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16. Beaver and Turtle
Beaver and Turtle were living together in a tent. (Turtle) started. There was a town. He ,went there. He entered the tent of the chief. The chief was asleep. Turtle cut off the chief's head. He went out again; he passed outside to the rear of the tent. He crawled under the cover. He staid there. In the morning the chief was lying down. His food had been prepared. He did not arise; and the chief was shaken. He was told: ^'Rise, I have finished your food. ' ' He did not arise. He was shaken again. He was told : "Arise. He was looked at. He was dead. They searched for tracks (to discover) who had done it. Tracks were seen. The tracks did not go out again. They were looked at. (Turtle) was seen. He was there. He was brought out. He was carrying the head of the chief. Some one said: "Where is a knife?" Turtle said: "I do not fear a knife." Some one said: "Where is a bow?" Turtle said: "I do not fear a bow." Some one said: "Where is
. Beaver and Turtle Qa'mt.la'ane* s^'n'a n'asqunama'lne* ka'xaxs. tslma'xe qa'k.lu- He lived in a tent Beaver, they were two together Turtle. He started to where was a nam^'siUe*. qaoxa'xe*. tmaxa'mne* aa*k^t.la^'se*s naso'ulj^cns. town. He went there. He entered . the tent of the chief. qa'k.le'itse* naso'uk^e'ns. hila'ma'ane* naso'uk"e*ns ka'xax. Was asleep the chief. He cutofF his head (of) the chief Turtle. laanaxa'mne* nas qaha'xe* a'pko*k!s. qanal'OuU^hiaxa'mne*. Again out he went; here he passed outside, oppo- He crawled under the cover. site the door (be- hind the tent).
qaosaqa'ane*. kkanmi'y^t.s qakqa'ane* naso'uk^e'n. n'^tkml/sine*
He staid there. In the morning lay down the chief. It was prepared ki'ek. qao^knoxa'^mne* wankin^'lne* naso'uk"e*n. qakil/lne* food. Not he arose; he was shaken the chief. He was told: oknoxa'men' hunok"<r'n'e* k<r'n^e*k. qao^knoxa'^mne*. lawan-kin^'lne*. "Arise, I have finished your food." Not he arose. Again he was shaken. .qakib'faie" oknoxa'men'. tseikat/Ine* pal n'^'n'e* wpna'mu. He was told: "Arise." He was looked at he was dead. tseikat.l<rkin^'lne* qa'psin no'Ia. n'upxal^kin/Ine*. laqaanal/kine*. It was looked for tracks what did it.. Tracks were seen. Again not out went tracks.
tseikat/lne*. n'upxa'hxe*. saosaqa'ane*. tunwaaka^nulkini'lno*.
It was looked at. He was seen. He was there. He was brought out. nal*amk<r'n*e' naso'uk"e*ns. qakiya'mne* kaaS aa'ktsa'mal. qake'ine- He held the head (of) the chief. Some one said: " Where is the knife?" He said ka'xax huqa.on/lne' aa^ktsa'mal. qakiya'mne* kaaS tia'wu. Turtle: " I do not fear knife." Some one said: *' Where is the bow?" qakei'ne* ka'xax huqa.on^'lne* tia'wu. qakiya'mne- kaaS aa'u'tal. . Ha laid Turtle: "I do not fear bow." Some one said: "Where isaz?"