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Then the subiion gathered tooether. They said to one another, 

 " Where are you going?" and some said, "We to the Stikine," others, 

 "To Chilkat," others, "To Taku," others, "To Nass/' others, "To 

 Alsek." They mentioned all of these ri^^ers. After that the canoe 

 came to the mouth of the river. They said, "Stand up in the canoe 

 and see where we are." Then one stood up in the canoe to look 

 around. The salmon would say, " Is the fort ready ?" and one would go 

 up to look. What the}' called a fort was a salmon trap. Ever^^ time 

 he came back he said, "It will soon be ready." By and l\v he said it 

 was ready. Then the salmon people went thither. The salmon people 

 entered the creek. They were very happ3\ The evening after they 

 went to surround the fort. All the salmon went up in the creek in 

 two schools. Then his mother, who was cutting down on the beach, 

 saw Livel3"-frog-in-pond. He thought he was going to his mother. 

 Then his mother called to his father to come and spear him. He 



AdA'xayu wucxA'nt hAs ya'odigu yu'xrit. Ye hAs qlfi'yaqa. 



Then toRether they got the salmon. Thus they said to each 



oilier, 



"Gude'sa yryAk"gwaha." Axo'a ye yawa([a', "Ohfi'n qo'a 



" Which way are you going?" Among them thus some said, "We now 



Stiqlhl'nde," Axo'a, "Qo'a Djilqa'tde," Axo'a, "TIaqo'de," Axo'a, 



to the stikine." others, "Now to Chilkat," others, "ToTaku," others, 



"Na'sde," Axo'a, "Alse'xde." DjitdakA't yahl'n hAS awasa'k". 



"To Nass," others, "To Alsek." All these rivers they mentioned. 



AdA'xawe hin wAtt wuslixl'x we/xfit. Ye qoya'waqa, "Yfdv" nAx 5 



Then river to the got the salmon. So they said, "Canoe from 



mouth of 



a'gilx dAhfi'ni." AdA'xayu qAdu' kc wutfi'ni Asge'yu yjlk" uax 



where stand up and Then to see out was inside canoe from 



[we are] see." 



wudiliil'n. AdA'xayu yu'xat ye liAs yanaqe'tc, "Yu'nu Agi' Lcl 



started to stand. Then the salmon thus they would say, "The fort ? not 



yen unl'tc." Tc!uLe' lc'uax AkIkA'ndi akA'nduqe'tc. HAdju' 



there is ready." Then one to go up to see they told. This 



yucfi'i A'sgiyu yunu'wu ye hAs ayasa'k". TcIulc' qox wudaqlfi'ktc 



a salmon was that a fort thus they called. Then hack every time he 



trap came 



ye yanaqe'tc "Deye'nde yanAnl'n." Wananl'sayu yen uwanf ye 10 



thus he was always "Soon it will be ready." At last there was ready so 



saying 



yawaqa'. Xfit qoa'ni de yen uwani'. TcIulc' bin uwaqlA'q yu'xat. 



he said. Salmon people thither went. Then creek went in the salmon. 



LAX hAsdutuwu' yuk!e'. He adA'x yuxa'na Adade' fi'waat yunu'. 



Very their minds the goodness. After this the evening to surround [they] the fort. 



went 



AdA'x djildakA't yu'xfit dexnaye'x hint ya'waa. AdA'x ai't aositi'n 



Then all the salmon in two schools in the went. Then there .saw 



creek 



duLil' TgedAXA'c Ak!"tatsT'n. AdA'x duuV xA'ndi yilnagu't 



liis cutting down Lively-frog. Then his mother to he was going 



mother on the beach 



diltuwu'tc. TcIuLe' duLil'tc tla'yawacia dul'ctc gAtage't qA'dju AXA'nt 15 



he thought. Then his mother called to his father to come and spear him to her 



