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the chief might be angry; the chief wants to drink.” Then they 
broke camp. They went to the chief. The chief was told: ‘‘Lame 
Knee is holding your wife.”’” The chief said: “Go to him. Tell him 
to let, her go because [ am thirsty.”” They went to him. He 
was told: “The chief says he wants you to let her go because he 
wants to drink.”” Lame Knee said: “Go to the chief; tell him that 
I shall not let her go.”” They went to the chief. He was told: 
“Lame Knee says that he will not let her go.”’ The chief said, being 
now angry: “Ha, ha, hoya!’’—‘Tell him [ shall not let the chief’s 
wife go.” (The chief) took a knife. He went there. He arrived at 
the place where his wife was. Lame Knee was holding the wife of the 
chief. (The chief) said to him: “Let go of her.”” Lame Knee said: 
“T shall not let go of her.”” The chief went there. He cut off his head. 
He threwit away. The head turned over; it smiled while it was rolling 
Isan-c‘twey naso’,k"en. ma_ kts!e’jko'l naso’,k%ern. ta’ xas 
may be angry the chief. He wants to drink the chief.’’ Then 
n’unvtsk.funa’mne’. qaoxaxame’sne’ naso’,k"e'n. qakite’Ine’ » 
they broke camp. They went to the chief. He was told 
naso’",k"en sa‘wetske’n’e’ qlo-matq!a’n*k!o temamun:¢’s’mejl. qa- 
the chief: “He holds her Lame Knee your wife.” 
ke’;ne’ naso’,k"en qo*name’tked qake’tkel kelpe’sken ma kohok- 
He said the chief: “Go to him tell him heshall let her go because 
nuq!tuma’mel. qonaxame¢’syne*. qakik’Ine’ qake’jne’ naso’,k"e"n 
IT am thirsty.” They went to him. He was told: “He says the chief 
kmntpeske/nmet ma kts!e’;ko'l. qake’jne* q!o-malq!a’n:k!o qovname’t- 
you shall let her go he wants to drink.’’ He said Lame Knee: “Go 
ke;l naso’,k"en. keniqake’tke;t ku‘staqa‘peske’nme;t. qo*naxame’s;- 
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to the chief. Tell him Tshall not let her go.”’ They went to 
ne’ naso’,k"en. qakik’Ine’ qake’;ne’ q!o-malq !a’n-k!o ksclaqape’sken. 
the chief. He was told: “ He said Lame Knee he will not let her go.” 
qake’;ne’ naso’,k"en ta’xas ksane’Iwey ha‘hasho'ya. —ketqa- 
He said the chief now being angry: “ha ha hoya.” — «Mell 
ke‘tket ku'staqa‘peske’/nmet temamu’’e’s naso’,k"en.  tsuk"a’te* 
him T shall not let go the wife of the chief.’’ He took 
a,ktsa’ma‘ls. qaoxa’xe’. tlaxa’xe’ sa‘wesqa’pse’ — tefnamu’’e’s. 
a knife. He went there. Hearrived where was his wife. 
qlomalq!a’n’k!o — sa*wetske’n'e’ — tefmamue’se’s_ nase’, k"ens.  qa- 
= Lame Knee - held the wife of the chief. 
kJa’pse’ peske/ne'n’. qake’;ne’ q!o’malq!a’n'k!o hutsta‘qapeske’n‘e’. 
Hesaidto him: ‘Let goofher.” He said Lame Knee: “‘T shall not let go of her.’’ 
qaoxa’xe’ naso’,k"en. tulama’,ne’. n’dqanme’te’. luqa‘q!makek.- 
He went there the chief. He cut off his He threw it away. The head 
head. 
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la’mne* qos ya‘qa‘oxaqa‘ye’xome’;ke’ la*tuwitstiInu‘k"ena’n‘e’. 15 
turned over; there the place where it rolled he was smiling. 
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