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scratched the inside of his cheek. Instead he said to his uncle: " Cave 

 spirits told me to come here." This was a big" cave, ])iooer than a 

 house. 



Then his spirits came to him while his uncle was with him. They 

 went inside, and his uncle ])eat time for liinj. Then he told his uncle 

 to remember this: "When the spirit Nixa' runs into the tire with me, 

 do not let me })urn up. While I am getting small throw me into a 

 basket."' That was the way he did with him. It ran into the tire 

 with him, and he threw him into the basket. Then he always came 

 to life inside of the basket. He became a big man again. 



That same evening he sent out his uncle to call, ""This waj^ those 

 that can sing." Then the cliff could hardly be seen for the mountain 

 sheep that came down to look into the cave. When they were seated 

 there, he wiiirled about his bow and arrows and all the mountain sheep 

 were destroyed. The inside of the cave was full of them. Now, he 

 said to his uncle: "Take off the hides." He was singing for great 



qeyanu'k"'." Lei an akfi'wunlk duwA'ctu ka'oduLak" j'a'nAx. 



to do'."' Not to him lie toM into his cheek she scratched of his. 



"A'wu tatu'k 3"ekqli'tc ade' xAt kuna'," yu'ayaosiqa duka'k aLe'n 



"There is a cave spirits there me told to go," he said to his uncle big 



tatu'kayu hit ya'nAx kuge'. 



cave it was liouse bigger than it was. 



Tc!uLe' kfiye'k wila't duka'k tin. A'yi nel hAs at Ac qlaxe'tc 



Then his spirit canie to his uncle with. Inside into the they came him bent with 

 liim house beating 



sticlcs for 



5 duka'k. Yen Acuka'wadja duka'k. "(lAnAltri' xiin gu gaci'x yuye'k 



his uncle. Then he told to re- his uncle "Into the tire with then when the spirit 

 member me runs 



Nixa', 111 LAX ye xAt kugA'ndjiq. Tcuyt"' xAt klug(7'ikli q!wAn 



Nlxfi, never very so me let burn up. While I am getting small (imp.) 



lit! tu'dayu xAt nago'yagiqlt." Aj'A'xawe aosi'ne Aci'n gAnAlta' 



basket into it is me throw." Like that he did with him into the fire 



dici'x lit! tu'di Ac wuge'cj!. Le A'q!awe qo'xodaguttc yull't! 



it ran basket into him he threw. Then at it he always came alive the basket 



ti"i(j!. ALe'n qiix nAstl'tc. 



inside of A big man becoming he always was. 



10 AdA'x Xil'na-awe q!e'ga yu'Aq! aqla'wana duka'k. "Hade'wAt 



After that that evening truly outside he sent out his uncle. "This way 



At-cl'yi." Le'lawe At aka'odagan yuge'L! dJA'nuwu yu'tatfik yide' 



those that can Not things could be seen the cliff mountain sheep the cave into 



sing." (i. e. hardly be seen) 



Adoltlnl' sAk". Yen qe'awe dusA'ksi yu'aosini, La qotx 



[came] to for. There when they his bow and he whirled, then destroyed 



look on were seated arrows 



cu'waxix yudje'nuwa. Yutatu'kyi Le cfi'wahik. Duka'kawe a'adji 



all were the mountain sheep. Inside the cave then it was full. His uncle it was to this one 



kfi'waqa, ""Datx kl'dAsIiL."' Ayaci' Nixa' Len. Dutu'tx ke 



he said, "From there takeoff the hides." He was sing- Nixa' big. From inside of him out 



ing for 



