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Because I wa.s a boy I did not understand these things. When anj-- 

 one was preparing food I stood with folded arms. They gave nie 

 food so hot that it hiirned me. I went with a hunting party. The}' 

 killed a little bird and gave it to me. I thought it was good to eat, so 

 I carried it home to my mother and threw it down before her. When 

 she saw it she turned her l)aek upon it and began to cry. She turned 

 and told me about my father's death. I grieved in my heart and after 

 a time went to consult a man of authority, to whom a boy should not 

 have had the temerity to go. He listened to my story, approved of 

 mj' plans, and told me to come at a time which he appointed. Then 

 the people would accompany me to the enemy's country that I might 

 see it. When we had gone to an appointed camping place we encamped 

 and I slept well. The ne.xt day we continued to the camping place 



Konyo vawo^aps alik'tc' ithap tcoikam pimatc. Hastco 



Because I was young this kind not know. What tiling 



hatconyi woi kukitc nyu va-iik kamiitc. Koma hastco stiinyik 



cooked toward standinj? my stomacli hold. You what hot 



nyuma konta nj'u papaitcituk ho. Hastco ala-aitamult ka-atc kont 



me give I wa.s me burned eat. What hunting plai'e I 



huk aitk' iwors. Komuta hastco kutivitc mat moak nyu 



that alter go. Vou what kutivitc young kill me 



tcultsp. Konyak skuk hastco mokik ak'tc' kahap tcontcok'tc' 



carry at hip. I wa.s good what shoot and kill telling fn»m bringing 



ipuk an nyu akitak wutca iwoa kota-amtcrm nyuitak 



ietch there me mother under to blame for then 'she saw 



knocking down 



kamko-okam itanewa' ha-akia ukokoi mata. Kota hupai tcrkak 



turned back sat many her cry open. That sonietiine then 



am kookituk ipuk in nyu wutcti iwoa ithap tcoikam 



there ended fetch in nie under toblamefor this kind 



knocking down 



haitco has utcok tclm. Kota it iiuho nyu uta kukiva kont^ik puk 



anything making accident. 'I'lmt this there me in stand I was liold 



iwors. A-iitam hrpai ta wotatcum kuha.s liata kont liuk pihas 



ri.se. People where sit important kind of regard I that no 



ulitak huk woi ivapuk'kl. Ithap tcoikam nyu tatcoi ipuk 



think that toward pas.s through. This kind ine plans fetch 



an wutca iwoa. Kotaps nyu hai-kui-itam utatuk an puik 



there under toblamefor He was me friendly felt there grasp 



knocking down. 



haitco nyiu aka. Am tcotcoi huk siali kontak am sihivsi^rsolkahlm 



thing me advice. There appoint that mornings I was there clear away with 



something 



kot am himuk am uai kont huk puk iwors. Himuk hupai 



that there going there reach I was that gra.sp rise. Going some 



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