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for their brother, l)ut the wolf people had taken him. When tiie canoe 

 that was hunting for them came outside they did not have much food 

 left. They let their brother go, for they could not find him. They 

 started to the town, and they got home. Then they sta3'ed right 

 where they were because something was always happening to them. 



Afterward the\' started down in this direction with their brother-in- 

 law, whose name was Heav3^-wings. They started this way and came 

 out here. He had a daughter. They came to IVAstaxe'xda. Their 

 daughter was grown up, but no man had ever seen her. Then the}"^ 

 were going to Auk, but could not reacii it on account of a storm. 

 Heav3^-wings had many nephews. They had some eulachon grease 

 inside a sea-lion stomach, which they would throw on the lire whenever 

 the}' made one. After tint they said something to anger the north 

 wind. On account of the north wind thev had alreadv been there for 

 two months, and the food in the sea-lion\s stomach that the}" thought 

 would never be used up, was quickl}' consumed. Already only half of 



AC wusi'nex. De Lei ugeyl'awe hAsduwu'wu hA'sdu 3'ii uwaqo'x 



him Siiveil. Now not was very much their food them for came 



liA'sduyiga' qocija'. Has aotiLi't liAsduhu'nx. A3"ete'x hAS qowuci'. 



outside of them came hunting. The}' let go their brother. They could not find him. 



Ande'a hAs wua't. lb ant liAs uwaqo'x. HAsduI'n Leye'c^Ide ye hAS 



To the they went. Then home they came. With them right there thus they 



town 



wuql'tc LAk" ux(|e's-ninl'dja3ai. 



stayed always because things were hap- 

 pening to them. 



Atxawe' ya'de hAs tfi'wate liAsduka'ni tin. KitcildA'lq! yu'dowasak" 5 



After that this way some started their brother- witli. Heavy-wings was named 



to come in-law 



liAsduka'ni Le ya'de hAs wuko'. Le3"a'q dfdv hAs uwaqo'x. Ca'wAt 



their brotlier- then over this they started. There out they came. Female 



in-law way 



yet fi'wa-u, KAstaxe'xda-ant hAs uwaqo'x. HA'sduye'tklo 



child he had, to K.\staxe'x<ia town they came. Their daugliter 



ko3"e'kulige. Lei qa 3'e ustl'ntc. A'k!"de a3'u' yasnaqo'x A 



was large. Not a man so had seen lier To Auk it was they were going. There 



ever. 



hAS 3"a'wasik ake'nq!. Doqe'ikli -liAs qodzite' KitcikU'lcj!. Tan 



they could not get on account of His nephews were many Heavy-wings. Sea lion 



a storm. 



yuwuyi'q! 3"e'3^ati sak-exe' i^acu't Iias awudaage' gAnAlka't hAs ax 10 



in the stomach was eulachon completed they made the fire, on the fire they from 



grease 



oge'qtc. AX liAs klAnakoLigA't 3"uxu'n. DesgwA'tc dex dts i\ve's 



always After it they said something the north Already two months for it 



threw. to anger wind. 



yAti' yuxu'n t!eq!. A hAs ttx'Ja xfi'dji yu'tan 3uwu' hAs 



was tlie north on account The they thought never the sea stomach they 



wind of. thing would l)e all lion 



gone 



aosikli't!. DesgwA'tc Atqie'ci ki'ki At tl'ndJA Lak aya'odite 



consumed Already piec43 of half was left was still blowing hard 



quiclily. dried fish 



