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A'lta wiXt ayo'La-it ia'xka iqe'sqes. A'lta wiXt a'yo iau'a qiX ^ 



Now again liestajed that blue-jay. Kovv again lie went there that 



e'lXain. A'lta ayo'plam go qO'ta t!oL. Atcio'cgam iLa/awEqcta ^ 



town. Now he came in into that house. He took it its skull 



Lkj'ackc, atciuqoa/na-it go qo'ta taqoa'-iLa tkamo'kXuk. Atcio'cgam 3 



a child, he put it on to those large hones. He took it 



qix" ia'qoa-iL eauwa'qcta, atciii'qoDa-itX go qo'La Lk;ackc 4 



that large skull, he put it on on that child's 



La'XamokXiik. Ka'iuuiwe'-y- e'ka atci'tax qo'tac te'lx-Era. 5 



hi.s bones. All thus be did them those people. 



ALi'xElatcgux Lkjackc qigo nopo'nEmx. Qe'xtce aLo'La-itx. g 



Ho ro.se to his feet the boy when it grew niglit. Intending he sat. 



ALe'k-; elapx'itxe. AtciLkia'-itx e'Laqtq. ALE'xElatcko Lq;eyo'qxut. 7 



He fell over. It threw him down his head. He rose the old man. 



Kullkii'll e'Laqtq. Wax wiXt iiektco'ktxe. A'lta wiXt g 



Light liis head. On the next again it became day. Now again 



morning 



atctaiiwiXa'ktcgux tga/qtqakc. Ana' tga'^owet e'ka atcta'x qo'tac 9 



ho replaced them their heads. Sometimes their legs tlius he did them tho.se 



tmemElo'ctikc. E'wa Lq;eyo'qxut gEHE'ni La'^owit iio'xox; e'wa ^q 



ghosts. Thus an old man small his legs he made; thus 



Lk; asks Laqoa'iL La'^owet noxox. Ana' Lf^a'gil La'CQwit, e'wa LE'k-ala 



a boy large his legs he made. Some- a woman her legs, thus a man 



times 



La't^owit atctE'LElax. Atco'Xumak;E'niiapax LE'k-ala La'^^owit k;a -..^ 



his legs he made them to He exchanged them a man his legs and 



them. 



Lca'gil. Ala'xti ka aqca'yina. Atco'lXam lo'i itca'k-ikal: "Ta'kE ...^ 



a woman's. In course and he was disliked. He said to her lo'i her husband: "Then ^'^ 



of time 



atkca'yina tike te'lx-Em, Xdgu e'ka atctii'xt. Tgtio'kti iniola'nia 14 



they dislike him these people, because thus hedoes to them. Good you tell him 



a'lta iXko'ya. A'lta nekct tqjex tgetxt tike te'lx'Eui." Qe'xtce ^5 



now hewillgohome. Now not like they do him these people." Intending 



giaxoe'wuniL Lga'wuX lo'i. xa'oqxaL atca'xtcimaox. WiXt 



she stojiped him her younger lo'i. Cannot he understood her. Again 



always brother 



ne'ktcukte. XixE'l'oko kawT'X. A'lta agio'ktcan go itca'potitk 17 



it got day. He arose early. Now she held it in her arm 



euwa'qcta lo'i. Atee'xaluktego. " E'kta wiXt agio'ktcan 13 



a-skull lo'i. He threw it away. " What again she holds it 



lo'i euwa'qcta?" "Ana' ime'qxiX, ta'kE LEk" me'xax ia'tuk." 



lo'i a skull?" "Anah your brother- then break you did it his neck.'' 



in-law 



No'ponEin. A'lta a'yatcla ia'qxiX. A'lta aqige'la-it ia'qxiX. 



It grew dark. Now his sickness his brother- Now lie was cured by his brother- 



in-law. means of sorcery in-law. 



Atige'lait ia'colal, t!aya' ne'xax ia'qxiX. 21 



They cured him his relatives, well he became his brother-in-law. 



A'lta ne'Xko, iqe'sqes. Agid'lXam uya'xk'un: " Qa't !dcXEm, 22 



Now he went home, blue-jay. She said to him his elder sister: " Take care, 



Imx'Ena'oyE. Manix oxo'LXat tEmf^a'ema, niikct wa'xwax amLo'kotx; 23 



be careful. When it burns prairie, not pour out do itj 



go tLa'lakt tEmsa'ema tcx-T wax' wax amLo'gux." "A'ka anxE'Lux," 24 



at the fourth prairie then pour out doit." "Thus 1 think, ' 



ne'k-im iqe'sqes. A'lta ne'Xkd. Ayago'om teXt tEmsa'ema. A'lta 25 



he said blue-jay. Now he went home. He reached one iirairie.. Now 



tgE'cko-it qd'ta tEmca'enia. A'lta LpEl wax ike'x ik;f''wax. Wa'xwax 



it was liot that prairie. Now red bios- they did tiowers. Pour out 



som 



atcLe'kxax qix- ik;e'wax. Nau'i Xue't na'xax XaX uya'ckan a'eXt. 



hediditmuch those dowers. At once half full it became this his bucket one. 27 



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