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



Thgpiak^n tcexgm^n Kaipiakwal'o'on? 'gntelxia'n. Tcexgm^n 

 'ana 'gn'Ixosai'aih^n 'gntelhu. Tcexgm^n 'gntca£nhu: 



No. 5 



SONG OF THE DOVE MAIDEN SISTERS AS THEY BECOME STARS 



Kuakasaphingtatsg 

 Ruakasaphingtafsg 

 'Qiwikiwapalohgin(;hgm§hgm§ 

 Kgnsofsa'otelhu.' 



TcexgmQn 'gntelm^n piasai Eo'ai Ro'ai 'gnwilehu. 'Qngnleto'on§ 

 ngla'ai sc'q. Tcexgm^n t^hu: "'{Jlngnphlu'5'on^, ho 'ayasoJapg'a. 

 Mgntelluwe!" Tcexgm^n Kaipiakwal'o'onQ 'gnafalapiam^. Tce- 

 xgm^n 'gntcafem^n 'gntelhu. Piasai Igiko'ai 'gnwilehu. Tcexg- 

 m^n 'gngnleto'one se'§. Lapgmmakwil 'gntcohu. Piasai Igikopa 

 'gnwalehu. '"Qnqmphiu'o'on?," tcexgrn^n leto'on^ tohu, "ho 'aya- 

 sofepo'a. Tcaikwil mgnmule!" Tcexgm^n Eaipia'o'on? 'gmpQ- 

 pai. TcinnQyo Kgygiplttuikwe paxala'o'on^ 'gnkwan. 



Hokeyo tcexgm^n kiyatgntokgnke ngko, hokeyo tcexgm^n Makiuto 

 Pau?oke ^ Kgygituikwe 'gngnngko. 



Kgxw^ki. 



' The meaning of the words is obscure except that -telhu means 

 5he grinds." 



" Makiuto, the older sister, and Pauioke, the younger sister, 

 iris pray to them when they want to be strong in grinding corn. 



