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hanging there. Then he skinned his birds. His house was full of 
bird skins. 
The brothers stayed on. Then the eldest brother said: ‘*Take tail 
pieces of salmon to our youngest brother.” Another one of the 
brothers went and arrived at their house. His youngest brother was 
not there. He hung up the tail pieces and went home. In the evening 
the youth came home. He made a fire and saw the tail pieces. ‘*Oh,” 
he thought, ‘*they brought me food. They give me tail pieces to eat. 
Such refuse is given to dogs only.” He took them and hung them up 
near the door. Then he skinned the birds which he had found on the 
beach. There were all kinds of sea birds. He stayed for a long time. 
All the year round he was searching on the beach, where he caught 
birds. His house was fuil of bird skins. 
His elder brothers stayed there for a long time and the eldest one 
said again: **Quick! take food to our youngest brother.” Again they 
tpjEspjB’suks. La’xtax itcid’xoax ita’pjackoal. A’qa pax ta’Xi 
the birds, Take off he did them their skins. Then full that 
te’yaqu tpjEspiE'suks ita’ pjackoal. 
his house birds their skins. 
A’qa wi ivxé’2la-it La-ttci Lé’yalXtike. Aqa wi ive’k‘tm: 
Then again they stayed those his elder brothers. Then again he said : 
*“Amegilqoe’mam ilxa’mXiX tpjia’eXiks.” A’qa wi id’ya e’Xat 
“ Bring him food our younger salmon tails.” Then again he one 
: brother went 
é'yalXt. J0’yam tn’Laqupa. Kjaya’ igé’xéx ina’/mXiX. Qui 
his elder He arrived their house at. Nothing became his younger Hang 
brother, brother. up 
itcta’/wiX ta’Xi tpjia’sXiks. A’qa wi ige’Xkjoa. Tsd’yustiX 
he did them those salmon tails. Then again he went home. In the evening 
iofXkjoa’/mam ya’ Xi iq; ete iga-IxB’loitx.  A’qa itco’kuikel 
he came home ~ that yout “he made a fire. Then he saw them 
tpjia’eXiks. “SO, iqenétqoe’/mam,” igixLo’XNoa-it. *‘ Koale’wa Lqa 
the salmon tails. “Oh, they brought me fsod,” he thought. “Just so maybe 
tpjia’eXiks — iqanw’/Iqo-im. La’ema Lkjo/tkjot teXua  iqjé’yip 
salmon tails Iam given to eat. Only a dog then refuse 
aqgeéLelqoe’muX.” Ited’euiga ta’Xi tpjia’sXiks. Qu iteta’wiX 
he is given to eat.” . He took the em those salmon tails. Hang he did them 
kjawusi’gé. A’qa wi cu’ XcuX itci’tdx ta’Xi tpjespjn’suks ta’ Xa 
near the door. Then again skin hedidthem those birds those 
itcto’mitcké ma'~tniX qa tpj ESPj n/suks, ka’nauwe  qa’demax 
he found them seaward where virds, all kinds 
on the beach 
ita‘lkuile tpjespjn’suks. Lele id’ra-it. Ka'nauwe Lqa’etaq 
similar to birds. Long he stayed. year 
nickta’euatcgoa-itx. Qatetémé’tekjGnanEma-itx tpiespin's suks. A’qa 
he se: arche don the beach. He always found them on the beach birds. Then 
pa2zL ta’ Xi te’yaqn ya’ Xi ita’pjackoal tpjEspjb’suks. 
full that his house that their skins Star 
Lele ivxe’la-it e'yalXtke. A’ga wi ige’kim  é’xalXt: 
Long they stayed his elder brothers. Then again he said their elder 
brother: 
“Aya’q imeeilqoé’mam fixa’mXTX.” A’qa wi  Lqju’pLqjup 
“Quick bring him food our younger brother’’ Then again eut 
iqn’téx ta’Xi tpjia’sXiks. A’qa wi id/ya -ya’/Xi éXa't. 
ey were those salmon tails. Then again he went that one. 
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