lOB. ORIGTX OF A LOW-CASTE NAME" 



There was a certain village in the north from whieh the people 

 were fond of going- hurting. By and by three men went out, and 

 finally came to the rocks among which they alwa3's hunted. After 

 they reached the rocks they saw a little bo}'. Then the}^ took him 

 aboard, thinking it was strange that he should be there. When the}^ 

 spoke to him he did not reply. After that they came home. They 

 kept him as their friend. Whenever the}" gave him something to eat 

 he ate nothing, Onl}- after everyone had gone to bed did he eat. 

 Whatever thing he touched would spill on him. He was whimsical 

 and they could do nothing with him. He w^as also lazy. When he 

 was asked to chop wood he broke all of their stone axes. The axes 



Aleq! an ajui' At nati'. Has Ak"citA'n yu'an qa-u'wu. Wanani'sayu 



One vil- thai there was. They were fond of the town people. One time 



lage (up hunting 



north) 



nAsIginA'x qa hAs wuqo'x At nAtf. Wananrsa}^! ade'ya hAS 



three men the.v went by things after. Finally ahead of they 



canoe " them 



naqo'x jai-liAs-aLlu'nutc-itcq! xo. Atxa'yu at hAs uwaqo'x yul'tcq! 



came to the they always hunted rocks among. After to they came by the rocks 



them canoe 



XO da'sayu Aq! hAS ao.siti'n AtklA'tsk!". AdA'x yax liAs aosigu't 



among where at it they saw a little boy. After that abroad they went with 



him 



tela go'na-At liAs uwadjf. AdA'xayu djage'ga Ax liAs qlAta'n. 5 



yet something they thought. After that to him after it they spoke to. 



strange 



Let hAsdui'x qe'cgu. AdA'x neJ hAS uwaqo'x. HAsduxo'ni sAk" 



Not to»them he replied. After that home they came. Their friend for 



hAS aosine'x. AdA'xayu Aqle'x hAs At te'xnutc. Let hA'sdudjTq! 



they saved him. After that to him they some- always gave Not from them 



thing to eat. 



At kuctA'n. AdA'x tsa'tslA Angaxe'qiun tsa hA'sduyatle'q! At 



any- he ate. After it everybody when they went then after them things 



thing to bed 



xa'nutc. AdA'x tcIa-dii'sA At uwacl' tcIuLe' yAx kAcxe'nx. AdA'x 



he would After that whatever thing he would then would spill on him- After it 



eat. touch .self. 



tuu's AkucitA'n LAk" Lei tucqe'nutc. Lei yukduA'quk". Udzikfi'. 10 



he would get cranky when not was any rea.son. Not they could do any- He was lazy. 



thing with him. 



AdA'x gAu axo't! ganugu'n, tcIuLe' tayi's yuayaLlI'qIk. Yu'tayis 



After that wood to choji when he was then stone he broke all. The stone 



asked, axes axes 



aX Wrangell story. 

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