322 PICURIS CHILDREN'S STORIES [eth. asn.43 



matclkuhu. Tclkuitlia yinnQ tnloxwilto'eiK; X^anQ pa manlammi- 

 apu'e mginpapholeh^n watciwapo, hanko mgiikiamgtci tcaikwil." 

 "Ho," tcexgm^n 'o'o'on? 'gntQhu, " tholan'aih^nno wa kgntjnkia- 

 thappiu 'ansom^tci." 



Tholk^n'aih^n m^ntcoho 'gmin^. Phalta 'gntsan'aih^n Tholen? 

 'gntcTthgn. Xntaloxwiltopa 'gnpnpholcliQn TholenQ IgitcTpiu. 

 'QnkiahcmQhcn wa Tciuen? xia'^puppiu 'gnhui. 



"Heyo, 'o'o'on^, mgngnngpu?" Tcliien^ pa 'gn'gmmia. "Row^n," 

 'o'o'on? 'gntghu. "Tgxui," Tciuen? tijhu, "patcuta yon ?onna 

 mimglai, takolek^nnayo miupohotcepax^m^tci, mivvatcekwelpapg 

 pgtha talak^nmax^a." Tcexgm^n Tciu^on'ai 'imgiakeh^n Tciuen? 

 mgkol. Wa ngmulmatcia'aihQn, pgtha mgloi. "Tcanghan," 

 TciuenQ t^hu, "wa mgthappiu mgtgmenQ 'gmpewia'e mgpihuimQn 

 mgm^tci. Wa mgthanna mgwan'ait^n ygmj3ei peemowa ngngngn'au 

 mgpikutci. Mgpiyamgpg pgnnuthela ngpuim^n. 'Qix^n hanko 

 mgtgmenQ wewe 'gtupiatcetci." 



'O'o'onQ 'gngnkiaphil 'inthappiu patcuta iin§. 'Itthanna 'iwan- 

 'oitQn 'gngntgraen? 'gmpewia'e wa Tciuen? pa 'anai'gniiapun ngwQu 

 ngngn'ai 'ipikui. Pgnnuthale ngpuim^n wa 'ipipeEuipun'au 'iumom- 

 'aix^n S<;r)gerepove'eng Sope waiwimgpun 'imgn'aili§n 'ithgn. 

 Tcihuite kow^h^nng 'itha'gn. 



Kgxw^ki. 



The Old Giant Steals S^rjGEREPOVE'fiN^'s Wife 



Ngkuthe ngkuth^ke tcexgm^n pokauphol'ai 'i?aitha. Thapa 

 SQijgerepove'eng hattg 'Ipathskwin 'ghulana 'gntha. M^ntcoho 

 S^rigerepove'eng tc3wia. Tc3keh§n tahu. Thapai 'otcSwelem^n, 

 'ip^kalhu. Hattg 'gliulane piakakeh^n paikwiu ?ahu. 



M^ntcoho wepa S^qgerepove'eng 'otc3w5le. 'Ipathskwin paikwiu 

 piakam^. 'Ongpia'aniQntha m^ntcoho Takololole 'gwan. "Heyo 

 'g?ahu?" TakolonQ pa 'gmmia. "Tangpia'ahu," 'Ipathskwin tghu. 

 "Tgxui, yon femoloma 'g£sen xui," Takolon§ tghu. "Hattg 

 'gnthanmakwil tam^m^ko. Tcakk^n hattg 'gnsatcskwiwakkeko," 

 'Ij3ath5kwin tghu. "Yon ?5moloma 'gRan, mg 'g'gm^hu. 'Afsan'gn 

 ng 'gkolehgn yo 'gtaitci," Takolon^ tghu. " '4nthappiu hattg 

 tam^rnQko. Hattg tcakk^n 'gnsatha'e tc5kwiwakkeko," 'Ipathskwin 

 tghu. M^ntcoho Takolon? pa koliah^n femolotha takiah^n thappiu 

 mgp^sai. 



S§r)gerepove'eng tcSkwiwan'aixQu 'ghutha'e thattha wa'e. "How^n 

 hcjx^tci 'gnliutha'e tcan wakwanwilem<j? Xgmmg wa paikwiu 

 taipglautci." Ho tom^nphil wa paikwiukwil pglau. Wa mg'akettha 



