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tdpwd miywdyihtani awa 7nistanask, dh~pakitdyimikut vnstdwah, idpwd 
dkwah kawisimdwakj dh~nipdtsik. dh-wdpahk^ dh~klkisdpdydyik, wawdylw 
awa niista7iask, dh-pitsit. 
dkwah dh-sipwdhtdisik f dkwah oinis Itwdw awa mistanask : “ haw, 
dma kd-^wi-sipwdhtdydn, ta-mdyi-klsikdw ; ta-mispu7i t ” itwdw. 
dkus dsipwdhtdt, tdpwd, namuya wdhyaw dh-ihtdt, dsay mispuniyiw, 
na7nuya kisindyiw. pa-pimipitsiw kapd-kisik, piyisk nama kdkway mdsk- 
aTiaw um Itah kd-pd-pwiuhtdt. piyis tipiskdyiw. dhtsi pikuh pa-pimuhtd- 
wak ; wdpani-pimuhtdwak mvlkimdkanah, dydku r7i%nah kapd-klsik dh~ 
pimuhtdtsik, dh-at-dtdkusiniyik, kd-wdpa7ndt rnustuswah. 
hd hdtukdsiw, dkus d-pwidtisiyahk ; mustuswak oki 7iika-7ninahun, ” 
itwdw 771' anask ; “ haw, owa kd-sakdk dkuiah Titawi-kapdsih, ” itdw 
wmkbndkanah. 
dkwah wiyah ituhtdw, ohi Tnustuswah d-wlh-kakwd-Tiipahdt. tdpwd 
dh-tsikahkwdtdt, kahkiyaw Tiipahdw. Tnhjwdyihtam d-mih-mdstsihdt. dkwah 
poTii-mispuniyiw. dkwah dh-wiyanihdtsik, dh-pdh-pahkwdkiswdtsik, kahki- 
yaw wiydsah utmamwak ; Tiama kdkivay wdpi7ia7nwak. tsikdmd Tnistahi 
kl-ndhtdhkatdwak. misid 77ii7jwdyihta7n awa sikdkuskwdw, iyikuhk wiyds 
dh-wdpahtahk, “ namuya nka-nipahdhkatusundn,^ ” dy-itdyihtahk. 
dkwah ndhah wdkayds 7nistahi ndhtdhkatdw, dkwah kaskdyihtam dkd 
dh-takusiniyit wistdwah, “ mdskdts nipahdw 7nustuswah, ” dh-itdyihtahk. 
dkwah ndhid-ntu7iawdw udstdwah. “ hd, 7nahtih nka-ntunawdw wiyah 
77iisianask ; mdskdts nipahdw mustuswah, ” itdyihtmn d wdkayds, dkwah 
dh-sipwdhtdt. namuya wdpahtam itah dh-klh-pimuhtdyit ; tsikdmd klh- 
mispu7iiyiw ; wanihdw 7nistanaskivah . piyisk kdivih klwdw, dkd h-miska- 
wdt uwistdwah. 
dkwah awah 7n.istanask dsay mlnah wdpa7ndw 7nustusu'ah ; min dydkuni 
kahkiyaw 7iipahdw. 7nln dydkuni kahkiyaw utindwak ; 7iama kdkway 
wdpinamwak. mistahi aydwak ka-rnitsitsik. 
dkwah awah wdkayds sipwdhtdw, dsay mlnah d-ntunawdt wistdwah, 
piyis nlswdw dh-nipdi, dkuyikuhk 7niskawdw mista7iaskwah, 7nistah dh- 
aydyit mltsiwin, dkwah wiyah d-u^h-nipahdhkatusutsik utawdsimisah uunki- 
mdkanah. mistahi 7niywdyihta7n d-miskawdt imstdwah. 
d7nis itwdw : “ hay hay hay ! dkwah kd-mltsisuydn, nlstdw dh-uiihtak, 
7nistahi dh-aydt wiydsah, ” itwdw awa wdkayds. 
dkwah tdpwd asa77idw ; 7na-77iitsisdw ; iydta-pdni-7nltsisutsi, kiytpah 
ndhtdhkatdw. dkwah dh-klsitdpuwiht, dh-asamiht, piyisk tipiskdyiw. nai7iuya 
Wlh-7iipdw, kapd-tipisk dh-7nltsisut d wdkayds. piyisk wdpaniyiw. 
“ hdhdw, nistd, kdhkdwakwah ta-tahkupita7n nisim, ka-klwdhiatdydn, 
mistahi ndhtdhkatdwak kitihkwatimak, kimis 7mna, ” itwdw. 
tdpwd mistahi iahkupita7n, ia-nayahtamiyit. 
dkwah d-wi,h-klwdt awa wdkayds, dfnisi itdw : “ hd, nistd, klh-nisu- 
tipiskdkd nika-pdpitsin, ” itwdw wdkayds. 
dkusi dh-klwdt. 
dkwah umi^ itwdw mistanask : “ dkusi ihtik ^ dnih kd-kitimahikuyahk 
mlnah, ndtukdsiw, kistds. hdw, tahtuh dh-miywdsikih kikdhkdwakuma 
kdtdh. takuhtdtwdwi, kahkiyaw tit-dtinam kimltsiwininawa, ” itdw uwiki- 
mdkanah. 
* In monologue the Cree (like the Fox and the Menomini) use the first person plural 
in the exclusive form, as if ad^essing some being not involved in the act. 
* Probably read Cliiik. 
