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salmon, and whon lie did so he found tlio hard part surroundino- the 

 salmon's (>vo with the stick stuck throuoh it. He put it into the tire; 

 and when he came })ack not the hnist thing was ailing the one whose 

 eye had l)een diseased. It had become well. The souls of the Salmon 

 people were what came into the creeks there. 



Then the person who was half rock said to him: " ^Vhen you ])econie 

 hungry, go thither. Tak(» care of the bones. Put all into the fire." 

 And, when he became weak from hunger, he went to it as directed, 

 took salmon, made a tire for them, and ate them there. One day the 

 rib of some one became diseased. Then he again searched there. He 

 found a rib. That he also l)urned. When he returned the sick person 

 had become well. 



One day, after he had l)een there for some time, people came dancing 

 on their canoes.^ Then tlu^y landed and began to dance in a house, 

 and the one who was half rock said to him: " Now go behind the town. 



gien gana'xAn 1a isi'si g'len tci'na xA'ne g.ada'oxa ga stagl'dAfiAs 1 



and * so he did ;md salmon eye around some- is ring-shaped 



tliing^ 



L.gwa-i gidjiga'-i sila'-i g.a la qe'xas. Gien 1a la Tsg.a'sg.as. (iien 2 



tlic stick slioved in the phiee in lie found. And it he put into the (ire. And 



siJgia'n V qa'L! xaga'-i l.u nAii xA'ne stllLdia'was gAui <y[ gi'uA 3 



back he eame when an eye was very sick not to thing 



x.A'tAsg.AfiAs. La'g.a rg.ea'lasi. TcI'nAs xfi'-idAg.a-i g.a'lAnda-i hao 4 



smallest was [mat- His became well. Salmon people the .souKs these 



ter with]. 



i.IdAg.Aii sku'g.adaiyafi wAnsu'ga. 5 



there came into the creeks they say. 



(xirMi nAil tle'dji Ig.a'gas hAn I'sifi V su'udas: "Dau qlo'dAls 6 



.\nd one part was rock as follows also him addressed: "You become 



hungry 



kliii'l Ia g.a qa'-idAnAfi. Sku'dji \a da'-ixAn qe'inAii. Tcla'nuwa-i T 



every you ' lo set out. Bones you carefully look after. The tire 



lime 



g.ei \a si'sg.aL.g.ri'gAnAil." (lien gana'xAn T qlotg.a'xag.ils gien g.a 8 



into von put into the tire. And so he was made weak by when to 



hunger 



1a (ja'-idesi girMi tcl'na-i 1a L.'sLgtlsi gwn g.An 1a tcla'naoda'si gien 9 



he started "and the .salmon he took and for ne made a fire and 



WA gu 1a ta'gAfiAsi. GaatxA'nhao uAn xe'we stieg.ia'laii WAnsu'ga. 10 



It at he was eating One tiiue one's rib became sick they say. 



L.il e'sin g.a 1a la dayri'ng.axalsi. Nau xe'we gu 1a qe'xas. U 



At that too to it he "told to seek. A rib at he lound. 



time 



La e'siii 1a .sqlag.a'sg.as. Silgia'n T (jfi'iJ xaga-i l.u la e'.sin Tgils. 12 



It too he put into the lire. Back he came when he too became well. 



Gu 1a T'sdi (la' + odi gaatxA'n gil g.a x.ia'JL!dalL!xas. L.u wa gu 18 



There he was after onetime there to [somej came dancing. At that it at 



time 



Li'skitsi gitMi naesi'ii x.ia'lx.idie's. Gien uau tle'dji Ig.a'gas V su'udas: 14 



landed and [in the] too began to dance. And one part was rock him addressed 



house 



'• Djil dl'tgi 1a qa-iK'n l.u IgA'fiwal La'dji gi xa'L.afi. Wa'djx.ua 15 



"Say behind you go when young branch to break oil. Over there 



hemlock 



