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32 tslaes. M\- way is the best." | And he still held hina while aU the 

 men shouted. | Then the supernatural spirit and all those who had 

 disappeared were frightened away. | And after they had frightened 

 away the supernatural spirit and all those who had disappeared, then 



35 the II chief of the Sparrow Society, who was holdmg Ts!ox"ts!aes 

 spoke, and said, | "Come, give me red cedar-bark to put on the head 

 of my friend here." | Thus he said. Then he was given a head-ring 

 of red cedar-bark and a neck-ring | of red cedar-bark spread open. 

 He spoke, and said, "Go on, | look at him, friends. I put on the 



40 head of my friend || what I took away from the supernatural powder." 

 Thus he said, and put aroimd the neck the ) red cedar-bark, and put 

 the head-ring of red cedar-bark on his head. | As soon as he had 

 done so, he took a rope and put it around his waist as a belt. | Then 

 he toolv a thin cane and gave it to Ts!6x"ts!aes, | and he said while 



45 he gave to him his cane, || "Friend, this is your Sparrow cane, for 

 you will be a great Sparrow, | that you may not be afraid of anything 

 that happens in this winter-dance | house; for now you have a name, 

 since you have a cedar-bark head-ring; and you are a member of the 

 Sparrow Society." Thus he said. | Then he turned his face toward 

 all the men, and said, "O | friends! You will not wish that a 



50 winter dance be given II to our friend here — the great one who has 

 red cedar-bark rings and who is a member of the Sparrow Society. | 

 Now do not call him Ts !ox"ts !aes. You shall call | him QlEmt- 



32 Wa, la dalax'saEmqexs lae xal-ideda ^uaxwa bebEgwauEm. Wa, 

 la^me xalostoyoweda ^nawalakwe LE^wa ^naxwa la x'is^ida. Wa, g'il- 

 ^mese gwala xalostodasa ^nawalakwe LE^wa x'ix'is^ide laase et'.ed 



35 yaqlEg'a^eda gwesEma^ye yixa dalax Ts!ox"ts!aesa. Wa, la ^nek'a: 

 "Gelag'a ts'.as L'.agEkwa g'axEn qEu qEx'Emdexg'iu ^nEmokOk','' 

 ^nex'^lae. Wa, la tslasosa qEXEnia^ye LlagEkwa LE-wa qEiixawa-ye 

 LlagEk" LEpala. Wa, la yaq'.Eg'a^la. Wa, la ^nek'a: "Wega 

 doqwalax hamalEl ^ue-nEmok", la^mEn qEx'EmdELEsglns ^nEmokuk" 



40 laxg'a le^nE^manEnik' lax ^nawalakwa," ^nek"Exs lae qEnxotsaLlagE- 

 kwe laq. Wa, la qEX'EmdEq yisa qEX'Ema^ye LlagEkwa laq. Wii, 

 g-iPmese gwala lae ax-edxa dEnEme qa^s qEuoyodes laq qa wii- 

 seg'anos. Wa, la ax^edxa wil^Ene dzomeg-ala qa-s ts'.E'wes lax 

 Ts!ox"ts!aesa. Wii, la ^nek'Exs lae ts'.asa sek"!agan5 dzomeg'ala. 



45 "Wa, qast, yoEms gwespIeqLox, yixs ^walasaaqos gwesElesa yixs 

 k"!easeLaqos k'ilEmLol laxEns gwaelasex laxwa ts!ets!egats!ex 

 wokwa, yixs laaqos LegadES qEx'Emak" gwesElesa," ^uex'^lae. Wii, 

 la gwegEmx'-id liixa ^naxwa bebEgwauEma. 'Wii, la ^nek'a: "Yul 

 ha^rniilEl ^ne^uEmok", k"!esLEs awftlqElal qa^s laL5s yaweuEmnux"- 



50 LEsg'ins ^nEmokflk' liixg'ada ^wiilasEk" qEX'Emak" gwesElesa. 

 Wii, laEms gwal LgqElas Ts!ox"ts!a5sa laqEk\ Wa, laEms LeqE- 



