16. Beaver and Turtle
Beaver and Turtle were living together in a tent. (Turtle) started. There was a town. He went there. He entered the tent of the chief. The chief was asleep. Turtle cut off the chief's head. He went out again; he passed outside to the rear of the tent. He crawled under the cover. He staid there. In the morning the chief was lying down. His food had been prepared. He did not arise; and the chief was shaken. He was told: "Rise, I have finished your food." He did not arise. He was shaken again. He was told: "Arise." He was looked at. He was dead. They searched for tracks (to discover) who had done it. Tracks were seen. The tracks did not go out again. They were looked at. (Turtle) was seen. He was there. He was brought out. He was carrying the head of the chief. Some one said: "Where is a knife?" Turtle said: "I do not fear a knife." Some one said: "Where is a bow?" Turtle said: "I do not fear a bow." Some one said: "Where is
16. Beaver and Turtle
Qa·nιt.ła′ₐne· sι′n·a nʼasqunama′łne· ka′x̣ax̣s. ts!ιna′x̣e qa·k.łunamι′sᵢne·. qaox̣a′x̣e· tιnax̣a′mne· aₐʽkιt.łaι′se·s naso′ᵤkᵘe·ns. qa·k.łe′ᵢtse· naso′ᵤkᵘe·ns. łułaʼma′ₐne· naso′ᵤkᵘe·ns ka′x̣ax̣· łaanax̣a′mne· nas qaha′x̣e· a′pko·k!s. qanałʼoᵤnιłnax̣a′mne·. qaosaqa′ₐne·. kkanmi′yιt. qakqa′ₐne· naso′ᵤkᵘe·n. nʼιtkιnłι′sᵢne· ki′ek. qao‵knox̣a′ʼmne· wan·kinι′łne· naso′ᵤkᵘe·n. qakiłι′łne· oknox̣a′menʼ hunokᵘι′n·e· kι′nʼe·k. qao‵knox̣a′ʼmne·. ławan·kinι′łne·. qakiłι′łne· oknox̣a′menʼ. tseᵢkatι′łne· pał nʼι′n·e· υpna′mu. tseᵢkat.łιkᵢnι′łne· qa′psin no′ła. nʼupx̣ałιkᵢnι′łne·. łaqaanałι′kᵢne·. tseᵢkatι′łne·. nʼupx̣a′łne·. saosaqa′ₐne·. tunwaₐka‵nułkᵢni′łne·. nał·amkι′n·e· naso′ᵤkᵘe·ns. qakiya′mne· kaₐs aₐʽktsa′mał. qake′ᵢne· ka′x̣ax̣ huqa.onι′łne· aₐʽktsa′mał. qakiya′mne· kaₐs t!a′wu. qakeᵢ′ne· ka′x̣ax̣ huqa.onιłne· t!a′wu. qakiya′mne· kaₐs aₐʽu′tał.
