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Then the door flew open. The}" [entered and] sat down." "Why did 

 you comer' she said to them. After they had l)oen seated for some 

 time she pushed something" between her teeth, and got something out. 

 It was a piece of dried fish. She shook it. It was now a spring sahuon 

 taken from between her teeth, and they placed it b}^ the fire. She set 

 it before them, and they consumed it. She took a cranberry out from 

 between her teeth. She placed it before them, and they consumed that. 

 After they had eaten she said again, "Why did 3"ou come, my little 

 grandchihlren?'' and the elder replied, "My mother said we couki not 

 marry Mountain Dweller." "He is a very difiicult person to get near. 

 Go now, my little g-randchildren.*" Then she told them what to do. 

 "Crushing-mountain is before the place, granddaughters, and also the 

 fighting dogs (cAk!)." She also said, "Kelps float together in front of 

 it. Take your knife and a whetstone with you," she said. After she 

 had instructed them thc}^ started out. When they had gone along for 



gaxo'x Axll'lkluye IdaS^aqA." Atxa'we a'yux wudjixl'x Atxa'yu he'de 



call my grandmother says to you." After that out she ran. After that open 



cudjixe'n ^'u'qloahfit. Has wuqe'. "DasA'k"cI yitucuna'," 



flew the door. They sat down. "What caused you," 



ye hasduda'yaqa. Tclfik" hAS qe'ni clA'xawe du'ux q!a'de At 



.so she said to them. For some time they had .sat down after her teeth between some- 



thing 



wulitsa'k. AdA'x daq aka'olihit. Atq!e'ci kAqle'lti. Akii'wayuk- 



she stucli. From it out she got. A piece of it wa.s. She shook it. 



dried fish 



Gau awate' tiaki'ki du'ux qIa'dAx Adayu'. AqlAseyl' ayaosii'n ts!u 5 



Fire it was put spring her teeth between thing taken. Before them she put it also 



by salmon 



liAs akirtla. Kaxwe'x du'ux q!atx daq aka'olihit. Ts!u hAs 



they consumed it. Cranberry her teeth from out .she got. Also they 



between 



awaxa'. Yen liAs At xa'awe ts!u ye aya'osiqa, "Dasa' yitucu'na 



ate it. When they things had eaten again so she said, "What caused you 



to come 



AxdAtcxA'nqli sa'ni." Yu'ayaosiqa, "HACakAnii'ixayltlhayaoduwawu'q 



my granddaughters little?" What .she said to "This Mountain said we could not marry 



her, Dweller 



AXLJi'tc." "Lni'yayiucigAni-xAti-A'dawe, naiA't de, AxdaAtcxA'nqli 



my mother." "It is a thing very difficult to get near go now (imp.) my grandchildren 



sa'ni." Atxa'we Acuka'wadja. " Wutck!i'tagAt-ca ayinaho' tcxAnk! 10 



little." After that she told her what "Crushing-mountain- before it grand- 



to do. daughters 



qa wu'djx djitaAt-cAk!" ts!u ayi' a tcxAnk!," yuda'yaqa. " Wudjx 



and fighting dogs b also there are grand- she said to them. "Float 



daughters," 



cA'tdutit-gIc ts!u ayina'. Yl'litayi q!wAn ts!u yitcl'q! qa ya^a'na," ye 



together kelps also before it. Your knife (imp.) also with you and a whetstone," so 



ada'yaqa. Atxawe' yen acuka'wadja. Gonaye' liAs uwaA't. 



she said to them. After it there she instructed them. Started they went. 



oThe story is very much condensed here. The mouse's "grandmother" had sent it to invite them 

 in. The mouse asks to be put over the log because the entrance to her grandmother's house was on 

 the other side. " On account of that she had run out " refers to the mouse's first appearance. 



i> An unusual word for "dog" occurs here. 



