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61 speaker oi' the house. Then Llaqwag'ila | looked at everythmg in 

 the house; and after he had seen evei-^thing, | the house disap- 

 peared. I 



Then Llaqwag'ila was alone sitting on the ground. \ Now it was 



65 morning, and Llaqwag'ila only wished to || remain sitting on the 

 ground for four days. And, when ! he had finished what he was plan- 

 ning during thesefourdays, while he was sitting there,' he arose, | took 

 oflE his bear-skin blanket, put it down, and | went into the water. Then 

 he sprinkled water on each side of his neck, | as he had done before. 



70 And after he had done so, he came out of the water, || and went to 

 where he had put down his bear-skin blanket; | and he put it on. 

 Then he lay down, and immediately he | went to sleep. At once he 

 dreamed of the old man, | the speaker of the large winter-dance house. 

 Then \ Llaqwag'ila dreamed that he was sitting down by his side, 



75 and || the old man spoke, and said, "You have done weJi, friend, | 

 that j'ou did not go home at once, | for the\' only wished to try you. 

 Therefore your supernatural treasure disappeared, the great | 

 winter-dance house, for you will see it again this evening; | for four 



80 nights we shall tame Hamsbe^, your || supernatural treasure friend ! 

 And when he is tamed, we shall go and take the | house to 

 the village of your father." Thus he said and disappeared. Now ] 



60 'nex"^laeda yayaqlEntEmelasa g'okwe. Wii, laEm'lawise Llaqwag'ila 

 doqwalaxa ^naxwa gwalaatsa g'5kwe. Wii, g'lHEm^lawise gwal 

 doqwaqexs lae xisElseda g'okwe. 



Wa, laEm^lae Llaqwag'ila asm la ^nEmoklus^Em la klwasa. Wa, 

 laEm ^nax'^idaxa gaala. Wa, jVmese Llaqwag'ila ^nex' qa^s hex'- 



65 sa^me kiwase lalaa lax moplEiixwa^se ^nala. Wa, g'll^Em'lawise 

 gwale k Iwexa^yas lax mop lEnxwa^se helas k Iwadzase laa^lase Lax^fllsa 

 qa^s xEnx'^Idexes LlEntsEme ^nEx^una^ya qa^s x'ibcElseq. Wii, la^lae 

 la^sta laxa ^wape. Wa, laEm^lae xosasa ^wape faxes ^wax'sanolxa- 

 wa^ye laxes g'ilx'de gweg'ilasa. Wa, g'il^Em^lawise gwala lae la^sta 



70 laxa ^wape qa^s la lax x'Elq lEdzasases LlEntsEnie ^nEx^una^ya. Wii, 

 la^lae ^uEx^undEs. Wa, la^lae kulg'aEfsa. Wii, la^lae hex'^idaEm 

 mex^eda. Wii, la^lae hex'^idaEm mexElasa qlulyakwe bEgwiinEmxa 

 yayaqlEntEmelasa ^wiilase g'ok", yixa tsliigatsle. Wii, laEm^lae Lla- 

 qwag'ila mexElas g'ilx klwanuLEmEfsaq. Wii, lii^lae yaqleg'a^leda 



75 qlulyakwe bEgwanEma. Wii, la^lae ^nek'a: "LaEms helaxa, qast, 

 laxes gwex'^idaasos, yixs k'lesaaqos aEm hex'^idaEm la nii^nakwa 

 qaxs a^maaqos waLesaso^ lax lag'ilas x'is^ides Logwa^yaSsxa ^walasa 

 tsliigatsle g'okwa, qaxs dox^waLEla^meLaqosasaqexwa dziiqwaLex 

 yixg'ins mop lEnxwasilg'axa gaganoLe yalaLEx Ilamsba'yaxes lo- 



80 gwa^yos, qiist. Wii, g'il^Emlwise yal^IdEl la^mesEnu^x" liil taotsa 

 g'okwe lax g'okulasas iisa," ^nex'^laexs lae x'ls^Ida. Wii, laEm^lae 



