92. MOUNTAIN DWELLER « 



A chief was living with his two cliildrcii in the middle of a long- 

 town. People were always visiting him, and he kept tallow stored 

 away for strangers. B}^ and by a big canoe came to him, and [the peo- 

 ples'] things were taken up. [The children's] grandmother had charge 

 of the tallow. Siie always had things stored aw^ay for strangers. 

 Then she would give these to her grandchildren. Afterward the old 

 woman would say, ''The old shaggy dog took it away from me." 



After that he invited the foi'eign people up. He ordered the tallow 

 in the big box to be brought for them. Now there was nothing inside 

 of the big box. The foreign people, however, were all seated. It 

 was thought that his children had done it. They had invited them for 

 the food that was all eaten up. This is why people say even now, 



Qowau'avu yurnKjfi'wo yu'an <iolaye't(j!a duye'tq!i qo'dziti. 



When \vas living tlie chief the town in thiMiiiddle liis children he had. 



there of the \oug 



DAXAnA'x 3"Ati' duye'tqii. DoxA'nde nahfi'ye tcIaLA'k usA'ttc. 



Two were his children. To hiui coming always were always 



visiting. 



Gona'n qoa'ne qles At 3'rakutca'k"tc yutil'. Wananl'sa}^! doxA'nt 



Different people for things he always had the tallow. At once to him 



stored away 



uwaqo'x jui'yak" Leu. DA'qde wudu'Liat. Yudulflkldji ye yati' 



came a canoe big. Up the things were Their grandmother thus had 



taken. 



5 yutu'. At yi'yeAnetc go'nan qoa'ni q!es. Layu' dodAtcxA'nq! q!ex 



the tal- Things slie always had ditierent people for. Then to her grandchild for 



low. sti)red away months 



ate'xnutc. Le ye yanaqe'tc j^ucanA'k!, " Hesawa'k haqli'tstc Axdji'tx 



she would Then thus always said the old woman, "The dog shaggy from me 



give it. 



huye'q." 



took it away." 



AdA'xayu daq aosiA't yu'gonan <ioa'ni. A'gA qa'djt ka'wacja 



After that um he invited the foreign people. For it a per.son he told 



[to get] 



yuyene'sir dakAlA^jde. Lek! gwa'3"a liyi'kda At yu'3"ene's!i. 



the tallow in the big box. Not anything inside of it thing the tallow. 



10 Yu'gonan qoa'ni ga'ayu qen. Dudji' wudu'wadji duj^e'tqlitc ye 



The foreign people, however, were all They thought his children thus 



seated. 



wusi'ne. A^n'x ^^aodu'dzixa hA'sdoq!wa-ite' sayu' diu[ ka'odudziat. 



did it. Out of it ate it all up for their mouths it was up they invited them. 



Atcayu' tcIu'yedAt 3'e qlaya'doqa'nutc, "Yiqla^'itf yis daq qox 



This is why even now thus they always say, "The food that fur tip back 



was gone 



a For another version, see story Cw. 

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