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some time the}^ saw the fighting- dogs. Thc}^ threw a piece of dried 

 tish bone to them, and the dogs began to divide it. Again they went 

 forward. Before they had gone far they came upon Ivelps lloating 

 together. They threw moss between. Then they passed through. 

 After that they saw Crushing-mountain. (Just the way peopk^ tell 

 this I am te'.Ung you, my opposite clansman.) The}^ threw a whet- 

 stone l)etween these. They went through. Now they saw the camp. 

 They came to the house door. 



^lounttiin Dweller's mother was at home. Nothing could ]>e seen 

 inside of this house, there was so nnich fat. They wei-e told they 

 could not get into Mountain Dweller's house. That is why the}^ went 

 there. After they had been seated for some time they were given 

 something to eat. By and by the hunter 1)rought in a load of food. 

 He asked his mother, " What are those people that have come to you 

 doing?" "The}" came to marry you because it was said that they 

 could not." So Mountain Dweller mari'ied both of them. 



Tclak" ya Iias naA'ti awe' hAs aosite'n 3"u-wu'tex-djitaA't-cAk!". 



For some time they were gone when they saw the fighting dogs.a 



Aq!e't aosigi'(j! s!aq. Wuct akA'tin yu'dmi. Ts!u gona3'e' hAs 



To them she tlirew a piece of They depart cfl together Again started they 



dry lish bone. with them. 



uwaA't. LklAt liAs wuA'tdjiayu' hAs aosite'n wudjx-cAtagAt-gic. 



went. Before tliey had gone far they saw floating together kelps. 



S!i'q!ga qlfit liAs awagi'q!. Le Aqla'nAx hAs ya'waAt. Atxayu' hAs 



Mo.ss between they threw. Then througli it they went. After that they 



5 aosite'n wutcxkli'tagAt-ca. (Detca' d("k dulinikiya-aya' ayA'x yll'n 



saw Crusliing-mountain. This way they tell it like it to you 



qokAlanl'k La'gu AxdakAnu'q!".) YayT'na A(]!a't Iias aosigi'q!. 



1 am telling this old story, my opposite phratry. Whetstone between it they threw. 



Aua'x Iias ya'waAt. Has a'ositen yuqo'u. Ahi'tyet hAs uwaA't. 



Through thev ' went. They saw the camp. To the house they came, 



it ' door 



DuLa' gwa'ya nek A^d' Lei dutl'n ta'itc. CakAnfi'^a-hi'ti ayi't 



His mother was " at home. Inside not could be on account Mountain Dweller's into it 

 of it .seen of tlie fat. house 



hAs ya'oduwawo'q. Atcayu' hAs aya'waLaq. Tc!ak hAs qe'ni 



they said they could not get. This is why they went there. For some they had sat 



, time down 



10 awe' doqiwe' xAt dute'x. Yandaya'n we'At-sIfi'te. TcIulc' awawu's! 



after their mouths to they fed Was bringing in the lumter. Then he asked 



them. packs 



(luLa'qlayix, " Wa'sa qowanu'k" qo'uawe ixA'nt Iias uwaA't." "lyl't 



ofhismotlicr, '-What are doing the people to you they came." "To you 



liAs ya'oduwawo'q 3'Ax Iias yage'laca'dahe." Le yAx aya'oHca 



they said you would not like they came to marry you." Both of them [hej married 

 marry 



CakAna'itc. 



• Mountain Dweller. 



II An unusual word for " dog " occurs here. 



