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but he gave her only worms. She left him and stayed at some dis- 
tance. Again she said: ‘* Raccoon is stealing!” He said to her: 
**Come, come, I will give you some food.” The Crow went. He gave 
her some food, partly good food and partly worms. Five times the 
Crow came back. Then she went up and said: ** Your grandson is eating 
all your acorns.” ‘* The rascal,” said his grandmother, ‘I forgot him.” 
She wentdown and took a stick. He saw her coming down. Then he 
crawled up and hid in one end of their firewood. His grandmother 
searched for him near the water, then she gave it up. She went up 
and searched outside around the house. She did not find him. She 
entered and searched under the beds, but she did not find him. Then 
she gaye it up. Then she thought she would make a great fire. She 
blew up the fire, and then she saw the Raccoon right there. He 
squatted on his knees and elbows. Then she took a firebrand, and 
struck his face and his nose and his neck. Then he ran out and she 
tga’qexéLawuke — iteta’lqo-tm. Iga-iqn/luqn, kela?X  igd’tXuit. 
her worms he gave them to She left him, far she stood. 
her to eat. 
A’qa wit’ax iga’kim atja’ntsa: ‘‘ Aligo’Xtka wirata’t.”  Itco’/Xam: 
Then again she said the crow: “He is stealing raccoon.” He said to her: 
**Mn'te, mete, ayamelqoe’ma, ayamelqoe’ma.” Igd/ya atja’ntsa. 
“Come, come, I will give you to eat, I will give you to eat.” She went the crow. 
Itca’lqo-tm. a’wat tetjo’kti iteta’leqo-tm qa’wat tea’qexeLawuke. 
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He gave her to Part good he gave it to her part her worms. 
eat. to eat 
Qoi’nemiX igaXn’takua atja’ntsa. Agqa igd’ptega. Igaxgu’ritck 
Five times she returned the crow. Then she went up. She told 
atja/ntsa: “‘Adqa itcto’LXom temta’kjanauwe imé’kian.” *‘* Na, 
the crow: “Then he finished it your acorns your grandson.” . ‘Ah, 
guia’xatck! ige’nilalakuit.” Igo’Lx aya’kjec, igé’grlga @’mqo. 
rascal! I forgot him,” She went his grand- she took it a stick. 
down mother 
Itca’qulkml - aya’kjec aLxt. lo’ptek — sige’ kj Lxe. Io’ptegam 
He saw her his grand- shewentdown He wentup he crawled. He came up 
mother to the water. 
inata’t,  igé@xe’peut — teta’XalepteqiX  neXuma’‘kit. Ke’nuwa 
raccoon, he hid their firebrands at the end. Try 
igakje’naxL aya’kjec ma’tniX. Tii/2meénua iga’xdx aqa igd’ptega. 
she searched for his grand- near the Give up she did then she went up. 
him mother water. 
Tgakjé’naxL La’xaniX, tp’ctaqn Led’ kanaxana. Ni2et igid’/egam. 
She searched outside, their house its outside. Not she found him. 
Iga’ckupq. Igid’naxL gé’oualiX LXw/mitk. Kja nict igid’egam. 
She entered. She searched below bed. Noth- not she found him. 
for him ing 
Ti/2ménua iga’xdx. Aqa igod’La-it. Tja'ya igd’xoa aga’ton; 
Give up she did. Then she stayed. Good she made it her fire; 
po’po igd’xoa. Ige’gelkel inata’t kopa’2. Itsingjoya’tiX  qjoa’p 
blow she did it. She saw him raccoon there. He squatted on knees near 
and elbows 
acta’toL. Iga’grlga wu'Xi a#eXt  acta’qaleptckiX. Igid’quilX 
their fire. She took it that one their firebrand. She struck him 
gipa’tiX siaxdéstpa; igid’quilX gipa’tiX Lia’pjaqapa. Tgid’quilX 
here his face on; she struck him here his nape on. She struck it 
ia’koteX. Topa’mam, aqa  ia’potepa  igid’quilX. Aqa  id’ya 
his back. He arrived outside, then his buttocks at she struck him. Then he went 
