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wiéayuta wo, eya. He Tasunke-ota ee: taku maka agkanskay uy kin 
them eat thou, he said. This His-many-dogs is: what earth on-moving is the 
iyulipa tasuykeya keyapi. 
* all he-has-it-for- a-dog they say. 
Heéen naziy kaiyaya. Unkay wiéa nom wohdag upi, tuka napin 
So he-arose and ~ went. And raccoons two talking = were but both 
coming g. 
wicakate Ga kin iyaya. Uykay éayku ohna éayha wokeya way hay e en 
them-killed and c arrying Went on. And road in bark lodge one stood that to 
ya, ka taykan wiéa koy napin ehnake éa tin iy aya. Unkay wakayka nom 
Shae and outside raccoons the both he laid and house- he went. And old-women two 
went, in 
tianog yukaypi, kehay éatku kin en iyotanka. Unykay heyapi: Takoza, 
house “were, when back part the in he-sat-down. And this-they-said: Grand-gon, 
each side 
Wita-ipi-sni ekta eelipeyapi koy he niye he, eyapi. Hena eke wakayka 
island-go-to-not at they left the that you ? they said. Those ones old-woman 
raste heéapi. Unk: a heya: Taku ta noy keg wota ée; wokihan y 
waste heéapi. U YKal UY.ina leva: aku ta noy kes wota Ge, wok lal) ye, 
good — such-were. And one this said: What die as although eats . boil thou for “him, 
eya. Unkay heéen wokihaypi, ka wo kupi, ka heyapi: Takoza, taku 
she said. And so they boiled forhim, and food gave, and thus said: Grandchild, what 
tehika ota ehna yau tuka iyotay kin he tokata hay ée, ey rapi, kehay, 
hard much through you have but most the that ahead stands ; they said, when, 
been coming 
Unéina, wiéa nom den taykan ahiwahnaka ée, iéu po, eya.  Heéen 
Grandmother, raccoons two here outside I brought-laid “ take ye them, he said. So 
iéupi ka ake owiéahaypi; ujkay uyma heya: Kyakes, mitakoZa tak e¢iya Te; 
they took and again them boiled; and the other this said: ‘Indeed my-grandchild some- say to him 
thing (female sp.) 
eya. Unkay heya: Takoza, Winyay-noypapika de tipi en yai kta, tuka 
she said. Then  this-she-said: Grandehild, Woman-two this house there “You will, but 
reach 
tayyay ni¢uwapi kta; tuka hayyetu kin he hehan niktepi kta ée; tuka 
well they youtreat will; but night the that then you kill will ; but 
tokesta en ujyakoypi kta ée, eye ¢a hi kin wayzi yupsuy ku keyapi. 
presently then “ we-be will , she said ee tooth the one pulling out gave, they say. 
Unykay wyma is wapalita way ku keyapi. Unyma hi yupsuy ku kin he 
And the other she bundle one gave they say. The one tooth pulledout gave the that 
maniéa ee. Uma wapalita way ku kin he hoka ee; nonksi kin he apalite 
gopher was. The other bundle a gave the that badger was; ear the that tied up 
ta ku, keyapi. Tohay uyma kiéi inanke Ginhay sina way aniéalipe éa toka 
and ey e, they say. When the one with you lie if blanket a with you-cover and no way 
raniya sni kinhay hi kiy de on Sina kin pahdog- -lyeye ¢a oniya nuyke 
you breathe not if tooth the this with blanket the pierce-through and breathing  youlie 
kta ée; ka wapalita kin de duske kta ée, eya keyapi. Ka wo niéupi kinhay 
will 4 and bundle the this you-untie will , she said they say. And food they give you if 
makata eyatonwe éa, Unéina, toki idada hwo, ehe kta ée, eyapi. Tokesta 
earth-to “you look and, Grandmother. where haye you : yousay will : they said. Presently 
gone 
hen ujyakonpi kta ée, eyapi. 
there we-be will 5 they said. 
Heéen wayna ekta iyaya. Unykay wakeya way taynka e hay. Unkay 
So now thither he went. And tent” one large there stood. And 
itaykan Gayha wokeya way he en ye éa wakeya kiy en tin iyaye éa 
outside bark lodge one the to went and tent the in house-in he went and 
éatku kin en iyotayke, tuka tuwena en yayke sni. Unkay litayetu hehan 
back-part the in sat down, but no-one in was not And evening then 
