372 PICURIS CHILDREN'S STORIES |eth. ann. 43 



Pcixwinowia'ai ' wnmin^n IsQinpiu nigpomgxaleh^n Thawercn^ 

 'ithottha 'inngphiafs^tcihu. Wei pilamon wa '^puppiu ngphiafs^'^h?. 

 Tolliawen senen? Tapiu mgmgpiahu. Wa PQtcothakka'ai ^ 'owaleh^n 

 tclhuite mgtokw^n toh^m^. Tsthcite sanen? 'itokw^ntalian lu'en^, 

 fauen§, han wel tcuriQ 'iunghalkanwia'e 'iunghakeliQn 'imgkwen'gnhu 

 wa pQtcotho pinkatha. Rotlia 'iwan'aix§n sanen§ 'gnThawelliupe- 

 phil'aihQn 'ithgn Tcitha 'iphiatakeh^n 'Lxonphalehu. 



'luphelphal'aih^n Tgpiu 'ipipelawe. "Xommg 'ingpexgithapiatci; 

 'aix^n yiho 'ipunm^'gn wcl kiupexgikgrgn kiuxwewantcuke," wel 

 saiien? 'itQhu. Tcexgin^n thapiaketta 'ingpexgithapai. 



Hokeyo tcexgm^n Tstha wa 'ipuntcipun'aute 'iupexgikgl'eyo tcitha 

 'oxwekwan tcathaimgh^n. 



The Sunken Estufa 



'Qngn'o'on?, halo tcim'gnk^n '^wai wa Tgtha ta'o'owian, 'gngn- 

 leto'en^ pa, 'gngntgloleiiQ pa, wi 'gngnkiatgmen? pa w^n, 'oyo 

 'gngmgtcitiake'gn, xg waitcun'gn halo Tgtha Piwweltha faipa 

 'inghuik^n ho'e hele w^n futccpa 'i?akepiiyo, in§nteoho xg w^n 

 tawgn lai'en^ 'ipattelm^n yin Rappui. Halo tcanw^n'e tcihokwil 

 'gtcQm^n 'gngmom^n ngsgnwaita'e ngisong. Hglgn tcoho wetcott^ 

 ha'gn'aihQii wewe pgnnuwett^'ayo tci?ai tgtatha 'ikgtai. Hat tciniiQ 

 'ikgtai'en^yo 'iwia sanen^ hal liuen^ 'gn 'itcGlam^pu'e. How^n 

 'ilgipokotcopu'e paien^yo 'iwia'gn, hat tcan kwel'en^yo 'ipi'gmehu, 

 hgw^n tcinn^ kwal'o'on? tcun'ak^n ?utcepa 'ipattelm^pu'e hoh^niiQ 

 i'qmmiake'gn. M^tco tcipo pohan lai'en? 'imgkopia'ga. 



';' 



Hokeyo, 'gngn'o'on§, halo tcan Tstha lolen^ 'itha'e 'ito'a xg 

 ngthia'ayo 'aih^wiatiatci tcitha kan^en?, philo'on^ haw wel tcitha 

 'ongkgtcii'epa. Mgngkatca kitcepaihia papaon^ ygnnQ tcun'gn 

 pelxon^ ngthia'ayo 'iungxon'gmhu tcathai. Hokeyo ng Tatha he 

 tamiaum^ma 'gng'awiara^'gn wel'o tcepaihia'enQ 'ongxw^l?amiatcike, 

 piaw^h^nno tcifoi tgtan? taxw^lm^tci. Hoh^nno tcifoi Tathate 

 tatan^ thate mgpi'gm^hu, hoh^n'e 'gnngkfltcako. Hokeyo ho mgpi- 

 yai'gm^n petha mgngtaitci, 'aix^n tcun'gn yinn^ teal lolen§ 'itcg- 

 punhan '? mgngkole mgngwiatcikke. 



' "At Night Lake," the site of the present town of Taos. 

 ^ Meaning "Above the Home of the Snakes." 



