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23. THe FRENCHMAN AND His DAvuGHTERS 
There lived a Frenchman and his three daughters. He said to 
them: ‘You shall do whatever I tell you.” - The Frenchman went 
away. There was astump. He arrived and struck it. It opened, 
and it was a door. Grizzly Bear came to look, and (the Frenchman) 
was told: ‘‘Come!”’ The Frenchman entered. He took food. He 
ate, and after eating he was told: ‘You will give me your child. I 
shall marry her.’”’ The Frenchman said to the Grizzly Bear: “I will 
give you my daughter.”” He went back. He arrived at home. He 
said to his eldest daughter, he said to her: ‘I told you, ‘Whatever 
I tell you, that you must do.’”’ The girlsaid: ‘You said so.”’ Her 
father said to her: ‘‘Let us go to-morrow.”’ On the following day the 
Frenchman went with his daughter. Hearrived at the stump. The 
Frenchman knocked at the stump. The door opened. The Grizzly 
Bear came out and said to him: ‘“‘Come in!’’ The two entered. 
23. THE FRENCHMAN AND His DAUGHTERS 
Qa'net.ta’,ne’ nu'l’a’qana qalsaqa’Ite’ na.u’té’s. qake’Ine’ ka’ hu’- 
There lived an old man three children girls. Hesaid to ‘‘ Whatever 
(Frenchman) them: 
naqak.le’keits qa’ien a‘tenstsqa‘qanapkeine’. ts!na’xe’ ne; nu'l’- 
T tell you just, however, you shall do.’’ He started that 
a Oq.0a “S tukpku’pse: taxa’xe’ ita’tte: ke <u’se" 
Calle NnquiulkKpKU pse axa Xe qania ite’. NUK. enenmMuxu se 
Frenchman to where was a stump. He arrived, -: he struck it. It opened, 
pal snk!ala‘xwe.c’tse’. naka,wetske’kse’ k.la’wlas qak.la’pse: ta’n-a. 
it was a door. Came out to look Grizzly Bear, hewastold: ‘‘Come!”’ 
tinaxa’mne’ ne; nula’qana. mWitke’nse’ ki’ek. n’i’kne’ ku'l’e'k. 
He entered the Frenchman. He took food. He ate; he finished 
eating. 
qak.ta’pse’ hentsa‘matcktsa’pne’ a,qa’Itne’s huts‘alite’tne’. qake’Ine’ 
He was told: “You will give me your child, I shall marry her.’’ He said to him 
ne; nu‘l’a’qana k.ta’wlas hutsa‘matcktse’sjne’ ka’swen. lats!ena’xe’. 
that Frenchman Grizzly Bear: “Tl give her to you my daughter.’’ He went back. 
ta‘laxa’xe’ a, kit.la’es. qake’Ine’ nejs kwe‘Iqaps swe’ne's. qake’Ine’ 
He arrived at his tent. He said to that eldest his daughter. He said to her: 
ma koqa’kles ka’ hun’aqa’k.te’s qalen at kentsqa’qana. qake’jne* 
SAL told you whatever I tell you just, however, you must do.”’ She said 
ne; na.u’te’ ma koqa’ke. qak.la’pse’ su’és kkanmi’yct hutsts!c- 
that girl: “T said so.’”’ She was told by her father: ‘* To-morrow we 
naxata’,ne’. kkanmi”’yct.s ts!enake’kjne’ swe’ntmo ne; nu'l’a’qana. 
shall go.’’ Next day they two went with his daughter thet Frenchman. 
laxa’xe’ — senqutukpku’pse:. qania/‘ite- ne; nut’a’q,na nes 
He arrived at the stump. He knocked that Frenchman that 
a, quiu’kpko,p’s. nuk!"enenmoxo’,ne’ tak!anxo’,na‘l. n’akaxa’mse 
stump. It opened the door. He came out 
k.ta’wlas.  qak.la’pse’ tka,xa’mkejl. tena‘kesxa’mne’. n’itke’nse’ 
the Grizzly Bear. He said to him: *“Come in.”’ The two entered. He prepared 
abi cena es 
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