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silent for a long.time. Then she said to him: ** My private parts.” 
*“Oh, our private parts, my wife.” The Panther heard it. 
Early he arose, and ate before going. He went. Then the Owl 
arose. He stole some grease and gave it to his wife. Then he went 
out for the fifth time. He danced a short time and came home. 
They left the woman alone. Then she arose and went to the end of - 
the house. She looked at the food which the Panther had put aside. 
It was elk-marrow. Now she pulled out two of her hairs and tied 
one around one piece of marrow. She took the other hair and tied it 
around another piece of marrow. Then she put the food back there 
and hid in the Owl’s bed. The Owl danced for a short while and came 
home. He stole some grease at the end of the house. At noon the 
Panther came back, but the Owl was there already. He did not say 
anything. Now he really took notice. The Panther stayed there some 
time. Then he took that marrow. He wanted to eat it. He broke it 
and the hair became loose. He stretched it out. He saw it was one 
iteo’| Xam. — ** Tamenpé’yaquawuna.” = Lele qan iga’xdx. Aqa 
he said to her, “T shall serateh you. Long _ silent she was. Then 
igid’lXam: ‘*Itcii’eqo-itxa.” ‘* Hohohoho” ige’x6x, ‘* inta’yaqo-itxa 
she said to him: ““My vulva.” *“Hohohoho’ he did, “our vulva 
aga/yakikal.” Itcixtern’mElé ikjoayawa’. 
my wife.’ He heard it the panther. 
Kawi X  igixn’latck ikjoayawa’.  Ietxkjé’tcinktamit. ——d’ya. 
Early he arose the pauther. He s ate Perera going out. He went. 
Igixn’/latck ika/oXad. Ige’kuXtk, itea’lqoim aya’kikal. Aqa wi 
He arose the owl. He stole, he gave to her his wife. Then again 
to eat 
id’'ya ika/oXad @’LaquinEmiX. No'rjixX igé’witck.  Igé’ Xkjoa. 
he went the owl the fifth time. A little he danced. He went home. 
Ietaqr’/logiuk wuXi aqage’lak. Aqa igaxn'latck. Igod’ya é’ws 
| s s 
They had left her that woman. Then she arose. she went there 
gogua’oliX. Igiukjuma’nanemtck ya’ Xi ta’nki qiuk/o'LetiX. A’qa 
“end of Louse. t She looked at it that some- that he had put up. Then 
thing 
imo'lak aya’mala. Kjut ign’L6x mdket Le/gaqceo. Ikia’kjenEXta 
elk its marrow. Tear “she did two her hair. She rolled it around 
out them 
ae’ Xt wuXi a’mala LreXt Lqn’co. Agod’n iga’gElga ikia’kjeEnEXta 
one that marrow one hair. The rother she Took i it she rolled it around it 
one 
LaXi Lqn’cdo. Aga wi igukjd'Lit kopa’. Aqa wi igaxr’peut 
that hair. Then again she put it up there. Then again she lid 
ia’|Xemepa ika’oXad. NOo’LjiX ige’witck ika’oXao. Igée’ Xkjoa. 
his bed at the owl. A little while he aanced the owl. He went home. 
IgiXkjoa’mam. Igigo’xtkam @’wa gogua’oliX apXw'leu! Pa we’gua 
He came home. He Went to steal there art The end of fat. At noon 
the house 
igé’Xkjoa ikjoayawa’. ITeiXkjoa’mam. A’nga 10’Xt ika’oXao. 
he went home the panther, He came home. Long ago he was the owl. 
there 
Nactqa itcio’lXam, gé’wa qa pat xax itei’yuxt. I[0/iqtiX id’La-it 
Notatall he spoke to him, because really notice he did him. Long he stayed 
ikjoayawa’. A’qa itca/gnlega wuXi a’mala.  Ala-ixelemd/xoma. 
the panther. Then he took it that marrow. He was going to eat it. 
Iteaxp’lakua. StuX" inn’x taXi tqn’cd. Itergé/nXam, @’LanXa 
He broke it. Untied became that hair. He stretched it, one fathom 
long 
