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g^iven a mourning- feast for them there. A year was now past. For 

 this reason he ran into the house. Then he said to his mother, ''My 

 sisters have come and are outside." At this she became angry with 

 her young son, who had longed for his sisters. " You lie," she said to 

 him. At once he went back to them, crying. When became into the 

 house again he said to his mother, "They are there. It is well that 

 you go out to them." "Take a piece off of their marten blankets and 

 bring it here," she said. So he told them. (The way I am telling 3"ou 

 is the way people alwaj'^s tell old stories.) Then lie ])rought it into the 

 house. At that time his mother started out. She looked. Her chil- 

 dren were really there. "Come into the house," she said. So they 

 came into the house to her. Afterward the elder girl told her mother 

 about the bavskets. Mountain Dweller having shaken the baskets, she 

 said, "There are big baskets outside. Let them be brought in." 

 Then two persons went out. The baskets were teo heavy for them. 

 More went out. All the men in the house tried to bring them in. 



yu'At ka'wati. DekA't qotl'n. Atcayu' Le nelde' wudjixl'x. La 



they had already. One year was now past. This is why then into the he ran. Then 



given a feast. house 



duLa' ye aya'osiqa, "AXLfi'k! gant hAs u'waAt." Le'awe klande'nAdana 



his as fol- lie said to, "My sisters outside they are come." For that she became angry 

 mother low.9 with 



duyl't k!A'tsk!° dea' aoHxa'dji duLfi'k!. "CklaoLiye'i," yuada'yaqa. 



her son young this one had longed his sister.?. "You lie," she said to him. 



who for 



TcIa gax-ki'knAxawe ade' wugu't. Ts!u nel gu'dawe ts!u akAni'k 



At once crying to them there he went back. Again into the when he again he told it 



house came 



duLa' tin. "A'wu hAs. K!e fi'yux nA'gu." "HA'sduk!u'x-L!lde' 5 



his to. "They are there. Itiswoll out to you go." "Their marten blankets 



mother them 



hat alaklu'ts." AkAni'k. (De'tc!a ade' Lfi'gu kAdu'lmikya ayA'xaya 



here break a piece off He told them. This is the way always they tell old stories like it ' 

 and bring in." 



yli'n kAxani'k.) Nel aolicA't, Tca'tca agfi'awe tsa ade' wudigu't 



to you I am telling. Into the he brought At that time for it indeed to it. started to go 

 house it. 



duLfi'. A'3"ux a'oLigen. Qle'ga duye'tqli gwa'ya. "Ne'lyla," 



his mother. Out she looked. Really her children they were. "Come into the 



house," 



ytr'ayaosicja. DuxA'ninel uwaA't. Atxawe' duLfi' tin akfi'wanik 



she said to him Into the house to her they came. After it her mother to she'(the elder) 



(the man). told about 



jmlvA'k^q !". Yu'cakAnfi'yltc Acaka' way u'gawe y ukA'k"q !", " ALA'nq !ay u 1 



the basket. IMountain Dweller since he had shaken the baskets, "There are big 



ga'no IvAk", ne'lga dulade'," yu'yawaqa. DA'xanAxayu a'vux a'waat. 



outside baskets, into the let them be she said. Two it was outside went, 



house brought," 



Ts!as yen qo'wAxetc. Ts!u a'yux awagu't. LdakA't qa'djayu 



Only then they were too heavy More out went. All men 



for. 



nelde' hAS ayahe'. Yen qoxe'djayu qadAse/qlAn wudiha'n 



into the they wa'nted to When they were unable afterwards he started to 



house bring them. get up 



