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cried and said, ''No." Then .she put her hand inside of his cheek. 

 *"' Wh}^ don't 3'ou go up on the mountain?" [she said.] She scratched 

 the inside of his cheek. Blood ran out of his mouth. While crj-ing* 

 he pulled his uncle's box toward him. He took his uncle's whetstone 

 out of it. Meanwhile his uncle was far away. 



Then he started off into the woods, carrying the whetstone, and 

 came out to a creek. He came out on a sandy bank, pounded (or 

 scooped) it out like a salmon, and made a nest beside the water. He 

 stayed upon it overnight. His dream was like this. He was told, 

 "Let it swim down into the water." It was his spirit that told him 

 to do this. 



WIkmi his uncle came down he missed him. He asked his wife, 

 "\A'here is mj^ nephew?" She answered. "He went up that way 

 with his l)Ow and arrows." 



When [the boy] got up farther he made another nest. This man was 

 named "For-little-slave." He made eight nests. Now his spirit helper 

 began to come to him on the last. At that time he took his whetstone 



awe' ye aya'osiqa, "Lek!." TcIuLe' a'wAc tiTdi wuci' doxo'x qclk!. 



when thus he paid, "No." Then hisclieek inside she put herhus- nephew's. 



of her hand band's 



" Wa'sAicayadat igu't?" Aw^Actu' akALfi'k. DoqIe'nAx ci ye/kuwuq. 



"Why not up'on the you go?" Inside of she seratched. From his blood' ran. 

 mountain his cheelv mouth 



Tela adi' gAxye'de awe' duka'k <io'gu tut aosli'n. Ayi'kdAX ke 



Just at it lie was crying when his uncle's box toward he pulled. From inside out 



him 



a'watl doka'k yayi'iiAklo. Duka'k ko uye'x. 



he took his uncle's whetstone Uisinicle far was away. 



5 Lc gona3'e' uwagu't Atgotil'dt. Hin yax hi'ta(| uwagu't weyayl'na 



Then ' started he wentnlT into the woods. Creek to out became the whetstone 



xAk" ka an dak uwagu't. AkAt!e'(][! xat 3"Ax. Kut awasli't yuhi'n- 



sandy on with it out became. He pounded salmon like. Nest he made by the 



[bank it out 



or bar] 



ytixq!. Aka' uwaxe' yuku't.' Dutcu'ni ayu' yeyati.' Ye daya'dotja, 



water. On it he stayed the nest. His dream it was thus was. So they said to 



overnight him, 



"Hinyi'x nAsqla'q." XAtc duA'uye'k Aseyu' ye Acl't tu'ditAn. 



" Down in the let it swim." This his spirit was so to him started to have him do. 



water 



Dnitl'q! yeq uwagu't duka'k. Aqlewu's! ducA't, "Gusu' ho 



After him down came his uncle. He asked his wife, "Where is 



10 Axqe'lk!." " We'de awe' tcil'nct a'olirit." 



my nephew'?" " Up that way it was bow and he took." 



arrows 



Na'naq! ke gu'tawe tslu'a uwasli't weku't sAk". "Gu'xk!"sAk"," 



Farther up when he went another he made a nest for. "For-little-slave," 



yu'dowasak" yuqfi'. NAs!gaducu' awasli't 3'uku't. Hutcliaye' 



was named the man. Eight he made the nests. The last one 



kA'qIawe uxye'k uwatslA'q. TclA'tcla aga'awe hln yl yaawati' 



on it was his spirit began to come .Just then creek down into he took 



to him. 



