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��a"tebagwatc weo'lpwral nemi'na a'bamon not because of this he felt it. Then again he shot,
ma 1 'lam me"tcHal aba"kwal mas-ala'fe then all were used up the arrows except
be'sagwun aba"kwe ki's mal'hi-'dahazu one arrow. Thereupon he wondered
Bi-"tes sala"kife soj/k'hi'dawi-'Jat
Froth, suddenly came out flying
ktci'gi'gHa"sis ma'nife pa'gas'in Bi - "tes Chicadee. Then he alighted (struck) Froth
udla'lmaTjga'nok' ma'nife madje"kwezu on his shoulder. Then began making a noise> (whispering)
ki'gi-'mi' ktcrgi'grgi-gr wa'gwa'nak
slyly "Ktci-gi-gi-gi- heel."
eVbit Bi-"tes ke'gwus neda'ltes-uk Looking Froth something throbbing there
wa'gwa-nak wamp'sk'" p+ aba'madje 1 - at his heel White-Bear ^-|- he shot-
oda'man 1 edalap'skr"tes - uk na'ste
it ' where the throbbing thing was. Then
udlmi-gi-'bi'lan wamp'sk'" Bi'"tes
he toppled over White-Bear, Froth
eli-'lat wa'ijgada'k tci - dana"kwrhazu going there he was dead he was stiff.
me"tci-ne el^'bit Bi'"tes udeza'k'"- He died looking Froth he had-
tela'man ule'war/gan womp'sk'" aba"kwe shot him his heart White-Bear arrow
spba-'mo ule'waTjganuk ki'r ma-'lam'te clear through in his heart. Ki-i-t Then
saTjk'haba'zi'hi-'dit a'ln^bak na'n-agwutc they came up in a mass the people, some
e'bagwatc abadelmo'lduwak bed^ba'zi-hrdit on account of it were laughing when they got there
elpbo'ldi'hi'dit nada"k wamp'sk'"
they looked and saw there White-Bear
ela's-ik me"tcadje'ne 2 i-'dak Bi-"tes lying there dead. 1 Said Froth,
kad^'bagwaho'lna awa's-is ki'i- ga'matc "I will give you your share of the beast Ki-i-1 Very
1 An objurgative form. 'Another objurgative form.
��wli-'gan pa"pwpgan yugo'skwe a'ln^bak good sport." These people
ma'nit'e atcrdawa'm'kwahazo'lduwak
right away they cast their faces down quickly.
a"tawen klo'zi- ma'nife badag^'bazuwak Nobody spoke. Then they walked back
o'denek' na'tc Bi-"tes ama'djin o'denek to village. Then Froth walked to the village.
ma-la'mte moni'mkwe's-o'ke udi-'lan
Then (he got) to Woodchuck. He said,
no"k3-mi- ndlmadje"telawa awo'mp'sk' w "Grandma, I have shot him dead that White-Bear."
ki'i- ma'nife wrse'lmu moni'mkwes- Ki-i-1 Then cried Woodchuck
e'dudji-wuli- 'dahasit p + noba'bamagano
so glad she felt 9 + then they danced around.
udr'lan kwe'nas'is ga'matc game'm'- She said, "Grandson, very you have done*
lawi'gi-'zi-hadu gase"kawan ne'k-^i
a great thing, you have conquered the greatest
gr'nhan'dowit se'nabe dalwski'tka'mi'gwe magician man there in the world."
r'dak Bi - "tes naga'el^i'bemuk kaska- Said Froth, "By the help of King-
��manaru
fisher
��na ga and
��elmi'wla'ngwi-wik that evening
��ktci'gi'gr'la's'is ki'i' Chickadee!" KH-I
ktci'uli-'dahazwaTjgan a big rejoicing,
��e'bagwa'tc ktci'ba'magan mazr'awen on this account big dance, every one
uli-'dahazi wespoza"ki - wik odjr'madjelan was happy. Next morning he left for
wi'ga'wus'age udli - 'lon ma'la'm'te
his mother's. He went along. At last
be'dji'lot udilon wrga'wus'al' wul^'dji' he arrived, he said to his mother, "Be well prepared,
se'ba kamadje'odebna namas'ka'wpk to-morrow we will move. I have found (and met)
��kda'lnpbe' 'mnawak our people."
��wespoza"ki'\vik The next morning
��umadje'odana obe'dji'lan ka'skamanas'u they started off; along came Kingfisher
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