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After many year.s had passed INIountain Dweller said to his wives, 

 " Wouldti't you like to go home V ' ' Yes," said they. [The elder] said 

 to him, "My mother said we could not marry you. That is why we 

 came to lind you." "Weave some baskets," he said. So they wove 

 them. "Weave two that you can just put on j^our thumbs'' [he said]. 

 They were ofoino- to start. There were many moiuitains between. 

 After the}' had put many canoe loads of things inside of the baskets 

 he put them both on his thumb, and they started along with them. 

 They were gone for a very few days. 



When they were going along with him he seemed to be changed 

 suddenh\ Mountain Dweller beg-an to shine from within. By and 

 by they sighted their father's town. The town was long. In the 

 evening the}^ came in front of the house. He had the small baskets 

 on his thumb. Then they wished that their little brother might run 

 out to them. The-y called him to them. The people had alread}^ 



CilkAna'yi qlun duka'yen qola'atsawe ye a^'a'osiqa ducA tqliyrui, 



Mountain DwelkT many over them there had ))een as he said to liis wives, 



years with [tliem] follows 



"Le/gil net yAx yltri'wuastcr' "A'a," Layu' hAs aya'osiqa. 



"Wouldn't home like you like to go?" "Yes," then they said to him. 



An hAs Aka'wAnik, "Ayi't haya'wawoq AXLa'tc. Atca3'a' ika'3'ade 



Him tliey told "Said we could not marry you my mother. This is why to find you 



wutu'waat." "HakA'k" ylA'k." AyA'xawe hAs aa'k. "TcIayi'yAx 



we came." "Some basket.s you weave." Like it they wove. "Now for you 



5 dex q!wAn ylgucna'q! yiA'k." Wanani'sawe ayi'de liAs a'waha 



two (imp.) on your thumb you weave." At once on to it they put 



yuhAsduLle'q nfiq! hAs-awaA'gi-At. Gonaye' hAs gugwAa't. Qliln 



their thumb (lit. finger) on thing they had woven. To start they were going. Many 



ca sa'vu Aniya'. Aye' yen kudaga'awe yukA'k" c|!un j-fik^' 



moun- there before the place Inside there when they had put the basket how many canoe 

 tains were they were of it all things in 



going to. 



yik A'ti sayu' tclude'xa awe' duLle'q nax daq a3'a'ohAt. 



loads of things there were both of them it was his thumb on around he put. 



Tcludc'x an gone' liAs uwaA't. Tela k!un sa'yu hAs iiwaxe'. 



Both of them with these started they went. Just a few [days] it was they were gone. 



10 An yfi hAS naA'ti tciA qonaye'de ayu' yukaxA't. YucakAna'yi 



With when they were going snd- to be changed beseemed. Mountain Dweller 



him denly 



tu'nAx AX digA'n. Wanani'sawe 3^etx kaodiya' dul'c ane'. An 



from in- began to appear And then they sighted their town. The 



side shining. father's town 



kuJa^^e't!. Xtl'naawe ahi't yet hAS uwaA't. Dugu'c na'xawe daq 



was long. In the evening the in fnmt they came. His thumb on 



house of 



aya'oliAt yukA'k"(iI"' sa'ni. Detclaye' At hAs tuditA'n hA'sduIklA'tsk!" 



