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laughed again ** hahahii They laughed heartily. Then one of the 
two girls who had gone digging said: ‘*It is forbidden. My mother 
told me that it is forbidden to laugh at the Thunderbird. He will 
burn the people.” Indeed, a stroke of lightning came and almost 
burned those girls. The Thunderbird thundered so that the ground 
shook. Then she said to her relative: ‘* Let us go into the water.” 
They stayed in the water, their heads only emerging. The Thunder- 
bird thundered, and the women became silent. They stayed in the water 
until the Thunderbird became quiet. They went to the fire and there 
lay their relatives, all dead. They said: ‘‘ Behold! our relatives are 
dead.” They went home to their town and told the people: ‘*Our ° 
companions have been burned; they are all dead. They laughed at the 
Thunderbird.” Thus they said, telling the people. An old person 
said: *‘Oh, it is forbidden to laugh at the Thunderbird. Long ago 
people who had gone to pick huckleberries, and who were camping 
ikenuwakeo’ma. Wi kjoargé’ nugoagé’mx  ta-itci tr/nemcke. 
the Thunderbird. Again thus they said those women. 
Hahahii’ nuxoa’xax.  Qayuxoala’-itx. Nage’mx wu'Xi aeXa’t 
Hahahii’ they did. They laughed heartily. She said that one 
aha’tjau cta’ Xi ckxola'Ipu: “Toa kjinau. Agr’qo agEnulXa’mx. 
maiden thosetwo they two dug “Tt is forbidden. My mother she told me. 
with digging 
sticks: 
Tea’ kjinau. Aqiukjoa’nimx  ikenuwaked’maX,  nuXumarXa’x 
It is forbidden. He is laughed at the Thunderbird, they are burned 
té’1 Xam.” A’ga = a’qanuwé eg ket nix0’/xoax. A’‘koapo 
the people.’’ Then indeed lightning was. Almost 
qacXemuLXa'x cta’Xi cha’tjau. Nixeltco’x ya’Xi ikenuwakco’max. 
they two were burned those two twomaidens. He spoke that Thunderbird. 
Navi nixelalalemx ya’ Xi elX. AgolXa’mx wu'Xi aga/cuX: 
At once it shook that ground. She said that her relative: 
**Aya’q, Ltcu’qoapa atxo’ya.” A’qa exela/itX wtecu’qoapa. Ta’ema 
“Quick, waterin wetwowillgo.”’ Then they two water in. Only 
stayed 
cta‘giaqctaquks LaxLax dguake’x Lteu’qoapa.  Nixeltcd’x ya’ Xi 
theirtwoselves’ heads visible were the water in. He spoke that 
ikenuwakco/’max. Qin noxoid/xax ta-ftei te/nemcke. Li’2lé a’qa 
Thunderbird. Silent they were those women, Long then 
exeéla’itx Ltcu’qoapa. Qan nixd’xoax ya’ Xi ikenuwakco’/max. 
they bro the water in. Silent he was that Thunderbird. 
stayec 
Qactoix cta’Xi cqage’lak axa’toLpa. Ka’nauwe o’xoaxt ta’ Xi 
They two those two two women their fire to. All they lay those 
went there 
teta’cuXtike, oXoa/na-it. Qacge’mx: “‘O2, iguXoa/na-it Ljgi 
their relatives, they were dead. They two said: “Oh, they are dead beholdy 
txa/cuXtike.” QacXkjoa’x ina’| Xampa. QacX k"Le’tegoax: 
our two selves’ They two went their town to. They two told: 
relatives.” home 
‘Tod’ XumarXa gintea’egewal. Ka’nauweé iguXoa'La-it. 
“They are burned our companions. All they are dead. 
Itgiuqoa’nimtck — ikenuwaked’max,” qacgé’mx,  qack"Le’lalemx. 
They laughed at him the Thunderbird,” they two said, they two told. 
Qatgé’mx LeXa't Lqjeyo’qt: “SO, tga’kjirau,  aqiuqoa’nimx 
He said one old man: “Oh, it is forbidden, he is laughed at 
ikenuwaked’max. A’nqa wi no’/XumarXa_ té’)Xam_ ita’qola-tm 
the Thunderbird, Long ago also they were burned people who camped 
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