314 PICURIS CHILDREN'S STORIES [eth. ann. 43 



Wi hele waip^huimQn wihutcun wi tcetcim^n wiwepgn'ayo p?p?n 

 thappiu watcSkwiwamm^pu. Tai'en^ pa rnQmiam^ii '(jmmiahu: 

 "S^qgerepove'eng tcappa hele waip^kglmQ," ?ai'enQ pa waimomia- 

 m?nta 'Qmmiahu. M^ntcoho thattha wan'ait^n lumothaikui'ait^n 

 mgpln^lai. "Lolen?," 'gUulan§ pa 'gmmiahu, "heyo tcatthai hele 

 'ayap^hon? He'ayo hglgn kgngwia. Wihutcong kowitc5w5lem?a, 

 wiwepgn'ayo p^PQn 'awammQpu." 'Ongkalsiatciahijn mgkallai. 

 Tcowetcon patcuw^n'oh^n 'ongnltceh^n mgwen?. "Qnliulan?," 

 hu'gm?, "yin tatcetcimQn'au tiwiP^thgnh^n tcifei P^n§ payo 

 talai'gmia hanko tatcItci'gniiamQn ta'gmmia xg tcatthai'aite pgnnu- 

 thala ngpuimen Tholen? pa,yontaikiup§yo'gmian^payo tapun'gmiah?. 

 Thapa ta'ominia xg tcatthai'aite pgnnuthala ngpuim^nng, lurng'en? 

 pgnnu yo tapiatci tapam^tci lupa. Hattg pgnnuthala ngpuimQnng 

 yon teatthai P^n^ pa tatij'gmian'au wo tam§tci, tcihoyo xg Tholen^ 

 'gnkan'otcotci, tcihoyo kgmpun'gntci. Hokeyo '§x§nnQ 'gxia'gntci. 

 Thapa ygnn§ wes^n 'o'o'an? 'ixia'gntci." 



Tcexgm^n yonn? pgnnuthala S^qgerepove'eng lupiakeh^nng ?ahu. 

 Witthala ngpuimQn'au nQwian S^qgerepove'eng pgnnu lumo'en? 

 'olupam^'aih^n 'oxiakeUa. Xg tJjhu: "thannayo m^ntcoho ngso- 

 katcatci xommg po'a 'gmgsolgiyg, Tholen^'a thahe ng'a, xgmmg pg'a 

 solgjsanwia." 



Tcexgm^n thspiak^n ngkemg'ow^h^n ngngnta, 'imgxwiwe 

 'iuthakkaleh^n. Tcexgm^n S^ijgerepove'eng mgpuppiahu. Mgpa- 

 lephokeh^n tu'au mgthgit^nl^n'gmhQn. Tcexgm^n tQhu: "Tghon, 

 'gngn'o'on^, tcohe 'gnngsoputci, 'gnliutha'e, 'aix^n hekian tamal'- 

 gmia'gn thahe tahotia'gn, ygnn? wes^n 'o'o'on^ ng kgngntha'e wa 

 'gngntgnloleletothappiu 'ihutci. Tcihoyo mgsothstci. 'Ew^n payo 

 mgsowa'gmiatci." 



M^ntcoho 'im§ wa P^n? pa tij'gmiamQpun'au 'iwan'aih^n wa 

 hupuikwil sattilen§ thapa 'gmgpuppia'aih^n, xw^puna w§n 'gn- 

 tciuxw^ki'aih^n, paphutha 'glapalki'aih^n, 'owale. Tcexgm^n 

 hau'auteta 'gnxwgithanhu. Piasai Igjtciau'oh^n wel'en? 'gnhai- 

 kglhu. Piasai 'gngihgjk^lm^nta 'gnlumg?ialolehu. Hgw^nko wel- 

 'en§ 'gnawam^me, piasai Igiputha 'gnhgikglhu. M^ntcoho w^nn^h^n 

 'onghimgphihu. How^nko wePen§ 'gnawamem§. Hattg Igiputha 

 yo 'gnwOnhu. M^ntcoho wesQn patcu'ah^nng 'gngnhiphlhu. Lgj- 

 putha 'gnhgjkgl, kewgn 'gngnluwiapu'e 'gnphuhathan. Tcan'ehan 

 mgmpa 'gntc^l, tciho 'gnxotc^hn^n. M^ntcoho S^qgerepove'eng 

 'ophutcia. 'Ophutcait^n Tholen^ tclw5tceh?n S^qgerepove'eng 

 'gnka??wia. 'QnkaE^wiakenna m^ntcoho wes^n 'o'on? 'gngntgnlo- 

 leletothappiu 'gnkiamgtcg'aih^n 'gnxwillole. M^ntcoho Tholene 

 pa kian§ kolia, wa papamakwil thammakwil S^qgerepove'eng 

 'gmpephil thapa 'olia. 



