90. THE MAN WHO WAS ABANDONED 



People living in a lono- town were suffering from famine. A certain 

 man stayed with his uncle, who had two wives. The people were very 

 hungry. This man was always sleeping, for he was lazy. When their 

 food was all gone, they started away from the lazy man to camp, but 

 his uncle's wife threw some dried iish into a hole beside the house 

 post for liim, while she was walking around ])ack of the fire. Then 

 she said to him, "I threw a piece of dried fish into the post hole for 

 you." He would put a small piece of this into his mouth. When he 

 took it out. he would go to sleep. He always had his head covered. 



Suddenly something said to him, "I am come to help you." When 

 he looked there was nothing there. At once he fell asleep. Hunger 

 was overcoming him. At once he prepared himself for it. What was 

 speaking to him was a small thing running around him. Its teeth 



Qowau'wau antqeni' an qolayA'tcj! aaya' Aq! qo'waen. Dukfi'k 



Were living people town in a long where in it was a famine. His uncle 



xAnq! ye'yati, yuqa. Daxha'x yati' duka'k cAt. Yuqa' a'awe j^jln 



with he stayed a man. Two wore lii.s uncle's wives. The men those were 



denku'wane. Tela laIv" nate'tc yuqa' udzika'. lax qaqlaxA'nt 



very hungry. Ahvays slept the man, he was lazy. Very to men 



acuxi'xawe naoJiga's! duuA'q yu'udzikaya-qua. Dlyl'nAx aa duka'k 



when [food] they started for from him tlie lazy man. Back of the it his 



was all gone- camp fire was uncle's 



5 cA'ttcawe gas!-k!i ite'de At wuge'q! Atqie'ci doqie's. Tea ade' 



wife that post hole down in some- threw dried fish for him. Just as there 



the thing 



wuckA't wudigu't diye'di. Ayu' ye' acia'osiqa "Eqle's gas!-k!i Itl'di 



around slie started at the rear When thus she said to "For you post hole into 

 to w'alk of the fire. him 



Atqie'ci xage'q!." Ye'k"ge awe' wuctu'di Andatl'tc. Ax ke agatl'n 



dried fish I threw." A small piece that into his mouth he would put. From it out when he 



took it 



tela laIv" nato'tc. CAna'odasIi'ttc. 



all the time he would sleep. He would always 



cover his head. 



Wanani'sawe duyixA'ndi ye ya'odudziqa, "iTga' xAt wusu'." 



At once down close to him thus something said to "For you I come to 



him, help." 



10 Lck! gwa'3"A} wudaA't At Alge'n. Wanani'sawe tatc uwadJA'q. 



Not was anything there at it when he At once asleep he fell (or 



looked. was killed by). 



DadukA'nAx yAx yati' yu'lilx". Wanani'sawe yen aj^fi'waj'Ak. 



Overcoming him like was the famine. And then there he got ready 



for it. 



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