bekilled," said his mother.
Then
they returned.They
wentdown
theriver.They
arrivedatthebeachinfront of that town.Then
the Rabbittookhisarrows.He
spoke:"Give me my
skin,orIsiiall killyou."
One
person said:"Maybe
he will kill us, indeed. Behold, he arosealthoughhehasnoskin."They
tried togivehim
a raccoon skin, but he said: "It is bad. I do notwant
it."They
tried to givehim
a beaver skin.He
said: "Itisbad."They
tried to givehim
a lynx skin.He
tried toputiton, but hesaid: "It is bad; it hurtsme."They
tried togivehim
an otterskin. Itwas
bad,he did notwantit.They
gavehim
one-half ofhis skin.Then
he pulled iton onesideso thatitbecamethin.
Then
itfittedhim.He
putiton.Now
heandhismother went home.They came
totheirhouse. She said tohim: "Do
notgo any more;yoa
willbekilledforgood."Then
hedidnotgo any more,because hehad beentroubled; hewasafraid.Thatisthe story; to-morrow
we
shallhavegood
weather.11
wi
again
"0
liXuan aqtxote'na," iga'kim wa'yaq.Aqa
"Oh, perhaps weshallbe shesaid liis Then
killed," mother.
icto'stso. Icto'yam
yaXi
e'lXam aya'maLna.theywentdown Thevar- "that town toward the water
theriver. rived at fromit.
q tia'qamateX ikanaXniE'ne.
hisarrows rhpthe rabbit.mhhit
"Ayamcote'na."
"O,"
•Ishallkillyou." "Oh,"
a'qanuwe atcilxote'na.
indeed hewillkillus.
02,
'Oh.
iLi'kim
mcge'not itci'kjete.
giveme LeXa't Nest ia'pjaskwal.
Not nis skin.
myblanket LgoaLe'lX,
person, tatcja behold!
icXfi'takua they returned
Itco'guiga Hetookthem ige'kim.
hesaid.
"LXuan
"Perhaps itcilXa'takua."
he recovered."
Iqe'lot ke'nuwa iLata't iapjaskwal. Ige'kim: "la'mEla, ntet tqiex F^was try raccoon hisskin. Hesaid: "Itisbad, not like
given ini'y6x."
Idoit."
ige'kim.
hesaid.
"la'mEla,
"Itisbad,"
Iqe'lot ke'nuwa Hewasgiven try
iqoa-mene beaver
jaskwal. "la'mEla,"
isskin. "Itisbad,"
Iqe'lot ke'nuwa ipu'koa ia'piaskwal.
Ke'nuwa
ige'xalte.Hewas given
' ige'kim, hesaid.
lynx a'yatcEqtcEq."
"itisprickly."
Iqe'lot ke'nuwa e'lianak^c otter
10 '?i askwal.
isskin.
la'mEla. Ka'nauwe'i
All
itcu(|ioe'yupa.
heretusedthem.
Iqe'lot e'citjTXka,
Kja
yaxi
that e'nat.
Aqa
itce'xka, Not'h- theother Then hestretcheding side. it,
tcXu
igexE'kiak;then it fitted;
IcXkjoa'mam
tE'ctaqL.Theycame home their house.
uio'LEm ateuwa
willbekilled forgood.
Ice'xangEna.
Kjwac
iee'xox.15 H^went no more Afraid e'natka.
oneside only.
12 igexox,
itgot,
13 wa'yaq.
hismother.
itce'xka, hestretched
He was given itce'xka.
hestretched it.
Pjg'Xoat
Thin
2^ qa'eqamiX. Aqai!
downthe river. Youwil
'^e
ige'xalte.
Aqa
icE'Xkjuahe putiton. Then theywenthome Igio'lXara: "Kapii't aqa im5'ya Shesaid tohim: "Enough then youwent
"
Aqa
iLe'XoLq ikanaXmE'ne.Then hefinished the rabbit.
Kjwane'kiwane; o'la sa-iga'p.
Thestory, to-mor- good weather.
Coyote and Badger
(told 1891)There were Badi;er and Coyote. The_y were eatching birds all the time. Coyote caught two. while Badger always caught many.
Now
Coyote said:"What
doyou
think,.shallwe
sendword
tothe Sturgeon?"- Badgerreplied: '"I think so.''Then
they tied arope of cedar bark around Coyote's waist, and he went to the water.A
canoe passed.He
.shouted: "Tell the Sturgeon tocome
andsee our youngerbrother!'"The
peoplesaid:"We
willtell him.'"They
stayed theresome
time.Then
Coyotesaw
acanoe.He
went to tell hisyounger
brother:"A
canoe is coming."Now
the Sturgeon wentashore.He
staj-ed a littlewhile, andBadger
was groaning all the time and said: '"I want to go out! I want to go out!""Then
Coyote spoke:"He
always tellsme
to haulhim
and carryhim
Itja'lapasIcta'kjane KjA Ipje'cxac Coyote TheirMythandBadger
Cxela'etiX ipje'cxac kja ita'lapas.
Ka'nauwe
i,ka'etax ^There were badger ami coyote. .^11 fiays J-
tpjEcpjE'cukc qictopjia'Lxa-itx. ]M6kct ia'kjetenax itja'lapas. .^
birds they gathered. Two hisgame . coyote. "*
Guii'nsum Lga'pEla ia'kjetenax ipje'cxac.
Aqa
nige'mx itja'lapas: g.\l\vnys many hi.>-game badger. Then hesiiid coyote:
'"Wu'ska qa ime'Xaqauiit p5 itxgio'qoimL ina'qonT" Ige'klm 4
•Comel how yourmmd if wesendwordto thesturgeon?
"
Hesaid ipje'cxac: "KjoaLqa'
nXLo'Xuan." Kjau
iLixE'lux Lqe'co 5badger: "Thus Ithink." Tie he didit cedar bark
d'yaqtcqikpa.
Aqa
io'ia-itma'LniX
itja'lapas. Ige'xkoaikE'nim. g'hiswaistto. Then liestood atthewater coyote. Itpassedhim a canoe.
Itcige'loma itja'lapas. Igc'kim itja'lapas: "AmsxilkLa'2tcgo r.
Hecalledit coyote. He.-.lid r.iy.te: Tell him *
ina'qon. atci'tkctama intil'mXiX."" Igogoa'kim ta-itci te'lXam:
thesturgeon. heshallcome our younger ""Theysaid those people: b andsee brother."
'•Antcxilkxa'tcgoa."" La'21e io'La-it itja'lapas; ia'LqtiX io'La-it. „
••Weshalltellhim." Long stayed coyote; long hestayed. "^
Atce'qElkEl ikE'nim. IgexilkLe'tcgoam ia'mXiX:
"A,
ikE'nim He sawit a canoe. ' Hetoldhim hisyounger ".\h, acanoe 10brother:
ite't,'" itcio'lXam ia'mXiX. Igixa'gela-iX ina'qon. lo'ptcgam
iscom- hesaid tohim hisyounger Helanded thesturgeon. He cameup 11
ing," brother.
ina'qon. No'LjiX io'La-it. Iga-iXilqa'yalalEmtckipje'cxac. Ige'kim ,.;>
the sturgeon. Alittle hestayed. . Hegroaned thebadger. Hesaid "'
ipje'cxac: "Pjaj'a' pjayil'."" Ige'kim itja'lapas: "KjoaLqii' gi ^o badger: "P;aya' piaya'." Hesaid coyote: '•Thus this -•"
qatsno'xoayatxas qaniuLa'tax qaniuktcpa'x. Tso'xoainangElge'.sgamal j^j.
he always doestomeand Ihaulhim Icarryhimout. Come! helpmeT
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(BrLL.26 out. Oh. help me! Let uscany
hiuiout.Take
hold of his legs.''The
Sturgeon rose.He
took thefeet; Coyotetook the head.They
carriedhim
out.When
his legscame
out Badgei l)roke wind and theSturgeonfelldown
dead. Badgerrose.They
cut theSturgeon;hisroewaswhite.
After several days they got hungry again, and Coyote said:
"What
doyou
think?We
will sendword
to the Beaver."Then
Badgersaid:"I
think so.''Then
Coyote stood by the water and saw a canoe passing.He
.shouted: "Tell the Beaver tocome
and see our younger brother!"The
people said:"We
will tellhim."Coyote staj'ed there
some
time, till hesaw
a canoe with oneman
in it.
Now
the Beaverlanded.He
stayed alittle while; then Bad- gergroanedandsaid:"I
wanttogoout! Iwant to go out!"Then
Coyote spoke:"He
always tellsme
tohaulhim
andcarryhim
out.Oh, help me! Let us carrj-
him
out.Take
hold of hislegs."The
Beaverrose.He
tookhold of thefeet; Coyotetook the head.They
carriedhim
out.When
his legscame
out Badgerbi'okewind andAtxgiuktcpa'ya.
E'wa
tia'qo-it amigElga'ya." lo'tXu-it ina'qon.1 Wewillcarry hini out. Thus hislegs you take them." Hestood the sturgeon.
„ Itce'gElga e'wa tia'qo-it. Itja'lapas e'wa Lia'qjakctaq itce'gF.lga.
^ Hetookhim thus hisfeet. Coyote thus hishead he tmikit.
Aqa
icgl'uktcpa. Lax igo'xoax tia'cio-it e'wa La'xaniX;^ Then theycarriedhimout. Out became his feet thus outside;
. iga-ixE'lqo-icqo-ic ipje'cxac, ac kopii' igexe'maxit, io'raaqt
hefarted badger, and there hefelldown, hewasdead
ina'qon. IgixE'latck ipje'cxac. Icge'yuxc ina'qon.
TkjEp
iii'qapt.5 thesturgeon. Hearose badger. Theycutit the sturgeon. White itsroe.
Qa'watiX io'qoya-iX, aqa wi wa'lo igi'cux.
"Wu'ska,
qada6 Several his sleeps, then again hunger actedon "Come! how
them.
ime'Xatakoax, a'oe. Atxgiuqoe'mLa iqa'nuk." Ige'kim ipje'cxac:
Y your mind, younger Wewillsendwordto thebeaver." Hesaid badger:
brother.
"KjoaLqil' nXLo'Xuan.'" loLa'eta mii'LniX itja'lapas. Itce'qElkEl
"Thus Ithink." He^laved atthewater covote. He sawit
8
ikE'nini. Ige'cxgoa. Itcigc'loma.
"AmcgiulXa'm
iqa'nuk9 a canoe. Itr>assed"theni. Hecalledit. "Tellhim thebeaver
atce'kctama inta'mXiX." Igugoa'kim ta-itci te'lXam:
In heshallcome ouryoungerbrother." They-'^aid those pcojilc;
andsee
" AntcxilkLa'2tcgoa." La'^le io'La-it itja'lapas. Jtce'qElkEl 11 "Wewilltellhim." Long he stayed coyote. Ilesawit
ikE'nim. Lakja'ex'at. Igixil'gela-iX aqa iqa'nuk. No'ljiX
12 acanoe. Onepersoninacanoe. Helanded then the beaver. .\little
^ io'La-it iqa'nuk. Iga-ix'ilqa'yayalemtck ipje'cxac. "Pjaya'2 pjayil',"
J-'3 heStayed the beaver. Hegroaifed badger. " Piaya', piaya',"
14. iRc'kini ipje'cxac. Ige'kim itja'lapas: "KjoaLqii' qatsnS'xoayatx,
-'* hesaid badger. Hesaid coyote: "Thus he always docstome, as qaniuLa'tax qaniuktcpa'x. AniEngElge'cgama atxgiuktcpa'ya.
15 and Ihaulhim Icarryhimout. Helpme wewillcarryhim'out.
E'wa
tia'qo-itamigElga'ya!'" lo'tXuit iqa'nuk, aqa icgl'yuktcpa.lO Thus hisleet take!"' Hestoodup the beaver, then theycarriedhimout.
Lax igo'xoax tia'qo-it
yaXi
ipje'cxac e'wa Lil'xane.\i Out became his teet 'that badger thus outside.
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81 theHeaverfelldown
dead. Badgerroseandlaughed.They
skinned the Beaver. After two days theyhad finished it, and tiiey becamehungry
again.Then
he said to his youngerhrotlier: ""Wiiatdoyou
thiidv^We
will send
word
to the Seal." Badger said: '"1 think so." Coyote went to the water.He
stayed a little while andsaw a canoe.He
shouted: •'Tell the Seal to
come
and see our younger brother!"Coyotestayed there
some
time,when
he saw a canoe.He
told his youngerbrother: "'Acanoeiscoming, with oneman
in it. I think thatistheSeal.Lookout!" Now
the Sealgotup
tothe house.He
stayed a little while in Coyote's house.
Then
Badger groaned:"1
wanttogoout! Iwant
togo
out!""Thus
he always tells me, and hemakes me
tired.He
asksme
tohaulhim
andcarryhim
out.Help
me. Letuscarryhim
out."Then
the Sealrose. Coyotetold him:"You
take his feet."Then
they carriedhim
out.When
his feetcame
outside he broke wind and the Seal felldown
dead. BadgerIga-ixE'lqo-icqo-ic. Kopii'i igixe'raaXit iqa'nuk. IgixE'latck -,
Hefarted. There lie felldown the hejiv^r Re..rM«<.rosu -L
ip;e'cxac. Igixkjaya'wulalEmtck
yaXi
ipje'exac. IcxEikjexc. 2bndger. Hefniigliedmuch 'that badger. Theyi-ui,
icgi'yuxe
yaXi
iqa'nuk. Ma'kctiX icto'qoya, aqa icgio'i.Xom. o theycuthim 'that beaver. Two their sleeps, then theyfinishedit.Aqa
wi wti'lo icXE'La-it. Acfa wi itcio'lXam ia'mXiX: "•Qa'da Then again hunger theydied. Then usaiii hesaid tohim hisyounger "H<av "*brother;
ime'Xatakoax^ Atxgoqoe'niLa aqe'sgoax." Ige'kim iiiie'cxac: k yourmind? Wewillsendwordto the seal." Hesaid badger: '^
"KjoaLqa'"Thus
nXLo'Xuan." Aqa
wi io'La-it ma'r.niX itja'lapas. qIthink." Then again he stayed at thewater eoyote.
Na'LjiX io'La-it. Atce'qElkEl ikE'nim. Itcige'loma ikE'nim 7
Alittle hestayed. He.sawit acanoe. Hecalledit thecauoe
itiii'lapas.
"AmcgulXa'ma
aqe'.sgoax age'tkctama inta'mXiX."coyote. "Tellhim the.seal sYieshallcome ourvouuger 8
andsee bfotlier."
Lii'iile io'La-it; e'aLqtiX io'La-it. Itce'qElkEl ikE'nim. 9
Long hestayed; long hestayed. He sawit a eaiioe.
QiXilEkLe'tcgam ia'mXiX: ''Lakja'cXat Ltet.
LXuan
aqe'sgoax.Hewastold hisyounger "Onepersonin iscom- Perhaps theseal. -^'-'
brother; a<*anoe ing.
Qa'tiocXEm." Iga'tptekam aqe'sgoax. Na'L;iX igo'La-it tK'ctaqLpa -11
Takecare." Shecameup theseal. Alittle she.sta.ved their hou.se in itja'lapas. Iga-iXElqa'yalalEmtck ipje'cxac. ''Pjava', pjava'," ±9
coyote. Hegro'aned thebadger. "Piayil', piayii','
ige'kim. "KjoaLqa' gi qatsno'xoa-itx, aqa tEll (pitsno'xoa-itx, 13 iesaid. "Thus this he always doestome, then tired hemakesme,
qe as qaniuLa'tax qaniuktspii'x. AmEngKlge'sgama. 1,
if and Ihaulhim Icarryhimout. Help me. '*
Atxgiuktspa'va." Igo'tXuit aqe'sgoax. Itco'lXam it;a'lai)as: -.^
Wejvillcarryhimout." Hestoodup theseal. Hesaidt..>her coyote; ''^
"E'wa
tia'qo-it amigElga'ya."Aqa
icgl'yuktcpa. Lax igo'xoax -.„"Thus his feet takethem!" Then theycarriedhimout. Out became -'"
tia'qo-it La'xaniX. Iga-ixE'lqo-icqo-ic, ac kopa'2 igaxe'maXit ,«
his feet outside. Hefarted, and there shefelldown '
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[bi'li..26rose and laughed.
Then
Coyote spoke:"We
will always do sowhen we
get hunory;we
shall catch everything."They
singed the Seal. After several days theyfinished it.They
gothungry
again."What
doyou
think, younger brother^We
will sendword
to the Porpoise."' Badgersaid:"I
think so." Coyote went again to the water.He
stayed a littlewhile.A
canoe passed.He
shouted:"Tell the Porpoise to
come
and see our younger brother!"The
peoplesaid:"We
will tell him." Coyote stayed a long while, then hesawa canoe.He
told hisyoungerbrother:"A
canoe is coming.Ithink it is the Porpoise."
Now
thePorpoiselanded andwent
up.A
little while he stayed.Then
Badger groaned.He
said:"I
want
togoout! Iwanttogoout!"Then
Coyotesaid:"He
alwaystells
me
soandmakes me
tired.He
asksme
to haulhim
andcarryhim
out.Help
me. Let uscarryhim
out."Then
the Porpoise arose. Coyote told him:"You
take his feet."Then
they carriedhim
out.When
his feetcame
outside he broke wind and the., aqe'sgoax. IgixE'latck ipje'cxac. lgixk[aya'wulalEmtck. Ige'kim
^ tlieseal. Hearose badger. Helaughedmuch. Hesaid
9 itjil'lapas:
"Ksta
k;oaLqa' atxo'xoa, mane'x wa'lo aktxo'xoa.coyote: "Then thus weshall do, when hunger actsonus.
q
Ka'nauwe
ta'uEmax atktoqoe'mLa." IcgaLk;E'tsXemawuXi
" All things weshallsendfor." Theysingedher that
4 aqe'sgoax. Qa'watiX Lq io'qoya-iX aqa icgo'LXum.
seal. Several maybe his sleeps, then theyfinished her.
Aqa
wi wa'lo igi'cux."Wu'ska
qa ime'Xaqamit, a'oe?5 ' Then again hunger acted on "Come, how your mind, younger
them. brother?
o
Atxgoqoe'mLa
ako'tckotc." Ige'kim ipje'cxac: "KjoaLqii'" Wewulsendwordto theporpoise." Hesaid badger; "Thus n
nXLo'Xuan." Aqa
wi iuLa'etama'LniX
itja'lapas. Na'LjiX• Ithink." Then again he stayed atthe water coyote. Alittle
Q io'La-it; ige'xkoa ikE'nim. Itcige'loma.
"AmcgulXa'ma
ako'tckotc.hestayed; itpassedhim acanoe. Hecalledit. "Tell her theporpoise.
Age'tkstama inta'mXiX." Lii'le io'La-it. Itce'qElkEl ikE'nim.
9 Sneshallcome our younger Long hestayed. Hesawit acanoe,
andsee brother."
IgixEllvLe'tckoam ia'mXiX. "IkE'nim ite't," itcio'lXam ia'mXiX.
10 Hetoldhim hisyounger "Acanoe iscom- hesaid tohim hisyounger
brother. ing." brother.
"tXuau
ako'tckotc." Igaxa'igela-iX ako'tckotc. Iga'tptckain.11 "Perha]w the porpoise." She landed theporpoise. Shewentup.
-It) Na'LjiXigo'La-it. Iga-iXElqa'yalalEmtck ipje'cxac. "Pjaya',pjayfi',"
'^ Alittle shestayed. Hegroaned badger. "Pjaya', p;aya',"
iq ige'kim ipje'cxac. Ige'kim itja'lapas: "KjoaLqa' gi qatsEno'xoa-itx.
Tiesaid badger. Hesaid coyote; "Thus this he always doestome.
-11
Aqa
tEll qatcEno'xoa-itx, as qaniuLa'tax qaniuktcpa'x.''* Then tired hemakesme, and Ihaulhim Icarryhimout.
-,~ AmEngElge'cgama. Atxgiuktcpa'ya." Igo'tXuit ako'tckotc. Ige'ldm
*•" Help me. Wewulcarryhimout." She stoodup theporpoise. Hesaid itja'lapas:
"Ewa'
teia'qo-itsit amigElga'ya."Aqa
icgl'uktcpa. LaxId coyote; "Thus his feet taketheni." Then theycarried Out
himout.
-IY tgo'xoax tia'qo-it e'wa La'xaniX. Iga-ixE'lqo-icqo-ic, ac kopa'
^' came his feet thus outside. Hefarted, and there
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Porpoise felldown
ilciid. Coyote said:"Thus wc
will do wln-iiwe
gothungry." Tlifv cutup
thePorpoise,andafterseveral days they hadfinished it.They
got hungry again,and Coyote said:"What
doyou
think?We
will sendword
to the Sea-lion." Badgerreplied:"I
thinkso."'Then Badger
tied a ropearoundhis waist,and Coyote wentseaward, where he stood by the water.He
stayed a long time.He
sawa canoepassing.He
shouted: "TelltheSea Lion tocome
andseeouryounger
brother!"They
said to Coyote:"We
will tell him."Coyote
went up
to the house and said to his younger brother:"Take
care!"He
stood there a long time, then he.sawacanoewith oneman
in it.The
Sea-lion landed and went up.He
tried to enter Coyote's house, but he stuck inthedoorway.They
tookouttwo
verticalplanks; thenhewas
able togo in.The
Sea-lion stayed a long time.Then
Badger began to groan andsaid:"I want
togo out! 1want
to goout!" Coyote said:"He
always tellsme
so andmakes me
tired.He
asksme
to haulhim
and carryhim
out.Help
igaxe'maXit
wuXi
ako'tck5tc. Ige'kini itja'lapas: "KjoaLqa' 1shefelldown that jjorpoise. Hesaid coyote: "Thus
atxo'xoa ma'nix wa'lo aktxo'xa." Ici'koxc
wuXi
ako'tckotc. 2weshalldo when hunger actsonus." Theycut that porpoise.
Qa'watiX
Lq icto'qoya, aqa wi icgo'LXum. 3Several mayne theyslept, then again theyfinishedit.
Aqa
wi wa'lo igi'cux. Ige'klm itja'lapas:"Qa'da
4Then again hunger actedon them. Hesaid coyote: "How
ime'Xatakoax^ Atxgioqoe'mLa ige'piXLX." Ige'kim ipje'cxac: 5 yourmind? Wewillsendwordto the sea-lion." Hesaid badger:
"KjoaLqii' nxLo'Xuan." IgixE'kilq ipje'cxac. lo'Lxa itja'lapas. g
"Thus Ithink." Hetiedarope badger. Hewentdown coyote, aroundhiswaist tothewater
loLiI'ita ma'LniX. Le'le io'La-it. Itce'qElkEl ikE'nim. Ige'Xkoa. 7 Hestood atthe water. Long hestayed. He.sawit a canoe. Itpassedhim.
Itcige'loma: "AmcxElkLe'tck ige'piXLX atce'tkctama inta'mXiX." o
Hecalledit: "Tellhim thesea-lion heshallcome ouryounger
tosee brother."
Iqio'lXam itja'hipas: "AntcxElukLii'tckoa." lo'ptcka itjii'lapas. 9 He wastold coyote: "Weshalltellhim." He wentup coyote.
IgiXElkLe'tckoam ia'mXiX. Itcio'lXam ia'mXiX: "Qii'tjocXEm." -i,,
He wenttotellhim hisyounger Hesaid tohim hisyounger "Takecare."
Iiruther. brother:
Lii'le io'La-it. Atce'qElkEl ikE'nim, Lakja'eXat. Igixe'gela-iX 11
Long hestayed. He sawit acanoe, one personin Helanded
acanoe.
aqa ige'piXLX. lo'ptcgam.
Ke'nuwa
ifi'ckupq tE'ctaqL 1-^then thesea-lion. Hecameupto Try he entered theirhouse
the house.
itja'lapas. Iginqju'.stix'ite j'aXi I'ctacq. i.atj" icgi'toX
mokct
i:^coyote's. Hestuckin 'that door. Out theymade two
them
tqjEkoaci'max.
Aqa
kopa ia'ckup([. Lii'le io'i.ti-ityaXi
ige'piXi. 14verticalwallplanks. Then there heentered. Long he stayed "that sea-lion.
Iga-iXElqa'yayalEmtck
yaXi
ipje'cxac. Ige'kim itja'lapas: 15Hegroaned 'that badger. Hesaid coyote:
"KjoaLqa' gi qatsno'xoa-itx, uqa tEll qatsEno'xoa-itx, as 16
"Thus this he doestome, then tired hemakesme, and