S M I T H S O M A N I N H T I r I. T I O iV BUREAU OF ETHNOLCXJY; J. \\ POVVKLL, DJKECTOB CHINOOK TEXTS BY F R u^^ ]sr Z B O ^\. B WASHINGTON OOVEENWENT PFriNlING <»PF10E 1894 ^. fe. I ADVERTISEMENT. The work of tho Bureau of Ainericau Ethnoloj^y ir» condncterinted for the Biirea<3 18. The Panther 191 Beliefs, Custom.s, and 1 ales 196 The Soul and the 8hanians 196 How Cultee's Grandfather acquired a Guardian Spirit 211 The Four Cousins 216 The GiLfi -inaLX ., 223 The Elk Hunter '. 234 Prejinancy and Birth 238 Puberty 244 Mavriaut by frequent intermarriages with the Nehelim. I found one miok peoples, and found them located at Bay Center. Pacific county, Washinj^ton. They proved to be the last survivors of the Chinook, who at one time occ?ipied the greater part of Shoalwater bay and the northern b.mk of Columbia river as far as Greys Harbor. The tribe has adopted the Chehalis language in the same way in which the Clatsoi) have adopted the Nehelini. The only individuals who spoke (.'hinook were Charles Cultee and Catherine. While I was unable to obtain anything from the latter, (Cultee (or more properly <^;Elte') proved to lie a veri- table storehouse of inforriation. His mother's mother was a Katlamat, and his mother's father aQuila'pay : his father's mother was a Clatsop, and his fathei's father a Tinneh of the interior. His wife is a Chehalis, and at preseni he speaks Chehalis almost exclusively, this being also the language of his chihlren. He has lived for a long time in Katla- mat, on the southern bank of Columbia river, his mother's town, and for this reason speaks the Katlamat dialect as well as the Chinook dia- lect. He uses the former dialect in conversing with Samson, a Katla- mat Indian, who is also located at Bay Center. Until a few years ago lie spoke Chinook with one of his relatives, while he uses it now only rarely when conversing with Catherine, who lives a few miles from Bay Center. Possibly this Chinook is to a certain extent mixed with Katlamat expressions, but from a close study of the material I conclude that it is on the whole pure and trustworthy. I have obtaine, U A, E. T, 0, u a • > J 1 11 ;,'^''] PHONETIC SYSTEM EMPLOYED. 7 ALPHABET. have their continental sounds (short). long vowels. obscuie vowels. vowels not articulated but indicated by position of the nioutli. a in German Biir. 4 aw in law. v^ 7 ■ '--' /^' d o in (ierman ntU. ' -i 6 e in bell. - separates vowels which do not form diphthongs. ai i in island. aa ow in how. ^ — . I as in English. ; II very long, slightly palatized by allowing a greater por- tion of the back of the tongue to touch the palate. 1 posterior palatal 1; the tip of the tongue touches tlio alveoli of the lower jaw, the bacic of the tongue is presse: he went. He went. Then again find he did lier a pheasant. Then hitting Iht ateia'lax. TakE atcupo'nit weXt iil'xkate. TakE a'yo, kula'i a'yo he did her. Then he hung her up again there. Theu he went, far he wi iij weXt. TakE Lap atci'tax t;'dL. TakE atcixa'lami^. A'lta Lno he did them Then find again t; 'OL. a hoiixe Lq;'eyo'<|XUt k;a Lg'a'cgr. an ohl man and a child. TakE Lap a'tcax d'ynqct. Then fiml he did her his louse. TakE atcixa'laqqi\ Then he opened the Now tlieie uour. v,i|ioke to her imitlier: " Later on come." > 1' iig tiiae th«u flicy t>r mother. Now xlie smelVd it IiIochI in iuierior oC Thf" llOtiSP. 3 naXE'LXa. A'lta oEo'lEptckiX agacgE'ltqL." TakE ago'lXam Lga'naa: It arrived u {wrsou at our house." Then she spoke to her mother; her H "A'Lqe, tcax! a'Lqe, tcax!*' TakE ago'lXaiii: "Nekct na LEma'icX?'* ■ Later on. eoii.e! Later on, come!" Then she sjwjke to "Not [Int^rrog- thj' relative?" her: ative partiole] .J2 TakE ago'lXam: ''Lquiuumiks LEme'tata-iks/' TakE aci'xko •"■"^ Then she sjioke to her ; "Five thy uncle*. " Then they two went home J.. k;a Lga'naa. TakE uaXE'LXa; takE akcO'tEiia Lga'mama and lier mother. Then she became angrj' ; then she struck them two her father 2_j_ k;a Lga'wiiX. and her younger brother. A'lta weXt iie'ktcukte. A'lta weXt c'Xat niXE'ltXuitck. Ate- Now again it got day. Now again one he made himself ready. He jg to'ckam tia'xalaitaiiEma. TakE a'yo woXt. Kula'i a'yr>4, a'yo. TakE took them lii.s arrows. Then he went al.so. Far he went, he went. Tljeu J- La}) a'tcax oni'ctXuic. TakE itcii'ma*: atci; 'lax. TakE atcnpo'nit * find he did her a pheasant. Then hitting her he did her Then he huug her up with one. 18 19 ia'xkate weXt. TakE a'yo weXt. Kula'ii a'yo. TakE Lap atci'tax there also. Tlien he went al.so. Far he went. Then find hedidtheia t!'oL. TakE atcixa'laqie. Loc Lq;'eyo'qxut k;a Lg'acgc. TakE a house. Then he opened the door. There an old man and a child. Then 20 ayu'plom. TakE aLxa'latck Lg'a'cgc. TakE aLk.so'pEiia: "O'quaqct he entered. Then it rose tlie child. Then it jumped up: "Lou.se me, 2x ta'ta!" TakE akLgE'kXiks. TakE Lap aqa'x o'Laqst. TakE uncle!" Then he loused him. Then found it was its louse. Then 22 Ljkjop a'qax. TakE atca'yaqc Lia'tata go ia'tuk. TakE L;q;'op " squeezed it was. Then he bit liini bin uncle at his neck. Then cut oo atce'xax ia'tuk. TakE acgio'Lata ina'Lxolc; acgir/])cut. TakE he did it his neck. Then they two hauled him inland: they two hid him. Then 24 na'k-im qaX t^k'o'sks: "Ai'aq, ai'aq, txgo'ya!" TakE: ''ALte'iKam she said that girl: "Quick, quick, let us two go'" Then: "Itcaiiic 25 LgoLe'lXEink go tE'lxaokL.'' TakE agO'lXam Lga'naa: "A'Ltje, a person to our house.' Then she said to her her mother: "Lateron og a'Lqe." TakE aci'xko; takE acixa'laqTe. A'lta iLa'kux Lf^a'owilkt. " lateron." Then they two went then they two opened Then its smell bliKxI. home; the door. 27 A'lta naXE'LXa. A'lta akco'tena Lga'mama k;a Lga'wuX. Kow she became angry. JJow she struck her father and her younger them two brother. ™':'"y'*1 CIKIA MYTH. 11 H< )AS \'lta sniokst cxr-hV-itX. Nr*'kt<'uktr'. • • • las l)ef<>rol • • • j Now t«o reiiiaiiifd. II fji.t (lay. • [at* iH-t'on ] ■ ■ • A'lta eXa'tka ayiikd'otiXt. A'lta ni^E'tsax, iiigE'tsax, iiisE'tsax 2 Now OIK- only lie wne l<-it. Now In- crifd. he mi-tl, ht< cricii ka'naiiwe (I'puU. Q;oa'p iktcd'ktfya, takE ayao'ptit. TiikE 4 all ni};ht. .V early it was going t<> >.'el iii'«'f Xuic, lu^'kct itoa'nia': 4 luMlrearot ; 'Wlpfii liii it grew dark. Now he told her his younger .sister: "All our two selves' unikc aLE'te.'' A'lta naxalgu'Litck go dgd'xd: "LEme'tata-ikc ehler they came,' Now she told her to her daughter: • Your uncles 20 21 ka'nauwe aLE'te." '-Mai'k-a mcni'luat." "Qa'da kca'xo? k" they came.' "You you disbelieved me.'' "How thev two shall he dune.* Txcdte'naua? " "A, tgtfd'kti qcLXawa'ya!" A'lta: "Tgt;d'kti 90 Shall we kill them "Ah' good they two are killed ! " Now; "Good "'*' uLgEld'ya Lkckul'!*' TakE atcLi'tkLam LkckuT' gd we'wuLe. ^o I go to get it pitchwoo*!!" Then he went and carried pitchw. Then he said the old man: "What will you do with it its pitch wood?" " Later on "^ tca'xElkTe LElxElge'Lxae." x^'lta aLxe'la-it. Le'le aLxe'la-it. A'lta ox winter we make tirt^ with it. ' Now they stayed. Long thev staved. Now nixe'llkulil le'lo. Q;oa'p iktcd'ktiya, ka ayad'ptit. A'lta o« he spoke much aloiigtitne. Nearly it was going to then he fell asleep. Now to him get day. atco'lXani LuVwuX: "Mxa'latck! Ai'aq a'lta cilxElge'Lxat'!" 07 he said to her to his younger " Rise! Quick now we will bum them " sister: two!" A'lta naxft'latck Lia'wuX, a'lta nd'pa. A'lta uaxa'latck ogo'Xd, 90 Now she rose his younger sister, now she went out. Now she rose her daughter, 12 CIK'I A THEIR MYTH. ["hTnm.U' or V 1 a'lta iio'pa. A'lta tnwa'x sitd'hax Lkckui'. A'lta ayo'jja. A'lta Ufiw «liti wi'iit out. Skv hfiUt hn djil it tli- |iir( IiwihmI. Now he wfiit out. Now 2 noxo'LXa l(l one, imw it wax JiicktMl. Now in-law ! 1 aci'xLXa, ia'Xa k;a ia'xka. tin V two burnt, Iiih mod ami he. A'lta akuVXtkin Lga'tata-iks. A'lta Laj) agE'Lax go laa'Lxole, Now sill? 8t>ari:lii'ii tor tlioin ln»«.'. Now they went home; {.it tliey went. F.ud g aLgii'yax ikak;VLitX. A'lta ia'xkati aLxVVyut go qiX ikak;V)'LitX. tliey tlid him lak.^ Sow thtire they l>atht'(i in that lake. A'lta iiakL;V''iuEu kaX o^j'kuil: "TiuX t'aya' na qis'i' iikLjVniEu?" o Now she dived that woniao: "Hal good |in(er- if Idivef" rogative particle] "A, t'aya' oe8 it flt ine in tliiH lake?" " Ves, water mko's'uit." WeXt iiakL-e'inEu. "TcuX t'aya' iia qia nkL;e'mEuf" 11 it tit.>* you in Again ahu aive nakL-'e'mEn, a'lta kwa'nisum iio'ya. A'lta aLE'kXuk five times she uiveand: orr ''GEt;'o'ktl a'lta InVhe mxa/xo." A'lta agio'IXarn: "GEt; o'kti a'lta 'tioo'l now laugli you do. Now she spoke to him : "Good now og lie'lie uxa'xo. TakE tEll atca'yax c'tcamxtc iqje'sqes. Mo'ya luugb I shall do. Then tired be makes him uiy heart bine-jay. Go liT cniNo<>K-| CIKIA MYTFf. " 13 B'lAf J ina'2Lxol«"' go. MKci'irfiya'yai ; tEiinVutiks niEtrk-ku'mai!" Ai'jui j iiil.unl linn- l.i«< down on\mts ami your ewra holdthpni' <;uirk kawt^'X iiaxo'tain. AkLo'skam Lcie'tcHUietr'. A'lta aLaxa'ltiiam; ^ (Hily »!,.■ went tolmth.-. She took It « 'm'a ka'iiauw«4 tga'Xamokuk. A'lta ,j ulie Kof- ""'^^ she voniiti'd. She vomited them all their bouett. Noh ajrio'XtkinEina it«a'k-ika. A'lta k-;f>, uiket Lap a^'a'yax. A'lta j sheseeri-hed for him her hn«lianil. Now iiolhing. not liiid she did li I'm. Now afriO'Xtkiii {JO qotac te'lXini tgri'Xamr>kuk, A'lta i.ap ajfiVyax, j. slu) seari-heil iit ihone ]>eoi»lo their bones. Now tind she did him, " for him yukpE't k-;rr ti.i''owit. A'lta age'ljjitk j^o iqo'tiixOiu. A'lta iiakLa/yn ^ nil to here nothint! bis lej^s. Now she puMiim in a basket. Now .she luovcd lUtll niank kul.l'i. A'lta t-Vii, ajiK'tax. A'lta ia'xkati iiO'La it. a little far. Now a lioime Hhemiidc them. Now there sh" stayc(> aeomb. -Oh, myyounger perliaps there u eomb it is in thiit " brother ! iqo'mxom."' "O, ai'aq Laq*' tgia'xo qiX itpVmxom." A'lta Laq" oi basket." "Oh, quick takeout we will do that basket. Now takeout "" him acgayax x-ix- iqO'nixom. Laq" aLgi'ctax LeXt Lqoa'q. A'lta ^.^ they did him that basket. Takeout they did it tie mountain goat Now ""-^ blauket. LgoLe'lEXEmk Lap aLgfiVtax go x-ix- iqo'mxora. ''()2 cgE'Xa! () .yy a iMfrson And theytwodidit in this basket. "O uiytwoehil- O "■ dren ! CgE'Xa! LEmta'naa itca'qfatxal. MtgEna'gaiuit a'lta nci'tkum 04 mytwochil- Your mother her badness. Vou two see uie now I am half *' dren! 14 ' riK'IA THKIK MYTH. [r.Mvou.l*T I k-;(>. Aiaq, ni'ai]. intifKiiiipo'iiit ! .V'Lip' i.tr'niania i.Kiiita imu, iiKiliiii;;. Quirk. qiilok, you t» i> haiiif iiif up' Later <>ti ulie will itiiiii- your two wive*' iiititht'r. ,j, j^Klxiiwi'lcaya." " «lll> H ill lilt un." A'lta a« ]i;itVckaiii L iiiijiry N'liw 5 'kti io'LEma (jKma'xo." A'fta nr-'k-iin: "A tgEtj'okti!" "(iiMul ciiriiiu 1>V HiiiMT we acga'yax. A'lta acgr»'.skam Lcta'ima. Lkr*'\vurX iiiiiler water tin y two diil liiiii. Now f)iey two took her their two selves' mother. A itojj 9 aci'kxax. they two made her. A'lta a'ctoL', Acto'4, kula'i a'ctd. A'lta a^tigaTm Now they two went. They two went, tar they two went. Now they two i-emhed liiin l^l iqt"^lr)'tj g() ikakj'o'LitX. C'm»')k('t ca'yaqtq qiX itjt'l0'«i. "TgEtj'o'kti a Hwau in a lake. Two IiIh two headi) that Hwan. •■titiojt( 1 do him with that wwaii." "Oh! ^not nhooting yoiidohiin him one him • with one. I , O'xiiit tqctxrLa'wnks gA x-ix* ikak; o'lJtX." A'lta atcto'skam Many monsters in this lake. ' Now hi' took tlieui J, tia'xalaitaii, a'lta ia'ma*" atce'lax. "TgEt;Vt'kti mikur^'Xa hi.s arrows, now shooting him lie .lid liiin with one. "tiocHl I .nwini J- niugo'lEmama." A'lta atci'Lxaluketgo Lia'ok, A'lta ayo'kur'Xa, I shall go to take him." Now he threw it off his hluoket. Now lie swam, ..J. a'lta atciu'skam tjix- itjelo'q. A'lta T.;Ela'p ayo. A'lta iiigE'tcax now he took him that swan. Now underwater he went. Now he cried -j^ ia'xk'uii. A'lta 1o'e1("> at<"i'i.ax Lqa'nakc. A'lta na ixE'lgiLx. his elder hrother. Now pile up he did them .-tones. Now he made a tire. A'lta aLi'>'XEltuq. A'lta aLo's k<> it Lqa'nakt!. A'lta atfio'tt^XEm ■^'^ Now he heated them. Now they ^ot hot the stones. Now he made it hoil -, ikak;'<>'LitX. A'lta q;'E'c(i;Ec ne'xax ikakj'tl'LitX. A'lta atcio'lXam: ■'■"' the lake. Now dry he got the lake. Now he said to liim : ^.. "Ade'! r»'xuit tqctxei^a'wnksl" A'lta atco'i'kam oya'qewitif. A'lta " ■ Ade' 1 many monsters!" Now he took her hia knife. Now 21 LE'xLEx atci'tax tga'waiiaks. A'21ta ka'iiaiiwe Lex atci'tax cut lie djd them their bellies. Now all out he did them tga'waiiaks. A'lta ateio'lXam: "()2, qxa'oqaLx Lap nia'xo 22 their bellies. Now be said to him : 'Oh. I cannot may l»e find I shall do him i.ga'wiiX.'' A'lta n','""'tcax. 02, a'lta eXtka iaiiii'kstX iqctxe'Luu. 2>) my younger Now he ried. Oh. now one only small monster, brother, ' 24 A'lta LEX atca'yax ia'wan iatm'kstX iqctxe'Lau. A'lta Lap atca'yax Now cut he did him hia belly small monster. Now tind he did him 2,r Lia'wuX. Atcia'ktcan iiVqelo«|. A'lta atca'yuk r Lia'wuX ' his younger He held him in baud his swan. Now he carried him his younger brother. brother 26 ^^ Ltcuq". A'lta po'po atca'yax Lia'wuX. A'lta nixa'latck to water. Now blow he did him his younger brother. Now he rose 27 _ Lia'wuX: "0, ayamo'lXam niket mukue'Xa! Qamawu'l'aya !" hisyounj-er "Oh! 1 said to you not swioi! foa will be swallowed!" brother: cmN<>oK-| CIK'IA MVTH. 16 IHfAS J A'ltii w«'Xt ii'rtil. A'2cto. ] I'ir tli.y two Kow tin.l lli»>.v tw., .|i.l went. wiM.t, Wfiil ^ 't LcoLe'lEXKiiik. ALgioktiaii i'l.a&iki. A'lta su.k'owil. "0, i'kta 2 n,H,r»<»ii. H" lield liim liin i.h<1iiih' -Oli I1'<>iii.l.r» 1 cut.li.' ■ W.ll ...nie' Vuur .lii.nft til ill) r 4 G iia V akf''xr ••Of^ui'twl itk ak«Vx." ''NiXiia a'tk-'ia! Ai'aq liiitcVii- thireiiif' 'Mytliimft therwls." 'Well: .arr.v h.r a'tt-ax. gl„n,l' rmliTWiitev ilo her thy dipuet.' Now iindtr wat.T hr did her U''l6 LjEli'p a'tcax. "NiXua aMatck!'' 04, «i;oa'p paL y I..III); uiidirwal.r he did her ■ Well, liltlifr!" Oh. nwirly full r.ya'tso itk. "O, f*'ka r>giu>' kua'nKsum qtupia'LxtU' tEiiie'n'a." g his il)|iii«l. -Oh, thu« tliiis always they will lie a roiin Now \o went. went did him tr\ . acx'tVyut. A'lta goye'2 atcE'tax tia'potfi. A'lta o2xuit telXEm they two hathed. Now thn.s he did them !ii« aruia. Now many people 10 16 x-itikc. A'lta po atcE'tax. 02 noXo iiia'Xit te'lXEin. I- theHe. Now lilow he liid tlieni. Oh, Ihey stotxl up people. A'lta a'eite2; actC>'uiaiii Kwi'iiaiuL. ''■02, tgEt;'o'kti isi'xkayvik |g Now they two came : they fame to (.^uinaielt. "Ob, good lure 51 o'tsoyelia qOpiaLxa. blue-hack !)a! nhe will l>e caught." l-* mon A'lta weXt a'cto. Kula'2i a'cto. Lap aLgE'ctax LgoLelEXEink. Now aRain they two Far thev two Find they two did a iiersim. 20 went. went. it "NLdkula'ya Lqf'we'qe, manix ct<^'mama qo'cta teopi<} good 21 them come, kcktaxo'-il, a'lta x-iLe'k Lqewe'qe iicgEltce'ma." A. a'lta a'.'tigsl'om. thetwoalway.s now these knives I shall strike them Ah, now thev two met 22 makin;i? them, two." 'him. <'02, i'kta miaxo-il, iqjeyd'qxut?" 'VA2, ctaxka qo'cta t^'lXEm "Oh, what are ymi doing old man?" "Ah, they two th..se two iM-ople 2o him always. t'ayj*' kckta'xi»il ncgEltce'ma." "Xi'Xua, a'tkia!" TakE a'tcutX. goiMl the two always 1 shall strike them "Well. carry her Then he save her "* making them two.' here! away. "WeXt acXt a'tkqaP TakE a'tcutX weXt. "NiXua la'X» luE'xax!" ^^ "Aga.n one carry her Then he gave her again. "Well head side- do!" -"^ here!" away ways 16 ciKiA thl:ir myth. tBi-REAU or ETHNOLOGY LiiX" ne'xax} ii(|a-t'lga'iuit a'eXt Head he did ; she was fastened »iie. sidewajA to liini "Xi'Xua weXt laX" niE'xax!" "Well, again head side- dol" ways aqelgfiVmit. Go La'ytwjtErj was taateritd to At his head him. eXt aqilpVuiit. ''Xi'Xua sE'pEiial" one was fttsteneil to him. ''Well jump!" mo'ksti twice LaX" ne'xax, weXt eXt Head he did, again one sideways aqtilga'mit; go ia'putc they were fas- at his backside teiied to liiiii : aqio'lXara; atco'pEiia. Aqio'lXaiu: "NiXua mexe'Lxego! Ema'cEu was said to him: he.juinped. It was said to him . "Well, turn round! Deer einr''xal. Nf^kct (ja'ntsiX mtote'nax tA^XEin." tliv iiaiue. Never you will kill peoiilo. them repeatedly Uq;T)'nEx6ii. "I'kta Uq i 'o'nEsOn. " What mxe'lXalEm f ' ''O, are you doing 1" 'Oh, A'ctd, actiga'oni They two they two went. reaeheil her HExEmo'sXEm." TakE I play." Then TakE agE'Lxalukctgo iau'a ke'kXule. "Ai'aq tcu'(ioa cXE'lkajuwa akEo'skam Le'Xat Lk'a'cke go La'potitk. she took ii, one child iit its forcanu. Then she threw it awav there b»!ow. •'Quick let them 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 20 21 23 24 26 27 they two will fight together Uq; 'o'nExon : "• O aqctxe' Lau Tq; 'o'nExon; "Oh, araoneter ia'lXam aiiiawul*,, taua'lta his town she ate him, else ctxa'xamuks." TakE na'k'em our two selves two niixon her biteh. a'lta niEnxalukctgo'ya." '• Now you will throw me down." " Manix gEnExalukctgo'ya a'lta mcge'ma: " When she throws me down now you will say so: xV'Ita agio'skaiu, a'lta Now she took him. now tia'potitk. his lorearuis. Mcge'ma." Fou will sav .so." A'lta Now agio'skam she took him go at go'yc aga'yax. TakE age'xalukctgo. TakE agt4)'lXaui thus she did to him. Then she threw him down. Then she said to them tqa'so.>?LATION. 17 ayoe'wilX. xiyo yam k'ca'xale. A'lta atco'lXam Uq; '(ViiExon : -OJ, j^ ho went up. He arrived above. Now he aaul to her to irqi'O nExoii': "Oh. . ga'Lak, daL; nekct oXo'La-it tike te'lXEin, eka mtfix. NxeiutcX 2 jiuut, liiokf not tbfy are ilead tlioae peopl''. than you rti«l I Haw tlieiu thera. go ge'kXule, e'ka a'lta le'le ge'kXulA nkiix. OXuiwa'yul 3 at below, llin." uow long below I was. T'ley dance ka'uauwr', okula'lain; t'Lukuma oxusga'liL; iqa'lExal oxusga'liL. ^ all, thfvsuie; itlukuiii they play, disks they play. Tea, a'lta niai'ka yamxalukcrgo'ya!" A'lta atca'xeua ia'koa ^ Well, now you 1 throw you down !" Now he placed them there uprifjht [f.) oya'kXilXtciitk, A'lta atcd'skain go LE'kxakco. A'lta qni'nEuu g his flint pieces. Now he t(M>k her at her hair. Now five times go'ye a'tcax. A'lta Lax* iiexax itca'wan. A'lta atca'xalukctgO. - tnus he did her. Now break did her belly. Now he threw her down. A'lta iiiu|ana'-ititani ge'kXule. A'lta atkLo'skain Lqa'iiatjC. g Now she went and lay below. Now they took them stones. A'lta LEraE'iiLEinEii a'qxax. A'lta aqiXE'kXiu* e'tc'ai/-a ,. Now in small jdece* she was done. Now it was thrown awaj" her tiesh " ka'nauwe qa. Aqe'xalukctgo itca'f^owit iaiia' Nai^e'lim; aqe'xalukctgO ^^ every where. It was thrown away her lep here ; to] Nehclim; it was thrown away LE'kxakco, aqoXo'kXue tqa'lewanEuia iaua' k'Vala'. ^ her hair, they were thrown her ribs there up river. , away Translation. There were live brothers who had oue younger sister. When she was grown up the grizzly bear carried her away. One year her brothers did not find her. Then her elder brother went to search for his younger sister. lie went some distance and met a pheasant ( ?). He shot it and hung it on to the hiancli of a tree. He went on and found a house. He opened the door and saw an old man and a boy inside. He entered. Then the child Jumijed up and said : " Louse nie, uncle ! '' He took the child and loused it. He found a louse and squeezed it. Immediately the old man bit his neck and cut oft' his head. Then the old man and the boy carried his body into the woods and hid it. The bear's wife and his daughter had gone digging gamass (camass) at that time. Now four [brothers I only remained. One day the next eldest went. He also found a pheasant. He shot it and hung it on to the branch of a tree. He went a long distance and found a house. He opened the door and saw an old man aud a boy inside. Then he entered. The boy jumped up and said : '• Uncle, louse me !" He did so and ft.und a louse. He squeezed it; then the old man bit his neck aud cut oft" his head. Then the old man and the boy carried his body into the woods and hid it. The two women had again gone digging gamass. Then the daughter said to her mother: "Come, let us go home; somebody arrived at our house.'' The mother replied: "Wait awhile." After some time the two women went home. Then the girl smelled blood iu the house aud knew at once what had happened. She grew angry and struck her father and her brother with a firebrand. Now three [brothers] only remaiiuvl. One day the next brother said : •< I will go next." He went a long distance and he also found a phea^- BULL T=20 2 18 CIKIA THEIR MYTH. [kthsuloqy ant. He shot it and liung it on to the branch of a tiee. He went ou and found a house. He opened the door and found an old man and a boy inside. Reentered and shared the fate of his brothers. Then the girl said: "Come, let us go home; somebody arrived at our house." Her mother replied: "Wait awhile." Then she said to her: "Have yon no relatives ? " SJie replied: "You have five uncles." Then the two women went home. She became angry and struck her father and her brother. Now it became day and one more made himself ready. He took his arrows and he also went. He went a long distance; then he found a ])heasant. He :>hot it and hung it on to the branch of a tree. He went on and found a house. Then he opened the door and saw an old nnin and a!>oyinside. Reentered. The boy jumped and said: "Louse me, un?le." lie did so and found a louse. He squeezed it. Then the old man bit his neck and cut off his head. Then they carried The body inland and hid it. The girl [wiio was digging gamass with her mother] said: "(^ome, let us go home; somebody arrived at our house." But her mother replied: " Wait a while." Then they went home. They opened the door and she smelled the blood. She became angry and struck her father and her brother. Now one only remained. He cried the whole night. When it became nearly daylight he fell asleep. He dreamt: "When you will go you vill meet a plieasant. Do not shoot it. A monster carried away your y>)unger sister and killed all your elder brothers. When you will go you will find a house. Do not enter at once. When you see two ])er- sons in there stay at the door." Now it became day. He awoke and continued to cry. Then he took his arrows and went. He went a long distance and saw a i)heasant. He did not shoot it. He went on and found a house. He opened the door. There was an old man and a boy inside. Thee he stayed at the door. He remained there a long time. Then the girl spoke and said to her mother: "Come, let us go home; somebody arrived at our house." Her mother replied; "Let us turn back ! " Then they went home. They reached their house and opened the door. Now there was a person. They entered. Then the girl grew angry. In the evening the man said to his younger sister: "All our brothers came here;" and she told her daughter: "All your uncles came here." [Tiie daughter replied:] "You did not beheve me." (Her uncle asked:] "What shall we do with the old man and the boy? Shall we kill them? [She replied:] " Yes; they shall die." Then the man said: "I will go and get pitchwood." He went and brought pitchwood into the house. Then the old man said: "What do you intend to do with that pitehwoud ?" " VTe shall use it to make fire in winter." Now they remained there a long time. [One night] he spoke to the old man a long time. When it became nearly day [the old man] fell asleep. Then he said to his sister: "Arise I novr we will burn them." She arose and left the house. Her daughter also arose and went out. Then he set Ta^''] CIKIA MYTH^TRANSLATION. 19 tire to the pitchwood. He went out. Now the house begau to burn The ohl man said: " Hehl brother-in hiw! Rise! We are ^oing to be burnt." He arose and found that the door was lockelder the elder 0!ie said to his brother: ''Let us go there [up the river]." One day tliey went and found the ground strewn witli bones of people. "Oh, come, let us go home!" They reached their home and the elder one said: "These poor people! Flow may they have died?" Now they grew up. One day they bathed; now they missed a comb. The elder one said: "O, brother! Perhaps we shall find a comb in that basket." "Let us take down that basket." Now they took down the basket and took out a mountaiu-goat blanket. Now they 20 CIKIA THEIR MYTH. [ethnoSjSt found a person in that basket. jTlie person said:] " O my children ! Your mother is bad. You see me. I am only half now! Quick I Hang me up again, else your nutther will come and devour us! " They took their father and hung him up again. In the evening their mother came bat^k. Now the boys were angry. They became young men; then they said to their father: ''We will cure you." "Well," he replied. Now they took him and carried him to the river. They put liim under water. Then they took their mother and transformed her into a dog. Now tue two young men [who were now called Cikqa] traveled on. They came to a lake in which they saw a swan with two heads. " I will shoot that swan." "Oh, don't shoot it. Many monsters are in that lake." He, however, took his arrows and shot the swan. "I will swim across the lake and get it." He threw otf his blanket, swam, and took hold of the swan. Then he disappeared under water. His elder brother cried. He picked up stones and made a tire in which he heated the stones. When they were hot he threw them into the lake and made it boil. Then the lake became dry. Then he said: "Oh. how many monsters there are! " Then he took his knife and opened their bellies. Wiien he opened them all he said: "Oh, I cannot find my brother." He cried. Now only one small monster remained. He cut its belly and found his brother who held the swan in his hand. He carried him to the water and blew on him. Then he arose: "Oh, I told you not to swim! [I thought] you would be swallowed!" They went on. They met a person who held his paddle in his hand and danced. "What are you doing there?" "I catch flounders." [The flounders jumped into his canoe while he was dancing.] "Come here; have you no dipnetf" "I have one." "Bring it here! Step near! Drive the flounders. Stand here! Put your dipnet into the water!" He did so and held the net under water a very long time. "Now lift it." Jt was near ly full. "Thus people shall always catch flounders." Now they went on. They met a person who always made waa'waa'! "What are youdoingt" "I shoot the rain." "Stay here!" Now they took his house, threw it away, and mad^ a good house for him.* They said: "Stay here; henceforth people will not shoot the rain." Then they went on. They found a country. There they bathed. Then they rubbed their arms and made people [of the dirt that they rubbed from their skin]. They blew upon them and they arose. Now they came to Quinaielt. "Here people shall catch blue liack salmon." They went on and found a person. [He said:] "I will sharpen my knives. When these people come who make everything good I shall kill them with these knives." Now they met him. "What are you doing, old man? " they said. " I shall kill those who make everything 'His house had no roof, and he protected hiinnelf by shooting at the rain. CHIVOO BOAS •<] CIK'IA MYTH — TKANSLATION. 21 good." " Give nie your knife." He ^ave it. " Give me the other one.'' He gave it also. -'Now put yonr head sideways." He ])ut his head sideways. Now they fastened oneople. She will certainly kill my bitclj."" " What is the name of your bitch," they said. *-Her name is Head-eater. What is the name of youi' bitch?" " Her name is Flint eater." Now the two dogs fought together and Oikla's bitch cut off the liead of Uq; 'o'uexon's bitch. Then one of the young men said to her: " Now throw me dcnvn the precipice." He had said to tlie boys [down below): " When she tlirows me down you must say 'lieturn to the land.'" She took him. Flint pieces stooil upright |at the foot of the ])recipicel. She took him at his forearms. She swung him around tive times; then she threw him down. She said to the boys: "Say 'Stay always away from the land.'" He, however, said to the boys: "Say 'Return to the land.'" [When throwing liim down rTq;'6'nexon said:] "Now come these two people, your fathers!" He fell down and lay there [at the foot of the precipice]. He arose whole. He was not hurt. He saw that down below there was a nmltitude of boys. He took water and blew it on all of them. Then they all arose. He said: "Watch her [when she comes down]." They took stones. He went up and arrived on the top of the rock. Then he said to Uq;'o'nexon: ''O, aunt, look! These people whom you threw down are not dead. I saw them down there. 1 was there awhile. They dance and sing: they play itlukum and disks. Now I shall throw you down." Now he placed his pieces of flint upright. He took her at her hair and swung her around five times. Her belly burst. Now he threw her down. She fell and lay there. Then the boys pelted her with stones and cut her to pieces. Her body was scattered in all directions. Her legs were thrown to Nehelim, her hair was thrown inland, her ribs were thrown up the river [therefore the Nehelim have strong legs, the Cowlitz have long hair, and the tribes of the upper river have bandy legs]. 2. OKULi'M ITCA KXANAM. Okii.s M HKR Myth. Txf'ltV itX Lquiiiumiks. WaX aLEi-e'taqT La'wuX. Alxo kumak-;'- There were fiv« men. Evtry tliey left him their younger They alwaya nioruing . hruther. auwakuX; iino'lekuina aLkia'wul. PaliL tE'LaqL Ll'ole'ma, paL 2 went biiutiug; elks they [huntetl] Full th«ir house meats, full silwrtys made. „ o'pXil tE'LaqL. Ta'kE a'yamxtc lax" ne'xax La'wnX. TakE grea«e their house. Theu hi.s heart liuiesome he jjot their youii(rer Then hrotlier. iie'k'ira: "Ana' I Lo'yam ta'yax nr'kct giLa'qctit k;a Lffoxoe'lax he Bailan-d it at where tht-ylaydown Now tliey llieve upright to sit-eii. went Xigo uaLxoa'p aLga'yax ilO'e. Qa'xe go kula'i ka Lilx aLxa'xo. 7 Hliere hole tht-y niado It ^Mimnd. When; at far and vi»il>lo they bt-caiiii'. A Ita aLae'taqi: oLa'xewicX qigo' naLxoa'p ile'e. ALgo'lXam ^ Now t hey left lier tlioir bitch where hole jiiound. They said to tiiM- OLa'xewicX: "Maiiix tcimua'aintcxoko, wo mxa'xoye." Taki: q their bitch; "Wheu he asks you, wo, do." Theu aLa'xuwa. 10 they ran away. . A'lta q;oa'p iktco'ktiya takE atcLekpa'na. TakE atilga'yuXuit ,j^ Now nearly it « ill pet day then h^.juiiipcd at them. Then thiy stuck in liiiii qota tE'uvEcX go ia'wan. Taki-: ka'iiaiiwe La'qLaq" ate'xax. tho.se stickb .n hia l)elly. Then all takeout he diil them. LE'kLEk" atci'tns. TakE ateLgE'ta. Lax" ne'xax. TakE Lap a'tcax break lie did them. Then lie ]>iirsued thcni. Vissiblc he got. Thin find hedidlier OLa'xewicX: "(^fj'xewa a'Lo LEme'Xana-xe'inct? " TakE wo na'xiix. .- their bitch: ''Whither went thy niasters ? ' Then wo .-ilie did. TakE ne'xanko ifi'xkewa. NeXata'ko, iieket Lap a'tcax oLa'e^Xatk. le Then he ran there. He returned, not find he did their tracks. thi-m TakE weXt atco'lXaui oLa'xewicX: "Qa'xewa a'Lo Then again he said to her tlicir bitidi: "Whither tiny v>eiit LEme'Xanaxe'mctI'' TakE weXt wo iia'xax. Ifi'xkewa nr-'xaiiko. j- thv nia.-iter.s? ' Tlieii again wo she did. Then lie ran 12 13 l<) 18 19 Niikct Lap a'tcax oLa'eXatk. Lo'ni ue'xauko. TakE Lap a'tcax Nut find he did them their tracks. Three times he ran. Then tind he did thi-iii OLa'eXatk. TakE atcLgE'ta. AtcLgE'ta, kula'i atcLgE'ta. TakE their tracks. Then he pursued He pursued lar liepiir.sued Theu them. tlieiii. them, atcikta'oin iLa'xkun. Atcia'wa*:. WeXt ne'xanko, WeXt e'Xat 20 he reached him the eldest one. He killed him. Again he ran. A^ain one atcikta'om. WeXt atcia'was;. WeXt ne'xanko, weXt e'Xat at<'ikta'rnn. ,,. he reached Iiim. Afjaiii he killed him. Again lie ran. again one he reached liiui "^ Lla'ktiks atcLo'teua. A'lta ia'mkXa La'wiiX ayuko'etiXt. A'lta Four he killed thera. Now only he the youngest remained. Now one ne'qanko2. TakE ayo'Lxam. A'lta Lai) at<'i'Lax Lq;'eyo'qxnt 23 he ran. Then he arrived at water. Now tind he did him an old man " Lxa'xpl'aot. "Wax na'xa iau'a enatai; eqctxe'Laii tcErn'wat. .,, he fished with "Pour dome there to other sde: t lie mounter it pursues uu. " dipuet. Ai'aq, qa'qacqac." "Hohu! qa'xewaL aniEiia'qm'qac?'' *'Ai'aq, 2.7 Quick. grandfather. ■' " Uohn ' where may be I your grandfather.' ' 'Quick. wax na'xa, ga'tata!" "O, qa'xewaL amEna'tata!" "Wax na'xa 26 jiour do lite, uncle!" "Oh, w'.iere ma.\ be I your under' " I'our dome ')'> 6 24 OKUL\'m her myth. ["thnolwv -. kapxd!'- "IlOhu'! qa'xr'waL aiiiEiia'pxo?" LE'lcxOamir Lkf'x LCa'kil elder lirother! ■' ' llohn! where may l>e 1 your t-ldcr bro- In stern nf tliern a woiiuin thiir' ' eaiioe was 2 go <|iX eq;'eyya iai'iauwit. A'lta ayd'Xune eqctxe'Lau iau'a Then he bent it his leg. Now he drifte never aqixe'lotcxax." Kala'Ikuilf' ne'xax. "(^a'toXui uixr-Io't^xal" A'lta 2 lie is li«)ked lit. ' Scold h' 'kol(\ 3 hf sta.vtil : he l<>ukelr'. TakE weXt atcio'tipa. Take weXt 7 Again one more eanie whale. Then npiin he dippeil him up. Tlnii a;;ain qe'x+ce atcitl'latck. TakE weXt att'a'ki>Eiiukn nya'nXcin. A'lta ^ intend he litted him. Then njiaiii hcjumjied out of it ni.-i dipnet. Now iiiXE'LXa, a'lta Lqa'kxiil ai.i'xax. A'lta ne'xko, iu*Xko'iiiain. g he grew angry. now hail it did. Now he went home, he reuehed his home. Nau'i atoa'xalukctj^o uya'uXciii. Atcr)']»a ia'(|.siX, atco'skam jo At once he threw II down his dipnet. He went out lii-s son inlaw. he took it luio'LXatsX. A'lta a'yo yo tqiVuakc A'lta i.e'el Ti'teax n coal. Now he went to a r.ick. Now l>la'n<-<1 iheni on loni; ago away roof. atftupe'XoXoe. 'M), ac, e'XtkiiiEnjam iiur'k-ikal. Miola'ma 14 he had blown them away. 'O, daughter, go and liHtk for your husband Tell him wu'xe a'lta tcinxt'la'tcaya.'' A'lta no'ya uya'xa. lap a^s't'yax j- t«iinorrow now be shall look at lue.' Now she went his dangh- Fitnl i tK'LaqL, atdlXjVkXur' qiX i(i,V'yo'qxut. A'lta Hecairieil thiTii to his bouse. Uv thrf>w them down that old iiiaii Now hoiue iMilore him 3 acgia'ticiniEulL, aegixkjayo'kux. "AtgEuxLE'lXta it! ai'aq, ai'aq, thry two bit hiiu niiich, they two imlled him •■ They forjjot me! iiiiiek. quick, oftoii . (•E'k"ia!" TakE atci'ctuk»'i; weXt atcalo'kctxaiu. A'lta weXt carry them Then he carried them two; again he wont iiinl rurried Now agaiu two!" them two hiK-k. K aLxr''la it. IilLqte aLxf-'la-it. "Ai'a<|, ai'ati, ska'lEinam s*i isxut hestayt'd. A loni; time lio stayed. 't^iiu'k, <|ui iinil a tree." Now thev two do it for us t wo went ia'qsiX. Aita tSEx a> liiiu to his Hou in law; "Well, put yourself bi'twe.n tlifiii Ayi'La it k;a nixara'yakue!" TakE ayayi'La-it ifi'tj-'^iX. 4 Sit down ill aud put vour»t:lfbetwe««n them !" Then he sat dowu hi« hod in there '«« TakE atcta'wilx-t eta'xatcaox. TakE lu'XluX aU-i'tax ka'nauwe. 5 Then ho pushed iwidf the tw^i wedjres Then liieak he did them all. AyauweA'yakuit ia'qsiX. TakE atcie'tatiL, noxko. lu'Lqte g He eDchwe'il hint his sou in law. Then he left him. he went home. Lonj; a'yo. A'lta j?o'yf' atci'tax tia'poti'. TakE tsEx atcxa'lax .^ he went. Now thus he did them hi.-« arms. Then break hedid it for hiui kaX o'luCEcX. TakE att;a'kxone a'natai, j[,'a-y-id'yaiu go g that tree. Then he carried it on one wide, tlien he arrived nt his shoulder tE'i.aqL, takE atca'xkalukctgo. Go2in ne'xaii. TakE ayo'pa 9 their house, then he thre>'. it ilown. (iuin it made Then be went 4iut ia'qsiX: "Oho! itci'qsiX, t'a'qe nai'ka itci'qsiX." A'lta 10 his father- ■itliol uiy son m law, just as I my son-iu-law." Now inlaw : aLxe'la-it. TakE cta'qoiL aci'xax cia'xa. H they stayed. Then large [dual 1 they two li is two sons. became TakE atcio'lXain ia'q.siX: " Ai'aq iko'lEiiiain t''tcipk;ala go 22 Then be said to him to his sou-inlaw. "Quirk. ^^o and take it the hoops at tio'LEma ike'x." TakE a'yo ia'qsiX; kuhVi a'yo. TakE ay(")'yam. ..„ siiiM'niatural it la." Then he went his son-in- far he went. Then ho arrived. ■'" beings law ; A'lta goye' tixLa'kot tt'/lXEiu. A'lta ka'tsEk qExnkskoa'liL Xow thus they stiKMl in people. Now in middle it was rolled often ••-'* circle to ami fro gf) qo'tac t«'''lXEin. A'lta ayo'La it, tcxap ne'xax. XapouEin. TakE jg at those |)eople. Now he.stiiyed, hesitating he was. It grew dark. Then atcikpa'ua; qxiiL atce'lax ia'pote. A'lta iie'xeiiakd atciunko'mit. n^ he jumped at it: hang he did it on it his arm. Now he ran, he earriefl it away . A'lta atigE'ta ka'aauwr*; a'lta tk;ewaXE'iiia atgE'tax. Qaxe'Ltxa ,- Now they pursued all; now torches they made them. How him kula'i atpgE'ta, takE naxa'nkikKua uya/k-ikal. TakK akco'lXam ^g far he was pursuefl, then she thought his wife. Then she said to them two cgi'i'Xa: "Ai'aq, La'qLaq intgE'Lax LEmta'xtiacqao." A'lta 19 her two children: "Quick, strike you two do him your grandfather." Now acktd'cgan. tE'mf^EcX, a'lta La'ia'k;("'waXEma. I{e I'Miiic riniiiing. Now they pur- the i«ii|»'amt>ruDtiiiii; h«i! Now ki; wiih piirfiu(yo'(jxrtt. A'lta acta'auvvilXt. * their [diiall Now he urinated the old man. Now it raiuetl. tuiilher. ^ TcXE'ptcXEp no'xtjx tga'kjewaXEina tio'LEma. A'lta Kxtinjjiiished they got their torches Ibesiiperuattiral beingi». Now g iiixatEiiko'inam. AtctE'tk"^ia tE'gaq;pas. he <\ime home. He earned rheui thetaiftets. A'lta aLxe'la it io'Ltite. Atco'lXaiu uya'k'ilala: *' A'lta nd'ya. Now ho Htayetl lonxtiiiio. Ue .said to her to his wife: "Now I shall go. 2 J No'ya, kulai no'ya." A'lta nixa'ltXuitck. Akto'cgain ti.l'kteiiia. I Nhall !jo, far I »hull go. ' Now he ma«le hiiiisolf ready He took them his ornaments. ^., Atixa'lax ka naiiwe2. Atcto'cgam tia'xalaitan mo'kcti iiauwe'kjc. -*— He put them all. lie tiM>k them bis arrow.-* two [ciuivers] n.'l. oil himself 2^{ A'lta fi'yo. A'yo3, kiila'i a'yo. A'lta atcikaTnu e'lXam, qui'iiuiu Now he went. Ho went, far he went. Now he reached it a town, five 14 cia'xilxo e'lXam. A'yfip! kO'mk-ite go gitand'kstX t!V)L. A'lta Its hh)ck8 town. He entered the last at baving sinallue.sK boii.se. Now (pi. I -^ aiut'ykctiks dxoela'itX tq; 'eyd'qtiks. A'lta a'yop! go qdcta •*■** two there were old ones. Now be entered at those [dual I cq;eyd'qxut. "O, kulE'ts tcLXgd'inita iq;e'8qes LkH'uax." TakE two old ones. "Oh. once more he will make bim blue-jay a chief. " Then UDliappy j-j nexa'nkikEiia itjie'sqes: "LgoLe'lEXEmk Lte'mam gd-y-ukd'lXul he thought hlue-jay. "A person he arrived at mice -J, tE'ctaqL." TakE a'yo iqle'sqes nige'kotani. A'lta uau'itka •^" their jdaal] Then be went blue-jay he went to see bim. Now indeed! house." 19 Lka'nax Ldc. TakE ne'Xtakd iq;e'8qes. TakE atcio'lXam a chief there was. Then be returned blue-jay. Then be said to bim 2fv ia'xak; Eiuana iqje'sqea: "LkJl'nax Lte'inam. LEmge'tiam. ^^ his chief blue-jay: "A chief came. Became to play ': with you. ' " 21 Wa'q;pas mtxcga'ma.'' TakE weXt ne'Xtakd iqte'sqes: "A 'i Target you two will play Then again be returned blue-jay: ''■^^, together. 22 tcimaXue'mut ntca'xak:Emana. Wa'q;pas mtxcga'ma." TakE "^ he wishes to play our cnief. Target vou two will Then ' with you " play together.'' 23 ne'k'im: "O." Ne'Xtako iq;e'sqe8. "qiX ika'nax ne'k'im: he said: "Oh." He returned ■ blue-jay. "That chief he said: 24 'O.'" TakE weXt ue'Xtako iqje'sqes: "Ai'aq, ai'aq, mo'Lxa 'Oh!'" Then agaiu he returned bluo-jay: "Quick, quick, go to the beach > 25 Lgma'xo-ilL ka'nax." TakE atcto'cgam ti3'xalaitanEma iq;e'8qes he said often to the chief." Then he took them his arrows blue-Jay J 16 ""l^'"! OKULAM MYTH. 29 R(ua 'J iA'xak;Emaiia. TakK AyuLx iqjO'sip'H isVxjikt Eraaiiii. TakK weXt liiKihict. Tbtii hf »v two pluved tHr«et. Now H wa» won MiHt ohk to«;elhHi from hmi ikil'nax. Nf''kML j(|;t«'Kqt'8 ia'xak;Kiiiaiia. Aijtt^'xoL tin'ktr'ina 4 chief. Up won Iiluo-Jay his rhief. They wi'r« won IiIm orn.ininnt* IroiM him ka'naiiwel.'. Aqt4''xoK tia'xalaitaiiEina. A«|Lr''xoL La'yaqsu, a(|«''xoL 5 nil. Thi\v were won li' won from Tliny w*-ri- won from him him. troui him tia'cwit ka'iiamokst. A'lta afjiXgO'init. Laq° a*|Lf*'xax Lsi'yaqso. - hii« li')?» holli. Now h«' wa-t made Miihapiiy. Cut olt' it wa» iloiie hi.s hair. A'lta aqiupo'iiit ^o tXut. A'lta poiakli acto'iX qo'cta ('kO'lXdl. g >;ow hewashuu); in gmoke. Now dark they went tho«e mice |dualj. [diiari always |dua1{ AckLe'lokTxax Ltcuq. Acf^il'e'inauix ka'nauwe-y- o'pol ♦"•'ka They two broiisht it to water. Tliey two gave him every night thus, him to eat EXt iqcVtak kjfi'ya ne'xax. AcE'k-itn cia'xa: "Qui jq One year nothing he got. I'hey two said hi.stwosoue: 'Let us atx(»gir)'xtkiiii:inain I'txaiii." A'lta acxa'ItXuitck. Ackto'cfjam ^^ we two eo to look fur him our |diial| f.'tiher.' Now they two made them Tliey two look Helvec ready. them tcta'ktf'ina, A(rktr»'tj:ain tE'cta He was made un- in smoke he put him happy ; up. Qoiie'qctxEn nE'taika; iitkLEUe'niEuiL Ltcuq; iiLgilEe'inEDiL jg We two made him we two; we two give it to him water; we two give it to happy to eat him to eat iLxa'lEmax. A'lta k;o sia'xost; Lk;'o'pLk;op aci'xax." La2 ka 90 foiHl. Now nothing his eyes; sank they got." Some then time "L»'»'nas yaXkO'k Ltxil'niania Loc." A'ctopI go qo'go ^^ "Perhaps there our [dual] father is." They two at that [pi. J nixa'nkikEna iqio'sqes: "TakE aLte'mam Lka'nax gO-y iiko'lXul 21 bethought blue-jay: "Then it came a chief at the mice tE'ctaqL." TakE iie'xanko, iiige'kctam iqje'sqes. A'lta amo'kctikc 22 their [dual] Then he ran, he went to see blue-jay. Now two , - „ . . -.lay. house tkana'xemct oxoela'itX. TakE ne'Xtakd iqe'sqes. TakE atcio'lXam 03 chiefs there were. Then he returned biuejay. Then he said to him ia'Xak;Emana: "Amo'kctikc oxoeliVitX tkana'xemct go cko'lXuI ^. to hig chief: "Two there are chiefs at the two mice '^^ Wa'q;pas nicxcga'ma.'' " Target you will jilay to- 30 OKULa'm her myth. [eth.noLIjT tK'ctaqL. Coge'tiain." "O," ue'k'ira iiVxak;Emana iq-o'sqes. TakE tlieir |iluall They two came '-Oh," said bis chief hliie-jay's. Then liiiii t\ to jilay." weXt ne'Xtakd i(i;e'sqes, "A tciTntaXue'imii. iitca'xakjF.maua. again heretnriu'd bliiejiiy. "Ah, he wishes to play with onrQ uk;uiia'tan. Acid'cgam ugiu'-'liiXtcatk, aqa ila'wit ya'kwa ka'iiauwe " the i».t«>ntil!a They were taken jiicoes ol tlinl they were |>nt here all roots. into him 21 a'yaL'^a. AqLd'cgain ptciX LE'LuwElkLuwElk. PtciX ajja/yax his body. It was taken green mud, tjreen it was made 22 iil'wan; ptciX aqa'yax ia'kdtcX. his belly; green it wa-s made hit back, A'lta atjiuXtke'iuit: ' IkaLe'uax inie'xala. Nii'ket niuXugd'inita Now he was thn)w II into ' tireiii sturgeon your name Not you will make them the water and he swam : ' ' will be, " unhai>]»y 24 tkaua'xemct.'" Aqiu cgani iqe's*qes. Aqe'salukctgd: 'Tqj'e'sqes chiefs." Hewast^kcu bluejay. He was thrown away: "Blue-jay '^"o^"] OKULI'm MVTH^ — TRANSLATION. 31 imO'xala. Niikct (laiisiX nmXujro'iiiita tkanri'xrnict. Ka iiauwe 1 ,-iiur name Not ever voii wi 1 iiiiike tlieni rhief's. Every ■ will be unliaiipv i'kta, ina'nix i'kta ia'q;atxala ixaxo, mxa'xo-ilrna wa'tsi^tsEtsE- 2 tiii,,;;^ i( thing liail will get, you will always say wa isctselHC- tsKtsEtsE! LEintri'xauyaiii ! Ka'naiiwr- i'kta a'Lqi intj,na'x() 3 t8tit»et«e! Oh. your Idiial) pity I Every thing later ou you two will e;it it iti'o'kti. Kanaiiwr' tkoxoi^'ma iiitkta'xo.'' TakE acm'<'jxi>iii 4 (jotMl \11 hiM-rii's vim two will Then tliey f wo look eat then).' hini Lctn/inaina. A'lta acga'yuK"T go Ltcuq. A'lta po'po at{?a'yax; 5 their (filial) I'atlier Xow they twocarrietl to water. Now blow they two .liil liiiu him; ne'k-ikt't. A'lta aLi'xko. 6 he saw. Xow they went home. • Trunslation. OiK-e upon a time tliere were live brothers. The four olth'r ones went Imiitiiig elk every day and left the youiifjest one at home. Their house was full ot meat and of tallow. Ouee upon a tinio the youngest brother felt lonesome, and said: "O, I wish he would come, the (Hut ton, and eat all the meat." Four days he continuea- rate blanket. After several days he rose, then he saw that she had become a beautiful woman. Now they continued to live there. It grew dark. Now when he tried to touch her she rolled her blanket around herself. She took revenge i»n him. But after awhile they began to like each other. The Thunderer nseil to go whaling every day, and the young man said: " 1 shall look on when my father in-law goes whaling." ''No, no; nobody ever looks at him when he goes whaling." He got angry and said: "I must see him." Now after awhile he looked at him. (Soon he saw a whale which went into the dipnet which the Thunderer held. The latter lifted it. but the whale jumped over the rim of the net. The Thunderer looked toward the land, and at once there was thunder, lit'htning, and hail. Another whale entered his dipnet and he lifted it, but when he did so the whale Jumped out of the net. Then the Thun- derer got a!igry, and it began to hail and to storm. He went home and threw down his dipnet. Then his son-in-law left the house, took some coal, and went to a rock. He blackened his forehead and soon a south- west wind arose which blew away the old man's house. He tried to fasten the boards to the roof, but was unable to do so. Then the Thun- derer said to his daughter: "Oh, child, go and look for your husband. Tell him tomorrow he may h)ok at*me when I go whaling," His daugh- ter went and found her husband. She said: " Oh you destroyed your father-in-law's house. He says tomorrow you may look at him when he catches whales." Then the young man took some water and washed his face. It became calm. He went home with his wife and helped the old man fasten the boards to the roof. He said to his father-in law : "To-morrow I shall go down to the beach and you shall see me catch- ing w hales." On the following morning they w cut down to the beach together. After a little while a whale entere«l the dii)net. The youug^ man lifted it and threw the whale ashore. Then the Tliunderer said: " Hohoo, my son-in-law, you are just as 1 was when I was a young man." Now the Thunderer's daughter became pregnant. After awhile she gave birth to two children. Then the old man said to his son-in-law: " Quick, <[uick, go and catch two wolves; I used to play with tliem when I was young." He went to the woods and caught two wolves which he carried to his father-in-law's house. He threw them ilown at his father- in-law's feet and they bit him all over and hauled him about. He cried : * "Oh they have forgotten me; quick, quick, carry them biu*k." The bi;ll t=20 3 34 OKULAM HER MYTH. [ srBEAi' or KTHNOLOOY young luaii took them and carried tliem back. After awLiletlie Thun- derer >said: "Go (juick and catch two bears; 1 used to phiy with them when i was young." Then liis son in-law went and canglit two'^)lack bears. He carried them to the houstJ of his fatherin-law and threw them at his feet. Then they took liold of him, struck hiiu with their paws, and threw liim about in the house. '• Oh,'' he cried, "carry them back, carry them back, they do not remember me." The j'oung man car- ried them back. Again after awhile the Thunderer said : " (Jo quick and catch two grizzly bears; 1 used to play with theni when I was young." The young man went into the woods, and when he found the grizzly bears he said: '' I came to carry you along." lie carried two of them to his father inlaw's house. He entered and threw them at the feet of his father in law. Oh, now they scratched him all over so that his body was full of blood. "Oh, carry them back, carry them back, my son-in-law, they have forgotten me." Then his son-in law carried them back. Then after some time tlie old man -aid: "(ro quick and catch two p;u)thers; I used to play w ith them when I was young." Then the young man went into the woods and |w-hen he met the panthers] he said: " 1 come to take you along." And he carried two of them to his father-in law's house. He opened the door, entered, and threw them at his father inlaw's feet. Then they scratched him all over, and his whole body was full of blood. " Oh," cried he, " carry them back, carry them back, they do not know me any more." Then the young mau carried them back. (After awhile the Thunderer said:] "Come, son-in law, let us go and split a log." They went and split a log in half. He said to his son-in- law, "Craw'l in there and stem your arms against the log." The young man sat down in there. Then the old man knocked aside the wedges and broke them all. The tree ch)sed over his son-in law. He left him and went home. He went a long distance. The young man, however, kei)t the log apart with his elbows and broke it. He carrietl it home on his shoulder. He came home and threw it down in front of the house. When his father-in-law heard the noise he went out and [on seeing the young man] said: "Oh, my son in law, you are just as I was wheu 1 was young." They remained there and the children grew up. Then his father-in-law said to him: "Oh, go to the supernatural people and bring me their hoops." The young nmn went, a long time he went, and finally he n'ached the country of the supernatural people. They stood in a circle, the hoop was being rolled to and fro in the circle. He was afraid to approach them any nearer and stood aside. But when it grew dark he made a juuip and caught the hoop by ])ushing his arm through it. Then he ran away, carrying the htK)p. 'The supernatural people lit their torches and pursued him. They pursued him a long distance; then his wife thought of him and told <^;^^''] okula'm myth — translation. 35 her cbiUlreu, "Now whip your graiidftither." They t(K>k a stick and wliii)i(e(l him; then he cried and urinated. It began to rain and the torches of the supernatural peoi)le were extinguished. Thus he reached home. After a while the old man said again, "Now go and bring the tar- gets of the supernatural people." He made himself ready and went. After a long time he reached the country of the supernatural people. They were shooting at targets. He was afraid, but wlicn it was dark he took the targets and ran away. Then the supernatural i)eople lit their torches and pursued him. He came running, heh I He Avas jmr- sued. After some time his Avife thought of him and told her children, " Xow whip your grandfather." They took a stick and whipped him; their mother helped them. Then the old man urinateeople were extinguished, and the young man reached home carrying the targets. After awhile he said to his wife, " Now 1 shall leave you." He made himself ready, jait on all his deutalia and took two (juivers full of arrows. Then he went. After awhile he reached a large town which consisted of five rows of houses. The last house was very small. This he entered and found two old women [the mice. When they saw him they said:] ''Oh, now Blue-Jay will make another chief unhappy." Then Blue Jay thought, ''A person came to the house of the mice." He went to see and, indeed, there was a chief in the house. Then Blue- Jay went back to his chief and said: ''A chief has arrived; he wants to have a shooting match with you." Then he went back to the stranger and said : '• Our chief wants to play with you. You will have a shooting match." He said: ''Oh." Blue Jay ran back [to his chief and said] : "That chief said ' Oh.'" He went back again : " The chief says to you you shall come down to the beach quickly." Then Blue- Jay's chief took his arrows and went down to the beach. Blue-Jay ran back [to the strangei- and said[: "Our chief went down ti) the beach." Then the other chief went down to the beach Now they shot at the targets. The other chief h)st and Blue Jay's chief won. He lost allhisdentalia. He lost his arrows. He lost his hair. He lost his head. He lost both his arms. He lost both his legs. Then they made him miserable. They cut off his hair and hung him uj) iu the smoke. But at night the two mice always went and gave him water and gave him to eat. Every night they did so. One year he had been away. Then his sons said, " Let us look for our father." They made themselves ready, put on their dentalia, took their targets and their arrows. Then they went, they went a long dis- tance; they found a town, oh. a large town. [They said:] "Perhaps here we shall find our father." They entered that small house. There were two old women ( who said] : " Oh, chiefs, where did you come from t" "We search for our father." " Oh, Blue Jay will make miserable two moie chiefs. A long time ago a chief came and they made him mis- 36 OKULA'm HKR myth. [rm.vu'Ix" or y erable and put him into the smoke. Bnt we always gave him water; we always gave him food. He has h)St his eyes." After some time Blue Jay tlionght that a chief must have arrived at the house of the mice. He ran there to look and he found two chiefs. Then he went back and said to his chief: "Two chiefs have ariived; they stay at the house of the niiee; they came to play with you." "Oh," replied Blue- Jay's chief. Lie ran back |to the house of the mice, and said to the strangers j: "Our chief wants to play with you You will have a shooting match." They di'ma(|t iLa'xak;Einana. TakE i Tliere were two one their lonn. He wiw dead tlieir chief. Then ctil'qoaiL cia'xa, a'eXat o'o'kuil, e'Xat e'kXala. Wax elage'tEma o larg. [dual] his two one a girl, one a boy. Every sea-otters children. morning tgia'wul te'lXEm. A'qxr'amr^ Lia'wiiX giia'nEsum. Poiakli 3 tbev "IwHVS (liX" noxauf'. 4 then they twf) arrived Five times they two seaward then foggy it ln'ranie. at'their house. went AkLuwa'luqL rio'La Ltcuq. Mel; aLE'xax LE'kxakso ka 5 She .swallowed it that water. Wet it got her hair and often akEuwaiiKiL qd'La Ltcuq. lo'Lqte iioxoo'la it .'ow nothing people, 1 K [dual] sister 'home, went kjam t!V)Lf''ma ka'nauwe. "0 takE taL; aqE'txLayfi. Ia'xka -.r. nothing houses all. "Oh, then look! we are deserted. He icjje'sqf'S ia'xaqarat. Wu'ska, oxaHigu'i jtck I La'ksta aine'wan blue-jay his advice. He! tell me! who your pregnancy -•-• aLgania'laxr' "K-jd iiikct tEiid'txix. la'iua qda e'Xti a'txo, ka made 11 on you / ' ''Nothing not I know. Only when once we two then liS went, qea pdX" nc'xau, ka aiiLuwa'luqL qdLa Ltcuq. la'xkatik e'luEaUiT .^ when foggy it whs then I swallowoil it that water. That this qualmish often atca'nax." TakE ac^d'xtkin d'd'lEptckiX. Ka'uauwd Ltcuq .,^ he made ine. " Then thiy two si-archcd tire. All wat«r ~" for it wa'xwax aiiLa'kxax d*d'lKptckiX. Go kE'mk-itE tE'kXatjL 21 poor it was done the tire. Then hist her house " dcta'Laq dk;und' ka a'xka ka wiXt k';e tE'kXatjL. Ka ,,„ their [dual] aunt the crow then her then also uotliiug her huuao. Then -"^ 37 88 ANEKTCXO'lEMIX her myth. [kthnolooy -, cxnwa'yul ka L;ak na xax o"o'lEptckiX. "Qaxr^ xiati L;ak lliev two and crarkle it tliil the lire. ' Whrre tins crackle walketl about f> ua'xax?"" atco'lXam Lia'wuX. La2 ka weXt L;ak nvlxax. Mo'keti ■^ it does/" be said to lier hisvoiinger Some then again crackle it did. Twice Hister. time o L;ak na'xax (yO'lEptckiX. A'lta LE'kLEk ac^a'yax ile'e. A'lta crackle It did the tire. Now Imrrow tliey two the ground Now did it A Lap acE'kxax o'otcd. A'lta ka'tsKk go-y o'otco y akt^'x find thev two dut it a shell. Now in middle in the shell was _ ot^o'lEptckiX. "O LiVxauyain txfi'Lak. A'cika taL; a'kXotk Xal " tire. '■Oh, pitiful she our (dual) She look! she put into that k that aunt. oEO'lEptckiX." A'lta iiacXE'lgiLx. Wax ne'kttnikte. tire. ' Now they [dual] made Next it got day. lire. niorniiiK A'lta acgE'tax tTuL. ALkso'kxoL! t!V»L, itanfi'kstX tToL. A'lta Now they two a house. They tiuishert it, the house, il.s suiallness Imuse. rsow made it ia'xkati asxe'la it. La2 asxC^'la-it ia'xkate; ka iie'katxa, inaLiia' " there they two stayed. Some they two stayed there; then it grew windy, from sea time nekatxa. Kawe'X ka uixa'latck, A'yoLx, A'lta x-itik tE'cgan it grew windy. Early then he rose. He went to Now there •cedar the beach. plank.H tgE'xEtiiptcgEt; itca'LElam kaX oma'p; iLjl'LElXanu'/mtga they drifted ashore. ten these jdank.s; ten each 9 10 ^. Lga'iiEXama. A'yoptck. Atco'lXam Lia'wuX: "Lap aiiE'tax "*■•*■ fathoui». He went up He said to her lii.'» younger sister r ••Find I did them 12 13 tip Uenaidtoher lii.'» younger sister r from the Vieach. tE'cgaii, iLaLElXaiuE'intga Lga'nEXama." A'lta a'ctoLx Liil'wnX. boards, teu each lathoiiis." Now they two went his younger to the beacli sister. A'lta acktoLa'taptck, ka'iianwf' acktoLa'taptfk. A'lta acgE'tax Now they [dual! pulled all tliev [dual] pulled Now they two them asnore, ttiem ashore. made it ^i ta'qoa-iL tToL. A'lta acxe'la it ia'xkate. A'lta e'tcatc.'a ayaxa'lax a large [pi.] house. Kow they two stayed there. Now her sickness came on her Lia'wuX. A'lta uakxa'tom; LE'kXala akLaxo'toni. 1.5 his younger Now she gave birth; a maJe she gave birth to it. sister. A'lta ne'k'im itca'xk;iin: "E'ktaLx eo'k Lgia'xo?" Kawr^'X Now he said her elder brother : " What may blanket Mh> will make Early It*' ^rr a'yuLx. Lap atca'yax mokct ilagf^'tEma, ksnE'in ilago'tEma. "O he went to Find he did them two sea-otteis, small sea-otters. "Oh, the Iteach. La'xauyaui LgE'LatXEu ' co'k Lgia'xo.'' Atcio'kctEptck go 18 his poverty my nephew blanket she will make it." He carried thorn up to from the beach ma'Lxole. Atcr>'lXam Lia'wuX: "Lap aua'yax ilagf''tEma." O 1" inland. He said to her his younger "Find I did them sea-otters.' Oh, sister: k;wa'nk;wan na'xax Lia'wuX. 20 glad she became his younger sister. "E'ktaLx agia'xoLk LE'tcx-imcq Lga'wuX?'' Kawe'X nixa'latck. " What may she makes soup tny younger sister? ' Early lie rose. A'yoLx. A'lta ige'pix-L iuquua'-itX. Atca'yaxc, hf'I ka'nauwo 22 He went Now a sea-lion it lay there. He cut it, hehl ali the beach. atca'yaxc. A'lta acgiutcXa'mal. A'lta ka'nauwf* Lf^aLa'nia ayd'Lx, 2o he cut it. Now they two boiled it. Now all days he went to the beach. CHIVOOKT BOAS J anektcx6'lemix myth. 39 6 1» mAkrt olaj?e'tEnia L;np akiil/x. A'lta pjlL no'xox tE'ctaciL ^ two sea-otu-rs lind licdid thnm. New full it became I heir i dual | elajSC<'''tEina. Wax lul'ktcukte a'yoLx. 2 sea otter^^. Every morning it got day he went t<> tho beach. Aita yuquna'-itX e'k<3le. Ne'xanko ina'L'xole: "A, e'kole' \-ix-i'x- ^ Now theiv lay a wliale. [le ran inland: "Ah, a whale thix yoquna'itX!" "0, aqtxet!'e'main polakli. E'wa e'natai x-ik . lieatherti;" 'Oh, food ih sent to ns at ni^'ht Thn« on the other sido t\n.-> * e'lnaL x-i aqtxetl'i^'mam. la'xkevva taL; Xok q;'at aqa'nax t^wa ^ ocean tliiK fo'Kl IS Kent t" U8 Tliere look I those love I am done thus '* tir)'LEma. Nitf''rnaiii Liaiiiama x-ix-T'k ikVrsks. Ai'a«i e'x(;a the snpematiiral beings He came his father this boy. 'liiuk cut it ka'nauwe x-iau e'kole!" TakE atca'yaxc, ka'uauwe atca'yaxc j all this whale!' Then he out it, all he out it jtca'xq'uu, TakE acgio'kXuiptok. Ka'iiauvve aegirt'kXuiptck. ^^ her elder brother. Tfien they two pulled i( ashore. All they two jiulh-d it a.sliore. A'lta naxE'ltXuitck ok;u'uo. Keiikctiinia ega'tgen. A'lta Now she luade herself ready tiie erow She wanted to i;o to see her ^dsier's No« them '•liddren. nai'kotcti o'kpino. A2qxiilkt okjU'nO. <^-'oa'p naigo'trtame; a'lta ^ she went aorose the crow. She cried the crow. Nearly she got acnisi. now agO't'kEl t!V")L. Agd'ekEl tXut. Xo'ya, iio'ya, no'ya. ^'on p n she saw it a house. She saw it smoke. Sho -.veui. . ;!•.?, -.v, ul, she went. Nearly naxiV ikElai. K"ea'xali loc Lka'nax go tE'LaqL Lo'koc. "0 J2 she landed. Above there was achief on hia house he wa'.^ i.n it. •<>. Lgil'xauyani Ltxa'Lak." TakE naiga'tctamf'. Ayaxalgu'Litck i^j X)ititiil [t'.j our idualj aunt." Then she came across He told her Lia'AvuX. TakE agG'ElkEj e'kolr^ okju'iio, e'kole tia'L*ulema. j^^ his younger Then she -iaw it the whale the crow, a whale its meats, sister. la'xkewa nova ok;'u'no. Agixkj'akiix aita «"''Lfiulr'. " Ma2t," takE 15 Thou she went the crow. She pulled it uia\ the meat. 'Come,' then atcoiXam itca'tgeu. '-Ma'tptcgn. uiii'tpt<'ga. I'kta migEla'xO ,/. he said to her her nephew. •'Come inland, come inland. What are you goiiiu to do with it ia'atcEkcl" TakE luVk-iin : '^O kaitac uio'kuman." TakE iio'ptcga -,'j its stench/" Then she said: "O, to no pur- I look at it. ' Then she went in- I«we laiul ok;u'no! No'ptcga: a'lta paL e'kole i'Xuc go we'wuLe. Xau'i ,^i the crow I She went inland; i.ow full whale it was 4)u in interior of Imme<1i ground house. atoiy go qoLa Lk'asks qe'xtce akLo'cgam. Ai,gE'tsax (joLa LkYisks. 19 to t!i:it iMiy intending: she took it. He cried that boy. "Luieiaqst x-iLa k;'oa's tLxa'Lxaut." TakE aiiLa'lot i.tciiq. 20 "Veur tears these afnud they make him." Then she was s,'iven water. TakE naxEiiie'nako. TakE weXt qe'xtce akLo'cgam. WeXt ot Then she washf-d her face. Then again intending she took hiin. Again aLgE'tsax: "Ayo onu^'Ldtk Xau kfoa'c (iLxa'xau/' AkLO'cgain 22 he cried: "Ayo your breath that afraid makes him. ' She took it Lteuq, aga'yutektc I'tcacqL. WeXt akLrVcgam, weXt aLgE'tcax. 2:? water, she washed inside her mouth. Again she took him, again lie cried. " TakE ago'lXam iigo'tgeu: "Mxii'LoX iia Lgr.Le'lEXEiukf 24 Then shesaidtoher herniei-e: "You think [int-part.] a person? Ewa taLj tio'LEuia Lk'asks. la'xkfnva weXt atienta'lot, 95 Thus look thesiipornat. child. There also it wis given to "^ ural beings ,is [diml], ia'xkewa x-lx- o kolo aqeutE'lst^iu." TakE na'k-im d'kr'uud': 2k"'i iiiAkct tgite'tcxala. Agauwtl'k-itk go * Now she went home. Shfrarncil thciii two piwiei* of blubber. She |iut them into in Q l.gri'cjruic. No'yu, no'ya, iid'ya; nai'kotctf>i. (^; 'oa p ajjia'xoni '"' her Hint She went, shewunt, «ht' wunt ; Hhtt went airiutH Nniirly 8l»« readied it o e'lXain; a'lta iiagK'tsax. A'lta akcX-ja'tal cga't^f'n. tht'towii: iiDW r»he ( rii*xo ila'wulXLE'iuX ! " My Ulster's chil- my nistt-r'H my mstter n Birds lly api>ftcn ! <)rt;ii ohildreii, children! 5 Utcaktca'ktcinikc iianite'ino! KBKle-* (.liew yon ! "CEjjfEtgr-'u, cEg»"''tjrf'U, cEge'tgt'UI Iqonr'qone'Uinikc na'm'emOm! "My Mister's chil my sistt)r'« luy Hister'H Clulls chuwyou! dr-n, i^hildrcn, children! "CEgEtge'u, rEjiV tg«''ii, cEgO'tgeu! It|oalr''Xoatciiiike iifinieomd'm ! " My Histtir » ctul my sister » my nister s Kavon* chew you I dnm. cliiUlrcii. cluldren' g CEgEtg«"''n, cEgP'tgeu!" My Mister's niv sistrr'a Q-'oil'p agia'xonie. Ir>2c iqj'fVsqes k"L;Vxaue. Qfoa'p agia'xOme Nearly she arrived There was bliie-.iay outside. Nearly «he arrived 10 llEnay ok;u'nr»!'' TakE uaxko'mam, yoti notice ? lk\ She nanicil theorow!'' Then she came iuinie, -- naxa't'gilat'. TakE urqitcga. A'lta a't.yfep! telx-Ein ka'^auwo go y- ^'^ :kj'uno'. crow her house. The people went to ask her Now she said muoh the crow. -_ Na'k-im dk; imo': "Anign'totaiuP; paL tElala'Xukc kcxe'lax oga'tgr'U. ■* ' She said the erow : " I got across; full birds eating them niv [dual J sis- two ter's children. Ig Ka'nauwr^ tElala'Xukc tl'tanif^d." la'nr'wa ka iqi'sqes ayd'pa. All birds chewed them." First then ldne-,jay went out. 19 Ayoxd'La go t!*0L. laxkati ayd'la it. K'a ua'xax ok;'iind'. lie Went around at house. There he stayed. Silent she became the eruw. CXa'lak itca'pq'au ka sa-it. T(|ui'imiuiks tga'a ok;'uud'. A'lta 20 They .sat at her dead iius- robin. Five her ohil- theorow. Now opposite ""iden liand's Idothor dren of tire ^^ naxa iyi'lk^qe itca'p-i'au. Can'cau naxayi'llk"'ie. Iqauwr'tsEtk ^^ she told him uinch her de.-« ujryBqes; go k"La'xaiii io'e q;'oap tl'oL. TakE i.aqu agfi'yax blue-jay ; there outside he was nejir lnuise. Then take out ,she did it 23 tgclk"tca-it. A'lta Eqd'pLqd]> aga'yax, AgiLE'l>;«^ni tga'a. Agel'em the food she car- Now cut to pieces she did it. She fed thera her chil- .She fed him ried home. dren. cfA itca'pi*au. TakE ayaii'^d'LuXuit ugd'xo, axge'.sax ugd'xd. TakE "^ lier dead bus- Then it choked her her daughter, the youngest her daughter. Then band s brother. 25 a'ydp! iqe'stjes. Tt'Eq atci'Lax Lga'paa. Lj'dx ayuLa'taxit qix. he entered blne-.jay. Slap he did it her nape. Coining out it flew out that 10 ♦"'■*':^'*1 ankktcxo'lemix myth. 41 «-''k(»Ir. Ateio'(!parn iqe'sqes. Ayo'pa iqe'sqos: "A, nikct tcf tthiilo He took 11 Wiiti-jay. Heweniout blucjay: "Ah, not (iut. ^ (uuat). P»rt.| iiiini'a'xaxonit^! Gehf/K'Hi okj'unoya'!" Attrixoiirmaii qOtiio te'lx-Eai 2 do you notice ? She leil mo the crow I ' Hf Bliowed it to those jiciople tlK-ni then hi; nte, it Some lliein, timo no'ponFm. Oio geta'xt kji'nauwOi qOtac tiVlX-Ein. A'lta nixk"'if''l 4 it ;{ot (lurk Hungry tiii-y wert< all tlionc iipoplu. Now he HHid much iq^^'sq^'s: "(> ilxa'xak- Kiiiitiia ^'kolr- paj. ta'yaqL. E'wa tai.; r^ hlnn-jay. "Oh onriliuit whitic full liis liouae. Tliim look tio'LEDia q;Vit a'xkax Lia'wuX k;a atciiiE'treui. ilxa'xak; Kiiiaua/' the siiptirnat- love thwy diU bis yoHntiei' iiml hr> invited iin^ our iluef. ' iinil lieinjfs iW siatef A(iiVt!'enL ok;'nno' k;a ka'sa it. Aita no'iJoiiEin, ka inE'nx-i ka ^j- Sli- was invited crow and rohiu. Now it L'rew dtirk, then a little then while Lax ne xax iqr*'sqf'S. AteinktcaD iii'lEkotitk. "Txo'kst'itil ka'sa-iti g visiiile he lieertiuo bliie-jay. Ue took in hantt Iuh ()iiUt. " We two will sleep robiiil Kwa iiEsiun tsEs anE'xax ptl'lakli." TakE ue'k'im kii'sa it: '' Yiil*, 9 Always ei'l'l i get at night. ' TUeu he said rohin: '• Yii, x-ix-r*'kik. Tcx'ii iia'mkXa anxo'kstitX, ka uiXt aqanga't!"orn. this one. Then I alone 1 Hlee]i then a>rain people eoine hmne. la'xkati xia mxo'kctit go tjjjE'uit!" A'lta nixo'kstit iqf-'sqt'S go ^^ There here sleep at my feet!" Now he slept bluejay af tia owit, go nuXuina'kXit tia'owit ka'sa it. A'lta iiixEllk^ia'ta it ,.^ his feet, at their end [of] his feet rohiu. Now he was awake ^*^ i()f'st|08. A'lta iksl'iiini aega'yax ka'sa it k;'a oyA'pi'au. Qfoap huiejay. Now canoe they two made it robin and his dead bro- Nearly •*■" ther s wife. ikteo'ktiya ka iao'ptit iq; e'sqes. A'lta aLa'kiloya a'llta. ALktd'kiie .. it got d:i\ light then he dept blue-Jay. Now they went to now. They rarried to the eauue Uie.c.'inoe La'xainot. A'lta atoo'cgani itsa'k;'e8iL or*'k"tEqlix-, atco'cgara tht.ir property. Now he took it a sharp branch, he took it ka'sa-it. Atcuqoa'na it ewa tia'owit iqo'sqes oe'k"tEqlix*. A'lta robtu. Ue put it into the thus his feet blue-Jay's the branch. Now iiniiind aLe'kXdtcte ka'sa it k;a oya'pq'au okj'uno', AiJ^'t'^'taqL iqe'sqes. ^n they went .■icross robin and his dead bro- the crow. They left him blue-Jay. thcr s wife Xixa'll'dko i(ie'sqes kawi'X: " Mxa'll'dko ka'sa it I" Atcf'kTtuq. jg iieawoki: bliio-j.-iy early: "Awake robin' He kicked him. Xau'i Lxoa'p a'Lix La'yapc iqe'sqes. Na-ilga'Xit kaX oe'k"t;E;qlix-: 19 At once hole became his foot blue-jay's. He struck it that braucli: '•Ana'! LEkXEp.sa'I A'nqate taL; Xiik aLEn'e'taqL." A'lla 'Ana! luy foot! Long ago see! here they left me." Now iie'Xkd iqf'sqes go tia'a. he went home bluejay to his children. ALigo'totanie tlkj'uud'. Naii'i a'Ldpt^k g«) tl'oL. "Ai'aq, 1 hey got across the crow. At once they went up to the house. "Quick, ■ii^ from t!ie beach Ixigo'tctae," ue'k'iiu iqe'sqes. A'lta iioxne'tXuitck tigd'tetae we wir go across," he said blue-Jay. Now they made themselves they wanted 23 ready to go across ka'uauwe. TakE ate'kXdkcte. Kil't<*Ek qix* e'maL ka ne'katxa; .m all. Then they went across. Middle tliat bay then it grew windy ; '^ bEmm. Leqs nuxd'La-it te'lx-Em. TakE wiXt nuXd'takd. linmm. Almost they died the people. Then again they returned. Qoa'nEmi L^aLa'tna iiuXdta'lEkT ka takE atigd'tctame. A'lta Five times days they always turned and then they got across. Now 15 16 20 21 25 26 10 42 ankkt«jxo'lkmix her myth. [I!t*n*L*?J 1 atei'i.otk, Lkupji aLi'xax. ALogotgf- kxoit U-lx-Kin; takE tsKs it nnuvvml. »iiow it. became Ttifv were covered the [leiojilej then «(iUl 2 no'xftx t«'*'lx-F,m. AeLB'nk;V'mKmiko iLiVXak' Emuua. TakE they Imcanio the people. He took n'ven>j rnliin; "Upin lue, from hhore 4 ka'sa-it. TakE tsEs aiiE'xax. Nf-'tlT'tu, ka'sa-it; tiikE A'lo n>bin. Th'*n coKl 1 B^t- IJring me I'ooil. rohiu; theu linii)ier 5 rtnr>'inEqt." K;ri k:V.sa it, '*Ai'aq, ka'sa it, 8E'tk"tpa c'E'mtjfict." 1 (lie. N(>thiii!{ robin. ' (juick, roUin, pnt tlieiii Iwu tlie longt*. ' I'llt ,lf hOM.su IxElth ! robin, 7 sF/tk"t]»a eta e'E'ratgict." *TakE atco'cpam s'E'nit^Est ka'sait. piittlieiutwo thene tougs." Xhtn he tiKik tlicui toUf:M ruluu. out of liouse (iliiall g TakE L;"Emi/n atci't^tax. TakE atco'ktpa. A'lta atHoineqL iqe'sqes Tbeu soft he made them Then he put tliein Now ho licked them blue jay jdual). out of house. 9 tio'cta c'E'nitgict. •' Ka'sa-it, ka'sa-it, e'lXain ilxa'XakjiQmiina, thoBe t«iu'_'s. 'Hobiii, robin, nay ro liim our chief, ua ilo'ta-yogE'xa. TcEuxEla'qia." ''YiiL', i'kta (itciegEla'xo, 1 shall ,!;ivebim my fie shall open me. ' "Vfc, what Khali lie done with daiijiliter. ht.T, 1^ imea'xak;Emrina liyfi'xa x-au aqa'uXuwa'knXr TakE iic'xaiiko your rliiel Iiisdaughter thatone .^lle i.s deiiinndcd' ' Thru lieiau |o iq«l'sq»:>s inii'Lue. TakE ateio'lXam iLa'xak;Eiiiaua: " AqauXnwa'kuX '" blue-jay ro the beiwh. Then he 8aid to him their chief- 'She is demuud»igii'xa atiauXuvva'kuX." .Niikct ■*'' yonr daugliter, and my also my danj-liKfr whe iw (lomun'sqes: "Ka'sait, his daughter biui lay. He ran again u|dand blue-.iay: "Kobin, 19 takE ano'tXiiitck orae'wulx." "Va2," ue'li-im ka'sait, "Qaclt)XO-y- then 1 made her ready thy niece." "Yii," said robin. "Shall 20 oyn'sEinat giakEua'oi." TakE a'tcukq iLa'Xak;Eiuana nya'xa. li!,r chamber she will look after It." Ihcu he carried her their chief Ins daughter. 21 A'lta atiaLxa'laqi. Xow it wast opened. Ne'ktcukto; a'lta kjii kaX oEo'kuil iLa'Xak;Euiaiia uya'lr^ "TaL; It got day, now nothing that woman their chief his sistor. "Look. 23 aqatga'lEuiam, e'wa tio'LEma kax qoTAi Lkjfisks." TakE aLxLe'la it, " they came and took thus the super where, that child.' Then tliey stayed, her. natural beinjis 24 tl'oLe'ma aLgE'tax a'llta. bouses they made them now. TakE agiupa'yai.x ikjEna'tan oki'u'nti. E'xo-e igiupa'yaLx. A'lta Theu she gathered them pott'iitilla the crow. Many she gathered them. Now much roots ^P nai'kotK"I anEktcxO'lemix myth. 48 LK'inuksiii Lii'ksifi L;ap acii.Jl'x iiVxkatix-; ka aqLElA'tiax. TakK j (a|ilHUi| it»< n«a tfrxi it wai. don.' Iher«; then il was ealni TIkmi wji'xwax aqA'yax itva'k;Knatan ok;'u'no. Xdpti'^-a} 6k;Vno. A'lta 2 i«)iiroiit lli.'v wen- lit-r potentilU roots tht;a'kcifi. Ka'uauw*' 4 Gatht-rit |iiiilHnt|. (iHtht-r it [u pliint| Ihmrroots. All jif' ta(i:EsKina nitnpia'Lxa. Maiiix weXt mtia'ya itsaiin'kstX 5 ci>

'k"qa XdLa i.gf-'wisX; La/initkKu 7 licr iiiect* lhf> crow's: "'I'akeit thiH 'loj!. Ihy Jfrauili'aiiijhter La'XeviusX. Ma'nix q;'oa'p mxigo'layaiii ka mLola'nia: ' fi'ciiain 8 herUog. W'luii nearly your Innil then say to it : ' Takv it e'knU'. Qj'aci'iiEmicLx!'" Na'k-im dkfuno': "Ha'T*." TakE iia'xkr) y 9 awlial«>. (,», nii'iitmicn! ' She said rliccrow. 'Vrs. ' Tlit-n sho >^ cut home ok;'uno'. Nd'ya, iio'ya y okj'nno. Ka knla'yi agLdiXam 10 thfcrow. She « eat, she went the crow. Then tar Mheaaidtoit Lj^rri'Xf'wiisX: "E'cyain e'kole, Qfaci'nEniicLx. Nau'itka na benlog: 'Take It a whale, (j, aei uKniu lx. Inilee«l [int. 11 part.] inif''kickKlf'L e'kole f" TakE aLxaiatck, dgd'qxoiam Laqaua'itX. 12 you .1 eatiht-r |of| whale* ' Tlien it totte, in stern ot eanoo it stoixl. TakE Lilxa iie'xax e kole. Takj, aLjia'yaqs. A'lta la'xElax ne'xax 13 Then vitiiblo became a u-hale. Tliea it hit him 'Sow roll it did itca'xEnema. "Qj'ul e'<;j;ani, q;'uL e'cgani, e'kole, Q;'aei'nEmieLx!" u hercaiioe. "J-aNt take it, (jst take it, the whale, (^; 'aci iiEmici.x : " A'lta kwao na'xax dk;'u'iid: "Ya2c e'xa e'kole, Q;'aci'iiEruicLxI" x5 Xow afraid she became the crow : ■Letidoiie doit the whale, Q; aci'nEniici.x ' ' A'lta yac aLga'yax e'kole. A'lta aLxagd'kctit. Naxa'ejrelai ^j Now let alone it did it the whale Now it lay down to .sleep. She landed dkj'u'iio. TakE akLdiia'xLatck Lga'xewisX. NaxE'nkdn, ka'iiauwr' 17 the crow. Then she lost it her doi{. She ran about, all tl'dLe'iiia akLd'ytkiii. Niiket L-an ajjE'Lax. Niikct DaxLxa'lEtn ij^ liouws she searched for it. Xot ...v. she did it. Not she ate ka nad'pdiiEin. Tq;ex agE'Lax Lga'XewisX. 29 then it j;ot dark. Like slie did it her doir. Qoii'nEmi tiaya'kXdyae. a'lta weXt iiaxa'lk;r'wnl, Agdpa'yaLx 20 Fi-.etiuies their sleeps, now again she dug many tbin;.;8. ,'^he gathered it dgue'iaskotit tpa'kceu. AkLdpa'yaLx LEind'ktcin La'kceu. Ka'nauwe 2I [a plant] its roots. Shr gathered it [a plant] its roots. All aktdpa'yaLx pe'taqjsEiiia. A'lta itsaiid'kstX dLkj'E'uLk; eh agia'ldtk 92 slie gathered good smelling oues. Now its smalliiess an oyster basket she put into " theui It ik;'Ena'taii. WeXt nai'kutete ewa tid'LEina. Xd'yani go tid'LEina. 03 poteiitilla roots. Again g he crossed thus supernatural She arrived at thesupemat- "* beings. ural l^einus. Ataga'luLX tid'LEina ka'uauwe. A'lta aLE'tax kanauwe; aLE'tax . They went to the the supernal- all Now they were all; they were ^"^ beach ural beings eaten eaten a'lta. la'xkate ma'Lnf! ka aqta'wuli;. A'lta ya'nikXa ik;'Eiia'tau ^^ iiow . There at beach then they were Now only they poteutilla roots eat«'n. aga'yustX. AgE'L^ElkEl Lga'XEwucX. A'nqate ia'xkate we'wuLe 26 slie carried thsm. She saw it her dog. Long-ago then in bouse " Lkex: '"Mxii'LiiX na tei'lx'Ein Lga'XewisX ? ALE'xatgd, aLE'xatgd,*' 07 ttwas: "Youtliink [int. people theirdog? Itreturned, it rolurned,' ""' part.] 44 ANEKTCXO'lEMIX her myth. [™ou^Qy . ago'lXam ugo'tgeu: "Qa'daqa amLo'lXam ka ina'Lue ka Hhe said to her to lier niece : "Why did ymi sav ilo ii wheu at si'a then 2 i.giusjja/iiia e'kole? Gu'iiitci kwac aniE'xax. Qia'X q;oa'i:) ilf'T' tcx'I it shall take it the whale ■ Tlierelore al'njitl you titraine. If near land then 3 pos aniLo'lXam aLfjir>'t';jraiii. MxE'LaX im (^Uil'nKsnni aqLEmjiiotf [if] you Slav to It it takes it. Vou think [int. part.] ahvays it was jiiven toyouf ALK'xatgO, aLE'xatgr). Tate; aniLo'Xtkin. vVoXt mLr>''k"qa * It letiirn-i, it ntums. See! yon searched for it. Again yon « ill carry it iiiXgo'ya. Mani'^x amLona'xLatcjJTo, naket luLo'xtkinP.ma. Kalta'2c yon will go When ynu have lost it not \ on shall search fur Only bouie . it. 6 aqamF/lcr'ni ka amE'Lok"T." Nil'k'iin dkj'u'iio: "Ha'V)." TakE na'xkd yoii were given tlieu you carried it ' Slie said the crow. ' Vt-s. ' Then she went food home 7 wiXt oki'u'iio. AgE'Luk'-i (|oLa Lgf-'wisX. '"Maiiix iiiEo'k^'ia a<;ain the crow. She eaiTied it that dog. "When you will carry it 8 qia'X qj'oii'p ilf'T' teXi amLd'lXaiii: 'E'cgain e'kolt"\ Q;aci'MEniicLx!"' if near land tiieii you nay to it: • Take it tlie whale. Qjaci nEiiiici..x ! ' " «j TakE iia'xkd. Gdqxoiaui akLatja'na it r.ga'xfwticX. A'ct02; q;(>a'p Then .she went In stern il lay her dog. They two near home ' went; 10 oiXani I '' E'ogain r-'kolo, Q;a<'i'nEinicLxI" Niiket aLgid'cgam. tiieto«nl ' Taki- It the whale, (J.aci iiKiiucLx ! ' Not it took it. H AkLd'cgani J.tcini. Wnx akLE'Lgax: "E'cgain r^'kole. Q; aci'nEmicLx I !?h« took it water. IVmr she did It on it : "Take it the whale, l^jaci'iiEniicl.x ! |o Xan'itka na iieine'kickEliL?" Q;oa'p ile'e takE vriXt akLo'lXam: "^ indeed [int. iiait.j you a catcher? ' >'eur land then again shesaidtoit: '• E'cgani c'kolf'. Q;'aoi'nEnii('Lx I" ALxaiatck q-'oa'p Ho(\ A'lta " Tnke it ilii'wiiale. l^;aci nKniicLx ' ' It rose near tie land. Now 13 j^ aLgid'cgani e'kole. A'lta wiXt Ifi'xElaxu ne'xax it aya'xElEiiiamrtknX : "Yac t'xa e'kolT', y, aci'nEiiHcl.s ' Soiiietiines t^hc did not say to it right: "Left doit the whale, alone 17 Qi'aci'nEniit'LxI'' A'lta ayu'Xtko o'kol*^ iau'a lua'Lxole. Teal Q;aci nKiiiien! ' Now it swam the whale then landward. Ah\ -.r> a'lta a'tgELx te'lx'Eui. Ka iiauwe a'tgELx. Aqa'yaxs e kole. now they went thepeojilc. All they went to It was cut the whale, to the heach the heach JO Atga'yaxs; tga'cdlal dk;'u'no. xV'lta afjio'Xniptok ka'uanwr; e'kolO. They cut it her reiativis the trows Now it was carried up the whole the whale. from the shore Id'Lqte aLxe'la it. TakE lu^'k-im iLa'xak;Eiiirnia; *'A'iiiaxta no'ya. A long time theystjiyed. Then he said their chief: " I desire I go. No'ketama LgawuX." A'lta iioxiiitXuitek tia'lXani, paL eXt I shall j:o to see my yminger Now they made them 'lis people, full one her sister selves ready ia'tioa-ii, ikaiii'm. A'lta a'tge. Atigd'tctame go tid'LEma. TakE large canoe. Now they went. They came across to the supernat T'her. urol lieings. iir''k-iai iLa'xak;Emana: ''Q}Vt;neXEni ! qElxuk'inva'keta." Nau'itka y he said theircliief: 'Takecarel we shall he tried. ' Indeed', 21 22 23 24 a'lta ika'pa; paL ikrrpa qigd ma'Ln(\ Atcto'lXain tia'cdlal: "A'LqT now ice; full ice there at sea. He said to them his relatives: "Lateron 25 tcaX Ixaald'Lxax." A'lta tsEs ike'x iqe'stjes. Nr-'k-iin i(ie'sqo,4: wegonp' Now cold he was hluejay. lie said bluejay: ^ ^'Ka niikct tsEs nka'tkeX. A'lta wiXt iiakqa'-ita." .Vtcd'])Ena •*"" ' Then not cold I got. Now again I stay in the cauoe. ' lle.jiuu|>cd iqe'sqr'S. L;lEpL;lEp a'yu. TakE iiaLxE'lqamx LgdLe'lEXEiuk *< btne-Jay. Underwater he went. Then it shouted a person *^"boa«T anektcxO'lemix myth. 45 e'wa lua'Lxdle: "E2heliiu! Lxuwa't oce'ccilc." TakE ayaa'loLx j tba8 landward: "Eliohiu: he killed hiniseif Tlieu he went up blue-jay." _ iLa'xak;Emaija. AtciiVcjiam qis- ika'pa ka atciXE'kXue. " KheUiu'4," 2 their rlinf. He took it that ice then lie threw it awa v. "Ehehiii'' tukE naLxe'tqamX LgoLe'lEXEiiik, "qantsi'x- tiu'LEma ita'Xaqa 3 fh.Mi it shouted a person, "how the supernatural their ire oeiniis qax-iXE'kXue." "*A'2heheio'2.' nisE'xatx. AniXE'kXue (jewa 4 it is thrown away." " ' Ehehiu ! ' you say. „ I throw it ^way that auuqumVitix-it." A'lta a'Loptok. AcLo'lXam iLa'xakj'Eiriatia: 5 making me fall." Now they went up. Ho .« lEXEuik. ^ Uow he threw them away, "Ehehiu," it shouted a person. "'A2lK'hir)',' msE'xatx. AntcXE'kXuC^ acga'naqs.'' A'lta a'LOp! jo •"'Ehehiu,' you say. I throw them two them two who Now they en- away bit me.' tered ka'iiaiiwe, go we'wiiLe aLxe'la it. K;am te'lx-Em. A'mkXa kaX ^3 all, in interior of bouse they stayed. No people. little what 3 x'ix- aqilxEla'xo. A'Lqe LxEiiuksta'ya." "CikEuia'Lx siiVmEstk this we shall eat. Later ou 1 shall nut have ''Come x whale. Then he took them outside his peojile. Now pull out he did them 19 ka'nauvve'2 o'pakue. A'lta \viXt a'tgEp!. A'lta weXt noxo LLxa'lEui, all the reeds. Now agaiii tliey entered. Now again tliey ate. 20 cka qfoe'L atgE'qcte, ka atj^ia'wul': ita'tcXemal. TakE and in right way they liwame then they ate all «iiat they hud Then satiated, cooked. ,y. naLxE'leing8 22 ita'tcXEinal k;a aqe'totXom." A'lta uje'sqes ne'k'im: "Qa'da Lx what they had and it is finished.' Now blue-jay be said: "How then hoile(1 23 po8 nekst aulo'tctXom qix* aqrMiE^e'mf" if not 1 tiuisb it that 1 was given to eat r' A'lta aLxe'la it gtl we'wuLe. A'lta ayo'pa iqe'sqes, k;'Ex ik^'x. Now they staye«l in the Interior of Now he went bine-jay, orer- he wan. the house. out satiated 25 A'lta go'yi ue'xax iqe'sqes. A'lta L^e'caLx acLpa'Ll. A'lta Now thus he did blue-jay. Now [aberrjj all red. Now nixLxa'lEm iqe'sqes. •'LXua'2, oi^e's'es, qaDtsr2xLx tiu'LEma *0 he ate it blue-jay. "Lxoftl bine-jay, how then thesupcmat' ural beings CHisooK-1 ANKKTCXO'LEXfIX HER MYTH. 47 Bo As J itaT'titk k;a agxe'tx." A'lta ue'k-ini iqie'sqes: '''A2habahayo" j their exL-re- an Where they were people then it drilted a person ; ' That one ec'Ee'c," uELXE'iqamX LgoLo'lEXEink. Ia2e go tge'lEkno, Mank blue-jay," shouted a person. He was at the bushes in A little -" the bottom of the cauiH". le'le ka atcd'pEna iqi'^'sqes ma'Lxole '* Eh<^lufi'2, (iantsI'2x'Lx 01 long then he jumped blue-jav ashore ' Ehehiu'. Iiow then " whihi tid'LEnia d'tak; 'anasi'si ka aqaxatkakd!" '*'A2habahiQ'2' o^> thesuptrnat their diver then hei8be«ten!" "'Ehehiu'" ^"^ ural lieings uusE'xax, tfx-i antskL; e'lUEn^ax go intsa'lEXain." no'k-ini iqo'sqeis. .>3 yoii say, tlien we diva in our town," he said blue-jay. TakE wiXt Lax aLi'xax LgoLe'lEXEmk. " Qatncaxoe'nidL, mod- oa Then again visible it became a person. ' It is desired a game y.m *^ with you, P'walx-tEnia;' TakE nt^'kini iqo'sqr's: " Ka'nanwo L^aLa'ma ok will climb up." Then he said bluejay: "AU days 15 48 ANEKTOXO LEMIX HER MYTH. ("BCREAC OF LETUXULOGy 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 11 15 16 17 1eaver: *'Mai'ka qp:!nuLa'etEinita." Aqd'cgam utca'la, aqa-igE'kxol " Yon you are made ta stand up." It was taken a grindstone, it was put on hia ia'wau ut«a'la. E'wa ia'kdtcX aoXt, e'wa ia'wan ae'Xt. his belly the grindstone. Thus hia back one, thns his belly one. "^Jr^fr"! anektcxo'lemix myth. 49 0OAO J Aqf'ULa'etaiiiit S'wa e'natai iqo'LnolalP. A'lta acktO'cgani . He was maile to Btaml up Ihiis on one siile loon. Now they t».. took them cta'xalaitaii. lu'ma'; aqo'lax iqoa-ine'nt*. LuX niiLa tax-it dkulai'taii. ,. their IdualJ ar- Shooting lie was the beax-ti. Broken it fell down the arrow. ^ rows. him done la'niaf: aq<"''iax iq«VL\ade. Again .shooting hmi bim axie'lax iqua-inr-'Tir". Uii ne'xax. uiX uiiLa'taXit kaX okiilai'tan. 4 hewa.sdono thel>eaMr. liii he uiadt. Uroken it fell down thut arrow. Ia'iiia»: atie'lax iqd'LqOlalO. Chfi'L* ne'xax. la'xkewa ka nicil<(a'kxo-it 5 Shooting he was the loon, I'hO 2 he made. There then he fell on his him done I'ack ayo'maqt. " Eh«^liiu'2, «iaiitsrx-Lx tio'LEma Lgaialax aqLxa'tgagd!"' g he was dead. ■■ Ehehiu , how then the .siipcrr.at their tjinl he is beaten!" ural heings "'Ehehiu'2,' msE'xatx," ne'k-im iqe'sqes; ''tcx-i iia wa'qfpas r, "'Ehehiu'', yon say, " he said blue-jay ; 'recently tint. target part. ] utsxsgaliL go iutciVlExamr' g we always play in our town' ' A'lta wiXt aLxe'la-it, luank id'Lqte aLxela it. TakE wiXt Lax 9 Xow agau! they stayed, a little long they stayed. Then again eome out ai.i'xax LgdLe'lEXEink. TakE, "Aqaincaxoe'iiidL, iiu-xalo'tga j^ it did a person. Then, ' It i?i desired a game you will sweat with .>ou, oqolo'tqan.'* TakE iie'k-im iqe'sqos: '• Ka'uauwA Lf^aLa'riia w -weat house." Then he said hluejay: "All days antcxalo'tcElxr*vria itx go intoa'lEXaui." TakE akLd'lXani we always .sweat in our town.' Then *he said to them uLa'ciiiEina iL : ''Tqaiia/ks aqauwe'kiLXaX. AtgE'ck«>-itxax ka ,., their woman married "Rocks are heated. They get warm and among a foreign tribe : j^a'xkati atjrE'pIx. Ta'cka mixd'La-itx ta'cka aqto'LCax." A'lta j^ mere they enter. Those tliey are <)'21akli, wax aqE'Eax." lo'kuk Sim said to iiini lier elder brotlipr. "Now dark, jwur it is done." Then aya'yutk she i)ul him ka'sa-it, roliitj. irie'stjes i)lue-j.iy ia'koa there ' RjK-hifi !' ,\ Oil say ' Eheliiii !' anitkaiiaintEniO>'ket." both of voii." go itca'XEtnalapIiX. ill lier anupit.- la'koa e'natai aga'Tutk There on other side she put him tt'jitii nk;r'aiiia ht sidi' on ri Mauix When A'lta , JS'ow I hold you, a'LOLX thev vrent "Nekct qa'nsix 'Not isinyl how d'Iakli at dark to the benrh "La'kt ekolf''nia iO'ya, nakct milkf''k"ca. Slie naid to him her i Idei brother: "Four whales they go. not harpoon them. E'La(iuiuiim f^'kole io'ya, tcx-I amiie'lnko'ax/' TakE noxuina'Xit whale ^oes, then harpoon him.' Then tliey .stood kaX iiya'le. agigElge'cgam that Auin'lXam The fifth tio'i.Eina. thu ^upe^nat itca'xk;'un: her ( Idei brother: AkLo'cgam Sho took it Ek;e'wax a torch ur:il beings. itca'xk;'uii, her elder brother his si.ster, she hol|ied hiiu It shouted TakE iiELxE'ltjainX LgoLe'LEXEuik : '' Yuyayuya'4! Tlicii it shouted a person: "Yuy.ayuya! K'nijiica e'kole x-iau io'ya," Ee'Xat qd'La LgoLelEXEmk uELxElqaraX. [A flsh] whale that he goes," one that person shouted. Lil'le ka weXt iiELxE'lqamX: " Yuyayuya', y ita'raEla-y- Soinelime then a;;ain it shouted: "Yuyayuyi", albatros.'* r-'kole x-iau ioya'! AinckLxe'latck LEincatco'L." Qe'xtce ue'k-ikst whale that he goes' Rais** theiu your harpoon shafts'" Intend he lookeer8on : ita'kolE xiau ioya'!" their *hale that goes!' idya ! that he goes! LgdLe'lEXEink: a jierson : MckLxe'latck Kaise them "Qa't'dcXEui! " Look out! LgdLe'lEXEmk: loya' Again e'kole x-iau wbale that he goes ! agid'lXaui uya'le: she said to him his elder sister: a jierson: Qf^'xtce Intend ne'ki'kst iqe'sties; he looked blue-Jay ; La'kj'ewax. "Qautsl'x-Lx the torch. " Ho'w may ai.xatEma'nEuuki." A'lta it always flickers. ' Now '' Yuyayuya' ; tid'LEnia •' Yuyayuyaj the supernatural itca'xk;'uu: her elder brother beings "A'lta ' ' Now Agid'lXara She said to him ia'xka that one itia'ya." he will come. AtcLO'lukc Ue liarrHMined it itca'xkj'un. her elder brother. cHiNWK-j ANEKTCXO'lEMIX myth TRANSLATION. 51 Atce'xalukctgo iiuVLxolt': •' Eheliiu'2, (lantsi'x-Lx tio'LEma itu'kole He thre-w it down lantj^\aril: •EMhiu, how theu tlic ani"'inHl- thui 1 uml beings whalt' ka aqf'Lxati'nuVptck." TakK nr-'k-ini iciA'^jr^s: •' Ehebifi'!'' TcXvij) 2 ami it i-" thn.wii aslioic '■ Then he said btuejay: " Klieliiu ." ExtinKuislieil a/Lax L;Vk;r'wax. L;la'i)i.;la}» a'yo i(it''s«j«ls. TakK ayo'XonO 3 it booaine the torch. UnfhT \vat.r Ik went hlu-jiiy. Tbuii ho (Iriftol iiway iqe'sqes WeXt aLE'kii.. Na'k-iL weXt iLiVxakfEinana, 4 blue jay. Again th:o aLi'xko. A'lta aqoa'kXatEq > hinblan- Now it wiis iiiaite a Ktorii. when; they went >'uw it « a.s jnit on tlie ' kel." a;zainst tliem hon)e. e(l(;ft of the <'aiiop go Lia'aLxap'ukc ikaiti'nj, ka aqe'Lgax t^itcxa'x; Le2qc' puc aLxr:' la-it g on its jtiinwuJt; I'auoe, .xnd it was mail© a storm ; .ilmust ft' they were against theui dead ka aLigo'tctam. ■-';-,/v;::\./ ;^ :»:V-./ -^.>^:_,r . ■'7'^^/^l^''^^ 9 and they came acroas. ,. . . . ..,- %. :, . Translation. ; TUere was a town the chief of Avhich liad died. His two rhildreii were grown up; one was a girl and one a boy. Early every morning the people went out to hunt sea-otters. The girl was always in the stern of the canoe. At dark they returned home. Five times they had gone hunting, then it grew foggy. Her hair became wet and she swallowed the water which drij)j)ed down from her hair. A long time the j>eople remained tliere. Then sJie became |>regnant. Blue-Jay was the first to observe it. He said: '' Don't you notice it ? He made his sister pregnant." Robin said: " Be quiet, B hie Jay, you will jnake our chiers children ashamed."' " Ha, he is the elder of us two and he ought to know better than I."' After .some time she became vStouter. '•Hell, we will run," said Bhie Jay. "'I am ashamed because her brother made her pregnant. We will leave them; we will mov-e!" Tlien, indeed, the peoi)ie believed Blue Jay. Again the brother and sister went hunting sea otters. In the evening they came home. Now there were no people and no houses. " Lo, they deserted us. Blue- Jay advised them to do so." Then the brother continued: "Tell me who made; you pregnant f She rei>lied, •• I do not know. Once when we went out hunting sea otters a mist came up and 1 swallowed the v\ ater which made me qualmish." Then they searched for tire. But the people had poured water into all the tires. The last house was that of their aunt, the Crow. It also was taken away. They walked about and there they heard the crackling of fiie. The brother said to his sister: "Do you hear the tire f After awhile it crackled again. They found the place from where the s<»und appeared to come. They dug into the ground and found a shell. In the shell there was burning coal. '' Oh," they said to each other, " our aunt pitied us; she put the fire into the shell for us." Now they started a fire. The next day they 52 ANKKTC XO'lEMIX HER MYTH. [^^ built a siTiall house. There tl>ey lived tor a lonjj time. One ilay a sea breeze arose. Early in the morning the man rose and went erty into it. Now Robin took a sharp stick and put it in the ground at Blue Jay's feet. Then Robin and the Crow went across to the young man and to his sister, and left Blue Jay alone. Early in tht* morning when he awoke, he said : " Wake up, Robin," and kicked him; but his feet struck the stick, and he hurt himself. "O, n)y feet I" he cried. "They left me here alone." Then he went lu^ne to his children. Crow and Robin crossed the bay and went up to the house of the young man. Early next morning Blue Jay said : " T^ow, let us all go across." They made themselves ready and went across. When they we;re in the mid- dle of the bay a heavy gale arose, and the people almost died. They 64 ANEKTCXo'lKMIX HKK myth. Knoux'.y lijid to turn back. Five days |tlioy triod to cross the b}iy|, hi'.t every time they wtuc driven hack. Then they }^ot across. Now it began to snow, and the people wore covered with snow. They be<'aMie very cold. Thus their chief took revenge npoii them. Then Bine Jay went up to the house. [Lie found a knothole and called to Robin, who was in the house:) "Kobin, open for me, I am cold. Bring me food, Ifobin, I am starving." Robin «lid not reply. "Robin, take the tong.>< and jnit some f(M)d throngh this hole." Robin was boiling meat. Then he took the tongs and pnt them into the boiling kettle. He pushed the tong-i through the knothole. Bine-Jay [was so hungry that he| luked the fat oflfrom the tongs. He said: '"Robin, F^obin, tell the chief that I will give him my daughter in marriage, but let him open the door." '' Ya a," said Robin; "What shall he do with her? He wants your chief's daughter [not yours ).*" Then Bine Jay ran down to the beach and said to his chief: "The young man a ks for j'our daughter and for my daughter." The chief did not reply, and Bine Jay ran back to the house and said: " Robin, the chief says he will give him his danghter.'' Fivetim^'S Bine-Jay ran down to the beach aijd back to the house. Tlien his chief .q)oke; he made his said to her : "Take this bitch along; it belongs to your grandson. When you come near the shore say: •Catch a whale, Q; aci'nEmicLX.'" "Yes," said the Crow, and then she went home. When she was in the middle of the ocean she said to the dog: "Catch a whale, Q;aci'nEmicLX. Do you know indeed how to catch whales?" Thc^n the bitch who lay in the stern of the b<»at arose. A whale came up. She bit it. Then the canoe rocked violently. •'Hold it fast, Q; acrnEmicLX." Then the Crow became afraid and said: "Let go, let go, Q;aci'nEmicLX." Then she let go the whale and lay down to sleep. The Crow landed [and when she arrived], she hatl '^"ol^"'] ANKKTCXo'lEMIX myth TRANSLATION. 55 lost her dog. She ran about and seairhed for it in all tlie houses^ but did not lind it. Then she [wa.s very sad and] did not eat because she likrd her er- son ["how lio throws away tho Hca lions of the supernatural peo])le"]. "'Ehehin', you say; I threw away those who bit me," said lilue-Jay. Then tliey all entered the house and stayed there. There were nopeo- ])le in it except tlie chiefs sister, j Blue. lay said to his brother Robin:] "'What will they ^ive us to eat, Robin?" ''Oh. be (juiet," replied Kobin. Then said lilue Jay: ''Our chief's tire makes noise just as this here." There was only one kig in the house. Then the i>er- sou shouted: "Come down to the tire you who sjtlits wood with his beak." Then a beinjf ciime out Ifrom umb^r the bedj with a lonj,' beak who split the ht^. '"Koliin," said iJlue Jay, "that was our *rreat-great- grandfather's slave." " I do not know that he was our slave; you alone Lave slaves.'' Then a tire was made and the whole house was full of smoke. The person shouted : "Come down to the fire, Smoke eater." "Robin," said Blue-Jay, "he also was our (great-gr«>at-}^randfather's) slave; he always carried me on his back and led you by the hand." "I do not know that he; was our slave: you alone have slaves," Then the smoke man came down and [they saw that) he had an enor- mous belly. He stepped into the middle of the house and swallowed all the smoke. The house became light. Then they brought a small dish and one cut of meat was in it. " Robin," said Blue- Jay, "that is too little; that is not enough for all of us; I certainly shall not get enough." Then a person shouted : "Come down to tho fire you who outs whale with his beak." Then a perscm came to the fire with a very sharp beak, who began t^o cut meat. He cut and cut until the whole dish was full. Then he blew upon it and it became a large canoe full of meat. They boiled it, and when it was nearly done they all went out and their chief took reeds. These he put into their mouths [and pushed them right through them] so that they came out at the anus. They all did so, also Blue Jay. Then they entered again and sat down. They made small holes where they sat and began to eat. They swal- lowed the meat and it went right out at the anus. Blue Jay arose and there lay his anus. "Look here, Rol)in, my anus fell down right here!" Then the people took him by his arms, carried him out of the house, and pulled the reed out of his mouth. Then the chief and Blue- Jay entered again; he took three spoonfuls and he had enough. Then the people continued to eat and the whale meat became less and less. Then they went out, took out the reeds and reentered. They continued to eat. Now they ate in the right way and finished all they had boiled. Then a person cried: "Ehehiu, how they eat all the meat of the super natural beingsl" Then Blue Jay said: "Did you think T could not finish what you gave me to eat?" Now they stayed in the house. Blue Jay went out. Jle was over- satiated. He looked and saw a patch of kiuuikinnik berries. He began to eat them, when a person called : "Oh, Blue- Jay eats the excre- 'Bui^'"] AN£KTCX(VlEMIX MVT}I TKAN8LATION. 67 iiHMitaufthe supernatural |>f'opl<';''\vheicuiM)nBlue-.Tay said: '''Klwliin', .V(»u say; do you think I eat themf I inorely look at your kUmikinnik berrieH." They Htaye«l there. After awhile a ixrson eame out of the house and gaid: "Tbey wish to i>lay with y«)u; you will dive." Blue Jay xaid: "We always dive in our eountry/' *'Do you think they do as you are aecustftmed to!" said the woman. '"When they dive the one dies and the other one hiis won." vShe said to them: '• Blue Jay shall dive." Blue Jay went «lown to the water and threw the bushes out of hi.s canoe into the water. Then he and the diver fought ajrainst each other. Tbey dived. I'.hie Jay hid his club under his blanket. They jumped into the water an«l after awhile Blue Jay's l)reath gave out. He eame up and hid under the bushes which he had thrown out of his canoe. There he breathed and dived again. He said to the diver: "Where are you?" '• llen^ I am." she replied. After awhile his breath gave out again. Otice more he came up under the bushes. Four times he did so, and then he became tired. He went to look for the diver. He found her biting tlie botton) of the sea. She had her eyes closed. Blue- Jay took his dub and hit her on the nape. The ])eople saw sometjiing floating on the water and tlien a person said: "There is Bine Jay." He was, however, in the bushes which he had thrown out of his canoe. After a little while Blue Jay jumped ashore and a person shouted: "Ehehiu, how Blue Jay won over the diver of the sui»ernat- ral beings." "'Ehehiu', you say; we always dive so in our country/' said Blue Jay. Then again a person step[)ed out and said: "They want to play with yon; you will climb up a tree together." Then Blue Jay said : "We climb every day in our country." But the young woman remarked: "Do you think they are just like Indians? They will place a piece of ice upright, then you will have to climb up the ice. When a climber falls down he breaks to pieces and the other one wins." Then they said to Blue Jay : "You shall climb up." They i)laced upright a piece of ice which was so long that it reached to the sky. Blue-Jay made himself ready and tied his bearskin blanket around his belly. [The su[)ernatural beings sent a] chipmunk who made hinLself ready [to climb up the ice]. They began to climb, and when they had reached a certain height Blue-Jay grew tired. [Then he let go of the ice] and flew upward. [When he had rested] he again took hold of the ice. Then he grew tired again. He looked back to the one with whom be was racing and saw her climbing up with her eyes shut. She did not grow tired. Then Blue-Jay took his club [from under his blanket] and struck her on the nape. The chipmunk fell down. The people looked up and saw a person falling down. "Ah, that is Blue-Jay! There he falls down." [But w^hen they saw the chipmunk] a i)ersou shouted : "Ehe- hiu, bow they won over the chipmunk of the superuitural beings." 58 ANEKTCXO'LEMIX her myth. [cthsologv "' Ehehiu', yon say; we always climb in our conntry." Then their chief won two 8ea-otters. Then they stayed awhile longer. Then aj^ain a person c}U«»e<)Ut and said: "They want to have a shooting match with yon." Bine Jay said: "We have shooting matches every day in onr conntry." The young woman said: " Do you tliink they are like Indians? They place peoi)le against ea<'h other. One stands on one side, the other on the other. [They shoot ut ea<-h other,] the one dies, and the other wins.'' Then they said to the lieaver : "You stand up [on onr side].'' They took a grindstone and tied it to his belly. They took another one and tied it to his back. The supernatural beings made the loon stand uj* on their side. Then [the beaver and the loonj took their arrows and the loon shot at the beaver. The arrow broke and fell down. Then the beaver shot at the loon. " LThn," said he when he was st'^nck by the arrow. Then the loon shot again. " Ha," he-said, and the arrow broke and fell down. Then he shot again at the loon, " Uhfi," he said, then fell on his back and died. " Ehehiul How they won over the bnd of the supernatural people."' Blue-Jay spoke: "You say 'ehehiu'; we have shooting nmtches in our country every day." They stayed there some tune.longer. Then again a person came imt of the house and said: "They want to play with yon; you will sweat in the sweat house." Blue-Jay spoke: "We always sweat in our country.' Then the young woman said: "They always heat caves, and when they are hot, they enter them. The one party will die, the other will win." Then their chief said: " VYe must go into the cave." Now the supernatural beings heated the caves. They got hot. There were two caves in a rock. [The chief and some of his pe()i)lej went into one, the supernatural beiugs went into the other. Then the caves were closed. The chief, however, took some ice and pat it under their feet. They stood on it. After a little while a sound Avas heard like the bursting of a shell that is being roasted. Five times that sound was heard. Then the caves were opened: tirst that of Blue Jay's peo- ple — they were all alive; next that of the supernatural beings — five of them were dead. They had won again. "Ehehiu! Ilow they won over the supernatural beings." "'Ehehiu', you say,'' replied Blue Jay, " we use the sweat house every day in our country." Now the chief's brother in law said: "Let us catch whales." The sister told him: "Take care; they Avill try to put you to shame. This is their last attempt at you." In the ev'cning they went to catch whales. She took Blue Jay and put him into her right armpit. Then she took Robin and put him into her left armpit [and told theraj: "Now I shall keep you here; do not say 'ehehiu,' do not look I" Then in the evening they all went down to the beach. She said to her elder brother : "Four whales will pass you, but do not throw your harpoon; when the fifth comes, then harpoon it.'" Now the supernatural i)eople stood there. The yonug woman took a torch in order to help her brother. *^BuI^''] ANEKTCXO'lEMIX myth — TRANSLATION. 59 After a while a person shouted: -' Yiiyaynya, a flatfish whale comes." I The chief did not stir.) After a while a person shouted: " Yuya- yuya, an albatross whale comes; raise your hari)oons." Blue- Jay tried to look (from undei- the arms of the woman |. At once her torch began to flicker, and she pressed Blue Jay, saying: ''Douot look!" Then again a person shouted: " Yuyayuya, an elk whale conies; raise your hivrp(»ons." [The chief did not stir, j Next a person shouted: "Yuyayuya, a sperm-whale comes; raise your harpoons.'' Then the sister said to him: ''Now, kxik out; now the real whale will come." Then a person shouted: " Yuyayuya, the whale of tiie supernatural people comes." iilue Jay tried to look [from his hiding place [. Then the torch of the young woman began to flicker and was almost extin- guished. The people said : " Why does AnektcXo'lEmiX's torch always flicker?" The person shouted once more: '• Yuyayuya, the whale of the supernatural people comes." Then Anr^ktcXo'lEmiX said to her brotlier : "Now the real whale will come." The chief harpooned it and tlirew it ashore. "Khehiul How they threw ashore the whale of the supernatural people." Blue- Jay replied: "Ehehiu," and at once the torch was extinguished, and Blue-Jay [fell down from the armpit of the woman and] was drowned. He drifted away. Thus theyAv<.n again. Their chief won again. Then they went home. AnektcXd'lEmiX said : "Coil up this rope in your canoe; when you get across tie Robin's blanket to it." [Then they started. When they were in the middle of the ocean the supernatural people] created a strong gale against those going home. Now they tied [Mink] on to the gunwale of their canoe [thus making it higher and preventing its being swamjied]. They almost perished; finally they reached their home (safely. Then they tied Robin's blanket to the rope. AnetcXO'lEmiX pulled it back, and when she found the blanket at the end of the rope she knew that her brother had reached home safelyj. 4. IGUA NAT lA KXANAM. Thk 8ai.mo.\ his Mvtii. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 20 lo'c There WiU» tMjexEiiiEla'luX. thf'.v wantwl to buy iLa'Xakj'Einana, tlieir chief, Ofo'kiiil uya'Xa, hi.-<'it'' atci'Lax ik-a'otEu cka inEuK aLXElE'l. Aqio IXam he did it squirrel and a little it moved. He was tt>ld "A inElaxta te;Ex LE'xa!" A'yuLx finana'muks. ' ' You next break do it ! ' Ho went to the the otttr. middle of the house kaX osrvkuil: "A, qo ia'xka tcjEx tclEtx!" QjSt that woman: 'A. will he break he does it.' Love aga'yax. AtoLd'cgam, qe'xtce tc;Ex atx'i'Lax. Njikot tcjEx aLE'x. she did him. tie took il, intending break he did it. Not break it did. Ayo'ptck weXt. A'lta a'elaxta o^e'iia a'yuLx. Goyii'2 ia'tja iL ktgE'kal. the diers. LE'xa!'' doit!" aLE'xax, it did A'lta tc Now- break onana'muks : till- otter: NaxLtl'lExa-it She thought lie went up :igiiin. Now he next la'waii, hie belly, ts; EX break TakE Then tola' XO. he will do it atcE'Lax ka weXt he did it and aaain f'lf''q;am a'yiiLx. the wolf went to the mid die of the house wiXt tEll tired the beaver he went to the middle of the house. "Le ia'xka x-ix'i'x " Lb he this AtcLd'Cfram e^fna qO'La LCatca'ma. He took them the beaver those antlers. Thus laryie ue'k'iiH he said iqj^ sqr'S: blue-jay: g'a'tsjaxan with larj^o belly Lt^qs tCjEX Almost break tEll iie'xax. tind he >;ot. AtcLo'cgani, He took it, A'yuptck He went up f'Ee'iia. the beaver. Ltqs almo.tt tSjEx aLE'xax. uo'xax. again he got. A'yuptck elf*'q;am. Ur went u|> the wolf. hrea k A'elaxta Next lie It did A'elaxta Next TakE Then AtcLo'cgaiiJ qd'La Hi' took tbeni those ue'xax ii'tsxttt. be got the liear. Go Le'Xat Lfu' There ou>' it was 60 LCati'a'nia ii'tsxdt. Lf'qs antlers the bear. Almost ts; EX break ii'tcxdt a'yuLx. the bear went to the middle of the hon.'us te;Ex atci'Lax. A'lta weXt tii211 lal'xax. the grizzly he went to Almost break he Xow their chief he ntixt he went to the panther. Xow all 4 the middle of the house iioxo'tctXoin oxdw.;'yul. A'lta a'tElaxta t^E'kal. A'lta a'yo 5 they wer« ;!t an end the walkers. Now next they the fiicr.s. Now he went yiViiewa y- eiits"X. QP'xtco atcLo'cgam. Le(is ts; ex atci'Lax. A'lta fi first Ent8"X. Intending he took it. Aliuo.st hreak he dirt it. Now wiXt tiill uo'xax. A'lta a'elaXta ipo'epoe jfyiiLx. NxLo'lExa it again tired ho got. Now he next ifMii'iioe he went to iShe thonglit 7 the middle of the house. qaX o*:o'kuil: ''O ia'xka taya'x ts;Ex tsLEtx.'" A'lta atcLo'egam; ^ that wonuin ; "Oh. he if break he would do it." Now he took it; uakct qa'da aLE'x. A'yoptck. A'cElaXta cE'ii'tuwa? jj^ "Quick, quick, stand up' he said blnc.ja.v ; "What can>oud(W Ts;Ex LE'xax XoLa L^Etca'ma." Qoii'iiEini ate it) 'IX am. TakE oq Break do them these antlers! ' Five tjuies he spoke to him Then "* aLo'tXuit qo'La LgOLe'lEXEmk. TakE to'to nf''xax. TakE td'tO 21 he stood up that person. Then shaking he became. Then shake atca'yax ia'ok. CeII, td'td ne'xax ia'dk. TakE td'tO .,'> he did it his blanket. Noise shaking it became his Idanket Then shake '^^ of rattles, atci'Lax La'yaqcd. TakE a'yuLx go ka'tsEk tl'oL. TakE 2,3 he did it his hair. Then he went to the middle of the bouse. Then down atcLo'cgam L«atca'ina. AcLo'cgam, tc;Ex atcE'Lax. WeXt 04 he took tb*m the antlers. He took them, break ho did them. Again " atcLo'cgam, tc;Ex atcE'Lax. Qoa'nEmi tc;Ex atcE'Lax, ka 25 he took them, break he did them. Five times break he did them, and 62 igua'nat his myth. [I _ETHNOU)Gr J atcLXE'kXiU', TakE iie'xanko cka luign^ue'qxanit te'lx'i:m. lie threw I lieiM down. Then lie ran aii'1 ' they l»i>ke te'lx-Em. JO tilting [ 'J large bay. Then again they the bay the people, middle reached size 2] TakE kula'i weXt actoe'ta(ii. WeXt ka'naiiwe, atigri'ptvkam Then far again they two lett tliem. Again all tliej- came landward .., te'lx'Ein. WeXt aqca'wa. Qoii'nEiua EEmii'LEina atci'Lax ka ^^ the jieople. Again tb< y were Five haj s he made them and pursued. j3 ta'inEnna ne'xax. Ka'nauwe aqLgO'ptekani qO'La (joa'iiEiii giving up begot. All they came landw.ird tho.«e live J, LEHia'LEina. TakK tEll ne'xax it;a'lapas ka y- rpEupEn l»ays. Then tired lie got coyote and l^adger . keamtjiVm koa'nsnni. TakE atoio'lXani ia'eike. "TakK tEll -'■•'* afttr always. Then lie aaid to him to his friend : "Then tired aui'xax, cikc! (^a da tKme'x-ataqux tkipa'lau ntala'xo XaXa'k J(J I got, friend; How your thought bewitched 1 nhall make that thini on her -,- ogu'Xalaitan." Ta'kE ne'k-im e'pEnpEn: "A'yipe.'' TakE pu'po my arrow. Tlien he said badger "Weill ' Then blow 18 a'tcax uya'Xalaitan it;'a'lapas: '"Go ia'yaqtq mo'ya! go ia'yaqtq hedidonit his arrow coyote: "At liia head go! at bis bead mo'ya I' Lo'ni atco'lXam uya'Xalaitan: "Go ia'yafjtq mo'ya I" go; Three times be said tr«u." ^No'ya-y okfuno', ayaxa'uEx-Enr'iiiai iiagE'tsax. A'lta 3 vour ncphtw. " She went the crow, she cried whih- walking she crieii. >ow ndyaiii qijro kaXe' aciia'wa'. A'lta La'qLiiq agE'Lax Lqa'naks. 4 slit arriveil where where lie was kiiU-il. Now turnover Mli.Mlid rheiii 8lonet<. A'qxulqt. Lil'ciLaii kLaxt uia'nakc, kLik;'elri'lKj)le. TakE Lap 5 Sh.-erieil. Turnover mUo did etones, she turned tlieni over Then find them often. agE'Lax LeXt LgEiiifik-ikct. TakE a^E'Luk"q go-y- r-'qxf-L. (i she did it one salioon imji; Then she carried it t" a ereek LE'kLEk aga'yau. TakE akLaLCEiMia'na it go Ltcuq. Tso'yustc 7 Dig siiedidit '1 lit-u she pot it into In water. Kveniag ka na'Xkd. NaXkd'inani go tE'kXatjL. - - , ^ and shi' went lionif. She ^ot liotne to her bouse. Kawi'X ka wiXt no'ya. AkLo'qsta.n (jd'La L^a'pta, Jiarly in the and again she wont. She went to see it that salmon egg iiiorniiit; A'lta La'qoa-iL qo'La l^a'pta, marik Lo'Lijat. A'lta LE'kLEk aga'yax lo Now lar};e that salmou efiu, a little long. Now dig she diil it mank ia'qoa-iLe. Tsd'yuste weXt na'Xkd, NaXkd'mam. X'iikct ^^ a little larfje. Eviming a^.iin she went home. She got home. Not uad'ptit ka iiii'ktcnkte. Kawi'X ka weXt iid'ya. A'qxultjt, iid'ya. 2'> she slept and it jrot day. Karly ami again she went. Sht- erxd. sliewent. "* Nd'yam go (jd'La L^a'pta. A'lta y u'leIo yuXtkr^'l. A'lta yuL; mank She arrived at that salmon egg Now a small trout there swam. Now glad a little iia'xax. A'lta ia'qoa iL LE'kLEk aga'yau, Tsd'yuste na'Xkd. Me'uxM ^ she lieeami-. Now large dig s'le did it. Kveniiig she went home. A little iia(»'ptit ka ne'ktcukte. WiXt nd'ya iLa'lakt. TakE ud'yani go qd'La ^» she slept and it got day. Again she went the fourth Then she arrived at that ^ time. Lf^a'pta. A'lta y dpla'ld ynXtkO'l. TakE kwa'iikwan ua'xax salmon egg Now a trout swau there. Then happy she beeame dk;'u'ndl LE'kLEk aga'yau, i'xaluketgd ma'Lxdle. A'lta o^ salmon swam there. She took him. she threw him down onshore. Now ~ Lkj'asks aLd'La it, Lfi'qoa iL Lk;'asks. A'lta k;wa'nk;wan iia'xax 05 ahoy there was. a large boy .Sow happy she got "* dkfu'nd. A'lta aci'Xkd. AcXkd'niaui. TakE agid'lXam itoa'kXen tlieorow. Now they | dual] They (diiilj got Then she said to him her grandson went home. home. dkfund : "Amx'd'toL. Id'LEma ineElkEla'ya." A'lta nixo'tdE, .,7 thecrow. " Hat he. Suiwrnatural you shall see them." JS'ow he bathe.1, beings nix'd'toL, nix'd'toL. la'uewatt' gd Lctuq nix'd'toL. ALe'Lx-dL;, go y 28 heltathed, he bathed. The tirst time in water he bathed. He fluished. in 10 18 10 20 )'> 26 a (> 64 IGUa'nAT his myth. [kthsolohy e'maL nixM'toL. Kauauwi' Lpo iKiiia nix'o'toL. Ale'x-OL; uix'o'toL Iiay be ))atlicyiwo your father, his frieuii batlaer. It' not that woman killeit liini poc iiukct aqia'wa'. Go Lliiq;ain aLgo'cgam kaX oio'kuil." [ifj not be was killed. To wolves they took her that woman." Y Takp: atco'lXani uya'k;ik|e: ''Nu'ya. Nio'XtkiuEinama Then he .s. id to her liw grandmother: "I shall go. I shall go and search for hiiii g it;a'lapas." "Niikct mo'ya, taua'lta aqeiua'woox." TakE wiXt coyote.' yot 140. else you will be killed." Then again acxeia it uya'k;ikje. lO Lqt«' acxe'la-it, ka weXt naxa ilgu'Litck: J they two his iirand- Longtime they two then again she told him: stayer! mother. 8taye itja'lapas aqo'cgam uya'pL;ike LEme'uiama." "A, uo'yaya To oojote it was taken his bow your father's." "A, Ishallgo. Xin'XtkiiiBiiia it;a'lapas. TakE o'Xuit tio'LEma ano'ikEl." A A I shallsearci) for him coyote. Then many Huperaatural I saw them. " biiugst 22 "Ni'Xua amxauitgu'Litck. e'kta irad'yoLEinar' TakE ateo'lXam • Well, tell me, what your supernatural Then ho said to her lieings* " .j„ iiya'k;ik;e: -'Ni'Xua inE'tpa!" TakE iio'pa-y- ok;'u''no. Atco'Lata-y- -*" to his grand- •Well, come outside. ' Then shewentout the crow He shot it mot ner : 14 iiya'xalaitaTii iau'a ma'Lxolts la'xkewa ne'xLx-ae. Atcr)'Lata his arrow then inland. There it caught fire. He shot it 15 nya'xalaitau e'wa tEmf^a/ema. la'xkewa ueXxXae. TakE na'k*im hi3 arrow tiien to prairie. There it caught ttre. Then she said jg ok; lino: "• O naii'itka taL; id'LEma aine'ElkEl." Agio'lXani: the crow: "Oh indeed lo! supernatu- you saw it." She said to him: ral heing 17 ''Qa'doxe mo'ya. Qa't'ocx'Em, emx'Eiia'oye.*' Ago'n o^o'Lax ka "Musi you go. Take care, take care of yourself." (3ne more day and IX ka'nauwe. Atcto'cyam them all, lie took them ready. on to himself tia'xalaitanEina. A'lta acxr''lagux igo'cax. A'lta a'yo. xlLyo'epa hi.s arrows. Now it thundered the sky. Xow he went. Hewentout from clear sky ' to it 20 tEni'-a'cnia. Qoa'uEin tEin'a'eiiia ayoT'pa. to a prairie. Five prairies he went out to tbeni. A'lta atoil'ikEl t!'oL. A'yo, a'yti, a'yO. Q^'oa'p atci'tax t!'oL. Kow he saw it a house. He went, be went, he went. Near he got to it a house. 22 A'lta iLXgula'iiiagux LgoLe'lEXEiiik. Ayo'tXiiit go k"La'xaiul tl'oL. Now singing song of vie- a person. He stood at the out«ide of the ti>ry house, 00 Aita ewa' gu'lata Le'Xat iLXguhViriagux. Lawa'2 atcixa'laqqe, Now thus at the end of one singing song of victory. Slowly be opened the the house door, 24 ayo'La-it go iqe'plal. K"tcXa ne'xax it; 'a'lapas. " la'xkayuk ayo'jam he stood in the doorway. Sneeze be did coyote. To here he arrived 25 igua'uat ia'xa. " Tcintuwa'<:t')mx qlqo'q antsauwIp'Ena'iianina-itx the salmon bis son. "HewillkiUme that I always .jump inside 26 tE'kXEqL. Tciiituwa't'onix." Lqa'LXatc Le'lauit go eia'xoct. TakE in bouse. He will kill me." Coal it was put on bis face. Then ^g uixE'ltXiiitck. Atcto'cgam tia'kteina, atixa'lax he made himself Ho took them his dentalia, he put them 19 CHIN k;M ue'xax it;Vr'lai)as. silent he became coyote. a'vainKnuk"t. K'pEnpEii wiXt a'yaniKnuk"t. (^>;V' iiO'xax i*aid coyote; " I shall give it my dear! -'■^ to you TakE ayo'tXuit itfa'lapas. Lacf a'tcax 'wyXt oi)L;ik«'. Atcd'gain, |j Then he stood np coyote. Take he liid it one bow. Jletookit. out goyi' a'tcax. LEk" na'xax. Atca igE'ltcim, aqia'auwilx- o'pLjikt"-. 12 thus he did it. Break it did. He struck him, he was hit with it the bow. Aee'k;elapx-it. Qu'l w, coyote! ^\'hy me, la'xlax aniEna'xt?" Atcaya'lot a'lta itistd'koiikoii a'yaqtq ^'. TakE gOye' a'tcax; iiiikct LEk" na'xax. 20 glued on tliat how. Then thus he did it; not break it did. la'kwa' guye' a'tcax «[iuk;cania', LEk" ni'xax. Aqa-igE'ltcim (,.. Here thus he did it right hand. break it did. He was struck ■"■*■ with it wiXt. TakE wiXt nicilga'kXo it it;'a'lapas. La2kt LpL;i'kt^ 22 again. Then again he fell on his ba< k coyote. Four bows '" atci'Ltlt it;'a'lapas. Ka'uauwc LE'kLEk ii'Lax. A'LatpiinEm a Ita 03 he gave him coyote. All broken they bwame. The fifth now "' a'xka igna'nat oya'pL;ikr' atcaya'ldt. (JO'yc a'tcax ianwa' 24 that the .salmon his bow he gave it to him. Thus he did it there tcag three thus he did it ; not break he did it Ked ahafte'ekt't iia tiie'txiX ka inai'ka aiiie'k;auk;an ? " Nekim -« i)«. Not [int. 1 km w iiiut yoii you a iiiui'itercr? U« iiaid part.] 3 t''pEnpEn: *']S'akct ajiE'k;auk;au. Kaphas r''tcEiiiEnuk"t aqfMia'lax." badger: 'Not I umrdiTer Only in> bldokeni'dlacf wan rtiadt' uie." ■ TakE a(ii(>'cjiain yo iJa jma. A'lta acjcr/ktcpa. A'lta aqcXE'lteiiii. ^ Then hewaatHkcn at liis ii:i]ii-. Now t!if\ ..ere hnuUii Xo» they wp.-e struck out. together. i_ AqcXE'ltciiii. aqcXE'ltciui. AcXELait. Aqe'xalukctjio it;'a'lapas: «* They wiTf Htnuk the\ wero .struck They wcredi'ad. He was throw j) away coyoto; togethiT. tofjethcr. ^ ''Itj'il'lapas iiiit'xal. Niikct tkaua'Xiinct mtote'iia/' Aqe'xalukctgo "Coj'Ote your uanie. Xot chief'.s you will kill He was thrown away them.' e'pEiipEii: "E'pEiipEii iiiie'xal. Nilkot tkana'Xinu't intute'ua. A'liika ♦ biwlger: •• liiid'Tc'i' your nam*: Not chiefs you will kill Only tlieni . 8 dnie'wioqo kjoa'c xaxa'xo. Niikot (ij'ori'p aiiiLi'rx Lji^oLe'lEXErnk.'' your Ian s» al'raid they will lie of Not neiir you will get a person.' them. him f. TakE aqcx'E'kXut"' it;'a'lapa8 k;ay- e'pEiipEii. TakE a kaJiEin qoa'iiEin nr>xdk;or*'uevak. "Maiiix Etr''uiama, eXt together live bundles. '• When they come, one 4,„ iiiixk;'e'niyak LoXat initEld'ta. Manix Lktawii'l^a x-ite'k, ka ^'^ bundle to one give it to them. When they will eat it this, then DEd'L'aya. Ma'nix xax LgEna'xoyt' eXt Le'Xat mitElo'ta." A'lta -''* I shall win When notice they will do me. one to one give it to them." Now over them. ,j_ la'xlax atci'Eax. Pd a'teax did'lEptckiX. Pai. tE'kEmom ne'xax; ^•i deceive he did them. Blow he i lid the tire. Full ashes begot; on it OQ iq;'eyd'qxdf iie'xax. '" an old man he got . ^"Z'^""] THE SALMON MYTH. 67 Tao'yiisti^ ka qxill ni^'xau. ALa'cffatp! L^MiLe'lEXEruk. Kfi'tsEk Eveniug and iM«i!o you think not n)v relative ' This he bronjilit it this Lq;r'y6'qxot.'' '"Hr)! itci'kokeiii! Qa'ila<|a iiOkct a'nqatf; amid'lXani ? 7 old man.' "Ho! My sister-in-law's Why not long ago you told me? relative! TsE'xtsEx aiiE'Lax i.gE'kokciii.'" WiXt qui nr-'xau. WiXt e'Xat 8 Hurl I did him my sister-iu law s Again noise o( there was. Again one relative.' falling objei'ts La'qo ne'xax. Xe'tpla. lo'knk q;'oa']> ka'tsEk t;V>L: •• IlEiuin, igua'nat visible he be>-iine. Hecamein. There near niidtlleot' house; llEmiii, salnjon ia'tsEks iniLa'kux. llEinm, ifruil'uat iniLa'kux.''' Ewa' atci'EriEtuti. iq his smell I smell. UEmui, salmon 1 dniell." Thus he kicked him. Ewa' ayiiEa'tax-it, o'xoet ayuLa'tax-it aqe'qLtuq. Wax a'Lxax n Thus he flew about, niueli he flew about heva«kian. " She ^avo it one >Tii 13 to Tiini inixkj'e'uiak. "Oho', itci'kOkein! Qa'da(ja uikct a'nqate auiEnfi'lXaui? bundle. ■ Oho. my sister-in-laws Why not lon^ ago you told me.' -•■* relative! TsE'xtsEx auE'Eax LgE'koksin." WiXt qui ne'xau. WiXt ^5 Hurt 1 did him Fny sister in-law's Again noise of became. Again relative." falling objects e'Xat Laqo ne'xax LgoLe/lEXEmk. Xo'tpla. Ka'koa kula'i 16 one visible he liecame a person. He entered. ThiiS lar ka'tsEk nf''k*ini: "HEiuni, igua'nat ia'tsEks iuiLa'kux. HEiiim. 17 in middle he said: ■HBmm, salmon his smell 1 .smell it. llKmni. igua'nat iniLa'kux.'' Ewa' atci'LqLtuq. Ewa' aj'ULa'tax-it, o'xoet 18 s.ttnion I smell it. ■ Thus he kicked him. Thus he Hew about, much ayuLa'tax'it aqe'qLtuq. L^a'owiqt wax a'Lxax e'wa yi'LackL go 19 he tlew about he was kicked. Blood pour out it did thus bis mouth at qo'La Lqeyo'qxot. Io'L(|te tcaX nO'tXuit. Lfiq aga'yax eXt that old man. Sometime then slie stood \ip. Take she did it one out inixk;e'niak. Age'lot itca'pdtcxau. ••Obd' itci'qoii not inv relative? Tins he broiijrtit it til ink Ajje'lot f'Xt inixk;'r*'niak: *'Ohr>' itci'qr)qcin ! Slw cave it one ImaUle: "Oho! my nistnriii to him law 8 relrttivf! Qa'diwia iiikct a'luiato aiiiEiio'lXam? TsK'xtsEx anE'Lax L<,'K'«io(|'nx<"»t. this (ihl oiaii llu at>; it tliat Halmoii. Nnw uulv Ut: her hu^tbaud. A lid aud qnll ne'xau. there was. offall- ing objects ia'tsEks iniLa'knx. his Biiu'll I smell. EwiV ayiiLa'tax-it, Thus he Hew about, Tcx'i atcixa'laq^f', ka Just he opentil the iimi dour. a little while Tia'yiLa: " llEnim, igua'nat hramelltdit: " ilEmm. Halmuu TiEimii, ij,'ua'nat iniLa'kux." Ewa' atci'LqLtiiq. Hkiuiii, Halmoii f smell. ' Thu.s hekiokedhim. f^'xoOt aynLa'tax'it aqe'qLtuq. Wax a'Lxax ram'h he (lew about he was kicked. Pour on r it ut tliom the e!ks. aLgil'e'niEiiiL qix* eqjoyd'qxot. Nakct uixr.xa'lEm tney gave him food that old man. qaX oEo'kuil: "Ld'iias that woman: "Perliaps qa nekct aLxr^LXE'lEuiax." there fore ALxd'kuniak; 'auwa. Thev went huutin>;. A'lta Now iiixa'latck he rose A'lta agilge'xo il qaX Now shi- boileil muoh that dfo'kuil. A'lta woman. Now go ilEinr^'tk. bed. TakE Then wiXt again aLxE'ltXuitck Lle'qj'am. they made them- the wtilves. selves ready igna'nat ia'xa. Nix'o'tam. the salmon his son. He went to bathe. iiixLxa'lEin. ALe'XdL; ia'LxElEmax ka ackq'a'yoit he ate. He liuished his eating and they two lay down Lax o^o'Lax, takE wiXt pd'po a'tcax oco'lEptckiX After- sun, llieu again blow he did it the Are. noon eqj^yo'qxot ne'xax. Tso'yuste the old man he got. Evening aLXatgd'mam. ALge'tk"^am they arrived at liome. They brought aLgEqLtu'qo-ini. Xa'2 poiiEin ka they kicked him. It grew dark and ''Masa'tsiLx tik tia'xalaitanEma, x-ik ilxa'cjoqcin ! " TakE ue'k*iin "Pretty these his arrows, this our si.ster-in-law's Then he said relative's! ' qix* iqjeyo'qxot: "Nai'ka itci'xotckin." "A, tgEt;'6'kti uitEnla'xoI that old roan; "My my work.'' "Ah, good you make them for me ' aLXatgo'inain : they arrived at home; imo'lEkuiua. elks. aLkto'kunian thev looked at them Lkanauwe'tikc all A'lta uakct Now not tia'xalaitanEina. his arrows. ^ZT] THE SALMON MVTH. 69 Mf'iilil'xo i« liea'l " • Voiir join iiiiml Sonii'tiiin'S it lor iii(> Diakct LEinK'iiLKiiiKu nixu'nexax, f'XtKinar' eXt lkiiik'ulkiiieu ., two liriikcii they get, somofimes ono broken " iiixji'iiOxax," TakE atcayri'lot oj;no'luXtcutk, (loa'iiEin natSjE'x ^^ it ;;«'ts." Tlieii ln' jjavt- t'n-ui to llir.t (liLrcH, tivi- pineit liiiii ogue'lnXtfutk. a flint. * Xe'ktcnktr' a'lta. Kawi'X wiXt a'Lo Llr'tjiu'iuuka. xV'lo ka wiXt ~ It yoi liny now Karly ajzaiii thi-y the ivolves They and Hj;aiii WX-Tll Wfllt uixM'tam iy:aa'uat ia'xa. Atoia'xotckt* ig«''IiiXteiitk. AtcLe'kXuL; lie went to tlit- Aalinitn liis s«tiii. Uc worked on them the arrow lipadn. Ht- tliiislit'd tb«^iH 6 lull lie ka'iian\ve'2, atcia'xotck (jiX ip"''luXtcutk. EXt Laq" atca'yax, ^ nil. lie made thoiu tlu'se arrow luailn. ()ni« takeout he did it, ' iiixilf'ina^. Tso'yustc ka wiXt aLXatjio'niain LkaiiauwP'tiks. he k flit it. Evt-niog aud ai;ain thuj* urrivid at homo all. 8 AL}i<''Lk"qam imo'lEkuiiia. ALga'yaxc ka'nauwr* inio'lEkiiiiia. A'lta f. They lirouf;lit hmiif elkn. Thev cut tliPiii all the elk. s. Now " aLjiio'kumau qix- ijit''luXtcutk. (>, it;o'kti x-ik igr'luXtciitk. ,,. they lookid ar 1he»f arrow hcail.i. Oh, good tbe»p arrow lifail.s "A'liqatf' ka aDgoLe'lEXEink," ne'k'iiii itij t'y('>'t "itsE't;r>xotskiu ^ '■ Foniifrly and I wan a man," he said llii' old one, " I a goiHl worker 12 ige'luXtciitk." "Wuxi'k a'nlaxta iiiinla'xo," atcio'lXain e'Xat: arrow heada." "To-morrow me next you will make he said to him one: them for me," "Mai'ka iuie'Xakamit." TakE wiXt aqayi'ltatkc qofi'iiEin 13 "Your your mind.' Then again were left lor hmi live ogut"»'l"Xtcutk. 14 tlintpiecea. Kawi'X ka wiXt a'Lo Llf''q;'ain. ALX(">'kuinak;aua. 15 Early and again they went the wolves. They went liiinting. Lii ka nixa'latck. A'lta atcia xotck ige'luXtcutk. Kanauwe Some- and he rose. Now he made them the arrow heads. All -L'-* time atcLe'kXuL;. EXt nixele'ma*:. T^<0'yuste aLXatgd'mara. Xa'poiiEm. 17 he finished them. One he kept. In the evening they arrived at home. It grew dark. ALgio'kumaii ige'luXtcutk ifi'xotskiu 'qxdt. La'ktka 18 Tlit-y looked at them the arrow heads his work that old man. Four only atce'tElotxax. EXt nixele'masx. Ne'k-im wiXt e'Xat: "WuXi 19 he gave them to him. One ho kept. He said again one: ''To-morrow a'ulaxta tciuln'xoya, itci'qrxicin.'- Wt^Xt atw'ltatck qui'iiEiui me nest he will make my sister-in-law 's Again he left them to five times them for me, relative." him nats;E'x. Kauwi'X ka jVlo wiXt. ALxo'kiimak;auwa. A'lta wiXt 01 pieces. Early then they again. They went hunting. Now again win't atda'xot<"ke qix* ige'luXtcutk. Ka'iiauwe atcLe'kXoL; . EXt 22 he worked at them those arrowheads. All he finished them. One iiixile'bui*^. Tso'yuste aLXatgo'main. Na'pdnEin. AEgio'kumau 23 he kejit. In the evening thoy arrived at home. It grew dark. They lookwl at it ia'xt"»tckin ([ix- iq; eyo'qxot. () it-'dkti x-ig ige'luXtcutk. '' WuXi 24 his work this old man. Oh, good these arrow heads. " To-morrow a'lilaxta menla/xo qe'qotjcin!" AqayiVldt qua'num ijats;Ex 25 me next you will make my sister-in-law's The.v were five pieces it for me, relative." given to him ogue'luXtcutk. 20 flint. 20 70 IGUA'nAT his MVTH. [rrSJo!]^? KawI'X IcH siLxn ^ fck T.lr'«|;rtm. Aitu ai,xu'kmnftk;anwa. Karlv mill tlii-y m....« imui tli'; woIvch. Now they Wfnt liiiiitiui;. »f lve» n^> 2 Nixi'i'latck igujl'nat ia'xa. Atcia'xotskr' (jix* ijj[c1iiXtcurk. H« ■»>•<> the tukliiKin hi* non He work«w !ioa4ts. ()n<- hr kc|it. lu tho t-vi'iiiiig . aLXatgr»'inani. Na'ponEm, AtciLiVlot la'ktka, t'Xt iiixilriua'-. * they arri veil at hoiiif. It grt-w dark. Hi' itavc thpin four only, one b« kept. to him - () it;V)'kti \-i}i i^ri'luXttiitk. "• WiiXi' a'lilaxta itci'qciX *' tJli, gcMxl thi'w arrow lii'wtH. ■ To-morrow m<'Ufxt tiiy lirotiior- iiilaw . tcinla'xd," ne'k-ini qix* ixgi'^'ax, itca'k-ikal (jaX r/o'kuil. "Mai'ka " he Mill [iiukc ho sHid tliul \oiinKt»*t i>ii<-. Iier lm?,l>aiiil tliat woiaaii. " Vour fill-Ill lor iiif ' 7 iiU(''Xakaint,'" atoio'lXani. Atcayiitatkc qoa'iiKia uat8;K'x your niiixl, ho said to him He left them for him livi- pieces 8 ogur-'luXtcutk. flint. Kawi'X ka aLxi:'ltXaitck Llr'(|;'ri'mukc. Nixa'latck Karly aixl tliey made thetiifjelves ready ihe wolves. He rose ij,nia'uat ia'xa. A'lta atcia'xoteke i^v'luXtcutk. Ka'nauwe lU the Haluiou hi« sou. Now he worke«l at the arrow head». Ail them Ij at('Lr''kXuL;. KXt nixOlo'ina':. TstVynste aLXatgo'iiiam. he linisiied tliem. One lie kept. In the evesing they arrived at home. 12 Ai.gf*'tk"qaHi »'iTid'lEkuni:i. Pa2L taki-: tK'LaqL inir)'Ii:kiiiHa. I'hi y lirougLt home elks. Full then tlieir house elks. 13 l*d'lakli aLXatgo'iiiam. A'lta aLjiiid kuiuan ia'xdtckiu (jix* At dark they arrived at home. Now they looked at it hi.s work thoso 14 ige'luXtcutk: " O, itsi'qsiX! Masa'tsiLx ige'liiXtcutk, it;r»'kti arrow lieada: " Oh. my brother-in-law ' " I'retty arrowheads, jiood -- x-ik igr'luXtcutk.'' Kawi'X ka wiXt aLxe'lagutck. A'Ld ■*-^ these arrow luads." Early aiiit attain they rose. Xliey went Id aLxo'kuinak;aua. Nixa'latck igua'iiat ia'xa. Attd'lXam <|aX they went hunting. He rose the salmon his son. Jle said to lier that X7 oco'kuil: "Mxa'latek. A'lta HLdtr''jiaya." Xaxa'latek (|aX oEd'kuil. woman: "Rise. Now T shall kill them.' She rose that woman. 18 "Qa't;Vx'XEm!'' atco'lXani. TakE acxE'ltXuitck. Takecai*!' he said to her. Tlien tlu-y made themsielves ready. Lqui'Dumiks qd'Lac Lh''(j;'amuk8, qoa'iiEm w. He spanned it wife. 21 dya'pLjike. Gdye' a'tcax uya'xalaitau e'wa, Lpaka'ldiiia. A'lta e'tdL his bow. Thus he made it his arrow thus moiintain.=<. Now hot 22 ne'xax. Q'E'cq'Ec atci'Lax lakt qd'La LpLxoa'ks. A'mka qix- it beeame. I>ry he made them four those well.s. Only that 23 ixge's'ax dyil'pEx inEnx* LElga'-itX qd'La Lteuq. youngest one his well a litth' there wa.s that water. Ka igd'cgewal iLa'xk'uii. TakE LE'ku iia'xax uya'pLjike. And lie went much the eldest one. Then break it did his bow. 25 TakE atcixE'llqLeLx : " TaL; ia'xka, taL; ia'xka igua'nat ia'xa Then he cried miieh ; '• 1I.0 he, lo he, the salmon his son exa'utst'ldla'mit.'' A'ydLx, iie'Xkd. A'yuLx, a'yuLx, a'yuLx. 26 he disguised himself He went to he went He went to- he went to- he went to- beforeus. the water, home. ward the ward the ward the beach. beach, beach. ""or/] THE yALMON MYTH. 71 A'hii qr'K'nrEc ik«^'x riyaiiixto. Ltcuq io'mKqtit. Ayo'ysim go-y- ^ .Vow tiiv lKic»ra«> lii(< brarl. Walpr ho wiw tliirKty HMirri\«nl lit oya'pLx. N<-''kMkst, a/t4rukct oya'pLx. Aita (i;'e'c(j;Ec, axa'IotX. biHWtrll. UcliHikuil, ln^ lk.«r.\ it ««« empty. douiiiiito bntther EkXatsak Lia'wuX a'tciikct uya pLX. Q;e'ry, it was emi>t.v. Neur 9 4 ! midtUu hix >otiiii{er he liiokcd " one brother <|owii int ixgE'siax kcx-qEnia't Lia'wuX uya'pLx a't/ukct; axa'lotX. A'tcuktt ^ youngest UIK1 the next uuu his younger hiii wtU hf h)oke«l it wai* empty. ile IiKiked brother il>iun iiiin. down into La'2wuX oya'i)Lx. A'lta niEnx- J.a'lot'. At<.o pEiia iau'a kr''kXuI«'. ^. the yiiiuiKest bi^ well. Nnw a little was in it. He Jiiiii|ifil then down, brother Ateqa'kXainct, atcT;a'kXamct, atcia'kXaincr. Vii2L. ni-'xax ia'wan. 7 Uedrnnk. he drink. he drank. Full got his belly, la'ma*: atoe'lax igua'uat ia'xa; ia'nia' a'<'»'i'!ita, acjjio'pcut. he IVll down. A'liey liaiile*! hiiii ! buy hid him. mil, Ka igtl'cfrewal weXt e'Xat [etc., as before] A Ita niKiix* 10 And he went mm h more one (ete., an beforf) | Now a little La'loc. Atci'Lukct qo'La Ltt'uq. NijKe'kxaiut, nigv'kxaiiit, iiigt* kxamt. n was in it. He ICMiked at it. that water. He h«ikeil, he looked he looked Niikct i'kta atce'ElkEl. TakE ayo'itco go M'^^ r»pLx. A'lta 12 Not anythintf he sav\ it Then lie went down lo that well. Ntiw atcqa'kXamct, ateaaa'kXaUK't. Pa2L ne'xax ia'wan. hi'inaK alce'lax ^^ he drank, he drank. full got hi.s l>ell\ . .ShiHitiug hedidhioi him igua'nat ia'xa. la'xkatr' ayuqunaT'tix-. Acgio'Lata, atcio peat. 14 the salmon his son. There he tell down. The\ hauled ue hid him. liim out, Ka igO'cgewal wiXt e'Xat [etc., as befon-j A'lta uiEux- 15 And he went much more one |et<;., a.s lielore; Jfow a little Lil'Ioc. yigr''kxamt, uige'kxamt. nige'kxamt. (^r^'xtce poc ayo'itco. m x.i.'^ in jr. He looketl, lie looked, lie lookerl. liireiidin;; if he went diiH n. A'lta AviXt iiigrkxamt. nigc'kxaiut, nigekxauit. Aya'xLakr* tjaX 17 \ow agHiu he looked, he looked, he looked. He went around it thai opLx. E'Xti aya'xLako. A'lta aya'li-^tet"), «iyo'itco. Atcqa'kXanut. well. Onie he went uroiiud Now In- went into lie w drank, •" it . the hole, down. iHEHX- atf'^A'kXamct, ka wiXt iiige'kxaint, WiXt atcqa'kXanut, ^^^ a little he drank, and again he looked. Again h_ drank, atc'iA'kxainct. PaL ne'xax ia'wan. la'ina'^ atef-'lax igua'nat ia'xa. .„v he drank. Full got his belly. SluxitiiiK he did hiire the salmon his sou. "^ him la'xkate ayuquiia't'tix-. Aegio'Lata, acgio'pcut. ,.. There he fell down. They hauled they hid him. ^*- lifm out, Ka igtl'cgewal wiXt e'Xat [etc., as before] A'lta lUEnx. 22 And he went much more one [etc., as before] Now a little La'loc. Nige'kxanit, nige'kxamt, Dige'kxanit. Xa'xii iie'xax, xax ,, was in it. He looked, he looked, be looked. Observin-j; he observe — "^ beeaiiie, atoi'ctax. Qe'xtce prw? ayoe'tcax. A'lta wiXt iiyaxLa'nukL tjaX 24 he did them. Intending if he went down. Now apiin he went often around that OpLx. Ala'Xti ka ayo'itco, le'21c ka ayo'itco. Atcqa'kXanict. well. At last and he went along and he went He drank, 25 down, time down. 72 igua'nat nrs myth [!'■."-?->" -t mKiix- jitc'ia'kXainct, wiXt uyo if.xr''wnl.\. Alu'Xti ;iyr»'it<'o wiXt alittlK linilniiik, iiRiiin lin wi-nf up. At l;i«t li>^ went. <|ow n it^jjiin ,, ka atc'iri'kXiiinct, atc'jn'kXamcf. utc'rii'kXsiriH't. I'ai. lu-'xax iii'waii. ^ anil hi- ilraiik , 111- ilniiiU h<''lruiik. Tull ir«t (im ImIIv. la'nuy: at<-<'Iax iKUfi'iiat iii'xa. la'xkat*', ayiKimui'ctix-. A<-^'i(Vf,ata, 3 .SliiMitiriK hf! iliil liim the Httliiion Uxn Aim. I horo ht> lull down. 'J'bev IihiiIhiJ him hiinoat, 4 a<'jii«Vp<'(it. Ihiy hid him. Ka ij^r)'<>(;rw;il ixfr<''H'ax. TakK r.Kk" Tifi'xax uya'in.j'ikr'. Anil hi- H'diit. iniich tin: younK'Ht mii-. TliiMi iir.;ik it iIhI IiIh Im)«-. .. TakK at<-ixi:'ll(|rlx: "T;H.; i;i'xka, t;n,; i;Vxkii if,nijViiat ia'xa 'I'licii ii»- criiil tiMii;li ■ l.i» ht;. l" lnv Uir HiiliMnri liiw «>>n rxa'iitHt'l(>l;i'«riit." A'Ifa in*'i.xa; fiei.xainiii. A'tl»l»; thfl WfKHlf*. (lOHIlirilo o ia'Xkun. Q;'E'<;rj;'K<' ak»-'x, axa'lotX. LkK'nani iJiVkfikn bin filler l>ry il w.i*, it v. ;ii» iiii|>ty I oijithiT four hrollicr. 9 Ma'xkjuniks r.xa'lotX f,ji'|>i,x(>ak<'. A'lta-y- ainka y uy;Vpi,x inKtiX' liijt f.I'liM iir'ith*:ri wi-K! (Miijity tln'ir wflU. Now otjiy hit. well alittlp ]() La'Inc. Atsi'imki. iiya'pi.x. A'Ifa akMl'Xtkin, iiik; V''x*tkiii. liix wull, hf! went othn nniiiml hi« w«ll. Now h«»»'.arr,h(i! tor th«m, In: lookiil iiiioiit . |sj L«'x-tkin. WiXt n,Uui'\}]:un ;it':iifi h« liiokei' •ihoii t, hf innk'il ahont, In: lixiki d alMiiit. At'ain li«i,jiirii|>id I,-, kf''kXul«*. (^oji'tu'ini at<'r)']>Hiiii kf''kXiil»-. A/lta atcia'kxainct. down. Klv(! timeit h«i.iiimp«''knil A«;fif;a/urn ikani'rn. A'lta a('to't«'t<:o, H<- 1 arried that woiiinn. I ln-y niwliwl a c'lnoc. Now tity wt-nt down hflr it till- rivfr ^i) Kaxf''!! kiila'yi a«'t«>'yain atco'lXam: " lOf'/warn tciiia'xt. Whiiro far tiny .'irrivid lie said to htir ' Slwijiy I K^t . NKxa{;6'k*tita. A'lta (joA'iiKiii f.'aLil'nia iwkr.t iriKiia'otr!a.' ■"" I Hliall lir down in Now livf d».V'' f'ol you will awake canoe im- *2\ Ayiaxafjo'kctit. A'lta a'k;aya nr»'ya (jaX 4 aya'fjxoyf kii naxKhi'yoy o'yanioa. A'lta a^ia'(jxr»tc!. A^io'lnl, he Mltpt .mil tlu-y moved mmh hin inantt'dn. .Now hIh- awoki- hliii. Sht- nhook hiiri, 2", ajn«"»'lKl. NixaToko. Ata'jla<|a atnfiiri'<|xot<;!? Hhi' itliook hiiii. Hi- .iwiiki- Ml- t«rt I mo' 27 Niikct L?iH''kika! a'i,«|«' i.ka'iiax. .Vlanix tca'ko i ka mxt/<%"i'xa itx." Not yiiiir bimliand I«l»-! i.ii • hU-f. Whun iiutiirnor and you will cry mucb." CHIfCO* BOAH ;«] TMi: SALMON MYTH. 73 TakK iiikf.;'.''tni;ii iumi'iuit. No'xniiitHk .VoniKn, (jaxf*'Lx: kii | Thm liptliv««l ill" itiiimon Sin-, driftcil a» »> flu piijpoii. wlifir'' may 1." mifl iiuXiuVni]»tck, A'lla I/Jii» juri'kxjix cmokst ckoalc'x-oa. N«''k'ini 2 •he driltvri a«lii»r<- Now fltitl tiny n« lur rhi-i-li. Miildltt rut t(^'ii'nnniikr, t<|«;anvv«"''xa." Nf-'k-iiii <|'^ f^'Xat: " Ky, k-;*"-, k-;<', 4 lici irit' ■■^liiicn wi> mf lh«'ii) 111 Hf. HHi<{ tliat ">n<' 'No, n" no, two, " k-f; iiai'ka ka'naniokst Hjjfu'xost ka oXt !t(;a'nu'l(|taii, ka ka't«<'-k 5 ,,(,; I Uith hnr «yf» ^^ii'l <>iii> her <:li»'< k, nnd iiiiiltll*- U\\*i\t tiiii';\ui<-u\iv t«|raiiw(''\a." " Iiii«*'inKlaXaf|aiiH-,*'' attio'lXain; ^j rut, her int'HtiiMK. v\<- iiit tlif-m in two." Von iiri' » roiim litj »ai<' I. (>n t^ia'aitHMikr." j^ I, iiii>- lii:rclif«k you, Midillc cm Ikt iiit«'«tioe«." Kay<*X arkr-'x ka naxa'lafrk. No'ko, akr^'-'ta*!!,. ^ 1 li'iiH tli' m.idi' liiiiiH'-it Tin n " nidi- (Mxir, i(jjr'yo'(|X«»t n»''xax, ka'nauwt' a'yai/a ia'at<'.ik«', La'yacitfj ka'nanwr- j.j HnoldiiiHii li«' bpfaiiif., all lii^ Iwnly HtinkiiiK. Iii» lipfMl nil T.a't('ik<-. TakK iia«"'XK']<(arnX. "A, La'kHta x-ix'o'i,a? r,};a'lKinaiii ;" ^^ HtinkiiiK 'I Imh ho «lioiiti> to tako hiiii , " aLKo'i-Xaiii uKa'xk'un. Lqni'iiKmiks r-xa'riiKXnt<-tik(! iLii'(|ula. .. they Mid IT llifir fddiHt Kiv») ni»t»T» Ihcir •amp, •' nintor A'lta iiai'kuti'tf )ir,a'xk'uii. Naiko'tx^tain. A'lta ma'r-xolc koc. "A, jjj Sow she enmscd llid « Idcut HJ«t<'r .Slii- i;ol )i. ro<« Snw iiiliuid lin wa«. 'Ah, iaiiitKri'lKiiiain; niK'r.xa.'' "A, cka a<|aiioc;t.Xur''l." Xa'Xtako, I lanii) to tit' li you ; conif down to '.\li, ;infl r:irr\ ini' on your .Sho n-tnrnpd. 1< tlip Wilier. ' hnrk. iia'Xtakrt. Naxai.Kiifjn'Litt k i,j(a'mKXiitrtikK: "A, i-tj; »'y<>'(|Xot, |j^ mIim r»durn';d- She told ilu'iii Ikt hihIith " .■^ li rin old iiiuii. ka'tiauwf' r^f.ah'a ia'ah-ik*-. AF.^Kiia'xo il cka a<|Ko'ctXux. ull iiiit ImhIv ttiiiking. He KHid to nui and I nlioiild r;irrv ' •' tiiiirh hint oil li.'irk. Ka'iiauwf''2 prii, i-Kiiio'i-kikc f'i,ai/a." Na'k-iiii kcx-fKiiia't : "Nai'ka ,,(> All (nil jiim IiiB biMly Slu-nnld thn iii-xi I'lilfist on« : "I ~ niJijj^o'lKTiiain. ()lxa'«|xalf»t«'kix' K^fiakKiia'oi." 'lakK iiai'kur<'f«' .,j CO 111 (el<:h liini Ourliro hf nhall I'xik aftiir. ' limn i»li« criow*-!! " akMigO'lKiriaiii. "A, iamt>;a'lKinani," akco'lXani. "A, cka 22 «hf wriit lo t'trli hiiii. •.Ml. I f diiin !'i li h li you," sill' naid to him. Ah. and a<|i;ut>ctxo'x." TakK ntVptc^ja. Aki.o'tgarn jj«» iKa'iH)t«'. Qv'xU'A' 23 < iiirj nil' oil haik." Tlnn bIu- wi:iii up She took iiim .it hU arn:. lnl<-iidinK aK'<'''xk'a ii.a'fiofi'. Naii'i i.a''IXain 2C} lilniirm liniiii diat."K*?r , SniinVictuju. "y^ iurrit^tii'lF'.'nar/i, r»i:'i-xa.'' ''A, ckii aqaiioctxo'x." Hli'- K"* ''''■'""'• "Ah, / • aiiM-, Ui f(>i,<|i you. roiiii- iIkwii." 'All, iiii4ii. A^'io'c^iani ii.u'potitk, iikhoiatck. Ka'iiauw<''2 wax ^ I lull Htm w(Ttit lip Shn took it lnn forfftnn bIjc Iiltwl him. All ponr |il i.> a« tl . y"Nrit;»iH(. tin- n'%f ' Aiiil I ;((i to l«t< h him , rj 6lxa'(|xal|»turhii5 lid nhall liMiU altiT it. ' Tlion .tli). irtmnt^i. Hli'i •■iiiiin h our fhd v,uUr. ^tlu■.k y TakK tut'\»U',nii. A'lta ;iyaxalit'<;txunit. Maiik kiila'yi ai,Mynk"'i. 'I hen »liii w(!iit ii(>. .Vow nhi- < ,irn<'oiiii({ii>ijil Hintor: J., l%a k'lm'txo." Ai-^'a'<|xaiiil i.a'vvuX ka iiai;jo't<'tairi«'. Taki: na'kiiri *•*" (tliil iili!' Will larry ' f"'y '"'ik'-il iit thi-ir '.'•iiinci l"iii. I In n -iIm' H;iii| him " 111 I HJttti J, uT.a'xk'un: "Tc;a." 'laki; ayo'fXuit. A Ita aya;,'a'lui,x. To'U* '■' tln:ir vlilfnt ' r.,ook, I h I wii <:aro<) liliinknt, lilankt't. luniMt. iwitonii. !;, O, inaHa'Uii.x r.ka'nax I A'lta af<'.(»'('Mam tjaX 6x;i:«-'H'ax, ')h, prirlty (;hiif! Now he l/»oU li-r Hint y<>lin|;>-nt one, l,j iiyjt'Uiiiikikala na t-XJi'lax. Afcho'inifckii, i.kaiiaiiwc'f.ikc, Lia'iH'inckc hM Iniid wlfn dill' »»« to li!m. I(>' t/iok them hII. bia wive* J- arJxa'lax. Alta'U ji'inka nxuf'^'as Ur'i-s a'tcax. hi: miiili- tli'-m .Vow iitily tb" .wiiMinctil Din- b- mnii- Imiih'. Sow :iotliinK at lliiii i amp. i^ he went to Ihr l)l:ni:h ^j ma'i.rH'. A'lta ia'qxoyo n'k«;ti ** Uliil. Sot Ik' it«w It. AKniii ho tiiMl hliinkrl ll« »l«'|»l,'^ twiM around bimnf^lf. 25 aya'qxoya. NixicTokit, a'lta t-a'qr la'xlax ike-'x iji'xaiiiin. bi-Mtt!|>t. U» Hwokti, now JDitiia rock it dbi bis ran o«. '^ZT^"] thj: ralmdn mvtfi 75 N«'Klkr'.'Kl!iko. A'Mii «*'» i.ux inKo'oX. AyiiV'Un.x. At(:iuHn»'wulX , II.-, took ..(riil-i Now 111. Ulaii'l itwiiHonlhf' l|i- wi n( aiifii,r'kltif (lllir ka naxatj;6'rriam nno'xk'im. Mok<-t it<:a'cf xol •■lau»"'tj:mii. Ka'vi'X h iirnl fcli" i-.iiKK-, linino (iiir i-ld'-.r Hixti-r I ',< <> lnr Ikh'! « n "iII lilt V wint Kirnt utm < iiiirf Iikki'-, I,Ii;iI v oitiiyi'tt r>ii". Oii-diilv i-hi'k(' l.iap auii'yHX. I'siki". aK*»'IX;"ii i-ua'wnX (jaX uxkK'kxiin: |„ tm»ultfr nnil ilhti Imtt \ki;r ^i>\il\\tir tlitit t'lclcAl oliC : "i\'rH|atA taL; amxattco'inain." "Aia'q aiiK'Xatko qc'wa nikrt <''kta ii " I,/"iiK at;". 1"' \oii r;iiiM-, liorinv ' '/iiii k I r'-liini<-il ;im i/oI. iinytiiin^- L;a() aiisVyux.'" 'laki; naxi,<>li;xa it iit;o'xk'uii : 'M,^a' (Kill not, iiii<, Il iiii; IiikI •ilic La'kiix <|o'r,a i.iix. la'kua, no'i.x .. th« l»«xa»li'l tioi'- Oh'V *I lifv '«:irrlii^ti >i tliiil lii^r yniinKW HhuHuwit Ini own Inr Kinoko Now iiti«i«lit tliiil 'i.-r urookn " mlxtcr a'xka. A'lta psU xax a'kxax. Wax il.a'lakt*- a'rfo, cka iiiaiik \>\ blit! Miiiil to Ikt: "Alrraily hohnl'l ymi ••umi- li<>iii<- Not hii>i1iIiiu: 'i'"! r, {inn'yax kii ui;l'(j aiiK'X;itk(»." W,\\ kawi'X ka wiXt u'cto t did It .iihI .)'ii, W I n^liiriii'd." Th»- unit onrly nod nnuin they tiioitiiiiK w«nt (J <''L;u|iiiiii;m«-. A'lurwa rM.'y;i <|aX oxXK'kXiin. Naxfi'pcut, tlni fifrli liiiin. Flr«l. hIim vK-nl Hint i|d»mt oiip. .-slm hid li'-r^i-lt, a^^l'(|xanit L/j;;V\vuX. Krirntri' ka iio'va. >'iVXtako. Nak; V-'Xtkin i > Im watrliml li»T hiT NdiiiiK'T A rtt-rwurd iind nli« wnnt. hlin ro»iinn- Ljiii'wiiX JKii'lKXaiiiitk. i.;a)> a>;K'Lux i.K'kXala, r.ii'ktik, o it ||(.r MiiiiJl{«T liiT III d Kin"! y^Uv did him » liiHti, \in hiy ilowii. jj '^Mxa'latck," a;,M6'IXaiii, "inxa'lati.k. Naii'itka ariitK'i,;iila. (^a'«la»)» • l£iKi>. Hh'i Haul III him. 'rifit!' Ijidrcil , mi t wo art- Cixilinh ^^'hy wj a;.^KiMii|t(:o'Iit ?" NaXko'inarn t.jji'i/wuX. A'lta io'r* it(ra'k-ikal. ilid nhi! liidi^ yon ( ' Sin- iiiiiH' hoimi Iht y<>Miij:»'r tintir. Now th<'r«> ivnn hrr hnilmnd J J A'lfn aj^o'lXaiii u^«»'\kun; •'<> fimi'itka mE'L;aIa, JM-kct Now Hhi'Htiid to her tiff (d«l>T nintflf; "()h, Indi-iMJ yoii are fuoiJNh, not M:iin''Xataknx. (^Ja'thuja atnhtjK'o'lit itxa'kikala? ()rc riai'ka r,;a(> IL your mind. Why did 3<>ii hido hiin our liiiNliiiitd ' ft I floil ,'tlw II \ H .,, aiia/yax, ]hh; iiiket aiaiiixa'|)ciif." Alia atco'c^aiii; ckaiuwtno'kct '■' I did liim, |ifi not [ )ihl liiin." Sow h«< took l(»r , loui-thHr ioth .. cia'k-ikal acixiVlax. Io'2r,(|l«"' ia'xkat*' ayo'i.a it. A'lta lu'.'k-'un: lux wiv'jx limy h>u'.iriif A lout; ti'iio ttoifi hnntjiyt-d Now li<> i^itld : '' ikii'kXiii, t,* ;iilril»J, Now to him a('.jii(»'tXuit', now .\iH|nna' itX i^C, ma'i.iM' r''ki')lf', LpK'Ipi.l «''kolf. A'lta a»|<;VkKlko«« l<' tliiTc liiy on thtihimi'h a w halt!, « i«d wlmlc Now they w«r«r.»rn«Ml to till' llllll>« . f «'la;4<''tKina. A'lta at|i("»'lXa»ii : "Anixt»'k<'tit! N<'kct iiiuv'k(!ta!'' - ' sea ottorn. Now hi^ wii« told I.i«) dow ri ! Not look'" r>oa'tirrf»l ayiVfixoyc k;i nf'i:l;;<''lako. A'lta niaLxolrs yinpina' itX [>] Kivi- tiiiii'x Idn iilf« im Hud h>i took off hin Now on K horn Hlay hlniikof t|ix- <'ko|('. i,(||op afr.a'yax «|oa'ni-:ifii ia'kii.(|;p. A'lta atrio'kXuii»t<'k ]j52 "I'lt- wIihI'!. ('ut h(i did It ttvii tiintm ilH «'ii ottira 'l'b»ui li«> iMiid to iiim to that (irrion : I nil ,w. '*Qiix«' i,^(a'ni;mrkM «i,x«'la'itix't" "A Lxi-la' itix- ^o tK'i-a«|i.." '^" VVhe-e my wlv«n itrcittwyf" "Ah, thny ar« in their boiiHo." "uoin Tin; SALMON MyTH— TRANSLATION. 77 '•Ai';i<| :Mi.r,<»l;i'tii:i i,K/i,\a." TsikK ii'i,o|.tik (|o'i,ii Jvi>iA''\E\V.m\i. ■•OiiHk UUtli-rii lli(,v <■<'"'•• I" ''!"■" In- •villi >ii. Ih;il, |.<-.r»<.ii. 1 till' Ix'H' lp " '>""' •!"■ i"M'li »A nm';V'kikHl iX}itK'»'">i»J»- T lia» idiiiB limiK-. Il« »ii.v» to \'.ti yoinvdiim ti. th« TIiom) l»fi>li " cinokit iH'krt LK'<'ta«|ro. i-Mi'<'i> i«i Ki~''<' »iii<- iluwn o III Uk' Im'ihIi a'lta Ll;Vktik<-ka. K-;cy (ii,a'.\k*iiir, in'kct tiiVi.xain. A'|in'Xiii»f(l< uow liMir iinly. .Not lliinr rlil" r MiMri r, im.I hIic 'iunn ilnvvn It, wii- 1 in i i il ii)i 4r to llic Ik'Hi h liiitji till! tii'iK li qix- tVkolf'. Ar|io'Xnj)(«k <|ix- «<-laK»'tHina. "Ai'a4| iiii';(<)la'iiia r, timt whiili-. Tlii-y vviTii riirriixl IIkiw m-a i>iU-rn. " <}>i'uk |i:ll Iht up uirica'xk'un a'l.xa, (iit^^i'lKinama x-ix- f-'koUV Aj.tfo'lXani ,• yo'ii clilHr »iat«r Mhf: «liall xrko iau'a nia'r.xolf. " laii'a |() '1 1,1 II |ir lilri.il it lli;ii » lialn. Slii- t iirni'il ro'itiil li« rn ItimlvMird, ' lii't- ina'i.iif iiixi;'l,x<'k«»," alfoiXaiti. .Xaxll'f.xtkti iaii'a nia'Mif. j| Wiawanl tiini,' lie mtlil to h'.r . Sio; lurmil ronml Iht" M'.nwird A(i»'al«Vrtxaiiit <|ix- »• k«»lf. Naui yukpii'I iiatlt»'t,Xtiit i.tnitj. WiXt It. wiiK (lilt oil her tliHl wimli;. At unci- iiji (d li'i"it tkaiia'xiiin-." . . mill V iiII'.IkIi'.Ik yon will lly. Not you will iniiltn sIh'Ih iliiifn. ^ ■* poor A'lta a'yiii!t;<-k, a/lta iii.\K'»'"'s*^'" i^'> /ia'tiiJiukt;. At('ii,K'li:fiiak, 17 Now 111 WI'Ill, lip, now 111 rilllHl liOIll' 1,1. llIK MPVtm III i:.iviiiMo il fn'ill kaiiaiiwr-' atciLK'iKiiiak, «jix- cflaur-'trima, «*Xt ia'kii.<|;i> <''k«»l( is nil till mivc tliiiii fooil tlnmi' ucu otti'iH. uln' itx rut w lialr L»''Xat Lia'k-ikal i-kaiiKiiiiJo'ktikc Ljil'tiKiiu'kc. |ij .t0m 111" wife . H^ III" wivm. , TranntatioH. Oncft upon a tiiiu- then*, was a •liicf whtt had a daUKlitcr. Many people waiitetl to many hei', but h* wa.n unwilliiij^ to part with her. 1 Finally h(^ airanj;eiit«'Ht.| h j»nt (a pair <»f| elk aiillerK |iii the tiiiddle of the hoii.He aiitl r*aidj: '' VVi. -Hoever Itreaks IheHi- aiitlern shai! have my tlau{.jliter." He invited all ti ' people. I'ii.st the (piail ni|»e a^'aiii. N«'\t. tin* iH^avtir wi-iil llw. uiillcrs and alnioHt MmcctMlcd in bn-akiii;( thcin, Imt In- {(n;w tircUand w«'iit hack. 'I'Imii tlu-, wolf \\»;iit down and alrnoMt HiMri',»d<'d in iMcakinK llif antlciH, Imt, Im*, j^n-w tiifd and went up. TlK^n I lie Ix'ai wrnt dou n and almost mm ••willed in hii-ak- iiiK t hfiantU^rH. Now tlu'rc was onr^ p^THon in th<' honso wIm»s<', body was full of Hon',R an hhnv on his arrow [hiiij,nn);): " Htrik«^ liis h and « tn-d. Hho «-riod. Now i^h»'. arri\od at Iho phuc u hon'. ho had hi-on kdird. Slut jh>okod i'tiv iii.s ronjains,j lurnod ov<*r th< .stonos, cri"*!, aruJ tnrno.anueoyote and Biulger *'"boa'^''1 the salmon myth TKAiNSLATIOxV. 81 at tlmii- tmj»es, hauled Mh-ih out of the, houso, struck thcui tojjrothcrand kilhoked like) lier husband wIkuu they had killed. He entered. Tin'. hou.se was full of meat. He said: " I came to hwjk for you; let us go home. The one who was killed was my father." Then she replied: "Tiie moIl.^rel:s will kill yon." '' Let them kill me,"" h(^ said. Shegaxc him to eat a,nd he at before, I should not have hurt my sister-in law's rela- tive." After a little while a noise was heard again. Atiother person appeared. He entered. When he was near the middle of the lionse lie cried: ''1 smell salmon; 1 smell salmon." When h«'- noticed the old man he kicked him many times, so that he Hew about and blood carno ii;4lit Miis for yon." '•(), my Mistiu- In law's u'lativi-, poor man, why diil yon not. tril nic Ion;; >*K'>* ' sIntuM nol hav«- hurl, my HJstrr in law's rclativf.'' .\<;ain a noisi' was hoarW and one more |MM.son apprap'd. lie had liardiy <>nt<;n'd th«- hon.^c wlu-n Ik* Haid : *• I huh II salnmn ; I snudl salmon." \N Immi Im' saw the old man In- kickt-d Idm so th;it li«- ll«-w ahout and ld«»oo you think I have no rela- tives? 'I'his old man hnmj^ht this for yon." She j^ave, him that hiindle. "(), my brother in law, why direak a, i)ieee, or tw<» ot Mint." Then he j^ave him live piece's of Hint. lOarly the next moining the, wolves went liiintint,^ a;,'ain. When they had gone the salmon's son went t,o bathe and then worked at the arrowheads. lie tinished them all. lie took one and kept, it for himself. In the evening the wolves rettirned jind brought home elks. Alter they had carved them they looked at the arrowliea«ls anieces ni Hint. I'^arly the next: morning the wolves went hunting. After some time he arose and made the arrowln-ads. He IIUA i;;;;,"] the balmon mvih— tmanhlation. 88 fiiMslM'<| tliirii iill, l)iit kt'ptoiu^rorhJiriM'ir. In Hh- <-v('iiin>,' tln^V aniv«'il at lioiiM'. VVJu'ti it had hrroiin' tla^ woman: ^'Arise, iif)w I .>liall kill them." The woman arose. "Take care,'' she 8aid. The.n they iuad«' themselves ready. The, five wolves had ea<^h a well. TIm^ salmon's son and his w'dow went out of the, house, lie took his ])ow and spanneil it; he pointed his arrow to the niountainH. Then it becanie hot and the wells dried up, excipt that of the yoiinf^est wolf, in whieli a little water remained. The, eldest one wiis on his hunt; |fiie heat dried the bows of the hunters and when the eldi-st wolf spanned | his bow it broke. Then lie erie.d: ''O, (;ertainly the Halmon's son eaine in disjfiiise." lie went to the, bea,<'h. Ib^ became very tliirsty and eame to his well; he looked int^i it and it was dry ami ein|)ty. lie looked into that of bis yonn;;er brother; it was also dry and empty. TIh'h he looked into the well of the middle one; it was dry and empty, lie looked into the well of the next Inothei ; it was dry and emjity. Then he looked into the well df his youngest brother, and there he foiiiid a little water, lie jumped and down. Then he drank and got enough. Then the sahnon's son shot him. He killed the last one. Now the man and the woman went down to the water ane t' ■• wife of a chief. Your cry will bo hi^ard in summer." Then the salmon jumped into the watev. The p' i-or drifted away and sonu'where she drifted ash«ne. After awhih' t„_ ravens found her. One of them said: " 1 will take one of her eyes and I will take one of her cheeks; we will divide the intestiiies." "No,^ said the other, " I will take both *'"S''] THE SALMON MYTH — TRANSLATION. 85 her eyes aiul one of her cheeks: we will divide the intestines.'* " You are wroug," re})hed The other, " one eye for you, one eye for me, one cheek for me, and one cheek for you; we will divide the intestines.'' While they were talking slie arose, flew away and left them. ]Sow the sahuon swam away. Aiter awhile he came to a country and went ashore. He went a long way and came to a creek. He saw smoke arising on the other side. Then he assumed the form of an ohl man. His whole body and his head were full of scabs. He shouted. Five sisters were camping there. [When they heard him they said to the eldest one:] '' Who is that? Go and fetch him." She went across the creek and when slie saw him she said : '* Come down to the water, I came to fetch you.'' '' Oh,'' he replied. '• carry me on your baek." She returned and said to lier sisters, '' It is an old man; he told me that I should carry liim on my back, but his body is all full of scabs." The next younger sister suihale meat on her and the water reached to her hips. Five times they did so, then [the water rea(;heLaxa EgdEf-'lEXEuik. Kala'lkuile ne'xax; bind he 'x-oa go Ei'cguic, gd La'tjoa ii. Lic'guio. •'• E'kta Now his loail the raven in a mat, in a large mat. "What 21 t''idc iuie'EkiilLX. (pl'uauwulEwulRwulEwulE?'' "Tkua'paaydyucX is in it yoor mat basket. iiauauwuUwulKwulewulE' ' " Crab's claw.i autE'tEhik"! Line'wnlXuaua." Nc'xLakd wiXt. WiXt atcid'lXaiu: 22 I carry thcni to your nephews. ' Hi- went around more. Again he said to him: tlieiu liirii 23 "£kta e'ioe iind'LkulLX, qa'nauwulKwulE wulEwuiE?" ''Tkna'pa- "What is in it your m.rf he iVll d<>« u the ravf^n. He was deail. AtcLd'csam Lia'ckuic ikoale'x-oa. Wax atci'tax iqoueqone', A'lta ^ Ue touk it Ilia mat the raven's. I'oi.r out ht; did them the jiiill. Now wax lio'xox tqalx-tE'mx' uxoexe'lak (lainx tpke'cXEkc qaiiix jMiiired they p<)gj;ier^ iiiixid with partly ttuunders jwrtly " out heianie tEla'ta-is. Atcawr-'k-itk ^o Lia'cguc. A'lta in-'Xko. "Kuc! ta'kE 4 cinltish. He put them into iu his mat. Now he went home. 'Weill then ania/wa*; qiqia'ox qtcEuxga'luki." MXgo'maui iqciu'cjone'. 5 I killed hiiii tliat one who always went tirst.' Hoeainehouie th,; gull. L; ap aqu'yax ikoali^'x'oa. A'lta io'inEtjtEt. "Ai'aq amcxalkLe'tcgoni C Find he was done the raven. Now he was dead. ' Qniek tell her Lia'wuX!" TakE a'Lr) Lq;oa'lii)X. ALE'xaujjo aquK'tckin r>k;'uuo'; ^ tiie crow s. Ue entered that youth. Now she wa.s working theerow; I'LkuiL gia'xo-il. '•Qia'wa': T'lue'lf, Laqfo'I'' K;6niin, iiekct qa'da »j alarge mat she was work- " He is kille«^"»'tXuit (yk;'uno'. Laq agE'Lax L'-uf^'luL. K-jau 12 she ■wa.s told Slie stOfnl up theerow. Takeout she did it cedar bark. Tie aLExa'lax, go y i'tcaqtq, okuk;r'tik a}j;E'Lax. ALEXE'Ilgrl L'ue'ldL. ^3 she did it 10 it to her head, eedar bark she made it. She tied around cedar bark. head ring ber waist Agid'cgain itca'kilx-EinalalEina, A'lta aLax-iltT'lama. A'lta 14 {?lii- took tliem her shells [rattle'j. Now she sang and shook rattle. Now agd'xuqto; tga'lEXam, x-itik lua'LxuU"' tElalJi'xukc; agE'LXacit^; 15 she called her town, these inland birds; she called them together together Ltca(itt'a';ether agE'LXaqtc; LEiipE'tcke; agE'LXaqtc; LE't'et'e; agd'Xuqtc; j- she called them th< chicken hawks: f-he called them the lish-hawks , she I'alled them together together together tE'inp'tqet; ka'aauwr- tgO'LXi'WulXEuia tga'lEXani. AtcO'Xnqtc; jg the duck hawks all strong people her town. He called them ( .'I ; together tia'lEXau) iq()iifMp)ne'. Tj>or*xor''xokc, tEmdnts"ikt8'f''kuks, 10 his town the gull. The ducks, the tail ducks. t(|;e'ptcxEntcxEu, Ltcuya'iniikt', LtainPla'yikc, Lqil'Lqolale, 20 the sprit-tail ilucks ( Ij, pelicans | ?i. albatross loons, Lpa (jxo ike. o'Lqf'kc; ka'nauwe ita'xalx-tE tE'kXapc tiii'lEXam oj^ .shags. coMtches; all flat their Cei't his people icioiHMiont''. A'lta struj; agfi'yax itionr'qoiit-' y dkj'uno'. 22 the gull's- Now war she made on (oni the gull thecn>w. ''Anid'g,>atuwa' wu te'acgEtt''. TaciiiO'L TaeinO'L, he, liP, li'T', In-. " I shall make them ou the sanull, Cult, heb, heh, beh, heh. frighten him away 23 •'Anio'goatuwa' wu te'aogEtr''. Taciao'L, "acino'L he, he, he, he. 04 *' 1 shall make th<>m on the Bind, (iuli, (inll, heh, heh, beh. heh. '' frighten him away Aed the tail dnck [ ?), long ago tear off it was done her head. '^ upon AckcEkpa'na cE'nqetqet. A'lta aqtd'teiia tia'lEXani iqonrMioiie'. o« He junu>«»don her the duck hawk [l|. Now they were killed his people the gull's. * 90 ikoale'xoa kja iqone'qoxe their MVTH. ["'I'nk.^uoy -, Afifi'mXikc atitd tEna tia'lFAam iqom'qoue', ta'kE kjwac iio'xo ^ Par* of them wtif killed liif ut^oplt- the gull's, then afraid thev got _ (je'xtce qo qoe't iiikto'ktixr'. Niikct tq;ex aga/yax. Ta'kK k;\va '' int^-uding it will low it gets day. .Xot liae she did it. Then afraid 'X()X ii[)l>- the guUn, then alVaid thev got ,^ tifi'IXiim. 2sa'k-im r)k;"inio': '" Qeyalo'ta y- I'kXakti^ i\o q;ul — his people. She .xaid thct'row; •' H<- shall {.ive us ebh tide it nliall low be \vat«^r ., Diktco'ktixe," »' Ya'xko a^eowa'kux ok;iino. (^;ul iiiktcoktixe it>ret8dav." "This she iiwks for it the crow. Low water it gets da.vlij;ht k;a La'witckut. O'Xuit ta'iiEma atjrEuie'yitoga-ity.''' Aqt-fi'lot * and it begins To 1)0 Hood. .Many things drift nshore.' It was given to her ac eo(de ihegiiU's. " Give it give it all .>lie will kill us." to her to her AtciiVb t qextce <{Ch[ iiiauk q;ul luktco'ktixr'. Tce'tkiiin tia'lEXam « Jle gave it intending it will a little low it vjets daylight. One half his jieople to her be water o aqtil'teiia iquiuMjOiie'. La'kte ijextoe-y- i'kXaktO atcia'lot. Nakct " -were killed the {luU's. Four intending eljb tide lie gave it to her. Not ajiio'cffain. Atgid'lEXam tia'lEXaiu iqonf'qoiie' : ''Ts't!'o'kti mlalo'ta. J she took it. They said to him his jMOple the gull's: Good you gi v.* it to lier. GElxote'uai. Itca'xiqqatEiia. 3la'iiewa nixEl^^o'lakuLx, k;'imtiV 10 She will kill us I She is one who ( annot Yon first you will probably later rise early. " aw ake, ^. axEl'o'lakuEx. Ma'nf'wa macta'kut.sko, k-;imtri' a'xka acta'kut.sk«).'' ■'•■'• she will proliably You first you will go to seurcli ?ater she slic w ill t;o to awake. ' " on the tieach. search on tlie beach.' Ta'kK ne'kiin iqoiieqone': ''Amcj^a'lXain ta'kE ania'lot." Ta'kE Tlieu be .said the guil : "Tell her iheu I give it to her.' Then aqo'lXani ok;'uiio': "A, takE atcinia'Iot ya'xka qix* ainiXuwa'kok." 1erson who had already returned home [before he came to the beach]. He grew angry. He went some distance, but did not find anything. Then h>^ went home. Ke scolded. Early the next morning he arose and went. He went a short distance and found trucks of a person who had already returned. He was very angry. He went a short way, but did not find anything. He went home. Then he scohled. He had inherited the beach. On ■'he following morning he went out the fourth time. He went a short distance and fouml tracks of a person. He became very angry and scolded. He returned home, sharpened his knife, and said : "To-morrow 1 will discover who is always earlier than I." He did not eat, and when ''''w.lT] RAVEN AND GULL MYTH — TItAXSLATION. 91 it was still quite dark he started. He had gone quite a distance when the inoniing star rose. Xow he saw a ]»ftrsoii. and after some time they met. He reeoguized tlie raven. He carried a lai^r*^ mat on his back. "■V^hatis in your mat, Kanauwulewulewulewulef "I carry crabs' claws to ray chiUlren."' The gull went around him and said to the man: "What is in your mat, Kanauwulewnlewulewule!" ''I carry crabs' claws to my children." Five times he went around him and then he stabbed [the raven with his knife]. He fell down raid died. Then he took the raven's mat and poured it out. Then poggies mixed with codfish and flounders fell out. He put them into his own mat and went home. [While he was walking he sang:] "Now I have killed the one wlio always went out first." He got liome. After a little while some people found the raven dead on the beach. [They said to a young uiau:] "Quick, go and tell his sister.'' He ran to the house of the crow and entered. He found the crow at work making a large mat. " Your brother has been killed, crow," he shouted. She remained silent. He repeated, ''Tlie gull has killed your brother." 8he remained silent. Again he said: "'Your brother has been killed, crow." Five times he repeated it. Then tlie crow arose, took some cedar bark, and tied it around her head as a head ring, and tied some around her waist. Then she took a rattle and began to sing and to shake her rattle. She called together all her i)eo])le, the land birds. She called the eagles, theowls, the cranes, the ehicken-hawks, tlie large hawks, the dnck hawks. All her people were strong. The gull called together his i)eople, tbe ducks, the tail ducks f ?], sprit-tail ducks [?], pelicans, albatross, lo(uis, shags, and coatches. All his people were flat foote n<;o'lal ake'x. He came (■ might drift Long timo he stayed at Got; 'S't. He took it saml away. 4 atcLXEkXar- yo qaX ug<>ial. '' TEin'-a'ema oxo'xo, nJikct usf.'lal he thri-w it on that Nurf. "Prairie it shall l»«, not .*nrf p^ axiVtx. Uxona'XEiiitEiiia te'lx-Eui ugcVi'gvwakEma {jo x-itik it will be. Generations j>eople thev will walk on this ^ tEinRiVema." A'lta tEmf^a'f'ina iio'xox Tia'k;elakr. TEiuf^a'ema ^ prairie. " "Xou prairie it Ix-cauie Clatso]i. A prairie r- iio'xox qaX ugr>']al. ' became that sort'. A'lta y- r-'qxeL ne'xax Xia'xaqee. Ayo, tl'oi. atci'tax it-a'lapas Now a cret'k became Xia xaqie. lie went, a house lie iiiaile it co\ot«' Q go Xia'xaqcp. Nixd'tXuitarae go cia'niict Nia'xaqco, AtcLa'lukc at Kia'xaqee. lie went and stood at its mouth Niri'xa<(ce. He speared them ^.^ mokct oovvun; atcLf-'lukc igna'nat, atcLe'hikc o'qalEma. two silver-side he speared it a salmon. he sjieared it a fill salmon. Si) 111 I on : Atce'xalukctgo <]ix- igna'nat: atce'xalukctgo qix- e'tialEina. Ho threw it away that salmon; he threw it away that fall salmon. 12 "TnXul ka iauu'kstX e'qxeL. Nekct tq:ex autE'tx tia'kunat, '• Too and small crej'k. Not like 1 do them its salmon, J.. iK'kct tq;f'X antE'tx tf^'qalEina. TuXul ka ianu'kstX e'qxOL. not like I do them fall salmon. Too and small creek. ,. (i>ia'\ tcLa-uwe'LxoLxa, tcx-I Egiawa'-o-y- e'qalBma LgALe'lEXEmk If it is liad omen, then they kill him a fall salmon a person Lo'inEtjtf^mx. A'ka igua'uat, Ma'nix eiVkil igna'nat qcnviVqxemEnlLx 1> will die. Likewise a salmon. When a female salmon it will be killed . ka Uii'gW Ld'mEqtEinx, ma'nix p'k'ala qewa/qxemEniLx ka LE'k*ala -Lo and a woman will die; when :\ male it will he killed and a man LO'niEnt he iimdo three spitti. He roasted it one spit oue o. home ; them qaX o'owun. Lou (jaX o'owmi, Lon tga aintk. Nr^'ktcnkti^, wiXt , that silver-side Tl>.re« those sih-erside three their npitn. It ijot day, again "* salmon. nahnon. a'yo, liixo'tXuitanie. >"ekct i'kta atce'ElkEl ka actiiwe togom. . he went, he went and ctood there. Not lanyj thing he saw it and it l)ei anic Hood tii'.t-. '-' Nr^'Xko, iiiXE'LXa. AtcLa'aawitcXa. Atcio'lXara, atciwa'amtcxoko He went he was an^y. He defecated. He saiil to them. he askttl them (J home, ia't'litk: -'Qa'da iia'xax qaX 6'owun?" AtcitilXatn, ne'k-in\ ia'tlitk; his excre- " How tn-canie these silver-side Tliey said to hitn, they spoke his i-xi iv- 7 lueuts: salmon?" meuts: ••Ayamd'lXam, x*ik tia'Kwit dx()-iLk;'ayo'kninia: ina'iiix tcx-I "I said to yon, this his legs haiiily » lien tirst "^ aqa'waiox o'owjii, t-teXt oga'amtkct ugo'k'ultcin, cteXt cga'amtkct tliev are killed silver-side one its spit its heail, on© its spit J salmon, ugo'kotcX, cteXt cLa'amtkct Lga'apta, cteXt cga'amtkct <">'goL'a- lo its back, one its sp.t its roe, one itsspit its meat. Ogo'qxoemOpa iiacxE'lgiLxax." Nc'k-im it;"a'lapas: had'! j« Its gills are burnt.' He said coyote: yes! Ne'ktcnktc, wiXt a'yo. Atcd'tt-na wiXt Lcrn d'owun. AtcLa'lukc. ,., It got day, again he went. Hekilled them again three silver side He speared them. ■^ salmon. NC'Xkd wiXt. NiXkd'inam. A'tcaxc ka'uauwc. A'lta t;'Euitk ^o Hiwenthome again. He got home. He cut it all. Now sjjits atci'tax. O'xau-it t;'Emtk atci'tax. A'lta atcd'lEktc, ka'nauwe ^. lie made them. Many spits ho made them. Now he roasted it. all tEno'Xuma tga'amtk. Kula'yi o'gd-La cga'amtkct, kiila'yi ugd'k'ultcjii^ ^5 apart their spits. Far its flesh its spit, far its head, kula'yi iigo'gdtcX cga'amtkct; kuliVyi Lga'apta Lcta'anitkct- iq far its back itsspit, far its r «.- itsspit. Xe'xilktc it;a'lapas. jSc'ktcukte wiXt. A'yo. AtcLa'lukc itca'Lclam ^^7 He roasted it coyote. It got day again. He went. He 8i)eared them ten d'owuD. YuL;l ne'xax itja'lapas. NiXkd'niam. XixE'lgixc silver-side Glad he got coyote. He got home. He split it. 8?lmon. Qa'mxka a'tcaxc, ua'qxoya. QaX qanix axgc'wal ua'qxoya. 10 Part only he cut it. be slept. That part fresh he slept. Ne'ktcukte, tcxT wiXt atcd'lEktc. VViXt a'yo, nixd'tXuitame It got day, then again he roasted it. Again he went. he went and stood there. ■ Nikct i'kta atcc'^ElkEl. ALtuwe'tcgdm. Xe'Xkd. WiXt ne'ktcukto, 01 1 Not anything he saw. It became tlood-titie. He went home. Again it got day, '^ t wiXt a'yo. WiXt uaket i'kta atce'^ElkEl. Ne'Xko niXE'LXa. j again hi; went. Again not anything he saw it. He went home, he became 22 j angry. AtcLa'auwitcXa it;'aiapas. Atciwa'amtcxdko ia'elitk: ''(.Ja'daqa 23 ' He detecated coyote. He asked them his excrements: " \V!iy "^ j k;a'ya ua'xax qaX d'owun?" Atcid'mela ia'elitk. Aqid'mela c,. \ nothing became these silver-side They 8Colde:i>«t- went roynt... he went and Htodd tli»-re. He MiKaivil ^ itca'Lelam. A'lta aUi'tax t;Kmtk, o'xue atci'tax t;Eiiitk. A'lta ten. Suvi lie iimd« them ■<^>it^^. inany ln> made tlicm .•'iiitii Now . nixElcfiata-it, ka'Dauwr- at(.'r»'kt;aLxoe'ina k;a -l*^ Not jfamass it is dug." Now they dig beets ( 1) and ecana'tauf:. Ayoe'taqL qo'tac ta'nEinckc. AtcuXugo'me qd'ta ta'lalX. ■»■" thistles (!). Ue left them those women. He made poor thai gamass. ^_ LEe'Lpate ntVxox qd'ta ta'lalX. ■*• ' Seylla became that >;amass. Nite'maDi Tia'k; elakt^. A'lta tca'epae. L;ap atca'yax Lia'wuX He came to Clawop. Now it was spring. Find he did him hi.s younger brother jfj ia'xkate itca'yan. Atcid'lXam Lia'wuX: "Tgt;d'kti tEnaua'itk there the t^naki-. He said to him to his younger • GiH)d net brother: txqta'xd," Ne'k'im itca'yau: ''Mai'ka ime'Xaqainit.'' A'lta acgd'inEl .^O we two make He said the snake: 'Your your mind." Now they two it." ' bimght it dind'tan. A'lta aqcgc'niglkt*:* dciie'«le kja-y dqdsa'iia. AcE'ktgEm. -'^ material for Now they were paid the frog and the newt. They span, twine. 09 A'lta uixEla'ya-itx, atciagEla'ya-itx dmd'tau. A'lta itca'yau cka "*" Now he always cleaned, he cleaned it miua the material Now the snake ,(iia8. A'ltu t)i<' snake: " Vnu, jou let nie «ait." he Wii.s told (dvoIk. Xhw .^ lie said to him " he {jot the better He wa8 ashameti coyote. He woirover •""' of me." " him itca'yau. Aqa'yuL it;a'lapas. Xe'k-im itpVlapas: "Ma'iiix naua'itk 03 the snake. He lost coyote. He said coyote: When net " Lkta'xo LgoEe'lEXEink, a'lta ta211 Lxa'xo-ilEuix, tcx-i aLkLo'kdEax. makes a person. now tired he .•ihallalways get, then he shall finish it. 24 Niikct tgtjo'kti qigd uikct tEll aniE'xax."' Ne'k-im itca'yau: Not good wl.iij not tired yon get." He said the snake: 25 *'Ayamo'lXam amcinguwa'kot;" aqio'lXam it;sVlapas. '•I told you, you let me wait : ' he was told coyote 26 Ne'ktcukte. ALxenauwa'itgemani. Aci'xaiiXa. Nau'i mdkct It got day. They weot to catch salmon in Thev laid the At once two 27 net. ■ net. 96 ' ITja'lAPAS his myth. [ErHNOD>^Y atce'La-it. Nau'i atcugo'pEiia tcta'nauwa-itk it;a'lapas. A'lta qe'xtce 1 they cauglit. Atonct; heJiimiHid their net > the newt their It got da\ , again they went t' det'ecattMl. He asked tlie^ii hia excre- ineut.s. Q Ne'kiui ia'elitk it;a'lapas: "ime'L;EinenXut." "x-ik tia'^wit They said his excreaients coyote: ■you lied.' ■ Tliis his lejfs 2Q oxo-iLk;a'yokonia. >fanix atgia'wa^ox igua'nat, niikct aLkcngupE- l)an(ly. When they catch it salmon. not they jump 11 na'k'ix La'iiauwa-itk. Nakct mcngo'tkako tEnie'nauwa itk. Manix across It. their net. Not you step mross your net. When 1.> q;'at>iE'Ti a(|tott"''nax tgua'iuit, go'ye o'o'Lax tcx-T aqta'xs.'* Ne'k'iiu 13 it;a'iapas: -'O, ta'kE kopE't ainxanlgu'Litok." Ne/ktcukte wiXt coyote: "Oh, then enough you roUl me. ' It got dft> again aLxenauwa'-itgf'inani. Ma'ni\ aLgifi'wa'ox igu;i'iiat, uiikct atcugopE- 1* they went to catch salmon hi When they killed him a salmon. not hojuiuped. the net. na'kux tia'nauwa itk. McVkcti aLE'xaiia kopii'ti aLt''L;ait tguri'nat. lo across it hi.s ner. Twice they laid that nianv went into the -■almoii. the net net Atco'ko qaX oqjdsJi'na: '"■ La'xt^^wa, takE ])aL iie'xax Ltcuq xiaii IG He ordered that newt, "Bailout, then full it got water that her ikaiii'm. AkLa'xteway- 6q;o8a'na. Qr^'xtfr aLExt'-'iiauwa-itge JJ canoe. .She bailed it out the newt. Intending they caught salmon ia the net, aivuvre'tcgoin. ALE'Xko. ALgd'xotEini)ayiiet; enough lueeLa'-ita igua'nat. Kopii't; nekct qa'ihsix- inckLextewa'ya. Mariix j. you will take in sahuon. Enoujrii . never liailimt vour canoe. When the net nicXgn'mama ka mia'xca ijfua'iiat, yukpa' U!;Ex niia'xo, knla'yi 5 you get home and vou tut it ^alinon. here fat snles] eat doit. f.ir ia'wan ciaamtket, kula'yi ia'kotcX cia'amtkct; a'lta tE'int^EcX 6 its belly, its spit. tar its baek its spit; now sticks itiOxo ina'ya lakt. Aita rtce'lEqL mca'xo. A'lta ia'xkati y Iiliite them in the tour. Xow two parallel Ktieks do. Now there l^roiind vertically oAer the others Lga'kott'X iiiLokOXnt; o'ya ka-y- uya'k;Eltcni k;au guy- uya'kot 'Go and take it a stick inland. A clnb we shall make it." She went " oqjosa'na, agiogd'lEmam ^'iiT^EcX wiXt aLE'xana. WiXt eXt j^ the uewt. she t'yain d^o Lax ka nixK'lgixc itpi'lapas. A Ita atod'xo iiia There he arrived the sun and he .split them coyote. Now lie placed m It) ground lakt tE'ni'EcX. A Ita ii'ka at<;i'taxc ([d'ta tgna'nat, li'ka qigd ^- tbi«: sticks. Now thus he cut them those salmon, as where .itc'id'lXaiu laT'litk. ALxgektcikt. Na'wi LE'kLEk atti'Lax (|d'La they toisl him bis ■ \cre- They got done. Immedi break he did it that ''J nieuts. ately LE'kXut<.'X qix- it;jVlai»as. NP'kteuktt' aLxfmauwa/itgrnnani. Xiikt't |,^ backbone that royote. It got day they went to < alcli .salnupu in .Not the net. i'kta aLgisl'wai ka aLtnwe'tcgdni. ALE'Xko. XiXE'LXa it;a'lapa.s: 20 any- the\ killed it and it Ueianio tloud tide. They went lionic lit- wa.^ anirrv coyote- thing ateLa'juiwitcXii. --(^a'daqa k*;aya iid'xdx tik rgnri'iiat?" 2I he dif'e< ated Why notliini: tliey became ilicse suluion ' ' atciuwa'anitcxdkd iaT'litk, 'AyamdiXani.*' aqidiXaiii itjiVlapa-s; 22 henskedlhem Ins excreinfuts I told you. ' he was told i'oyot< : atdd'lXam iiV»^litk, '' MxE'LdXnna-ya O'kay d'dwun tga'k-ilau? ,y, they said to him his excr"'- ■ Vou think jint. \wrt.i thug as mlver side their t,«bo^>' *" ments, salmon r)x»x'»'ma tga'k-iLau tgiia nat. Manix nicgewa'^d-y igua'nat, nakct ^4 other their taboo the salmon. When you will kill it a soIiiupIi not "^ qa'nsix- «^'ni<^EcX anicgixgu'nt^Ekd. Qia'x qia<">'pko, tcx-i y f-'ni'^EcX ^o [any] how [with a) stick yuu strike it. If it is steame:l,iru'Litck." ALxtiiauwa'itgAmam, (ovote "Theu enough wiitoldme' They wont toiatchsalmi-u in net. ue'ktxjuktf. ALe'La it tgiia'uat. Nau'i LOii aLe'La it. Ka uauwe It got day. They were in tli'i salmon liiuue«li- tbi'ee were in the All net - ately net. Lkaniila'lEq at<*LEkuX6tE'qo imx, atouXotce'naii'Emx. O'xoe siind he Htrewwl ou .'a4h, he pressed with his list on each. Alanv aLkto'tena tgua'uat. ALE'Xko ka aLE'xeluktc. ALxgrkteikt. A'lta lie killed them salmon. They went home and they roastetl them. They s<*t doue. Now aLkt8a'na. Noxo iLxE'lEmam go ta'yaqL it;a'lapas. Alo'XoL; the uowt. They went to eat at his hmise coyote's They flni.Hheu uoxo-iLxa'lEui te'lx-Eiu. la'xkate att>e'takT qtoxogoitix-it. A Itay- they ate the people. Theu they left, it what they had left Now e'kXak"tt» low water in the morning e'kta, aLE xj'uaua itge cka aLtuwii'tcgdm. Hiiytbiug they caiighr salmon and it bei ante Hood tide. ue'xax. Kawi'L'X ka a'LoLx, aLE'xana. it was. Early and they went to they laid tho tbe beach. net in the net aLi'cXumgEna. Ma'kcti qe'xtce they did mk get anything. Twice intending K'le, nekct Nothing, not Nakct e'kta aLgia'wa^; Not diijthiDg they killed it, ■ aLxenauwa'itgemani kawl'X, they went to oatch salmon in early, the net acuwa'tka, aLcXE'niugEuax. AtcLa'auwitcXa itpTlapas. Atcio'lXam they did not get they did not get any He defecated anything, ' thing. ia'elitk: "Qa'daqa kja'ya ml'xox tgua'natf hia excre- "Why notbiog ttiey be the salmon f meuta : r coTote. He said to them Aqio'iXam it;a'lapa8 Ua wao told coyote: *'"^^^''] COVOTE MYTH. 99 ^'AyamryiXam x-ik io'LjeIex, o'xoe tgu'k-iLau qe'wa tgua'uat. I told you this lean one, many their taboo those suluion. 1 Ma'nix e'kXak"te mxenauwa'itgeman), qia'x Lax axa'xo o^o'Lax, If low water ii» the you go to catch salmou m the if out uomes t be sun, ^ morning ' net, tcx'i amxE'nXax. Xiikct mxEnXa'ya nianix ka iiikct Lax oCo'Lax. 3 then lay net. Not lay net when then not out the hud Niikct qiutctpa'ya iguJT'nat. Qia x ok;u'ud giuktopiVya tcx-i 4 Not they are carried oil t .salmon. If a irow she will carry it on i, then aqio'ktcpax, tex'i aqto'magux t}iuwe'£. Xekct qa'nsiX tcago'ktia r it is carried out. then it is distributed raw, N'.;t [any] how it will get dav- light dsr»'lEptckiX, aakt't qa'iisiX rjca'xo cia'tckimict, «iia'x ctao'ya tox*i ^j tire. not lanyj how it is eaten its breast, if they sli^ep then aqca'x. Ma'nix aqio'lEktcx igua/nat go y r)i;«>iEpickiX. ayo'ktcEktx, ^ it i.s oaten. Whea it is roasted salmon at the ftre, it gets done, ' nU'n'i wax afjLa'kax Ltcnq qaX d^o'lEptckiX." Ateio'lXam ia'elitk: ^ iniiriedi- pour it is done water that tire ' He said to them his eicre- ately into nieuts. *< KapE't ta'kE amxanElgu'Litck. E'ka-y- Oxo'xd Xat^'tanne, They arrived here on the other They caught salmon in They killed them salnioa. *•" side. tdtj aft. E'ka atoi'tax Tia'k;t"'lak. Lkaniila'lEq atcLe'kXatq go ia'xdt (jix* Thus as tbev made Clatsop. sand he strewe. ALE'Xko. Ne'ktouktf'. ALxenaua' itgf^mani, again, not they killed him. They went It got day. They went t^Matoh sal- home, nion in the net, niikct i'kta aLgiawa*:. Xe'ktcukte wiXt, aLixf*'naua-itk. Nekct not anything they killeou in not anything they killed it. Scold the net, ne'xax itjaiapas. AtcLa'auwitcXa: ''Qa'flaqa k;a'ya iiO'xox tik he did i.>vote. Ue (lefecited ; " 'Why uothinj; thev be these oitine « tgiiii'uat?" "K, luE'Ljala, it;a'lapasl MxE'LoXEim y (''k* salmon? " "Oh, yon tool, coyote' Voti think [int. part.] thus a» >j Tia'k;elake? Nakct lix-itkctgua'liL igua'nat, e'wa ke'kXule Clatsop? Not he IS thrown ashora salmon, thus down g a'yaqtq, tga'k-iLau. Manix mewa''o igua'nat, a'lta amLgElo'va his head, it is their taboo. When you kill him a salmon, m.w go and take tliem. La iele, ma'nix o'xoe tgua'nat amtote'na, ka'nauwe amLauwe'qcamita «^ salmon- when many salmon you liave killeil all you put into their mouths, berries, them. La'lf'le." "0. takE kopE't amxauElgu'iJtck,'' atcid'lXam ia'eUtk, *■" salmon-ber- Ob. then enough \outoldme ' he said to them bi.s ex< re- ries." ments. ^, Ne'ktcukte. VViXt aLxemiuwa'itgemam. O'xoe aLktd'teua tgua'nat. It got day. Again they went to catch salmon in Many they killeil them s;ilmon. the net. J2 AtcO'ko oq;osa'na, Lfi'Iele agE'LgEldya. AkLE'Lk'iam La'lele He sent her the newt, salmon- she shall go to take .Slie broiiglit llieni salm.m- Iterrie.-* them. berrie* JO dq-osH'iia. A'lta aqLauwe'qcEnit qO'La La'lt'le qd'ta tgua'uat, the newt. Now they were put into their those salmon- tljose s.ilfuou. mouths berries J. Ne'ktoiikte, wiXt aLxenaiiaitgeinam. It got day, again rliey went to catch salmon in the net. ALdgo'dni dxmlnauwa' itge go ma'Liie. Mank ma'ema aLE'xaiia, They met men tishing salmon at on water. .V little seaward the.v laid net. with net ^^ tca'xeL aLE'xaua, ka aLo'tctuwilX, iiiauk k^'cala'. ALE'Xkd qix- •'■ several they laid the net, and they ascendeil the a little up the river They passed that- times " river, ' it .,- ikani'iu, ita'xenim qd'tac oxoenaua'itge. ALE'xaua. ALExe'uaua itge '■• canoe, their canoe these men tishing .salmon They laid their They caught salmon iu with net. net. the net jg qf'xtce, iiekct i'kta aLgia'wa''. ALE'cXumgEiia. ALE'Xko; intending, not anything they kille»l it They did not catch anything. They went home: l,j kala'lkuile ne'xax it;iliaj>as. AtcLa'auwitcXa: "Qadaqa k;a'ya. si'old lie did coyote. HedetW'ated: ■ Why nothing oix nO'xox tik tgua'nat!" ''Yii-, x-ik io'Lj'ElEx, manix mewa'^o became these salmon? Vii, this lean ou>>, vrben you kill him .,, igua'nat, ia'xkate mxEnxa'ya. WiXt eXt mewa'sd. wiXt ia'xkate ** a salmon. there you lay net Again one you kill liira. again tin e mxEnxa'ya. Niikct mxgd'ya ikani'ni, ma'nix dxoenaua' itge te'lx-Kui. 22 lay net. Not pass a canoe, when they put salmon in people. a net 23 Tga'kMLau." " UatV/" ne k-im itpl'lapas. Ne'ktcukt*, wiXt It is their taboo. ' "Haft." he said coyote. It got day, again 04 aLxenaua' itgemaui. Ne'k-im it;a'lapa8: ''A'la inuka a'la tEll "^ they went tu catch Salmon in He .said I'oyote "Even I even tired B«>t. 25 nE'xax; e'ka y dxo'td Nate'tanue. Nekct i gia/xd igua'uat I het'onie thus they will do the Indians Not it will eat Inin salmon ^BulT"] COYDTE MYTH TRAN'SLATION. 101 gaLa'k-auk;au. vka LiiU'inEldct kik-iucga liL, e'ka Lcjf^la'wnlX, - ii lourderei, thus corpM-Jt who takis [them] thii.-* jiirl first men ■*■ always, .struatini; *i'ka LQLa'Xit, e'ka LE'pi/au. Kanau"-" v e'kn tofa'k'iLan te'Ix-Em ,^ tlius iiieiistriiated thus widow unit All thus their tal>o.i people ^ vioniaii. widower luixuna'xEiiitEnia Iv'lx-Eiu. 3 j;einTiitioF!;" <>( [K-ople. Trnnnlafion CoyDte was coming. He came to (jot'a't. There he met a heavy surf. He was afraid that he miglit be driftecl away and went ui> to the spruce trees. He stayerl there a long" time. Then he took some ♦sand and threw it uix)n that surf: "This shall be a prairie and no surf. The fnture generations shall walk on this prairie." Thus (^latsop became t. prairie. The surf became a prairie. At Nia'xaqce a creek originated. He went and built a house at Nia'xatice, He went out and stayed at the mouth of Nia'xaqce. Then he sju^ared two silver-side salmon, a steel-head salmon, and a fall salmon. Then hf threw the salmou and the fall salmon away, saying: "This creek is too small. I do nor like to see hen' salmon and fall salmon. It shall be a bad t»men when a fall salmon is killed here; .somebody shall die; also when a salmon is killed. When a female salmon or fall salmon is killed a woman shall die; when a male is killed a man shall die." Now he carrted only the silver-side salmon to his house. When he arrived tnere he cut it at onc<', steamed it and ate it. On the next day he took his harpoon and went again to the mouth of Nia'xaqce. He di no sense. NMicn the first silver-side salmon is killed it must not be cut. It must be s]>lit along its back and roasted. It nnist not be steamed. Only when they go up river then they may be steamed." Coyote went home. On the next day he went again and speared three. He went home and made three spits. He roasted each salmou ou a spit. He had three salmon and three sj.its. On the next day he \cent again and stoml at the mouth of the creek. He did not see anything until the tlootl tide set in. Then In- became angry and went home. He defecated. He spoke an outside. Early the next morning he stei^ped out of the house, and there hung already the net of the snake, "Oh, brother," he said, "you got the better of me." Coyote was ashamed. The snake had won over him. Coyote said: "When a person makes a net, he shall get tired before he finishes it. It would not be well if he would not get tired." The snake said to him : "1 told you that you wouhl let me wait." It got day. Then they went to catch salmon in their net. They laid the net and caught two in it. Coyote jumped over the net. Now tliey intended to catch more salmon, but the flood-tide set in. They had caught only two before the flooer end of tlie net, Coyote at the lower end. They intended to catch salmon, but they did not get anything until the flood-tide set in. They went home. Coyote was angry. He defecated and spoke to his excrements: " Yon are a liar." They said to him : "You with your baudy-legs. When people kill a salmon they do not Jump over the net. You must not step over yodr net. When the first salmon are killed, they are not cut until the afternoon," "Oh," said Coyote, "You told me enough." On the next morning they went fishing. When they had killed a salmon they did not jump over the net. They laid their net twice. Enough salmon were in the net. Then he ordered the newt: "Bail out the canoe, it is full of water." She bailed it out. Then they intended to fish again, but the flood- tide set in. They went home and put down Avhat they had caught in the house. In the afternoon Coyote split the salmon. Ue split them in the same way as the silver-side salmon. He placed the head, the back, the body, and the roe in se])arate places and rni separate double spits. They were done. The next morning they went fishing. They did not kill anything. Coyote became angry and tlefe cated. He said to his excrements : " Tell me, why have these salmon disappeared r' His excrements scolded him: "Do you think their taboo is the same as that of the silver-side salmon t It is different. When you go fishing salmon and they go int-o your net, you may lay it three times. No more salmon will go into it. It is enough then. Never bail out your canoe. When you come home and cut the salmon. yt)u must split it at the sides and n>ast belly and back ou separate double 104 itja'lapas his myth. [ Bi'REAV or KTHNOLIKJY Spits. Then put four bticks vertically into the ground \ho thai they form a scjuarej and lay t h*)rizoutal sticks acTOss them. On top of this frame pla<'.e the back with the head and the tail attatihed to it.* He sjiid to his excrements : " You told me enough.'' On the next morn ing they went fishing and killed three salmon. They did not bail out their canoe. Then he said to the newt : '' Foich a stick from the woods. We will make a club." She went and brought a stick. Then they laid their net again. A^ lin a salmon was in it and he killed it with his club. They intended to continue tishiug, but the flood-tide set in. They killed four only. They put down thut four sticks into the ground. Xow he did as his excrements liad told him. When they were done he broke the backbone at once. On the next morning they went fishing. They did not kill anything before the flood-tide set in. They went home. Coyote was angry and defecated. '' Why have these salmon disappeared?" he asked his excrements. "I told you," they said to Coyote; " do you think their tab(>o is the same as that of the silver-side salmon? It is diftVreiit. When you kill a salmon you must never strike it with a stick. When they may be boiled, then you may strike them with a stick. \Mien it iy almost autamu you may strike them with a stick. Do not break a salmon's backbone when they just begin to come. When you have killed a salmon take sand, strew it on its eye, and press it with your fist. Do not club it." Coyote said: "You have told me emmgh.'" On the next morning they went fishing. Salmon went into the net; three went into the net immediately. He strewed sand on each and pressed each. He kil'ed many salmon. They went home and roasted them. When they were done he distributed them among the people of the town above Clatsop. Now they dried them. On the next morning they went fishing. They tried to tish but did not catch any- thing before the flood-tide set in. They went home. Coyote was angry. He defecated: " Why have these salmon disappeared?" "I told you. you lean one, with your bandy-legs. There are many taboos relating to the salmon. When you have killed many salmon you must never carry them outside the Inmsis You must roast and eat them at the same place. When ])art is left they must stay at the same place. When you want to dry them you must do so when the flood-tide sets in on the day after you have caught them." He said to them : " You have told me enough." On the next morning they went fishing again. They killed many salmon. They roasted them all. When they were done he invited the peo})le. The newt was sent out. They came to eat iu Coyote's house. They finished eating. Then they left there what they had not eaten. Now it was low water in the morning. They went out early to lay their uet, but they did not catch anything. They fished until the flood-tide set in. They did not kill anything. They were unsuccessful. Twice they tried to go fishing early in the morn- ing, but they were unsuccessful; they did not catch anything. Coyote '^',1'?*~"*1 COVOTE MYTH — TRANS).ATION. 105 BOA 9 J defecated aud said to his excrements: "Why have the salmon disap- peared!" Coyote received the answer: <■' I told yon, you lean one. that the salmon has many taboos. When yo;i go fishing and it is ebb-tide early in the morning, you must not lay your net before sunrise. The salmon must not be carried outside until a crow takes one and carries it outside. Then it must be distributed raw. No fire must be niai.'< i hey gathered. It tiecame fltxxi tide. Xow he said ^ it;a'lapas: "Qantsi'X tqjo'xoL tEmt^'qoli^jni ? " Nf''k'iiux iqon 'cqoac : coyote: '■ How many nqjoxoL. are your Kweetheiirts .' " He sai He said aHketJ put itjil'lapas, ka'tsEk aqe'lgitgax iqoa'sqoas, r''k"caxala nqia'x ,n, coyote, in middle he was put the crane. on top he wait made ^^ 13 Atco'cgamx de'k^tEqi'ix*. la'xkate uixpo'nitx. Kula'yi iio'yamx ^. He took it a branch. There he hung. Far she arrived -^* uqcxf^'Lau, NixEl'd'giix it;a'lapas. Ne'k*im(|ac pEt uixa'x. NixEl'd'kux ,- the monster. He awoke coyote. He looked [ ' ?| quiet he wa.*). He awoke Kioa'cqoac. AtcixE'lqeLxax. "K;a amE'x, k;a aniE'x," ne'k-ini.x .... thecrano. He shouted. "Silent be, silent be.' he said itja'lapas. "GElxo'ctxOt uqctxe'Lau." Akc•o'k"^amx go tE'kXai hia friend ItjJl'lapas: "MixEiiLkja'ydgo inie'tuk ma'nix aqEmo'lEktca." coyote: "Bend yourm-'k when it is intended t ixEui.k;iI'yukt;i. Wiik; atx'a'yax yonrneik." .Sh<< bnmjiht ic lier daujihtt'r ii fr<|'6'nni,: 'Anil sla^ ph »e willniakethwn." Ualf a tathnm 4 ii.il'ijjta Lia'it€X i(|oa'cq()a<;. Nf-'k-iiu itja'lapas, aqio'lXain i«joa'C(joac: UiDii his tuil irane. Hi- miiil lovnte, he wuk told TheiTane: "Qa't;V>cXEiuI la'xlax tpVxo. AuEkt^xEina'ya, rnKu{;Enr»'t«'nEina.'' 5 "Loukuut: deceive we will do I shall siny uiy con > iiu will help me sing." her ■ Jurer « aonfj. ALkcnpa'yaLx Lk"('kue' pal. (jo'ta tlTtL, ksi iir''ktoxETn it;a'lapas. t) riiiN Kiitheietl it pitcliwood full lliat himse and he sanj; t heron- royote Jurers sons -J- ()'knk:*nr»tik atca'yax itcii'yaii. Qi^'xtcO atcio'lXam iut on him the snake. Intenilius he said to him [to] the i.-raiieu ^ "Okuklue'tik iaiuElfi'xo x'ik itcsl'yau." AcixElqo'Lxal itjoa'tfjoae, 'Headband I shall jiiit on von this anake."' He shoiii'd iheiraiie k;«>a'<- nt^'xax. A'lta nf''kt('XEm it;alapas. La'kti aya'cixoya afraii'. he was. N'ow he r^nua the i-on eoyot*. Four tinier bleeps .jurer s song ii| uixKlkqiVta it. o'LaqiiiiiKin ri'pdl ka iifm'ptit <)(i;r>'xr»L k;a tpi'a. he remaineil .iwake. the lifth nij;ht and she slept rVq.o'xoL and her rhil- 9 dren. -jj Ateio'cgam t'Lq. Atciljja'metf* gO-y ile'f'. A'mka uya'niaktil He took it a digging He placed it upright in the groiinii. <.>nly ita handle stii-k. ji, Lslx. Kjau atci'Lax LE'kXakco go (|ix- eLq: k;au'k;au ateiu'kXux — visible, 'lie he did it their hair at that digging tie In- did theai stick ; ^.. K H«MS J TllE CKANE MYTH. 109 tkfe'vvnlKlqj. tksopEnaya qigo naLxon'pi.'' A'lta aU*a'yax e't«oL liali will ininp ivhen- Uk- liule. Now In; made it a harpoon 1 HllHft iqori'«'o<'Ii llf aiwa\ h stooil at toward ih« ilif crane •' water Qia'x e'k'ala «* qalEma, tcxi atcie'lukcax; qia'x o'kXola-y tVowuii „ If rt male tall •iiiinou, ilieii lit- »|K»art'd it; if a male Kjlvornidii '* HAlmuu tox'i at<*iriink<''ax. O'xoe at«'to'])iaLxax tk;«"*'wulElqq iqoa'cqoac. ^ then lie Hpiaied It. Manj !io gatheieil tlnw tisli tlie craiit'. Ala'xti atcta'xrx; ka'naaw<' LiaLa'iiia-y <* ka. It;a'lapas, (pa'x r At last hn split them ; all da\n thus. ("oyote, it' ia'q;'atxala r''qalEina, tox-i at.sso'pEiiax tjigo naLxoa'p*', qia'x a bad tall Maliiioii th«'ii it jiiiiiiu'd where the hole, if " o'o'kuil o'owim, tcx"i aksopEiiax tpgo nai.xoa'jH*. A2'XtEmaf' tcx-i a leiiiale silver-side iheu :t iiuupeil where I he hole. Soiuetimes ihen ( salmon. it;'o'ktf^ at886pEiia'\. PaL iio'xox tE'«'ta salmon the crane He looked up to hiR dry salmon wi.vott ; all C'pE'qEuia, iiekct i-ga'kxatcau. NixLn'lEXa-it it;iVlai)as: "Niuwa'o, irray, not iti* i;rea>'e. He thought coyote: "I shall ktli ^" liiui. Mtiicgu'ma Xo'ta ia'k"cEiiial." A'lta ne'ktcxEmx it;a'lapa«. 1 shall take them tIrtM- hii dry .salnion. Now he sang his cim tii\oie. ^* juror's song ^ix-eiiO'tf'iiEinx iqoiVcttoai:. A'qoa-ii. uya'xolt' it;a'lapas. Ayopr'Lax .^ He helped him liinji the crane. Large hit* baton coyote ». H« stretched it ^'' out irrtuk iqoatMioai'. Nix-r*iir) tCnKinx. AtXMaViwilX go ia'tuk, y^ hi-* neck tliei raiie. He helped him . sieging. He struck him at his neck, att'r''XEmq;V)ya iil'tnk iqoa'eqoac. AqitVkEpa ka nixEina'tcta itck ,, he beut it liis neck the crane. He was missed and he » as awhamed '* it;a'lapas. Atcawt'k-itk tia'k.-ewalElqT i(|oa'c [basket) ia'k"cEmal. Ateawe'k-itk it;a'iapa8 ia^k"('Einal. A'lta cx'T.X'a'yoot. .« his dry salmon. He put them into coyote his dry salmon. Now they were angry -*■" [basket) " against each other. E'x-EXaOt iqoa'eqoac, e'x'LXaot it;;Vlapas. Atcto'ctxoniLtek ,_ He was 'inurv, tliecniue. he was aagrv I'ovote. He <'arried them on his -'• • hei.d ia'k"cEinal iqoa'ctioac. Tce'xeLx ne'Xtako ka ka'naiiwt' noxo'tctXom. ,g lus dry salmon tlieirane. Several times he turned and all he tinislied them. may be back Qj'aui ii(''xax itpl'lapas ige'ctxo. Atco'Xnina qo'ta tia'kjewulElqi. ^^ La?;y he was coyote lie I'arried them Heplat'ed them those his tish. on baas: .,.. it led across that trail to Xix-kElii\. He thought covote: ~ the bill "Xtiik;'uwa'kcta iiuXuwa'ya." AtcLE'lgitk LeXt i.Eji'pta go 21 ' I shall try 1 shall drive them. ' He put into one roe in tia'xalaitaiiEma naue'gic, ate'xLxo tia'xalaitanEiiia. A'lta atcO'Xuwa iiis arrows where they he hung them his arrows. Now he ilro\e them Uli were in. over his shoulder ([o'ta tia'k;'ewulEl(ji. A'nqate ayo'tctco ifioa'ctjoac. Goye' mauk ,^„ those his tish. Already he went down the crane. Thus a little —^ river aka'x qaX o'eXatk qigo iid'Lxamtt. A'lta nOXiiwa', uoXuwa' qo'ta ,,. did that trail where it came down Now he drove them, he drove them those ■*'^ to tho water. tia'ku'WiilElqT go Lqa'giltk auwige'ca, go Lqoinqo'mukc auwig«>'ca. .>k his tish in baskets they were in, in large baskets they were in. "^ 110 IQOa'cQOAC his myth. [rrHNo^T ^ Q;oh'i) atgE'Lxam, a'lta tc;pak atkxta'mXit. Ayo'Lxam qix- ia'uewa -*■ Nearly they came to the uovv really they rolled. He arrhetl at that tirst 'water, the water ^ iqa'giltk. Nau'i go Ltcuq L;lap ue'xax; wiXt f'Xt ayo'LXani, iiau'i ■" basket. At once in water under it got ; agaiu one arrived at the at once water water, „ go Ltcuq L;lap ue'xax. Ka'nauwf' a'tge. Ne'xanko; qe'xtce ** in the water under wati'r it jjot. Ml they went. He ran: intending. . atcio'cgam eXt, L;lap ii'cto. ALge'xk;a qo'La L^a'pta. L-lap ^ he took it one. under water they two It pulled him that roe. Under went. water _ a'yo. La'qo ate'xax 'kXul imd'lak tcikElo'ya. KnttsiX his grandmother tJye'qcinc. Now she always said I'lk he shall go and 1 to him take it. Wax qe'xtco ayo'yix; a'lnka O'tsikin at<^a'woc6x; iamka ik;'a'otEn 2 Every intending he went: only rhiptniinka he killed them : only sqnirreli* mormng atcia'wo^ox; ana'-y- oko'lXul atca/wocox. Tdi'xe lx a'yo. 3 he killed I hem; sometimes luice ■ he killed them. Several times maylKs he went. E'xauvvite a'yo ka aytVtXuit go tEinta'ema. Na'ixE'lqainx: 4 Often he went and he .stayed on the prairie. He slioiited ■. '-ix'«l." TakE iiigE'tsax "Him I callol him, his eyes the same huckleberries.'' Then it cried il as eniacED. A'yuptck. WeXt na-ixE'lqamx: ^,, the deer. It went into the Again he shouted- woods. " Ok; uitkapa'2-y- iindla'2k. AtxElka'yo wa'lalEinu'mm. AtxEluwe'yo -.„ "Comedown to the prairie. elk. We will tight. Wo will dance' " wa'lalEina'mni.'' TakE wiXt Ljiiq, L;a^r 1 iJULa'taXita. Lonas go y- onie'piitc ya'inilk;!ip(|a'. MLawe'tcXa, i)aL 1 Hliiill fall. IVrhaps in 3'our unus [ shall jjo into you! You will (lufei'.ato, full 2 e'xalitk nx.'i'xo." Lali ka iielkXaj. ! go y uya'putc. A'lta excrements 1 shall be- Soiuntiniti ami he entered him at his anus. Now toHie ' o Lq;o'pLax.'" "I'ktaLx mio'ctxo! Tcuxo lis brea.st will voucjurvit. ' "It pulls me down hea.llong." " What may will vou carry Then l)e 'it? ^y tElewa'nEina mtd'ctXd." "Acr''nk;amukLpax." ''Tcuxd ia'kutcX the ribs j'ou will carry them." ' Thej- jiull me down head- " Then its bark long." ,0 mio'ctXd." " Ace'nk; amukL])ax.'"' "Tcuxo cqala'auwictX mio'ctxd." vou will carry " It pulls me down headlong. ' "Then its rump hone vou will carry it." ' it." jg "Cici'lax, cici'lax, ka'cka*^! Cici'lax, cici'lax, ka'ekac!'' A'lta "Tie it up, tie it up, grandson! Tie it up, tie it up, grandson!" Now .,^, atcca'lax, a'lta agE'ctuctx Xa'xankd a'ncu. Nd'ya, a'neu nd'ya. *^^ he tied it up, now she carried it ...i She ran ahead. She went, ahead she went. her back. 1)1 A'lta atct4>'cgam, ka'iiauwr' aUn'toctx. A'yu a'lta nf'Xko. Qaxii'L Now he took them. all he carried them lie went now, he went Somewhere ou his iiack. tiome. t,„ ayakta'dm nya'k;ik-c. A'lta gi'cguc itca'ctxul kcd'tctEmalt: "EXt *'*' he n^ached her his granuniother. Now kneeling on her toad be puslicd it to and "One it fro: 23 iUl/xElax, c'Xt imd'yEmoyE; e'Xt ila'xElax, e'Xt imo'yEmoye." I']. one |?1; one 1?), one (f|." 24 TakE ayaga'din. "Qa'da araE'xax ga'k;cf" *'Ace'nk;amukLpax, Then be reached her. " IIow areyoudoiug, grandiuother? ' ' It pulled uie down headlong, 2^ kri't'kac." TakE wiXt atcalo'tcXam, takE iia'xaiiko. A'yo, a'yo, grandson.' Then agaui he carried it on bis then she ran. He went, be went, back, 4 9 "S''] ENTSjX MYTH. 115 a'yo; kula'yi a'yo. TakE wiXt ntca'calkEl. ()c, kco'tetEiual he went fai ln' went. Then a|;aiii he saw Uei . She was »lie pulled it. to A there, aud tro itca'ctxul. "Qa'da araE'xax ga/k;e?" WiXt akf*x: 2 hor !uaaL aLE'xax Lga'cgEnEuia. A'lta g 8iie urinated, all full she made them her buckets. Now na'Xko. NaXk«">'maiii. TakE atcO'lXain, itca'kXeii: "KJa'xea Lik f he went Slie arri\-ed at house. Then he said to her, his icrrand- "Where this home. mother: Ltcuq uEga'k;e?" TakE agio'plEiia go eXt e'qeL. WiXt ae'Xt jq water, gnindmotherr' Then she name'ik"tiX 1* he took it her bucket. 'Where this water grandmotnerr' " t'pi>er fork of Bear creek Ltcuq." Qoii'nEm Lga/egEiiEma atcLo'cgam. 12 water." Five her buckets hetookthcin. A'lta acE'xBltcxEiu. TakE naxa'Lxeko iau'a lua'Lxolf'. A'lta 13 Now they cooked. Then she turned round there from fire. Xow Lxoa'])Lxoap agB'Lax Lcta'amua. Ka'uauw«?2 Lxoa'pLxoap agE'Lax, holes she luade the sliell spoons. All holes she made l* into tbeni into them. ka2 LE'tSjEmEnr) Lxoa'pLxoap agE'Lax, kali Li'e'o Lxoa'pLxoap .,_ and wooou. Where I was young my shell-spoon ? when ♦'Itca'e uaLxoa'p kiT'eka-e ! " ''Qax itcE'tsjEmEno qea nitsEiiO'kstX 13 " It has a hole, graudsou!" " AVhere my wooden 8pot _ their elk 8. Then be threw her into She drifted down the where thev fished in -^^ the water. river dipnet ka'Ha it k;a iq;e'alue-jay. 16 21 ')•> 116 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 KNTSIX HIS MYTH. iqje'Bq;es: lilue-jay : YuXune't: It drifted .- " Ka'sa it, "robin. TakE atce'cElkEl imO'lak ka'sa it. Then lie saw it an elk robin. itgatsuwa/4.'^ TakE ne'k-iiu is coining down Then he said stri-am." qatxE'IqEmxia." TakE wiXt ne'k-im ka'sa it, \Ve are called. ' Then agaiu he said robin: itgatsuwa'4."'' TakE nf-'k-im iqje'sqes: coming downriver." Then lie said IJliiejay: "A' hahaha'haha'." rBrRBAC o» Lbth.nologt "A itsumO'lak "Ah. uiy elk mxEltca'maana T do you hear? "A "Ah, itsumo'lak uiy elk J. /-/J J J* "A ka'sa-it, robin, ne'k-im he said hahaha'haha ka tak ?.nd then at€ixtca'ma: "A, he heard It : "Ah, itcumo'lak niv elk ka'sa-it. Ta'kE ue'k'im iqje'sq;e8: "A robin. Then he said blue-jay: "Ah, 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 QuJi'iiEmi ne'k'im Five times he said itgatsuw;t'4,'" wiXt is coming down again stream," '• • itsumo'lak itgatsuwa'4;' •' Qa'xoyaX, qa'xeyaX.?" "AXiXu'yaX, my elk is coming down stream. ' " Wliere. where?' •Here, aXiXn'yaX.'' TakE acgt'''=ElkEl imo'lak, aegiu't'gam. TakE here! Theu they saw it the elk. they t^mk it. Then acgiakqa'na-it. A'lta k-;au'k;au iktl'x a'yaqco. TakE stu'XstuX they jiut it into tlieir Now tied it was the skin. Then canoe. acga'yax. A'lta ucta'Lak. "0, utxa'Lak taL; XaXa'k." theydulit Now their aunt. "Oh, our aunt look that.' itxa'alqt <[tgia'xd, ka'sa-it?" Takr. ne'k-im ka'sa-it: our crying we shall make, robin?" Then he said robin: '• Tsa'ntxawa. tsantxawa', an'xaxa. slnxaxa', a'ntaLak, antaLa'k." J n Ent«i'X. ka'sa-it. robin," untie •' Qa'da "How J "He killed her. "Ksta q;Oii'L ■.\nd n led her. KOii'L ill right J J J J n J J J Ents; X. A'lta Now k / ^rt ki Nearly Qa'da J J J he killed her, amE'k-ini, you said, acgia'xom e'lXam, a'lta cxe'nim: they reached it the town, now theycriee squirrels and be will take them. He may be chipmunks and ^cfisga'ma." A'lta wiXt a'tgi te'lx-Em. E2, kula'yi a'tgi. AqLga'dm at my leg Ia'xka Lx he will take them. He may be chipmunks he will take them. ' La'k; aya. one mau in a canoe. Now again Lxa'xp !adt. He fished with a dipnet. they went the i)eople. " Masa'tslLx " Pretty Kh, far eme'xEiiim, your canoe, they went. at," nephew, ' They reached " him ne'k-im said 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 Ma'Lxole nexantko'rnam. TakE atcixalqe'tqal iqe'sqes: Aua'L*, ana'2. iq Inland he arrived running. Then he called nuich blue-jay: Auah. anah. 20 CkEna'«:owa. AtcLnE'nxokti 21 They struck nie. lie t he took hold of his Then he threw lUni down in their canoo. "Give me thte head. f. tE'pa-it: k;an'k;au nia'xo." "TenXpr-qLa'!" " Mckta'nit x-i'ta rope'. tie I -"hall do him. ' "I aliall scratch it. ' " Give me the.se « tpe'naLX." '' Tr>nXpeqLa'." "Kja e'ktaLx aqela'xo? Mckta'nit spruce twigs." " I ahall scratch them.'' "And what may be is done witli him ? Give me Q X-i'ta tqo<]oa'-iLax." TfMiXpeqLfi'!" "Ilii, ba, bii." takE iiigE'tsaxj these short dentalia." ■ 1. shall scratch them " "Hii, ha, hii,' then he cried; '' ()' qigo atciale'nuiLx. "(), itci'LatXEii. la'xka ikala'lkuile, ■"^ when he had thrown him into "Oh, my nephew. He scolds, the water. 13 ninxEld'yamit itci'LatXEn." "la', x-ix'i'x* tcimad'nini x-igd'.'* 1 killed my relative my nephew" '' lii, this one, he laughed at you here.' 14 " la'xka qiale'niaLxa ka'sa it ka lio'he ixa'xd." "He is thrown into the robin and laugh he does." water A'lta wiXt a'tgi te'lx-Ein. La2, aqa'Lf^ElkEl LgoLe'lEXEmk. Now again they went the people. Sometime he was seen a person. Lkto'ktcan tkalai'taii. "Sau'atsa, sau'atsa', iqO'sqes!" " Ekta lx He held in his arrows. ' The news, the news, blue-jay I' "What may hand be jr- aqemilkqe'tcgdf la'mka-y d'kiik Tna'eina ilqa'icX aiiiala'maLx." "To is told to you! Only downstream our rela- I threw him into "Am tive the water. " 18 nai'kXa tc;a go," aLE'k-im Xd'La LgoLf^'lExEmk. " la', x-ix'T'k k;a t look! that,' he said that person. "la, this one and 19 la'xka x'ix-i'x* amiala'maLx!" he this one >ou threw him into the water!" A'lta wiXt a'Ld, a'Lo go ta/yaqi. Ents^X, TakE aqoxd'Lakd Now again they they to his house Ents; X's. Then it was surrounded weiit. went 2] ta'yaqL Ept8;X. TakE atoXE'lgiLX. TakE nd'xoLXa ta'yaqL his liouse Ents; X's. Then he set fire to it. Then it burnt his house naLxoa'pe go-y- d'ek"tEql'ix'. Nd'xoLXa hole at knot hole. It burnt 23 ta'yaqL, ka'nauwe ta/yan who held arrows in his hands. [Me said:] "Tell me the news, Blue-Jay !" "I have nothing to tell you, only that I threw my relative down there into the water." " I am the one," said that person. "Ill," cried Robin, "that is the one whom you threw into the water." They went onto Entsj x's house. They surrounded it and set it on fire. When it began to burn Knts;x flew out through a knothole. When the wh«)le house was burnt, Blue Jay found a [mink's] head. " Oh that is Ents; x's head ! " he shoute ok; uno'. hcrc'iMisin the crow. ^a'ckta. She .Hear<'!iP' crow. (•'iiiai- the liay lie no'va (■']■ kula'vi. cia'xak'ago'x. Qulqulqulqul e'qnlqnl it8 [?]• [Xoiseofenijity vessels hein^; stnukj teinO'- Lawatckut/' L|ap ajjE'xax okiilXtE'inX, Apl'kLtEq. WiXt Find she did it a jioggy. !>he kiekeil it Atci''" WiXt akto'pEiia tga'ewain. she went liir. Ajjaiu »he named it her .souj;. '•NE'cxatk;a' e'maL c'ia'xak"agr)'x. Qul(iul'(gani She took it L; ap Find aga'yax she did it e'l a sealion. Igf'piX-L. Age'xLak She went around it, o, Eo'ui ag«"''xLako. Age'kLtEq; agiE'ltaqL she went around it. Slie kicked it: she leit it. [as above) [as above]. No'ja kula'i, L She went far. ,ap find three times WiXt akto'egam tga'ewam Again she took it her song aga'yax e'kole. AgExLa'nukL; she did it a whale. She went often around it; la'kte age'xLako. Ago'kEtE«i. WiXt age'kLtEq, wiXt agf^'kLtEq. four times she went around it. She kicked it. Again she kicked it. again she kickeil it. LEk" ue'xax itca't^owit. -'Ana'S, itcuwita'3!" acaxa'l<|iLx. No'ptcga-j- Break it did her leg. "Anah, my leg!" she cried. She went inland a'lta. Q;u'tq;ut agE'Lax Lgf^'wan. K'jau aga'yax iteai^owit. A'lta DOW. Pull out she di4l it grass. lie she did it Iter leg. Now wiXt no'ya. Mank kula'i no'ya. Lrap aga'yax igua'nat. "Ana' y again she went. A little far she went. I'ind she did it a salmon. "Anah itcukuna't, my salmon, anfi' itcukuna't." anah uiv .salmon." Nau'it<>k, She danced, k;oa'nk;oan glad na'xoa she was Age'lgitk go Lga'cgo-ic. A'lta na'Xko. (^;oa'2p naXko'matn ka She |>ut it into in her mat. Xow she went home, Ivearly agE'LCElkEl Li^a'kil. Q;oa'p kat e'ka agoqoalakL. she saw her a woman. Nearly there she recognized her. taL; behold! I» Lii naga'tdm. " E'kta Sometime «be met her. "What auiio'ctxul?'' do you carry ? " she arrived at house and 'Ay ntcaktca'k the eagle igua'nat." ■Ah, "Ah, a salmon." 123 2 3 4 5 6 ft I 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 124 OKjlfNO HER STORY. [I^'h^ •READ OF OUMY 5 ^ "Tcoxo iamxEmElfi'lEina. TaniEl()'ta Xak u}^'B'q;'eLxani/* "TinLa'- 'Well 1 wiMh to liii\ it from villi I sIimU give yon tliat my i:oat." ' Tlicy o utaraa-e Lq; 'eLxa'pnkc." •' K; a tcf>\o, iamEld'ta igiea'dk.'' ■" are Ijiufj about i-oats.' "Aiid well, I uliiiU ijive you my blanket." 3 " E'kta iiigEla'xo f'ryk. O'xu e tga'dkc." "Tcoxo, iaiiiElo'ta • What sbail r do with it blaDk«pn spruce free She awoke. ,g a'lta k"ca'xalo itca'kuuat aqixe'Iax. la'xkati ka nnqnna' itix-. now up lier salmon it was eaten. 'i'here then she fell down. ^^ "Qana'xtcl de'mdpla uiaiiit'd'La,'' ka acilga'ox. Aqa<]L; uwa'ema •'■• "Please the gills throw them down to and «k it a»srtv, h« Htf It ail. Now again siu; cried the (?ri>w. A'lta uixo'kcti ikoale'x'oa. NixEin;l't8ta-itck. Na'i>onEm ka takE ^ Now he lay down the raven. He was ashaiutKi of himself. It grew dark and then a'yat(*;a nixa'lax ikoale'x'oa. A'lta ne'ktcxam: ^ bis sickness cauK' to be the raven. JJow he nang his conjuror's song: on liiiu '*0'kna]ii'i)ka'n qau ayi'tk;a' itce'e'ya'xota' qau Le'yaLa'ni. ••Abrasspiu qau hit it my eyw upil be- 4 canu- o|)a(|uei. Qoa'qoaxqoii', qoa'qoaxqoa', qoa'qoaxiioii'." 5 Qoa'qoaxqoa', d'lj:inani oqOLxe'la. Ka'nauwe aqLujifo'lEmani ka ^ S<'ine time. the ]ieople went tKi the crabs. All the i>eo|.le went to and fetch them . letcb them tffa'a oqoLxf- la. A Ita aLr^'xEltEq ikoale'x-oa. TakE aLo'cko it - their the crabt*'. Now he heated .stoueb the raveu. Then they were hot chihlreu Lfia'nakc. A'lta aqa'ixpoe. TakE aLxLo'lExa-it L(}aLxe'la: g the stones. Xow the door was Then he tliought a crab: loiked. "QElxElxe'ya." A'L*lta aqa/LXatuq ka'nauwe ka tga/a. AqLa'kXopk a "It ist.ooked for I'.o. ' Now tliey were throwu all and their Xhey were .steamed on the -itones .voung ones. alta. Ano'ktcikt oqiiLxf'la: ''Ai'aq mcLxil'lEm,'' a^iLO'lXain .a now. They got douc the era b» "Quick eat, they were told ok;'uuo' k;a t<;a'a. TakE itjo'kti nr^'xax T'tcainxti^ r»k;'uiio'. q the crow and her children Then go(Hl became her heart the crow's. ALxLxa'lEm k;a tga'a. 10 Ihey ate and her children. TronsUitioH. There were the Crow and her live children. At tlie end «»t" t heii liou.se lived her cousin the Raven. They were liungry, and one day .she went to look for food 011 the beach. She sang- [page 12."i, line 4 j. She found a poggy, kicked it and went on. She rejjeated her song. Soon .she found a flounder. Again she sang her song. Then she fount! a seal ; she kicked it ami went on. Again she sang her song. Then she found a sturgeon. She went around it twice, then she loft it and kicked it. She went ou and lepeated her song. Then she found a sealion: three times she went around it. She kicked it and left it. She repeated her song. She went a long distance and found a whale. Four times she went around it, then she kicked it ami kicked it again. She brok.- Iter leg. ''Oh, my leg." she cried. Sht> went up to the woods, jmlled out some grass and tied it 011 to lier leg. She went on and after a little wliile she found a salmon. "Oh! my salmon." she saitl. She was very glad and ilam^ed. She put it into her mat and went houu\ ^Vhen she liad almost arrive' there?" "Oh," she n^plied, "A salmon." '•! wish to buy it; I will give you my coat.'' '• Plenty of coats are lying about in my house." " I will give you my blanket." ''What shall I do with your blanket? 1 have many blankets." "[ will give you my hat." "What shall I do with your hat? May l>e it is full of lice." "1 126 OKjUNO HER STORY. [ethnology will give you my hands," " What shall I do with yonr hands ? 1 have hands as well.'' " Pull out that bunch of grass." The eagle went and pulled out the bunch of grass, which gave way at once. Then she said, "Now you try to pull it out. ■' The Crow went and tried to pull it out. It did not give way. '•! will give you my eyes: you will be able to see a long distance. '' "What shall I do with your eyes * 1 have eyes as well." The eagle said: "Louse me." She did so and found a plate full of lice. ! After she had finished the eagle said:] " Now I will louse you. "' She loused the Crow, who became sleepy and finally fell asleep. Then the eagle took the salmon and put a bunch of grass in her mat. She carried it to the top of a spn;<-e tree. When the Crow awoke she saw the eagle sitting on top [of the spruce tree] eating her salmon. Then [she was so much grieved that she fell down .at once. She asked the eagle] : '.'Please give me the gills." The Crow lay on her back and the eagle threw down the fjills and the roe. The Crow went home angry. She arrived there. ITer children were in the house. She came to her children. She roasted the salmon roe. [She asked] hei- eldest daughter: " Gu aiid get some water." (She replied:] "The next younger one is there." She asked another one of lier daughters: " Go and get some water. " [ She replied : | " The next younger one is there." She asked four of them. Now her youngest daughter brought her some water. When the salmon roe was nearly done she washed her face. [She asked her daughters:] " Is my "'•'^e v.L'te now!" "No. it is still black. "' She washed it again and asked her children once more: "Is my face white? " "No, it is still black. " Then the raven jumped up and took whjit she was roasting. He took it away and ate it all. Then the Crow cried again and the raven lay down. Fie was ashamed of himself In the evening he fell sick and sang his conjurer's song: "O, my brass pin hit my eye and it got blind, qoa(|oax MVTH. Oa'xaL ayo'uiEqt iri'xa. ix}>E'kXun iii'xa. Wax ia'qxnlqt. Kiila'i "Ca'xaL be was (lead his hod, tli« oldest liis *>n. Every he wailed. Far 1 iiioriiing go ma'Lue ayoLa'-ita-itx. lo'2Lqte jjfua'nsum nr'XKnXEnr-'max, at seaward he always stayed. A long time always he went to wail on 2 the beach, iieXinXEiU'ina'-itx. QaxLxanaa'Lax atci'eflolkEl ckoalr^'x-oa. Yau'a he always went to wail on One d.*y lie saw them two ravens. Then 3 the heach. ina'Lue aci'tptegam. (^;oa'p a<}gt''txam yaua' actik;f'l;VpXuitxfs yauu' seaward they reached the Nearly they r«^aobedthe^e they tumedovereaeh other, there 4 laud. him a('tik;eJri'pXuitxe. Q-oa'p ac^e'txani ka nicxE'luktco. Lo'21r> i'kta 5 they turned overeach other. Nearly they reached him and tliey let it tall. Around thing iiicxE'lukteo. Ayii<]iiua'etix't go Lkamila'lEq. A'yoLx aU'iugd'lEinaiii. they let It tall. It lay there on the sand. He went he went to take it. 6 down to the lieach, Atcio'cgaru, a'lta iktr* low a itk. Tsoyustr' ka nr''Xko. TakE atco'lXam Ut took it now an almlone sliell. in tlie evening and lie went Then he said in her home. uya'k-ikala: "UguExe'mam oo'tac te'lx'Em ka'nauwt'."" TakE g his wife: Invite them those people all. Then ii»>'ya-y- fiya'k'ikala. A2, alcEJnegElr''moL qeaiuj liri'xauyam." „ she went his wife. A, l.? invites y.iu much that poor one.' ** TakE a'tge tia'lXani ka'nauwt", TakE a tgEp! go ta'yaqL ka'iiaiiwr'. .„ Ihen they «ent his jKople all Then they entered in his house all ^^ '•A, X'ix-i'k qcgiiigH'tkcptxgam. x-ix-i'k iiicgiokumauEiua. lakpa' "Ah, this they brought it up to the shore This yon will see it Juat there 11 to me. aei'tptfgam." TakE iie'k-iin iq-r''sq;e(4. "WuXi l.xtVyaja; ,0 thev eaino ashore." Then be said lilue-jay. To-inorrow we «ill go; Ixyo'xtkiiiEinania qaxr»' go aoE'k'itk"^." Kawi'2x- ka nixE'iikon we will seareh tor it » hen< from lhe> broujiht it ' Karl\ and he ran 7 13 iqe'sijes. '^Ai'aq, ai'aq, ai'aq aincxElii'vutck." TakE iiuxalayutek ^. blue-jay. 'yiiick, (|ui4'k quick rise." Then they urose '•"*' te'lx-f'm kanauwT''. TakE aqOicgiLx mokct ukniii'm. A'lta a tge the iwojiie all. Then the\' hauled two canoes. IS'ow they le down to the went ^^ water mfiLm' te'lx'Eui a'lta. TakE kula'i a'tgf'. A'lta rka leII seaward the people now. Then far they went. Now and almost Jg disap jieared Lpakn'lEina. TakE atgr'SElknl i'lo't'. Tak«» nf*'kim iqr«'s4ie8: jy the mountains. |Then tbe\ -ok it. Then they waite»l for him their chief. 4 TakE o'lo aga'yax iqe'sqes. "Wu'ska Ixeelo'qLa." yueople at seaward from him. He lifted it his blanket. He looked 14 ina'Ltie. Tfi'mka tijonr'tjoiie' dxof'la'itX. WiXt uexEnkjO'Litso. seaward. Only giili.-* there were. Again he pulled liw l)lanket t>ver his hea- talked morning jg go ma'Lue. Gdye' atci'Lax, atcLd'latck. A'lta ta'mka Ltamila'ikc at seaward Thos he did it, ho lifti'd it. Now only aUiatross jr. Lxela'itX. Qoii'nEmi aya'qoyad atcawitcE'iiiEle tiVlx'Em. KawT'X there were. Five limes his sleeps he heard them p«M)ple. Early ^o ka aLigEmd'tXu it LgdLe'lEXEiiik. AqLd'latck Lia'dk. "Wu'Xe and it sto all and he lifted it hi => blanket Now thert' ma'Lxole yuquua'-itX. Ne'k-ikst a'lta, a'mka-y- oe'Xsa ka tqoueqone'. ^ landward he lay. He looked now, only snipes and jinlls. A'lta nixa'latck. Ateio'kctEptck ka'nauwe ia'kt^lauwa itk. 5 Now he rose. He carried inland all his abalone sbeilf . At^'Jd'kctEptck qix' elajjo'tEuia ka'nauwr*. Qoa'nEm Lq;ux) (j Be carrie'kole. A'2ka aqio'lXam, aLgio'lXain qo'La 7 he did it that whale. Tlius he was told, he iiaid to him that LgoLe'lXEmk. A'lta wiXt ne'Xtako qix- r^'kole. A'lta a'yoptck ^ ])erson. Now again lie turned hat-k that whale. Now he went up q;oa'p git tE'LaqL ka ayo'La it. lo'lqte ayo'La it ka atoE'L'T^^lkEl 9 near at his house and he 8tayeou Ulue-Jay, mEiiXi'pcfit ogu'Xalaitan. AiuLEnElxa'-uyam iqe'sqes. Tat<;;au: 14 you hide from me my arrow. Yon make me p'M)r bine-Jay. See! wiXt ainEnx'EnEtnd'sx-Ema-itx. A'net ogu'xalaitan " KjA nf-kct 15 again you Uase nie always. Give me my arrow." Nothinj.; not LE'Laqs<"> qd'La Lk; risks. Aita Lk;o'pLk;op Lcta xos. Ema'sEn IG its hair that child. Now sunken its evts. Deer a'yaqso iLa'dq. TakE atcLo'cgaiii iLa'pote. TakE at<3Lo'lXaiii: 17 Its skin its blanket. Then hetookitat it-* arm. rhcn he said to it : "La'katamaf* "A, nai'kXa," aLgio'lXain. '*A(jf'i.a'taqL LgE'maina. I8 "Who are you r' "Ah. I," it said to him. "Hewiisleft my father. Iqe'sqes atveeLa'tial." TakE at<'i'Luk"q go LtciKj both now his wives blue-jay's. When wantiuit to defecate he does att'-Lauwc'toxamx go tE'ntca^^jL ka ia'xka itcvi'dk ka auiye'naiiLxa.v, 20 h>' goes to defeiate in ourbou.se and this my blanket and I wifje him with it. A'lta tino'kctka nekct tqjt'X acga'yax.*' "Ai'atj cgalEmam." ''A 27 Now two only not like they did him " "Quick brii j; tlieni. ' "Ah, riekct icta'keqamt, Lk;o'pi.k;op cta'xos." A'lta nf'Xko isVxai 28 not they seein/i, sunken their eyes." Now he went home Iiis son atcio'kt). Att'Ugo'lEniani Lia'naa. Atco'lXain Lia'iiaa: -'TakE 29 he sent him. Ho went tu fet<^h her liis mother. He Mid to hor his mother: "Then i.gE'inania niXatgo'niam." TakE nagE'tsax Lia'naa. Acxe'nini 30 my father he came home. '' Then she cried liis mother. Th^ytwo wtkiled BU LL. T. — 20 9 130 CA XAL HIS MYTH. [cthnuu.<)T 2 qaX a'cXiit o'o'kuil. "Iq;e'8q;e8 atciiiuwViiiina itx. La/XlaX that one wmiiaii. " HIuc jay always fools you. liecMve 2 atciniil'xo-itx." "Nau'itka, nau'itka, LjrE'maraa aLt^'main. A'lta he always (lot-8 you." • Iiuli-ttl. iiicle«?'pt<*a. Atco'k"'iaiiip jjo a'yani. A'lta atounu-'iiako. woman. He led them. Ue arrived briiigiuji at his father. Now he wjished tlieir her fa it. Then they went. Now they swept it their house, 9 ka'uauwe aLkto'guexe. A'lta aLjiio'kue ka'uauwe we'wuLe. ALjiid'kue the whole they swept it. Now they carriiMl all into interior They iarrie'Idt ka'uainvr> tga'ktr'ma tia'lXam; ka'uauwe 18 19 he arrived." Now be gave to all his projierty his pimple, all them 20 ita'ktf'lauwa itk atge'lot. the abaloiie shells be jrave them Translation. Ca'xaL's eldest was dead. Every morning he went to the beach and waihHl. Day by day he went to the beach antl cried. Once upon a time he discovered two ravens flying from the sea towards the shore. When they came near him he saw that they turned [in the airj over one another. [Sometimes the one was above, then the other.] When they had almost ieaes were told: "Put up your pa