31 
mltsiw awa mahlhkan ; akusi dkwah sipwdhtdw. 
pdh-pdyak dh-saskamuhdt wdsakdm, mlna mahkdsisah, kdhkiyaw 
mdstinam omah pimiy. 
“ dkusi kinwds ka-pimdtisindwdWf ni^mitik, uma k-otinamdk ayami- 
hdwin, ” 
idpiskots ayamihdwiyiniw msahkdtsdhk, dh-miydt mahlhkanah ayami- 
hdwin. kltahtawdh dh-apit mdkwdts vdsahkdtsdhk, kahkiyaw kwdskwdpayi- 
huyiwa mahlhkanah, dh-pahkisiniyit, dh-pisisipuyit, kahkiyaw dh-nipiyit. 
“ matsi-kakdpdtisak oki ! nik-oh-ta-tipahikdkdwd ! ” itdw as dhi 
mahlhkanah wisahkdisdhk, 
dkwah wiyinihdw, dh~klwdhtahdt, dkwah mahkd^sah mlnah kahkiyaw. 
mahlhkanah ayamihdwin kd-kiskindhamawdt, kahkiyaw nipahdw. dkusi 
kahkiyaw tipaham umasinahikdwinah, dh-waydsimdt mahlhkanah. 
dkusi dkuyikuhk. 
Wisahketchahk was very poor; he had not even clothing in his house, 
where he dwelt with his family. Then at one time arrived some Frenchmen 
who were going about buying furs, wolf-pelts and buffalo-robes. But 
Wisahketchahk had no furs to sell. The other people had many; they 
bought many clothes, but Wisahketchahk none at all. 
Then he spoke to the Frenchmen as follows: “Won’t you let me have 
credit? I haven’t any furs. But in a short time I shall have a good many 
with which to pay my debt.” Thus Wisahketchahk spoke to the French- 
man: “You will not need to pay anything. If you give me credit, in a 
short time I shall have them.” 
“Very well,” — the Frenchmen — “What do you want, Wisahketchahk?”' 
“Two blankets, two pairs of breeches, and two coats, and a gun.” 
Then he took a great deal of clothing. Then Wisahketchahk went 
home. He gave all of it to his wife. 
This is what his wife said to him: “Crazy old man, where can you get 
anything with which to pay?” 
He answered, “Old woman, once more I shall go see the Frenchmen.’^ 
So he set out. 
When he entered, the Frenchmen said, “Well, Wisahketchahk, have 
you come to pay?” 
“No,” said Wisahketchahk; “Give me some poison.” 
“What do you want that for?” 
“Oh, I am going to kill wolves.” 
So the other gave him some medicine, poison. Then Wisahketchahk 
went home. 
When he came into the tent, “Old woman, give me some fat.” 
She gave him fat. Then he put the poison into the fat; and into a 
small dish he poured the fat. He shaped a great many little lumps of fat 
and cooled them until they were hard. He took them all, and went out to 
look for wolves. 
Presently he saw a wolf. 
“Hey, brother, come here!” — to that wolf. 
“Oh dear, no!” said the wolf; “Why, you want to kill me!” 
“No, little brother. I want to employ you.” 
“How do you want to employ me?” 
83186-8i 
