 
kja iamxe’teluXt guamsum kala’lkuilé tmke’xax,” igio' Xam 
and you change toward always scold you do,” he was told 
me, 
ika’o Xao. 
the owl. 
