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gathered two bundles, then she went home. Then she made a roasting 
frame and dried the fern roots. In the evening her husband came 
home. Then she roasted the roots and gave them to him to eat. Her 
husband said: **Oh, those fern roots are good. Gather many of them. 
We shall give them to the people when we move.” Then she gathered 
fern roots every day, and one side of the house was full of them. 
They were tied in bundles, and the roasting frames were full of 
them. Then she gathered large fern roots. She dug large ones out 
of the ground. In the evening her husband came home. She told 
him: ‘* Ah, I gathered large fern roots.” He said to her: ‘* Go again 
to-morrow. Soon I shall have finished that canoe. Maybe that I 
shall have finished that canoe at which I am working in four days’ 
time.” The man rose early and went to work on the canoe. The 
woman went afterward to gather fern roots. Now the house was full 
la’newatiX kse’mmax wu'Xi akjé/cana. A’qa qawa_ itea’qaéiax. 
First small those fern roots. Then part large. 
Ma’‘ket?X kjau  nake’x igupjé/yaLX wu'Xi aqagé/lak. — A’qa 
Twice tied they were what she had that woman. Then 
gathered 
ga’ Xkjoa. A’ga stsjé’lqan ign’cux. Kopa’ igaxea’mit wu'Xi 
ie went home. Then a roasting she made it. There she dried them those 
frame 
aga’kjécana. Tsd’yustiX igiXkjoa’mam  itca’kikala. A’qa wi 
her foun roots. At dark ~ he came home her husband, oe again 
igo’ckjun wu'Xi akjé’cana. Teayilqo-im itea’kikala. Itco’lXam 
she roasted those fern roots. She gave him toeat her husband. He said to her 
them 
itea’kikala: “QO, atjo’kti akjé’cana. Lga’peEla = amodpjia/Lxa 
her husband: “Oh, good fern roots. Many gather them 
gi akje’cana. A’tgé = atxgawiqoe’mnira = te’ Xam, —sma/nfx 
these fern roots. Later on we two will give them to eat the People: when 
atxkia’yuwama.” A’qa ka’nauwe Lka’etax igdpje’yatx wu’ Xi 
we arrive after moving.” Then all days she Eaanered them those 
akjé’cana. Pan igd/xoax @wa tr’nat te’ctaqn. Kjau, kjau, kjau, 
fern roots. Full became there oneside _ their house. Tied, tied, tied, 
kjau nake’X wu'Xi akjé’cana. Par cta’Xi stsje/lqanpa. A4, a’qa 
tied were those fern roots. Full that Tonge frame on. Ah, then 
itca’qa-inax igd’ecgam wu'Xi akjé’cana. Ia’qa-intX aqa we’ kuek 
large she. found them _ those fern roots. Large then dig 
ig’yux ya’Xi e@lX. IgaXkjoa’mam. Xa’piX — igiXkjoa’mam 
she dia it that ground. She came home. In the evening he came home 
itea’kikala.  Igaxa-ilou’Litck itea’kikala: ‘‘A, a’qa  itea’qa-iLax 
her husband. She told him her husband: SSAD* now large 
gi akjée’cana ne’wula.” ‘O’la wi amd’ya,” itcd’/Xam. ‘‘A’qa 
these fern roots I worked at “To-mor- again go,” he said to her. “Then 
them.’ row 
no'yjkattX a’qa anvigd’Lqa ya’Xi ike’nim. wxuan lakt Lka’etax 
a little while then I shall finish it that canoe. Perhaps four days 
only 
a’qa anLigo! Lqa ya’ Xi iqinidxo’] ike/nim.” Kawi’X  igixnr’latck 
then I shall t finish it that what I am the canoe.” Early ~ he arose 
working at 
ya Xi @kala,  igigd’qckam. Ke'gemtqix igd/ya — aqag@e’lak 
that man, he went to work. Afterward she went the woman 
akje’cana igagn’loé, a’qa padi ta’Xi tr’ctaqn wu’ Xi akjé’cana. 
fern roots igag went to then full that their two those fern roots. 
gather them, selves’ house 
