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that he was dead. Then they floated down, laying the blame on one 

 another. When they reached home there were other })eopIe in the 

 town. Thet^e were the Te'cjoedi who had eome up from Prince of 

 Wales island to the .south. 



The mountain being- told the man he had taken how he could And 

 the holes of orizzly bears in winter. Whatever he wished was killed 

 for him inside of the mountain, ^\'hile he was there winter began 

 to come on. Then spring- was coming. [The being] said to him, 

 "Be careful not to use green fern roots for they are my things. 

 If you are not careful about it you ^\ ill kill nothing. Watch for the 

 green fern roots. They grow wherever there are grizzly bears. The 

 green fern roots will be found growing l)elow. You will kill moie 

 things than your brothers. To-morrow yon go away. I will give you 

 my canoe which is her(\ In it you will float out among your friends." 

 What he caHed one night was a whole month. Months kept on and 

 on for him, however. His mind began to be troublcMl onaccountof it. 



yus-uwadji'. i.e djik hAs wiilixa'c. Wudjka' hAs At kAS-he'x. 



he was. Then down they started floating. On one they things laid. 



another 



Has qoga'qgutx cjo-u'saya aye'yati yu'an. XAtc Teqoe'di A'siyu 



They got home people being were in the town. These the Teqoe'di were 



At wusidA'(][ ixkl'dAX Tan-yet!A'q dAx. 



thither came up from below I'rinee of Wales from. 

 ( = south) island 



A'Acukudje'sI yugi'Ltu A'di yv Acda'^^acia xuts! Ata'vA kekgeti'n 



This mountain being into the clifT there thus told him grizzly bear hole how he eould 



See 



5 ttlkq!". TcIa dil'sA ax q!a'odinuq doqie's dudJA'cj yO'geL! tfuj!. 



in wdnter. Whatever from it he wished for him was killed the mountain in<itlei>f. 



DesgwA'tc trdv" ye cunAcxe'n aga' aye'yAtiyia. DesgwA'tc ([o'xde 



Already winter >o it began to be it is while he was. Already baek 



ka'odiha. " Yu'tlAt! (jIwau gAlaga's klwAlx Ax-A'ti awe',"' yuAcia'- 



started to be " Be careful now not to use green fern my things because they lie said 



spring. roots are," 



osiqa. "Ake'k grdaga's tslu Lcl yitl'ya xax At gagedja'q At IcI'ni. 



to him. "About it lie careful also not you are like thing you will kill thing if you 

 not to use touch. 



Aga' kek getl's! weklwA'ix. Dewa' xuts! kAtcusirk At aye'sawe 



For it for look out the green fern Wherever grizzly is there for it 



root. bear 



10 a'yAx gogwatf. A'3'a gayfi'q! yAx gogwati' weklwA'lx. 



like it will be. This below like will lie the green fern root. 



Ylhu'nxo-hAs yfi'nAx At gagedjji'q. SegA'n kAx ifi't. Yu'du a 



Your brothers more than things you will kill. To-morrow away you go. Inhere 



Axj^a'gu itkA' idjl'de q^qwAtfi'n. Ixo'nqli xode' an dak 



my canoe is to you I will give. Your friends among with it out 



ego'xlaxac." Dis kawukl'sli A'siyu Leq! tat yu'awasa. Hutc qo'a 



you will float." ISIonth was a whole there was one night he called it. [For] him how- 

 one ever 



de'sgiya guwaxe'. Dutuwu' yakA'ndaxiLl. 



nights kept on and on. His feelings began to be troubled on 



account of this. 



