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kinwdsk dkwah dh-aydisik, dmis Itwdw aw uskimkiw : “ haw, nimisd, 
kiydnaw pikuh oma k-dsindkusiyahk f ” itdw. 
“ d d d, ninmis, mihtsdtiwak oma ayisiyiniwak, tdpiskots kiya dkwah 
niya dkutdwahk dy-ihidtsik ; mdka namuya kwayask dy-iidtisitsik, dh-mdh- 
mawindhututsik, siydkdisihitutwdwi, dh-^nipahiiutsik. dywaku dh-pak~ 
wdtamdn, kd-ldh-pd-sipwdhtahitdn, dh-api^sisiyan, ‘ mdskois vfih-dhpikiU 
sih, ^ d-kkh-itdyimitdn. did isi dpihtd-kisikdk isi mihtsdtiwak ayisiyiniwak, 
mdka d-matsi-ndtsihtdtsik, ” itdw ; “ iskwdwak watsistwanihk dh-aku^tsik, 
awiyak uskimkiw dkutd tdkuhtdtsi, dsay d-^hkimiht ta-tdhisdkvdit, utihtdtsi 
awiyak ta-imkimdt. mdka ndhtaw nihtsipayiwak uskinikiwak, dh-nipah~ 
isihkik, dkusi dyakunik dh-ati-mdwdtsik. dwaku namuya miywdsin, 
dkwah did mdmihk, dkutd misdw dtdnaw ; dwakunik dh-kd-kakwd-nakatit- 
utsik, awiyak ndkatihtsih, d-misi-wandtsihiht, min dyakunik dh~mdtutsik. 
dyakd uhisi, ‘ pitand uhpikihak ! ’ k-d-kih-tdyimitdn. dyiman ndnitaw ia-Jdh- 
ituhtdyin, ” itdw uMma. 
“ hd, nimisd, wdpahkih nka-sipwdhtdn, ” itdw. 
mdtdw aw iskwdw, dh~pakwdtahk d-ud-sipwdhidyit usima, “ mdskdts 
ta-misi-wandtsihdw, ” dh-iidyihtahk. 
dkusi dkway d-iipiskdk, kawisimdw. kiksdpd waniskdw aw iskwdw, 
d-wi-sipwdhtdyit u^ma, dh-kisitdput. dh-kisi-mitsisut, wawdyiw aw uskini- 
kiw, d-pasikdt, ukituhtsikanis dma dh-tdpiskahk, dtdh dh-astdt uspisk- 
wanihk kitsuhtsikanis. 
“ d, nimisd, awiyak wdh-imhitsih, ‘ upipikwan-kd-nayahtahk ' nik- 
dsiyihkdsun, ” itwdw aw uskinikiw, dh-ati-wayawit, d-sipwdhtdt. 
dpihtd-kisikdhk isi sipwdhtdw, dkutd watsistwanihk k-dkusiyit iskwdwah, 
dkunih dh-ntawdpamdt. niswdw dh-nipdt, dkuyikuhk utihtam dtdnaw. 
dh-takuhtdt, “ dwahd-d-d, upipikwan-kd-nayahtahk takusin 1 ” itwdwdn. 
hd, pdyakwayak ntumdw. mistahi miywdyihtamwak dk dyisiyiniwak, 
“ dkwah kd-mitsisuydhk ! ” dh~itdyihtahkik. 
dkutah aydw unsahkdtsdhk,^ dh dkimdwa dh-uy-dhtdvnhkdt, dh dskinik- 
iskwdwa dh-usimit. tdpwd dh-tipiskdyik, ituhtdw unsahkdtsdhk. dh-pihtu~ 
kdt, apiyiwah dhi uskinikiwa. 
“ upipikwan-kd-nayahtahk, mdna kipd-vnwih ni^mak, ” itdw. 
“ namuya ! ” itik. 
“ d, namuya ! wdpahkih ka-ntaw-imwin ni^mak. utihtatwdwi, kika- 
unwin, watsistwanihk dh-aku^tsik ni^mak, ” itdw. 
“ dha’ , ” itik. 
tdpwd kdwdw vnsahkdtsdhk. 
“ dh, ndhtdh, dh-pd-wiwit ds dni upipikwan-kd-nayahtahk, ” itdw. 
“ daha’ / ” itwdyiwa. 
piyis wdpaniyiw. wayaudw kikisdpd, dh-knsi-mdh-mitsisdwiht awa 
vnsahkdtsdhk. 
“ hdw, hdw, iyiniwitik, pd-wayawik, pd-wayaunk ! upipikwan-kd- 
nayahtahk pd-kitdpamik, d-imh-nitawi-mwit ! ” itwdw, dh-ati-sipwdhtdt. 
d, kahkiyaw ayisiyiniwak tuhtdwak, dkwah d-mhkwdpitsik tdwdyihk 
dkutah dh-tsimasut awa mistik. dh-Jnsi-apitsik, kd-pd-takuhtdt upipikwan- 
kd-nayahtahk. dh-kitdpamdt, tsapasis aydyiwa watsistwanihk, dh-takuhtdt, 
sdmdk dh-ati-mdtsikiyit. dkusi d-wih-utihtdt watsistunihk, pa-pakamah- 
^ In the succeeding episode Wisahketchahk seems to play merely the role of one of the 
spirit-animals. At the end of the story he is more in cnaracter. The same is true of a 
version obtained on Star-Blanket Reserve. 
