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Owl? You went to him.” Now the Owl was dancing. <A. stick 
struck his nose and it began to bleed. Then he went home. The 
woman was already at the end of the house. She was lying down 
with the Panther. Then the Owl was angry. ‘*I bought that woman 
for him and I went out in the canoe singing to buy the woman for 
him there at the end of the house.” The Owl scolded for a long time. 
Then the Panther said to that woman: ** Look out! We shall fight. 
When we fly up higher and higher fighting, we shall kill each other. 
When green flesh falls down, you must burn it; when red flesh falls 
down, keep it, and do the same with the bones. When green bones fall 
down, burn them; when white bones fall down, keep them.” The 
Owl scolded for a long time. Then the Panther said: ‘‘ You are talk- 
ing all the time. Come! we will rise to the sky and fight.” The 
Owl made himself ready. He put on five raccoon blankets. The 
Panther made himself ready. He put on five elkskin blankets. Now 
“Tmxaltei’melinga tia’xagplaxnle ika’/oXad; aqa imiga’tqoam.” 
“You heard about him his fame the owl; then you Came to him.” 
Ka iwe’la ika’oXao, igilea’Xit e’mqo ci’anpXpa. Nau’ Lqa’wulqt 
Where he the owl, it hit him a stick his nose at. At once blood 
danced 
vax clatpX. Ige’Xkjoa ika’oXao. Igixkjoa’mam  ika/oXao. 
pour his nose. He went home the owl. He came home the owl. 
out E 
AVnga aya’kikal  qoaqe’ ake’x. Icgh/Lqayti = gi ~~ ikjoayawa’. 
Already his wife at the end was. They lay on bed this panther. 
of the house 
Kala‘lkuilé igé’x6x ika/oXao: ‘*Ya’Xka_ ina’yilxewakoa wuXi 
Seold “he did the owl: “He T be ight her for him that 
aqage/lak. Anra’gitgulamalit yaXi gogua/oliX.” Lii’2le kala‘lkuilé 
woman. I went out in a canoe sing- that at the end of the Long scold 
ing to buy her for him one house.” 
ige’x ika’oXao. 
he did the owl. 
Iteo’IXam wu Xi acta’kikal ikjoayawa’: *‘Qa’tjoeXem! Ma/nix 
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He said to her that their wife the panther: ** Look out! When 
nantxuwa’qoa, ma/nix antxelukeqoa’wulXema  igd/cax, ma‘nix 
we shall kill one when we fly up fighting the sky, when 
another, 
pteix inqul, ayulk"teuwa’ya inqu’l, aga alimxelgii’Lxa. Ma’nix 
green flesh, it falls down flesh, then burn it. When 
Epil inqu’l ayulk"tcuwa'ya, aqa amid’tea.  Kjoanqii’ edi otco. 
red flesh falls down, then keep it. Thus bones. 
Ma'nix pteix e’qjdoted =ayulk"teuwa’ya, aqa  alimxelgii’Lxa. 
When green bones fall down, then burn them. 
Ma’ nix tkjop e/qjotco = aga ~—saamio/tka.” Lele kala Ikuilé 
When white bones then keep them,” Long seold 
ige’x ika’oXad. A’qa igé’kim ikjoayawa’: ‘* Wii’koa amxeltcuwa’ya. 
he did the owl. Then he said the panther: ‘All day you talk. 
Me'té! atxelugeqoa’wulXema igd’cax.” Igixn’ltXuitek ika’oXao. 
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Come! we will fly up fighting the sky.” He made himself ready the owl. 
Tga’exalté aya’qanug. Qoii’nemi te’xalté tia’qanoqoake ika’oXao. 
He put it on his raccoon Five were on him his raccoon blan- the owl. 
blanket. kets 
Igixe’ItXuitck ikjoayawa’. Qoii/nmma tege’luqté ite’xalte. Kopr’t 
“He made himself the panther. Five elkskin blan- were on him. Enough 
ready kets 
