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Tlioii lie saw a cliikl playing- a])()ut. one not g-rovvn ])ut bio- enough to 

 talk. And the chihl did not see liini for his eanoe was floatino- rh)se to 

 a rock. Then Ildl'nl called to the child because he wished them to 

 know about him. And, when he called, the child was afraid to g-o 

 to him. After it had been afraid for some time iTldl'nlJ said: "I 

 am Ildl'nl." It was a male child. And it went out to him. And it came 

 and stood near him. And he said to it: "My name is Ildl'nT.''' "Now 

 j'ou, too. say 'Ildrnl,'" said he to it. And the child said '"IMl'nl," 

 but said it wrong because it did not yet know how to talk ver}^ well. 

 He pronounced his name again. And the child also pi'onounced 

 his name. It said it right. And the child started away from him. 



Then it turned away from him. It began saving, ''IMfnl. 

 IMrnI, Ildl'nl, IkirnI, IMl'nl, IMl'nl." It was afraid of forgetting 

 his [namej. And when it got some distance away it forgot^ his 



WA'gien uAn 'a'a giisa'ai'ya gAm L.Aqo'nan na'iigwans 1' qa'iian. i 



And a chilli knew how to not big plavea about he saw. 



talk 



WA'giCMi gAui auA'fi 'a'as V qen'a'nan t!e'dja-i g" Lue' la'na gl'tasi 2 



Ami not this child him saw the rock against the his floated 



canoe 



Ala'. Gaui la Y ({en^fi'nan. WA'gien Ildi'nT uAfi 'a'xAdjus ga 8 



because. Not him it saw. Arid ildl'nl tlie child to 



kijiga'nan la 'au l! u'nsAde dA V gudA'ns A'la. WA'gien la 'ah V 4 



was calling him for they know to he wanted because. And it for he 



(that they might know) 



'a'yins gien la 'a qage' g"" V J'wa'gagaiian. La g" V I'wag-'^xA'nsgats 5 



called and him to go to it were afraid. Him of it was afraid for along 



time 



L.u "Ildl'nl }a-o Idji'ngua" hin anA'n 'a'as 1' sudai'an. Nau Ilna'-o 6 



when, "ildi'nl I that am" as pre- this child he said to. A male this 



cedes 



idja'n. ^^'A'gien la V qas'ai'an. WA'git^n la q!oI V gia'Llagan. 7 



was. And him it went out to. And him near it came and stood. 



WA'gien hin la V sudai'an, ''Ikli'nl hin o dl ki'a'iigua. Hai 8 



And as follows it he said to, "lldi'ni like this I am named. Now 



dii isi'n } Ildl'nl hin su," hin la V sudai'an. WA'gien anA'n 9 



you too (imp.) ildl'nl like say," like it he said to. And this 



'a'xvdjus, "Ikll'nr'' hin sa'wan. WA'gien V ki'lsgMaiani, a'nAu 10 



chilli. "ildi'nl," like said. And it .said it wrong, this 



'a'xadjus gAiii ye'nkle gu'sao'ai^^a'nan A'la. WA'gien ha'osin kia'n 11 



cliild not 'very well knew how'to talk because. And again his name 



r kiwai'aji. WA'gien a'nAii 'a'xAdjus hAni.si'n V kie kiwai'an. 12 



he mentioned. And this child again his name mentioned. 



WA'gien hi Y ki'lyedaian. WA'gien a'nAfi 'a'xadjus 1a stA qa'-idan. 13 



And his it said right. And this child him from started. 



WA'gien 1a stA 'au Y L.SLa's-qaliya'n. | :"TklI'nI, IklT'nT, 14 



And him from himself it turned around. "ildi'nl, ildl'ni, 



lldl'm,": I hin Y su'idan. Da 1a 1' qle'sdade g*" 1' I'wa'gas 15 



Ildi'nl," like it began saying. For his it forget to it was afraid . 



Akl' 1' sa'wan. WA'gien 1a stA 1' djiiiie"e}s l.u ha'osin Y kie 16 



there- it said. And from him it got far when again his name 



fore 



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