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see about inside of his house on account of the drippings. His uncles 

 who had left him, however, weie sutfering- from famine. 



Suddenl3' some mountain sheep came out above him. He let it go 

 among' them. Then all fell down. The inside of his house could not 

 be seen on account of the great abundance of food. 



Now when his uncle thought that he had died he sent some one 

 thither to ])urn his body. His slaves that he told to go after him came 

 thither, and he called the slaves into the house. They came up. 

 He gave them things to eat, and they remained with him one night. 

 One of these slaves had a child. Then he said to them, '"'Do not take 

 away an3^thing." The little slave, however, threw a piece inside of 

 something. "Tell your household that j^ou liurned mo up." He left 

 those directions with them. 



When they reached home that night the baby began to cry: "Little 

 fat, Little fat,*' the slave's child began to cry out. There was a great 



duti'n (Ic duln'ti ayt yu(iAlu'xtcatc. Vu acnA'ci-wuhga'sIi duka'k-liAS 



coiilil lie Ins liMiise in-iiiU' cii accdimt of the Tho*e from him went liis unrle's, 



si'cn of it drippi 111,^3. 



qo yae'n den wn'nt. 



how- siilTeriii.tr from wore, 



ever, famine 



WananT'sawe dukina'da ka'odikitt! dJA'nwu. Xo'de adjl'wauAq. 



Atonce oMto|iofliim came out monntaiii shee]). Anions lie let it go 



(i. ('., uliove him ), them iiiiickly. 



Le IdakA't daq kawasu's. TcIuLe' Lcl wudutl'n de duhi'ti3^i-At 



Then all down fell. Then not eouldbeseen thethingsin- 



side of his 

 house 



5 ca'yelahen Lcn. 



[on aeeouiit of] great. 



plenty of 



Dutuwil'tc 



la'xawe 



When he thought he had died of 

 famine 



duka'ktc 



luM uncle 



ade' 



tliither 



koka'waqa 



told some to go 



duiga' 



for him 



qAga'x dusqa'ndayu. Dugi'/xtjlo 



in order to burn up [his body] . His slaves 



uwaqo'x. We'guxq! nelde' 



(they) came. The slaves into the house 



At tlx. Leq! AcxA'ni uwaxe'. 



giving them One 

 things to eat. [night] 



10 Ye'sdo-daya(|a, 



lie said to them, 



! 



with him [tliey] >tayed 



a n( 



there 



awaxd'x 



he called. 



A'siwc 



It was 



aka wa([a 



he told to go 



Atxawe't doxA'nt 



after it to him 



Daq a'osiAt. Q!ex 



Up [they] came. He was 



ye'tklwaya u yu'gux. 



had a child a slave. 



''Li'l ke ai'cA'tdjik q!wAn." Aa'sIwc At tu'de 



Nothing away take" (imp.). It was something into 



iwugeq! yu'guxklutc. '"Deke'wu tusigA'n yu-q!wA'n-ckan-IhiIk- 



threw the little slave. "We burned him up tell 



itsla'titin." Yu'yen Acuka'wadja. 



your househohl." That word he loft with them. 



Tat an hAS qd'xawe ke ka'odigAx duye'tk!". "Taye'klwe, 



At night home they when got out began to cry the baby. "Little fat, 



taye'klwe," yuk daga'x yu'gux yctk!°. Qo'waen yu'an 



Little fat," out ■ started to cry the slave's 'child. There was a great in the 



famine town 



