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his uncle's wife were dead. So he married the other wife that helped 

 him. The food his helper obtained for him, however, he sold for 

 slaves. The people came to him to ])uy everything. Afterward he 

 fixed a little box for the thing that had helped him. No one ever saw 

 it because it was kept out of sight. 



One day a whale came along, moving up and down, and he let his 

 helper go at it. In the morning the big whale floated up below on the 

 beach. When all were busy with the whale he forgot his helper. It 

 was hanging to the last piece. When the}^ took up the whale he for- 

 got it. And because he forgot it all of the people were destroyed. 

 This is why people say to a lazy man even now: "You will be like the 

 man that was abandoned.'' All the things that had been killed came 

 to life. Some ran into the water and some into the woods. The 

 people were completely destroyed. 



Le a'waca. Yu'-un-duiga'-qowasu'-At qo'a awe' gux ga aw^ahu'n. 



then he married. The food his lielpcr got for him, 



Dul'tx yAx 3'a'odudzi-u antqeni'. 



Prom him like came to buy all the people, 

 the .stuff 



yu-AcIga'-wusuw^u'-At. Lei 



the thiiig that helped him. Not 



I if 



aosine 



he fixed 



WAntle'qiayu 



because it was out 

 of sight of. 



Dekl'x ya5de'ndaxun yfi'i. 



Waj' out ' went along up and down a whale. 



however, slaves for he sold. 



Yen kudaga'awe Adake'tkle 



There when he got through a little box 

 for him 



udu'tsa ye usti'ntc tcaqa'wAq 



anyone so ever saw it everyone's eyes 



A'de 



To it 



eqega3'a'nAX yen aka'waha yuya'i LAnq!. 



below on the beach there floated up the whale big. 



ayu yu3'a 1 



when the whale 



AkA'tsiwaqlAk^' 



He forgot it 



wuqiago'djayu 



he forgot it 



10 " Ye'-Atgftku-nAq-naohgfi's !i 



"The man thev went awav from 



AtcI'wanAq. Tsluta'tayu 



he let this go. In the morning 



it was 



Tc!u atfi't qoya'ostfige 



Then with it all were busy 



da'de 



to 



akA'tsiwAqUk". Yulm'tc!i-a'ye da'de qIaxA'ti. 



he forgot it. The last piece to was hanging. 



daq kAdudj(''la3^u yuyfi'i. TcIuLe' alvA' tsa 



up when they took the whale. Then because 



qot cu'waxix yu' antqeni. Atcayu' 



destroyed were all the people. This is why, 



wucka'djate yAx q!wAn ingji'te." 



the lazy man like (inip.) you will be." 



Yu'a-ini-At IdakA't qox W'u'diAt 



The things all back came, 



killed he had [to life] 



Hutc! IdakA't qotx cu'waxix ya'anttieni 



Finally all destroyed were all the people. 



Hi'nde a At ka'waAt qa dA'qdi. 



,n and 



Into the it some; 

 water was 



[some] 

 up. 



