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26 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY , [Bunn 59 
19. Tor Man AND THE WASPS 
An old man went along. He defecated. Wasps stung his anus. 
He put his hand in. He soiled his hand. He shook his hand. 
There was a stone. He hurt his hand. He put his hand into his 
mouth. He tasted his excrement. 
20. LAME KNEE 
There wasatown. The chief said they would break camp in order 
to plant.! They broke camp. The chief’s wives went to draw water. 
There were the friends of Lame Knee. His friends said: ‘f You ought 
to steal the chief’s wife.’”’ Lame Knee started. He went there 
limping. The chief’s wife came back carrying water. He seized her. 
She said to him: ‘Let me go; the chief wants to drink.’”’ Lame 
Knee said: ‘IT will not let you go.’”’ The woman said: ‘‘Let me go; 
19: THe MAN AND THE WASPS 
Qa'na’xe’ nu‘la’q,na. qaoxal’u’xtek. n/’itk!ona’pse’ yu’/wat!s 
He went along an old man. He defecated. They stung him wasps 
a, klalaxe’kp!és. qa‘naq!ale’;ne’ mats!e’jne*. nejs qaqana’,ne’ a, ke’es 
his anus. He put his hand in, he soiledhishand. That he did his hand 
(he shook) 
swetsnu’kse’. t!aqtseyxo’,me’k. naqtuq!waq!ale’’ne. n’u‘ktuk"e’jse’ 
where was a stone. He hurt his hand. He put hishand into hismouth. It ee nas 
and o 
a, q!u’’fe’’s. 
his excrement. 
20. LAME KNEE 
Qa'k.Juna’mne’. qake’;ne’ naso’,k"e7n tsu‘qnaneya’mne'ts ts! ¢t- 
There was a town. He said > the chief they would break camp to sow 
mo‘k!o’’Ine’.. ta’xas_ n’umetsk.funa’mne*. xunyaxak!o’,se’ tztna- 
in the ground. Then they broke camp. They went and dipped the 
water 
mu”e's naso’,kYen. qahaqa’,ne’ alswo’timo q!o-malq!a’nk!o. 
wives of the chief. There were friends Lame Knee. 
k.ta’pse° } Wwe nh: tem’ Ine: ten: Pie. 
qak.ta pse aiswu e's xma’n awctsnutEm: ine cinanmu’ e’s 
They said his friends: ““You ought to steal the wife of 
naso’,k"e'n. ts!ma’xe’ qlomatq!a’n'k!o. qaox"aq!ank!o’,te’k. 
the chief.” He started Lame Knee. He went there limping. 
la,pskalko/Ise’ temamu.e’se’s naso’,k"ens.  tsenke’n'e*. qak.ta’pse’ 
She came back carry- his wife the chief’s. He took hold of She said to him: 
ing water her. 
peske’n'u ma kts!e’jko't naso’,k"en. qake’ne’ q!o-matq!a’n'k!o 
“«Let me go, he wants to drink the chief.’’ He said Lame Knee: 
hutslaqa‘peskene’syne’.  qak.la’pse’ nes pa’tkes peske’n'u tu’xwa 
“T will not let you go.” She said that woman: “Let me go, almost 
1 The planting of tobacco is meant. 
