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e'-tlas-wil QF.lil'araKtKs. To-hl's-tsa k's-qe'liHs. e'tlo kEla't k'ilm Tlo ki;la't 



Then he listens. Awhile he-stands. Then again he-dips. Then again 

 tslii'miitES kwil Hii'pKs. e'-tlo kEla't k'iim. Tlo kEla't tslil'miltEs kwil 



he-hears a whistling-noise. Then again he-dips. Then again he hears a 

 nil'pEs. o'-llas-w;l sqO'liHs kwii tohl's. KEla't tslil'miitKs kwil 



whistling-noise. And-then he-stands a little-time. Again he hears a 

 Ha'pEs. e'-tlris-wii tulnuQs k's-tlas tE cqEnsEs ' ni-Hil'HapEs. 



whistling-noise. Then he-knew that-it-was the killed-thing had-been- whist ling, 

 Tlas-wii kwe'nits tE swe'ltens. e'-tlas-wii lum-lu'mits. e'-tlas-wil nEms takq. 

 Then he-took the net-his. Then he-folded-it-up. Then he-went home, 



e'-tlas-wil Qunni'ns tE cOwil'lis. e'-tlas-wil kwills : ' nEm-tsEn e-yilisil'la. 

 Then he-reached the parents-his. Then he said : ' Going-I am away. 

 Tohl's-tsa e'-me-tsEn k'onsit.' G'-tlas-Es-wii kwenits tE iimi'mEn slc'ukQ. 

 In-a-little-while coming-I am back.' And then he-took a little food. 

 e'-tlas-wa nEms. e'-tlas-Es-wil kwaii'sEts. 



Then he went. And then he-underwent-his-training-for-a-' medicine '-man. 

 Wiii'tl-tsa k's-wa-e'-stauQs tE sEye'l tE caqEs tE mE'nas. HilHii'sEn 

 Always they-kept-ready the parents the bed-his the son-theirs. Fourth 

 tl'kElts e-me QEa'met. kw'sEs — tsa ma-tla-me tiik'Q c'-tlas-Es-wil 

 moon he-came home. While was-coming home then 



kwe'nits tE sii'kum o'-tlas-ES-wii tla'kuts ne tB kwE'lEs. C'-tlas-Es-wJi 

 he-took the cedar-bark and then he-put-it on the stomach-his. Then 



ke'kuts tE kwE'lES. sniit tsa kwa k's-wE-tl-tii'tcEls QEa'met. 



he-bound-up the stomach-his. Night it will be when-he-gets home. 



e'-wii-cwEwi' sE si'El. e'-tlas-Es-wa, Qets tE swe'akus. O'-tlas-Es-wil 



She-was-awake the mother. Then she-woke the husband. Then 



p'tH'mits : ' Noa' ? ' ' Ensa.' e'tlas-Es-wa nEms nil'mistQEs 



they ask : • Is-that-you ? ' ' Yes, it is I.' Then they go they-take-him-to 



tE ca'qES. ets kwa me tohl's e'-me-k'ap tE 



the bed-his. When a little time has jDassed assemble-together the 



keq miste'uQ. e'-tlas-ES-wa kwE'lEs tE slyii'lakwa : ' Tauhauwii'lEmatla 



lots-of people. Then spoke the old-people : ' Let-us-see-you-perform 



swa'wolus.' e'-tlas-wii sqe'liHs tE swa'wolus. e'-tlas-wiL hauwa'lEms. 



young-men.' Then they-stood-up the young-men. Then they perform, 



e'-tlas-wil kwE'lEs-tsa swu'wolus : ' To-yu'ktatla ! ' e'-tlas-wil kwE'lEs 



Then he-said young-man : ' Let the fire be made up ! ' Then said 



tE slyii'lakwa : ' Yukta'tla, i-e-tst-wa kwa tEtE-a'n.' e'-tlas-wil 



the old-people : ' Build-up-the-fire, we are going to have some wonder.' Then 



mis sqe'liH. e'-tlaa-wil kwE'lEs : ' NEmii'tla kwe'nit kwa sou'ma.' 



he-came he-stood-up. Then he-said: 'Go fetch a big-cedar-kettle.' 



e'-tlas-wil nEm tE swa'wolus kwe'nitEs tE seuma. e'-tlas-wil 



Then they went the young-men they-got the big-cedar-kettle. Then 

 QEc'nQEs ; tla'katEs stE'tEs tE hai'yuk. e'-llas-wil nEms to-tla e'-tlas-we-tl 



they-brought-it ; they-put-it near the fire. Then went he and began 



kwaiye'leHs ne tE s^uma. Tohi's-tsa ks' kwaiyc'leHs. Tsultsulu'ntsa 



to dance round-about the big-kettle. Awhile he danced. From-end-to-end 



» Anything that is killed in hunting, fishing, &c., is called the hunter's sqBtisa 

 = 'prey,' 'spoil.' 



