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to accompany liiiu to see what .shall happen. He reached a gap in 

 the mountain and peeped through. Calling to his companion he told 

 him to look and see what is before them. There they saw a lire built 

 by a stump and an old Apache cracking bones. A boy was shouting 

 and a girl was laughing, ^^'hen he heard this he sent his companion 

 to tell us to hide and remain hidden until he gave the call of the road 

 runner. We heard the messenger coming and thought it was the 

 Apaches, so that we caught up our l)el<>ngings. Our leader said that 

 some of our friends must have shown themselves, which would cause 

 the Apaches to take the alarm and to depart. As we listened the sun 

 went down and the messenger arrived. He told us to hide and our 



papkikaui nyimiki kontak mamutcuk am kuik a.\a uwumkam akit. 



patient my relatives I was guessing tltere appoint and his companion told. 



Aik rsasikotc vaphai hai-itco va-amtctan p'ata kai itam tcutcu. Atava 



Hurry then we run something umlerstaiid lie loud said. Then 



vahavapk toa-akatc rsa-ajk' am spa-apak(!) ikoatcitk uAunikam akit. 



true run mountain lilie his gap there slowly peeped his companion told. 



Aik miaki-iolin konv am inytcu Aulithi haitco va-amtctan pata kaitam 



Hurry here liold I " there raised something understand j\ist as loud 



tcutcu. Tava vaha miak i-ioi(t). Ta-am i-itcuAu[itk' tcum nyui kota 



said. That true here hold. And then he raised there saw then 



humaka orsan ap atavai inai. Huk ujak a-Sp kuli s'ap kaitam a-a 



one stinnp there built fire. That in Apaefie old right sound bones 



rsanv sku-uk viapai s'ap kai-itam rsavaj hinuk' sku-uk tcuhya 



pounding good boy right sound adult condition shout good girl 



s'ap kai-itam rsava] tcutciak, kotaam tcum kayak uAumkam akit. 



right sound adult condition laugh, then there heard his companion told. 



Kamai opam kuk.simhai hupait imik(i) tcu-ukhi akitank hupai 



There homeward fall at intervals where relatives found told wliere 



hastcoi-ikam kaAaik' ap itcom u-ustan. Kony hapa tcoi-Tkahim 



somewhere hollow there try hid. I here was like 



hiwukatc pitcimithai tcuwu:> tcumihiakhai hit-us tcohok uta 



around lay going around earth covered little dark in 



hastcoi-kam kavaiik ap haprs itcom humu kakan. Kotava vaha opam 



what kind hollow there will you look. He then true homeward 



kuksimuk woitcok tcorsa] tcovinvhim. Kota katho nyu wukatcilk 



fall at intervals straight slowly chortling. Then there me behind 



hastco pat koa-aki tatuku varsai tatuku. 



what bad lirewood wrestle grass wrestle. 



Ksam piatcu-uk hai itco kai-iham na-aks hupaiva utcuki hukt 



Silent nothing something listen might \vheK showed our 



imik(i) tuwoi tcorsal tcovinyhim p'ata kai-itam tcutcu. KotaAa vaha 



relatives tons slowly chortle not loud kept saying. Then true 



rsam piatcu-ilk hai-itco kai-iham kotak tataf vaprs kam tcom kuvitp 



silent nothing something listen that sun westward glance 



kotak uta vai-i tcivia. Haspk' umakitan nanfika nyimik(i) na-anysapa 



then in here came. Undecided told various relatives I guess right 



tcivia. Kotrs hapa tcoi-ikaihindiai hupai hastcoi-ikam kavillik ap 



came. Perhaps we in same condition where what kind hollow there 



itcom tu-usttin p'ata kai-itam tcutcu. Kava vtlha hastcoi-ikam 



try hide not loud kept saying. It was true what kind 



kiiviliik ap isiatuvintc tai-ihim. Ka-am hap tcoi-ikahimtc' worsanyik 



hollow there retreat sitting. There there was in that condition arose 



wukatc pitciniitahimuk tcoi-ikam nyunar.sunahimuk hu-ustcohok uta 



around going around kind " examine in the night ir.to 



