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woman went home. Then she spun the sinew and strung up the long 
dentalia. Now she had used up all the sinew. The next day she went 
again, and said to her grandson: ‘*I will go to another house and ask 
for sinew.” The old woman went to another house and said again: 
*“T come to ask for a present. Please give me some sinew. My 
grandson’s woodchuck blanket is torn.” Then they gave her much 
sinew. The old woman went home. When she came home, she spun 
all day and all night. After she had finished all that sinew, she said 
again to her grandson: **To-morrow I will go again; I will ask for 
some sinew at another house.” Early in the morning she went again 
and came to another house. She said: **I come to ask for a present. 
Please give me some sinew.” She received much sinew. Then she 
went home again. Then one woman said: ‘‘ How quickly she used 
all the sinew which she received at that one house. I saw she received 
much at one house.” Thus spoke one woman. The old woman arrived 
A’qa igajktkem, ieajktkem, igajktkem wu’ Xi aqé’Lata. A’ga 
ja 1g | ga] g y q 
Then she spun, she spun, she spun that sinew. Then 
igexE’kjeLeé ya’ Xi iqawikje'Lé; kanauwe’2 igaxe’LXOm wu’ Xi 
she strung them those ong dentalia; all it was finished that 
up 
agé’Lata. A’qa wi igd’n @goa, aqa wi igod’ya. Igio’lXam 
sinew. Then again onemore ay, then again she went. ae said to es 
e'teatgEn: “‘Ted’nax tqu’Lepa  anod/ya,  anxelgé’maq] EMLama.’ 
her grandson: “ Another house at I go, I shall ask fora pee u 
Igo’ya wu’ Xi aqjeyo’qt tgd’nax teXt tq! Lepa. Whi'tjax iga’k‘im: 
She went that old woman another one ouse to. Again she said: 
“Aqé@’Lata ganxétema’qj;emiam. E’teitgen si/aqjula a’qa LE/xXLEXx 
“Sinew I come to ask for a present. My grandson his wood- then torn 
ehuck blanket 
ex@’ouXt.” A’qa wi Lga’pela igqalema’qjemi wu' Xi aqjeyd’qt 
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hGgS:28 Then again much she was given asa that id woman 
present 
wu Xi aqé/Lata. <A’ga wi iga’Xkjoa wu'Xi agqjeyo’qt. 
that sinew. Then again she went home that old woman. 
IgaXkjoi’mam  tx’ctaqupa. A’qa wi iga’/ktkem, iga’ktkem, 
She came home their house to. Then again she spun, she spun, 
iga’ktkem ka’nauwe wka’etax, ka’nauwé Lpd/lemax. Kanauwii’2 
~ she spun all days, all nights. All 
igaxb/LXOm wu'Xi aqé’Lata. A’qa wi igid’lXam _ é’tcatern: 
it was finished that sinew. Then again she said to him her grandson: 
“Ola, a’qa  wi't’ax anod/ya. AnxelgeémaqjEmLa’ma  aqé’Lata 
“ To-mor- then again I will go. Iw ill ask for a present sinew 
row, 
tgo/nax tqu’Lepa.” Kawi’X aqa wi igd’ya. lod’pqam  tgd’nax 
‘another house at.”” Early then again she went. she came in another 
tqu’Le. Iga’k-em: ** Aqe’Lata inxétgé’maqjEmiam.” Iqalema’q|émL 
house. ‘She said: “Sinew, 1 come to ask fora present’ She wasgivena present 
a’/xauwe wu'XNi aqé’Lata. Aqa wi 1ga’ Xkjoa. Ine’ kim 
much that sinew Then again she went home. She said 
LeXa't uqage’lak: ‘‘A’yaq qa ig0uXum, téXt we 
one woman: “Quick maybe she finished it one house 
iqalema’qjémL aqé'Lata.  A’xoé igalema’ qjémL teXt tqu’ Lepa 
she was given a sinew. Much she was given as a ouse 21 
present present 
no/qumé,”  ink’k‘im LéXa’t Lgagéak. igaXkjoa’mam wu’ Xi 
I saw her,” she said one woman “she came home that 
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