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an ax?" Turtle said: "I do not fear an ax." Some one said: "Pour water on him." Turtle said: "Don't." Some one said: "Throw him into the water." Turtle lied when he said he was not afraid of ax, knife, and bow. He lied when he said that he was afraid of water, for that was the place from which he had come

ashore. He was taken to the water. He carried the chief's head. He was thrown into the water. He sank. After a while there in the middle he emerged. He shook the chief's head in the water. Some one said: "It is Turtle." Turtle started for his tent. Turtle came home. Then Beaver made holes in all directions. He bit them off (the bows), he dragged them into his hole, then the manitous went back. (Their bows) were broken. (They said:) "My bow is bad."

17. Skunk and Panther[1]

Skunk went along. He saw Panther. Panther was afraid of Skunk. Panther pretended to be dead. Skunk went there. He


qake'iue* ka'xax huqa.om'lne* aqu'tal. qakiya'mne* yUuXakulxa'kil. He said Turtle: "I do not fear ax." Some one said: " Pour ye water on him." qake'ine* ka'xax maats. qakiya'mne* xunmitqu'ikil. slutske'ine' He said Turtle: "Don't." Some one said: " Throw him into the He lied water." ka'xax neiS kqa'ke* kqa.o'nil aqu'talsts aa'ktsa'malsts tIaVu's. Turtle that saying not afraid of ax and knife and bow. slutske'ine* neiS kqa'ke* klo'ne'I wu'o's pa 'I ne*sts kqakcikalu'pkam. He lied that saying being afraid of water that where he came ashore from. qa^oxalxu^nanulkin<r'lne nal'amk/u'e* naso'uk"e*ns. xunmitqu- c He was taken to the water. He carried the head the chief's. He was thrown l/Ine*. niktsnoqu'n'e*. qawunik^'t.se* qo's qayaaqa'wo's laqaa- into the He sank. After a while there in the middle he water. kal'awakawa'ts!ne'. wan*qOuk.la'mk/n*e' naso'uk"e'ns. qakiya'm- emerged. He shook the head in the water the chief's. Some one ne* pa'l n'^'ne* ka'xax. ts !mam<r'}kil aa'k^t.la'c's ka'xax. said: "It is he Turtle. Start for his tent Turtle." la'lAxa'xe* aa'k^t.la'e's ka'xax. ta'xas s/n*a n'^tqanWqlaqo^k la- He got home to bis tent Turtle. Then Beaver he made holes in all mekn/le*k. qiaanina'xane*. aaqo'klame'es qa^naltsa^qanaw^snuk- in directions. He bit them off. His hole he dragged them into it. - qu^XuHe*. laxa'xe* nt^p/kla. n'um^tskinl/sine*. saha'n'e* katla'wu. They the manitous. It was broken for them. "Bad is my bow." went back . Skunk and Panther Qa-na'xe* xa'xas. n'u'pxane* swa's. swa' n'on^'lne* xa'xas'. He went along Skunk. He saw Panther. Panther was afraid of Skunk. n'y'pse-k swa'. qaoxa'xe* xa'xas. tsuk^a'te* swa's nalxo^uUe*. He pretended Panther. He went there Skunk. He took Panther and carried him

to be dead on his back.


  1. See pp. 40, 48.
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