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��axa. lEmu'ltliyusxaLx. qauwa ta intsk'I's Lhilkwai'sLnx; tpu'pEnhaut, LEya n 'hats!It, Lku'kumkwaut, tsxwa'tsxwataut, Ixwi'- Ixwlyaut." - "a'a, k-Ex-a' axa ayai'mi?" 5 - - "a'a, k-in-axa qalpai'm ayai'm." "k'eai'sa, k-in-axa usta'yu."
��Temau'x mu n 'hu k-e'a ayal'. 'Lauxiya 8 qa*'tsE ya'xau, temau'x mu n 'hu hai'haitxai. "hanhu'u tEha'm mu'kutslu!" temu n 'hu
10 k-e'a ihi'yux". temu n 'hu tsimai'nx
txwal'nx. "he + , xa-'Liya' ta'axwai tsa'mE! xa-tk-isa'a sin hi'hisxau, 1 sin k-I'stEx. 2 sin ta' ts-ta'ak- tem-axa ts-ta'ak- ts-mu'kutsluk-." "mu n 'hQ k-e'a
15 aqa ta t tEha'm mu'kutslu." k-is-axa
qalpa'a txwa'a. "he + , xa-'Liya' ta'axwai tsa'mE! hu'tsk-Ex tk-isa'a." qalpal' k-au'xuts xe'tsux". hala'tsi k'Ets mu i'mstE qalpal'. tern k-au'xuts mu
20 qalpal' xe'tsux". "Lpu n 'k!us-u a a 'qa
qoma'ts, hu'tsk 1 qau'k-eai qai"kwa'yu." k-iltas 8 'Liya'; hak'l n "yaisl hi'k-e ya'xau. "hehe', 'Laxauya 14 Lpu n 'k!uyEmtsx. Lpu n '- k!us-u!" k'Ets mu n 'hu qa'halt Lpklui'nx,
25 k-Ets hl'k-e sa'xtlell tspa'halyustlEmk-. 5 hai'haitxai'xaux qalpai' suda'stk-emyuk-. "hanhu'u tEha'm mu'kutslu! k'in qan spai'dl tEha'm mu'kutslu." - "'Llya*. xa-k-imha'k- ! Liya' iltqa'yusi. ma'-
30 mhatsEx." tern k'Ets mu n 'hu qalpal'nx txwal'nx. k-Ets xu'sl hl'k-e ItExwa'yutx. "he, xa-'Liya' ta'axwai! he, xa-'Liya* ta'axwai!" txwal'nx k-e'tk'i tsa a 'mE. "he+, xa-'Liya' ta'axwai! aitwai' 6 sin
35 mu'kuts!u!" - - "'Liya 8 ! k'Ex-axa ihi'- yEmtsu asi'n ha'tloo, k-ins-axa ihi'yEm tEha'm mu'kutslu." - "k-eai'sa, tern ait-u sin mu'kutslu!" - " ! Llya e ! ha'aits qau'wis ha ai'ait a'sin ha'tloo, k-ins-axa
��'hu 'hu
��1 Reduplicated stem hlsx.
1 Nominalized verbal stem.
1 k'is temporal particle; ltd particle.
��come home. All sorts of things are done (there), shinny-playing, guessing, running, wrestling, throwing spears through hoops." - "All right, wilt thou go back?" - "Yes, I am going back once more." "All right, I will go back with thee."
Then, verily, they two went. They two did not go long, when they two took a rest. "Let me have this thy bow!" (said the young man). Thereupon, indeed, (Skunk) gave it to him. So then he tried to pull it. "Hey! do thou not pull it hard! Thou wilt break my ancient heirloom, (the thing) which was left to me. (This is) the bow of my father's father, and then (of) his father." - "Now, verily, thy bow is good." Again he would begin to pull it. "Hey! do thou not pull it hard! Thou wilt break it, per- chance." Again they two started out. Once more then similarly (it was done) thus. Then they two would start out again. "Follow me close right behind, perchance somebody might hurt thee." Nevertheless (the young man would) not (do this) ; he just kept on going alongside (of him). "Hey! thou art not walking behind me. Keep right be- hind me!" Then (the boy) would pretend to walk behind him, whereupon (Skunk) began to open his anus. At the fifth time they two rested again. "Let me see this thy bow! I am going to carry thy bow." "No. Thou mayst not (know) what to do with it. Thou art young (yet)." (Finally the boy persuaded Skunk to part with his bow.) And then he began to pull it again. He would pull it quickly just a little. "Hey! do thou not pull it! Hey! do thou not pull it!" He pulled it a little harder. "Hey! do not pull it! Give me back my bow!" "No! Thou shalt
(first) give me back my elder brothers, then I will return to thee thy bow." - - "All right, but give me back my bow!" "No! First
4 'Liya* NOT +-* (2d per. sing.) + -au (suffixed par- ticle) HERE.
5 Without, however, killing him.
6 Consists of ait + -u + -af.
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