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an ax?”’ Turtle said: “‘I do not fear an ax.’’ Some one said: 
“Pour water on him.” Turtle said: ‘‘Don’t.”” Some one said: 
‘““Throw him into the water.’’ Turtle lied when he said he was not 
afraid of ax, knife, and bow. He lied when he said that he was 
afraid of water, for that was the place from which he had come 
ashore. He was taken to the water.. He carried the chief's head. 
He was thrown into the water. He sank. After a while there in 
the middle he emerged. He shook the chief’s head in the water. 
Some one said: “It is Turtle.’’ Turtle started for his tent. Turtle 
came home. Then Beaver made holes in all directions. He bit them 
off (the bows), he dragged them into his hole, then the manitous went 
back. (Their bows) were broken. (They said:) “My bow is bad.”’ 
17. SKUNK AND PANTHER ! 
Skunk went along. He saw Panther. Panther was afraid of 
Skunk. Panther pretended to be dead. Skunk went there. He 
qake’;ne* ka’xax huqa.one’Ine’ aqu’tal. qakiya’mne’ yu,xakulya’kil. 
He said Turtle: “T do not fear ax? Some one said: ‘‘ Pour ye water on him.’”’ 
ake’;ne’ ka’xax ma,ts. qakiya’mne’ xunmitqu’Itkil. slutske’ne: 
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He said Turtle: ‘Don’t.’ Some one said: “Throw him into the He lied 
water.’’ 
ka’xax nes kqa’ke: kqa.o’nil aqu’talsts a,‘ktsa’malsts t!a’wu’s. 
Turtle that saying not afraid of ax and knife and bow. 
slutske’jne* nes _kqa’ke k!o’net wu’o's pat nests kqakej;kalu’pkam. 
He lied that saying being afraid of water that | where he came ashore from. 
qa‘oxalxu‘nanutkine’Ine’. naltamke’n‘e’ naso’,k"ens. © xunmitqu- 
He was taken to the water. He carried the head the chief’s. He was thrown 
keIne’.. niktsnoqu’n‘e*. qawunik’t.se- qo’s = qayaaqa’wo's taqa,- 
into the He sank. After a while there in the middle he 
water. 
kal awa‘, kawa’ts!ne’. wan'qo,k.la’mk:’n'e’ naso’,k%ens. qakiya’m- 
emerged. He shook the head in the water the chief’s. Some one 
ne- pat n’c’ne’ ka’xax. ts !name’tkit aa ket.ta’e's ka’xax. 
said: ‘Itis he Turtle. Start for his tent Turtle.’’ 
fa'taxa’xe’ a, ‘ket.la’e’s ka’xax. ta’xas sc’n'a n’ctqantlqlaqo’k!a- 
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He got home to his tent Turtle. Then Beaver he made holes in all 
mekne‘le-k. q!a,nina’x,ne’. a,qo'k!ame’es qa‘naltsa‘qanawzs:nuk- 
directions. He bit them off. His hole he dragged them into it. 
qu’x,ne*. faxa’xe’ nJpe’k!a. n’umetskink’sjne’. saha’n‘e’ kat!a’wu. 
They the manitous. It was broken for them. “Bad is my bow.” 
went back 
17. SKUNK AND PANTHER 
Qa‘na’xe* xa’xas. n’u’pxane’ swa’s. swa’ n’on’Ine’ xa’xas’. 
He went along Skunk. He saw Panther. Panther was afraid of Skunk. 
n’u’pse‘k wa’. qaoxa’xe’ xa’xas. tsuk"a’te’ swa’s nalxo’,ne-. 
He pretended Panther. He went there Skunk. He took Panther and carried him 
to be dead on his back. 
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