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1 a'lta iio'pa. A'lta tuwa'x atci'Lax Lkckul'. A'lta ayo'pa. A'lta 



now slio went out. Now light lie did it the iiitchwood. Now he went out. Now 



2 no xo'LXa qo'ta t!'oL. TakE ne'k-im: ''He! e'qxiX! MxiVlatck 



it [they] burnt those house. Then he said: "Heh! brotlier-inlaw! Rise 



3 c'qxiX! IxLXa!" A'lta iiixa'latck eqj'eyo'qxut, a'lta ixpo'te. A'lta 



brother- We burn!" Now he rose the old one, now it was locked. Xow 



in-law ! 



J aci'xLXa, ifi'Xa k;a ia'xka. 



they two burnt, his son and he. 



A'lta alvLo'Xtkiu Lga'tata-iks. A'lta Lap agE'Lax go ina'Lxole, 



Xow she searched for tliem her uncles. Xow find she did them at inland, 



Q a'lta agE'Lukq; go Ltcuq". A'lta a'xka po'po agE'Lax go Ltcuq". 



now she carried them to water. Now she blew she did them on the water. 



7 A'lta ka'naiiwe aLxula'yiitck. A'lta aLi'xkd; kala'i a'Lo. Lap 



Now all theyro.se. Now they went home; fur they went. Find 



g aLga'yax ikak;'o'LitX. A'lta ia'xkati aLx'o'yut go qlX ikak; 'o'LitX. 



they did him lake. Now there tliey bathed in that lake. 



A'lta uakLj 'e'liiEn kaX os^o'kuil: "TcuX t'aya' na qia' iikLj'e'mEu?" 



J Now she dived that woman: "Ha! good [inter- if I dive?" 



rogative 

 particle] 



"A, t'aya' qia' mkLj'e'mEu." "Xiko'ss^uit x-iau ikak;'o'LitX?" "A, 



-"-' "Ah, good if you dive." Does it fit me in this lake?" "Yes, 



water 



mko's'^uit." WeXt nakL; e'mEn. "TcuX t'aya' na qia ukLje'inEuf' 



H it fits you in Again she dived. "Ha! good [inter- if Idive.'" 



water." rogative 



particle] 



12 "A, t'aya' qia' mkL; e'mEn." "Xiko's-uit x-iau ikakj'o'LitX?" "A, 



"Ah, good if you dive." " Does it fit me in water this lake.'" "Ah, 



-JO mko's'^uit.'" A'lta weXt nakL; 'e'mEn. Lo'ni nakL;'e'mEu; a'lta 



itfits you in water." Now again she dived. Three times she dived; now 



-., i'tcaqco ayaxa'lax. "TcuX niko'smit ikak;'o'LitX?" "A, k-!e nikct 



her hair began to grow "Ha! does it fit me the lake?" "Ah! no! not 



on her. in water 



^_ niko'ss^uit." "E, qa'daqa nikct a'nqate anicgEno'lXam?" A'lta 



-'-^ it fits you in water." "Eh, wliy not before you spoke to me ? " Now 



-.f. qui'nume nakL; 'e'mEn, a'lta kwa'uisum no'ya. A'lta aLE'kXuki 



five times she ilived^ now for always she went. Now they carried her 



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a'mkXa oLa'LatXEn. A'lta aLXko'mam go tE'LaqL. A'lta aLxe'la-it. 



only her their niece. Now they arrived at at their house. Now they stayed. 



tiieir house 



-JO A'lta ewa' qe'xtce aqaLxamEla'lEmX. K-je, nekct aLgo'tx. A'21ta 



Now thus intending they went repeatedly to buy No, not they gave her Now 



her. awav. 



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LeXat Lka'nax aLgomEl. A'lta ia'xkati uo'La-it. 



one chief he bought her. Now there she stayed. 



A'lta ka'nauwe L'aLa'ma iq;e'sqes nikct it;'o'kti fi'yamxtc, qewa 



Now all daj-8 blue jay not good his heart, because 



nikct qa'ntsix he'he na'xax. A'lta le'le, ka na'k-im: ''A, takE tEll 



^i- never laugh she did. Now along then she said: "Ah, then tired 



time, 



ue'xax e'tcamxtc. TgEt;'o'kti mo' ya kula'i; a'lta lie'lie uxa'xo." 



gets my heart. Good you go far; now laugh I shall do." 



" K-jii, k-jji, nikct lie'he mxa'xo." Le21e weXt kawit na'k-im: "A, 



"Mo, no, not laugh you shall do." Along again and more she said: "Oh, 



time 



takE tEll ne'xax e'tcamxtc.'' TakE atcO'lXam itca'k-ikala: 



theu tired gets my heart." Then he spoke to her her husband: 



"GEt;'o'kti a'lta he'he mxa'xo." A'lta agio'lXam: "GEt;'o'kti a'lta 



"Good now laugh you do." Now slie spoke to him: "Good now 



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he'he nxaxo. TakE tEll atca'yax e'tcamxtc iq;e'sqes. Mo'ya 



liuigh I sliall do. Then tired he makes him my heart blue-jay. Go 



