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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 udi''lon 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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