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pieces of salmon. He came to the house, but his youngest brother was 
not there. Bird skins were hanging in the house. He waited some 
time, but his youngest brother did not come home. Then that per- 
son went home again. He hung up the tail pieces of salmon and 
left them. In the evening the youngest brother came home. He 
entered and the tail pieces were hanging there. He thought: **Oh, 
they came to see me. What shall I do with those tail pieces? They 
just give me tail pieces of salmon to eat.” He hung them up near 
the door, and skinned the birds which he had found on the beach. 
All the year round he searched for birds on the beach; he always 
‘aught birds on the beach. 
His brothers stayed for a long time at Ne’trl. Then the eldest one 
said again: **Take food to our youngest brother.” Tail pieces of 
salmon were cut again, and another of the brothers went. He arrived 
at the house and entered. There was nobody there, but one side of the 
house was full of bird skins. His youngest brother was not there. 
ti/LaqLpa. qa ya'Xi ia’mXTX. [a/ema tpjespjH’suks cu’ XeuX 
their house at. Nothing that his YOUnReD Only birds skinned 
brother. 
dguaké’x. Qu’tqui ta’wixt tn’Laqupa. Ke’nuwa __ itcigi’mta-it. 
they were. Hang they did their house in. Try he waited for him. 
Niict igiXatkjoa’mam. Aga wi ige’Xkjoa ya’ Xi igoare’lX. - 
Not ~ he came home. Then again he went home that person. 
Qui iteta’wiX ta’Xi- tpjia’sXiks. Itcd’qo-iqng. Tsd’yustiX, 
Hang he did them those salmon tails. He left them. In the evening, 
a’qa igiXkjoa’mam ya’ Xi iqjulipX. Id’pqa. A’qa qui ta’wiXt 
then he came home that youth. He entered. Then hang they did 
tpjia’s Xiks. IgixLd0’ Xoa-it: LO) iqenn’tketam Lj. Tan 
salmon tails. He thought: “Oh: they came to see me, behold! What 
Lqa aniugué’xa gi tpjia’sXiks? Koale’wa Lqa_ tpjia’sXiks 
maybe shall [do with these salmon tails? Just maybe salmon tails 
them 
iqtne/Iqoim.” Qui iteta’wiX kjawusi’qépa. A’qa wi cu’XcuX 
Iam given to eat.” Hang he did them near the door. Then again skin 
itc’tux  tpjespjn’suks. — Itetd’mitckeé = ma/tniX __ tkamila’Iqpa. 
he did them birds. He found them seaward beach on, 
on the beach 
Ka/nauweé Lqa’etaq qayackta’goatcgoa-itx. Qatctome’tckjénanrma-itx 
All year he went to search on the beach. He always found them on the beach 
tpj Espjb’suks. 
birds. 
Lele uxe’la-it Leal Xtiike ya’ Xi Ne’telpa. A’qa wi iteLo’lXam 
Long they stayed his elder that Né’/tel at. Then again he told them 
brothers 
eralXt: ‘*O, megilqoe’mam ilxa’m XTX.” A’qa wi Lqju'pLqjup 
their elder “Oh, bring him food our younger Then again eut 
brother: brother.” 
iqe’tux tpjia/sXiks. A’qa wi id’ya igd’n é@’Xat @’yalXt. [0’yam 
they were salmon tails. Then again he another one his elder He arrived 
went brother. 
tn/LaqLpa. 1a’ckopq. Kjamm_ té/lXam, ta’ema_ tpjEspjH’suks 
their house at. He entered. No people, only birds 
ita’pjackoal pan, te/nat tqu’né. Kja ya’Xi ia’mXiX. No’yjixX 
their skins full one side the house. Nothing that his younger A little 
brother. 
