He tracks the water-sprites as they run away in the night. They break through thick woods. Then it happens, when it is about to dawn, that they arrive at a broad river. They cannot cross over. On the bank there passes a great crane. He is the ferryman, is the crane. He is always anxious for good and kind words; he is proud of being well shaped. The girls sing: "Beautiful long neck (has) Crane: beautiful long neck has Crane." Then the old ferryman was much pleased. They say to him: "Grandfather, make haste." Then quickly he makes ready; he stretches out his long nose across the river so that the girls can cross over. Then these water-sprites scamper into the bush.
As soon as they are hidden (and) Crane stands in his place (again), Lox then arrives; he is in good humour. He says to Crane: "Pray set me across."--"I will set you across, only if you will speak well; are not these my legs set fine and straight?"--"Yes," Lox
nidcalkon kaskw. "Kat na ntwowiphon'muk sopeyiwiyik naka wulat-kusinya?" "Ah-ha, wulatkuswuk naka sopeyowuk; kamatc-lo nsokwi-nakw't ekwaukwiya‛tit naka mutceksinya." Naka "nt-epskuk pekakw'so?" "Ah-ha, aseki pekakw'so (ah-ha, asuki pekakwiskip) todci pekakwiskin tahalo yut." Loks w'pakikatm'n epusis pimskwakwak. Naka w't'lintowaman: "mutcakwi-skipat kaskw; mutcakwik'nat kaskw. Kaskw mutcakwi-k'ne; kaskw na mutcakwi-skipe," naka kaskw w'tokakwakwiskipan; kam't, k'wiwiseyin, musumi!"
Kaskw-lo kata ke‛kw it'mo, kenok-lo wikwelal Loksowul. Malem p'tatwelit epasio et'li-piyemi n'sanakwak naka et'li-temek, nit et'li-pewatkit; w'kwulpak'n wit'n. Nit seslakiu Loks kiw'takw'so tahalo piyakw'tihîk'nis et'li-k'sitewuk. Metc-lo makiyewus eyo nek'm elens-kiyat pa‛kakwessin penapskwi‛kok naka na takatessin et'li-ni-ukamikek; siktesina.
Lox tan todci k'tci m'teaulin, kenok-lo w'tels'nwâk'n ankwotc w'nek'lakon. Nit-li sopiyekwak esuk-nekiwik: niswuk w'skinosis'k yali-pipmasi‛tit; w'muskowanya Loxowul elusinlidcil penapskwi‛kok; metcinesp'na et'li-wuli-pektatek. Nikt w's'kinosis'k Mohak wakut'muk. M'si-yakw-te pokess wutci-notyatwul-to w'tunik.
Nit-lo samela‛tit w'minweyusiyan; w'tastokekap witakowal, tahalo palapyit naka siki m'tapekwin, kenok-lo emkwetc pemau‛so metc-lo kwilwa‛tun w't'li-kisi-milip'nulkonya. Wuliko w't-atapiwa; nit mekselat w'tumakan. W'kisi‛ton w'm'tyayewuletelin wa‛sis pi‛dceto nit kwisaweyik k'tak'mikw. W't-iyan-li: "kwaskw'hikw; k‛nadci-witayanya et'li-milayew'ltimuk." Nit miutesino‛tit, w'kisi‛ton eltakwak; hahadciu elmi-na-utakw; yut na etotakwak metetcwuk sip.