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talia which belong to her and to her grandson. She will come again 
to-morrow and ask for more sinew. Maybe she has not yet strune 
up all her long dentalia.” The old woman went out. She felt offended. 
She turned back, opened the door, and said: **Do you scoff me? I do 
string up my grandson’s long dentalia, and still you scoff me? Weare 
stringing them up every day.” She went home and arrived at their 
house. She said to her grandson: ‘* Quick, invite the people of our 
town.” Her grandson went and said to the people: ** I come to invite 
you. My grandmother sent me to call you.” Then all the people 
went. Now they took out of one hole the short dentalia and dis- 
tributed them among the people. They gave them to part of the 
people, and then the one hole was empty. Then they took them out 
of another hole and distributed them. Then they had given to all the 
people. 
Now the boy was grown up. Indeed, he had seen spirits. By 
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iqawikjé’Le, icta’XawikjéLe wLXuan é'tcatgen. A’2la_ wi't’ax 
long dentalia, their long dentalia perhaps her grandson. To-morrow again 
alate’mama. Alaxelgé’maqjémra aqe’Lata. LXuan nict 
she will come. She will ask for a present sinew. Perhaps not 
nixLXOmx gi icta’Xawikj@Le icgiante’neL agé’Lata.” Igd’pa 
she finishedthem these their long dentalia they string them sinew.” She went 
out 
wu Xi aqjeyo’qt, ici’qépa ra'xanfX a’qa  é@/teamxte mela’ 
that old woman, the door at outside then her heart annoyed 
igé’xdx. IgaXn'takoa wu'Xi aqjeyd’qt. Tgixn’laqgrgiX ya’ Xi 
ecame. She returned that old woman, she rs the < door that 
iqabo'te. “Kja a’qtceXul tei?” iga/k‘tm. ‘‘ Ntgtxkja’Lena 
door flap. “And ITamridiculed [int. part.]?’’ she said. “We string them 
e'tcetgen iqawikjé’Le ka é’qtceXul tei? Ka’nauwe  Lka’etax 
my grandson long dentalia and Tam ridiculed Ore All day 
part.]? 
ntgixkjé’Lena iqawikjé’Le.” A’qau iga’Xkjoa wu'Xi_ aqjeyo’qt. 
we string them long dentalia.’” Then she went home that old woman, 
Igo/yam ter’ctaqupa. Ieid’| Xam é’teatgen: ‘* Ai/aq tea’ lemam 
She arrived their house at. She said to him ae grandson: “Quick fetch them 
ta-itei té’lXam gilxa’lXam.” J0’ya ya'Xi @’teatgEn. Iteto’/l/Xam: 
those people the people of our He went that her grandson. He said to them: 
town.” 
(ay . = . = ; . 
“A, iametea’lemam. Agn/cetX igento’koatck.” Itgi’ya  ta-ftei 
“Ah, I came to fetch you. My grandmother ~ she sent me.” T hey Went those 
te’lXam = ka’nauwe. aq? icgi’yux GXt id’kjoaya  ikupku’p. 
people all. Take they “did one their hole short dentalia. 
out them 
Icgiawe’mak té’1Xam ya’ Xi ikupkup. Aqa’watike — ta-Ttei 
The y distributed people those short dentalia. Part of those 
them 
téTXam a’ga igixE’LXom ya’Xi eXt ikjod/ya. A’gqa wi 
people then it was at an end that one hole. Then again 
igd'n @Xt  ikjod’ya. Iegiawe’mak. Kanauwii’4 — ioxoa’kjaq 
another one Whats They distributed them. All she gave to all 
of them 
té’1 Xam. 
the people. 
A’qa ia/qati igixn’]léx ya’ Xi ikja’skas. A’qa — a’qanuwé 
Then large ‘became that boy. Then indeed 
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