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Pé'LPEL (TOLD 1894). 
There was a strong man at North river. His name was Pe’Lpet. 
He made the Willapah poor. When they went to catch sturgeon in 
their gill nets, and it was near flood tide, then he told his people to go 
to those people who were catching sturgeon. He took what they had 
caught. He took also the gill nets of part of them. He did this all 
the time, and they did not take revenge upon the strong man. When 
he caught a sturgeon, he just squeezed it and it broke to pieces. 
When he was seen coming, all the people ran away and went home. 
When one of them was slow, he overtook him and took away what 
he had caught. Now a boy was growing up on the South fork of the 
Willapah among the La’qxaLEma. ‘They sent him up the mountains to 
bathe in ponds. He twisted young hemlock trees and vine maples 
and young spruce trees. Then he became a youth. Now the old 
HhXa’t tia’LxewulX aya’ qetxokr, Pe’LpeL ia’xaleu. 
One strong man he was a Naqetx0/kL. Pe’LpeL his name, 
(of North river) 
Itcu Xoagoa’ mit Gita’ Xuilapax. Mane’x no Xuikjan Xa’temamx 
He made them poor the Willapah. When they went to catch sturgeon in 
gill nets 
qjoa’p qaLuwe'tckoax, — a’qu qatctuto’goatckoax gina’ | Xam 
nearly it was flood tide, then he sent them ~ his people 
qayugoad’ qoamx ta-ftei gd’ Xuikjan Xate. Qatctoxoasga’mx 
he reached them those who fished sturgeon in gill He took from them 
nets. 
ita’kjetenax.  Aqa’watike aqa  tga’kjanXaté  qatctOxoacga’mx. 
what they had Part of them then their gill nets he took them from them, 
caught. 
Ka’nauwe xqeta’‘kemax  kjoanqe’. Nii2et — aqé’nkj@émeEnakoax 
All years thus. Not it was taken revenge on him 
tia’LxéwulX. Mane’x = qatcigElga’x —ena’qon, ~~ kopa’ —s Lkj up 
he was a strong man. When he took it a sturgeon, there squeezed 
nixO/xoax, Lqjup  qacxEld’xoax. Mane’x aqiqrlgnix _ ite’t, 
it was, eut it was. When he was seen he came, 
ka’nauwe qateuwa’xitx,  nuxoakjoa’x. Mane’x tLawa’ qaLoix 
all they ran away, they went home. When slowly e went 
reXa't, qaterkta’qoamx  qatciLxs@a’mx ina’ kjétenax. A’2qa 
one, he reached him he took it from him + what he had caught. Then 
ino’mit LeXa’t wkja’skas La/qxanema. A’qa iqLoto’koalalamtck 
he grew up one boy a La/qxaLema (of Then he was always sent 
South fork of 
Willapah). 
iqoa’toL Lpaka’lemaxpa. XaiX ingr/tuX tqa’-etpma, XaX 
to wash mountains on. Twist he did them hemlock trees, twist 
ibevyuX iqjé’nciq, XaX irgw’tux tema’ktXemax. A/2qa 
he did them vine maples, twist he did them young spruce trees. Then 
ugqiu'lipX ILE/xOx La’ Xi qha’qxaLemax. Aqjeyo’gt wu’ Xi 
a youth he became that La/qxaLEma. An old woman that 
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