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HAIDA TP:XTS and MYTHS 



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Then the.woinaii went in their canoo. The uuin wont with him in 

 his canoe. Thev came to the town with him. And the people were 

 astonislied at them. Before tliat tliey \md one canoe. And when 

 [they sawj that they had two they were surprised at them. They 

 were a great crowd waiting outside for them. Then they saw another 

 person sitting in their [canoe]. 



And wlien th(>v came ashore the whole town went to them, for the}" 

 had never seen him before. The}' came with him to the Stikine town. 

 They (juickly took him into the house. And the house was full of 

 Stikine people, men. women, and children. The}' were surprised to 

 see him. Although they had never seen him before, the}' saw that he 

 was a chief. 



And now the one who came to the town with him said to the crowd: 

 ""When my grandchild went out to play it found this person. It 

 went to pla3\ After it had been gone for a while it came in. Then, 



WA'gien 



And 



a gia 



l.fs 



Lu e 



fiinoe 



sfu a 



UAn 



the 



dja'das 



woman 



i.uqa gan. 



went by 

 canoe. 



gia Lue'gu'a Ia dA'nal Luqa'gan. WA'gien 1a dA'nAi Inaga'-i 



his canoe in liini with went by canoe. And him with the town 



hAn isi'n 



too 



r Lui'sL.'a'awan, 



tliey came by canoe 



Nau I'Hnas 



The man 



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P-U 



WA'gien 1a l! q!Ala"wan. 



And they were surprised 



at them. 



WA'gien wed Llao la 



And now, how- theirs 



ever, 



la l! (jlAlfi'Svan. Kia 1a kliu' l! 



la 



theirs 



as \va nsina wani. 



was one. 



WA'kunast' Lue' 



Before it the 



canoe 



'a'stAfiSvasi l.u 



were two when 



they were surpri.sed 

 at them. 



sklulyu'ana'wan. 



Outside them for they were in a great crowd. 



WA'gien nAn 



Ana a 



xa'da qiA'lat la'gu'a tc!a'nwas l! qa'nan 



person another in theirs sat they saw. 



\VA'gien r kiti.I'djagAl'was l.u 



And they came ashore 



do'it'awane gAm wA'kunast' 1a 



went to not before it " him they 



when 



l! 



'ask!" hAn V 



whole very them 



qen'a nganan A'la. StAklA'n 



saw because. Stikine 



Inaga -1 



the town 



a lI isda'Svan. 



they took them. 



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 WA'gien StAklA'n xade' iJa'ndjide isgie'n dja'de 10 



Inaga'-i gu la dA'fiAl V LuisL.'a'a'wan. WA'gien hawi'dan na g" 



town at him with they came by canoe. And quickly house to 



And 



the Stikine people the men 



(lAfiAla'n 



with 



isi n 



too 



'a aga-i 



the children 



Gaui 



Not 



gus a na wagan 



were surprised at. 



r I'Ladas la'iia iJ qa'nan 



he was a chief his thev saw. 



dA'uAlan 



with 



WA'kunast' 



before it 



isi'n na-i staga'ne. 



too the house was full. 



1a 



liim 



L! 



they 



qe n anganan 



saw 



the 

 women 



La l! 



Them they 



klia'nan 



although 



WAgie'n ao la dA'ilaJ Y 



.\nd now him with they 



sfi'wan, "Dl tIaklA'n 



said, "'My grandchild 



ga 1 



to he 



qe igAn. 



found. 



L^ 



It 



nan a gAn. 



went to play. 



L' 



It 



Luqa L.agan. 



came home. 



nanTi'gAn 



went out 

 to play 



go qaod 



was after 

 gone a while 



Hin 



Like 



L.U 



when 



ga 



the 



a'uAfi 



this 



([a'tcIigAn. 



came in. 



sk!u'lasga-i 



crowd 



xa'das V 



person it 



HitlA'n 



Then 



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