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16. BEAVER AND TURTLE 
Beaver and Turtle were living together in a tent. (Turtle) started. 
There wasa town. He went there. He entered the tent of the 
chief. The chief was asleep. Turtle cut off the chief’s head. He 
went out again; he passed outside to the rear of the tent. He 
crawled under the cover. Hestaid there. In the morning the chief | 
was lying down. His food had been prepared. Te did not arise; 
and the chief was shaken. He was told: ‘‘ Rise, I have finished 
your food.’’ He did not arise. He was shaken again. He was told: 
“ Arise.” He was looked at. He was dead. They searched for 
tracks (to discover) who had done it. Tracks were seen. The 
tracks did not go out again. They were looked at. (Turtle) was 
seen. He was there. He was brought out. He was carrying the 
head of the chief. Some one said: ‘‘ Where is a knife?”’ Turtle 
said: ‘I do not fear a knife.’”’ Some one said: ‘‘ Where is a bow ?”’ 
Turtle said: ‘I do not fear a bow.’’ Some one said: ‘ Where is 
16. BEAVER AND TURTLE 
Qa‘net.ta’,ne’ se’n'a n’asqunama’tine’ ka’xaxs. ts!ena’xe qa’k.tu- | 
He lived in a tent Beaver, they were two together Turtle. He started to where was a 
name’sjne*. qaoxa’xe*. tenaxa’mne’ a, ket.lac’se-s naso’,k"erns. 
town. He went there. He entered the tent of the chief. 
qa‘k.te’;tse- naso’,ktens. fula’ma’,ne’ naso’,k"e-ns ka’xax. 
Was asleep the chief. - He cut off his head (of) the chief Turtle. 
faanaxa’mne* nas qaha’xe: — a’pkork!s. qanal’o,némaxa’mne’. 
/ Again out he went; here he passed outside, oppo- He crawled under the cover. 
site the door (be- 
hind the tent). 
qaosaqa’,ne’. kkanmi’yct.s qakqa’,ne’ naso’,k*en. n’etkenk’sjne- 
He staid there. In the morning lay down the chief. It was prepared 
ki’ek. qao‘knoxa’’mne’ wan'‘kine’Ine’ naso’,k"e'n. — qakike’Ine- 
food. Not he arose; he was shaken the chief. He was told: 
oknoxa’men’ hunok’’n‘e’ ke’n’e*k. qao‘knoxa’’mne’. fawan‘kine’Ine’. 
“ Arise, TI have finished your food.” Not he arose. Again he was shaken. 
qakik’Ine’ oknoxa’men’. tsejkate’Ine> = pal n’e’n'e* upna’mu. 
He was told: “ Arise.”” He was looked at he was dead. 
tsejkat.iékjyne’ne* qa’psin no’ta, n’upxakckjne’Ine’. faqaanatk:’kjne-. 
It was looked for tracks what did it. Tracks were seen. Again not out went tracks, 
tse;katc’Ine*. n’upxa’me’. — saosaqa’,zne’. tunwa,ka‘nulk,ni’Ine-. 
It was looked at. He was seen. He was there. He was brought out. 
nat‘ramke’n‘e’ naso’,k"ens. qakiya’mne’ ka,s a, ktsa’mal. qake’jne- 
He held the head (of) the chief. Some one said: ‘‘ Where . is the knife?” He said 
ka’xax huqa.one’Ine’ a,‘ktsa’mal. qakiya’mne’ ka,s t !a’wu. 
Turtle: “T do not fear knife.” Some one said: ““Where is the bow?” 
qake;’ne’  ka’xax huqa.one’Ine’ tla’wu. qakiya’mne’ ka,s a,‘u’tal. 
He said Turtle: “T do not fear bow.” Some one said: ‘‘Where is ax?’’ 
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