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Panther. He thought: "I will break wind against him." Then he turned his backside to him. Panther took off his last finger-nail and put it on his arrow. He shot Skunk. Panther killed Skunk.

18. The Mosquito

Mosquito went along. He saw a town. He was told: "Come, eat choke cherries." Mosquito said: "I don't eat choke cherries." Mosquito went along. He saw a town. He was told: "Come, you shall eat service berries." Mosquito said: "I don't eat service berries." Mosquito went on. Mosquito was going along. He saw a town. He was told: "Come, you shall eat blood." Mosquito went there. He ate blood. He ate much. His belly became big. He went out again. He broke sticks and all (?). Mosquito died. Little birds flew out of him. Those were mosquitoes. "Wuu, wuu! you are a manitou; you shall be mosquitoes."


swa’s. qałwi′yne· ktsłaatsukpu′(Symbol missingsymbol characters)a. ta′(Symbol missingsymbol characters)as qao(Symbol missingsymbol characters)ak!ała(Symbol missingsymbol characters)e′kpᵢne·.

Panther. He thought he would break wind again. Then he turned his backside up.

lo·kuui′ne· kiapt!aha′nłukp swa’. qaoxak!o′ᵤne· a′ₐ‘k!e·s.

He broke off the claws Panther. He pointed his arrow.

mi′txₐne· xa′xas·. n’upi′łne· xa′xas· swa’.

He shot Skunk. He killed Skunk Panther.


18. The Mosquito


Qa'na'xe* qatstsla'ia. n'u'pxane* sak.lunam^'sine*. qakii<r'hie* He went Mosquito. He saw a village was there. He was told: la'n'a ^'ke*n' aa'ke'lma'kl." qake'ine* qatstsla'la hutsqa.^'kine* 5 "Come, eat choke cherries." He said Mosquito: "Idonoteat aa'ke'hna'k!. tslma'xe* qatstsla'la. n'u'pxane* sak.lunam/Sine*. choke cherries. He started Mosquito. He saw a village was there. qakifc'lne* la'n*a hmtsxal'/kine* sq!u'm*o. qake'ine' qatstsla'la He was told: "Come, you shall eat service berries." He said Mosquito: hutsqa.^'kine' sqlu'm'o. tslma'xe* qatstsla'la. qana'xe*. n'u'pXaUe* "I do not eat service berries." He started Mosquito. He went along. He saw sak.lunamr'Sine qakel/lne* la'n'a hmtsxal'^r'kine* wa"nmo. there was a village. He was told: "Come, you shall eat blood." qaoxa'xe* qatstsla'la. n'/kiU'e* wa"nmo's. yunaqa'pse* n'^r'kine*. IQ He went there Mosquito. He ate blood. Much he ate. w^lwu'mne*. laanaxa'mne* n'upla'pse* loukls la.uklel'anaxo'se'ts. His belly was big. He went out again, he was killed stick broke him (?). n'/piUe' qatstsla'la. tsaqona'ne* tuq!w<rtsqa'mna qakxa*I'anano- Hedied Mosquito. Little birds flew

Ku'n:e pal n'^'n'e* qatstsla'la. wu'u, wu'u ni^p^'kla n/nko. k^'nlCiU

out, those were Mosquitoes. "Wu'u^wu'ul a manitou you. You shall be qatstsla'la. moBquitoes.

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