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Then break off a younjif liemlock bough.* Shove it into the corner of 

 the hou.sc over there where they are dancino-. Do not look in after it." 



Then he did so, and when he felt strang-e (curious) about it. he 

 looked in. His head got stuck there. He barely could pull it awa}^ 

 His face was half covered with eggs. He scraped them off with his 

 fingers. And he pulled out the hemlock bough. The eg'gs were thick 

 on it. Then he went to the end of the town and ate them at the 

 creek. 



Then the Herring- people started oft". Some time after that the 

 Salmon people also began to move. They started off' in one canoe 

 toward the surface of the earth.'' They loaded the canoe. Some 

 stood about with injured feet and eyes bound up, wanting to g'o. 

 The people refused to let them. After the provisions had been put 

 on board they hunted about among these, found some one, pulled 

 him up, and threw him ashore. They did not handle such carefully. 

 One of these had hidden himself. In the fall many of them have sore 

 feet and their eyes are sore." 



1 na g.a l! x.ia'Wies ku'ng-ida-i g.ei Ja daxa'djiltclan. Gahi L.g.a 



house in thev ilance the corner into you shove [it] in. Not af"r 



(imp.) 



2 qe'xatcIig.AUAn." 



lo()k in." 



3 Gien gana'xAn 1a wa'gasi. Gien 1a qiala'si gien g.ei 1a qe'xatclas. 



And lilve it he did. And he felt strange and into he looked in. 



about it 



4 Gl r tcIalA'nskidAsi. Xa-ina'nxan A'ng.a 1a dAficiIa'-iLas. L' xAn 



To he had his head stick. Barely hi.s he pulled off. His face 



5 inag.wa'-i lag.a klawagux.ia'nas. La stA A'ng.a la xa'x.unAnAs. 



half it to was covered with ogg.s. It from his he scraped off with 



own fingers. 



6 Gien Ig-A'nula-i e'sin 1a dAiiJg.a'-stagwa'gasi. K!a'wa-i gaiia'gasi. 



And the hemlock too he pulled out. The eggs were thick 



limb on it. 



7 Gien Inaga'-i gia'og.a la qa'-idesi gien g.AuL.a'-i g.a 1a ta'gAsi. 



And the town at the he .started and the creek to(at) he ate. 

 end of 



8 Gie'nhao'I'nans xa'-idAg.a-i Lidax.ida'n wAnsu'ga. Ga'-istA ga'g.et 



And then herring people came they .say. After that time 



passed 



9 qa'+odi tcI'nAs xa idAg.a'-i i'sin qasfi'gix. idles. lu g.asg.oa'nsin 



after salmon people too started to move. Canoe one 



10 gu'g.ahao l! qasa'g.ax.idaiyan wAnsu'ga xa-iL.A'gui a. l! L'g.aL.. 



in there they started to go they say earth's surmee started. They loaded 



toward [the canoe]. 



11 T.!a g.a ga st!a-iku'ndjidag.a xA'ne stIe'gAsi wa'g.a Li'djida at stIe'gAsi 



Them to some had their feet tied up eyes were sick theirs bound up with were sick 



V2 agA'fi qi'ng.ogixanasi. Gi l! gwa'was. Lg.awa'-i g.e'ilglL. qa'odi 



them- stood around to go. For they refused. The provisions were finished after 



.selves 



13 sil'g.ei l! da'yiiiasr gien .sg.oa'na l! qe'xasi gien iJ dAfigia'xasi 



among they hunted around 'and one they found and they pulled him up 



11 girMi l! q!atat!A'lgAnasi. Gadi ga l! Lguda'g.Afiasi. A'sLda .sg.oa'na' 



and they threw hiuiashore. Not those they haudlcil carefully. These one'lthcreof] 



15 agA'n sg.A'lgaL.s. Gie'nhao tanu'tga's gien l! st!a-i stleqoa'ngAiiAii 



himself hid. And then it was fall and they the feet are sore to many 



of them 



16 WAnsu'ga at xA'fie stIe'gAn wAnsu'ga. 



they say with eyes are sore they say. 



