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'gnp^sai. How^n he '(jngngpupupu'e thahe tcokwil 'gmme'e 

 ngkatcatiapu. 



Tcihuite tgwgn'e ngag'epa Piwwel'en^ 'iukam^n pisihe kalen§ 

 'iuwia. Tcihuite Eow^n 'itliatoliu. 



Hokeyo Piwweltha tcgininax^n halo Jai'en^ 'iukaiiiQU he 'ing- 

 thiam^mma 'imgwa'gmm^n 'itha. 



KgxwQki. 



The Two Dove Maiden Sisters and the Drouth 



NgRuth? ngkuth^ke tcexgm^n Tgtha fiwweltlia wcs^n Raipia- 

 '6'on^ 'gntha. Wei PiwwelkokwenQ Tathate tcske 'imgwa'gm^n 

 kokwenc; thopai JDimmakwil 'iutcawalemen hat tholan^n 'ipipQ'el- 

 'aihQii 'iwanhu. Hak Raipia'o'on? 'owaipelwiamQiita kakeh^n 

 'gnfahu. Tgwgnta 'liu? l^ingn 'omoyg'e hat tnancj thapa l^nign 

 mgyo'e gkam^n kow^n 'gnkolm^n witcSkew^n 'gnapin? wel piwwelkg- 

 kwehui 'gntha. Thopai thoketha halo 'otholwoleiiK^nta wa ngpia'au 

 'ongngkalsion'au 'onoiigxwipphil'aihen 'gntcaiam^n 'gmmoiniahu. 



M^ntcoho w^npil 'gmpisi 'ikau. Hat tgan? 'gn, mQiitcoho pelen^ 

 ngthia'ai lia'epa hele walolmQii hota 'ongngkaltiasian, he 'gntatci'e 

 'gnathgniQ. Yin tolasian'au hepuxQnnQn thamg'gn 'gnpatilaim^n 

 Piwwelkgkwene pa 'gmmQ'iiifmi?" 'gn'on^m^icihii: "Yinn? Raipia- 

 'o'on? 'onongkalJiasia'aih^n hota 'gnipaJin'?. 



Han Raipia'o'on^ ho Piwwelkokwen? pa 'gn'ommiatci'e 'gnamiaii- 

 m^n wepa wqh Raipia'on^ tghu: "Xgmmg fnkgien^ 'gnxwia'gntci 

 'aihQn '^w^n payo kgngnglolwiatcetci." Haih^n tcexgm^n Pakgieii? 

 'gnxwia'gn. L^gt^n Pakgien? 'gngnwOn. Pakgien? pa 'gn'gminia- 

 hu: "Heyo, 'o'o'on^ tcu?ai ygnlai lelen? tha 'gngkomen inaima'a- 

 'gnhu." Hoih^n Raipia'o'on? 'gntijhu: "'Qxwia'gnhu, xgmmg 

 mgnnglolwiatcike hota ngb'ai konongkalfiasiako. Han Piwwelkg- 

 kwen? pa he'gngtam^ pen patittha k^keh^nng 'gntahu, 'gn'Q™i"ic- 

 m?ko." Haih^n Pakgien? pa 'gn'gmmia: "Ng tiyailolhakkeko ng 

 tholen^'e 'gntgnwiako, hoke'e '^wQn wiama'e tawiah^ko." Ho 

 Pakgien? t^mch^n mgthalkol. "Yintei Pakgilole, pephayan?, wim?- 

 w?n," Raipia'o'on^ 'gntohu. 



"Kaken? yo 'gxwia'gntci." Haih^n mentcoho Kaken? 'gnxwia'gn. 

 L^gt^n Kaken? 'gngnwan. "Heyo, 'o'o'on?, pin'aute Row^n tapafin- 

 'epun'aute maima'a'gnhu?" Kaken<j pa 'gn'gmmia. Haih^n Kai- 

 pia'o'on^ 'gntahu: " 'Qxwia'gmhu, xgmmg mgnglolwiatcike h5ta 

 ngla'ai konongkaliiasiako. Han Piwwelkgkwene pa yin 'gnpafin- 

 '^n'aii 'gn'gmmiam^ko xg kgngmgmailia pa?ikkeh(jnng themg'gn 

 'gntahu." Ho 'gnKake'cm^niehen Kaken? tghu: "Ng pin'au ngpn- 



