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near their house. There the boy used to swim. Now he felt something 
slippery like a young fish. He felt for it again and tried to catch it. 
He put his arms together, but it was slippery, and escaped. That 
thing was very slippery. He often tried to catch it, but it slipped 
away. Then he went ashore. He pulled out some grass and put it 
on his chest. Then he caught it again in the water and held it tight. 
He carried it ashore. He thought it was a young fish. He carried it 
and went home. He intended to show it to his grandmother. Near 
the house it fell down. He searched for it, but he could not find it. 
Then he thought: ‘*I will fetch some pitch wood.” Then he entered 
his grandmother’s house and said to her: ‘*Grandmother, have you 
any pitch wood?” She replied: ‘* There is pitch wood near the door.” 
**T caught a young fish in the lake, and it fell down.” She said to 
him: *‘Oh, maybe you don’t speak the truth. That lake is dry in 
summer. Where should that fish go? There is no creek into which 
Qjoa’pIX ikakjo'LitX ta’ Xi ty/ctaqn. Kopa’ iukjué’Xalalemtek 
Near a lake that their house. There he swam 
ya Xi _— ikja’skas. A'qa tanki ige’Xgrla luXlu’X, wa. 
that boy. Then something he felt slippery, behold 
Lkjuya/sXté. <A’ga itcid/naxn kopa’. Wi't’ax  igé’Xgela. 
a young fish. Then he searched for it there. Again he felt. 
Kée/nuwa itcé’gnloa. Igéxelta’mit. LuXlu’X igé’xoya. Asa-i 
Try he took it. He closed his arms Slippery it went out of Very 
to take it. his hands, 
luXlwW’X  ya’Ni- ta’nki. E’xauwit?X itcé/grlea —_—k@/nuwa. 
slippery that something. Often he took it try. 
Nixo’ix. A’qa id’ptega Lxn’/leu. Le’xLex itef’tux tr’peo. A’ga 
It went Then he went inland. Pull out he did it grass. Then 
always. inland 
itiXn’qoatk ta’Xi- te’pcd aya’qatepa. A’qa  itcée’grlga wi't’ax 
he put it on that grass his chest at. Then he took it again 
himself 
Lteu’qoapa. A’qa qjuL itce’oblea. Ite’yuk1 LXb/leu. 
the water to. Then fast he held it. He carried it inland. 
Tgixo’XNoa-it Lkjuya’sX. Iteinuki, ige’Xkjoa atetaxEnéma’ya 
He thought a young fish. He carried it, he went home he was going to show it 
aya’ckiX. Qjoa’p  tH’ectaqnpa a’qa —_igé/xelukteo.  Ke’nuwa 
his grand- Near their house at then it fell down. Try 
mother 
itcid’naxn. Niicqé itcid’coam. Igixto’Xoa-it: ‘t AnLEgua’leEmama 
he searched Not at all he found it. He thought: 27 f shall go and fetch 
for it. 
Lqjaxo’ckan.” Topqam tn/ctaqupa aya’ckiX. Ited’lXam: ‘t A’ckiX 
pitch wood.” He camein_ their house in his grand- He said to her: “ Grand- 
mother. mother, 
teu’/Xoa Lqjaxd/ckan.” Igid/ Xam: ‘* Kopa’ Lxé’mat Lqjaxd’ckan 
well pitch wood.” She said to him: “There lies piteh wood 
kjawuei’qé.”  “ukjuya/sX = ink/tgElga gi ikakjo’L{tXpa kja 
near the door.” “A young fish I took it this ake in and 
inE’nxaluktco.” IToid’ Xam: ‘‘tXuan imé’LjmenXut. Tea’koa-TX 
it fell down from me.” ‘She said to him: “Perhaps you lie. Summer 
epaq mnixo/xoax ya'Xi ikakjo'uitX kja qa/mta  arte’mama 
ry becomes that lake and where goes 
taXi ukjuya’sX. Kja’ya nect @’qxan qia’mta Lté/mama ta’ Xi 
that young fish. Nothing not creek where goes that 
