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“ nimisd, matsikdtsiidn klkwayah awa ? ” itdw. 
dh-wayamit aw dskinlkiskwdw , sdmdk nisitawdyimdw. 
“hay hay ! dkwah kd-miyu-mltsisuyahk, ni^mis ! apsi-mdsus awa 
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iiik. 
“ hah ! ” 
miywdyihtam. 
“ dkwah dwakunih kiy-umaskisinit nislmis, ” itwdw aw uskinikiskwdw, 
dh-wiyinihat. 
tdpwd dyakunih 7n6wdwak dkwah. dkusi nama kdkway dkwah wiyah 
idpakwdw aw Iskwdw ; ayis usima dkwah ndh-7iipahdyiwa wdpuswa. tdpwd 
ohi usihdw aw Iskwdw, d-wih~utsit-d7naskisiniyit * ustma. dh-klh-nipdtsik , 
dh-wdpahk, dh-waniskdt aw uskimkiskwdw, dsay namwdts nipdyiwa uslma, 
dh-mdtsiyit. dh~pd7iih~dpihid~klsikdk, dsay usl77iah iakuhidyiwa ; msu 
apisi-TTidsusah pdsiwdijiwa. 
“ hay hdy ! ” itwdw aw uskmlkiskwdw ; “ dkus dtsik dma dkd kd-klh- 
ndhtdhkatdyahk ! ” itd7jihtam ; “ dyakuni nmwz's dkwah t~dtdsiw, " itdyih- 
tam. 
dkusi d~kih~kisi~wi7jinmihdt, dkwah iydyaw asamdw u^ma. nama 
wiya wlhkdts dkwah kitutik umna, usdTn dh-ndpdwisiyit ta-kitutikut, dkwah 
dh-uskinlkiyit.^ tdpwd 77ima dh-wdpa7iiyik, kiksdpd dh-waniskdt, sdsay 
dsah kd-sipwdhtd7jit usdma, dh-rndtsiijit, dkwah wiya ohi iydyaw apisi-mdsus- 
waydnah dy-u^hdt, 77iitdsah d-wdh-u^htdt. dh-utdkusiniyik, dh-klsihdt, 
apisi-mosuswaydTfiah, kd-takusmiyit umna. dsay mlna nisu pdsiwdyiwa 
apsi-Tnosusah. 7niywdyihia7n aw uskimkiskwdw. piyis mlna tipiskdyiw. 
dkuyikuhk dh-klsi-atuskdtdt oh apisi-mdsuswaydnah, dh-pdswdt. dkTisi 
tdpiskdyikih dh-kaskikwdsut, u^ma dy-umhiuwdt aydwinisah. 
piyisk mlna musiuswah nipahdyiwa pay ok, dh-pdsiwdyit, “ klkway 
dtukd f ” dh-itdyihtahk aw dskmlkiw. 
aw dskinlkiskwdw dh-wdpamdt, “ hdy hdy hdy ! ” itwdw ; “ dkwah 
niumis dwakuni kiy-ulandskdnit. ” 
dkusi itdyihtam ; mdka nama wlhkdts dkwah pikiskwdtitdwak, pikuh 
atsiyaw dh-kitdpamdt aw Iskwdw usi7na, “ tdpwd mistahi miijusiw nislmis, ” 
dh-itdyihtahk ; “ tdpwd 7niywdsin d-klh-pd-sipwdhtahak ni.nm, ” dy-ildyih- 
tahk. 
tahtu-klsikdw dh-mdt^t aw dskinlkiw, pisisik mustuswa mdh-77iisiwd 
dh-pdtsitdpdt, hah, mlna mayaw piydsiwdtsih musiuswah, wiydpahkih dsay 
dh-klsihdt aw Iskwdw mustuswaydnah, dh-utandskdnitsik, mlTia dh-utakuhpit- 
sik umna, kltahtawd klkisdpd dh-waniskdt aw Iskwmv, kdydpits nipdyiwa 
uslma. d-kiskdyimikut dh-klsi-paminawasut, waniskdyiwa. dkusi dkwah 
d-mltsisutsik. d-klsi-mltsisutsik, dkuyikuhk wayawiw aw dskinlkiw, dh- 
nitawi-klskatahwdt asdmdhiikwah, d-wlh-u^hdt asdma, mma dh-wanlhikdt, 
7ilsu dy-uslhtdt wanlhikanah. iyikuhk dh-takuhtdt, dh-wdpahtahk aw Iskwdw 
mistikwah dh-plhtukatdyit, d-klh-asa7ndt, dkwah uiinam ohi 7nistikwah aw 
Iskwdw, dh-tlhkisahk.^ dh-klsi-mltsisut aw dskinlkiw, dh-niohkutahk, asdma 
dy-usihdt, dkmjikuhk kiskdyihtam aw Iskwdw dh-u^hdyit asdma. dkwah 
u^hidw dma pahkdkin, d-mh-wdskdsahk aw iskwdw. tdpwd dh-wdpahk, 
^ The prefix utsit- is probably an error. 
® The tabu against naming and speech between brother and sister seems to have lost 
its force on Sweet Grass; it is violated below in this story. The tabu is maintained on 
Star Blanket Reserve. 
® If the verb is really tihkisam : "he melts it,” the object would seem to be the sticks. 
