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[bull. 59

ktsxa'l^ns ke'ekts aa'kula'kle's. ta'xas k.la'IOuS a^'kula'klests qlakpayo'k'lne* na* aqlsma'kimk!. qousts yaaqakiiuq!m/lke' sa^krlqaskiki^htu'kune*. qakya'nme* «ts

ksuw^'suqs aa'kOuk!ala'ak!e*s. ta'i^as ks^om'keit qakitam- na'mne*: '^kaaSts ktsxaTms na^ ha^kdUiaqa'ake' aqlsma'kiiirk! hoslqa^kil'o^piina^la n'^'sine* am'a'kle's." ta'xas latsokokiu'hie' wa'n'mo* pal kpaats^nmu'xo*. qak- ya'mne": na-aS tsxar^nse* na* aqlsma'kiiie'k!. ta'xas tsxaln'/n'e* tsxaltsamna'ne* na aqlsma'kine'k!. tsxal- qayunaqa'ane* tsqa^^txoume*k. ts lupsla^kyilhaqa'aiie* m/ka yuna'qaps kwa^naqna'napsts tsxalqatal'oukta'pse*." ta'xas s^hokn^'lne*. ta'xas slqaqa'sine*.

[No. 51. Told by Felix Andrew (recorded by Robert T. Aitken)]

51. The Giant Qaak.luna'mne" ki'as mtsta'hal nVn'e tsa'atimo*. klo'kunini'- y^t.sts nal'ana'xe' nei tsa'atimo. qa'kqa*'tse' nei kw^'lqa* n'u'p- Xane* kw/lqlests, n^^a'n'e* latskalo*kalk^'n*e'. ta'xas sdwal- kway^'t.se*, ta'xas nowa'SiUe*. qalweyne* : "hiil'aqlamal'^lkoxa'- 5 mekts hutsxal'uk Imoxa'mek. hunho'F<ktfekuts*^twask lon^'lek." ta'xas qas^lxunnu'te* nCiS kw^'lqle'^sts ku'kopsts n'^'kiiie*. Ltk !amxonelaxn^'se*tsqalwe*'yne* : "hulqas^l'oqa'^mek kutuk !mo- xamek/' ta'xas qasdt'o'qa'm/kts xunnu'te*. ko*'kopsts ta'xas n'^'kiiie' so'kaxne'ise' laqasrlo'q"ne*ts laxunmr'tets la.^'kine'. n'aimey^'t.sits kqlapxa'mek. ta'xas ism mqapta'kse* ma'k!e*s. ta'xas nCiS tsa'e's k.lala*'xasts, kkanmi'y^rt.s qalwe*'yse* : hults!^- nal<r'tsk^l ka'ta't.'^ tslma'xe*. qana'xe* nCiS ma ya^k^'ana'ani- kc*. qaoxa'xe* nulpahait/tine* nahik;le^'t.se' n^^tuW^sqa'ane'ts tsm klapalte'lek. qahaq!yu*mina'se' qosts pal qanakla^palt/lc'k. qaoxa'xe'ts kiyu'uXa*m. qcnaw^tsk^'kiiie* saiunqlo- ku'psc. qaoxa'xe* nulpa^'lne* pal mlk^'kse* nCiS tat!e's pa'l qak/kse*: heya', ma kutsla'k^l ka'tsats kutsaim/t/timo/' ta'xas qaoxa'xe* klu'pc^anaps mi^tyaxna^'pse* qanlaltmona^'pse* aa*ko*q"t !e./se*sts qanm^txomona'pse'ts n'uplapse qa*qwu'mne'ts qakiya'mne*: '^xma h^V^tsk^lk^'lne* net tsa'atimu." tslma'se* net kw/lqa t^lnamo'^cs nVtsk.la'pse*. qa*na'xe' nei pa'lkei. qanak!a^palt^'le*k naluk^e/t.se*. qaoxa'xe* qonaw^ts- k/lne* sanaqana*'kse* pa'l qak^'kse*: "heyfi' ma kutsla'ki'l kan- xa'lc'ts kutsa.im^t/timo. n'ok!"^nl*aa*^ntsoxa'xe* nei pa'lkeits

qakil<r'lne* : 'Haptsle'itm^ aklano'uko* aa'qa'twu^mlatiu'smii 

tsxalqanla^ltimum'sine* aa'ko*q"t !ee's. tsxalsla^lasqanaps^'sine* neiS no'uk"eiS. tsxalslqata'ltsmkmr'sine'/* ta'xas kta'ptsleit no'uk"eiS aa'qatwumla'at !e's. ta'xas k!q!aaqat!o*'xamqaiilalta*'p- se'ts q!axo*na*'kse' aa'koqt !e.^'se*s. pal ka*'tk^u neiS aqa*'lt!e's

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