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and be wont up with tliom. Then they had him sit in the rear of the 

 house and t>ave him some food. A person sitting- in the corner of 

 the house, who was half rock,' said to him: ''Do not eat that. I am 

 half rock because I ate it." So he did not eat. 



He went out to play with the children. One day there was such a 

 great quantity of salmon egg-s about that he sat down and, inside of 

 his blanket, put th(Mn into his mouth. Then a child looked at him and 

 shouted, '' Moldy-forehead is eating our excrement." 



Then the one who was half rock said to him: '"' When 3^ou are hun- 

 S^'y 8'^ over to the stream that flows l)y one end of the town. Then 

 take out one of the salmon that come up into it. Cut it open, and, 

 when you have made a stick for it, roast it and eat up all the parts. 

 Put its bones into the fire.^ Look about the place carefully. [to see 

 that none are left out]." 



Then he went thither and did as he was directed; and, after he came 

 away, the eye of the chiefs son l^ecame diseased. Then the one who 

 was part rock told him to look around in the place where he had eaten 



1 1a qa'ils. Gien tadjx.ua' 1a l! qla'otclidas gien 1a iJa ga 



he went up. And rear part of him they had sit and liim they some- 



house thing 



2 ta'dax.idaiyas. Nai ku'ngida'-i g.a uAfi tle'dji ig.a'ga qiaoa'wasi 



had begun to g'ive to The the eorner in a eertain half roek sat 



eat. house one 



3 hAn r su'udas: " Gaui ha'osi ta'g.An. La ga ta'gAn hao dl 



as fol- him said to: "Not those eat. I things ate for this me 



lows 



•1 tle'dji ginig.a'gaga." Gana'xAu gAin 1a tfi'g.AnAsi. 



half am roek."^ So not he was eating. 



5 L. !a al 1a na'ngasg.agAuAs. GaatxA'nhao k!a'wa-i qloldju'- 



Them (the with he was going down to play. Onetime salmon eggs was a great 



children) 



6 g.adasi gien T qlfi'was gien g.olA'nahin la'g.a xag.a'tclas. Gien 



heap and he sat and inside his blanket his put into his mouth. And 



7 nAfi g.a'xa 1' qens gien la g.A'nstA kia'ganas: "A Qolq!A'lg.oda-i il! 



a child him saw and him at shouted: "This Moldy-forehead our 



8 na'g.e taga'-f-." 



dung eats." 



9 Gien nAfi tle'dji Jg.a'gas hAn T su'udas: " Dau qlo'da gie'nA 



And the one part was rock as follows him said to: "You are hungry when 



10 Inaga'-i gia'ogi g.AuL. koa'tlA'mdAgasi g.a qa'-idAii. L.u g.ei tci'na 



the town at end of stream Hows narrow to start over. When into salmon 



11 skug.a'si sg.oa'na L.'stagiiin l.u V (ila'daii gien la g.Au L.gwa-i 



come up one of bring ashore when it cut o|ien and Inm for stick 



12 L'g.olg.an gie'uA V ki'tsgiiin git'ii V L'gusi wa'L.uxAii a ta'gAn. 



make when it roast at the fire and its parts all of them eat. 



13 Tcla'nuwa-i g.ei \a V .sku'dji sl'sgan. Qo'uxaua sila'-i g.ei da'yifiAn." 



The fire ^into vou It.s bones put on Hie. More than do the into search 



(imp.) it (carefully) place arnund." 



14 Gie'nhao g.a 1a qa'-idesi gien gana'xAu 1a wa'gaii wAusfi'gAn. 



And then to he started ^and as directed he did they say. 



16 Gien stA 1a qa'Llxaga-i l.u gicMi uau e'Llxagidas gi'tg.a xA'ne .stle'g.ias. 



And from lie came when and the chiefCs) son's eye became sick. 



16 Gien nAu tle'dji Ig.a'gas tci'na 1a ta'gAs sila'-i g.ei 1a la daiya'iig.axals 



And the one part was rock salmon he ate the place into it him told to hunt around 



1 The small (suiicrior) (igures refer to notes at the end of each story. 



