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uya'kj ik; e a'nqate aqe'xoL'ax, ma'nix aLgixualo'ta-itx LgoLe'lEXEmk i 



his grand- already it is won from if he made him happy a person 



mother him, 



tan aLgE'lotxax a'nqate aqe'xoL'ax." AlXo'x. Go Ne'max ka 2 



-some- he gave it to him already it is won from him." They went At Nema then 



thing home. 



aLo'o-ix. A'lta nikct a'yaqso qix* imo'lEk-au ia'ok. la/qxo-im ka 3 



they slept. Now not its hair that young elk's skin his He slept then 



hlanket. 



atcta-o'yutcax tia'xalawema qix- iil'xk'im. A'lta aqe'xcgamx qix* 4 



he awoke them his people that eldest brother. Now it was taken from that 



him 



e^ela'ke. AqeLa'takL'ax, ia'kxoi-e ka aqeE'ltaqLax. KawI'X 5 



soa-otter. He was left, he slept and he was left. Early 



uixE'l'okuXj a'lta k-;e qo'tac giLa'ckewal. NixLo'lEXa-it: " O? q 



he awoke, now nothing tliose travelers. He thought: ' Oh 



aqEn'E'ltaqL taL; !" K'je qix- e'-ela'ke. "O, aqinxE'cgain qe'auwa 7 



I was left behold! ' Nothing that sea-otter. 'O, it was taken away that 



from me 



e^ela'ke." A'lta itca'epa e. A'lta ayo'ix pE'nka. Nikge'Xax-e Ne'max; g 



sea-otter.' Now springtime. Now he went afoot. He swam across Ne'ma; 



ka'namokct qo'ta tla'LEina ayugogue'Xax. Ayo'ix pE'nka, niXko'x. 9 



botli those creeks he went across. He went afoot, he went home. 



Ayo'yamx go Ne'lEqtEu ka LXaluwe'got. A'lta ayo'La-it ma'Lxole. 10 



He arrived at Ne'lEqtEn and it was ebb tide. Now he stayed ashore. 



NiXLo'lEXa-itx : "Qia'x l; uwu'n Lxa'xo Lik Ltcuq, tcx-i anigElge'xaxe." ^l 



He thought: ''If slack water it gets this water, then I shall swim across.' 



Ka io'c Lo ne'xau. A'lta i'kta atciltca'ma go Ltcuq: "Qa'doxue j^2 



AVhere he calm it became. Now some he heard it in the water: ' Must 



was thing 



iiijl'qamita i'kta x'ik ixa'xo." Tumm ue'xax ge'kule go Ltcuq. Kja ^^3 



I see what this does." Tumm it made below in the water. Silent 



nexa'x qigd tumm uexa'x. Ka ala'xti ne'xax dEll. A'lta no'ix qaX 14 



it became where tiuum it made. Then next it made dEll. Now it went that 



ugo'lal iau'a ma'ema: wa2. Qoa'nEm atciltca'ma qix* e'kta dEll. ^^ 



wave then downstream: wa. Five he heard it that something dEll. 



WiXt qoa'uEm atciltcii'ma qix* e'kta gumm go ge'kXule. Lax ]^(j 



Again five he heard it that something gumm at below. Comeout 



ne'xax ee'tcxot, Lo'nas qantce'x ita'Lqta tia'ucakc. WiXt e'gun ^7 



it did a black bear, I don't know how much their length its ears. Again one more 



LJix'^ ne'xax. Qoa'nEm Lax-^ ue'xax e^^e'tcXutEma. NiLgEna'Xit jg 



come out it did. Five come out they did black bears. They stood 



go Ltcuq. Laq" ne'xax iil'molkan. Atciugoil'na-it ma'Lxole: 19 



in the water. Takeoff be did his elkskin blanket. He threw it landward: 



"Qa'doxoe uo'mEqta," nixLo'lEXa-it. A'lta ayo'guiXa. Atce'xko-y- 20 



"Must I shall die,'' bethought. Now he swam across. He passed it 



eXt, igo'n eXt atca'2xko; e'LaLon atca'xko qix* ee'tcxutEma. 2I 



one, another one he passed it; the third one he passed it those bears. 



x-ix-I'k iLa'lakt ka atca'yukct. Aqa'yukct qix- Ite'tanue cka 22 



'fhis fourth one and it looked at him. He was looked at that Indian and 



atce'^ElkEl go cia'xost. K;e no'xox tia'Xatakox. A'lta aqa'yuktc! 23 



it looked at him in his face. Nothing became his mind. Now he was carried "^ 



go t!oL, Itc!x*ia'n ta'yaqL. TaL; Ic!x-ia'u x-ix-I'x- atce'^^ElkEl. 24 



to a house, Itclx'ia'n his house. Behold Itclxia'n this he saw him. "* 



Ta'nata ta'yaqL qix* io'LEma oxoa'ema tgaXipala'wul, e'wa ta'nata or 



On one side his house this supernatural other their language, thus on the ■^^ 



being other side 



ta'yaqL oxoe'ma tgaXipala'wul. AtcawitcE'msle. Oxoa'ema oQ 



his house other their language. He understood them. Other 



tgaXipala'wul e'wa tce'tkum t!oL. "TEme'iiEmckc a'Lqe x*itac 27 



their language thus in middle the house. " Tour wives later on these "^ 



mauitcE'mEle kana'mtEma x-ita t!oL. E'ka mxa'xo go Nate'tanue. 28 



you hear them on both sides of this house. Thus you will do at the Indians. 



