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28. Chicken Hawk and Toad
Qaosaqa'ane' ko'^ko n'asmalne- kiaq!nu'k"a-ts. qak/lne* qake'iiie ko'^ko: "Hultslma^ala'e's; kanulaqaiiana'la /nla-kts kiaqkalonf laxa'xe*. ta'xas n'r'nse' nulaqaiia'es. qastsu'm- qaqa'ane'. tsuk°a'te* tsu'pqa's. kaiiim'y^.s n'd,sk/'tne* 5 tsu'pqa's. kanmi'v^.s qake'ine* ko'^ko: "hiilqsana'Ia. ta'xas ts!^na'xe n'^skrlne* tsu'pqa's, q!a'pe*s qa'psins kwi'lqle's. qa'na'xe' /nla-kts ko'^ko. tsEmakle'se* no'kwes. r'nla'k qatwi'yne*: "hul'r'pel/' n'ip^lne* ko'uko's* Iats!/na'xe* a^^k^.- Ja'e's ^'nla'k. alaa'k/n/'kle's ko'uko n'upxana'pse* tsuk"ata'pse
Jatsl/naikna'pse* a^'k/t-Ia'cs. sanihvi'yne* ma'e's ko'uko*
qake'iiie' ma'es ko'oko: "hultsl^naxa'la." tsl/na'xe*. qake'ine': "nas at kaha'xe* ^'nlaf qaosaqa'ane* ki'as ma'tiino ko'uko na'k/iwd:sk/'faie* ^'nla'k. n'u'px^ne* ; ska'xe* ^'nla'k. n'rt.latsu'n-e* ko'uko ma'tiino. wa'xe* ^'nla'k. tsuk'^at^'faie*. latsinanmalr'bie*
/nlak aa'krt.lana'me's. klmnnaqaqa'aiie*. aa'k^nqlo'kops atw^-
seya'mne* noko'uiie'.^ klumnaqaqa'ane*. n'u'pXane* kiaqkalouk kliimnaqa'qaps tsa"e*s. ts!/na'xe'. tsukwa'te* tsa"e*s. tats- kalk^'ne. n'd,kr'ne lasou'kse* tsa"e*s. kiaqka'louk. kanmi'y^t.s n'd/sk/lne* qia'pes qa'psins. so'ukse* qaklumnaqaqa'ane* /n-
la'kts kiaqka'louk. ta'xas.
. Race of Fbog and Antelope Qaqa'ane' wa'tak. qake'ineT "hultsl^naxa'la m'ltuklp aa'k/t.Ia'e*s hutsalniixonaqnemahiala'ane'." nahiukupqa'ane' ii/1tuk!p. qamat^lne' nalnukupqa'ane*. laxaxe* wa'tak. qak^'hie- qia'pes wa'taks: "ne* qakna'pkeil." n'dixo'uinek
qla'pe* wa'tak p^k'ne' qia'pe's aa'kuqla"ntes. p«k/'ne-
mitukip aa'kuqla"ntes. ta'xas na'lnuxonaqna'nme*. n'itks- wisqa'ane*. tsl/na'xe*. qatsl/na'kne* n/'ltuklp. ta'xas wa'tak tsl^na'kne*. matrlne* n^'ltuklp. tsuk^at.L'sine* a/kuqla'^nte-s. latslma'xe-. wa'takqia'pe* sakqa'aiie'. nuwa'sine* noklnuqlu-
ma'ne-. kwfdkwa'yit.s latsl^na'xe* qia'pe- wa'tak. matr'tne*
n/'huklp. . The Woman and the Glant Qaosaqa'aiie- aa'qlsma'kjii/k!. tsl^na'xe*. qana'xe*. n'u'pXaiie- e'ka's; n'ipla'pse*. laqawa'xe* aa'kt.Ia'es. tslma'xe* n'okl^e'ine* pa'Ikci. naqa'pse- aa'qa'ltles. qa'na'xe'. n'u'pXaUe* e'ka's. 35 qak.la'pse-: ^'qa'psin?" qake'iiie- e-'ka: ka's kn'aqa'kiii." qak.la'pse- nCiS pa'IkeiS: n'/ne tsa"nes." qake'iiie- : ^^ka's k/n'aqa'kin kslaqtslrxma'la. qakla'pse: huk^e'kiiiets slaq- tskpnala'aiie-/' qake'iiie-: '^ke-'kiiiu. qak.la'pse* neis pa'lkeiS:
This sentence is unintelligible.