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M^ntcoho Toxwiali'o yin tcoho tcetcim^n'aute tcaMia. "TcoUi 

 how^n ngtcakolapo? Xommg yin naponpiu he taim^tci." Ho 

 tQin^hen tcexgm^n ngtcaponpiu in?. Wa Rgn§ hattg Tsiauen? 

 'gntelnnjntha won'ait^n t^hu: "Heyo mqintelhu?" "Hg'g, kgn- 

 telhu." Tsiauene pa 'ommia, "'ex^n 'g'lxoxaim? xa'a 'gphile." 



Ho 'Qminiam^nt^n Toxwiali'o wa Tciutliomakwil ' 'Ixoxaim?. 

 Thon'au wan'oit^n yin 'ohosian'au hoxathokiali^n pu!ina sai'ailnjn 

 'iput ihokitceli^n wa Rgn? han Tsiauen? 'gntelm^npiu mgkwan'gnnnQn 

 m?. Tcitha wOn'ait^n tgliu: "Tcang ti'Ixokgl; tcang tatelphiletci. 

 Kgn? Tsiauen? 'gn 'gpanpufihgxamgn Toxwian? 'gn'om^hu: "Ng 

 hox'on? yon 'a'gn 'gnaitelkeko hele 'a'en? 'otsultcan'aih^n 'owaipe- 

 keko." Ho 'ommian wewe ketho hoxepateh^n wewe Tciuthgpiu mq. 



Than'au wOn'oih^n 'glgi'ixokotcowiapu'e puiina sai'aih^n 'ipuliha- 

 kitccliQn wewe wa Rgn§ hattg Tsiauen? 'gntelm^mpiu mgkwan'gmmijn 

 mq. Tcitha won'ait^n Kgn? pa 'gnimiahu: "Tcano koteltci; yinn? 

 'Ixokotco'eyo kgwia." Ho Toxwiali'o 'ominiamehen 'ana 'ixosai'aih^n 

 patcuto 'iutelhu. 



'lutohnQn Toxwiali'o Kgn? pa 'gmmiahu: "Xgmmg tcan kimgpg- 

 hatelmgpiatci, xgmmg tcufai'a solgitelkwiwil. Hokeyo kiutcekwele- 

 h^nng kiuteltci." Tocwiali'o tghu: "Tgxui." M^ntcoho pghan 

 'iingtelmgpiahu. Toxwiali'o m^ntcoho mglgitehngpai Kgn? pa 

 iiattg TsiauenQ pa'gn 'apin'ai wia'epa 'ahiupata pe'ai xwantiah^n 

 hotia. 



Hokeyo tcexgrn^n telke ngwia. 



The Old Coyote and the Three Gourds 



NgkuthQke tcexgm^n Kapui patcun Koloon? 'itha. Mentcoho 

 wepa 'iuphalmate ketha 'iuluwwale. 'Dun'^n thapa Toxwialole 

 'i'Qnpe'a 'ophalthate 'oluwwale. "Toxwialole 'iyaisiam^m?; 'aixi^Mi 

 tcaikwil kLxon'Q'gn kiuphalpiu 'isoxwitBattci," RsIoohq 'itghu. 

 'Ilun'enthate Toxwialole 'isianiQhu. "Toxwialole, tca!ia!onQ, kalle 

 panig, kw^lamg!" Toxwialole hm'^nthate taliahen Koloom; 

 'i'gmQhu: "Ho maisiamem^'gn watha tain(j xa'a mgpipghasigpu- 

 laliuctci." "Toxwialole, tcaliatont;, kalle paino, kwelrung!" Ro- 

 loonij 'itijhu. "Riate! Ho mai'om?m?'gn watha tam? xa'a mgpi- 



' Tciuthg'ai, "at the Eagle PUe." 



