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to pull her, but she did not move. Her face was changed. Then 
her companions gaye it up and left her. They told their companions: 
‘Oh, that girl became crazy. She became a monster. We are all 
weak of fright.” Then one old woman said: ‘* Why did you take that 
girl along? It is forbidden. No girl who is just mature goes there.” 
Then the people cried. The next morning they went to look for her, 
but they did not find her. Feathers of sea birds were lying there, 
that high. When it becomes foggy, she is heard singing shaman’s 
songs in the rocks. Thus she did: When they came to the place where 
she was, she sang shaman’s songs. Then the people gave up the 
search and went home. The chief of the Gita’unaLX said: ** Let us 
go home,” and the Gira/unaLX went home. Therefore it is forbidden 
to take girls who are just mature up Saddle mountain, because that 
girl was taken away. The Thunderbird took her. 
igaxbla’lalemtck, aqa  sxeld’-ita sga’xdst sgé’xa. Te/2menua 
she moved, then different ‘her face became. Give up 
igd/xoax gita/cgewal, a’qa iqagn’ltaqn. Igdxoagu’Litck gita’ckewal: 
they did *her companions, then she was left. They told her companions: 
“A, kjoalala’k iga’x6x tau aqjela’wulX. Iqexé’Lau a’koa itcd’xoa. 
“Ah, crazy she became that girl menstruating A monster thus he made 
for the first time. her. 
Ka/nauweé ne’saika tr/ltel intci’xd6x.” Inn’k‘fm LéeXa/t iajeyo’qt: 
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All we weak we became.” He said one old person: 
(of fear) 
*Qa’teq? mei’kuk1 wu’ Xi aqjela’wulX? Teoa’kjirau. Nict qantsi’x 
“Why you carried that girl menstruating It is forbidden. Never 
her for the first time? 
Lqjela’/wulX qaLo/yiX kopa’.”  AY%, aga oxoé/nimtck  ta-tftei 
a girl menstruating goes there.” Ah, then they cried those 
for the first time 
té1Xam. Igeée’teuktiX, ké’nuwa igo’ketam. Kjem niegeé’ iqd/egam. 
people. Day came, try they went to Nothing not she was 
see her. at all found. 
sipe’t a’kangqt Xi 4 ¢ tpjEcpjr’cuke a’taX i ma’tnf) 
Gipe’t a’katqt wu’ Xi a’/keme tpjEcpje’cuke a’taXeme gi ma’~tntX 
That high those feathers oirds theirfeathers these seaward 
qa tpjzepjx’cuke. Aqa mané’x na-ikxaia’koaxiX aqaltci’meElitemx 
where birds. Then when it grows foggy she is heard 
ta’Xi tqr’nakepa, gqaLaxEniaé/mita-ttx. Kjoangé’ iga’xdx ya’ Xi 
that rock in, she begins to sing a Thus she did that 
conjurer’s song. 
iqd/cgam OXtpa Laxenni/mit. Te’menua igo’xox ta-ttci téiXam 
she was where she she sang a con- Give up they did those people 
found was at jurer’s song. 
kenuwa ——itgona’xLam. A’qa wi igo’ Xoakjoa. Ige’k ‘im 
try they went to Then again they went home. He said 
search for her. 
ina’ Xakjemana Gina’unaLX: ‘‘ A’yaq, alxkjua’ya.” A’qa ite’ Xkjoa 
their chief the GiLa/unaLX: “Quick, let us go home.”’ Then they went 
home 
Gita’ unaLX. Ta’ntxo toa’ kjiLau Lqjela’wulX aqLo’/k Tx 
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the GiLa/unaLX. Therefore it is forbidden a girl menstruating she is carried 
for the first time 
Suwalala’xost, gqé@’wa wu'Xi- aqjela’wulXt aqi’gitoa  kopa’. 
Saddle mountain, because that girl menstruating she was taken there, 
for the first time by a spirit 
Ikenuwakeo’ma qatca’gitga. 
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The Thunderbird he took her. 
