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sented with a little only. The old woman went home and spun. 
Again she used all the sinew. There was one hole for the short den- 
talia and one for the long dentalia. She said to her grandson: ‘*To- 
morrow I shall go to another house and ask for some sinew.” She 
arose early in the morning and went again to one house. The people 
saw her coming. ‘* There that old woman is coming again! Indeed, 
she comes to ask for a present of sinew. What is she doing with 
them? Maybe she is stringing up long dentalia.” The old woman 
came to the house and entered. She said: ‘I come to ask for a 
present. Please give me some sinew.” Now they were tired of that 
old woman, but finally one woman arose and gave her some sinew 
as a present. She said: ‘tI have no more; if I had much I should 
give you more.” She arose to go out. When she was near the door 
one woman said: **She has just asked for a present of sinew. What 
may she be doing with them? Maybe she is stringing up long den- 
iqalema’qjem no'Lika, A’qa wi iga’Xkjoa wu’ Xi agieyo'qt. 
) 
e was given as a a little only. Then again she went home that old woman. 
present 
A’qa wi ig@ktkem, iga’ktkem, iga’ktkem. Igd’LXum wu’ Xi 
Then again she spun, she spun, she spun. She finished it that 
agé’Lata. Ka’nauwé wi'tax igaxr’LXom. KalatX  ia’kjoaya 
sinew. All again she finished it. Far their hole 
ya Xi gia/skjptxax ikupku’p, kela?X  ia’/kjoaya iqawikje’Lé 
that short ones short dentalia, far their hole long dentalia 
ia‘Lqtax. Igio//Xam e’tcatgen: “‘O’la a’qa wi anod’ya ta’Xi 
their length. She s said to him her grandson: ‘‘To-mor- then again I shall go that 
row 
teXt  tqu’Lepa. Aqge’Lata anxEloé’maqj)EMLam.” Kawi’ X 
one house to. Sinew I go to ask for a present.’”” Early 
igaxh'latck. Igd’ya wi'tax  ta’Xi teXt tqu’Lepa. Iqa’qrlkel 
~ she arose. She went again that one house to. She was seen 
wit’ax ate’t. ‘Aga’ wi até’t wu'Xi aqjeyo’qt,” igo'lXam. 
again she came. “Now again she that old woman,” she was told. 
comes 
“Qja, aqii/Lata axitema’qjé@émLamt. Tan tLqa igiage’lXalem gi 
‘Ha! sinew she comes to ask fora What maybe she does with it this 
present. 
age’Lata? LXuan iqawikjée’Lé igixkjé’Lena.” Tgati’mam wu’ Xi 
sinew? Perhaps long dentalia she ike them.’ She arrived that 
aqjeyo’qt ta’ Xi tquitepal Tga'ckupq. . Iga’ ee wu Xi aqjeyo’qt: 
old woman that louse to. She entered. She said that old woman: 
“Aqi/Lata nexEtege’maqjémiam.” Nii2et, iqiagn/nXakuiX wu’ Xi 
“Sinew I come to ask for a present.”” Not, the people were tired of that 
her 
agieyo'qt. A’qa ino’tXuit LeXa’t raqage’lak. Ingalema’q;¢mi 
old woman. Then she stood up one woman, She gave her a present 
no'Lika wu'Xi  aqé’Lata. Ingo'lXam: ‘‘A’ga — naqa’yimax 
a little only that sinew. she said to her: “Then this only 
agn’xeLata. Qée  Lga’pEla po Lea’pEla — iamelema’qjému.” 
my sinew. If much then much I should give you a present.” 
Igo’tXuit, igo’pa. Qjoa’p ici’gé igd’yam. A’qa ibn/k‘im LéXa’t 
she stood up, she went Near the door — she arrived. Then she said one 
out. 
Ltqagé’lak: ‘‘Koalé’wi Lqa aqé’Lata axElema’qjeémmnit. Tan 
woman: “Just maybe sinew she received as a present. What 
Lqa igiage’| Xalem ol aqe’Lata / LXuan — igiankjé’Lena 
maybe “she ¢ does with it this sinew? Perhaps she strings them 
