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the sea gull. At that time a song- was composed in remembrance ot 

 her. The people remained there one year after the six men had 

 gotten l)ack. Then the ninth month was beginning to come on. At 

 that time a skin canoe came in sight from the direction of Copper 

 river. It was bound southward. The people were called in, and they 

 came ashore there. These were Ka'gwAntfin from the mouth of Cop- 

 per river. They called them into the house and gave them food. 



After they had fed them six brothers went hunting wnth dogs, and 

 the youngest killed nothing. The}' alwa3"S put up a great quantity of 

 food, and carried it around with them. By and l)y all rushed after 

 mountain sheep on top of the mountains. Their brother-in-law also 

 went along with them. One of them (the youngest) in chasing the 

 mountain sheep went astray in fi'ont of a cliff. It was toward even- 

 ing. He was shaking all over. When it was almost evening the 

 mountain sheep rushed toward him. Their leader went to him and 



wududzini' yusli'q! du-iti'q!awe ga'wu duwata'n weke'LAdi dak 



came to be the dish for her drums were beaten the sea gull out 



finished 



Acu'yawus hu'wu a. Aga'awe duT't ciyi' ka'odzite. Aq! ts.'u tr:k" 



followed she did. Atihattime for her a .•■oufr ' was given. There also year 



qakfi'vAn uwate' yua'qo hAs wudu[o'xayA. AdA'x vax ya'qogwaha 



there they [after] they got baek. After like was beginning- to 



stayed to the that eome 



place 



gucu'k aayu' yudi's. Ya'qiawe wududzitl'n djaqo'x yu'Eq-hl'ni 



ninth it was the month. At that time came to be seen skin eanoe Copper river 



ynnauA'x. Hat uwaqo'x. Awe Leyi'nde wuduwaxo'x lc kagaya'nAx 5 



' from the This came. Then ashore they were called and toward it 



direction of. way 



3'en uwaqo'x. XAtc Ka'gwAntan A'seyu yue'ij-hrni wAttU'x a. 



there they came. These Burnt-house were f:opp(>r river from the month 



people of were. 



Nrdde' wuduwaxo'x. IlA'sduqlwex At wudu'wate. 



Into the they called them. Their mouths things they put into, 



house 



HA'sduqIwex At uAdutl' weLeducu'nAx yAtiya' wudikik!iy«''''n 



Their mouths things thevpnt six were the brothers 



into 



keL tin hAs wua't. Keklea'awe Lei AdudJA'q. Wu'yen hAs 



dogs with they went. The youngest not killed anything. I,ots of food they 



aolMJA'q. Wucke't hAs udaya'itc. Awe' dje'nwu hAs a'oliqlcL! 10 



killed With them- they always carried And mountain they rushed 



[and prepared.] selves " it around. sheep 



cayA'q!. Le uax yatfyt hAsduka'ni ts!u hAsduI'n wua't. Awe' 



on top of the And from there their brother- also with them went. And 



mountains. them was in-law 



qaq duwagu't giL! yuil dje/nwu itq!. Xfi'na ayu' ye wu'ni. 



astray one went cliff in front of mountain after. Evening that .so it was 



sheep toward. 



LdalvA't yi ye'kudal kaoduiA't. lax xii'naawe a'uax at luwagu'q 



All ' he was shaking. Very near evening to him ran toward 



yudje'nwu. Yu'aitq! ye wunlyT' cu'qiwaa-i'djawe Acl't ciiwaxi'tL 



the mountain To those so it was I'ike the leader to him went 



sheep. 



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