100. MOLDY-END « 



The Sitka KiksA'di have a .sahnon stream called Daxe't, and the 

 father of Lively-f ro^'-in-pond went there to camp. The boy was play- 

 ing- on the beach. Afterward Lively-frog-in-pond caught sea gulls by 

 means of bait. Tlien he was hungr}', and went into the house, lie 

 cried for something to eat. lie asked for a piece of dr}" salmon, and 

 they gave hiui a piece of dry salmon that was half moldy. He said, 

 "Why did 3'ou give me a piece that is half moldly ? " Then he threw 

 it into the corner of the house. Again he went to pull i)i a sea gull. 

 When the sea gull swam out from him he waded out and fell into a 

 hole. Pie was nowhere to ])e seen. 



Now his father missed him and said, "Where is m}^ child?" He 

 said this to his wife. Then they got up. They looked outside. They 

 called to him, "'Lively-frog-in-pond, where are you?" They looked 



Yii'd'tlka a KiksA'di il'ye liAs qo'satAntcye ye dowasa'k" DAxe't. 



The Sitka KiksA'di they have ti salmon stream thus called Daxe't. 



Ak!"tatsT'n Ic ako' wudzita'n. YuyadA'klu qosu'klu Iqq!. AdA'xayu 



Lively-frog's father there came to camp. The boy was playing on the After it 



beach. 



Ak!"tatsl'n yuke'Ladi Aslnu'tla. AdA'x duT't yfm uwaha'. Nele' 



Lively-frog seagulls caught with bait. And then to him liunger was. Into the 



house 



wugu't. At yantc wudziga'x. Atqe'ci awaxo'x. Doqlwc'x wuduwati' 



he went. Some- to eat he cried for. A piece of he asked for. His mouth they gave for 

 thing dry salmon 



yuAtqe'ci, acuwu' wudiLA'x. Ye yawaqa', "Ts!as acuwu' 5 



apiece of dry half of which was moldy. Thus he said, "Only half 



salmon 



wudtLA'xe a k^ce'gif Qaqle'x yl'ti 3'ri'de ke awulidju'q!. Ts!u 



moldy is why diil you Corner of house was into it up lie threw it. Again 



give me?" 



wugu't jHiko'LAdi Asml'taye de. AdA'x yuke'LAdi dudjinA'q dak 



he went the sea gulls he was pulling in to. After it the sea gull from him out 



nAkwA'n tcIuLe' hutc ts!u dak acuye'nAskwAn. TcIuLe'qslkx wukwa'n 



was swim- then he also out waded. Then out he waded 



ming 



dukanA'x qo'cAkAn duwako'. Th!u Let dekf awusti'n. 



from him a liole lie fell into. Again not out there he was seen. 



AdA'x dui'ctc wusTha' ye yawaqa', " Gusu' Axyl'tk!." DucA't 3'e 10 



Tlien his father missed him thus and said, " Where is my child?" His wife so 



Adayaqa'. AdA'x tcIuLc' hAs wudinji'q. CxA'ndi hAS qotl's. AdA'x 



he spoke to. After it then they got up. Outside they looked. After it 



hAS al'q! "Ak!"tatsl'n gusu' we e?" Has qoci' aga'. TcAwayi'q! 



they called "Lively-frog, where are yon?" They looked for'lum. Then they called 



to him, every- 



where 



a Wrangell version. 



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