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fathom long. Then the Panther thought: **Oh, the Owl is hiding a 
woman.” He broke another piece of marrow, and found another 
hair. After he had eaten, they cut the elk. He did not say anything. 
The night came on and they lay down. Then he heard the Owl 
laughing. 
The Panther ‘arose early and said: ‘‘Why did you laugh, Owl?” 
The Owl replied: **I dreamt the mice were climbing over me.” The 
Panther went out. He stayed in the woods a atte inland from the 
house. Then the Owl looked secretly and rose. He went out and 
went around. The Panther saw him. Then the Owl entered again. 
He spoke much in the house. The Panther heard the two speaking 
together. After some time the Owl went out again and went to cate th 
mice. The Panther saw the Owl going. When he had gone a little 
while the Panther entered and searched in the Owl’s bed. ‘There he 
found a woman. He said to her: **Rise!” She rose, and he carried 
her to his bed. He said to her: **Did you hear about the famous 
LaXi LqE’cd. IgixLdo’xoa-it ikjoayawa’: **O, iteLo’peut Lj Lqage’lak 
that hair. ~ He thought the panther: Ut Fes he hid her be- a woman 
hold 
ika’oXad. Ago’n wit’ax itcaxn/lakua wuXia’mala. Wi LéeXt Lqs’cd 
the ow]. The other again he took it that marrow. Again one hair 
itcLo’cgamn. = Tnii/2XOrq ia/Lxalem ikjvayawa’. Aqa icxE’)'sjixe. 
he took it. He finished it he ate the panther. Then they cut 
(the elk). 
Nii2ct qa itcid’ Xam. Igo’ponem. A’qa icknqa’yoXuit. Aga wit’ax 
Notatall hespoke to him. Te grew dark. Then they went to bed. Then again 
igixigEleme'laq; igixkjaya’wulalemteck ika’oXao. 
he listened; he laughed much the owl. 
Kawi X igixn’latck ikjoayawa’. Ige’kim ikjoayawa’: ‘* Qana’x 
Early he arose the panther. ‘He said the panther: “How much 
igixkjaya’wulalemtck ika’oXad?” Ige’kim ika’oXad: **Ta’xka 
did he laugh the owl?” ‘He said the owl: SThose 
teo'yike qatxenguwa’wulexLemx  qatniXquwa’luk"LX.” —Ayd’pa 
mice erawled up my body I dreamt about them.”’ He went out 
ikjoayawa’. ‘[0’La-it Lxn/leuX tqu’Lepa, atia’mbixEleu tqu’Lé. 
the panther. He stayed inland ouse at, 4 inland from it the house. 
Igixé’kjglopsot —ika’o Xao. Tgii’2teuktix. To’pa —ika’o Xao. 
Fe jooked secretly the owl. Day came. He went out the owl. 
Toxoa’Lakoa tr/etaqn. Itcid’qumit ikjoayawa’. Ia’ckupq ika’oXao. 
Hewentaroundit their house. He saw him the panther. He entered the oils 
Igéxr'ltco tqu’Lépa. Icixn’ltco aqa emdket ixemeé’laqt ikjoayawa 
He spoke the house in. They spoke then two he heard it the panther. 
much much 
Lele aqa wi i0’pa ika’oXao. TJd’ya aqa_ ika’oXad, | tcd’ytke 
Long then again he went the owl. He went then the owl, mice 
out 
id’‘kuya. Ige’qamit ikjoayawa’, itcid’qumit ika/oXao.  No/rjiX 
he went to He looked the panther, he saw him the owl, A little 
catch them. while 
io'ya ika@’oXad. Ia’ckOpq_ ikjoayawa’.  _Igikj@/naxn —ika’o Xao 
WE went the owl. He entered the panther. e searched the owl 
ia'] Xemitkpa. Itcd’cgam wuXi aqage’lak. Iteo'| Xam: 
his bed at. He found her that woman. He said to her: 
*Axn'latck!” TIgaxr’latck. Ited’k1a @’wa ia’/lXemitk. Itco’| Xam: 
“Rise!” She rose. He carried thus his bed. He said to her: 
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