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wdyiwa as ohi. mastsihdw} ahusi iapa^w. 
dkusi ndha notukdsiw pd-nawaswdw, pisimowdsisah dh-pimitisahwdt. 
“ dkwah anih kikisiwahin, ptsimdwdsiSj mituni kd-kitimahiyin, nitaw- 
dsimisak dkwah dh-mdstsihatsik ! ” 
dkus Isy dkwah nawaswdtik dkwah ndtukdsiwa, pikw ltd dh-itdmut. 
kliahtawd kisiwdk dkwah dh-askdkut, dkwah sdkihik. 
umis Itwdw : “ ndhtdh, kisiwdk pimuhtd ! niwlh-nipahik ^mkwdw 
notukdsiw ! ” itdw. 
tdpwd isapasis pimuhtdyiwa dhtdwiya pisimwa. mistahi kisitdyiw, 
piyisk d-vnh-klsisut awa notukdsiw, pdyow. 
“ dkiLs dnih d-pmdtisiyin, pisimdwdsis ! kiponihitin, ” itik ; “ mdka 
dkutah uhtsi dkd wiya, dkdya vnhkdis mustdhtak nahapih ! ” itdw awa 
notukdsiw pisimowdsisah, 
tdpwd nawats ispimihk pimuhtdyiwa dhtdwiya, Jawdw awa notukdsiw. 
dkwah awa pisimdwdsis d^-pimuhtdt, miskawdw asiniya dh-napakdpiskisiyit. 
utindw dyakuni, itah d-wlh-nahapit, dkutah dh-ahdt, dh-andska^ut dh dsini- 
yah, tahkih dkusi tdtam, mlna d~wlh~nipdtf dh-andskasut asiniya^ wiyd- 
paniyiki, sdpwdhtdtsi, dh-pimiwihdt asiniya, 
kltahtawd dina dh-papdmdtsihutf kdtahtawd kd-wdpahtahk dtdnaw, 
dkutah iakusin, ispatindhk nipawiw, dh~kitdpahtahk dhi mlkiwdhpah. 
“ yahdf pisimdwdsis iakusin ! ” itwdwdn, 
dsay pdyak pdy-ituhtdyiwa, dh-pd-ntumikut. 
“ hd, pisimdwdsis, kiufih-pdy-ituhtdn I ” 
“ dha^ hd . ” 
wltsdwdw. 
dh-pdhtukdt mlkiwdhpihk, “ nhd, ta-tawdw ! ” itdw. 
dh-nahapit, “ hd, asamihk kiyipa ! ndhtdhkatdtukd ! ” itdw. 
“ dhdhdhdy, haha, pisimdwdsis ! dyiman ani itah kd-takuhidyin 
pisisik dh-mdtawdhk, dh-manitdwi-mdtawdhk. dkusi niyandn tahkih d- 
sdkdtsihikawiydhk. dsay dma Jdsdyihtamdtukd, d-wih-mawindhusk plwd~ 
pisku-mustus.^ dyimisiw ani ; nama wlhkdts nisdkdtsihdndn. dkusi dta 
sdkwdyimuydhkuh, dhtsitaw nika-misi-wandtsihikundn, ” itwdyiwa. 
“ namuya dh-papd-mdtawdydn, itdw. 
“ mdskdts uhtsitaw ka-mawindhukwak. awiya mastaw kd-takusiniyit, 
sdmdk mawindhwdwak, ” itdw ; “ mdka utdkusin anuhts. wdpahki mdskdts 
ka-mawindhukwak, ” itdw. 
dkusi dkwah asamdw. piyisk tipiskdyiw. dyukd Wzsdpd, d-kih- 
mltsisutsik, sdsay kd-tdpwdwiht. 
“ hahdw hahdw hahdw ! wawdyik ! pdh-ntawdpahkdk I unh-mdtawdn- 
iwiw ! dh-papd-mdtawdt, dh-itwdhk, kd-takuhtdt utdkusihk pnsimdwdwdsis, 
vfih-mdtawdw pnwdpisku-maskwa ! pd-wiyawlk ! ” 
dsay pd-tuhtdyiwa. 
* Characteristic obscure passage of the type not due to extraneous difficulties of 
dictation or recording. One or more causes may be at work, such as laziness, fatigue, 
impatience at the slow pace of dictation, obstructive attitude toward the recorder, desire 
to withhold information from the foreigner, actual tabu, or traditional omission. Probably 
the last-named was here operative; informant had heard the story told in this way and 
would not add to it. For he could not be induced to dictate the explanation which he 
voluntarily gave: The rattlesnake-youths have left each a poison-fang in the edge of the 
maw, to kill Sun-Child when he eats. By throwing their fangs into the fire he kills the 
rattlesnakes. 
* Error; the beast is a bear, below. 
