the chief might be angry; the chief wants to drink." Then they broke camp. They went to the chief. The chief was told: "Lame Knee is holding your wife." The chief said: "Go to him. Tell him to let her go because I am thirsty." They went to him. He was told: "The chief says he wants you to let her go because he wants to drink." Lame Knee said: "Go to the chief; tell him that I shall not let her go." They went to the chief. He was told: "Lame Knee says that he will not let her go." The chief said, being now angry: "Ha, ha, hoya!"—"Tell him I shall not let the chiefs wife go." (The chief) took a knife. He went there. He arrived at the place where his wife was. Lame Knee was holding the wife of the chief. (The chief) said to him: "Let go of her." Lame Knee said: "I shall not let go of her." The chief went there. He cut off his head. He threw it away. The head turned over; it smiled while it was rolling

Isanv'lwey naso'uk"e'n. ma ktsle'iko'l naso'uk"e'n. ta'xas may be angry the chief. He wants to drink the chief." Then n'um^tsk.Iuna'mne* . ijaoxaxam<r'sine' naso'uk^e'n. qakih'lne* they broke camp. They went to the chief. He was told naso'uk^e'n sa'w^tsk^'n'e* . q!o'malq!a'n*k!o t^hxamun/s'meil. qa- the chief: " He holds her Lame Knee your wife." ke'ine* naso'uk^e'n qo'nam^'lkcil qak^'lkcil k^lp^'skciix ma kohok"- He said the chief: "Go to him tell him he shall let her go because nuq Iluma'meil. qo'naxam/sine*. qakil^'hie* qake'ine* naso'uk"e*n 5 I am thirsty." They went to him. He was told: " He says the chief k<rnlp^sk/nmeil ma ktsle'iko'l. qake'ine* q!o-malq!a'n'k!o qo'nam/1- you shall let her go he wants to drink." He said Lame Knee: "Go keil naso'uk"e*n. kmlqak^'lkcil ku^sI*aqa^p^k<r'nmeiL qo*naxam<r'Si- to the chief. Tell him Ishallnot let her go." They went to ne* naso'uk^e'n. qakil/lne* qake^ne* q!o'maIq!a'n*k!oks^l*aqap/skm. the chief. He was told: " He said Lame Knee he will not let her go." qake'ine* naso'uk"en ta'xas ksa'n^'lwey ha'ha'ho'ya. kmlqa- Hesaid the chief now being angry: "ha ha hoya." — "Tell k/lkcil ku^sl'aqa^prsk/nmcil t^hiamu"e's naso'uk"e*n. tsuk^a'te* 10 him I shall not let go the wife of the chief." He took aa'ktsa'ma'ls. qaoxa'xe*. laxa'xe* sa'w^sqa'pse* t<rfaiamu"e's. a knife. He went there. He arrived where was his wife. q!o*malq!a'n*k!o sa'w^tsk^'n'e* t^lnamu^'se's naso'uk"e'ns. qa- LameKnee held the wife of the chief. k.Ia'pse* p^sk/ne'n'. qake'ine' q!o'maIq!a'n*k!o hutsla^qap^sk/n'e*. Hesaidtohim: "Letgoofher." He said Lame Knee: " I shall not let go of her." qaoxa'xe* naso'uk"e*n. lulama'ane*. n'dqanm/te*. Iuqa^q^mak<rk.- He went there the chief. He cut off his He threw it away. The head head. la"nme' qOuS ya^qa'oxaqa^ye'xome'ike* la'tuwitslilnu^k"ena'n'e 15 turned over; there to the place where it rolled he was smiling.