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BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

3 9999 06317 627 3

M7& -7J37

^^^^m^^^^mmmm^^^mmmm^

,Mf

PM753.Z7B7

Given By

t

Smithsonian Institution

I9(f

z < O H LU s < I I
.

blankets.

it

iqo'mx5m.

i

1J

her

Then again

basket.

Aqa

o

Iqa'lukL

aqjeyo'qt."

ia'qa-ii. a large

it

'

"He,

to

Aqa

aqa amo'tan aqjeyo'qt.

„

"

ime'kikal?"

tcl'yuxt."

fi'luki, bring her

"O,

"Emio'niElatci

Ika'ki Lj

scold.

nict

it

°

it

e'wa ge'gualiX.

nE'xa!"

''lac

got dark. u

:

"Let alone

his wife:

igo'ponEm.

nict inio'mEl.

"No

ayakika:

her

to

igiXL5'xoa-it ^ bethought:

Then

houses.

Aqa itco'lXam

ia'lXam."

to

„

^

ground.

Then

then

1 -1

itci'yuX

dig

Lxoa'p itci'yuX elX.

ground.

Aqa

gave birth

she,

sta'qa-iL

little

Then

will louse you!"

elX.

a

Aqa

aLamge'qcta!" I

Two

mank

Aqa

icta'wanpa. their belly

Cmokct ikcoxu'tom.

sbe gave birth.

Hen

am poor.

Aqa Then

A'net Give

,

,

*

^° ,

,

me !"

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it. "Give me my arrow, Blue-jay; I am poor. Give me my arrow, Blue-jay; I am poor." "Come here! Who are you ?" "Oh, I was not 3 et born when AqjasXe'nasXena took away iny elder brother." "Oh, [I am your elder brother.] It is 1." "I think it is you, Blue-

and hid

r

Now

took him and blew upon his eyes. Then was restored. Now she gave him a small mountain-goat blanket. "Quick; go home and bring your father and your mother." The boj' went home. When he arrived at the house he said: "Oh, my His mother began to cry: "I think Blueelder brother came home." jay is deceiving you." "Well, feel of my blanket." Then she felt of his blanket. It was soft. "Perhaps he came back, indeed." "Indeed, it is true. I came to fetch you. My sister-in-law sent me." Now he took his mother and father to them. She washed their faces and "Quick; go and sweep our house and their eyesight was 4-estored. After they had finished they fire." They the house. make a swept went to fetch those who had just arrived. Now they carried all the propert}' [into the house]. They stayed there. Now Blue-jay opened [He was told:] "Take a the door and defecated in the doorway. jay."

his sister-in-law

his eyesight

1

agE'qamatcX my

o -1

"O,

„

I'tcilX."

"

"04,

my

a

Ig.e'kElka she took him

Aqa

^ Then

when

not

she took

"Kja

Po'po igl'yuX Blow

sister-in-law.

iqLe'lot iLo'koa-its hewasgiven a small

she did

.

him away

AqjasXe'nasXena

iqe'sqes."

Aqa

you

blue-jay."

Then

sia'xost.

Tuwa'x,

his face.

Light,

him

"Ai'aq, niu'Xkoa,

Lqoa'k. mountain-goat

you?"

"who

AqjasXe'nasXena

mai'ka

"And

I!"

I,

come!

igiuta'mit

person,

nai'ka!"

aya'potcxan. liis

"Well!

qa ngoaLeTX

nai'ka,

"Oh,

elder brother."

am poor."

I

nict

thus

I,

-*

k

blue-jay,

nai'ka akoa

"Oh,

" Ni'Xua mE'te! Lan ma'yax?"

iqe'sqes, tgE'kiutgoax."

arrow,

go home!

"Quick!

ige'kTkct. he saw.

cga'lEmam *

fetch

them

blanket. /»

_ '

ame'qo

kja

we'mam.

Aqa ige'Xkjoa

your mother

and

your father.

Then

"O.igite'mam

Io'yaru tqu'i.epa. He came the house 10. home e'tcilX." "02,"a£E'tcax wa'yaq. "Kja iqe'sqes LVxlax she cried his mother. my elder "Oh," "And blue-jay deceive

" Oh,

he came

he went

ikja'skas.

home

the boy.

brother."

q

^ 9

''Ni'Xua

tci'moxt." he did you."

Lia'kjete.

Aqa luieu Then

Lia'kjete.

"Ah,

his blanket.

soft

Aqa

igE'LgEiga

my blanket." Then she felt or u A4r, LXuan a'qanuwe igite'mam.

feel of

his blanket.

LgE'pasiskoa. r

aLE'gElga

"Well,

perhaps

*

he came."

indeed

a'qanuwe. a'qanuwe, Xamtga'lEmam. IgEnto'koatck "O, 10 h, indeed, indeed. She sent me I came to fetch you. agE'potcxan." Aqa itci'cukL wa'yaq kja wi'yam. Itco'ltLam. -LI my sister-in-law." Then he took them his mother and his lather. He brought them. Aqa ikcome'nakjua, aqa icE'kikct. " Ai'aq amtktoqjoe'la tE'IxaoqL. 1- Then

she washed their faces,

then

they saw.

Amtktoqjoe'la, aqa alamtXilge'Lxa." lo 1-1

15

16

Sweep

then

it,

make

fire."

"Quick

Aqa Then

sweep they swept

iLkco'koaL tE'ctaqL.

Aqa iLkcogua'lEmam

they finished

Then

it

irJcE'tokwe they carried

their house.

they went to fetch them

ka'nauwe taXi La'ktEla'lEmax.

it

itca-ixE'lEQL he opened the door

all

iqe'sqes. Dlue-jay.

that

their property.

Aqa

itcLo'tsatsa

Then

he defecated

our hou-e.

it

icktO'qjoela tE'ctaqL. it

ctaXi those

their house.

cte'mam. who

came.

Aqa

iLxela'itX.

Then

they stayed.

ici'qepa. on the door.

"A'kElka "Take

it

Aqa Then

Aqa Then

Aqa The

i

wuX that

KATHLAMET TEXTS

E °i u q

Ikjoa'yawa iiii/XakjEmana

Lxela'etiX a.eXa't aLa'hatjau, awa'wa.

i

their chief

itco'lXam iqe'sqes aLa'hatjau. ina'xLam

Then he

people of a town.

The panther

it is said.

said to her

the maiden:

blue-jay

imo'lEkumax

ia'kjetenax.

Igo'n

e'kua

aqa

igo'ya.

the panther,

elks

hunter."

One

day

then

she went.

Igo'ya,

kEla'iX

igo'ya.

She went,

far

she went.

Igogoa'qoam

ka'nauwe ita'kematck taXi tqu'Le.

,;

Igo'La-it.

painted

all

that

She stayed.

He came

I

house.

Aqa

he came home

In the evening

Itci'Lam He brought

the otter.

Iga'ckupq.

Aq a

a house.

She entered.

The Then

iqa'nuq ia'lXemitk igo'La-it.

Then

"

Tso'yustiX igiXatkjoa'mam

Igite'mam e'nanaks.

tqu'Le.

She arrived at

k

beaver

his

bed

she stayed.

Itca'i.am a'qjEXEne. a trout. He brought

ko'sa-it. the mink.

iqjoane'X.

IgiXatkjoa'mam

a steel-head

He came home

salmon.

8 ItcLi'tam He brought 9 tElkoa'te. flags.

,,,

^

''Search for

ikjoa'yawa,

He came home IgiXatkjoa'mam ipu'koa. the lynx. He came home a'co.

She came home

ItctK'Lam

the muskrat.

He brought

ItctE'Larn He brought

tgueXgue'Xukc. ducks.

IktE'Lam tE'lalX. Ka'nauwe iguXoatkjoa'mam. She brought

the

the raccoon.

itsjEne'stsjEnes.

crabs.

IgaXatkjoa'mam '

IgiXatkjoa'mam

LqaLxa'la.

mata't.

camass.

came home,

All

mouse.

Aqa

"LXuan igeXge'itcome

kja'ya e'LalXt.

11 Then

none

"Perhaps

their elder brother.

he

fell

e'lxalXt."

IgaxLo'Xa-it

upon his own

our elder

She thought

body,

brother."

in aqage'lak: "IkEni'm Lqa Laxotckje'na." Xa'piX aLXilqa'yax LgoaLe'lX the -to

woman:

Aqa

Ltet. coming.

20

Then

"Canoe

I

think

he entered

At dark

a builder."

iii'tpqam LgoaLe'lX. the person.

E'4wa Thus

he groaned

ia'qa-iL iLa'wan. large

his belly.

a person

La2, aqa Long,

then

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woman," he said. Now she went down She searched for All the canoes were lying there. to the beach. Then she found a bundle, of willow could not rind any. trout, hut she "Did you bring the house and entered. went to She branches. this bundle of willow any; I found only did not see trout?" "I take? [Willows are my kind of salmon do you "What branches." and they went to sleep. Now some time night came, After salmon.]" stomach. her hand on his Now it was She put husband slept. her Then he awoke, and his stomach felt sick. He sang: full of sticks. "Trout, trout broke my bones, they broke ny ribs!" Then the woman arose. Now she went to the end of the town. There she found a small house. There she la} down. Now it grew day. The Beaver said to the Mink: "Go and bring 3'our sister-in-law. Say to her: 'Will you keep me, or shall I take you to him?'" Now " I came to fetch you, Nikciamtca'c! Your husband the Mink went.

"Go

her.

my

and take

trout,

T

iLagE'niLa-it.

"Tga'rEroam

tE'qjexEne,

aqage'lak!"

he approached her.

Fetch

the trouts,

woman!"

Aqa

igo'Lxa

Then she went

1

to

the beach

aqage'lak.

Aqa

ka'nauwe

akE'nim

ola'kaoX.

Aqa

ikto'naxL

woman.

Then

all

canoes

were there.

Then

she searcher! for them,

2

ela'itk.

Kjau

3

willows.

Tied

the

Nothing,

the trouts.

Aqa

they were.

Then she went home

"Kjii

met

"Nothing

not

imtE'Lam tci?" [int.

Sne came

to.

ino'quikEl. I

Ia'ema

ela'itk

Only

willows

saw them.

4

trouts

kjau ike'x 5

were

tied

"Tantxo ma'yax tE'meqjEXEne?" La2, aqa ig5'ponEm. "What

found them."

your

Long, then

trouts?"

then

to sleep

IkLikxa'ema She put on to

Then

her husband.

slept

.

(

*-*

itgotdark.

A'qa e'wa igl'yux ia'wan.

Ii.kLqa'yoXuit aqa ioqo'ptit itca/kikal. They went

" Well,

in.

part.]?"

iniu'ekam." I

Ig5'pqam. "Tso'Xoa, tE'qjeXEne

iga'xkjoa tqu'Lepa. house

igio'ckam

Then she found them

she found them.

not

ige'xox.

you brought them^

Aqa

Kja'ya, met ikto'egam.

tE'qjexEne.

she did

thus

/-

his belly.

it

'

LE'gakci.

Aqa

tE'mqo

paL

ia'wan.

Aqa

kopa'

„

her hand.

Then

sticks

full

his belly.

Then

there

^

it

igiXi'qo-itq.

Aqa

he awoke.

Then

ia'tcqEm ia'wan.

Aqa

ige'ktcxEm:

Then

he sang his con-

his belly.

sick

•

9

jurer's song:

"KjeXana,

J^| /

|:

k;tXana, lqeXana r

;|/r//|/y:|://|j

J-

"Trout,

«T J"

|

J ^

my bones

Aqa

igaxa'latck

wuX

aqage'lak.

Aqa

igo'ya

she arose

that

woman.

Then

she went

Aqa

ikto'egam she found

'Mai'ka '

You

ko'sa-it. mink.

'Mai'ka 'You

my ribs." yaXi kE'mukitiX. end

'that

of

tqu'Le.

Aqa

kopa'

igaxao'keit.

house.

Then

there

she lay down.

tci

namxa'Lx,

[int.

do you take

part.]

J

a small

ame'potcxan, your

"Fetch her

got day:

|

ito'qoa-its

" Aneta'2m

ige'tcuktiX: it

it

J* J"

nai'ka

me

I

for yourself.

Go and say

mink!

Aqa

qamana'Lx?' "

tci

do you take

[int.

me

Then

to

^

town.

Aqa *

-tn

Then

AmulXa'mam:

ko'sa-it!

sister-in-law,

10

those

Then

Then

//UH

4

broke

trout

trout,

taXi tge'kBmtomax."

aiqte'nElXala,

to her:

fro

pat full

ig-e'xox it became

giLalXam. thrown

iixE'na. smelts.

Itxe'gela-ix. They landed.

Aqa

itgiupje'yaLx

Then

they gathered

Pa'tEmax igo'xoax tga'qLemax. '

beCame

theS houses

-

Aqa Th," n

iLXE'na 1fi ib smelts

itce'lpo-ix. imzea -

Aqa „„ 17 Th

™

>

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canoes could not go out, because the water was all frozen. Then the Swans died of hunger. Now their chief heard: "Oh, your wife conjured the smelts." Thus he was told: "Their houses are full will go and I will take my of smelts." Then the Swan said:

"We

Thus he spoke to his relatives. Early in the morning the Swans made themselves ready. They had two canoes. They went. The people said: " Canoes are coming." Then the Swans landed. The woman was told: " Maybe your husband comes to fetch you." She said: "Lock the house. Do not let them enter." Then indeed they locked it, and the Swans were standing outside. Thewoman said: "Quick! Eoast five smelts; I want to eat them." Five smelts were roasted. Then the woman said: "The heads of my smelts are roasted." The Swan replied: "The heads of our smelts are "The bellies of my smelts are turned over." The Swan roasted." wife back."

said:

my

"The

bellies of

The Swan

smelts are turned over."

xa'oqxaLx ikE'nim qa'xpa qa

3

yourwife

wa'lo

"Full

told.

their houses

"Alxo'ya, anugua'lEmama agE'kikal," my wife," I will fetch her "We will go,

the swan:

"He said

he was

she made,"

Iqamia'itx

their chief.

"P&L La'qLemax

itcto'lXam tia'cuXtikc. he told them

"

Aqa

Then hunger

the swans

he heard

Ige'kim iqelo'q:

smelts."

k

frozen.

igi'yux," iqio'lXam.

"A3, ame'kikal Iqamia'itx "Ah,

itce'lpo-ix.

All

then

Ah,

the swans.

4 ilxeW."

Ka'nauwe

went.

A4, aqa igexEltci'maq Lqelo'q iLa'Xakj Einana.

9 iLXE'la-it Lqelo'q. they died

io'yix.

anywhere

canoe

can not

said:

.

.

.

-i

"The backs of "The backs of our

our smelts are turned over."

his relatives.

Mokct aL&'Xanim.

Wiix ige'tcuktiX, aqa iLXE'ltcXuitck Lqelo'q. Early

then

got day,

it

they

made them-

Two

the swans.

their canoes.

selves ready

"A2, akEnl'm

lL5ya'4. I

8 "

"Ah,

They went.

Lqelo'q

iLxe'gcla-iX.

Ime'kikal

LXuan

the swans

landed.

Your husband

perhaps

•^

-io

-io

-i

i

-Ik -1 -

"Met

"Shut the door,"

she spoke.

"Not

Then

indeed

iga'kim

wuXi

she spoke

that

-*-

'

-io

iqa'Lxpo. it

was shut.

aLacga'tpqa." they will enter."

Aqa

kopa'

La'xaniX

iLxe'la-it.

Aqa

Then

there

outside

they stayed.

Then

aqage'lak:

"Ai'aq

woman:

"Quick

aqo'lktca

qur'nEm

aLXE'na.

five

smelts.

roast

AnElgua'x. "

Aqa

aqo'lktca

qui'nEm

Iwarittoeat."

Then

they were roasted

five

aLXE'na.

"Ewa'

smelts.

"Thus

wuX

agE'Lxana." Aqa ige'kim yaXi he spoke that Then are roasted those my smelts." their heads "Ewa' tga'qjaqstakuks aqo'lEktca agE'kikal anta'Lxana." iqelo'q: our smelts." my wife their heads are roasted "Thus swan: "Ewa' agE'Lxana." aqa-iqtqwa'yayaXtiX tga'unakc "Ewa'

tgfi'qjaqstakuks

"Thus

iqelo'q. the swan.

"Ewa' "Thus

aqo'lEktca

aqa-iqtqwa'yayaXtiX are turned

"Ewa

tga'gotcXikc

"Thus

their backs

tga'gStcXikc their backs

"Thus

mysmelts."

are turned

theirbellies

tga'unakc 1A *& tneir bellies

17

he came to fetch you,"

iga'kim.

a'qanuwe

They landed.

itcimtga'lEinam,"

" AmcgaLxpo'ya,"

A'qa

lLxe'gila-iX.

the people.

they said

"Ah,

she was told.

1-.

igugoa'kim te'lXam.

are coming,"

"A3,

q iqo'lXam. -

it

iqte'lox. it

it

two

aqa

wi

Long,

then

again

who

the youths

they

wuX that

youths

elder one

younger one younger one.

shoot

again

yaXi

Ke'nuwa

ta'nki.

Try

some-

that

*

they spoke "gether

Near

it.

They went home

those

to-

te'lXam:

those

people:

icge'lox." aid

she did

its

te'lXam.

those

people.

ige'lox she did

Akl'xtjax Afterward

hit

she did

it

it

wuX that wuX that

Tso'yustiX ige'xoxoix;

people.

ta-itci

"They

Ia'maq

ia'maq ige'lox

back

te'lXam.

it.

wi

"CtaXe'

Shoot

it."

ige'lox.

ia'kalitas

Aqa

Then again

a canoe.

ta-itci

Said

hit

Qjoa'ip ta-itci

igo'Xo-itco

was seen

hit

Nearly

first.

she did

it

A'2koapo ia'maq

ige'lox.

ikE'nlm.

iqe'qalkEl

ia'maq

Igo'Xoakjoa

aqa igo'Xoakjoa 18 -*-^ then they went home i

They

nearly

axgE'kunq a'newa.

axgE'sqax ia'maq

w

it

Igugoa'kim

came.

cqju'lipX ta-u a'koapo

-j

io *"

La'21e,

was done.

cta'xka staxi sqju'lipX ctet.

ctaXi

blue-jay.

virgins

they went to hunt

then again

got day

7 axgE'sqax. -^ *

those

Just

thing.

tia'maq

those ->a

them

ige'tcuktiX, aqa wi qiXEluwa'lalEintck

Next day shoot

said to

then

"Sta'xka LXuan

iqe'sqes:

said

sga'hatjau ia'maq asgilo'xoa yaxi ta'nki

q sgi

te'lXam.

those

iXuan itgate'mam."

just

those

ta-itci

said

it?"

koale'wi

qackjua'mamx staXi

igugoa'kim

itge'lox?"

Evening

it

became,

IgoXoakjoiVmam ka'nauwe. They came home

te'lXam:

"O

ta-u sqju'lipX cta'xka aLqe

the people:

"Oh,

these

two youths

they

later

Aqa Then

all.

on

ia'maq hit

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"Oh,

they talked together.

these youths will hit it in course of time. These youths are pretty. They have much hair." In the evening the two girls came home. Blue-jay said: "Le! These girls always disappear. I think they will shoot that strange

Whence

did they come?

thing."

For four days these young men were seen and they almost

On

hit

it.

"Where may these

the fifth day the people talked together again:

youths come from who always come near hitting it?" In the evening the two girls came home. TJ: jy carried only few potentilla roots. Then the people said: "To-morrow we will go to hunt. We shall recognize these youths." In the morning the people made themselves ready. They prepared their arrows. Then they went down to the water to hunt that something. They grew tired. All the time they were trying to hit it. Then the two youths were seen. A person said: "The two youths who nearly hit it are coming." It came in sight and

yaXi

acgelo'xoa will

do

Qa'mtewa qicte'mam?

ta'nki.

Whence

some-

that

it

Tjo'kti tqjulipXuna'vu. Good

they come?

-,

*

'

youths.

thing.

Lga'pEla

LE'qaqco."

Much

their hair."

Xa'piX aqa wi icgoa'mam ctaXi In the evening

came home

then again

cha'tjau.

these

Ige'kim iqe'sqes: "Le! Quli'tc kj&'ya ckex cgi cga'hatjau. He said blue-jay: " Le! Always nothing are these my virgins. later

acgEkVxoa

ia'maq

aLqi on

they will do

hit

yaXi

ta'nki

that

something

it

Lakt Lgua'max iqE'cqElkEl

igo'Xuitcu

A'koapo

youths.

Nearly

ctaXi

cqju'lipX.

E'LaquinEmiX i5'qoya aqa wit'ax

those

youths.

ta-itci

te'lXam:

these

people:

to-

Gwa'nEsum

;

The

they

ctaXi cha'tjau.

" Oh,

hit

whence

come

te'lXam:

those

people:

they do

their load

these

again youths'

Xa'piX qackjoa'mamx In the evening

it."

No'LjEmax icta'kjewula yaXi Little

ta-itci

hit

" O, qa'mtaLq icte'mam ta-u cqju'lipX?

nearly

virgins.

ia'maq

then

sleep

fifth

cta'xka a'koapo ia'maq icge'lox."

Always

these

.

*

strange."

cqju'lipX.

it

they talked gether

itlqe'nuwa-i."

those

acgilo'xoax

ikjEna'tan.

Igugoa'kim

potentilla roots.

'those

home

they came

oguXuala'yutck made themselves

ta-itci

te'lXam.

Tjaya'ta

those

people.

Good

thev

wi

itgE'Lxa

ta-itci

te'lXam.

Then

Aqa

again

they went

those

people.

Then

down

aqixEluwa'lalEmtck yaXi they went to nunt

youths.

that

tia'maq

ta'nki.

Ta2l

igo'xoax

ta-itci

te'lXam.

Tired

became

those

people.

iqtilxo'lalEmtck.

Aqa

wi

iqE'cqElkEl

ctaXi

they always did.

Then

again

they were seen

those

it

he said

a person:

ctet "Then again come

ctaXi cqju'lipX. those

these

nearly

hit

they do

it

those

youths."

13

...

1*

^

-,,

1fi

youths.

Cta'xka ctaXi'yax qjoa'p ia'maq acgilo'xoax ctaXi cqju'lipX." They

wi .„ again

something.

AqaiLE'kim LgoaLe'lX: "Aqa wi Then

made

them

Aqa

hitting

q

itgE'tux 10 •*-•*

their arrows.

Try

"

\\

tga'qamatcX.

cqju'lipX.

n'

whence

ready

Ke'nuwa

R "

nized

the youths."

they

**

"O'la aqcxEluwa'lalEm aqcugula'qLka qa'xLqa qa 1n •-" they go to hunt they will be recog-

"To-mor-

row

Early

K

.

They said

tqjulipXuna'yu."

KawI'X

o "

They

ctaXi

days

they did

Cta'xka

they were seen

Four

"

virgins.

Lax 17 Visible


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the elder one shot. She nearly hit it. Then it came in sight againand the younger one shot. TEp! there stood her arrow. She had hit it. She said to her elder sister: "Paddle!" and she paddled. They

reached that thing; they speared it and put it into their canoe. The people tried to pursue them, but they left them all behind. They came down the river.

Now all

the people were sorry because the two youths got the better Blue- jay said to his chief: " Search for those two youths.

of them.

He

Give them your children."

Now all

good. "

"Your

replied to Blue-jay:

advice

is

the people came home.

The}T were all sorry because they were conquered. "Where may those youths have come from who hit that strange thing? " When it turned one way, it looked red; then it looked green, then white. The girls had disappeared. In the evening they came home. They went to bed right away. In the morning Blue-jay went in. "Le! These girls," said Blue-jay. "See ia'maq ige'lox

j ige'xox; it

9

became;

We'tjax

Lax

Again

visible

TEp O

shoot

•

she did

ige'xox; became;

it

iga-igo'tXuit

Noise of

it

wuX

axgE'qunq.

that

elder one.

it

Qjoa'ip ia'maq ige'lox.

wuX

afterward

that

Nearly

ala'xtjax

she did

hit

axgE'cqax ia'maq younger one

it.

ige'lox. she did

hit

it.

wuX

aga'qamatcX

wuX

axgE'cqax.

Igo'lXam

that

her arrow

that

younger one.

She said to

stood

hitting i

wuX

"MkLe'watck,"

a'galXt: her elder

that

"Paddle,"

sister:

g Ictigo'qoam; aqa icge'lkeqcq. They reached it; then they speared it. r,

iqE'cuwa;

"

they were pur-

icto'qo-iqLq they

left

igo'lXam.

Aqa

ikLe'watck.

she said to her.

Then

she paddled.

Icgiaqxa'ema icta'xanimpa. They put

Try

ka'nauwe

ta-itci

te'lXam.

Ewa

qti'eqamiX

all

those

people.

Then

down

itjo'kti good

them

behind

sued;

Ke'nuwe

their canoe into.

it into the canoe

the river

7 icto'ya. they went.

8

O

ka'nauwe

Oh

IqE'toLq. <J

They were conquered

10 cqju'lipX. youths.

ii

ta-itci

te'lXam

nict

those

people

not

all

imE'kim." you say."

22 ka'nauwe. all.

Ij.

amcona'xLa ctaXi

He

"Oh

search for them

said to

him

blue-jay

to his chief:

Amclo'ta cme'Xan." Give them

those

Iqio'lXam iqe'sqes: "Qjoa'L He was

your daughters."

told

"All right

blue-jay:

r

j

aXi

"that

IguXuakjoii'mam

ka'nauwe

ta-itci

te'lXam.

LE'gaxax

They came home

all

those

people.

Sorry

LE'gaxax iqE'toLq, sxE'lkjatcX iqE'toLq. they were conquered,

Sorry

though

just as

who

youths

those

"Qa'mta^Lqa "Whence

they were conquered.

itge'lox ta-u they did

hit

it

that

ta'nki something

itkjenuwa'-i?" Ana' niktE'qoXwitXix, ana' Lpil nixo'xoax, ana' ptcix Some-

strange?"

it

sometimes

turned,

it nixo'xoax, ana' tkjop nixo'xoax it

fi -LD

their heart.

"0

times

-j

e'tamxtc.

was

Itcio'lXam iqe'sqes ia'XakjEmana:

13 itgate'mam ta-u tq; ulipXuna'yukc ta-u ia'maq came

ige'xox

was,

cha'tjau. virgins.

sometimes

white

it

was

it

some-

was,

green

times

yaXi

ta'nki.

that

some-

Kjaya' cke'xax ctaXi Nothing

were

those

thing.

Xa'piX aqa ickjoa'mam. In the

red

then

they came home.

Nft'wi

ickLka'yuXuit

At once

they went to bed

ctaXi those

evening

17 cha'tjau. virgins.

Kawi'X io'pqam Early

he entered

iqe'sqes:

"Le,

blue-jay:

"LE,

cgi ega'hatjau," ige'kim these

our virgins!"

he said

KATHLAMET TEXTS

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43

sleeping. Certainly two men have beep with them." Thus he spoke to the chief's daughters. The people talked together. They searched for those youths, but they did not find them. It grew dark. Then the girls brought to the house what they had caught. They placed it under their bed. They arose early. Their father was lying down. He was ashamed. He was wondering who might have hit that thing. His daughters went up to him. They had bathed

how long they are

and warmed themselves. The elder one said to her father: "Arise!" Their father arose. They said to him: "Go and bathe!" Then he went down to the water to bathe. He came back again. They said They put the mat in to their mother: "Give us a lai'ge good mat." the middle of the house. Then they took what they had caught and put it down in the middle of the house. There it was just like the sun. Blue-jay came in. He closed his eyes right away. That thing was shining. "I thought so," said Blue-jay; "our chief's daughters hit it." He went out. "Ah, don't you notice, our chief's daughters

"Qe

iqe'sqes.

tantxo

qE'cgulqule two women to whom two men

"If

blue-jay.

le'le long.

therefore

icqe'witXit,"

itcco'lXam

they sleep,"

he said to them

-t -*-

went secretly

iiii'XakjEmana

cia'xan.

their chief

his daughters.

Igo'Xuiteu

ta-itci

te'lXam.

They talked

those

people.

Qco'naXL They were

ctaXi cqju'lipX. those

Igo'ponEm.

Nest cjiqco'cgam. Not

youths.

yaXi

icta'kjetenax

that

what they had shot

they were lound.

It

virgins.

KawI'X

aqa

icxEla'yutck.

Early

then

they arose.

Tkada'koax

itctuxo'la,

Thoughts

he made,

Ici'tptckam

cia'Xan.

They went

his daughters.

Ctoqoa'tix

elXE'me.

under

the bed.

yaXi we'ctam; that

yaXi

they did

*

that

3 .

* 5

ta'nki.

r.

something.

"

yaXi

*

Tgio'lXam

icxcqoa'mit. they warmed

They bathed,

he was ashamed.

itge'lox it

'

exE'm'as.

their father;

hit

inland

She said to him

*

that

'

themselves.

we' team

wux

her father

that

axgE'qunq: "MxE'latck."

"MXkjoa'tam." "

him:

to

IgixE'latck He

"Arise."

elder one:

Icgio'lXam: They said

they brought to the house

ge'kuala

ia'maq

-

icgiukoa'iEmani

Then

Icgi'vutk

Yok u tk He was lying down

qa'wa-itc who

Aqa

got dark.

They placed it

ctaXi cha'tjau. those

-J

searched for

together

that

Aqa

iyo'Lxa,

Then

he went to

Go and bathe."

yaXi we'ctam.

arose

«

theirfather.

iglxkjoa'tam. he went

to bathe.

t)

the water,

Icgo'lXam

Ige'tptcgam. He came

They said

up.

iqja'pEnX, qe mat,

to her

"E'Luk

iqja'pEnX,

ia'qa-iL

"Give

a mat,

a large

IqioLa'maq ka'tcEk tqu'Le yaXi

iqja'pEnX."

itjo'kti good

if

wa'ctaq: their mother:

'

a mat."

It

was put

middle

iqja'pEnX, aqa Laq° icgl'yux yaXi icta'kjetenax. mat,

then

they took

out

*

what they had

that

house

10 -ti

that

Iqexe'ma ka'tcEk They placed

it

middle

l^s

caught.

tqu'Le.

Ia'-ixka

i/a

aqaLii'x

ia'lkuile

yaXi

ta'nki.

house.

That

as

sun

like

that

something.

iqe'sqes. blue-jay.

O, na'wi igisxpo'Xuit sl'axost. Oh,

at once

he closed

his eyes.

Ia'skupq yaXi ^3 entered He

that

iia'ktomaX yaXi It

was shining

*

that

ta'nki. some-

14

thing.

"KjoaLqe' nxL6'Xua-it," ige'kim "Thus

I

thought,"

said

si'aXan ia'maq icge'lox." his children

shoot

they did

it."

iqe'sqes.

Io'pa iqe'sqes: He went blue-jay: out

"Sta'xka ilxa'XakjEmana "They

blue-jay.

"A "Ah

our chief

nist tci not

[int.

part.]

15

imsa'xaxomit? do you notice?

16


44

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Then the people were called together. them were called. They cut that thing and distributed it. Its blood was distributed among the birds, and they all recei\ ed a little They all received something. Some red to put on their heads. were painted green, others white, and others black. Only Blue-jay was given the best. Then he danced. He was glad, and said: "I am He showed it to the better than you; I have received the best." Clam, who took it and jumped out into the water. Blue-jay took a long stick. He struck downward with it and said: "Now that Clam The Clam made the water boil, and Blue-jay said: "He is is dead." dead." But Robin said: "Do you think he is dead? He is laughing Then the}^ took the excrements of that thing out of its belly at 3 ou." and put them on Blue-jay. First he had received the best, but the Clam took it away from him. hit that strange thing?"

have

All of

r

cElxa'XakjEmana

ia'maq

icge'l5x

gi

ta'nki

itkje'nuwayu."

Aqa

our two chiefs

shoot

they two

this

something

strange."

Then

1

did

they were called together

the people.

Then

something.

i

was cut

yaXi "

that

was

it

distrib-

all

gi

qtkga'la;

these

fliers;

iqiawe'mak LaXi was distributed

it

that

among

Nolj pEl aqLo'xoax. Nolj pEl aqL5'xoax ka'nauwe A little red they were made. A little red they were made all tpjEspjE'suks. IguXoa'iXum ka'nauwe. Ana' ptciX aqLo'xoax blood.

They finished

birds.

LpjE'spjEs,

ana'

tkjop

a bird,

sometimes

white

O

it

was made

iqe'sqes

itjo'kte

Only

blue-jay

good

a bird,

lie

He said: ItcickjE'lukti

was.

o iqenElEma'qjeuL." •iq

11

e'yaLqt long (I;

12

the clam

yaXi e'mEqo. that

Aqa

1„ Ltcu'qoapa. -^"

water

stick.

icto'maqt

He

"AmxLo'Xuan 14

"You

think

tci

iqe'sqes.

He danced

blue-jay.

"QaL

niE'saika. you!

Itjo'kti Good

IcgixE'cgam. He

the large round clam.

"Aqa

took

e'mEqS

Itce'kElka

it

from him.

iqe'sqes;

is

he

is

CE'qawawa

icE'xox

Ige'kim

dead."

He

ska'sa-it:

said

robin:

CkEmoqua'nemx ya'Xaue."

ict5'maqt? he

LEp

icto'maqt."

"Now

blue-jay:

[int.

was made,

Ige'witck

"How behold

cE'qawawa."

ctaXi

said

it

water into. He took it Dlue-jay; a stick Itcilge'qcqalalEoitck ge'gualiX. Itcio'lXam: down. He speared it He said to him:

Ige'kim iqe'sqes:

in.

was made

aqLo'xoax.

black

cE'qawawa.

am given as a present." He showed it Isgi'sopEna CE'qawawa Ltcu'qoapa. I

He jumped

it

leI

a present.

Ige'kim:

ige'xox.

Glad

green

sometimes

iqelEnia'qjeuL. it was given to him as

Kjwa'nkjwan

Sometimes

all.

aqLo'xoax LpjE'spjEs, ana'

Ya'ema 7 o

it

iia'qawulqt. its

k ^

iqe'yuxc

Then

to-

gether.

uted **

were called

All

Aqa iqiawe'mak ka'nauwe!

ta'nki.

3

Aqa

Ka'nauwe! iqo'Xoaqtck.

iqo'Xoaqtck te'lXam. 2

it

He

dead?

is

laughing at you

he."

A'qa Then

part.]

iqe'kElka ia'wanpa ia'qexEle J-&

it

was taken

its

belly in

its

excre-

yaXi that

ments

in Ia'newa itjo'kti First

good

17 icgixE'cgam. took

it

away from him.

yaXi itkje'nuwai '

that

strange thing

ta'nki.

Aqa jaq

iqe'lox iqe'sqes.

some-

Then put on

it was done (on)

thing.

iqe'lot, kja iqexE'cgam. he was and it was taken away given, from him.

blue-jay.

CE'qawawa The clam

(told 1891) 1

Myth of the Coyote

went up the river. younger brother, the Snake,

side of the river, he

When he had finished on this He arrived up there. Then he

and

his

fished with their net, but Coyote was angry; he home. They went did not catch anything. "Oh, that bandydisappear?" "Why did those salmon defecated. It is another here? the same is legged one. Do you think the custom net, take your Untie language. country. These people speak another "You said: Coyote buoys." the out two meshes, and turn around to said He excrements. his to have told me enough." Thus he spoke the untied They untie it!" Let us his brother, the Snake: "Quick! Then they tied it again to the buoys. net and took out two meshes. following day they went to catch salmon. Then they finished. The

went

salmon with their

fishing-

They

nets.

Itja'lapas Ia'kjane Coyote His Myth

iLa'cXoLq ished

e'nat

e'maL.

there

one side

the river.

finit

Icto'yam They arrived

any- they killed. thing

kia

Do vou think

itja'lapas.

Itcio'tsjatsja:

coyote.

He defecated:

"A

same

qa'eqamiX? down

that

as

gi

elX

Another

this

coun-

g "

StuXstuX

»y tE'xa

6

Untie

do them

axElo'ita

ata'wawa

tata'-itci

te'lXam.

therefore

another

their language

those

people.

tata'X

tEme'nauwa-itk.

M6kct

Lckxa'kux

Laq°

amLd'xoa.

those

your nets.

Two

meshes

out

take them.

AmLiktqoa'yayaXtiX

Lme'kolaq."

Turn them round

your buoys."

Ige'kim He

you

then

he said to them

me,"

told

itja'lapas:

"KopE't

coyote:

"Enough

said

aqa imxanElgu'iitck," itcioTXam ia'qexale. his excre-

Itcio'lXam ia'mXiX, He

said to

ments.

aqio'lXam icgE'tox

"Ai'aq

itci'yau:

he was told

cta'nauwa-itk; their net;

they did

it

wi

ickLawe'xetq

again

they tied

it

stu'XstuX

"Quick

the snake:

will

do

it."

him

his younger brother,

LkaLa'qux

Laqo

icgi'Lox.

Aqa

two

meshes

out

they did them.

Then

their net.

Iclvi>5'koaLq They finished

7 g 9

Stu'XstuX 1Q Untie

m6kct

cta'nauwa-itk.

to the

atxkto'xoa." we

untie

4

Ixelo'ita

the river?

part.]

qe'wa

„

crooked.

Bis legs

that

yaXi

kjoaLqa'

taya'x tia'qo-itqux itkji'yuktax.

"Ah

salmon?"

9

-•

net.

He was angry

tgu'nat?"

the

they fished with the

IgiXE'iXa

gi

Tint.

ici'xenauwaitge.

Try

Ica'Xkjoa.

nothing these

AmxLo'Xuana

Ke'nuwe

fishing with their net.

They went home.

Na2ct tan icge'waq.

"Qatcqi

1

river.

Then again they went

up

"Why

icto'suwulX.

Then again they went up the

Aqa wi icxenauwa'itgemam.

sa'xaliX.

Not

Aqa wi

kata

They two

cta'nauwa-ltk, their net.

-q 12

buoys

Igone'gua icxenauwa'itgemam. Another day

they went fishing with their

Lga'pEla ickto'tena. Many

they killed them.

IcXkjoa'mam They came home,

net. 1 Continuation of the Coyote myth told in " Chinook Texts" (bulletin of the Bureau of Ethnology), Washington, 1894, pp. 92-106.

45

13


46

They

[bull. 26

They came home. The Newt carried them up to Then they put them down, and cut them in the afternoon. They were roasted. Then the^y put the roasted salmon aside. On the following day they went fishing. They tried to fish, but they were unsuccessful. They went home. Coyote was many.

killed

the house on her back.

He

angry.

mon

down the

as

"Why did those sal-

defecated, and asked his excrements:

"Ah,

disappear?"

r

3

This

river?

Do you

ou lean fellow. is

think

the same

it is

a different country; these people speak

When you have killed salmon, and 3 ou come jon must carry them to your house on your back yourself. Women are not allowed to cany them. You must carry all you have caught. Then you must cut them while you still have your belt on. Do not press the salmon's face. When you put them into the canoe, 3' ou must lay them on their backs." Coyote said: "You have another language.

r

ashore,

me enough." On the following

told

went to catch salmon and killed many. did in this manner: When he had killed a salmon, he put it into the canoe belh" upward. They came ashore. As soon as the3 landed he went to take a large basket and carried the da3r they

They went home and Co3 ote r

r

Ikto'ctxoniLtck aqjasE'na.

Aqa

She carried them much on her back

Then they put them clown on the ground,

the newt.

iigo'xoatk,

vaXl'pa aqaLa'x,

aqa

*

then

there

ttie

sun,

iLgK'toxc.

Itga'kst

ka'nauwe.

IciLga'totk

taXi

qtgEkst

tgu'nat.

they cut them.

They were

all.

They put them up

those

done

salmon.

done

Wax

it

Ke'nuwa

Lxenauwa'itgemam.

ige'tcukte.

Next day

They went

got day.

acuwa'tka.

Ii,i'Xk;oa.

they were un-

They went home,

iLi'xenauwa-itk;

Try


they fished with the net;

Kala'lkuile ige'xox itja'lapas. Angry

he was

Itcio'tsjatsja.

He

coyote.

defecated.

successful.

ia'qexale: "Qatcqi kja igo'xoax gi tgu'nat?" g Itciuqu'mtsxogoa He asked them his excrements: "Why nothing became those salmon?" "Yii, tavax qio'LjlEX. AmxLo'Xuana k;oat,qa' qa'eqamiX? IxElo'ita fi t* that "Ya, lean one. Do you think [int. the same as down the riyer? Another part.]

7

tayaX elX,

ata'wawa

tata'-itci

te'lXam.

another

their language

those

people.

country,

this

o

axalo'ita

amxigela'yayaXtiX,

tgu'nat,

ac

salmon,

and

you

just

come

Ka'nauwe amto'ctXua. y

you carry them on

All

up,

Manix amtote'na When

you

kill

them

aqa

amto'ctXuniLa

LxE'leuX.

then

you carry them on your back

inland.

Nau'i

a'yaq

At once

quick

amto'xca akuamugua'lEkuX. cut

them

« bile your

belt is on.

your back

1n LU

Nact

ifi'xot

Not

his face

mixatcie'naqoaxigu'nat. Amiakxaema'ya, e'caxalaia'wan." press

You put

the salmon.

it

it

into. tne

upward

its

belly."

canoe,

11

Ige'kim He

1 -I-"

"KopE't aqa

itja'lapas:

said

"Enough

coyote:

iLxenauwa'itgemam. They went fishing with

Lga'pEla

their

JmxanElgu'Litck."

then

Many

Ige'tcuktiX.

you told me."

ii,kto'tena they killed them

It got day.

tgu'nat. salmon.

iLi'Xkjoa. Thev went home,

net.

-.0

KjoaLqa' ige'x6x The same

-,,

**

did

qatciekxae'max. he put

it

into the canoe.

itjii'lapas coyote

qaLgiwtx'qoax igu'nat, ewtl' e'caxala ia'wan they killed

it

a salmon,

thus

iLXkjoa'mam,

as

iLxe'gela-iX.

They came home,

and

they landed.

upward

its

belly

Itcugua'lEmam He went

to take

it

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salmon up. He carried up all he had caught. Then he took his knife and cut them all. They roasted them. Now they were done. Then they finished eating. They invited the people. They came to eat salmon and put aside what they had left over. On the following day they went again to catch salmon. They tried to fish. The flood tide came and they had been unsuccessful. They went home. Coyote scolded. He defecated. "Why do those salmon disappear ?" "I told you, you lean fellow. Do you think it is the same as down the river? These people speak another language. When you have killed salmon, and you come home and you distribute them among the people, you must give each one a stick of roasted salmon. When there are many people in a family, 3-011 must give them two sticks. If anj are left over, you must dry them right away. Do not dry them at ebb tide, but at low water. Extinguish 3ôur fire at once." Coyote said: "You have told me enough." Early the next morning thejr went again to catch salmon. They laid their net. There were many in it. They put their whole net r

Iteto'ctxuneLtck carried them much on

ctcject.

tgu'nat.

Kanauwa'

those

salmon.

All

lxe'IcuX itci'tuxc

aya qewiqe,

Itca'gElga He took it

inland.

tgu'nat.

those

salmon.

Ka'nauwe

igixE'lkjexc.

his knife,

taXi

cut thern

itci'toctx he carried them on his back

back

his

ket.

lie

taXi

He

a large bas-

it

was

All

cut.

iLE'xelEktc.

iLxikje'kst.

Iiii'LXoLq

They were

They were done.

They were

roasted.

fin-

ished

iLgoguexe'mam te'lXam iguXuetxE'lEmtck.

iLa'LxalEm. they

taXi

They invited them

ate.

Wax

Lxkja'etix'it. what was left over.

those

they came to

the people

it

Ke'nuwa

iLE'xenauwaitge,

ac

Try

they fished with the net,

and

They put them up

iLxenauwa'itgemam.

ige'tcuktiX.

The next day

They went

got day.


iLtuwe'tckoam. it

iLgE'totk

eat.

Acuwa'tka. ,They were unsuc-

got flood tide.

cessful.

IiiXk;oa,

iiiXkjoa'mam.

They went home,

He defecated:

"Qatcql "

kja

Angry

was

Why

igo'xoax

nothing

qio'LjlExt.

AmxLo'Xuan

lean one.

Do you think

wiis

ige'x

they came home.

ItcLo'tsjatsja:

gi

Kala'lkuile gi

become

coyote.

Iamo'lXam,

tgu'nat?" salmon?"

those

tci

kjoaLqa'

[int.

the

same

itja'lapas.

"I told you,

qa'eqamiX? down

as

the river?

7 8

AxElo'ita Another

9

part.]

ata'wawa

tata'-itci

their language

te'lXam.

Ma' nix

people.

When

those

amtote'na you

kill

tgu'nat,

them

amXatk; oa'mama,

ma nix

amtawema'kua

te'lXam,

you get home,

when

you distribute them among

people,

salmon,

10

te'XtEma 11 one to each

tga'xetjelalEma; ma/nix tgfi'pElatikc ae'Xt gata'xayame, aqa mokct 19 their roasting spits; when many one fami'ly, then two tga'xetjelalEma amtawiqoe'ma. Ma'nix atumxkja'etix'ita, nau'i 13 their roasting spits you give them to eat. When they are left over, at once a'yaq akje'lak amo'xoa. Nact aLXElta'kua, aqa alaxca'ya akje'lak. quick

dry salmon

Na'wi

tcXup

At once

extinguish

do them.

amo'xoa do

it

Not

ebb

ame'toL." your

fire."

tide,

then

Io-g'kim He said

low water

itja'lapas: coyote:

dry salmon.

U

'KopE't

-.r

"Enough

aqa

lmxanElgu'Litck."

Kawu'X

Lu'xanx

then

lLxen au wa' i tge mam

you told me."

Early

they went fishing with their

They

net.

xo

-

a.

laid their net.

16

48

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[bull. 26

into the canoe. Then they put the salmon into the canoe. tried to lay the net again, but they did not catch anything.

went home.

them

at once.

They They

They came home. They roasted them at once and dried Then he defecated, and said: "Why did those salmon

His excrements scolded him. "I told you," they said kill salmon, and you have laid your net for the first time and you put it back into your canoe, you must take it at the part where the two nets are tied together. That part you must put first into the canoe. You must lay all your salmon belly upward. When you lay your net, then you must stay in the canoe for a long time. Then you may lay 3r our net again." Coyote said: "You have told me enough." disappear?"

"When you

to Coyote.

On was

the following morning they went to catch salmon. Their canoe salmon. They went home. Coyote had his belt on. Then

full of

they were

roasted

all

When there When there were

river.

three spits.

1 *

He

cut.

up the

ple

Lga'pEla

were in

They put

it.

much

to the peo-

were many in a family, he gave them few, he gave them two spits. He fed

ILkta'kXatk

iLe'la-it.

Many

the salmon and gave

it

Ka'nauwe

La'nauwa-itk.

into the

their net.

All

canoe

iLkta'kXatk •a

o

4.

La'nauwa-itk.

they put it into their canoe

°

Next them

La'gunat

iLkta'kXatk.

salmon

thev put them into

their

'their

Ke'nuwa

iLi'xenauwa-itge.

KjS

met

tan

Try

they fished with the net.

Nothing

not

anything

iLXkjoa'mam.

Na'wi

a'yaq

They came home.

At once

quick

ige'kim:

5 Itcio'tsjatsja, „

Ata'xtjax

their net.

He defecated, he said: Itci5'mele ia'qexale. They scolded him

Na'wi

akje'lak

they roasted

At once

dry salmon

"Qatsql

kja

igo'xoax

taXi

"Why

nothing

became

those

"I told you,"

tgu'nat,

your net

for the

first

qayawipjo'tpa, at the place

a ka'nauwe tga'unakc

10 ..-,

lx

le'le long

their bellies

where

±D

you

told

amtakXatqoa'ya you put

it

into the canoe

amtakXatqoa'ya tEme'gunat, you put them into the

then

amtS'xoa.

Ma'nix

do them.

When

then

your salmon,

amxEnxa'ya, aqa you lay your

qamxEnxa'x."

you

imxanElgu'Litck."

"Enough

Ige'kim He

lay your net."

Ige'tcuktiX.

me."

It

said

coyote:

iLxenauwa'itgemam. They went

got day.

then

net,

itja'lapas:


iLa'Xanim

tgu'nat.

ILi'Xkjoa.

Iugua'lqux

itja'lapas.

Aqa

their canoe

salmon.

They went home.

His belt was on

coyote.

Then

igixE'lkjixc. they were cut.

14 e'wa there 15 Lon three

"When

canoe

ti'caxala upward

you stay in the canoe,

Full

-,„

salmon?"

coyote:

you lay your net

aqa

amxga'mitaqoa, tcXua wi

"KopE't

12 PaL

they made.

tgu'nat?"

"Ma'nix

amxEnxa'ya,

time

it is tied,

all

iLE'kox.

itja'lapas:

he was told

tjo'tsniX

salmon,

tEme'nauwa-itk o

They went home.

it.

iii'xeluktc. it.

canoe.

iLi'Xkjoa.

ments.

them

kill

they killed

"Iamo'lXam," qio'lXam

his excre-

» amtote'na you

iLge'waq.

ca'xaliX up

ItgE'kst ka'nauwe taXi tgu'nat. They were done

e'lXam. town.

tga'xetjelalEma.

lg mokct two

their roasting spits.

those

all

Mane'x When

salmon.

Lga'pElatikc many

Qatctawiqoe'mx. He gave them

to eat.

Itcto'mak ka'nauwe He gave much

all

aeXt gata'xayame,

Manex

one

family,

ano'Ljkatikc,

When

few,

aqa then

tga'xetjelalEma.

Ka'nauwe

qatctoma'kuax

e'wa

ca'xala

their roasting spits.

All

he distributed them

there

up

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49

A

the people of the upper part of the river.

all

was

over ''Thus shall be the tabus for all the generations of Indians. Even I got tired. No murderer shall eat salmon, no girl, no menstruating woman, no widower, nobody who prepares corpses for burial, and no woman who has just given birth to a child. It is forbidden. Even I got tired.

and he dried

Now he knew all

it all.

When men work

the tabus.

little

Coyote

left

said:

on their net and make a small mistake, they shall not When a louse is on a net, the owner shall not catch

catch anything.

anything."

e'lXam.

NoLjka qatiXkja'etix-itx. Â

town.

little

Ka'nauwe

only

they

qatel5'Xuix-itx

An

ey were

tQ

Ka'nauwe

left over.

All

Nige'mx

tkje'Lau.

known

akre'lak qatcto'xoax. dry salmon Tie made them.

Nate'tanue

kjoaLqe'

"Generations

He said Lga'kieLau.

A/la

nai'ka,

Indians

thus

their tabus.

Even

I,

a'la even

inE'xox.

tEll tired

I

aliLXElEmO'xoma

Nftct

became.

Not

he

shall eat

coyote:

gaLa'kiaukiau '

it

L

itiii'lapas:

"AluXumapa'ya

tabus.

-,

ieu'nat

a murderer

Q d
M'

stole.

itcl'yux.

Aqa

te'lXam.

ige'kuXtk.

branches.

town. those

all

LE'pukc.

those

e'lXam. ta-itci

They ran away

LaXi

that

their arrows

Itguwa'Xit ka'nauwe

Aqa

moved much

iq

branches.

yaXi

it

tga'pElatikc many

"Oh

they

tga'qamatcX

They took them

"O

then

itcio'Xoam

Qjoa'p

qaLXEla'yuwalalEmx

aqa

them out much

LE'pukc.

them up

PaL jg Full taXi

-17

those

Igio'lXam 10 She said to him

his motions, looking


76

up

In the evening his mother came.

to his house.

"You went

He

again."

"Yes,

said to her:

Lbull.26

She said

I went.

to him:

All those people

"Oh, stop going," said his mother. After five days he went again. The people were quiet and they heard war-cries. They took their arrows and all went out. They saw the canoe. "Oh, many people are coming. They are uttering war-cries." Then the people ran away. But one old man hid under the bed. The Rabbit landed and entered the house. The old man saw him. He looked secretly. Behold, the Rabbit was stealing. He threw down one salmon roe. He ate it. His teeth were full. Then he rolled about and shut his e_yes. The old man took a stick. He hit him here in his face, just across his eyes, and there the Rabbit lay dead. The old man hauled him out of the house and shouted. " Come down !" said the old man. "Behold, the Rabbit has been stealing from us." Now the people came down. They said: "Behold the ran away."

1

wi't'ax:

"Lja imo'ya."

Itco'LXam: "A2, ino'ya.

again:

"Behold you went."

He

o te'lXam

"Ah,

said to her:

I

Ka'nauwe

went.

qatEnXuwa'xitx."

"O

aqa

kopE't

hno'ya,"

always run away."

"Oh

now

enough

you go,"

people

ta-itci

All

those

igio'lXam she said to

him

3 wa'yaq. his mother.

Wi

4.

qoa'nEmiX

Again

five

5 ta-itci

aqa

wi

he slept

then

again

Aqa wi e'mtk

ige'xox.

people.

Then again war-cry

Ibecame.

ta-itci

te"lXam.

ItgE'pa

ka'nauwe.

those

people.

They went

all.

Ka2

io'ya. he went.

te'lXam.

those

t>

io'qoya-iX

times

oxoela'etix

-

were

~''ent

Itgo'guiga tga'qarnatcX They took them

Iqe'qElkEl

ikE'nim.

that

canoe.

was seen

It

their arrows

yaXi

out rj

"O

Lga'pElatikc many

"Oh

te'lXam

tgate't.

E'Lutk

tgioxo'la."

people

are coming.

War-cry

they say much."

g itguwa'Xit

ta-itci

te'lXam

ka'nauwe.

those

people

all.

9 ge'gualiX under

ilXE'me.

they ran away

-(0

He looked

in.

that

H

ikanaXniE'ne igigo'XtgEla.

19

Aqa iLEXE'lEmuX

^ Then

10 14. L '*

-

was

the rabbit

stealing

he ate

much.

LaXi

man,

old

He threw down

one

salmon roe put up in a skin

down.

salmon

he rolled about

he shut his eyes.

L qi^y°'qt, iLgigE'ltcim gipa'tix

LXE'lqamx.

"Amca'Lx, to

the water,

"Lqoct 17 "Behold •*-'

te'lXam. people.

ikanaXniE'ne

Lia'qatcX.

got

his teeth.

his face on,

took

LaXi

a stick

it

sia'xost his eyes

that

qasxEnEmo't. across.

iLgio'Lata Lil'xaniX LaXi Lqjeyo'qt He hauled him outside that old man amci'Lxa!" iLE'k'im Laxi Lqjeyo'qt. come down to that said old man. the water!"

he

"O," igugoa'kim, they said,

e'mEqo

iLge'gElga

gitcElxo'XtgEla."

the rabbit

"Oh,"

iLE'xox

Full

He sia'X6stpa,

-

right here

"Come down

shouted.

Pa'LEmax

roe.

Then

ka

behold!

ge'gualiX.

isinpjo'Xuit.

15 and

Oh,

aK'ebo't

igixcge'lalEmtck ne nit him

secretly.

aeXt

Aqa

old man,

he looked

that

Lqoct

Itcaxe'ma

-k Kopa' io'maqt ikanaXniE'ne. 10 There he was dead the rabbit.

J-O

Lqjeyo'qt LXE'pcut old man One hid ikanaXniE'ne. Ia'ckupq taXi

LE'qapt.

that

Then

LeXa't

Igixe'gela-ix the bed. He landed the rabbit. He entered ALgi5'qumit LaXi Lqjeyo'qt, Lxe'kjElps5t. O,

tqu'Lepa. house

A'qa

stole

from us."

Aqa

itgE'Lxa

ta-itci

Then

they went toward the water

those

"Lqoct

ikanaXmE'ne."

Iqio'kctam

"behold

the rabbit."

They went to see

it

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They went to look at the canoe and saw that it was full of Polypodium leaves were tied to them. Then they skinned the. Rabbit and took off his hide. In the evening- his mother came home. Her son was not there. " Oh, my son is killed," she thought. The Rabbit was thrown into the water near the beach. He had no skin. Early in the morning his mother went down the river to search for him. She cried while she was going. She went down the river and came to the water in front of the town. There she saw something white lying on the ground. She went to look at it. Behold, her child was lying there! She carried him to her canoe and put him into it. Then she went up the river crying. She went a long distance. Then she said to her child: "Rise! Are you dead, indeed? Rise!" She said this often. When she was near her house the Rabbit rose. "Oh," he said, "I slept a long time and I got cold. I have no blanket. His mother said to him Did you sleep ? You were dead. You were killed. You were skinned, and your skin was taken away from you." "Let us return to get my skin." "Oh, maybe we shall Rabbit!"

branches.

' c

:

ia'xanim

ma'miX,

aqa

LE'pukc

paL

his canoe

at the water,

then

branches

full

a'qElqEl aLE'loxt.

Aqa seX u

iql'yux.

polypodium

Then skinned

he was.

were.

yaXi

ikE'nim.

Kjau'kjau

that

canoe.

Tied

'

Laq iqe'xux ia'pjaskwal. was made

Off

his skin.

2

leaves

igaXkjoa'mam

Tso'yustiX

she came

In the evening

aqa

iqe'waq;

home

killed

is

shore line

shewent

down

iqexe'ma

Ltcu'qoa

Then

he was thrown

water

kja

Then

none

Kawe'x aqa

ia'pjaskwal.

4 5

ien

i

She went

Shear-

down

rived at

river

3

Igo'yam

Igo'stso.

she went.

STie

wailed

Early

his skin.

O'qulqt igo'ya.

she searched for him.

his

mother

the

Aqa

" Oh,

her son.

Aqa

she thought.

the rabbit.

"O,

itca'xan.

None

his mother.

wa'yaq igiuna'xLam.

igo'stso

Kja

wa'yaq.

igaXL5'xoa-it.

itci'xan,"

my son," qaLXumwe'la ikanaXniE'ne. he

then

-i

the

6

river.

yaXi e'lXam aya'maLnlX. town

that

Ige'qElkEl ta'nki tkjop ixe'mat.

toward the water from it.

She saw

something

it

white

Igo'ya, She

lay there.

„ •

went,

igio'kctam.

Lqoct

itca'xan

yaXi

ixe'mat.

Ige'yukL

ma'LniX

she went to look at it.

Behold!

her son

that

lay there.

She carried

seaward

B "

O'qulqt.

q

him

igio'kLa

icta'Xanimpa.

Igiakxa'yim,

aqa

igo'suwulX.

she hauled

her canoe into.

She put him into

then

she went up the river.

him

the canoe,

KEla'iX igo'ya. Far

Igio'lXam itca'xan: " MxE'latck She said to him

she went.

imo'maqt?

MxE'latck "

you dead?

Rise!"

her son:

Often_

aqa igixE'latck ikanaXniE'ne.

"O,"

then

he rose

Aqa

tsEs

inE'xox.

Qax

Then

cold

I got.

Where

"You

slept

[int.

part.]?

tci [int part.]

he

said,

1n

-'•"

Qjoa'p tE'ctaqLpa 11 Near

their house at

"long

I

10

slept.

Igio'lXam wa'yaq: 1Q my blanket?" She said tohim hismother'. "> Im5'maqt, iqamo'waq. Tsjex" iqe'yox ime'kjete, You were you were Skinned 14 was done your dead,

iqEmxE'cgam."

"Tgtjo'kti

was taken from you."

"Good

it

Indeed

ige'kim, "e'yaLqtiX inoqo'pte.

"Oh,"

the rabbit.

"IruEqo'pti tci?

she said to him.

cried,

A'qanuwe

"Rise!

E'xawitiX igio'lXam.

!

!

She

itci'kjete?"

killed.

atxta'koa, we return,

blanket,

aniogoa'lEmam I

wilT go

and take

itci'kjete."

my blanket."

1K ±&


78 be

1

They arrived

the river.

They went down Then the

Then they returned.

said his mother.

killed,'

[bull.26

at the beach in front of that town.

Rabbit took his arrows. He spoke: ''Give me my skin, or I shall kill you." One person said: "Maybe he will kill us, indeed. Behold, he arose although he has no skin." They tried to give him a raccoon but he said: "It is bad. I do not want it." They tried to skin, give him a beaver skin. He said: "It is bad." They tried to give him a lynx skin. He tried to put it on, but he said: "It is bad: it It was bad, he did hurts me." They tried to give him an otter skin. not want it. They gave him one-half of his skin. Then he pulled it on one. side so that it became thin. Then it fitted him. He put it on. he and his mother went home. They came to their house. She said to him: " Do not go any more; you will be killed for good." Then he did not go any more, because he had been troubled; he was afraid.

Now

That

-,

"-

"

is

"O LXuan

aqtxote'na,"

a *

K "

They

icXE'takua

again

they returned

vaXi

e'lXam

aya'maLna.

town

toward the water from it.

rived at

ikanaXmE'ne.

his arrows

the rabbit.

kill

he will

indeed

He

my blanket," LgoaLe'lX,

LeXa't one

said

atcilxote'na.

Itco'guiga

itci'kjete,"

me

give

iii'kim

"Oh,"

you."

a'qanuwe

"02, mcge'not "Oh,

"O,"

"Ayamcote'na."

Iqe'lot 6 He was

wi

Then

"that

ar-

tia'qamatcX "I shall

Aqa

his

mother.

Icta'vam

the river.

o "

wa'yaq.

she said

shall be killed,"

icto'stso. they went down

have good weather.

shall

iga'kim

we

perhaps

"Oh,

we

the story; to-morrow

took them

ige'kim. he

said.

"LXuan "Perhaps

person,

Nest

ia'pjaskwal,

tatcja

itcilXa'takua."

Not

nisskin,

behold!

he recovered."

kill us.

ke'nuwa

iEata't

i&pjaskwal.

try

raccoon

his skin.

He

met tqjex

"Ia'mEla,

Ige'kim:

"It

said:

is

not

bad,

like

given r, •

8

ini'vox." I

do

it."

ke'nuwa Iqe'lot try He wa< given

ige'kim.

Iqe'lot

Tie said.

He was

ia'pjaskwal.

iqoa-ine'ne

ke'nuwa ipu'koa ia'pjaskwal. lynx

try

"Iil'mEla," "It

his skin.

beaver

Ke'nuwa Try

his skin.

is

bad,"

ige'xalte. he put

it

on.

given

"To' Ia'mEla," "It

is

a'yatcEqtcEq."

ige'kim, he

bad,"

"it

said,

is

prickly."

Iqe'lot He was

ke'nuwa

e'nanak u c

try

otter

given

-,-,

-'-'

liisskin.

II

was bad.

Iqe'lot e'citjiXka, one-half only, He was

he refused them.

All

given

e'natka.

Kja

e'nat.

Aqa

itce'xka,

itce'xka,

itce'xka.

Pje'Xoat

one side

Nothing

the other

Then

he stretched

he stretched

he stretched

Thin

only.

io ige'xox, it

igexE'kjak; it fitted;

ige'xalte.

Aqa

'that

he put

Then

tE'ctaqL.

They came home

their house.

the river.

Ice'xangEiia. 15 He went no more because he feared trouble.

vaxi

IcXkjoa'mam

his mother.

Aqamo'LEUi You

will be killed

She said

to

Aqa

for good."

Then

ige'xox.

Afraid

he was.

it

on.

ic-E'Xkjua they went

home

Igio'lXam: "Kapa't aqa imo'ya

atcuwa."

Kjwac

it.

it,

it,

then

qa'eqamiX. down

side.

tcXu

got,

iq wa'vaq. I,

Ka'nauwe2 itcuqjoe'yupa.

Ia'mEla.

pjaskwal.

10

him:

"Enough

you went

the rabbit.

he finished

Kjwane'kjwane; The

then

iLe'XoLq ikanaXmE'ne.

story,

o'la

sa-iga'p.

to-mor-

good weather,

row

Coyote and Badger (told

1891)

There were Badger and Coyote. They were catching birds all Coyote caught two, while Badger always caught many. the time. Now Coyote said: "What do you think, shall we send word to the Sturgeon ?" Badger replied: "1 think so." Then they tied a rope of cedar bark around Coyote's waist, and he went to the water. A canoe passed. He shouted: "Tell the Sturgeon to come and see our younger brother!" The people, said: "We will tell him." They He went to tell stayed there some time. Then Coyote saw a canoe. the Sturgeon Now his younger brother: "A canoe is coming. " groaning all Badger was went ashore. He stayed a little while, and Then out!" want to go the time and said: "I want to go out! I carry him haul him and to Coyote spoke: "He always tells me Itja'lapas Icta'kjane kja Ipje'cxac Coyote Theie Myth and Badger

Cxela'etiX

ipje'cxac

kja

There were

badger

and

qictopjia'Lxa-itx.

birds

they gathered.

Mokct ipje'cxac.

many

badger.

game

"Wu'ska

qa

ime'Xaqamit

po

"Come!

how

your mind

if

ipje'cxac:

"KjoaLqa'

badger:

"Thus

ci'yaqtcqikpa. "

his waist

He

called

Aqa

io'La-it

Then

he stood

to.

ltcige'loma

I

atcl'tkctama

ina'qon. the sturgeon.

and

ma'LiiiX at the

He

he did It

him

passed

" AmsxilkLa'2tcgo

coyote:

"Tell him

Igogoa'kim They

ta-itci

te'lXam:

those

people:

said

'

ite't." is com-

ia'mXiX.

itcio'lXam to

him

his younger brother.

ing,"

ina'qon.

He

a canoe.

he said

No'ljiX

io'La-it. he stayed.

told

him

b

Igixii'gela-iX "

He landed

A

ipje'cxac:

"Pjaya'

pjaya'."

badger:

"I';ay:V

p;a'y:V."

He

said

q

he stayed.

ikE'nim a canoe

ina'qon.

Io'ptcgam

the sturgeon.

He came up

He groaned

Ige'kim

ioTa-it.

"Ah,

his younger brother:

Iga-iXilqa'yalalEmtck ipje'cxac.

the sturgeon.

little

.-.

brother."

see

ia'LqtiX La'21e io'La-it itja'lapas; "AntexilkiiL'tcgoa." " We shall tell him." long _ Long coyote; stayed IgexilkLe'tcgoam ia'mXiX: "A, Atce'qElkEl ikE'nim. He saw it

g

a canoe.

itja'lapas:

our younger

5

cedar bark

it

Ige'xkoa ikE'nim.

coyote.

said

4

said

Lqe'co

iiixE'lux

itja'lapas.

water

Ige'kim

ina'qon?"

K;au

3

coyote:

the sturgeon?"

to

.>

coyote.

he said

Tie

inta'mXiX."

he shall come

itja'lapas:

we send word

think."

He

coyote.

Aqa nige'mx

itxgio'qoimx

Ige'kim

itja'lapas.

it

itja'lapas.

Then

nXLo'Xuan."

i-

days

ia'kjetenax his game

Two

Gua'nsum Lga'pEla ia'kjetenax his

Lka'etax

All

coyote.

tpjEcpjE'eukc

Always

Ka'nauwe

ita'lapas.

Ige'kim

the badger.

He

itja'lapas:

"KjoaLC[ii'

coyote:

"Thus

said

10 11 -,

9 J

gi ,o ±0

this

qatsno'xoayatx as qaniuLa'tax qaniuktcpa'x. Tso'xoa mangElge'sgama! help mel Come! I carry him out. I haul him he always does "to me and 79

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out. Oh, help me! Let us carry him out. Take hold of his legs." The Sturgeon rose. He took the feet; Coyote took the head. They carried him out. When his legs came out Badgei broke wind and the Sturgeon fell down dead. Badger rose. They cut the Sturgeon;

was white.

his roe

After several days they got hungry again, and Coyote said: "What do you think? We will send word to the Beaver." Then Badger said: "I think so." Then Coyote stood by the water and saw a canoe passing. He shouted: "Tell the Beaver to come and see our younger brother!" The people said: "We will tell him." Coyote sta} ed there some time, till he saw a canoe with one man in it. Now the Beaver landed. He stayed a little while; then Badger groaned and said: "I want to go out! I want to go out!" Then Coyote spoke: "He always tells me to haul him and carry him out. Oh, help me! Let us carry him out. Take hold of his legs." The Beaver rose. He took hold of the feet; Coyote took the head. They carried him out. When his legs came out Badgei' broke wind and r

Atxgiuktcpa'ya. We will carry turn out. „ Itce'gElga e'wa

E'wa

tia'qo-it

amigElga'ya."

Thus

his legs

you take them."

1

•"

„

He

took him

Aqa

tia'qo-it.

thus

Itja'lapas

e'wa

Coyote

thus

his teet.

Lax

icgl'uktcpa.

a'oe.

your mind,

younger

thus

and

there

he

fell

wi

he was dead

TkjEp

ia'qapt.

White

the sturgeon.

wa'lo

io'maqt

down,

Icge'yuxc ina'qon. They cut it

outside;

igexe'maxit,

its roe.

igi'cux.

"Wu'ska,

qada

acted on them.

"Come!

how

Atxgiuqoe'niLa iqa'nuk." We wul send word to the beaver."

"KjoaLqa/ nXLo'Xuan." "Thus

I

Ige'kim ipje'exac: He

badger:

said

IoLa'eta ma'LniX itja'lapas. Itce'qElkEl He stayed at the water coyote. He saw it Itcige'loma. "AmcgiulXa'm iqa'nuk He called it. "Tell him the beaver

think."

Ige'cxgoa.

ikE'nim.

•i(^

kopa'

it.

La'xaniX;

brother.

O 9

he took

hisTeet

ac

the sturgeon.

itce'gElga.

head

became

then again hunger

his sleeps,

ime'Xatakoax, 1

his

e'wa

badger,

Several

stood

tia'qo-it

ina'qon. IgixE'latck ipje'exac. badger. the sturgeon. He arose Qa'watiX io'qoya-iX, aqa

6

He

Liii'qjakctaq

ig5'xoax

d Then they carried him out. Out iga-ixE'lqo-icqo-ic ipje'exac, , he farted

Io'tXu-it ina'qon.

a canoe.

It

passed them.

atee'ketama

inta'mXiX."

Igugoa'kim

ta-itci

te'lXam:

he shall come

our younger brother."

They said

those

people:

and see

" Antcxilkiii'2tcgoa." "We will

11

ikE'nim.

12

a canoe.

tell

Lakja'ex'at. One person

ipje'exac.

ne said

badger.

lo

E'wa Thus

Lax 17 Out

I

haul him

aqa

He landed

then

iqa'nuk.

No'LjiX

A little Iga-ix ilqa'yayalemtck ipje'exac. "Pjaya'2 pjaya',"

ige'kim

15 and

coyote.

the beaver.

-

,,

qaniuLa'tax

Itce'qElkEl He saw it

itja'lapas.

Igixa'gela-iX

in a canoe.

lt>

as

i5'La-it he stayed

Long

io'La-it iqa'nuk. he stayed the beaver.

-*-*

La'21e

him."

He groaned

Ige'kim He

said

carry

him

"Thus

atxgiuktcpa'ya.

me iqa'nuk,

aqa

icgl'vuktcpa.

the beaver,

then

they carried him out.

we will

Help

Io'tXuit He

stood up

pjaya',"

he always does tome,

AniEngElge'cgama

out.

tia'qo-it amigElga'j'a!"

"Pjaya',

"KjoaLqa' qatsno'xoayatx,

coyote:

qaniuktcpa'x. I

badger.

itja'lapas:

carry trim out.

hisfeet

take!"*

igo'xoax

tia'qo-it

yaXi

ipje'exac

e'wa

La'xane.

became

hisfeet

that

badger

thus

outside.

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81

down dead. Badger rose and laughed. They skinned After two days they had finished it, and they became

fell

the Beaver.

hungry again. Then he said to his younger brother: "What do you think? We will send word to the Seal." Badger said: "I think so." Coyote went to the water. He stayed a little while and saw a canoe. He shouted: "Tell the Seal to come and see our younger brother!" Coyote stayed there some time, when he saw a canoe. He told his younger brother: "A canoe is coming, with one man in it. I think that is the Seal. Look out! " Now the Seal got up to the house. He stayed a little while in Coyote's house. Then Badger groaned: "I want to go out! I want to go out!" "Thus he always tells me, and he makes me tired. He asks me to haul him and carry him out. Help me. Let us cany him out. " Then the Seal rose. Coyote told him: "You take his feet." Then they carried him out. When his feet came outside he broke wind and the Seal fell down dead. Badger Kopa'4

Iga-ixE'lqo-icqo-ic. He farted.

igixe'maXit

There

he

badger.

He laughed much

_

icgi'yuxc

yaXi

iqa'nuk.

Ma'kctiX

that

beaver.

Two

Aqa wi

A *

arose

IcxE'lkjexc, They

badger.

2

cut,

icto'qoya, aqa icgio'LXom. their sleeps,

Aqa

wa'lo icXE'La-it.

Then again hunger

He

ipje'cxac

that

they cut him

IgixE'latck

the beaver.

yaXi "

Igixkjaya'wulalEintck

ipje'cxac.

iqa'nuk.

down

fell

then

they finished

o

it.

wi iteiS'lXam ia'mXiX: "Qa'da said to him his younger "How

*

Then again he

they died.

brother:

ime'Xatakoax

Atxgoqoe'ruLa We will send word to

\

your mind?

nXLo'Xuan."

"KjoaLqa' "Thus

think."

I

Na'LjiX A little

wi

io'La-it

ma'LinX

itja'lapas.

he stayed

at the water

coyote.

ikE'nim.

Itcige'loma He

a canoe.

it

age'tkctama

inta'mXiX."

she shall come

our younger

QiXilEkLg'tcgam ia'mXiX: He was

"Lakja'eXat

his younger brother:

told

Qa'tjocXEm."

"One person

She came up

see

ikE'nim.

LXuan

aqe'sgoax.

Perhaps

the seal

is

Na'LjiX igo'La-it tE'ctaqLpa A

the seal.

she stayed

little

ipje'cxac.

"Pjava',

the badger.

"I>ya\

gi

qatsno'xoa-itx,

aqa

tsll

nesaid.

"Thus

this

he always does to me,

then

tired

qaniuxa'tax

and

if

I

haul him

Atxgiuktspa'ya." We_\vill carry

him

qaniuktspa'x. I

Igo'tXuit He

out."

tia'qo-it

amigElga'ya."

"Thus

his feet

take them!"

his feet

La'xaniX. outside.

B. A. E., Bull.

carry

Aqa

26—01

Itco'lXam He

itja'lapas:

said to her

Then they carried him

6

he makes me,

Help me.

icgi'vuktcpa.

Iga-ixE'lqo-icqo-ic, He farted,

Piaya',"

qatsno'xoa-itx, iq

him out.

the seal.

n

piaya'," 19

AmEngElge'sgama.

aqe'sgoax.

stood up

"E'wa tia'qo-it

their house in

He groaned

"KjoaLqa'

as

1A 1"

ing.

ige'kim.

qe

q

a canoe.

Iga-iXElqfi'yalalEmtck

coyote.

8

.

brother."

Itce'qElkEl He saw it Ltet. com-

in

a canoe

Iga'tptckam aqe'sgoax.

Take care." itja'lapas.

io'La-it, he stayed.

7

the canoe

the seal

long

«

ikE'nim

it

aqe'sgoax

him

e'aLqtiX

io'La-it; he stayed;

Long

called

K

badger:

again

and

La'21e

ipje'cxac:

said

Then

He saw

"Tell

He

Aqa

"AmcgulXa'ma

coyote.

Ige'kim

the seal."

Atce'qElkEl


itja'lapas.

aqe'sgoax."

out.

ac

kopa'2

and

there

coyote:

Aqa

Igio'LXum. She finished

wi

Then

it.

igio'mela.

igo'n

again another

she scolded

LaXi LqE'tcam.

ALsi'xtjax Next

it.

those

antlers.

one r,

° .

* 5

6

"We'mam

KjoaLqa' wlt'ax igioxo'lalEmtck:

"Your

she said much:

again

Just so

wa'maq

wu'IeIeIeIeIe

your mother

wu'IeIeIeIeIe

wu'IeIeIeIeIe, wu'IeIeIeIeIe,

ikte'kEmoa."

Tsfts

she takes revenge on them."

Cold

igl'yux. she made it.

37 aXi

iLjmE'nLjmEn

weme'mot

wu'IeIeIeIeIe,

your uncle

ka'nauwe

tia'cuXtikc his relatives

all

IxaXE'lEmuX

LaXi

LqE'tcam,

asa

She ate them

those

antlers,

and

iLaXE'lEmuX. what she

that

soft

wu'IeIeIeIeIe,

father

ate.

IkLo'LXum,,

aqa

wi

She finished them,

then

again

igE'mwa. i

„

she pursued them.

iLo'yam They

e'qaLpa

a'lele salmon

a creek at

ar-

rived

"

Itca'Luki He

itca'qoq.

IaxtXue'la

iqoa'cqoao.

her children.

He was standing

the crane,

berry

near the water

e'wa

kjanate'tSL.

thus

to the other side.

carried

ItcLo'lXam: He

"Nact

kjwac

"Not

afraid

said to them:

them

10 ^

ogoatke'xax,

qa'comax.

be,

grandsons.

-

11 -*--L

12

AmcxLXE'lEma You

namco'pqama.

ma'nix when

will eat

tgskst

tlqataqe'."

iLo'ya

e'wa

Many

are done

fish."

They went

thus

his house to

ia'tcqEin

igixE'lox. came to be

Le'le

igo'ya,

igo'jâ.

Long

she went,

she went.

Itca'wan Her

te'yaqLpa

sickness

belly

on

iLE'kux. 13 was on her.

my house.

you enter

Lga'pEla

iqoa'cqoac. the crane.

LE'tsjatsja Desire to defecate

it.

Aqa

ikLd'tsjatsja

wu'Xi

ame'sgaga.

A'qa

Lax

ige'x

Then

she defecated

that

robin.

Then

come

did

out , i

i4:

itja'lEqama

her anus

tE'mqopa.

i« igio'koax

^

itca'potcpa.

a thong

she did

a tree

it

to.

She finished

it

ige'xkja.

IyukLe'x'it.

she pulled

(A rope) lay there.

it.

Aqa iguXuaLii'nukLtc Then

she went around

" Wa'LotEp,

she always said:

j7 Igixa'LXom

Try

"W&LotEp,

,„ igaxo'lalEmtck: -*-"

Ke'nuwa

at.

it

Kjau Tie

ti>Xi

tE'mqo.

Aqa

that

tree.

Then

often

he'latEp;

wa'LotEp,

he'latEp;

wa'LotEp,

he'latEp." he'latEp."

ya'Xi

eXt

iqE'co

nEtcjE'xtejEx.

Aqa

wi

igo'ya.

that

one

skin

the cut one.

Then

again

she went.

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125

went on. After she had gone some distance, her .stomach ached again She defecated and there lay and she was compelled to defecate. another skin rope. Again she tied it to a tree and went around it. She said again: "Wa'LotEp he'latEp, wa'LotEp he'latEp." She was Behold, she had palled out the whole rope. Then she went tired. on pursuing them. She went a long distance, and her stomach ached again. Something very hard came out and pierced her body. She defecated and out came the antlers. The}7 came out with great diffiShe went some distance, and her stomach ached again. She culty. was compelled to defecate and the other antlers came out. She was almost dead before the second pair of antlers came out. Then she pursued the children and came to a creek. There the crane was standing -'Younger brother, take me across," she said to the near the water. She said thus often. Then the crane stretched his legs across crane. the water. At one point his leg was narrow. He said to her: "Don't be afraid, else you might fall into the water.*' Now she came across Kjsla'iX

igo'yam.

Aqa

wit'ax

itca'tcqEui

Far

she arrived.

Then

again

her sickness

iyaxE'lux. came

LEtsja'tsja

be

to

iLE'kuX. was on

Wit'ax

ikLQ'tsjatsia.

Aqa

wi

iyukLe'x'it

Again

she defecated.

Then

again

(a rope) lay there

her.

itja'laqEma.

Wi

k;au

thong.

Again

tie

igoxoaLa'nukLtck she went around

it

often

she did

a tree

it

tE'mqo.

Wi't'ax

iga'xox:

that

tree.

Again

she made:

wa'LotEp,

he'latEp."

she became

Tired

and

2

that

*

wit'ax

Then

again

3

"Wa'LotEp,

^

"Wa'LotEp,

igixE'LXom.

wi

T&211 iga'xox aqa

.yaXi

Aqa

to.

taXi

he'latEp; wa'LotEp, he'latEp." he'latEp;

tE'mqopa.

igio'koax

1 J-

Desiring to defecate

011 her.

again

she finished

Aqa

wi

igo'ya,

igE'iAiwa.

KEla'iX

igo'ya.

Aqa

Then

again

she went,

she pursued

Far

she went.

Then

g

it.

ia'tcqEin its

6

sickness

them.

igixE'lox came

i

to be

on

tea' wan.

A'koapo

La'xLax

nixo'xoax

Nearly

come out

did

her bellv.

ya'Xi *

ta'nki

7

some-

that

thing

it

qea-eqjE'lqjEl.

IkLo'tsjatsja;

Lax

iLi'xox

aqa

LqE'tcam.

Qala'

very hard.

She defecated;

come

did

then

antlers.

Hardly

O

out

tcXua

Laq°

iLa'x6x.

then

come

they did.

No'ljiX A

little

no'ix,

aqa

wi

she went,

then

again

ia'tcqErn its

9

sickness

out

mxElo'xoax came

to

be on

itca'wan.

Aqa

wi

ikLo'tsjatsjax,

her belly.

Then

again

she defecated,

it

LqE'tcam

Lax

qaLxo'xoax.

A'koapo

antlers

come

they did.

Nearly

aqa then

igo'maqt, tcXua

wi again

other

iLXE'LXom they were

then

she died,

Lôn iq 11

finished

out

LaXi

LqE'tcam.

Aqa

wi

igE'mwa.

Igo'yam

those

antlers.

Then

again

she pursued

She arrived at

ya'Xi "

that

e'qaL. creek.

\2i

them.

laXtXua'la

iqoa'cqoac

He was

igio'lXam

kjanate'toL," other side,"

she said to

wax

" A'owe,

:

the crane

standing near the water

"Younger

take

brother,

across

A'XueiX

igio'lXam.

Often

she said to him.

itsE'sukte

e'nat

ia'qo-it.

YaXa'pa

he stretched out

this side

his leg.

Here

said to her:

"Nict "Not

ii'cxaLqt afraid 10

thus

the crane.

Then

He

e'wa

iqoa'cqoac.

him

Aqa

Itco'lXam:

aniEno'xua do me

fall

qasixtsje'Lxakuitx. it

amxale'maLxa."

Iga'ekate She crossed on

into the water."

,

.

-,-

grew narrow.

you

fall

13

3

r

aXi iq

that


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leg'. When she came walking' to the middle of the became afraid and he beg'an to shake his leg. He turned his leg and she fell into the water. She drifted down the river. "Robin shall be jouy name; you shall not eat people." She drifted down. The crane said to her: "Robin shall be your name." Far away she drifted ashore. A crow found her and began to eat her private parts. Then she recovered. She arose and painted her belly with her blood. Then she went inland and It became all red. came to a willow. She asked the willow: "Is nvy painting becom-

walking on the

creek, she

ing?" willow.

"Oh, how bad looks the blood of her private parts," cried the "Oh, you bad thing!" she said, "when your wood is burned

She came to the alder. " Is my painting becomThe alder said: "It is becoming." "Ah, sister," she said, "when people make anything they shall dye it red in your bark. When you are dry, you will burn well." She went on and came to the Cottonwood. She asked it: "Is my painting becoming?" The shall crackle."

it

ing*"

Qeqjayakpa' yaXi

ia'qo-it.

*

Middle on

leg.

e'qaL

ica'xoLq.

A'qa

creek

she was afraid

Then

that

itcixElta'mit he shook

it

to fall.

yaXi

ia'qo-it.

Aqa

that

his leg.

Then

2

i

t-

fell

was afraid to fall.

itci'yox he did

Roll

She drifted

into the water.

down

then

te'lXam

amtuwu'lqjLx."

Igo'Xune

Not

people

you shall eat them."

She drifted

Far f

}

aXi (naqage'lak)

her belly

atja'ntsa.

IcgixE'lEmux

He

and

at,

She found her

said to her

Kaqa

ixela'x

her vulva.

When

she ate

Lga/qawulqt

She painted herself

that

her blood

red

became

itca'wan.

Igo'ya, igo'ptcga.

she recovered.

ka'nauwe all

Iga-igo'qoam

she went

She went,

her belly.

it

aqa itcilXa'takoa. then

LaXi

Lpiil ige'x

She ate

the crow.

lLaxElge'matck

arose.

itca'wanpa, ac 9

Itco'lXam

itca'qo-itXa.

(vulva)

g IgaXE'latck. She

She drifted ashore.

she drifted.

that

your name.

a'qa. now.

yourname."

"Robin

KEla'iX igo'Xune. IgoXu'niptck. Ig5'cgam

'

his leg.

"Ama'sgaga ime'xaleu."

iqoa'cqoac: thecrane:

•j

ia'qo-it.

that

"Robin

the river.

Nact

b

yaXi

it

"Ama'sgaga ime'xaleu.

Igo'Xune aqa qa'eqamiX.

g Igale'maLxex'it. She

Lax°

ica'xoLq. she

She reached

it

inland.

ela'itk.

"iii'nkucq

tci

"Becoming

[int.

LgE'qawulqt?" igio'lXam she said to it my blood?"

10

the willow.

1-,

part.] me iqoe'tXa Lia'qawulqt po qaLcga'tcqoa-it. "

ela'itk.

"Qantci'x

the willow.

"When

to

avulva

19 ^— '

itablood

"Ma'nix

aqamxElge'Lxa

"Wh;n

you

will be burnt

"Tcu'xoa

aqaxE'miuLx. 1<J

ugly on a person."

if

Lja'qLjaq

then

crackle

La'nkucq to

li

"Becoming you

the alder:

"when

me

to

yaXi'yax," igio'lXam.

"Oh,

she said to

that one,"

it.

amxo'xoa."

Igago'qoam

you do."

She reached

LgE'qawulqt?" my

[int.

Iga'kim

blood?"

It

said

part.]

"LE'mkucq Lme'qawulqt."

aqaxE'miuLx:

"ma'nix 15

tci

becoming

"Well

the alder.

aqa

"Na

"Aaa "Ah,

you blood."

a'tce," younger

igo'lXam, she said to

it,

sister,"

ta'nki aqio'xoax aqa Lpiil qioxo'lalEmx then red it is made (with) someis made

ame'qalEmx.

Ma'nix

your bark.

When

thing lfi

amXca'qoa

aqa

you are dry

then

ime'x'EmaLXat." you will burn."

Igo'ya wi't'ax. She went

again.

lgaego'qoam She reached

it

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cottonwood said: "Oh, how bad looks the blood of her private parts. "Oh, you bad thing! When you are put into the fire, you shall not burn." She came to the spruce tree: "Is my painting becoming?" "Oh, how bad looks the blood of her private parts." "Oh, you bad thing! When you are put into the fire, you shall not burn well, you shall crackle." She left it and came to the cedar. She asked it: "Is my painting becoming?" "It is becoming." "Oh, you speak well to me, younger brother. When people make canoes, they shall exchange them for slaves. They shall use you for making houses, and exchange them for dentalia. They shall use your bark for making coats for women." She left it and came to the fir. She asked it: "Is my painting becoming?" "Ah, it is becoming." "Oh, younger sister," she said, "when a person sings his conjurer's song, you shall be burned. You shall burn well." She came to the maple. "Is iy painting becoming?" "It is becoming." "Ah, younger brother, they shall use your bark for making baskets." She left it and came 1'

:

Igi5qu'mtcxokoa: "La'nkucq

e'koma.

Sne asked

the cotton-

it:

[int.

me

part.]

to

"Qantce'X

Lqa

eqoe'tXat

po

"When

maybe

a vulva

if

"Na

gi

ta'nki

"Oh,

this

something

amXEmLXa'ya." you

LgE'qawulqt?" my blood?"

tci

"Becoming

wood.

qaLcga'tcqoa-it

When Igigo'qoam e'maktc: She reached

Lqa

eqoe'tXat

"When

maybe

a vulva

something

this

tja'ya

Not

good

tci

Igiuqu'mtcxogua:

is

"Na

k

ugly on a person."

"Oh,

aqamxElge'Lxa,

a'meLaqLaq.

you are burnt,

you crackle.

She

"La'nkucq

Igiu'cgam

Iga-iqF.'luqL. left

Shu found

it.

[int.

tome

part.]

n

e'ckan. the cedar.

it

"O, LE'mkucq,"


tci

"Becoming

a

"Oh,

"

becoming

a "

to

you,"

"Qo&'Slj imno'lXam a'oe! Ma'nix ikE'nim aqamo'xoa "Eight you speak to me younger When a canoe you are made

itco'lXam. it

4

part.]

qaLcga'tcqoa-it. "

blood

shall burn."

it:

me

to

o


When

amXEmLXa'ya." you

She asked

not

Ma'nix

bad!

Nact

you are burnt

Lia'qawulqt its

gia'mEla!

ta'nki

gi

nact

[int.

9

blood."

its

"Becoming

tree:

"QantcI'X

Lia'qawulqt."

"L&nkucq

the spruce

it

1

said to her:

qamxElge'LxalEinx

bad!

shall burn."

It

ugly on a person

it is

Ma'nix

gia'mEla!

Itco'lXam:

said to her.

q "

brother!

aqa

tEla'etiX

aqamtXEmo'ta.

Tqoe'Le

aqamuxo'lalEma,

then

slaves

are exchanged for you.

House

you are made,

aqamtXEmo'ta.

Aqjoe'loLx

are exchanged for you.

Coat for

aqo'xoa

women

is

ame'qeco."

made

She found

the

it

She asked

fir.

"Becoming

it:

to

"A

LE'mkucq

Lme'qawulqt."

"Ah

becoming to you

your blood."

"A, a a

longest dentalia

Ia-iqE'luqLk.

your bark."

Igo'cgam amqci'ckan. Igoqu'mtcxokua: "La'nkucq me

She tci [int.

left

Igiu'cgam itcuna'q. She found

it

then

a person

LgE'qawulqt?" 10 ••» my

igo'lXam she said to

sister,"

La'nkucq

"Well

becoming

"A,

me a a a'owe,

"Ah,

vounger

to

La'mkucq Lme'qawulqt." becoming to you

your blood."

You

they will burn you.

"TcuXoa

the maple.

brother.

tci [int.

11

it.

blood?"

"ma'nix "when

it,

aLktcxEma'ya LgoaLe'lX koale'wa aLgumXulge'Lxa. Ime'XEmaLXat." he sings his conj urer's song

1n -'-'-'

part.]

a' tee,"

"Ah, younger

iqjato'k

will

burn well."


"A, "Ah,

-,o -*-"

1

,

-'-'*

-,

K 1£)

part.]

iqo'mxom aqiuxo'lalEma basket

will be

made

1fl

J-"


128

"Is

to the vine maple.

ing."

"Oh, younger

my

[bill. 26

"Ah, it is becomyou for making small "Is my the hemlock tree.

painting becoming?"

brother, they shall use

Then she came to The hemlock replied: "How bad looks the Mood of her private parts." Thus she asked all the trees. That is To-morrow we shall have fine weather. the story. dishes and spoons."

painting becoming?"

" Tcu'Xoa Ea'nkucq

ame'qiElo." Iga-iqE'luqLk. Igiu'cgani iqje'ntcik. She

yourbark."

1

EgE'qawulqt?" my blood?" 2

Lqita'nEmax

o

" i

4

left

to

"A, a a

me

ma'nix when

brother,

aqamuxo'lalEma."

Lqja'mctEmax

aqamuxo'lalEma, will be

a'oe,

younger

"Ah,

your blood."

becoming to you

"Ah,

becoming

"Well

the vine maple.

it

"A, La'mkucq Lme'qawulqt."

you

small dishes

She iound

it.

you will be made."

spoons

made,

Igo'cgam aqalo'lEmtk. "Tcu'XoaLa'nkucq LgE'qawulqt?" "Qantce'X She found

it

the

hemlock

tree.

becoming

"Well

my

When

blood?"

po

me qaLcga'tcqoa-it."

if

ugly on a person."

to

Lqa iqoe'tXat iia'qawulqt 5 may-

a vulva

its

blood

Ka'nauwe gi

be

tE'mqo aktoqu'mtcxoguax. 6

trees

she asked them.

Kjanekjane'; The

story;

o'la

asa-iga'p.

to-mor- fine weather.

All

these

Panther and Owl (told There was the Owl and

1891)

The Owl's

chief was hunting was always killing elks. Then Blue-jay told his chief's daughter: ''Go to see the Owl's chief." In the morning she made herself ready and went. She went a long distance. She crossed five prairies. Then she saw a person. She approached him secretty. Now she reached him. He was dancing, and she hid herself. She looked at the person and thought: "Maybe She looked that is the Owl's chief." The dancer had a flat head. secretly. Now that pei-son jumped, and she saw that he had caught a mouse. He had a mat on his back and put the mice into it. When he saw a tideland mouse he killed it and put it into his mat. That person was dancing all the time. Then a stick hit his nose, and blood his chief.

The people heard

elks every day.

that he

Ikjoayawa' Icta'kjane kja Ika'oXao Panther thetr Myth axd Owl

Cxela'etiX

ika'oXao

There were

the owl

gia'XakjEmana. having a

Ka'nauwe

Lka'etax

All

days

chief.

imo'lEkEmax qatciupjia'Lxa-itX ia'XakjEinana ika'oXao. Gua'nEsum always he went to get

elks

icxEltci'mElit

his chief

imo'lEkEmax.

Aqa

ige'kim

iqe'sqes,

hunter

elks.

Then

he said

blue-jay,

iLa'XakjEmana aya'Xan: "O,

itco'lXam he said to her

his daughter:

their chief

" Oh,

o

Always

the owl's.

ia'kjetenax

they heard about him

1 -*

amiona'xLama you go and search

o

ika'oXao

for

the owl

tt

c

him

ia'XakjEmana."

Ige'tcuktiX igaXE'ltXuitck.

his chief."

It

became day

she

made

herself ready.

Aqa

ig5'ya.

Igo'ya,

Then

she w*ent.

Snew'ent,

kEla'iX

igo'ya.

Qoa'nEm

igo'qoepa

tEmqa'emax.

Aqa

far

she went.

Five

she crossed them

prairies.

Then

6

igaxa'LkjEnukLuwa.

7

igE'LqElkEl

LgoaLe'lX.

Qjoa'p

igE'Lox

she saw him

a person.

Near

she came

Qjoa'p

ikLo'xoam.

Near

she arrived.

iLwe'la, He danced,

LgoaLe'lX.

IgaXLo'xoa-it:

person.

She thought:

IkLo'qumitck

LaXi

she hid herself.

She looked at

that

"LXuan "

she approached secretly.

igaxaLXE'pcut.

ia'Xka ika'oXao ia'XakjEmana

Perhaps

he

the owl

tavax

iuwe'la."

lLa'pjaqa

LaXi

LgoaLe'lX.

that

danced."

Flathead

that

person.

Aqa

iLksupEna'x

Then

it

LaXi

LgoaLe'lX.

that

person.

jumped

a'co.

Lqja'pEnX

mouse.

A mat

LE'lte. he had it

his chief

Igaxa'LkjalEpsut. She looked

secretly.

A'nqa qaLgagElga'x

wuXi

he had taken

Already

that

Ko'pa qaLgawige'tElgEmx taXi

tco'yikc.

he put them into

mice.

There

those

it

*

s " " Q

1n 1"

H 12

on.

Manix

gitca'kjewulal

When

a tideland mouse

qaLguwa'qaox, he killed

QaLuwe'la

LaXi

LgoaLe'lX.

He danced much

that

person.

B. A. E., Bull.

26—01

E'mqo A 9

qaLgalge'tgax he put

it,

stick

into

it

it

nitELga'xitx hit

it

Lqja'pEnXpa. 10 the

mat in.

ci'LaLpXpa. his nose at.

129


130 came out of

The person searched and found

it.

[bull. 26

He

woman.

the

Let us go home." So the Owl found her first. said: "Oh, my Then he brought her to the house. The him. know She did not The grease on the one side of grease. meat and full of house was end of the house the Owl was the There at white. was all the house green. It was the grease taken all there was The grease staying. from the intestines. The Owl went to the end of the house and said: "I will take the grease of the man who is working for me," and gave She ate it, and after she had finished he hid her. it to the woman. In the evening his chief came. The Owl had been there for a long The Panther carried one elk and said to the Owl: "Carry time. our elk into the house." The Owl brought it, and then they cut it. The Panther was going to give him grease, but he did not take it all. He only took some dung and a little fat. It became night. In the morning the Owl's chief made himself ready and went to hunt elks. wife.

Naui 1 At once o " 3

A

wax

Lii'qauwilqt;

qaLkje'naxLx

LaXi

LgoaLe'lX.

Aqa

flowed out

blood;

he searched

that

person.

Then

qaLgucga'mx:

"O,

he found her:

"Oh,

Lqost,

ika'oXao

Behold.

the owl

agE'kikal

my

igiucga'mX

vaXi

tawa'x.

A'yaq

that.

Quick

atXkioa'ya." let

us go home."

IgixE'tEluxt, She did not know

ia'newa.

she found him

'that

first.

nicqe not at

him,

e'iukul.

Aqa

itco'kLa

he was

Then

he took her

known

Lj behold

wife

tE'ctaqLpa. their house

all

Pa2L Lqole'max taXi

tE'ctaqL,

meat

their house,

Full

to.

that

to

her.

5

paL

apXE'leu.

full

grease.

ewa 6

Thus

that

tE'nat

tqu'Le

tkjop

wuXi

one side

the house

white

that

apXE'leu, grease,

gugua'olix-,

e'wa

yaXi

ika'oXa5

qa

io'Xt,

qa

ptcaX

end

thus

that

owl

where

he was,

there

green

at the

thus

E'wa taXi

of the

house,

f ka'nauwe '

all

Io'ya a °

He-went

apXE'leu.

that

grease.

Ka'nauwe

there

end of the house

aya'pxEleu.

m y working-

He

aqa

-,

"I will go to take it He said: aqage'lak. lLa'XoLq

wuXi

he hid

woman.

that

fed her

itco'peut.

then

their grease.

Ige'kim: "Anaexga'lEmatna

owl.

that

ata'pXEleu.

intestines

Itcange'waLqamit

grease.

man io-axLXE'lEmitck n a 1U mating

tqjE'mcukc

All

e'wa gugua'oliX yaXi ika'oXao.

itci'xeval

9

wuXi

her.

She finished

Tso'vustiX

igiXkjoa'mam

Intheevening

hecamehoinr

ia'XakiEmana.

A'nqa

io'Xt

ika'oXao.

EXt

imo'lak

his chief.

Already

he was

the owl.

One

elk

11

iteio'kLam he brought

it

there

ikioayawa'. 10 *" the panther.

ika'oXao:

"E'ckatq"tck

Hewastold

theowl:

"Carry into the house

u Itcia'ckoq tck ika'oXao. theowl. 13 He carried it into

the house

14

they cut

Try

it.

our elk."

iqa'elot wuXi hewasgiven that

Ke'nuwa

time,

Na2ct

ka'nauwe

Not

all

excrements,

icgl'yuxc.

Some

grease.

its

lo

La2,

apXE'leu.

itca'qexEle, ir 15

itxa'molak."

Iqio'lXam

itca'xoqtck. he took

it.

A'ema

wuXi

noLj

gi

Only

that

little

this

a'ema

itca'xoqtck

wuXi

apxE'leu.

only

he took

that

grei.se.

KawI'X

igixE'ltXuitck

ia'xakjEmana

ika'oXao.

Early

he made himself ready

his chief

theowl.

Igo'ponEm. It

Io'ya, He went,

got dark.

imo'lak elk

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Then the Owl went to steal at the end of the house from his chief. He stole the good grease and gave it to his wife. Then he went out " and caught mice. He danced and sang- all the time. He sang: " At noon the Owl went home and stole some of his chief's grease and In the evening the Panther came meat, and gave it to his wife. home.

The woman made a hole in her mat and saw him. Oh, he was a His hair was braided and reached below his buttocks. His face was painted with red stripes. Then the woman thought: "Oh, 1 made a mistake; I think he is the Owl's chief." Then the Panther said to the Owl: " Bring our elk and lick off its dung." Then the Owl scolded. "Qjp, qip, qip," went his lips. The Panther spoke Then the Owl rose and brought the elk into the house. to him twice. They cut it, but the Owl was angry all the time. He received only pretty person.

igigE'loya.

Igigo'xtkam ika'oXao e'wa gugua'oliX.

he went to hunt.

He went

the owl

to steal

at the

thus

end

Itcixo'xtkam He went

of the

ia'XakjEmana.

Itca-ixo'xtkam aqa atjo'kti apXE'leu. He went

his chief.

to steal

good

then

it

to steal

1

from liim

house.

Itca'lEqo-im He gave it to her

grease.

2

to eat

aya'kikal

ika'oXao.

Aqa

his wife

the owl.

Then

Itco'kuya

io'ya. he went.

He went

tco'yikc.

Aqa

mice.

Then

wi again

3

qayuwe'lalEmX.

"'Ha'yo,

*

he always danced.

"Ha'yo,

to

catch

igiwe'lalEmtck.

Tia'qewam

yaXi

he danced much.

His songs

that

Lawa ctEtcxEntcxe'n,

hayo'

Lawa

hayo'

Lawa ctEtcxEntcxe'n." Lawa

ctEtcxEntcxe'n,

ctEtcxEntcxe'n."

Aqa

ca'xaliX

Then

high

aqaLa'x

niXkjoa'x

ika'oXao.

MXk;oa'mam

ika'oXao.

the sun

he went home

the owl.

He came home

the owl.

Atcixo'xtkax ia'xakjEmana apXE'leu kja Lqole'max. He

stole

it

from

and

grease

his chief

He gave

he came home

In the evening

his wife.

Lxoa'p

igio'xax made it

Hole

Lgoaxe'lX

pretty

person

g

the panther.

yaXi

ico'lEtc.

Agio'kctx

wuXi

aqage'lak.

0,

that

mat.

She saw him

that

woman.

Oh,

she

Ltjo'kti

Loxt. was

LXpjo'ctEmtiX

LE'Laqco

Braided

his hair

there.

gipE'tEmaX to

here

geguala'

iLa'potc

LE'Laqco;

Lugue'matckuiX

anua'LEma

LaXi

below

his buttocks

his hair;

painted

red paint

that

LgoaLe'lX.

TsjE'xtsjEx tE'Lguxt

person.

were on

Stripes

aqage'lak:

"O,

po'xo-ic

woman:

"Oh,

a mistake

ika'oXao."

He was

Ia'qexEle

ia'Xka LO'Xoan

'

he

"Carry

the owl:

told

perhaps it

ika'oXao.

lick it off."

Scold

he did

the owl:

mouth.

Twice

Itcia'cqoq tck He carried it into

he said

to him.

They cut

their elk.

our elk.

Q;p, q;p q;p,

Qjp,

Koale'wa io'tXuit ika'oXao. Just then

Icgl'yuxc

icta'molak.

that

itxa'molak.

into the house

ige'x

Mo'kctiX itcio'lXam. it

11

his chief

"E'ctatq u tck

ika'oXao:

10

ia'XakjEmana 10

Kala'lkuile

cia'mict. u

made;

She thought

his face on.

qamenEme'qLx."

dung his

I

q

IgaxLo'Xoa-it wu'Xi 19

sta'xostpa,

it

geiiE'xox;

Iqio'lXam

the owl's."

qip,

7

her to eat

Tso'yustiX niXkjoa'mamx ikjoayawa'.

aj'a'kikal.

qjp,

6

QatcElqoe'mx

meat.

him

Its

,,

he stood there

the owl.

icta'molak.

Gua'nEsum

their elk.

Always

1

*

-,,-

^^

^ 1rt

17

the house

iXE'LXaqt

ika'oXao.

A'ema

wuXi

he was angry

the owl.

Only

that

mank a

little

qatjo'kti good

apXE'leu id fat


132

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"What do you think? The Owl did not reply. The next morning the Panther made himself ready again. Then the woman made a hole in her mat, and she saw him again. Then she was very much pleased with him. He alwa3 s ate before he went Then the

the poor kind of grease.

Why are you angry al

1

chief said:

the time, you old Owl ? "

r

Something was left over which he put up on the loft, and the woman saw it. In the morning the Owl arose and stole fat at the end of the house. He gave it to his wife. Then he hid her again. He went out. The Panther thought: "What is the matter with the Owl? He is always angry. He was not that way formerly." Thus thought the Panther. "I think I will go home when. the sun is still up in the sky." He went home at that time and noticed that the Owl was there already. He said to the Owl: "Behold, you are here already!" "Yes; I am here already. Yes; I gave up hunting because I did not catch anything. Therefore I came home quiekty." Then the Panther spoke to the Owl: "Oh, you old Owl; bring our hunting.

Itcio'lXam

itca'xoqtck.

ia'XakjEniana:

"Qa

his chief:

qa anyhow

mgex,

ca'naXauXau,

gua'iiEsum

amXE'LXaqt?"

How Ne'ct

old owl,

always

you are angry?"

Not

he took

He said

it.

him

to

"

you

are,

ige'kim spoke

•

ika'oXau. the owl.

KawI'X

Aqa wi Lxoa p Then again hole

igixE'ltXuitck ikjoa'yawa.

Early

he made

the panther.

himself

lgi she

yux yaXi made

*

that

ready

ico'lEtc.

Aqa

wi

igio'qomitck.

Qjat

mat.

Then

again

she saw him.

Like

IgixLxa'lEiuitck, He ate,

he ate before going

d'id

him

He

out.

left it

her heart

ya'Xi

Igixkja'etiX

ip'ixkje'tcinktame.

e'tcamxtcpa.

igi'yuxt she

over

in.

ta'nki. some-

that

thing.

Aqa Then o

°

r

3

Igio'qume wuXi aqage'lak.

aXl'pa itciugakjo'Lit ca'xaliXpa. he put

there

Ige'tcukte

up

up

it

He

arose

woman.

that

it

Igigo'xtkam e'wa gugua'5liX.

ika'oXao.

IgixE'latck

It got day.

She saw

at.

He

the owl.

at the

there

stole

end of the

house.

wuXi

Itca'lqo-im He gave to her

aya'kikal. woman,

that

Aqa

WI

Then

again

a Lqi

lge

Hco'peot he

Io'ya. He went.

hicl her.

to eat

10 11

12

IgiXLo'xoa-it

ikjoayawa':

"Qa

He thought

the panther:

"How

gua'nsum always

he

ikjoayawa':

13 When

is

Met

kjoaLqa'

Not

thus

angry.

xax

ika'oXao,

tcqi

be

the owl,

then

will

IgixLo'xoa-it He thought

a'nqa. before.'

ka

ca'xaliX

aqaLax,

aqa

Well

when

up

the sun,

then

'

'

ca'xaliX

on

"M'Xua

the panther:

Ka

14

iXE'iXaqt.

later

Xax

aqaLa'X aqa ige'Xkjoa.

up

the sun

then

he went home

IgiXkjoa'mam; a'nqa io'Xt ika'oXao He came home;

already

there

Notice

itcT'yuxt he dtd him

anXlqua'ya." will

I

go home.

-

'

e'yamxtcpa. his heart in.

Iqio'lXam ika'oXao: "A'nqa He was told

the owl.

the owl:

"Already

was

15

Lj

imXatkjoa'mam."

be-

you came home,"

"A'nqa inXatkjoa'mam, ka tE'menua inE'xox, "Already

I

when

came home,

give up

I did,

hold!

16 aqa then (7-1

k;a

taXi

nothing

those

Iqio'lXam He was

told

qEntopjia'Lxa-itx,

tantxo

aya'q

caught them,

therefore

quick

I

u

ini'Xatkjoa." I

went home."

ika'oXao:

"Ca'naXauXau,

ia'ckatq tck

itxa'molak."

the owl:

"Old owl,

bring into the housa

our elk."

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"His

elk into the house."

went:

133

me

ancestors called

Then

that way."

Along

"Don't scold, old Owl." qjp, qjp." he was angry; then he arose and brought in the elk. lips

"Qjp,

his

time

They cut it. The Panther gave him only the poor kind of fat, and the Owl took it. Now the Panther really took notice. The two went to bed, but the Panther remained awake. He listened, and he heard the Owl talking in a low voice. All the time he was laughing in a low voice. Now he really took notice. Early the Panther arose. He ate before he left. Now the woman again made a hole in her mat, and she looked at him when he had finished eating. He put on the loft what he had left. Then the Panther went, and the Owl arose. He said: "I am going to steal from nry workman." He stole fat and meat, and gave it to his wife. Then he went. A little while he danced, and he came home again. He had caught only a little. About noon the Panther came back. The

Aqa wi

"Tia'yaqjeyoqtikc cte'yinkxal go'yogol." named me

" His ancestors

end

at

Then again

of

ige'x6x qjp, q;p, did

it

qjp,

q;p,

..

1

house."

ia'mict.

qjp,

"Ho'ntcm!

nict

kala'lkuile

"Don't!

not

scold

his mouth.

qiP,

ca'naXauXau,

ixa'tx,

ca'naqo ipqo ip."

" Tia'yaqj eyoqtikc

cte'yinkxal

old owl."

" His ancestors

named me

he

scold

did;

just

then

go'vogol."

3

atendof house." u

Le'le kala'lkuile ige'x; koale'wa i5'tXuit. Long

a

old owl,

do,

Itce'ckatq tck icta'molak, He carried it into their elk,

he stood up.

,

*

the house

A'ema wu'Xi mank

icge'yuxc. they cut

Only

it.

that

qatjo'kternax apXE'leu itca'xoqtck good

little

he took

fat

ika'oXao. the owl.

a O

•

A'qa pat xax ige'xox ikjoa'yawa. Then

he did

really notice

IckLqa'yoXuit. They went

the panther.

ikjoa'yawa.

A'qa

itciltci'niEletEmtck.

the panther.

Then

he listened to them.

ige'xox

ika'oXao.

ne did

the owl.

Cau,

cau,

there was (sound of) laughing.

Then

igixE'latck

ilqoayawa'.

Early

he arose

the panther.

igl'yox made it

lLa'2XoLq He

finished

left it

over

Ige'kim: He

said:

Lqole'max. meat.

that

he ate.

igixkja'etix-it he

wuXi

aqage'l woman igixxxE'lEmitck.

she

ta'nki. something.

am

nixo'xoax.

Aqa

there was.

Then

he did

Io'ya He went

going to steal from

Kopa'

ya'Xi -.0 XO that

itciugoakjo'Lit it

up

IgixE'latck He arose

ika'oXao.

apXE'leu

He went to steal

grease

Aqa wi Then again

io'ya ika'oXao. he

the owl.

.

kja 1e and 15

No'ljiX A

little

went

ige'Xkjoa.

Nolj

he went home.

A

little

gia'kjewula

tco'yikc,

what he had

mice.

caught

-,.

the owl.

Igigo'xtkam

to eat

he danced,

q **

10

he put

the panther.

itci'xeyal." my workman."

ige'witck,

s 8

Igixkje'tcEnktamit. Aqa wi 11 He ate before going out. Then again yaXi ico'lEtc. Igio'qumitck. -19 that mat. He saw him.

ikjoayawa'.

Itca'lqo-im aya'kikal. He gave her his wife.

wi again

it.

There

"Anixo'xtkama "I

cau

7

itcl'yox.

notice

really

KawI'X hole

Cau,

Speaking in a low voice

cau,

A'qa wukj xax

IgixE'gElEmtck He was awake cau, cau, cau

to bed.

Speaking in a low voice

nixkjaya'wulalEmx.

Lxoa'p

k

it

Ka When

16

ca'xaliX up

17

aqaLa'x,

aqa

ige'Xkjoa

the sun,

then

lie

went home

ikjoayawa'. the panther.

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135

It grew dark. Then the Panther lay down at the end of the house and the Owl at the other end. The Panther was awake. The Owl asked that woman: "What is that?" "My hair." " Oh, our hair, my

"What

wife."

is

that?"

"My

he said to her.

"Oh. our

ears."

my wife."

"What is that?" he said. "My face." "Oh, our face, my wife." "What is that?" "Oh, my eyebrows." "Oh, our eyebrows, my wife." "What is that " "My forehead." "Oh, our forehead, my wife." "What is that?" "My mouth." "Oh. our mouth, my wife." "What is that?" he said to her. "My nose." ears,

?

my wife."

is that?" "My throat." "Oh. our that?" "My arm." "Oh, our arm, my wife." "What is that?" "My hand." "Oh, our hand, my wife." "What is that?" "My belly." "Oh, otfr belly, my wife."

"Oh, our

nose,

my

throat,

"What is He became "Oh, our him.

He

"What

wife."

that?"

She was

angry.

"

navel,

my

What

grew dark.

What

is

Twice he

silent. is that,

wife."

said to her: "

Igo'poiiEm. It

"

"What

What

is

is

that?

Aqa wi ickLka'yoXuit Then again

"What

said:

is

that?"

She said: "My navel." that?" She did not speak to I shall scratch you." She was

woman

i

"

e'wa gogua'oliX ikroa'yawa,

they went to bed

thus

at

end

of house

the panther,

e'wa

gogua'oliX

ika'oXao.

IgixE'gElimtck

thus

at end of house

ikioa'vawa.

the owl.

He was awake

the panther.

Itcuqu'mtcxogoa

wuXi

Heaskedher

that

aqage'lak woman

ika'oXao:

"Tan

tava'x?"

the owl:

"What

this?"

i

l -,

a Q

qatculXa'mx.

"LgE'qco." "Oho', LE'ntaqco, aga'yakikal. "Tan * "My hair." -oho', our hair, my wife. "What tava'x?" AgiulXa'mx: "Tge'ucakc." "Oho', tEnta'ucakc, aga'yakikal. this?" ° She said to him: "My ears." "Oho', our ears, my wife. Tan taya'x?" qatculXa'mx. "Sge'x6st," agiulXa'mx. "Oho' a What this?" " he said to her. "My eyes," shesaid to him. "Oho', sEnta'yaxost, aga'yakikal. Tan tava'x?" "Tge'lktsalEmax." "Oho' 7 oureyes, my wife. What this?" "My eyebrows." "Oh6', tEnta'yalktsalEmax, aga'yakikal. Tan tava'x?" "Asre'tcpuX c our eyebrows. my wife. What this?" "jfy forehead." "Oho'. anta'yatcpuX, aga'yakikal. Ta'n tava'x?" "Itca'keXat." ,, y our forehead, "Oho', my wile. What this?" My mouth." "Oho', inta'kcXat, aga'yakikal. Ta'n tava'x?" qatcolXa'mx. 1ft "Oho', our mouth, my wife. What 'this?" he said to her. "Etcktc." "Oho', yi'ntaktc, aga'yakikal. Tan tava'x?" •_Mynose." ** "Oho', ournose, my wife. What this ?" "A'gEusokue." "Oho', a'ntamokue. aga'yakikal. Tan taya'x?" 19 _"My throat." "Oho', our throat, my wife. What this?" "E'tcxo," "Oho', e'ntaxo, aga'yakikal. Tan tava'x?" "Le'eakci." 10 "My ami," "Oho', our arm, my wife. What "this?" "My hand." "Oho', LE'ntakci, aga'yakikal. Tan tava'x?" " Itce'wan." -Oho' ,, "Oho', our hand, my wife. What 'this?" "My belly." "Oho', ,

hesaidtoher.

••

'

-,-,

1

"

k

inta'wan.

aga'yakikal.

our belly.

ige'kim.

my wife. Itco'lXam:

"Tan

hespoke.

Hesaidtoher:

"What

taya'x, aqage'lak?" tins. woman?"

aga'yakikal.

my

wife.

Tan tava'x?"

Qan

What

Silent

'this?"

tava'x?" "this?"

iga'xox! she was.

Mo'kctiX ->» 10 Twice

Kala'lkuile ige'x6x. Scold

hedirt.

"Tan "What

-,, -1 "

"Aga'qjaraco," igio'lXam. "Oho', anta'qiamco, 17 Xl "My navel," she said to him. "Oho', ournavel, Tan taya'x?" K;a nictqa igio'lXam. "Tan tava'x?" 1S ° What this?" Silent, not at all shesaid tohim. "What this?"

136 silent for a

"Oh, our


[bull.26

My

private parts."

Then she

long time.

my

private parts,

"

said to him:

The Panther heard

wife."

it.

Early he arose, and ate before going. He went. Then the Owl arose. He stole some grease and gave it to his wife. Then he went out for the fifth time. He danced a short time and came home. They left the woman alone. Then she arose and went to the end of the house. She looked at the food which the Panther had put aside. Now she pulled out two of her hairs and tied It was elk-marrow. one around one piece of marrow. She took the other hair and tied it around another piece of marrow. Then she put the food back there and hid in the Owl's bed. The Owl danced for a short while and came home. He stole some grease at the end of the house. At noon the

He did not say Panther came back, but the Owl was there already. anything. Now he really took notice. The Panther stayed there some He broke it time. Then he took that marrow. He wanted to eat it. and the hair became loose. He stretched it out. He saw it was one 1

itco'lXam.

"TamEnpe'yaqLawuna."

Le'le

qan

iga'xdx.

Aqa

"I shall scratch you."

Long

silent

she was.

Then

he said to her.

9 igio'lXam:

"Myvulva."

she said to him:

my * 5

KawI'X

He heard igixE'latck

Early

he arose

wife."

ika'oXao

he went

1 IctaqE'loqLk a

left

her

gogua'oliX.

elk

10 ae'Xt

He

he gave

to her to eat

stole,

N5'ljiX A

time.

fifth

Io'jâ. went.

He

Aqa wi Then again

his wife.

Ige'Xkjoa.

ige'witck.

He went home.

he danced.

little

wuXi

aqage'lak.

Aqa

igaxE'latck.

Igo'ya

that

woman.

Then

she arose.

She went

e'wa there

Igiukjuma'nanEmtck ya'Xi ta'nki qiukjo'LetiX.

A'qa

that he had put up.

Then

She looked at

a.ya'niala. i'ts marrow.

something

that

it

IkLa'kjEnEXta

Kjut igE'Lox m6kct LE'gaqco. two

she did

Tear out

She rolled

her hair.

it

around

them

wuXi

a'mala

LeXt

LqE'co.

that

marrow

one

hair.

one

Igixkje'tcinktaniit. He ate before going out.

Ige'kuXtk, itca'lqoim aya'kikal.

the

end of Louse.

9 imo'lak

ikjoayawa'.

e'LaquinEmiX.

the owl

They had

"our vulva

he did,

the panther.

it

the panther.

IgixE'latck ika'oXao. the owl. He arose

g io'ya

"Hohohoho'"

ItcixtcE'mEle ikjoayawa'.

aga'yakikal." .

ige'xox, " inta'yaqo-itxa

"Hohohoho"

"Itca'eqo-itxa."

Ag5'n iga'gElga ikLa'kjEnEXta The other

she took

she rolled

it

it

around

it

one

11

LaXi LqE'co. hair.

that

his

-*-

igukjd'Lit

Then again

she put

ika'oXao.

ifi'lXEmepa 12 "' -.q

Aqa wi

No'LjiX A

the owl.

bed at

it

little

while

Aqa wi

kopa'.

up

igaxE'pcut

Then again

there.

she hid

ige'witck

ika'oXao.

Ige'Xkjoa.

ne danced

the owl.

He went home.

Pa we'gua

IgiXkjoa'mam. Igigo'xtkam e'wa gogua'oliX apXE'leu. He came home.

He went

there

to steal

at the

end of

At

fat.

noon-

the house 14.

ige'Xkjoa

ikjoayawa'.

IgiXkjoa'mam.

A'nqa

io'Xt

ika'oXao.

he went home

the panther.

He came home.

Long ago

he was

the owl.

there

pat xax itci'yuxt.

15 Nactqa itcio'lXam, qe'wa qa Not at

all

he spoke to him,

ig ikjoayawa'. the panther.

17 ItcaxE'lakua. -^

He broke

it.

A'qa

because

itca'gElga

Then

he took

he did him.

really notice

it

wuXi

a'mala.

that

marrow.

StuX u

iLE'x

LaXi

LqE'co.

Untied

became

that

hair.

Io'LqtiX Long

io'La-it he stayed

Ala-ixEiEmo'xoiria. He was going to eat it.

ItcLge'nXam, e'LanXa He

stretched

it,

one fathom long

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Then the Panther thought: "Oh, the Owl is hiding a woman." He broke another piece of marrow, and found another fathom long.

After he had eaten, they cut the elk. He did not say anything. Then lie heard the Owl The night came on and they lay down. hair.

laughing.

The Panther arose early and said: "Why did you laugh, Owl?" The Owl replied: "1 dreamt the mice were climbing over me." The Panther went out. He stayed in the woods a little inland from the Then the Owl looked secretly and rose. He went out and house. went around. The Panther saw him. Then the Owl entered again. He spoke much in the house. The Panther heard the two speaking After some time the Owl went out again and went to catch together. mice. The Panther saw the Owl going. When he had gone a little while the Panther entered and searched in the Owl's bed. There he found a woman. He said to her: "Rise!" She rose, and he carried her to his bed. He said to her: "Did you hear about the famous

LaXi loe'co. IgixLo'xoa-it ikjoayawa': "O, that

He thought

hair.

"

the panther:

itcLo'pcu 4 Lj

Lqage'lak a woman

:

he hid her

>h,

be-

hold

The other

the owl.

He finished

it.

It

one

icxe xjixc.

ikjoayawa'.

Aqa

the panther.

Then

:

they went to bed.

Aqa

wit'ax

Then

again

igixigElEme'laq; igixkja3r a'wulalEmtck ika'oXao he listened; he laughed much the owl. Kawi'X igixE'latck ikjoayawa'. Ia'e'kiui ikjoayawa': he arose

Early

ika'oXao?

igixkjaya'wulalEmtck d*id

he laugh

the

crawled up

mice

ikjoayawa'.

He

looked secretly

Hewentaround.it

their house.

IgexE'ltco tqu'Lepa. the house in. He spoke much Le'le aqa wi io'pa Long

then

again

"Ta'xka

the owl:

"Those

Ayo'pa

ata'mLXEleu

tqu'Lepa, at,

inland from

„

tqu'Le.

Io'pa

ika'oXao.

Day came.

He went out

the owl.

He

the panther.

entered

cm6kct ixsme'laqt

then

8 9

10

Ia'ckupq ika'oXa5. 11

Itcio'qumit ikjoayawa'.

They spoke

7

the house.

it

Iga'2tcuktiX.

He saw him IcixE'ltc5 aqa

6

He went out

dreamt about them."

house

the owl.

Ioxoa'Lakoa tE'ctaqL.

How much

ika'oXao:

I

ika'oXao.

Igixe'kjElopsot

'

qatniXquwa'luk u LX."

inland

stayed

"Qana'x '

:

He said

my body

LXE'leuX

lo'La-it

the panther.

the panther

said

Ige'kim

owl?"

qatxEnguwa'wulEXLEmx

tco'yikc

He

He

the panther.

2

hair

thev cut (the elk).

A'qa ickLqa'yoXuit. Then

grew dark.

Lqs'co

Again

he ate

Igo'ponEm.

he spoke to him.

at all

marrow.

that

it

ia'LxalEm

it

Na2ct qa itcio'lXam. Not

he took

again

Ixa'SXoLq

itcLo'cgam. he took

Wi LeXt

Ago'n wit'ax itcaxE'lakua wuXi a'mala.

ika'oXao.

he heard

two

the owl.

ik;oa}'awa'.

12

the panther,

it

much

ika'oXao.

he went

the owl.

Io'ya He went

aqa

ika'oXao,

then

the owl,

tco'yikc 13 mice

out

Ige'qamit

io'kuya.

He

he went to catch them.

io'ya

ika'oXao the owl.

ia'lXEmitkpa. bed

at.

"AxE'latck!' "Rise!"

itcio'qumit

ika'oXao.

the panther,

he saw him

the owl.

No'ljiX A little

lj.

while

he went his

ikjoayawa',

looked

Ia'ckopq He

entered

Itco'cgam

ikjoayawa'. the panther.

wuXi

that He found her IgaxE'latck. Itco'k'ia She rose. He carried

her

Igikje'naxL He searched aqage'lak. woman.

e'wa thus

ia'lXEmitk. his bed.

ika'oXao 15 the owl

Itco'lXam: 16 He

said to her

;

Itco'lXam: 17 He

said to her:


138

You went

Owl?

Now

to him."

Owl

the

[bull.26

A

dancing.

wa.s

stick

began to bleed. Then he went home. The woman was already at the end of the house. She was lying down with the Panther. Then the Owl was angry. "I bought that woman for him and I went out in the canoe singing to buy the woman for him thei e at the end of the house." The Owl scolded for a long time. Then the Panther said to that woman: •"Look out! We shall fight. When we fly up higher and higher fighting, we shall kill each other. When green flesh falls down, you must burn it; when red flesh falls down, keep it, and do the same with the bones. When green bones fall down, burn them; when white bones fall down, keep them." The Owl scolded for a long time. Then the Panther said: ''You are talking all the time. Come! we will rise to the skjr and fight." The Owl made himself ready. He put on five raccoon blankets. The Panther made himself read}-. He put on five elkskin blankets. Now struck his nose and

it

-

1 *-

" Imxaltca'iiiEiiLqa

Ka 2

o

tia'xagElaxEle

"You heard about him

his

iwe'la ika'oXao, igilga'Xit

Where

he danced

the owl,

it

ika'oXao;

aqa

the owl;

then

fame

hit

you came

e'mqo cI'aLpXpa.

him

a stick

imiga'tqoam." him."

to

Nau'i Lqa'wulqt At once

his nose at.

blood

wax

cfaLpX.

Ige'Xkjoa

ika'oXao.

Igixkjoa'niam

ika'oXao.

pour

his nose.

He went home

the owl.

He came home

the owl.

out ,

^

A'nqa

aya'kikal

qoaqe'

ake'x.

Already

hiswife

at the end of the house

was.

g Kala'lkuile

g

ika'oXao:

"Ya'Xka

he did

the owl

"He

woman.

went out in a canoe singing to buy her for him

I

that

at the

one

gi

ikjoayawa'.

t'his

panther,

ina'yilxewakoa I

bought her

end

for

wuXi

him

that

La'21e kala'lkuile Long

of the

scold

house."

ige'x ika'oXao. he did

the owl.

wu'Xi

Itco'lXara He said to her we

shall kill

acta'kikal

that

nantxuwa'qoa, 9

lay on'bed

AnLa/gitgulamalit yaXi gogua'oliX."

aqage'lak.

7

They

ige'xox

Scold

(3

IcgE'Lqayu

"Qa'tjdcXEm!

the panther:

"Lookout!

antxelukcqoa'wulXEma

ma'nix

we

when

one

ikjoayawa':

their wife

fly

up

Ma'nix When

igo'cax,

ma'nix

the sky,

when

fighting

another,

1n ptcix green

ayulk u tcuwa'ya

iLqu'l,

-*-

it falls

flesh,

-q Lpal

u

ayulk tcuwa'ya,

iLqu'l

red

falls

flesh

19 Ma'nix When

ptcax

iLqu'l,

aqa

flesh,

then

down

aqa

down,

burn

amio'tga. keep

then

down,

When

it.

KjoaLqii'

e'qjotco.

Thus

bones.

it.

ayulk"tcuwa'ya,

e'qjotco

Ma'nix

alimxElga'Lxa.

aqa

alimxElga'Lxa.

then

burn them.

-'--'

green

,„ Ma'nix When

tkjop

e'qjotco

aqa

amio'tka."

Le'le

kala'lkuile

white

bones

then

keep them."

Long

scold

*-*-*

it

bones

ige'x ika'oXao. he did

ik ME'te!

we

will fly

He put

it

the panther:

up lighting

Iga'exalte aya'qanuq. -to

he said

atxEluqcqoa'wulXEma igo'cax."

Come! on

"his

the sky."

Qoa'nEmi Five

raccoon

blanket.

" All

day

you

T

a.

talk.

IgixE'ltXuitck ika'oXao. He made

himself ready

te'xalte tia'qanoqoakc were on him his raccoon blan-

the owl.

ika'oXao. the owl.

kets

.

IgixE'ltXuitck ikjoayawa'. 17 -*-' the panther. ""He made himself ready

*

A'qa ige'kim ikjoayawa': "Wa'koa amxEltcuwa'\ Then

the owl.

fall

Qoii'nEma tge'luqte Five

ite'xalte.

elkskin blan- were on him. kets

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they began to light. First they tore their blankets. When they had torn the blankets, they tore their bodies, and they began to rise

upward. They flew up to the sky, and the flesh began to fall down. Sometimes green flesh fell down. This the woman burned. When red flesh fell down, she kept it. Now they had torn all the flesh. Finally they tore their bones. When green bones fell down, the woman burned them. When white bones fell down, she kept them and put them into the basket. Then the intestines fell down. They looked just alike; some she burned, some she kept. Now she heard a The heads came down biting each noise of something falling down. other. Then she put a stick between them and tore them apart. She burned the Owl's head. Now she went down to the water and threw the flesh and that head into the water. She went up again. She waited a little while, then she saw her husband, the Panther. He came up to her and said: '"Behold, you burned my intestines! These are Go to your brother-indaw, the Bear, and the Owl's intestines. tell him to give you one-half of his intestines." He gave them to her aqa icxE'lkaiu. then

Ta'newa

tcta'kjete

le'xlex

icgi'tox.

First

their blankets

tear

they did them.

they fought.

Ickto'LXum

,

They finished them

cta'kjete.

A'qa

ya'Xi

e'ctaLq.

A'qa

ictola'tekuiXit

ca'xaliX.

their blankets.

Then

those

their bodies.

Then

they flew up

high.

Icxe'lukcqoa'wulX igo'cax. They flew up

A'qa itktXui'yutco tE'ctaLqul. Then

the sky.

fighting

down

fell

1

9

Ana' Some-

their flesh.

3

times

ptciX

iLqu'l qayuluktco'x, agixElgii'Lxax

green

flesh

"fell

LpEl

iLqu'l,

red

flesh,

down.

she burned

It

it.

tE'ctaqjotco qayaluktco'x. their bones

'

* fell

tkjop

e'qjotco,

white

bone,

acta'kikal.

Ma'nix

that

their wife.

When

IguXua'L-Xuiii

agio'tgax. she kept

wu'Xi

it

was

PtciX

e'qjotco

Green

bone

down.

agio'tkax she kept

wu'Xi

Aqa

taxtjax

their flesh.

Then

next

qayaxElge'Lxax; she burned u

Iter

basket

They

Acuxue'kjatcX

ctaqjamcukc.

TeXt

their intestines.

Looking alike

their intestines. u

One

teXt

igE'totk.

Ka oXt gsm

When was noise O'xoaqct ta'Xi tqja'qctaqukc. one

she kept

They

tcuwa'mam

they eome falling

it.

those

bit

itga'Lk

E'mqo A

their heads.

ta'Xi

they were

those

She burned

heads.

to the water.

Wax

igE'tox

Pour out

she did

down

h 8

it.

y

aqa tcjuX" then

broken

10

apart

ika'oXao

ia'qjaqctaq.

the owl

his head.

it

fi ^

their heads.

stemmed between

IaXs'lgiLx

tqja'qctaqukc.

Igo'Lxa ma'LniX.

ij

Ltcu'qoapa ta'Xi tLqul ka ya'Xi 19 J--J water in that flesh and * that

them

Igo'ptcga.

iqja'qctaq. head.

Site

ikjoayawa' the panther

intestines,

went up.

etptckt. he came up.

LgE'qjamcukc, my

she burnt

down

,.

^

down

cta'qiaqctaqukc.

them.

igo'xoax

She went

fell

itaxE'lgiLx,

igicxE'tjeqLkua, she

stick

each 'other

when

ItgE'luktcu

in.

cta'q;amcukc.

ma'nix

it;

aga'tjak spa.

that

it

tE'ctaLqul.

finished

.

^

Lqoct! behold!

No'ljiX A

little

while

igo'La-it, site

stayed.

ige'qElkEl she saw

Itco'lXam:

Iaga'tqoani. He reached her.

He

him

said to her:

"You burnt them

tata'X

tia'qiamcukc.

The owl

those

his intestines.

iske'ntXoapa

eme'potcxan.

go

the bear to

your brother-in-law.

AmiulXa'ma Tell

him

her husband

'"ItEmxE'lgiLx

Ika'oXao

ame'ya

itca'kikal 13

14

Ni'Xua is Well

atctEnlo'ta he shall give

them

to

me

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He tried them, but they were not good. She carried them back and returned them to the Bear. She said to the Raccoon: " Oh, your elder brother sends word to you to give him your intestines." He gave her one-half. She took them and he tried them, but they were not good. They

and she carried them home.

They made him

teel sick.

made him feel sick. He told her: "Carry them back. Tell the Wolf to give you one-half of his intestines." The Wolf gave them to her. She took them home and he tried them, but they were not He told her: " Go to the Beaver; good. They made him feel sick. he shall give me one-half of his intestines. He gave them to her, and the Panther tried the Beaver's intestines, but they were not good. They made him feel sick. He said to her: "Go to the Otter,

He shall give you his intestines." She told him: "Your elder brother tells you to give him your intestines." He gave her one-half, and she took them home. He tried them, but they were not good. They made him feel sick. He tried all the quadruyour brother-in-law.

tE'citjiX tia'qjamcukc."

Igo'ya aya'kikal.

Igio'lX.am iske'ntXoa:

She went

She said to him

his intestines."

one-half

his wife.

"Amtilo'ta tE'citjiX tEoie'qjanicukc." "Give them

your intestines."

one-half

to

Itcta'lot, He gave them

nact

tjaya';

ia'tcqEm

they were on him;

not

good;

his sickness

itge'lox.

She returned them

IgE'toki

wi't'ax.

She carried

again.

made on

they '

Ikte'lEXaktcgua

them

him.

iske'ntXoa.

Igio'lXam

iLata't:

"A,

e'niElXt

the bear.

She said to him

the rac-

" Oh,

your elder

to

coon

him

tcumXo'la amtelo'ta tiuie'qjamcukc." tells

Try

to her,

itixE'lox;

he

Ke'nuwa

she took them.

:

him

the bear:

igE'tuki

tE'citjiX

IgE'tuki.

He gave

one-half,

Sne carried them.

your intestines."

you shall give them to him

you

brother

Itcta'lot them

to her

Ke'nuwa

itixE'16x.

Nact

tja'ya;

ia'tcqEm

itge'lox.

Try

they were on him.

Not

good;

his sickness

they made on him.

AmiulXa'ma

"Te'lokx "Carry them.

He

said to her:

ile'qjamo,

atctEnlo'ta

tE'citjiX

the wolf,

he shall give them to you

one-half

him

Tell

Itco'lXam:

tia'qjamcukc.'"

Itcta'lot

ile'qjamo

tia'qjamcukc.

IgE'toki.

his intestines."

le gave them He

the wolf

his intestines.

She carried them.

to her

Ke'nuwa

itixE'lox. they were on

Try

Nact

tja'ya;

ia'tcqEm

Not

good;

his sickness

they

"M'Xua

11

12 13

ik; ikjoa-ine nepa the beaver to

'Well

He

said to her:

tia'qjamcukc

AtctEnlo'ta

ame'ya.

He

go.

shall give

them

his intestines

tome

ke'nuwa ikjoa-ine'ne

tE'citjiX."

Itcta'lot

one-half."

He gave them

Ke'nuwa

tia'qjamcukc

the beaver

try

Try

his intestines,

to her

itixE'lox.

Nact

tja'ya.

Ia'tcqEm

they were on "him.

Not

good.

His sickness

e'nanakcpa

ime'potcxan.

otter to

your brother-in-law.

She said

to

him:

they

Itcta'lot

He

made

AtctEnlo'ta He

shall give to you

'

said to her:

Ame'ya "Go

"A, e'mElXt tcmoxo'lam "Ah,

vour elder

he

tells

tia'qjamcukc'

Igo'ya.

his intestines."

She went.

them

you

amtelo'ta

tEme'qjamcukc."

you shall give

your intestines."

them

brother

He gave 15 them to her

Itco'lXam:

itge'lox. on him.

Igio'lXam: 14

made

on him.

him.

10

Itco'lXam:

itge'lox.

to

him

tE'citjiX.

Ikto'kiaui.

Ke'nuwa

itixE'lox.

Nact

tja'ya;

one-half.

She brought them.

Try

they were on him.

Not

good;

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peds and asked for their intestines. Last of all he asked the Lynx. She went to take his intestines. She got them and took them home. They were right. They did not make him feel sick. They stayed there a long time. Then the woman was about to give birth to a child. She became sick, and she gave birth to two children. First she gave birth to an Owl, then to a Panther. The Panther said: "I will kill j our owl-child." But the woman said: "No; the poor one. Let them grow up together!" They played together, and The woman washed her son, the Owl. the Panther washed his son. They grew up. The Owl's child killed shrews; the Panthers son killed chipmunks. Now they were really grown up. The Owl's son killed young mice and the Panther's son killed fawns. They did

what

their fathers had done.

have

fine weather.

ia'tcqEm

itge'lox. they

his sickness

That

is

To-morrow we

the story.

shall

Ka'nauwe

quxauwa'yuwala

ke'nuwa

All

quadrupeds

try

made

on him.

itct5'xauwa'koatck

tgS'q amcukc.

Ke'qamtqiX

aqa

he asked them

their intestines.

Afterward

then

5Vt,ov aya'xtjax.

;

Iktexga'lEmam

'

She went

last.

to take

ipu'koa the lynx

tia'qjamcukc

Ikto'kiain,

itixE'lox.

his intestines.

She brought

they were on him.

them

them,

Qjoa'Lj

aqa

All right,

then

ya'Xkapa. him

Nicqe Not

on.

ia'tcqEm

itge'lox. made on him.

his sickness

at all

they

La'le

icxe'la-it.

Aqa

iLagEmLi'lkoatck.

Itca'tcqEm

iaxE'lox

Long

they stayed.

Then

she was about to give birth.

Her sickness

was on her

wuXi

Igaxa'2t5m.

aqage'lak.

She gave

that

igioXu'tom, ikjoayawa': the panther:

aqage'lak-

the panther

afterward*

ika'oXao

First

the owl

birth.

ke'qamtqiX ikjoayawa'

she gave birth to nim,

Ia'newa ia'Xan

igioXu'tom.

his son

she gave birth to him.

"Anewa'qoa ya'Xi ika'oXao ia'Xan." "I

will kill

him

the owl

that

ia'Xan his son

Ige 'kim He

Iga'kim wu'Xi she said

his son."

"Kja'3'a,

tia'kiutkoax.

A'Lqe

e'XtkatiX

"No,

the poor one.

Later on

together

that

acto'mta, they will

grow

acxkj ay a'wulalEma.

A'qa

said

up,

ia'Xan ikjoayawa'. 10 they will play together." Then he washed him Ms son the panther. A'qa igiuqoa'tuLtck wuXi aqage'lak ia'Xan ika'oXao. A'qa Then she washed him that the woman his son the owl. Then 11 icta'qa-iLax igixacE'lux. Iqjano'rneqL qatciwa'qoax ya'Xi ika'oXao 12 large they became. Shrews he killed them that owl ia'Xan. Aguskua's qatcuwa'qoax ya'Xi ikjoa'yawa ia'Xan. Aqa Chipmunks his son. he killed them that panther his son. Then 13 aga'xan qatcuwa'qoax ya'Xi ika'oXao pat icta'qa-iLax. A'co its young really large. Mouse he killed them 11 that owl ia'Xan. Aqja'xcap qatcuwa'qoax ya'Xi ikjoa'yawa ia'Xan. Fawns

his son.

he killed them

KjoaLqa' cta'xi ci'ctam, Thus as o'la

those

itciuqoa'tuLtck

fathers,

kjoaLqa' thus

"that

wi cta'xka also

they

panther

ici'xox. did.

his son.

15

Kjanekjane'; The

story;

16

aca-iga'p.

to-mor- good weather.

17

The Raccoon

(told 1891)

There was the Raccoon and his grandmother. Once upon a time they were hungry. The Crow lived in their house. He said to his grandmother: "Grandmother, I am hungry." She said: "What do you want? Do you want dried salmon?" "It is bad," said the Raccoon. Again he said to his grandmother: "Grandmother, I am hungry." "Do you want paper salmon 1 He said to his grandmother: "It is bad." Again he said to her: " Grandmother, I am hungry." "Do you want pounded salmon?" "It is bad." He said again: "Grandmother, I am hungry." "Do you want dried roasted salmon?" She offered him all kinds of food. Afterward she offered

V

him fruits. He said again: "Grandmother, I am hungry." "Do you want gamass?" "It is bad. Grandmother, I am hungry." "Do you want dried blackberries?" "They are bad. Grandmother, J,

Ilata't Ia'kjane The Raccoon

his grand-

Myth

Qa'xLqane'kua aqa walo' igi'yux.

Cxela'etiX aya'kjEc ictakui'n. There were

His

One day

raccoon.

then

hunger

mother

TeXt

tE'gaqL

atja'ntsa.

One

her house

the crow.

Itco'lXam He

aya'kjEc:

"A'kjec

walo'."

his grand-

"Grandmother

hunger."

said to her

mother:

Igio'lXam:

"Tan imElgoa'x? Tcu'xoa

She said

"What

to

him:

acted on him.

.

do you

"Teia'ckj u L,"

eqjeLe'Lx?"

Well

want'.'

dried

summer

"It

is

bad,"

salmon?"

ige'kim

iLata't.

Wi't'a'x

lie said

raccoon.

Again Ag!

he said

"Tan

imElgoa'x?

Tcu'xoa

"What

do you want?

Well

'Te'iackpL

Wi't'ax Again

Lke'LOL?" 7

itco'lXam

aya'kjec:

"A'kjec

walo'."

grandmother:

"Grandmother

hunger."

fiis

eme'nEqan?"

Itco'lXam

'A'kjec

walo'."

he said

"Grandmother

hunger."

to her:

Wi't'ax

I

ige'kim:

Again

bad."

lie said:

salmon'.'"

8

aya'kjec:

Hesaidtoher

itco'lXam:

"TE'Lack; L 'It is

her

paper salmon?

u

pounded dry

to

u

grandmother:

fiis

;

'

Tcu'xoa "Well

"A'kjec

walo'."

"Grandmother

hunger."

"Tcu'xoa

akje'lak?"

"TE'gackj L."

Ka'nauwe

"Well

dried salmon?"

iris bad."

A_H

ta'Xi those

tcta'LxalEma'emax

Aqa

ta'xtjax

tqoxoe'max.

"A'kjec

walo',"

their kinds of food.

Then

finally

fruits.

"Grandmother

hunger,"

9

itco'lXam 10 he

said to her

..-.

walo'."

J--L

hunger."

aya'kjec.

"Tcu'xoa

grandmother.

"Well

liis

Igio'lXam She said

to

him

tE'lalX?" gamass?

"TE'gackj "It

'

is

1

L.

A'kjec Grand-

mother

aya'kjec:

"Tcu'xoa

a'kEmukc,

aXi'caqt

his grand-

" Well

blackberries,

dry

mother:

142

bad.

u

Paper salmon

is

salmon cut in very thin

slices

and

dried.

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am hungry." "Do offered

him

ou want dewberries?" "They are bad." She kinds of berries. Then his grandmother said: "What Do you want nuts?" "They are bad." Now she had

all

do yon want? offered

him

143

r

3

"Do you

the food they had in their house.

all

want

"All right." She gave him his small canoe: "Quick, go down, rill your small canoe and then come up, but close the cache well." She had five caches of acorns. The Raccoon went down and opened one of the caches. Then he ate all the contents of the cache. He opened another one and ate its contents. He emptied two caches. He opened one more and emptied it. He ate all He opened the fourth one. He had emptied half of that was in it. She saw him. "Raccoon it when the Crow came down to the water. Then Raccoon said: "Come, come, I will give you some of is stealing!" Thus he spoke to the Crow. She went and he gave her food, it."

Then

acorns?" she said.

the Raccoon said:

"TE'gackj u L.

a'kEmukc."

"They

blackberries."

A'kjec

walo'."

"Tcu'xoa

ago'we,

Grand-

hunger."

"Well

uewber-

are bad.

mother

"TE'gackj u L."

aXi'caqt ago'we?"

Agio'lXam She said

"They

dewberries?"

dry to

him

1

ries(?),

Ka'nauwe ta'Xi tcta'qoxoemax.

are bad."

%

their fruits.

those

All

aya'kjec:

"Ta'ntx

iiHEigoa'x?

Tcu'xoa

tE'qxola?"

„

his grand-

"What maybe

do you want?

Well

nuts?"

"

tcta'LXElEma'emax

tcequ'LiX.

a

their food

in the house.

mother:

lguxoa'LXum

"TE'gackjL." "They

She finished

are bad."

it

"Tco'xoa

akja'nauwe

imelgoa'x?"

•Well

acorns

doyouwant?"

ya'Xka."

aya'kjec

Ikse'lot She gave

that."

to

AmasEio'tga Put them into

it

amxpua'va

it

riis

him

Ige'kim

sta'Xi

sme'XanTm.

A'qa

full

that

your toy canoe.

Then

come

tga'lquayatgEmax

Five

her caches

ItcixE'laqLq He opened it

ikioa'yatk.

Igo'n

eXt

one

cache.

Another

one

Igo'n

eXt

he finished them.

Another

one

he opened

Itci'tox

a cache

it

He

chewing acorns).

finished

He

it.

tkj

it

iLa'Lon.

iLa'Lon.

lLa'lakt

the third one.

The fourth

ige'xox

3'a'Xi

ikjua'jâtk.

A'qa

Decame

that

cache.

Then

the crow.

Ige'qElkEl: She saw him:

,

^*

1

one

Half

Ltcu'qoa atja'ntsa.

^1

Itci'tox lo He did

KE'tcak

it.

did

uaya'tgEmax ^2 caches

the third one.

Itcio'LXom

Lkoa'p.

Lkoa'p,

Lkoa'p, (noise of

itcixE'laqLq.

Two ikjua'yatk

itcixE'lacp^q

„

Itcio'LXom ^q He finished it

Mokct

chewing acorns).

itcto'LXom.

their cache,

he opened

Lkoa'p.

Lkoa'p,

Lkoa'p, (noise of

icta'kj ua}T atk.

one

g

ate them.

He

(noise of (.-hewing acorns).

eXt

eXt

ItixE'lEmuX.

Lkoa'p, Lkoa'p, Lkoa'p, Lkoa'p.

7

Good

up.

Qui'iiEma

raccoon.

the water

Tjaya'

auiE'tptega.

cache."

iLata't.

6

to the

ikjua'yatk."

He went down

he opened

down

that

Io'Lxa

itcixE'laqLq.

go

water.

pfiL

acorns.

Lkoa'p,

aniE'iXa.

"Quick

mother

tkja'nauwe.

Lkoa'p,

"Ai'aq

5

that,

ya'Xi

close It'

Itci'tox He did

"Ah,

raccoon:

his toy canoe:

grand-

"A, ya'Xka,

iLata't:

He said sia'xanim:

igo'ya ^g

.

she went

"Aligo'Xtga wiLata't," igio'lXam. ^g " He

is

stealing

raccoon,"

she said to him.

Ige'kim iLata't: "ME'te, mE'te, ayaniElqoe'ma, ayamElqoe'ma." -,» I will give you to eat." "Come. come, I will give you to eat, He said raccoon: Itco'lXam wu'Xi atja'ntsa. Igo'ya atja'ntsa. Itcii'lqo-im; ta'ema ^g He

said to her

that

crow.

She went

the crow.

Hegave,herto

eat;

only

m


[BOLL. 26

She left him and stayed at some dis"Raccoon is stealing!" He said to her: "Come, come, I will give you some food." The Crow went. He gave her some food, partly good food and partly worms. Five times the Crow came back. Then she went up and said: " Your grandson is eating all your acorns." "The rascal," said his grandmother. "I forgothim." She went down and took a stick. He saw her coming down. Then he crawled up and hid in one end of their firewood. His grandmother searched for him near the water, then she gave it up. She went up and searched outside around the house. She did not find him. She entered and searched under the beds, but she did not find him. Then she gave it up. Then she thought she would make a great fire. She blew up the fire, and then she saw the Raccoon right there. He squatted on his knees and elbows. Then she took a firebrand, and struck his face and his nose and his neck. Then he ran out and she but he gave her only worms.

Again she

tance.

1

tga'qcxeLawukc

her to

A'qa wit'ax iga'kim Then

again

"ME'te,

niE'te,

"Come,

come,

She

He

"

is

stealing

I

will give

you

to eat,

will give

I

you

she stood.

good

Part

Itco'lXam: He

raccoon."

to eat."

said to her:

Igo'ya

atja'ntsa.

She went

the crow.

qa'wat tga'qcxeLawukc.

tgtjo'kti itcta'lEqo-im he gave

it to her to eat

her worms,

part

Qoa'nEmiX

igaXE'takua

atja'ntsa.

Aqa

igo'ptcga.

Igaxgu'Litck

Five times

she returned

the crow.

Then

she went up.

She told

atja'ntsa:

"A-lqa

the crow:

"Then

guia'xatck!

itcto'LXom he finished

'.

ime'kian."

your acorns

your grandson."

it

ige'nilalakuit." I

tEmta'kjanauwe

forgot him."

Igo'Lx

aya'kjec,

She went

his grandmoth er

down

aya'kjec

8 Itca'qElkEl He saw her

grand-

tiis

mother

9 iLata't,

Io'ptck

ige'kjLxe.

Io'ptcgam

ne crawled.

He came up

nEXuma'kit. at the end.

grand-

Give up

then

she did

tE'ctaqL

outside,

their house

Lga'kaLaxana.

Na2ct

igio'cgam.

Not

she found him.

outside.

its

Igio'naxL

ge'gualiX

iXE'mitk.

K;a

nict

She searched

helow

bed.

Notti-

not

She entered.

for

lg Ta'2menua

him

Aqa

igo'La-it.

Tja'ya

she did.

Then

she stayed.

Good

igo'xoa. she did

it.

lgio

cgam.

she s found him.

ing

iga'xox.

Give up

blow

Try

io-o'ptcga. she went up.

water.

La'xaniX,

She searched

Ke'nuwa

Ta'2menua iga'xox aqa

near the

mother

YY Igakje'naxL

a stick.

it

He went up

their firebrands

tiis

mqo.

aLxt.

tcta'XalEptcqiX

him

"Ah,

e

she went down to the water.

igakje'naxL aya'kjec ma'LinX

12 Iga'ckupq.

she took

he hid

she searched for

" Na,

ige'gElgi

igexE'pcut

raccoon,

i-t

igo'tXuit.

far

ayamElqoe'ma, ayamElqoe'ma."

Qa'wat

rascal!

10

ksla'iX

him,

"Aligo'Xtka wiLata't."

the crow:

eat.

/r

left

eat.

atja'ntsa:

she said

Itca'lqo-im. He gave her to

Iga-iqE'luqL,

itcta'lqo-im. he gave them to

worms

her

said:

Ige'qElkEl

iLata't

kopa'2.

She saw him

raccoon

there.

igo'xoa she

made

aga'toL; her

it

Itsinqjova'tiX He squatted~on knees

fire:

q; oa p near

and elbows

15 acta'toL. their

fire.

16 gipS'tlX here

17 ia'kotcX. his back.

Iga'gElga She took

wu'Xi

a'eXt

acta'qalEptckiX.

Igio'quilX

that

one

their firebrand.

She struck him

it

si'axcstpa; his face on;

igio'quilX she struck

him

gipa'tiX here

Lia'pjaqapa. his

nape on.

Igio'quilX She struck

it

Iopa'mam,

aqa

ia'potcpa

igio'quilX.

Aqa

io'ya

He arrived outside,

then

his buttocks at

she struck him.

Then

he went

KATHLAMET TEXTS

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He went and cried: "Oh, my grandmother me and broke my backbone." He went a long- way and met some boys. The Raccoon was crying.

struck his backside. .struck

We are playing ball."

"Oh, Raccoon, come!

Those boys were playing " " Logs, logs, logs, strike you "Qo'q, Raccoon. You thief. Why do you cry a

u t.

are

17

surrounded."

iqte'lox; he was with them:

qui'iiEmiX five

times

igo'Xomava coiled

around

te'lXam people

lo


174

[BULL. 26

The people full of arrows; then he ran to the water. people tried The water. the ran into him, but he hold of take tried to far from emerged and he out came All the arrows him. harpoon to

them.

He was

"Now you may cry; you will never remain a monster." Then the people always see They cut their hair, and his friend cried all the time. Five cried. days his friend cried. He looked up and there his friend was standing. " Oh, my poor friend. I am not dead. You are always crying for me. My name is Einogoa'lEkc, A person who I am in a house like yours. Now stop crying." Thus he spoke to chief. a will become me sees Then

the shore.

him

his friend said:

He

again.

will

his friend.

Pa2L ige'xox tqa'matcX, a'qa wi

nuXoa'goamx Ke'nuwa

he became

Full

they met.

itge'gElga they took

Try

then

arrows,

e'kta ma'LniX.

i:

he ran

again

seaward.

ta-itci

te'lXam.

YaXi'2

ma'LniX

those

people.

Here

seaward

ige'kta. he ran.

qogoake'x

te'lXam.

him

Ke'nuwa

itkLe'loqck

ta-itci

Try

they harpooned

those

ikE'nimpa canoe

m

people.

him

Ka'nauwe L&q

itxe'x

tqa'matcX.

come

they did

the arrows.

All

YaXi'2 ma'LniX Lax ige'xox. seaward

Here

visible

he became.

out

Ige'kim ya'Xi He

ia'cikc: his friend:

that

said

Then

you will see him.

te'lXam.

those

people.

Lkii'etax days

ia'cikc.

NEcqe

12 13

your

you

he

his friend

tatc;a

his friend.

noxt.

Emogoa'lEkc

am.

they did

"O,

Emogoa'lEkc

cried

Ka'nauwe All

it.

igigE'tcax he cried

his sleeps

tEine'giutkoax, cikc.

"Oh,

your poverty,

gua'nEsum mEngE'mqEiqt. always

I

They

is."

itgi'Lox.

Five times

behold

house in

Igoxoe'nimtck

Qoa'nEmiX io'qxoya

cried.

he stood

he did,

no'maqt,

he

cut

their hair

ige'xox, iutXue'la ia'cikc,

Thus

Never

cry.

LEgaqco Lqj5p

All

E'wa

Nict qantsi'X

amcxe'nimtck. a monster

always

niktca'xEma-itx

10 Not at all I die, mai'ka tqu'iipa 11

behold

Ka'nauwe

ia'cikc

bis friend.

tcja

Perhaps

A'qa gua'nEsum iqcxe'Lau ige'x."

anicgiqElkEla'ya. ta-itci

Kjo'ma *

you cry for"me."

itci'xaleu. my name.

friend

KjoaLqa' Just so

Lja behold

Qia'x LkakjEma'na If

a chief

LxS'lalEmx

tcXua

LkEnqElkEle'ma-itx.

Kope't

aqa

imgE'tcax,"

he gets

then

they will always see me.

Enough

now

you cry,"

itcio'lXam ia'cikc. he said to him

his friend.

The Brothers

(told 1894)

The name of a country is Nagio'na. Five men and one woman lived town there. Every year, in October, they went to Ne'tEl to dry salmon. They never gave their youngest brother any food. They gave him only tail pieces of salmon. They did so every year. They gave him only tail pieces of salmon. For five years they moved from Nagio'na to Ne'tEl and back again. Then the youngest brother had become a youth. When they were moving to Ne'tEl, he said to his elder brothers: "Leave me here at our house." They had a large house fourteen fathoms long. Then they moved to Ne'tEl and left in a

their jôungest brother behind.

They stayed and take food

Nagio'na

of

ia'xaleu its name

Nagio'na

Kopa'

ya'Xi

elX.

that

country.

aeXa't

kja

Lka'lukc

Take him our youngest brother. them went and took his youngest brother tail

to

One

salmon."

aqage'lak.

town

their

they went

five

tca'maLix

Every year

October

Nest qantsi'x

'

he was given

tails

then

only

to eat,

Ka'nauwe Lqeta'qEinax

spjia'sX aqcilqoe'mX. salmon

they gave him

When

their younger brother.

that

to eat

ever

Ma'nix qaLgilqoe'mX, aqa cta'ema

qaLgilqoe'mX va'Xi iLa'mXiX. they gave him

Not

they went to dry salmon.

Ne'tEl to

tail

NixElta'qoamxiX

and got

pieces of

Lqui'nEmikc

iLa'lXain

There

nixo'xoaxIX qaLd'ix Ne'tElpa qaLxElukcEma'mamx. it

"Go

then the eldest one said:

a long time at Ne'tEl;

kjoaLqe'.

Cta'ema

thus.

Only

years

All

to eat.

A, qoa'nEmiX Lqeta'qEinax iLgE'Layu.

spjia'sX aqcilqoe'mEniLx. salmon

he was given to

tails

A'qa iqju'lipX ige'xox ya'Xi iLa'mXiX. Then

he became

a vouth

Ne'tEl.

ItcLo'lXam

Le'yalXtikc:

them

his elder brothers:

He

Ne'tEl.

said to

1

ta'Xi

four

that

tqu'Le. house.

A'qa

they

left

there

amcinqElo'qLqa his leave me Ita'LElXam LE'ganXa igo'n Here

Ten

iLaqE'loqLq

Then

they moved

again

"Ta'ka

house.

that

our house at."

lakt

Then

Ita'2qa-iL ta'Xi tE'LaqL.

tE'lxaqLpa.'

wi iLgE'Layu e'wa

A'qa


that

they moved.

years

five times

Ah,

eat.

him

more

fathoms

iLa'mXiX; iLgE'Layu e'wa their

younger

they

moved

there

10

brother

Ne'tElpa. Ne'tEl

11

to.

Le'le

Lxe'la-it

Long

they stayed

" Mcgilqoe'mam "Go and

give

him

to eat

Io'ya eXa/t. one. He went

Ige'k'im

Ne'tElpa. Ne'tEl

He

at.

va'Xi

lxgE qunq:

that

the eldest one

said

ilxa'mXiX.

Amcktilqoe'mamx

our younger

Bring him to eat

tpj ia'sXikc. salmon tails."

12 13

brother.

Itcilqoe'mam He brought him to eat

ia'mXiX his

younger

tpjia'sXike. salmon

tails,

Io'jâm He a'rrived

brother

175

ta'Xi that

14


176

[bull. 26

He came to the house, but his youngest brother was Bird skins were hanging in the house. He waited some time, but his youngest brother did not come home. Then that person went home again. He hung up the tail pieces of salmon and left them. In the evening the youngest brother came home. He entered and the tail pieces were hanging there. He thought: u Oh, pieces of salmon.

not there.

they came to see me. What shall I do with those tail pieces 1 They just give me tail pieces of salmon to eat." He hung them up near the door, and skinned the birds which he had found on the beach. All the year round he searched for birds on the beach; he always caught birds on the beach. His brothers stayed for a long time at Ne'tEl. Then the eldest one said again: "Take food to our youngest brother." Tail pieces of salmon were cut again, and another of the brothers went. He arrived There was nobody there, but one side of the at the house and entered. house was full of bird skins. His youngest brother was not there.

\

•"

ya'Xi ia'mXJX.

Ia'ema tpjEspjE'suks cu'XcuX

tE'LaqLpa.

Kja

their house at.

Nothing

oguake'x.

Qu'LquL

ta'wixt

tE'LaqLpa.

Ke'nuwa

itcigi'mLa-it.

they were.

Hang

they did

their house in.

Try

he waited for him.

Only


that

Nact

igiXatkjoa/mam.

Aqa

wi

ige'Xkjoa

^

Not

he came home.

Then

again

he went home

,

Qul

„

a'qa

„

* Hang "

itcta'wiX

ta'Xi

he did them

those

t>

he came home

then

salmon

shall I

In the evening,

Then

they did

iqEnE'tkctam

Lj.

Tan

He thought:

"Oh,

they came to see me,

behold!

What

tpjia'sXiks?

gi

do with

salmon

these

Koale'wa

Lqa

Just

maybe

tails?

tpjia'sXiks salmon

tails

them

iqtnE'lqoim." Qul itcta'wiX kjawusi'qepa. A'qa Hang he did them I am given to eat." near the door. Then tpjEspjE'suks. itci'tux Itcto'mitcke ma'LniX

Q he

hang

"'O,

aniugue'xa

^ maybe

person.

Tso'yustiX,

A'qa quL ta'wiXt

Io'pqa. He entered.

youth.

that

igoaLe'lX.

that

IgixL5'Xoa-it:

tails.

Lqa o *

tails.

igiXkjoa'mam ya'Xi iqju'lipX.

tpjia'sXiks.

ya'Xi

Itco'qo-iqLq. He left them.

tpjia'sXiks. salmon

skinned

birds

did them

He found them

birds.

wi

cu'XcuX

again

skin

tkamila'lqpa.

seaward

beach on.

on the beach

Ka'nauwe Lqa'etaq qayackta'goatcgoa-itx. Qatctome'tckjenanEma-itx 10

He always found them on

he went to search on the beach.

year

All

the beach

tpjEspjE'suks.

11

birds.

Le'le Lxe'la-it Le'ialXtikc ya'Xi Ne'tElpa. -|

9

Long

they stayed

-|

o

e'LalXt:

"O, mcgilqoe'mam ilxa'mXiX." "Oh,

they were

15

their house at.

bring

salmon

n

wi

itcLo'lXam

Then

again

he told them

him food

our younger

A'qa

wi

Lqju'pLqjup

Then

again

cut

tails.

A'qa Then

wi io'ya igo'n e'Xat e'yalXt. again

another

lie

one

elder brother.

liis

went

ita'pjackoal J-"

A'qa

brother."

tE'LaqLpa.

^

at.

their elder brother:

iqE'tux tpjia'sXiks. a

Ne'tEl

brothers

^

-1

that

his elder

L -J

their skins

Ia'ckopq. He entered. paL tE'nat full

one side

Io'yam He

arrived

KjAinm

te'lXam,

ta'ema

tpjEspjE'suks

No

people,

only

birds

tqu'Le. the house.

Kja ya'Xi Nothing

"

that

ia'mXiX. his younger brother.

No'ljiX A little

KATHLAMET TEXTS

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He stayed a short while and then he hung up the tail pieces. He went home. In the evening the youth came home. He saw the tail pieces and thought: "They always give me tail pieces to eat," and hung them up near the door. Now two strings of tail pieces were there. He did not eat them. All the year round he went to search for birds on the beach. He always caught birds there. The brothers stayed

Then the

for a long time.

eldest brother said

"Go

and take food to our youngest brother." Then another one went and brought him tail pieces of salmon to eat. He arrived, but his youngest brother was not there. The house was full of bird skins. The birds were skinned, and the tail pieces were hanging there. He thought: "What may our youngest brother eat?" Two strings of tail pieces were hanging there. Their youngest brother had not eaten them. Then that person went home again. In the evening the youth came home. "Oh, behold, they brought me that food !" He took the tail pieces and hung them up. Now three strings of tail pieces were again:


Qul

itcta'wiX

ta'Xi

Hang

he did them

those

He went home. Itco'quikEl tpjia'sXiks.

salmon

Tso'yustiX igiXkj oa'niam ya'Xi iqju'lipX. "Always

thought:

kjawusi'qe.

A'qa

near the door.

Then

spjia'sX salmon

tails.

He saw them

youth.

that

"QulE'tc

IgixLo'Xoa-it: He

home

he came

In the evening

iqEiiE'lqo-im."

tails

am given

I

Ige'Xkjoa.

tpjia'sXiks.

Hang

hedidthem

to eat."

they were

tied

tails.

itcta'wiX

mo'kctiX kjau noguake'x ta'Xi twice

the salmon

Qul

tpjia'sXiks.

those

tail pieces.

Nact

itixE'lEmuX.

Ka'nauwe

Lqa'etaq

qayackta'goatcgoa-itx.

Not

he ate them.

All

year

he went to search on the beach.

Qatctome'tckjenanEma-itx tpjEspjE'suks. He always found them on

the beach

birds.

A'qa

wi

le'le

iLxe'la-it.

A'qa

wi

ige'k'im

e'LalXt:

Then

again

long

they stayed.

Then

again

he said


"Amcgilqoe'mam ilXa'mXiX." "

Bring him food

A'qa

wi

Then

again

our younger

io'ya eXa't itcilqoe'mam he

brother."

Io'yam tE'LaqLpa.

tpjia'sXiks. salmon

He

tails.

their house at.

arrived

one

Kja

nict

Nothing

not

food

ioXt iLa'mXiX. he was

ta'Xi

tqu'Le

tpjEspjE'suks

ita'pjackoal.

Tcju'XtcjuX

that

house

birds

their skins.

Skinned

itcta'wiX

ta'Xi

Hang

hedidthem

those

tpjia'sXiks. salmon

IgixLo'Xoa-it:

ixela'x

intca'mXiX?"

Qul

ta'2wiXt

mokct

he does

our younger brother?"

Hung

were

two

iLa'mXiX.

A'qa

wi

he ate them


Then

again

Tso'yustiX igiXkjoa'mam ya'Xi In the evening

Ljgi!"

Itco'guiga ta'Xi He took them those

behold this

he came home

oguake'x. 10 they were.

"Tan

Lqa

ige'Xkjoa ya'Xi he went

home

igoaLe'lX.

that

person.

"O,

iqEnetqoe'mam

youth.

"Oh,

they brought

tpjia'sXiks. tails.

me

their ropes

igo'xoax were

ta'Xi those

tpjia'sXiks. salmon

tails.

Qul

itcta'wiX.

Hang

he did them.

A'qa

tsju'XtsjuX

itci'tox

skin

he did

Then

26—01

12

14.

A'qa Lon Then

three

them

B. A. E., Bull.

13

food

!

tga'Lana

11

"What maybe tga'Lana. Nact 10 their ropes. Not **

iqju'lipX.

that

salmon

Full

He thought:

tails.

itixE'lsmux

PaL


there

Qul

he brought him

went

15 _,

,

16


178

Then he skinned

hanging there.

[bull. 26

His house was

his birds.

full of

bird skins.

The brothers stayed

Then the

on.

"Take

eldest brother said:

tail

Another one of the brothers went and arrived at their house. His youngest brother was not there. He hung up the tail pieces and went home. In the evening the youth came home. He made a fire and saw the tail pieces. "Oh," he thought, "they brought me food. They give me tail pieces to eat. Such refuse is given to dogs only." He took them and hung them up near the door. Then he skinned the birds which he had found on the beach. There were all kinds of sea birds. He stayed for a long time. All the year round he was searching on the beach, where he caught birds. His house was full of bird skins. His elder brothers stayed there for a long time and the eldest one Again they said again: "Quick! take food to our youngest brother." pieces of salmon to our youngest brother."

La'xLax

tpjEspjE'suks.

i

Take

the birds.

off

itcio'xoax

ita'pjackoal.

A'qa

paL

ta'Xi

he did them

their skins.

Then

full

that

o te'yaqL tpjEspjE'suks ita'pjackoal. his house

o

*

birds

wi

iLxe'21a-it

Then

again

they stayed

" Bring

him food

his elder brother.

iLE'k'im:

again

he said

tpjia'cXiks." salmon

salmon

ya'Xi "Oh,

Tso'yustiX

Then

again

he went home.

In the evening

tails.

iga-ixE'lgiLx. he made a fire.

youth,

me

-*-^

-,,

1* .

1t

J-"

16

took them

A'qa

wi

"Just so

Lk;5'tk;ot

tcXua

a dog

then

near the door.

Then

again

tpjia'sXiks. salmon

those

cu'XcuX

ma'LniX

qa

tpjEspjE'suks,

he found them on the beach

seaward

where

birds,

ita'lkuile

tpjEspjE'suks.

similar to

birds.

nickta'guatcgoa-itx.

his house

Hang

he did them those

birds

qa'dEmax

ka'nauwe

io'La-it.

Long

he stayed.

kinds

Ka'nauwe

Lqa'etaq year

All

A'qa

Qatctome'tckjenanEma-itx tpjEspjE'suks.

He always found them on the beach pa2L ta'Xi te'yaqL ya'Xi ita'pjackoal tpjEspjE'suks. that

refuse

itcta'wiX

tpjEspjE'suks ta'Xi

he searched on the beach.

full

iqje'yip

all

Le'le

Lqa maybe

Qul

tails.

itci'tox ta'Xi he did them those

skin

he saw them

he thought.

f>.od,"

itcto'mitcke

that

their skins

Then

Birds.

birds.

Le'le

iLxe'la-it

Le'yalXtkc.

A'qa

wi

ige'kim

e'LalXt:

Long

they stayed

his eider brothers.

Then

again

he said


"Aya'q 17 J"Quick *

18

He

to eat."

itco'kuikEl

Then

"Koale'wa

I

kjawusi'qe.

A'qa

igixLo'Xoa-it.

La'ema

iqanE'lqo-im.

tails

up

ige'Xkjoa.

iqju'lipX,

they brought

Hang


wi

"O, iqenetqoe'mam,"

tails.

Qul

iLa'mXiX.

A'qa

am given to eat. Only Itco'guiga ta'Xi in aqeLElqoe'muX."

-.q

one

went

tpjia'sXiks.

that

9 tpjia'cXiks

12

he

Decame

home

given

again

ige'xox

tpjia'cXiks.

is

e'Xat

Then

tails."

Nothing

those

he

io'ya

Kjaya'

he did them

-.1

wi

their house at.

igiXkjoa'mam

salmon

A'qa

tE'LaqLpa.

arrived

7

the salmon

wi

Then

Io'yam ta'Xi

he came

Aqa

He

itcta'wiX

o

those

our younger brother

o

"

Le'yalXtikc. his elder brothers.

La-itci

"Amcgilqoe'mam ilxa'mXiX e'yalXt.

5

their skins.

A'qa

imcgilqoe'mam bring

iqE'tox

ta'Xi

they were

those

done

him food

ilxa'mXiX." our younger brother

tpjia'sXiks. salmon

tails.

"

A'qa

wi

Then

again

Lqju'pLqjup cut

A'qa

wi

io'ya

ya'Xi

eXa't.

Then

again

he went

that

one.

i

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179

KATHLAMET TEXTS

I

them went. He said: "I am Those which we gave him before are still there. His house is full of bird skins. Perhaps he will do something with these bird skins." Then the eldest brother said their youngest brother might be feeling lonesome and that for cut

pieces of salmon and one of

tail

going- in vain; he will not eat these tail pieces.

he might play with the bird skins. Now that person youngest brother. He brought him food. When he reached their house his youngest brother was singing shaman's He thought: "Behold! he is singing.' He looked into the songs. There he was lying on the bed on his back singing. He sang: house. "They gave me tail pieces, but I am not discontented." Thus he sang. His face had changed. [The visitor] said to his youngest brother: "Are you singing?" but he did not reply. He spoke to him five Then his brother gave it up and went times, but he did not reply. home. He came home. He felt sorry. His heart was sad. He stayed Then his wife said to him: "What is a long time and did not speak. this reason

went

to see their

1

Ige'k-im: "Qana'qa He

Na2cqe(t)

no'ya.

"In vain

said:

Not

I go.

at all

Oguake'xax

tau

a'nqa

iqtilqoe'mam,

They are there

what

before

he was given to

gi

he eats them

these

eat,

paL

tau

tE'lxaqL

full

that

our house

tpjEspjE'suks.

Ta'nki

their skins

birds.

Something

perhaps

atciugue'xa

ya'Xi

he will do with

those

tpjEspjE'suks."

their skins

birds."

heart

Ige'kim He

ya'Xi

e'LalXt:

"LXuan

that


"Perhaps

said

lax

ige'xox,

tantxo

tixEnEmo'tXumx

ta'Xi

lonesome

became,

therefore

he plays with them

those

e'vamXtc

Io'ya ya'Xi that He went

tpjEspjE'suks." birds."

iLa'mXiX;

much

person.

He went to him

he reached

IgixLo'xoa-it: He thought:

it

intca'mXiX."

ItcickXa'napq He looked

our younger

aqa

„

their house,

then

»

Lqost,

e'ktcxam

"Oh,

behold,

singing shaman's songs

He

their house in.

Ixo'la:

"Spia'sXiks

he was singing much.

He said:

"Salmon tails

was given

to eat,

his

nicta'2

behold,

not

ige'x6x

e'ktcxam.

IxElo'ita

Thus

he did

he sang.

Different

sia'xostpa.

Ke'nuwa

itcio'lXam

his face in.

Try

he spoke

to

him

his

"Do you

younger

then

tci?" 12

sing

[int.

brother.

itcio'lXam. he spoke

itcteqa'watck. he answered.

part.]?'

Qua'nEmiX

ke'nuwa

itcio'lXam.

Five times

try

he spoke to him.

to him.

Ta'menua ige'xox ya'Xi e'yalXt. he did

Give up

'

that

his elder

1

Nact 13 Not

A'qa ige'Xkjoa. Then

10

a'qa 11

"ME'ktcxam

ia'mXiX.

9

bed on

tatqa,

KjoaLqe'

agEXE'sga." I am discontented."

8

ia'lXamepa

on his back

lay

qnE'lEqoe'2m, I

O

"O,

brother."

LexEnLa'mit.

5

tE'LaqL,

Icilga'qoX

tE'LaqLpa.

into

*

that

see

brother.

at all

6

ya'Xi

Itcio'kctam

itcto'xoam

Near

younger

his

igoaLe'lX.

one

food.

ia'mXiX.

LexEnLa'mit

eXa't Qjoa'p

itcilqoe'mam. he brought him

their younger brother;

Not

2

them

ita'pjackoal

Neictqe

^

tails.

then

ita'pjackoal

he sang

salmon

a'qa

LXuan

liis

tpjia'cXiks.

ixEtEla'x

he went home.

_.

-L*

brother.

IgiXkjoa'mam. He came home.

Le'21e Long

io'La-it, he stayed,

Le'yaxax. He was

sad.

Nict Not

nict

ige'xalEtco.

not

he spoke.

ige'xox

itjo'kti good

Igio'lXam She said

e'yamXtc. ^k

became to

him

his heart.

aya'kikala: his wife:

"Qa "

How

-^


180

Why

He replied: "It does not stand do not know what he is doing; he is singing shaman's songs, or it is something else. Our house there is full of bird skins. I spoke to him, but he did not reply at all. Five times I spoke to him, but he did not answer." Then his wife said: "The one who came home is sad. Maybe the one who is left behind is singing shaman's songs. He spoke to him, but he did not reply. His face has changed." Then the eldest brother said: "Make yourselves ready; to-morrow we will go home. We will go to our youngest brother." On the next morning they made themselves ready. They went home. They put away their dried salmon and carried a few along. They approached their house. They heard the noise of birds eating in the house. They arrived at the house. Then birds flew around it. They flew down to the beach and out to sea. Part were outside the the matter*

you sad?"

are

well with your brother-in-law.

emE'xox?

tcqi

LE'mexax."

are you?

just

you are sad."

Itco'lXam He

LXuan

e'ktcxam

tci

your brother-in-

Perhaps


part.]

tau

tE'lxaqL

tpjEspjE'suks

that

our house

birds

wa'wa

na'2cqe not at

to

he answered me."

"Nact

itjo'kti good

"Not

Pa2L

a'qa

[int.

Full

then

Ke'nuwa wa'wa Try

wa'wa

try

talk

wu'Xi

She told

that

e'yamxtc

the one

She

his wife.

e'ktcxam

Perhaps


who came home.

wawa

itcl'yux,

talk

he did to him

Cxel5'ita

sia'xost

he answered.

Different

his face

"O'la

aqa

amcxEltXui'tcga.

"To-mor row

then

make

He

Decame."

not at

all

e'LalXt:

said

ALXkjoa'ya. We will go home.

yourselves ready.

na'ctqe

Ige'k'im

sge'xox.

said:

LXuan

Try

itctexa'watck.

did to him,

Iga'k'im:

Ke'nuwa

the one

inl'yux, I

aya'kikala.

gigeXatkjoa'mam.

his heart

did to him,

I

ke'nuwa

yux,

nil

talk

Five times

Igaxgu'iitck

j

that

tci?

Qoa'nEmiX

me.

e'lXaq awilXam. whom we deserted.

tau that

va'Xi

good

part.]?

their skins.

nacqe itctinxa'watck not at all

[int.

tjaya'

Not

'

qa'tgi how

ita'pjackoal.

itci'nux. he did

talk

all

Nact

said to her;

ime'potcxan. law.

!»

I


Alxigo'qoama We

will go to

meet

him

10 ilXa'mXiX." our younger brother."

Wax 11 -.o

ige'tcuktiX

Next day

it

A'qa iLXE'ltXuitck Then

grew day.

they

A'qa iLE'Xlqoa.

made them-

Then

Kopa'

they went home.

There

selves ready.

iLgE'tutk

La'txalEma-emax,

oXua'caqt

tE'qjawan.

they put away

their food,

dry

salmon.

Qjoa'p

iLgE'tuki.

iLo'yain tE'LaqLpa.

A'qa

No'lj EuiaX A little tpjEspjE'suks

tcje4k

13

they carried

u

o'xo-itcX

ta'Xi

tE'LaqLpa.

Imgoa'qoam

ta'Xi

tE'LaqLpa.

they talked

that

their house in.

They reached

that

their house at

it.

Near

their house at.

Then

(noise of birds eating)

much

Qoxua'Lak u t

15 They flew around it A'qa itgE'Lx Then

16

they arrived

they went

down to the water

ta'Xi

tE'LaqL,

that

their house,

u

u

toxua'Lak t they flew around it

itk kLa'xitt

ma'LniX

they all went together

seaward

ta'Xi

tpjEspjE'suks.

those

birds.

e'maLpa the sea

birds

to.

ItgE'px,

itgE'pX,

They came

they came

out,

out,

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181

house; part were coming out, Then one of the elder brothers of the "Did not I tell jr ou that tail pieces were given to slaves only? Our youngest brother became ashamed. He has turned into a

3-outh said:

You

supernatural being.

see these birds? They have become his went out to sea. Then they entered the house. It was full of feathers. Their youngest brother had disappeared. He had gone out to sea, and had become a supernatural being. Then one of the elder brothers said: "Oh, our youngest brother! When an Indian finds him, he will give him whale meat." Then they burned their house. When the house was burned, one of them said: " When later generations wish to see supernatural beings, they shall sweep our house and they will find our coals." Then they cried and went faraway. They left him.

The

people. "

birds

all

1

itgE'px,

aqa'wa

a'qa

La'xaniX

oguake'x.

they came

A'qa

ige'kim

part

then

outside

were.

Then

Tie said

ya'Xi

eXa't

e'yalXt

ya'Xi

iqju'lipX:

"E'XtiX

one

his elder

that

Lq

youth:

"Once

maybe

brother

tcXua

Lla'etiX a slave

tpji&'sXiks

then

salmon

aqLElqoe'mEniL. they are given to

tails

ilxa'mXlX.

A'qa

io'LEmax

ige'x6x.

our younger

Then

a supernatural

he became.

brother.

La'ema

inE'k-im, I told

A'qa

you,

only '

'

he

is

ashamed

Amckto'qumit You

see

being

them

those

tia'lXam

itixE'lox."

Ka'nauwe

itgE'Lxa

ta'Xi

birds,

his people

they are."

All

theywentdown

those

tpjEspjE'suks,

e'maLpa

itgl'ya.

lLa'ckupq

tE'LaqL.

birds,

the sea to

they went.

They entered

their house at.

ta'Xi

tE'LaqLpa.

Kja

iLa'mXiX.

feathers

that

their house at.

Nothing


3

ta'Xi

tpjEspjE'suks,

a'kEmco

9 a

igexEma'sa-it

Then

eat.

that

'

out,

Pa2L wu'Xi Full

that

A * 5

"

ma'LniXpa,

Io'Lxa He went

to the

water

to,

down to

n 7

the water

e'maLpa. the sea

to.

Ewa'

maLna'

nio'LEmax

ige'x6x.

There

seaward

place of supernatural being

he became.

Igekim He

ya'Xi *

said

that

eXa't

e'yalXt:

"O,

intca'mXiX.

Qia'x

one

ma'nix

his elder brother:

"Oh,

aLxigElkEla'va

our younger

If

when

he sees him

brother.

S ° Q "

LgoaLe'lX,

a'qa

e'koale

atciLElqoe'mEniLa

a person,

Lia'tetanue."

then

whale

he will give them to eat

A'qa

his Indians."

Then

10

tE'LaqL.

,„

iLguXue'giLx

tE'LaqL.

Ka'nauwe

theybumtit

their house.

All

iLE'kim: They

was burnt

their house.

"Mane'x naloxoa'xa te'lXam aLktoqoe'la

gi tE'ntcaqL,

"When

said:

ig5'XumaLXa

generationsof

it

people

will

sweep

this

our house,

H 12

mane'x io'LEmax alexaLgElo'xoa, aqa aLgucga'ma antca'xaLxatcX." when

supernatural beings

they want to see supernatural beings,

then

they shall find

our coals

"

them

A'qa

iLxe'nimtck;

iL5'ya;

kEla'iX

Then

iLgE'Layu.

they cried;

they went;

far

they moved.

14

when a person who desires to find a supernatural helper weeds the place at Nagio'na "The House of the Brothers," and then sweeps it, he may find coals. This is a sign that the

'It is said that

called

brother will become a helper. helper will be fruitless.

lost

If

he does not find

coals, his

endeavor

iq lc>

to

obtain the supernatural

The War of the Ghosts

(told 1891)

There were people at Lgu'laq. One night two young men went hunt seals. They came down the river. It became foggy and calm. While they were paddling they heard war-cries. They thought: "Maybe there is a war party." They escaped toward the Now canoes came up and they heard shore and hid behind a log. When the canoes came opposite them they saw the noise of paddles. one canoe coming up to them. There were five men in the canoe. They spoke to them: "What do jôu think? We wish to take you along. We are going up the river to make war on the people." One "Arrows are in the of the young men said: "I have no arrows." canoe." One of them said: "I will not go along, I might be killed. My relatives do not know where I have gone. You may go with them." Thus he spoke to his fellow. The one accompanied them. to

1

Kopa'

oxoela'etiX

ta-itci

There

they were

those

ictagE'loya

cta'Xi

seals

they went to hunt

those

A'qa

ici'te. they came.

Then

it

became

they heard tbem

Then

a'mqo O

it.

Then

they paddled,

became.

IcxLo'xoa-it:

"O,

They thought:

"Oh,

they made them.

Icxa'kamEla

inland.

They hid behind

wu'Xi that

A'qa

iga'suwulX

wu'Xi

akE'nim

Then

they went up the river

those

canoes

Xup xup xup

ogoaqLe'wala.

IgacElo'yimXit

they heard them.

(Noise of paddling)

they paddled.

They came opposite them

wu'Xi

akE'nim.

those

canoes.

8

Icge'qElkEl They saw

'

it

aqa a'kjaquinEmikc. Q Igicga'tqoam " then five men in the canoe. ft reached them,

Alxkje'saqoama

Icxamtxa'txam. in -*-^ We will take you along. eXa't:

^

are going to war

tgE'qamatcX.

all my ta'kXaxt."

"Not at

one:

arrows

anxElto'ma, I

We

"NE'cqe

tqa'matcX 19 *--* 13

Down the river icqLe'wala.

icgaltcE'mEletEmtck. ^

-t-,

Aqa

LXE'leuX.

They landed

landward from

youths.

E'Lutq tgioxo'la.

Icxe'gela-iX

behold!"

aga'niLXEleu.

log

it

War-cries

people.

Lqost!"

itS'kjesaq O they go to war

Qa'eqamiX

ige'xoXiX.

Calm

foggy.

One night

at.

cqju'lipX.

two

to

A'qa ickauitcE'maq te'lXam. il.

Lgu'laq

cmokct

iga-ikxa'LakoiX.

QaxLkana'pol

Lgu'laqpa.

people

aqesgoa'max 2i

Q

te'lXam

shall go in

com-

are in the canoe."

ia'okiX else

eXt

ikE'nim

ite't

one

canoe

came

Iqco'lXam:

"Qa

They were

"How

ca'xaliX."

there

upward."

Kja'ya None

arrows.

Ige'kim He

said

ya'Xi "

that

aqEnuwa'qoax. I

told:

e'wa

cta'xkapa. them

your mind?

Ige'kim He

182

T

}

a'Xi that

said

"Ta'Xi

tgE'qamatcX."

my arrows." "Those "Nai'ka nakct eXa't: "I

one:

not

NEcqe'

tgEnlo'xo-ix

Not at

they

shall be killed.

all

know about

me

pany,

"Qa'txo," itcio'lXam, tgE'ceuXtikc." li my relatives." "Must," he said to him, gicta'cgewal. IgixE'ltom itcio'lXam his companion. He went in comJ5 ne s& ^ to him pany

to.

imta'Xaqamit?

"ma'ema

amxElto'ma";

"you alone

go in company";

3r a'Xi

eXa't;

iagE'La-it

that

one;

he went into the canoe

KATHLAMET TEXTS

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183

He

went into their canoe and the other went home. At midnight he returned and said: "My relative left me. He went to accompany the warriors who went up the river to make war." Then the warriors went. The people in the canoe talked together. The people They came to a place on the other side of Kalama. went down to the water and they began to fight. He thought they were really people. When one of his fellows was shot, they carried him into the canoe and put him in there. Then the people continued Now one of them said: "Quick let us go home; that Indian to fight. has been shot." Now he thought: "Oh, they are ghosts." He did not Then the people went home. feel sick, and they said he had been hit. Thejr arrived at Lgu'laq. One canoe landed, and that person went The people went down the river. He went up to the house ashore. and made a fire. He he told everything.

"Behold

said:

"We

accompanied the ghosts," and

I

ita'XEnimpa

ta-itci

te'lXam.

their canoe in

those

people.

ige'Xkjoa

lo'ya, He went,

wa'pol

igiXkjoa'mam.

"A,

Middle

night

he came home.

"Ah,

IgixE'ltom;

iuguma'tom

gita'kjesaq."

He went in com-

he accompanied

warriors."

pany;

them upward

There

ya'Xi

eXa't.

that

one.

then

the warriors,

iginqE'loqL he left me

itgl'ya

ta-itci

gita'kjesaq.

they went

those

warriors,

o'XuitcX,

ka'nauwe

wu'Xi

akE'nim.

Itgl'yam

e'wa

were talking,

all

those

canoes.

They arrived

there

They went

Kalama.

those

then

people,

they fought.

toward the water

side of

IgixLo'xoa-it

a'qanuwe

te'lXam.

lLa'maq

aqitElo'xoax

ta-itci

He thought

really

people.

Shoot

they were done

those

iqLo'kix

na'wi at

IqLEqXaema'mamx

ikE'nimpa.

they were

once

canoe

ta-itci

te'lXam.

A'qa

they fought

those

people.

Then

alXkjua'ya,

a'qa

ia'uiaq

we

then

shot

"O,

iqe'lox he

Lj!"

ghosts

behold!"

"Oh,

ia'maq

iqe'lox.

A'qa

shot

Be was.

Then

iLE'kim LeXa't: he said

"Ai'aq,

a'qa

q

"Quick,

then

ya'Xi ite'tanue."

Not

anywhere

igo'Xoakjoa they went

home

IgixLo'Xoa-it: ^0 He

Indian."

that

is

Behold

his sickness.

ta-itci

he was told

Itga'2yam 12

te'lXam.

those

thought:

Tatcja iqio'lXam ^1 They arrived at

people.

Txe'gela-iX

eXt

ita'Xanlm.

A'qa

iaqE'loLx

Lgu'laq.

They landed

one

their canoe.

Then

he went ashore

person,

ac iaqE'loLx; a'qa itgE'stso ta-itci te'lXam. and

he went

7 o

Lgu'laq.

igoaLe'lX,

Q

ka

into the

one'

Nact qa'xpa ia'tcqam.

tmeniElo'ctikc

.

canoe

oxoa'maqt home,

5

and

They were put

to.

carried

will go

4

Itga'Lxa ta-itci te'lXam, a'qa igoxoa'maqt.

kjanate'toL Tkjala'ma.

nis companions,

o

my relative.

People

giLa'cgewal,

^

itci'cuX.

Ta'21Xam on the other

-.

3

itgi'ya gita'kjesaq, a'qa they went

fought.

home

he went

Ka'tcEk

E'wa ca'xaliX

we

did such and such a thing;

then

ashore;

they went down the

those

ya'Xi 13 that

Ia'ptcgam, He came

people.

up,

14

river

iga-iXE'lglLx. he made a fire.

Ige'kim: He

" TmeniElo'ctikc

lj

gi

" Ghosts

be-

these

said:

hold u

Igixk Le'lalEintck: He

told

much:

"A'wa "Thus

intci'xox. we did.

YaXi' There

inugoma'tom." 15 I

accompanied them."

intcxE'maqt. 16 we

fought.


1&4

Many of

our fellows were

[bxll.26

and many of those who were attacked was shot, and I did not feel sick." He told it all, and then he became quiet. It was nearly daylight when he became quiet. "When the sun rose, he fell down. Something black came out of his mouth and blood came out of his anus. His face became contorted. He was dead. The people jumped up and cried.

were

They

killed.

killed,

said that I

He remained

dead.

Lga'pElatikc

iqto'tena

gintca'cgewal.

they were

our companions.

1

Many

Lga'pElatikc iqto'tena Many

they were

killed

a saq

iqE'tox.

-

was made on

war

IqEno'LXam. itci'maq iqe'nElox.

my sickness."

nict

qa'xpa

Xothrng,

not

anywhere

Igixk u Le'lalEUitck ka'nauwe. aqa qan ige'xox.

Qjoa'p

was

told.

He

I

shot

1

k

°

g

then

much ige'xox.

told

4 alitco'ktiya. aqa qan daylight came,

was done.

silent

then

all.

mouth

he was.

come

something

Day came,

did

he

E'wa Thus

black.

Lax

iLi'xox.

Icikpe'qko-it.

come

did.

His face was contorted.

te'lXam. people.

Nearly

fell

iapotca't his

E'wa Thus

oyer.

Lqa'wulqt

anus

blood

out

Io'maqt. He died.

Iguxoala'yutck

ta-itci

They arose

those

out

~

he was.

silent

Ige'tcuktlX. igekje'lapx-itiX.

ia'kcXata ta'nki Lax ige'xox le'IIuX. his

those

Kja'ya,

I

them.

3 itci'tcqam."

ta-itci

killed

Igoxoe'nimtck. They

cried.

Gua'nESum

io'maqt.

Always

he was dead.

The War of the Ghosts

(toed 1894)

There were many people at Monticello. They were always afraid. friends went down the river to hunt seals. It became foggy. Then one of them said to his friend: "Let us go home; we shall Then they came clown the river. lose our way." They heard war-cries. One of them said to his friend: Quick! let us hide; maj'be* we are going to be attacked." Then the}' went ashore and placed their canoe behind a log. Then the people raised their war They were just opposite them on the water. One canoe came cry. We came to fetch you: we go up the river to make war." to them: The two men said: "We have no arrows." "Oh. there are many arrows in this canoe." One of the men said: " I will go along." The steersman said: "1 am lazy; I might be shot." Then one of them

Two

' ;

' ;

Lga'pElatikc ta-itci te'lXam oxoela'etiX.

Lxela'etiX qacia'rnictiX. There were

Many

those

ta-itci

te'lXam.

those

people.

the people of

people

there were.

Monticello.

Goa'nEsum kjwac oguake'xax Always

were

afraid

cta'kjamokct cxa'cikc. two in a canoe

two

A'qa icto'ya ctaXi Then

Alxayo'max

ictaku'loya.

Seals

they went"to

friends.

they went those two

Qa'2eqamiX Down

ici'te, they came,

the river

catch.

iga-ikXa'Laqo-iX.

a'qa then

it

became

atxoma'takuita."

A'qa

we shall

Then

lose

Itcio'LXam

va'Xi

ia'cikc:

He

"

that

his friend:

foggy.

our way."

said to

people,

War

perhaps

aya'mLXEleu landward from

He

made on

icgiuga'mitax they put

it

" Let us go home,

ickauitcE'maq

Then

they heard them

ia'cikc:

"A'yaq

his friend:

" Quick

theylanded

A'qa

e'Lutk

their canoe.

Then

war cries

it

tgioxo'la tney made

Acta'maLnapa

itgate'mam

ta-itci

te'lXam.

A'qa

those

people.

Toward the water from them

arrived

those

people.

Then

eXt

ikE'nim.

one

canoe.

Igita'2 It came

alxkje'saqoama e'wa ca'xaliX." we_are going to war

upward."

there

"O. tqa'matcX Lga'pEla "Oh,

"Nai'ka

many

arrows

igicga'tqoam.

"A.

icxamtxa'txam;

reached them.

"Ah.

we came

it

"A."

ici'k'im,

"Ah,"

they said,

gi

ikE'nimpa."

this

canoe in."

anxElto'ma."

Igg'k"im

Ishallgoin company."

Hesaid

"I

to fetch you;

*

s ° 9

1"

"k;a tEnta'qamatcX." "none -

Hesaid

11

our arrows."

Ige'k im

va'Xi *

eXa't:

that

one:

ya'Xi

e'qiamit:

"Xai'ka

qjam

that

steersman:

"I

lazv

"

^

»

A log

te'lXam.

ige'te came

.

*

E'mqo

ta-itci

it

3

ft ®

landward.

icta'Xanim.

2

atxpco'ta. we will hide.

LXE'leuX.

icxe'gela-iX

Then

us."

"Atxkjoa'ya, .

A'qa

the river.

him

said to

A'qa

aqElxo'xoa." is

down

Atcio'lXam

they made.

war-cries

iXuan

qa'eqamiX.

ici'te they came

te'lXam, e'Lutk tgiuxo'la.

Saq

him

1

nke'xax,

ia'okiX

itci'maq

aqinlo'xoax."

A'qa

lam,

else

I shot

lam."

Then

iagi'La-it he went into

1-

IS

va'Xi "

that

11

the canoe

eXa't.

A'qa

itgi'ya

ta-itci

one.

Then

they went

those

te'lXam itgE'suwulXt. people

they went up the river.

A'qa ie'Xkioa Then

he went

home 185

15


186

[BULL. 26

went into the canoe and the people went up the river. The other On the other side of one went home. The people went a long wa} Kalama they made war upon the people. When one of them was Just shot, they carried him into the canoe and laid him down there. The people fought a long time. Then so did those of the other side. one person said: "Quick! let us go home. That Indian has been hit." The man thought: " Oh, those people I came with are ghosts." They went home. They went to the beach of his town and carried him ashore. He went up. It was nearly daylight when he came to his house. He said: "I went with the ghosts. I was told that I was shot, but I did not feel sick." Then he told them about it. Daylight came in the house. Then he fell down dead. Blood came It looked out of his mouth, and something black came out of his anus. His friend was well. He did not die, because he like salal berries. did not accompany the ghosts. T

.

ya'Xi eXa't.

ia'kjaeXat one in canoe they went.

ta-itci

te'lXam,

those

people,

they went

Then

itgi'ya, they went

Itgi'ya, They went,

itgi'ya.

A'qa itgi'ya

one.

that

Kjanate'tuL

itgi'ya.

On

they went.

kEla'-iX far

Kjala'mapa

kopa'

Kalama

there

the other side of

XlgO

igoxoa'maqt

ta-itci

when

they fought

those

aqLokT

na'wi at

the canoe

Laxi

They were placed

to.

they were,

Kj oaLqe'

ta-itci

Thus

those

into the

canoe.

e'wa e'natiX qa'toXt. on the other

aqiLElo'xoax,

shot

AqLEqxaima'mamx.

carried

there

maq

lLa

Those

people.

ikE'nimpa.

they were

once

te'lXam

they did.

Le'le

iguXoa'maqt

ta-itci

Long

they fought

those

A'qa

te'lXam

Then

people.

side

"A'yaq alxE'xatkjoa, a'qa ia'maq

iLE'k'im La'Xi LeXa't LgoaLe'IX:

"Quick

iqe'luX

ya'Xi

Ite'tanue."

A'qa

igixLo'Xoa-it

that

Indian."

Then

he thought

is

"O,

person:

iLgenukoma'tom."

tmeniElo'ctikc

Oh,

ghosts

te'lXam.

I

accompanied them."

iqiaqa'lukctx. ne was carried

toward the water from it,

12 13

U

Ige'k'im: He said: iqe'nElux I

was

ya'Xi J

Io'ptcga. He went up.

ta-itci

th^y returned

those

A'qa qjoa'p e'k Then

"

u

tEliL, morning

near

"Ghosts

16

he came up

I

town

to.

I

was

told

itci'tcqam."

arid

not

anywhere

my sickness." Then igo'xax ta'Xi tqu'Le;

Tuwa'X

fell

became

Light

down

His

mouth

come

io'maqt

not

he died

did

qe

wa

because

something

black

he told

day came.

Lqa'wulqt

Lax

blood

come out

at

just like

shot

ige'tcuktiX.

house;

that

Ia'kcXapa

io'niaqt. he was dead.

I

A'qa igixk u Le'lalEmtck

qa xpa

nict

ghosts.

the

IqEno'lXam itci'maq

accompanied them.

nact

l

trneniElo'ctikc.

17

Then

io'ptcgam tE'LaqLpa.

kia L

person

His anus at

A'qa

his town,

that

la'potcpa Lax ige'xox ta'nki leILx Lja Lgungu'nte. 15

person:

Then

" Lme'niElo'ctikc iLginukoma'tom.

igixemaxit ne

that

igo'kjoaxoa

star,

igoaLe'lX.

that

A'qa

"

shot

igoaLe'lX:

A'qa

toward the water from it

ashore.

11

ya'Xi

Itga'2va aLa'maLnapa, aya'maLna ya'Xi iLa'lXam. They went

people.

let us

then

go home,

that

he

10

one

he said

salal Derries.

iLE'xox. did.

Pja'la

ia'cikc,

Well

his friend,

nict

igixE'ltom.

Nict

iugoma'toni

ta-itci

not

he went in their company.

Not

he accompanied

those

them

The TkulXiyogoa'ikc

(told 1894).

There was a chief at Nqjula'was. His name was Po'XpuX. When a woman had a male child, he threw it into the water. When she had a female child, he allowed it to grow. The chief of the people of Nqjula'was was bad. When one of his wives made a slight mistake, he hit her and killed her. Now a woman gave birth to a boy. Then the chief said: " What is it that my wife gave birth to? " He was told that it was a girl. ''Well, let her grow up! " When the child became He used to wear a coat, but behold! he large, his mother was killed. was a male. Now his mother's mother took care of him. Then the two moved a long distance away. Now the boy whose mother had been He bathed in all the lakes. His grandmother sent killed grew up. him to bathe. One night she sent him again to bathe. A lake was

TkulXiyogoa'ikc lta'xexikjalx The TkulXiyogoa'ikc Their Tale

EXa't

iLa'XakjEmana

giLa'qjulawas.

P5'XpuX

One

their chief

the people of Nqjula'was.

Po'XpuX

Mane'x LE'kala

Lia'xan

When 4 a male qatcLo'mtamitx.

his child

he raised

qatcLale'maLxax, he threw

it

into the water,

ia'xaleu.

mane'x

Lqage'lak

a'qa

when

a female

then

Ia'mEla

ya'Xi

ikakjEma'na,

iLa'XakjEmana

Bad

that

chief,

their chief

her.

giLa'qjulawas.

Mane'x

Lia'kikal,

a'nqa

qatcLuwa'qoax;

the people of Nqjula'was.

When

his wife,

already

he killed her;

noLj a

niLgElo'xoax,

a'nqa

qatcLuwa'qoax.

A'2qa

igakXS'tom

mistake

she made,

already

he killed her.

Then

she gave birth

aeXa't

aqage'lak,

LE'kala

that

one

woman,

a male

ya'Xi ikakjEma'na: that

"Ta'nki

igioxo'tom

"What

she gave birth to it

chief:

"Aqage'lak." "A

female."

A'qa

ige'k'im

Then

he said

it.

Aqio'lXam:

agE'kikal?" my wife?"

He was

aqLo'mtamita.

A'qa

iLa'qa-iL

La'Xi

All right

they raised her.

Then

large

that

wu'Xi

A'qa

iqo'waq

child.

Then

she was killed

Goa'nE.sum aya'qjeLxap, tatcja

A'qa

lcgE'Layu,

kEla'iX

Then

they two moved,

far

Then

a male.

icto'ya. they two

ya'Xi

ikja'skas.

"that

Then

A2qa

ia'qa-iL

igixE'lox

Then

large

became

S 9

grandmother.

also

she was

r

3

his m'other

a'Xi that

ya'Xi *

n

A'qa 12

ikja'skas.

that

Then

boy.

igiXqoa'toLtck,

ka'nauwe

LkakjuLe'tXEinax

igixqoii'toLtck.

he bathed,

all

lakes

he bathed.

grandmother.

7

killed

boy.

"his

6

"iiis

A'qa wi iqo'waq wa'yaq

ikja'skas.

She sent him

5

boy.

she raised him

went.

Igioto'koalalEmtck aya'ckiX.

1

A'qa igio'mtamit avil'ckiX. 10

e'kala.

behold!

his coat,

wa'yaq his mo'ther

that

3

told

Qjoii'L

Lkja'skas.

Always

ikLoxo'tom. she gave birth to

2 .

little

p5'Xuic

wu'Xi

4

name.

his

Agon One

a'pol igioto'koatck igixqoa'tam. night

she sent him

he went to bathe.

187

iy 14


188

Now he felt something

There the boy used to swim.

near their house.

slippery like a young-

He

fish.

[bull. 26

again and tried to catch

felt for it

it.

He

put his arms together, but it was slippery, and escaped. That thing was very slippery. He often tried to catch it, but it slipped away. Then he went ashore. He pulled out some grass and put it on his chest. Then he caught it again in the water and held it tight. He carried it ashore. He thought it was a young fish. He carried it and went home. He intended to show it to his grandmother. Near the house it fell down. He searched for it, but he could not find it. Then he thought: "I will fetch some pitch wood." Then he entered his grandmother's house and said to her: " Grandmother, have you any pitch wood?" She replied: "There is pitch wood near the door." "I caught a young fish in the lake, and it fell down." She said to him: "Oh, maybe you don't speak the truth. That lake is dry in summer. Where should that fish go? There is no creek into which

->

Qjoa'piX

ikakjo'iitX

ta'Xi

tE'ctaqL.

Kopa'

Near

a lake

that

their house.

There

ya'Xi 9 " that n

"

ikja'skas.

A'qa

ta'nki

boy.

Then

something

A'qa

Lkjuya'sXte. a young

Ke'nuwa

he took

he

it.

to take

AVl't'ax Again

LuXlu'X Slippery

J'a'Xi

ta'nki.

E'xauwitiX

slippery

that

something.

Often

went

.

Asa-i Very

he took

io'ptcga

LXE'leu.

le'xlex

Then

he went

of

ke'nuwa.

inland.

Pull out

itci'tux he did

try.

it

tE'pco.

A'qa

grass.

Then

it

inland

„ itiXE'qoaLk he put

felt.

went out

it

itce'gElga

A'qa

always.

i

he

his hands.

luXlu'X It

ige'XgEla.

ige'xoya.

it.

„

6

Lja behold

slippery,

there.

&

Mxo'ix.

felt

kopa'.

for it

IgexElta'mit. He closed his arms

itce'gElga.

Try

4:

he searched

he swam

luXlu'X,

ige'XgEla

itcio'naxL

Then

fish.

iukjue'XalalEmtck

it

on

ta'Xi

tE'pco

that

grass

aya'qatcpa.

A'qa

chest

Then

'his

at.

itce'gElga he took

wl't'ax again

it

himself o"

Ltcu'qoapa. the water

A'qa

qjuL

Then

fast

to.

10

a young fish.

tE'ctaqLpa

a'qa

his grand-

Near

their house at

then

Nacqe

he searched

-*-*

Not at

pitch wood."

it

he found

" AnLEgua'lEmama

IgixLo'Xoa-it: He thought:

itcio'cgam.

all

it.

their house in

in

grandmother,

"his

Lqjaxo'ckan."

Igi5'lXam:

pitch wood."

She said to him:

kjawuci'qe."

"Lkjuya'sX

near the door."

"A young

it fell

cpaq

nixo'xoax

'

show

Try

" I shalTgo

He

J-^

-*-

down.

it fell

Itco'lXam:

-.„

..,-.

to

Ke'nuwa

Iopqam tE'ctaqLpa aya'ckiX.

iLE'nxaluktco."

LD

he was going

ige'xEluktco.

He came

-._

-

inland.

atcLaxEnema'ya

and

fetch

it.

tcu'Xoa 1q -Lt5 well .

LXE'leu.

it

mother

Lqjaxo'ckan."

..

carried

he went home

Qjoa'p

for

12

He

it.

ige'Xkjoa

Itcl'Luki, He carried it,

aya'ckiX. itcio'naxL.

11

he held

Lkjuya'sX.

q IgixLo'Xoa-it He thought

Itcl'yuki

itce'gElga.

down from me."

I took

fish

"LXuan

Igio'lXam: She said

to

him:

ya'Xi

"There

it

"Grandmother,

"Kopa' Lxe'mat

inE'LgElga

"A'ckiX

said to her:

Lqjaxo'ckan pitch

lies

wood

gi

ikakj o'LitXpa

kja

this

lake in

and

ime'LjmenXut.

"Perhaps

you

Tca'koa-JX Summer

lie.

ikakjo'LitX

kja

qa'mta

aLte'mama

lake

and

where

goes

dry

becomes

LaXi

Lkjuya'sX.

Kja'ya

nEct

e'qxaL

qa'mta

Lte'mama

La'Xi

that

young fish.

Nothing

not

creek

where

goes

that

'

that

KATHLAMET TEXTS

boas]

189

might go." He said to her: "Well, come help me; we Then he lighted the pitch wood. They arrived at the will look for it." the lish had fallen down. Oh, there were long dentalia place where They lay there about lying there. Two of them were that long. the lake and all the way the the}' went down to high. Then that boy had come there were long dentalia on the ground. Then they took a rush basket and a spruce-root basket, and carried all the long dentalia home. Then they made holes below the bed and put In the the dentalia into them, the long ones and the short ones. evening they were all stored away. After two nights the old woman, I will go and ask for sinew from the boy's grandmother, thought: those people. We will string up the long dentalia." She arose in the morning and went. She entered a house and said: "I come to ask for r, present. Please give me some sinew. My grandson's woodchuck blanket is torn." They gave her some sinew, and the old

young

that

fish

" k

Lkjuya'sX."

He said

atxLona'xxa. " we

search for

ya'Xi

it."

A'qa

wax

iLgi'cox

Then

light

they did

where

it fell

down

at.

amEngElge'cgam,

airiE'te, come,

"Well,

to her:

iLe'xaluktcopa.

that

"M'Xua,

Itco'lXam:

young fish."

J-

La'Xi

Lqjaxo'ckan.

Icto'yam

that

pitch wood.

They arrived

it

-.

help me,

t>

J

O,

aqa

wax

ige'xax

iqawikje'Le,

a'qa

.,

Oh,

then

poured

were

long dentalia,

then

^

out

il'wimax itca'Lqtax wu'Xi

makct two

long

thus

aqawikje'Le.

A'qa wax

ige'xox

Then

they were

long dentalia.

those

poured

,

^

out

nXuan

gipE't

a'yanqt

ya'Xi

iqawikje'Le.

A'qa

icto'Lxa

e'wa

-

perhaps

thus

their thickness

those

long dentalia.

Then

they went

there

^*

down

KopE't ya'Xi

ikakjo'iitX.

Thus

the lake.

ya'Xi ikja'skas, kopE't wa'xwax

ige'te he

that

that

g

poured out

thus

boy,

came

A'qa icge'gElga iqa'geltk kja icwapciq.

ya'Xi iqawikje'Le.

ige'x were

Then

long dentalia.

those

they took

a basket made of rushes and

it

and a basket made

*7

of spruce roots and grass.

grass

A'qa

icgl'yuki

tqu'Lepa;

tE'ctaqLpa

ka'nauwe

iqawikje'Le.

A'qa

Then

they carried

the house

their house to

all

the long dentalia.

Then

o q

to;

them

icgE'mx

Lkjoaya'tgEmax

they

caches

ge'gualJX

ilXE'me.

A'qa

kopa'

below

the bed.

Then

there

made them

wa'xwax

icgi'yux

iqawikje'Le

pour out

they did them

the long dentalia

kjmaya and

ikupku'p.

Xa'piX

a'qa

the short dentalia.

In the evening

then

also

ka'nauwe

icgl'yutk.

Mokct

icto'qoya,

a'qa

igaxLo'Xoa-it

wu'Xi

all

they had put

Two

their sleeps,

then

she thought

that

them

aqjeyo'qt old woman

grandmother

igEnxElEma'qjeniLam I

11

by.

aya'cklX his

10

ask for a present

ya'Xi

ikja'skas:

''Qo'i

that

buy:

"Must

*

ta-itci those

te'lXampa. people

at.

aqeTata

no'ya I

go

-.g

sinew

Antgixkje'Lia iqawikje'Le." I

will string

them

the long dentaliti."

13

up

Kawi'X

a'qa

igaxs'latck.

Igo'ya.

Early

then

she arose.

She went.

ganxetEina'qjeniLam. I

come

to ask for

a present.

Iqalama'qjemL Shewasgivenapresent

Igo'pqam tqu'Lepa: "Aqe'Lata She came in

the house in:

Sl'aqjula

a'qa

le'xlex

sxe'guXt

His woodchuck blanket

then

torn

it is

wu'Xi

aqe'Lata.

that

sinew.

Iga'Xkjoa She went

home

wu'Xi that

"Sinew

^ ,

1

e'tctgEn."

my

grandson."

15

aqjeyo'qt. old

woman.

to


190

[bull. 26

woman went home.

Now

dentalia.

Then she spun the sinew and strung up the long all the sinew. The next day she went her grandson: "I will go to another house and ask

she had used up

again, and said to

The

for sinew. "

"1 come

woman went

old

house and said again:

to another

me some

Please give

to ask for a present.

My

sinew.

grandson's woodchuck blanket is torn." Then they gave her much sinew. The old woman went home. When she came home, she spun all day and all night. After she had finished all that sinew, she said again to her grandson: "To-morrow I will go again; I will ask for some sinew at another house." Early in the morning she went again and came to another house. She said: "I come to ask for a present. Please give me some sinew." She received much sinew. Then she went home again. Then one woman said: "How quickly she used I saw she received all the sinew which she received at that one house. The old woman arrived one woman. much at one house. " Thus spoke

1 -*-

A'qa igaiktkEm, igajktkEni, igaiktkEm Then

j r a'Xi those

igexE'kjeLe 2

she strung

them

wu'Xi

aqe'Lata.

that

"sinew.

she spun

she spun,

she spun,

long dentalia;

Then

wu'Xi

igaxE'LXoni

kanauwe'2

iqawikje'Le;

A'qa

all

it

was

finished

that

up

A'qa

aqe'Lata.

3 ,

"*

wi

igo'n

e'goa,

aqa

wi

igo'ya.

day,

then

again

she went.

again one more

Then

sinew.

e'tcatgEn:

"Tgo'nax

tqu'Lepa

ano'ya,

her grandson:

"Another

house at

I go,

Igio'lXam She said

to

him

anxElge'rnaqjEiiiLama." I

shall ask for a present."

Wi'tjax iga'k'im: Igo'ya wu'Xi aqjeyo'qt tgo'nax teXt tqu'Lepa. & She went Again she said: one liouse to. another that old woman "Aqe'Lata ganxetEina'qjEmLam. E'tcitgEn sl'aqjula a'qa le'xlex his woodthen torn My grandson ft "Sinew I come to ask for a present. k

chuck blanket

cxe'guXt.''

A'qa

wi

Lga'pEla

iqalEma'qj emL

wu'Xi

it is."

Then

again

much

sue was given as a present

that

1 o

^

9

wu'Xi

aqe'Lata.

A'qa

wi

that

sinew.

Then

again

IgaXkjoa'mam She came home

12

their house

ka'nauwe

iga'ktkEm in ^ she spun 11

tE'ctaqLpa.

it

wi

Then

again

ka'nauwe

Lka'etax, days,

all

igaxE'LXom

home

A'qa

wi

that

sinew.

Then

again

a'qa

wiTax

ano'ya.

"To-mor-

then

again

I will go.

Kanauwa'2 All

igio'lXam

e'tcatgEn:

him

her grandson-

she said to

AnxElgemaqjEmLa'ma

aqe'Lata sinew

willask for a present

I

woman.

she spun,

she spun,

nights.

aqe'Lata.

was finished

old

iga'ktkEm,

Lpd'lEmax.

all

wu'Xi

"O'la,

aqjeyo'qt.

that

iga'ktkEm,

A'qa

to.

wu'Xi

iga'Xkjoa she went

aqjeyo'qt old woman

row,

iq tgo'nax

tqu'Lepa."

Kawi'X

aqa

wi

igo'ya.

Igo'pqam

tgo'nax

liouse at."

Early

then

again

she went.

She came in

another

another .

1

tqu'Le.

Iga'k'em: She

"Aqe'Lata lnxetge'maqjEniLam." come

to ask for a present

"•

IqalEma'qj emL She was given a present

said:

"Sinew,

,

-

a'xauwe

wu'Xi

aqe'Lata.

Aqa

wi

iga'Xkjoa.

Ile k im

*-

°

much

that

sinew

Then

again

she went home.

She said

house.

1fi -L-

17

1

LeXa't

Lqage'lak:

"A'yaq

Lqa

one

woman:

"Quick

maybe

igo'LXum, she finished

it,

teXt one

-

tqu'Le house

iqalEma'qj emL

aqe'Lata.

A'xoe

iqalEma'qj emL

teXt

tqu'Lepa

she was given a present

sinew.

Much

she was given as a present

one

house in

1S no'qume," I

saw her,"

iLE'k'im

LeXa't

she said

one

Lqage'.ak, woman

IgaXkjoa'mam

wu'Xi

She came home

that

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at

home and spun

She spun

again.

191

day and

all

She had

night.

all

strung up only part of their long dentalia, and the sinew was at an end. Then she said to her grandson: "To-morrow I will go to another house." She arose early and went to another house. She said: '"I Please give me some sinew. My grandwoodchuck blanket is torn." Then she received much sinew as a present and went home again. When she came home, she spun all day and all night and strung up the long dentalia. After a little while she had used all the sinew. Then again she said to her grandson: '.'To-morrow I will go to another house." Early in the morning the old woman arose and went to one house. She entered,

come


son's

and one woman

"Ha!

that old

What

is

sinew home."

ries

aqjeyo'qt old woman Lka'etax,

woman

going to ask again for ? Every day she carAgain they gave her sinew, but she was pre-

said:

a present of sinew.

is

she doing with

it

tE'ctaqLpa.

A'qa

wi

iga'ktkEm;

iga'ktkEm

their house to.

Then

again

she spun;

she spun

ka'nauwe

days,

she finished

Ia'ema

qa'wa

a'qa

nights.

Only

part

then

ya'Xi

icta'qawikjeLe.

Igio'lXam

that

sinew

that

their dentalia.

She said to him

"O'la

wl't'ax

her grandson:

"To-mor-

again

ano'ya I

shall

tgo'nax

tqu'Lepa."

Kawi'X

another

house to."

Early

go

row

igaxE'latck,

a'qa

wl't'ax

igo'ya

tgo'nax

tqu'Lepa.

she arose,

then

again

she went

another

hous^to.

'Aqe'Lata lnxitge'maqjEmLam. Sinew

e'tctgEn."

my grandson."

I

come

Si'aqjula


2

again

aqe'Lata

e'tcatgEn:

'

wi

wu'Xi _

1

all

Lpo'lEmax.

all

igaxE'LXom

ka'nauwe

3

4

Iga'k'im: She

5

said:

le'xlex cxe'guxt

a'qa

His wood-chuck then blanket

(

it is

IqalEma'qjemL Lga'pEla wu'Xi aqe'Lata wu'Xi aqjeyo'qt. She was given as a

much

sinew

that

that

old

7

woman.

present

A'qa wl't'ax Then

again

iga'Xkjoa.

IgaXkjoa'mam

tE'ctaqLpa.

she went home.

She came home

their house to.

A'qa wl't'ax Then

np-nin

iga'ktkEm

Ka'nauwe

Lka'etax

iga'ktkEm,

ka'nauwe

Lpo'lEmax

she spun.

All

day

she spun,

all

nights

iga'ktkEm.

A'qa

wi

igixE'kjeLe

icta'XawikjeLe.

she spun.

Then

again

she strung them

their dentalia.

No'ljiX A

a'qa 10 then

little

up

wi

igaXE'LXom wu'Xi

again

it

was finished

that

aqe'Lata.

A'qa

wi

sinew.

Then

again

9

igio'lXam e'tcatgEn: \\ she said to

her grandson:

him

"O'la

a'qa

wi

tgo'nax

"To-mor-

then

again

another

tqu'Lepa house

to

row

wu'Xi that

kopa'

aq iqjeyo'qt old woman.

teXt

WI

igo ya

teXt

again

she went

one

house

iLE'k'im

LeXa't

She said

to. j

emLam

she asks for a present

does she do with

Early

Then

igaxitEma'q

igiage'lXalEm

Kawi'X

I shall go."

A'qa

tqu'Lepa.

there

aqe'Lata

ano'ya."

that

to.

woman:

aqjeyo'qt. old

woman.

wu'Xi

aqe'Lata

Ka'nauwe

Lka'etax

that

sinew?

All

days

it

Igo'pqam 13 She came

Lqage'lak:

one

wu'Xi

arose

tqu'Lepa. nouse

igaxE'latck 12 she

in

"Qia, 14 "Ha,

Ta'nki 15 What

igogue't she slie

alway: always

carried

J-O

it

tE'ctaqLpa."

Wi

iqalErna'qjeniL

aqe'Lata.

A'qa

nict

Lga'pEla

their house to."

Again


sinew.

Then

not

much

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192

[bull. 26

little only. The old woman went home and spun. Again she used all the sinew. There was one hole for the short dentalia and one for the long dentalia. She said to her grandson: "Tomorrow I shall go to another house and ask for some sinew." She arose early in the morning and went again to one house. The people saw her coming. " There that old woman is coming again! Indeed, she comes to ask for a present of sinew. What is she doing with them? Maybe she is stringing up long dentalia." The old woman came to the house and entered. She said: "I come to ask for a present. Please give me some sinew." Now the}7 were tired of that old woman, but finally one woman arose and gave her some sinew as a present. She said: "I have no more; if I had much 1 should give you more." She arose to go out. When she was near the door

sented with a

one

woman

may

iqalEma'qjemL 1

wi

A'qa

Maybe

i

wi

Then

again

again

short ones

short dentafia,

that

ia'kjoaya

Far

their hole

ia'kjoaya

iqawikje'Le

their hole

long dentalia

far

e'tcatgEn:

"O'la

a'qa

wi

him

her grandson:

"To-mor-

then

again

to

wu'Xi

it

KEla'iX

Igio'lXam She said

their length.

She finished

it.

kEla'iX

woman,

old

Igo'LXum

iga'ktkEm.

she finished

aqjeyo'qt.

that

igaxE'iXom.

ikupku'p,

that

wu'Xi

home

she spun.

wiTax

All

stringing up long den-

is

iga'Xkjoa

she spun,

gia'skjEtxax

ia'Lqtax.

she

she went

iga'ktkEm,

Ka'nauwe

What

just asked for a present of sinew.

A'qa

only.

little

she spun,

sinew.

ya'Xi *

5

a

iga'ktkEm,

again

aqe'Lata.

*-*

a

nS'Ljka.


9 Then " o

"She has

said:

she be doing with them

ano'ya I shall

ta'Xi

go

that

row a

teXt

"house

n igaxE'latck. she arose.

wi't'ax

8

again

Sinew

to.

wi't'ax

She went

again

ate't. she came.

go to ask for a present."

I

Igo'ya

"Aqa'

wi

"Now

again

KawI'X

anxElge'maqjEmLarn."

Aqe'Lata

tqu'Lepa.

one

ta'Xi

teXt

that

one

ate't

wu'Xi

she

that

Early

Iqa'qElkEl

tqu'Lepa. house

She was seen

to.

iqo'lXam.

aqjeyo'qt," woman,"

old

she

was

told.

comes

"Qja, y

aqa'Lata smew

"Ha!

axitEma'qjemLamt.

Tan

Lqa

she comes to ask for a

What

maybe

igiage'lXalEm she does with

gi this

it

present. -./} -*-^

11

aqe'Lata?

LXuan

iqawikje'Le

igixkje'Lena."

Igata'mam

wu'Xi

sinew?

Perhaps

long dentalia

she strings them."

She arrived

that

ta'Xi

aqjeyo'qt old woman

,,,

^" ,

i

I

aqjeyo'qt. woman.

no'Ljka a

little

She entered.

She said

to.

come

wu'Xi aqjeyo'qt: that

old

woman:

Na2ct,

iqiagE'nXakuiX

wu'Xi

Not,

the people were tired of her

that

to ask for a present."

A'qa

iLo'tXuit

LeXa't

Lqage'lak.

iLgalEma'qjemL

Then

she stood up

one

woman.

She gave her a present

aqe'Lata.

that

sinew.

She said

to her:

Lga'pEla

po

Lga'pEla

much

then

much

15 agE'xeLata.

Qec If

Igo'tXuit, igo'pa. ic -*-^*

iLgo'lXam:

Qjoa'p

ici'qe

igo'yam.

Near

the door

she arrived.

she went

She stood up,

Iga'k'im

wu'Xi

only

my sinew.

Iga'ckupq.

nEXEtge'maqjemLam."

"Sinew

old

house

that

"Aqa'Lata 12

tqu'Lepa.

"A'qa

naqa'yimax

"Then

this'only

iamElEma'qjeniL." I

should give you a present."

A'qa iLE'k'im Then

she said

LeXa't one

out.

1/7

Lqage'lak:

"Koale'wi

Lqa

aqe'Lata

axElEma'qjemEuiL.

Tan

woman:

"Just

maybe

sinew

she received as a present.

What

IS Lqa maybe

igiage'lXalEm she does with

it

gi

aqe'Lata?

LXuan

igiankje'Lena

this

sinew?

Perhaps

she strings them

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which belong to her and to her grandson. She will come again to-morrow and ask for more sinew. Maybe she has not yet strung up all her long dentalia." The old woman went out. She felt offended. She turned back, opened the door, and said: "Do you scoff me? I do string up my grandson's long dentalia, and still you scoff me? AVe are stringing them up every day." She went home and arrived at their house. She said to her grandson: "Quick, invite the people of our town." Her grandson went and said to the people: "I come to invite you. My grandmother sent me to call you." Then all the people went. Now they took out of one hole the short dentalia and distributed them among the people. They gave them to part of the people, and then the one hole was empty. Then they took them out Then they had given to all the of another hole and distributed them. talia

people.

Now

the boy was

grown

By

Indeed, he had seen spirits.

up.

iqawikje'Le,

icta'XawikjeLe

LXuan

e'tcatgEn.

A'21a

wiTax

long dentalia,

their long dentalia

perhaps

her grandson.

To-morrow

again

alate'mama.

AlaxEige'maqjemLa

aqe'Lata.

LXuan

she will come.

She will ask for a present

sinew.

Perhaps

nixiXo'inx she finished

them

gi

icta'XawikjeLe

icgianLE'neL

these

their long dentalia

they string them

nict not

Igo'pa

aqe'Lata."

She went

sinew."

out

wu'Xi that

woman.

old

ige'xox.

IgaXE'takoa

wu'Xi

Decame.

She returned

that

aqa

e'tcamxtc

outside

then

her heart

aqjeyo'qt, old woman.

niEla' annoyed

IgixE'laqLgiX

ya'Xi

She opened the door

that

"Kja

a'qtceXul tci?" iga'k'im. "Ntgixkja'Lena And I am ridiculed [int. part.] she said. "We string them Ka'nauwe Lka'etax iqawikje'Le ka e'qtceXul tci? long dentalia and I am ridiculed [int. All day

iqabo'te. door

La'xaniX

lei qepa the door at

aqjeyo'qt,

flap.

e'tcEtgEn my grandson

part.]?

ntgixkje'Lena

iqawikje'Le."

A'qa

we string them

iong dentalia."

Then

Igo'yam

tE'ctaqLpa

She arrived

their house at.

She said

to

"A, iamctga'lEmam. "Ah,

I

came

to fetch you.

te'lXam

ka'nauwe.

people

all.

him

wu'Xi

aiqjeyo*qt.

"Ai'aq

e'tcatgEn. her grandson.

woman.

old

that

tga'lEmam

"Quick

her grandson:

Io'ya ya'Xi He went that

the people of our

people

those

home e'tcatgEn: she went

Igio'lXam

te'lXam gilxa'lXam.'

ta-itci

iga'Xkjoa

fetch

them

Itcto'lXam He said

to

them:

AgE'cgiX igEnto'koatck." Itgi'ya ta-itci 11 My grandmother she sent me." They went those K-giyux eXt ia'kjoaya ikupku'p. Laq" they'did their hole Take one short dentalia. 12 them

out

Icgiawe'mak

te'lXam

ya'Xi

ikupku'p.

Aqa'watikc

ta-itci

They distributed them

people

those

short dentalia.

Part of

those

te'lXam

a'qa

people

then

igixE'LXom it

10

was at an end

ya'Xi

eXt

ikjoa'ya.

that

one

hole.

igo'n

eXt

ikjoa'ya.

Icgiawe'mak.

Kanauwa'4

another

one

bole.

They distributed them

All

A'qa

13

wi 14

ioxoa'kjaq it she gave to of

te'lXam.

all

them

16

the people.

A'qa

iaqa-iL

Then

large

igixE'lox became

B. A. E., Bull.

26—01

ya'Xi that

13

ikia'skas.

A'qa

boy.

Then

a

qanuwe \1 indeed


194

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He saw the Thunderbird, who The Thunderbird gave him one whale for food. It was given to that Indian. At night the Thunderbird thundered. Then that person was startled. His name was Waqjawiya's, the son of Po'XpuX. That person said: "The Thuninheritance he became a warrior.

became

his supernatural

helper.

Maybe my

derbird has thundered, and he has greatly frightened me.

me

supernatural helper will send

He told me long ago

something.

that

he was going to give me a whale when I wanted to eat one." Earlj- the next morning it was calm. When the sun arose, a person looked out on the prairie. There was something lying right in the middle of the prairie. It was shining. The person entered the house and said: "Something is lying on the prairie." The people went out to see "Behold! it is a monster." They looked at it for a it, and said: long time. It was just as large as a house. There was a man from the coast among them, who was living in his wife's village for a time.

Itjo'xoyal

tio'LEma itco'quikEl. J

A

he had seen them.

supernatural helpers

ige'xox

aya'xtjax.

Decame

his inherit-

warrior

Itca'qElkEl He saw him

ance.

ikEnuwakco'max

ia'iuLEmax.

EXt

e'koale

itce'lqo-im

the thunderbird

his supernatural helper.

One

whale

he gave him

2

Iqe'lqo-im ya'Xi

ikEnuwakco'max. 3

He was given

thunderbird.

ya'Xi "

Xa'piX

Ige'xEltcu

ite'tanue.

He

Indian.

that

talked

in tne

evening

to eat

ya'Xi 4 * that

ikEnuwakco'ma.

A'qa

io'kjoatck

ya'Xi

thunderbird.

Then

he was surprised

that

'

k

Waqjawiya's ia'xaleu ya'Xi igoaLe'lX, Waqjawiya's

g ya'Xi that

n aqa *

o

his

that

"That one

he talked

Perhaps

he

kjoaLqe'

itcino'lXam.

thus

he said to me.

send

it

to

Kawi'X

me."

Ige'k'im He

will send

it

to

greatly

itd'yuLmax tau

gi

me

what

my. supernatural helper

this

Mani'x anenElgwa'tckoa e'koale a'qa

When I wish to eat it ige'tcuktiX, a'qa io ige'xaxiX. day came,

Early

said

Lawa'Lqa

the thunderbird

was frightened.

long ago will

his son.

atcnilge'tatkca

a'nqa

he

Po'XpuX

person,

LXuan

I

person.

ia'Xan.

"Ya'Xi ige'Xaltcu ikEnuwakco'max

person:

then'

igoaLe'lX.

Po'XpuX

iqEnugoa'mitatck.

atcinElta'tkca." *-'

name

igoaLe'lX:

that

to eat

then calm

it

a whale

then

Lax iga'xax Come

was.

did

out -|

-*

()

wu'Xi aqaLa'x. iLE'kikct LeXa't LgoaLe'lX ewa' ta'Xi tEmqa'emax. that

He looked

sun.

one

person

that

there

prairie.

A'qa ta'nki ixe'mat qeqjaya'q tEmqa'emaxpa, il'yawaxwax. 11

10 J-^

13 1

,

-*-*

Then

something

middle

lay there

prairie on,

La'Xi

LgoaLe'lX

tE'LaqLpa.

that

person

their house in.

"Tan

iLE'k'im: He

"

said:

lLo'pqa He

its glare.

ya'Xi

What

entered

ixe'mat lying there

that

is

qeqjaya'q

tEmqa'emaxpa?"

A'qa

itgE'pa

ta-itci

te'lXam,

middle

prairie on?"

Then

they went out

those

people,

Igugoa'kim:

itgio'kctam. they went to

They

see.

said:

"O,

Lqoct

iqcxe'Lau."

"Oh,

behold

a monster."

itgiukuma'nanEmtck

ta-itci

te'lXam.

they went to see

those

people.

15

La tqu'Le Like

a house

ia'qa-ii,

ya'Xi

large

that

,

A'qa Then ta'nki. something.

Io

Teka Here

a'qa LgoaLe'lX LXElda't kuapa'; iLE'k'im: then

a person

a visitor to his wife's village

there;

he

said:

"Ekjoalc' taya'X". that." "A whale

KATHLAMET TEXTS

B0AS 1

He knew

and

it

"It

said:

Then

a whale."

is

part of them were afraid.

Then

195 the people cut

made

that chief

made a long ditch. He put planks on top of the them with dirt. He made a door at the entrance of

but

it,

He

a potlatch.

ditch and covered

the ditch. It was There the people went in to dance. They disappeared in the hole underground. They came out again at the door of the ditch. The people from all around went there. Then he became a chief, and Po'XpuX became an insignificant man. His town was far away. He was the ancestor of the people of Nqjola'was. His name was Waqjawiya's. a long hole.

1

iLgiugu'laqL. He knew

itgl'uxc

Then

they cut

they were.

Then

ya'Xi SIX.

those

people,

a potlatch

he made

part of

that

it

them

then

Far

that

dig

ya'Xi naLjE'xpa ya'Xi elX. hole at

Dig

it

was done

..

1 -.

*

A'qa aqe'nXak iqa'ikXatk

was done.

Then

planks

they were put over it

3

A'qa wi iqLagE'tkiq wuXi aqe'nxak.

ground.

that

it

afraid

lex iqi'yux

chief.

KEla'iX ya'Xi lex iqi'yux.

ground.

that

te'lXam, aqS'watikc a'qa kjwac

ta-itci

it

A'qa ikjuano'm itci'yux ya'Xi ikakjEma'na.

itxe'x6x.

that

A'qa

it.

Then again they were

those

cov-

planks.

X

ered with dirt

Ici'qepa Lxoa'p The door

at

ige'xox.

a hole

Ma'nix a'qa

naLxoa'p elX ground

hole

Lax noxoa'xax C

nL ou t

theydid

'

then

then

Then

there.

yaXi' 'kEla'iX Lxoa'p

and

atgiuXta'mx

ta-itci

te'lXam,

kopa'

they went to dance

those

people,

there

there

kjEm noxoa'xax. Gipa'

ici'qe, the door,

they became.

ta-itci

te'lXam.

those

people.

ige'x6x

he

ige'xox.

KEla'iX

insignifl-

he became.

Far

eant

Every

_

where

ikakjEma'na. a chief.

ia'lXam his

Here

far

hole

town

ya'Xi *

that

qioa'p ici'qe a'qa near

the door

Ka'nauwe qa'xpa te'lXam

became

tE'ltEl .

kja

was,

nothing

a'qa

A'qa ya'xka

kopa'.

ground at

that

When

was.

^

ya'Xi e'lXpa ige'xdx,

people

then

This

river.

is

„

O

» •

ig-o'xoax fame

to be

8 n 9

A'qa

Po'XpuX

a'qa

Then

Po'XpuX

thin

ya'Xka

ita'qieoqt

ita'qrulawas

he

their ancestor

the people of Nqjula'was

ia'xEleu Waqjawiya's. his name Waqjawiya's. i

K

P

a branch of the Athapascan tribe which formerly inhabited the headwaters of Willapah

10 11

Pe'lpel (told 1894).

There was a strong man at North river. His name was Pe'LpeL. When they went to catch sturgeon in the Willapah poor. their gill nets, and it was near flood tide, then he told his people to go He took what they had to those people who were catching sturgeon.

He made

took also the gill nets of part of them. He did this all the time, and they did not take revenge upon the strong man. When he caught a sturgeon, he just squeezed it and it broke to pieces. When he was seen coming, all the people ran away and went home. When one of them was slow, he overtook him and took away what he had caught. Now a boy was growing up on the South fork of the Willapah among the La'qxaLEma. They sent him up the mountains to He twisted young hemlock trees and vine maples bathe in ponds. Now the old and young spruce trees. Then he became a youth.

He

caught.

EXa't

strong

ItcuXoagoa'mit 2

aya'qctxokL.

Pe'LpeL

he was a Naqctxo'kL. (of North river)

Pe'LpeL

tia'LxewulX

One

1

He made them

man

When

the Willapah.

his

they went to catch sturgeon in gill

qaLuwe'tckoax,

o qjoa'p " nearly

4 5

it

was

flood tide,

qayugoa'qoamx

ta-itci

he reached them

those

a'qa

qatctuto'goatckoax

then

he sent them

nets

giLa'lXam his people

Qatctoxoasga'mx

go'XuikjanXate. who

name.

noXuikjanXa'tEmamx

Mane'x

Gita/Xuilapax.

poor

ia'xaleu.

He took from them

fished sturgeon in gill nets.

ita'kjetenax.

Aqa'watikc

aqa

tga'kjanXate

qatctoxoacga'mx.

what they had

Part of them

then

their gill nets

he took them from them.

caught.

„

D

Ka'nauwe

Lqeta'kemax

kjoaLqe'.

Na2ct

All

years

thus.

Not

Mane'x

n tia'LxewulX. '

„

° Q y

1"

qatcigElga'x

he took it When qacxElo'xoax. Lqjup

he was a strong man.

nixo'xoax, it

cut

was,

it

nuxoakjoa'x. they went home.

iLo'mit

Lkja'skas

one

boy

he grew up

from him

what he had caught.

qaLo'ix he went

A'2qa Then

A'qa

iqLoto'koalalEmtck

a La'qxaLEma

Then

he was always sent

(of

South fork of Willapah)

iqoa'toL to

wash

iLgl'yuX

1" he did them Lqju'lipX

14

it

Lawa'

When slowly iLa'lqetenax.

ite't,

he came,

La'qxaLEma.

11

1^

Mane'x

qatciLxsga'mx he took

LeXa't

squeezed

he was seen

they ran away,

he reached him

Lkjup

there

aqiqElgE Ix

qatguwa'xitx,

one,

kopa'

a sturgeon,

When

all

qatcLkta'qoamx

was taken revenge on him

ena'qon,

Mane'x

was.

ka'nauwe LeXil't,

aqe'nkjemEnakoax it

a youth

196

Lpaka'lEmaxpa.

XaX

iLgE'tuX

mountains on.

Twist

he did them

iqje'nciq,

XaX

iLgE'tux

vine maples,

twist

he did them

tqa'-etEma, hemlock

trees,

tEma'ktXEmax. young spruce

iLE'xox

La'Xi

qLa'qxaLEmax.

he became

that

La'qxaLEma.

trees.

Aqjeyo'qt An

old

woman

XaX _ twist

A'2qa Then

wu'Xi that

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the mother of Pe'LpeL, said to her son: "You must go to L&'qxaLEma and take their gill nets. I want to make a coat." He the and took their nets. He took them away from the right away went La'qxaLEma and from the Willapah. His mother made coats. As soon as her coat began to get a little bad, she threw it away and her Then Pe'LpeL heard that one son went to take away more nets. youth of the La'qxaLEma was bathing in order to make himself strong. He said: "Oh, the poor La'qxaLEma. I must let them alone. They all run away when they see me." The next summer the old woman said again to her son: "Go and take the nets of the La'qxaLEma for me." He went, and when the people saw him, they all ran away. Now the Pe'LpeL is getting to be too youth said: "I will go to-morrow. hopeful because you are afraid of him." Then that day the people went down the river to catch sturgeon. At low water a canoe was Thej had just seen. That youth had caught a large sturgeon.

woman,

r

wa'yaq his

r

}

mother

a'Xi

La'qxaLEma

you go

ano'Xua." I will

make

it."

made

a'nqa

fetch

"Must

Aqje'Lxap A coat

9

3

qatctugoa'lEmamx

tkjanXa'te.

ne went

he fetched them

gill nets.

La'qxaLEma

kja

the Lii'qxaLEma

and

GiLa'XuilapaX.

agaxe'max.

A'qa

wi

ago'nax

Then

again

another one

away.

it

its

Aqje'Lxap

Willapah.

A.

qayaxElo'xax

itca'mEla

was on

badness

qatcugoa'lEmamx he fetched

A'qa

igixEltcE'maq

LeXa't

a net.

Then

he heard

one

youth.

"Qo'i

LxamgElxo'la. He had made

qLfi'qxaLEma,

tga'giutgoax,

aqa ac

the La'qxaLEma,

the poor ones,

when

ka'nauwe."

A'2qa

wi

itcakoa-iX

all."

Then

again

summer

iqE'tox they are

alone

tguwa'Xita they run

Then again

became.

7 s ^ 9

away

A'qa wi igio'lXam

ige'xoxix. it

Lqoa'toL he had bathed

let

itgEnqElkEla'ya they see me

(3

that

ia'c

"Must

himself strong against him.

ya'Xi

it

akjanXa'te. Lqju'lipX.

5

her coat,

her son a La'qxaLEma

4

coat

aga'qjeLxap,

it

itca'xan

La'qxaLEmax

-

gill nets.

tkjanXa'te.

them

Nol; A little

she threw

already

"Qo'i

her son:

qayo'iX

wa'yaq.

it

itca'xan:

that

qamtugoa'lEmauix

to

his mother.

ago'xoax

ya'Xi

him

Already

took them from them

she

to

A'nqa

QatctoXoacga'mx He

She said

Pe'LpeL.

La'qxaLEmapa

qamo'ix

AgiolXa'mx

Pe'LpeL.

that

*

she said to

1ft -^

him

itca'xan

wu'Xi

her son

that

"Qo'i qamo'ix qamane'tam akjanXa'te,

aqjeyo'qt: old

"Must

woman:

you go

bring

me

a

Lii'qxaLEma

aLakjanXate."

Ke'nuwa

qayo'iX

ac

aqiqElke'lX.

the La'qxaLEma

their gill net."

Try

he went

and

he was seen.

Aqa tguwa'Xit kanauwe'.

A'qa ige'kim

Then

Then

they ran away

all.

ya'Xi

iqju'lipX:

that

youth:

he said

-\_-\_

gill net,

12

"O'la 10 "To-mor-

row

a'qa nai'ka ano'ya. then

I shall go.

I

Kjwan Hopeful

qe'3r uxt he is made

Kjwac mcxe'xoxt." 14 Afraid you are."

Pe'LpeL. Pe'LpeL.

Ige'tcuktiX,

a'qa

wi

itgl'ya

ta-itci

te"lXam

Day came,

then

again

they went

those

people

oXuikjanXa'temam.

Qjol, Low water,

they went to

fish sturgeon in gill nets.

iqe'qElkEl

a'qa then

it

was seen

qa'eqamiX 15 down

the river

ikE'nim.

EXt

a canoe.

One

ia'kjetenax

ya'Xi

tia'qxaLEmax

ya'Xi

iqju'lipX;

ia'qa-iL

what he had

that

La'qxaLEma

that

youth;

large

to

ya'Xi 17 *

that

caught

ina'qon sturgeon

aco'max wu'Xi acta'kjanXate. just

that

their

two

selves' net.

Iqe'qElkEl ya'Xi it

was seen

that

ikE'nim ±g canoe


198

[bull. 26

caught it in their net. Now Pe'LpeL was seen coming in his canoe. "Oh, he comes to take our nets." And all the people ran awa}^ and went home. The companion of the youth said to him: "Quick, haul in your net. That monster is coming." "Be quiet," said he to his companion. The latter was afraid. He spoke to him twice: "Let us take up our nets and go home." But he said: "Be quiet." Now that canoe arrived. The youth was told: "Put your game into my canoe." He did not move. He was told so twice. Then Pe'LpeL got angry. "Indeed, I heard that he always bathed, preparing to fight me." Now the youth said to his companion: "Haul in our net." They hauled it in and put it into the canoe. The youth was told again: "Quick, put your game into my canoe." But he replied: "Do you think I will give you my fish? " Pe'LpeL took that sturgeon and put it into his canoe. Then the youth took it at its mouth. He took the sturgeon and the whole mouth was torn. The

-.

ite't,

Pe'LpeL

came,

Pe'LpeL

IgS'Xoakjoa 2

3r a'Xi that

ite't:

"O,

tkjanXa'te

qatctga'lEmamt."

he came.

"Oh,

nets

he comes to fetch them.'

ta-itci

te'lXam.

those

people.

They went home

Ka'nauwe iqiXuwa'Xit.

ILgio'lXam He

he was run away

All

said to

him

from.

„

ya'Xi

iqju'lipX

gicta'cgewal:

"Ai'aq

La'q°

axa

^

that

youth

being two companions.

"Quick

takeout

do

ya'Xi iqcxe'Lau."

Ite't

4

He is

that

monster."

ame'kjanXate. your

"Qan mxe'xox,"

itcLo'lXam gicta'cgewal.

"Silent

he said to him

be,"


coming ,,

Kjwac

iLE'xox

gicta'cgewal.

Ma'kctiX

ke'nuwa

"

Afraid

he was


Twice

try,

we two

out

do

will

our

Igicga'tqoam It

ikE'nim.

that

canoe.

" Iakatxa'emax

yaXi

" Put

"that

iqju'lipX:

cy

ya'Xi

iqju'lipX.

Ma'kctiX

that

youth.

Twice

it

into the canoe

"O, a'qanuwe "Oh,

Pe'LpeL:

11 He said

to

him

][3

,

*'*

our two

this

he moved

one

I

youth:

wu'Xi that

ne was told

he did

he bathed against me."

heard

that

iqio'lXam

ige'xox

Scold

told.

inxEltci'mEle ixEngElqoa'toL."

They two hauled in

"A'xkja "Haul

two

that

Icgakxa'ema.

acta'kjanXate. their

wu'Xi

in

They two put

selves' net.

it

into

the canoe.

ya'Xi

iqju'lipX:

"Ai'aq

ikxa'ema

ya'Xi

that

youth:

"Quick

put it into the canoe

that

*

Itcio'lXam: He

Not


wi

that

Kala'lkuile

iqju'lipX:

again

a'Xi

what you caught."

ya'Xi

Then

r

ige'xEla

gi

behold!

}

told

Nect

gicta'cgewal

A'qa

what you caught."

He was

ime'kjetenax."

he was

Icga'xkja

selves' net."

ime'kjetenax."

him:

be,"

silent

Iqio'lXam

iqio'lXam.

Lj

indeed

that

atxa'kjanxate."

12

"Ah,

will

ya'Xi

reached them

Itcio'lXam ya'Xi

..

We two

o

10 Pe'LpeL:

to

go home."

he said to him. youth:

he said

"A2, qan mE'xox,"

AtXkjoa'ya."

gill net.

it

7 atcLo'lXam.

iLgio'lXam:

^

"Laq atxo'Xoa atxa'kjanXate. 5 "Take

gill net.

"MXLo'Xuan "Do you think

said to him:

ayaniElo'ta

tci [int. part.]

"

I

T

j

a'Xi that

shall

give you

15 itci'kjetenax?" what

I

caught?"

16 iLa'xanimpa. his

canoe

in.

Itce'gElga He took it Itce'gElga He

took

it

Pe'LpeL

ya'Xi

ina'qon.

Pe'LpeL

that

sturgeon.

ya'Xi ~

that

iqju'lipX, youth,

u

Itciakxa'ema He

ia'k cXapa its mouth at

put it into his canoe

itce'gElga he took

it

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youth said: "Let us go ashore." That youth went ashore. There, were six people in Pe'Lpei/s canoe. He took hold of the thwarts and right away the canoe broke. "Behold, indeed, you bathed, preparing against me." "Indeed, I bathed, preparing against you," said that youth. He took Pe'LpeL at his clavicles. He moved his hands and tore a hole in his chest. He pushed Pe'LpeL and he fell on his back into the water. "Treat me softly, younger brother," said Pe'LpeL. But the youth said to him: "Rise! Why do you ialk that way?" He took hold of him just a little and broke his bones. Pe'LpeL said: "Oh, let me alone, I am poor." The two youths put the sturgeon into their canoe and went home. Pe'LpeL was put into his canoe. He was dead. They went home and carried him to his house. They landed at his town. Pe'LpeL was lost. His companions went up. They told Pe'LpeL's mother: "Go down to the beach. Your son brings your gill net. Make a coat." The old woman went ina'qon.

Nau'i

ka'nauwe

thestur-

At once

all

Ige'k-im

ya'Xi

iqju'lipX:

that

youth:

He

said

LXE'leu.

He went

Itce'gElga He

ya'Xi that

Six

"O,

Icxe'gela-iX

„

*

They two landed

will land."

men in his canoe

those

Nau'i

tsiEx

that

his canoe.

At once

split

a'qanuwe, indeed,

'$

Pe'LpeL.

iLa'Xanim.

"Oh,

canoe.

1

sturgeon.

ya'Xi

thwarts

ikE'nim.

ina'q5n

that

La'kjatxamikc La-itci Pe'LpeL.

youth.

iqLqoa'ma

those

ya'Xi

was

it

we

"Ashore

that its;

ya'Xi

"LXE'leuX txe'gela-iX."

'

took them

ige'xox

ashore

ia'k cXa its mouth

became

it

IaqE'luLx ya'Xi iqju'lipX.

ashore.

u

lex ige'xox broken

,

*

imxangE'lqoat."

l: gi! behold

5

you bathed against me.'

this one!

"IaxamgE'lqoat,

a'qanwe,

"I bathed against you,

indeed,

iqiu'lipX. ^

Iqe'gElga He was

youth.

iaxamgE'lqoat," I

bathed against you,"

Pe'LpeL

igeVim

va'Xi

he said

that

_

gipa'tix\

E'wa

here.

Thus

itci'tux ta'Xi he made them those

Lxoa'pLxoap

ige'xox

gipa'tix-

tci'yatckiunpa.

holes

were

taken

Pe'LpeL

^

te'vakci;

nau'i

his hands;

at

once

Jqio'samit

Pe'LpeL,

He was pushed

Pe'LpeL,

at

once

a'koa niEno'xoa, a'we!" dome,

thus

° \eie

iuLjuwa'ekoXuit

nau'i

he

fell

back so that he sat

He was

younger

told

the water m.

a'koa

mx5'la?"

thus

you talk?"

No'ljiX A

little

9

"Easy

"Stand up.

Pe'LpeL:

8

"Lawa'

"ME'tXuit.

brother!"

7

his clavicles at

Ltcu'qoapa.

Iqio'lXam Pe'LpeL:

6

Qa'tsqe Why' HI J-O

iqe'gslga,

iguXoala'Xit

te'yaqjotco

he was taken,

they broke on both

his bones

11

sides

Pe'LpeL.

Ige'k-im: He said:

PeLpeL.

"Ia'c

nE'xa,

"Let

dome,

tgE'giutgoax." I am poor."

Icgiakxa'ema They two put

alone

icta'naqon. their two selves'

They two went home

sturgeon.

those two

it

into

two youths.

A'qa iqiaqxa'ema Pe'LpeL, Then

he was put into the canoe

Pe'LpeL

io'mEqt.

A'qa

lLE'Xkjoa.

he was dead.

Iqe'yukT

Then

te'yaqLpa.

they went home.

iLxe'gela-iX

He was carried

his houseto.

Theylanded

iLa'lXampa.

gi this^

their

town

Iqo'lXam •She

was

told

Iqiona'xLatck

Pe'LpeL.

lLo'ptcka

giuVcgewal.

Pe'LpeL.

They went up

bting companions.

He was lost

at.

^

wa'yaq his

Pe'LpeL:

"A'vaq

Pe'LpeL:

"Quick

mother

niE'Lxa," go

down

to the

"AkjE'nXate itcame'Lam ime'xan; hebringsyou

yourson:

acije'Lxap "acoat

amo'Xoa." you

will

make

it."

IS ,

14 15

iqo'lXam. she was told.

water,"

"Agillnet

1 9,

the canoe

Ici'Xkjoa cta'Xi cqju'lipX.

IK "

Ioo'Lxa She went

down

to

water

the

17


200

down and saw her

son.

lying dead in his canoe.

[bi-ll.26

The canoe was full of blood. Pe'LpeL was His mother began to cry, but she died right

there.

1

wu'Xi

aq;eyo'qt.

that

old

2 ikE'nim. eanoe.

3 Kopa' There

woman,

lo'iriEqt He was dead

ige'qelkEl

itca'xan.

Par.

Lqa'wulqt

she saw him

her son.

Full

blood

Pe'LpeL ikE'ninipa. Pe'LpeL

igo'maqt

wa'yaq

she was dead

his

mother

the canoe in.

Pe'LpeL. Pe'LpeL.

va'Xi *

that

Ke'nuwa igagE'tcax wa'yaq. Try

she cried

his

mother

The Xisal

(told 1894)

The people had a town on each side of the creek. Xisal was the name of the town on the one side. Sunnyside the name of the town on the other side. The people of Sunnyside were all shamans. Now sang his conjurer's song. A small figure of a supermade of cedar wood. When this man. who had a supernatural helper, sang, then the cedar figure moved and danced. A woodchuck blanket was put onto it. It was laid double and fitted it. Then the people of Sunnyside became envious because the others could do more than they. That man who had a supernatural helper continued to sing for two years. Xow there were two mean youths at Sunnyside. They did

man

one

at Xisal

natural being was

GilI'lelam la'xextk;alx The Xisal Their Tale

Lxela'etiX

ta-itci

There were

those

te'lXam GiLa'lelam LE'xak;anatetoL: Acuwi'ct people

on both

Xisal

sides of

Acuwi'ct

it;

(Xisal)

ia'xaleuX ya'Xi ewa' k;anate't5L: Awa'xamln ia'xaleuX ya'Xi ewa' its

name

on one

there

that

Awa'xamin

side;

its

name

*

there

that

(Sunnyside)

Kanauwe' La'qewamax

k;anate'toL. on the other side.

All

La-itci

conjurers

A'qa

ige'ktcxan:

eXa't

Then

he sang a conjurer's song

one

qike'x.

Ma'nix

niktcxE'mx

When

he sang

E'ckan Ced

i

r

it

Awa'xamin

A'qa

ksi'aacuwi'ct.

man of

Awa'xamin giLa'lXam.

there

Then

Acuwi'ct.

their town.

iqe'lox io'LEmax. it was made a figure of a supernatural being.

was.

ya'Xi *

that

gia'vuiEinax.

a'qa

the one having the

then

figure of the supernatural being.

nixEla'lalEiiix it moved

ya'Xi

e'ckan.

thai

cedar.

Qayuwe'tckoax. '

It

danced.

Aqcilde'x It

cq;ula'.

was put on to

a wood-

chuck

it

blanket.

Q;up aqco'xoax Doubled

it

cqjula'.

was

Aqa ia'tcqEm i'tcqEm

A'qa q;oa'L qasixk;a'qoax. Then

the wood-

well

Then

it fitted. fitted."

its

sickness

chuck blanket.

igixE'lox it

was on it

e'Lamxtc

gaLa'awaxEmln.

their heart

the people of Awa'xamin.

IqELoLq. They were

ya'Xi

Itei'LOLq It

vanquished

*

i;

that

them

vanquished.

o'lehiux. upernatural

q

being.

Makct tqeta'qEmax ige'ktcxam ya'Xi gia'vuLEmax. Two

he sang

years

his conjurer's song

"that

the one having a supernatural helper.

A'qa cmokct Then

cta'tsxatEmax

cq;u'lipX

Awa'xamin

icta'lXam.

ka'nauwe

mean ones

youths

Awa'xamin

their town,

all

two

ta'nki ihin.gs

201

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202

They were

everything that was bad.

men

again, the

friends.

When

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became winter

it

of Nisal let the figure of the supernatural being dance.

danced whenever that man who had a supernatural helper wanted. he sang, the cedar figure danced. All the people went to see it. They were surprised. Then those two bad youths, those mean men, spoke together. The one said to his friend: '"What do j ou think? We will strike the figure of the supernatural being." The other one It

When

t

"Let us

replied:

On

strike it."

went inland and searched for a branch. and made a club. When they had finished the club, they went toward the sea and hid near the house. It grew dark. One night the Nisal cried '"Eh They were glad when the " during the dance. figure of their supernatural being danced. The next night, the two youths went across, and when they got across, they crept up secretly to that house. When they came near the door they stopped, and one of them said to his friend: "You lift the door flap; I will the following day they

They took

it

—

strike that supernatural thing."

nicxEl5'xoax ia'niEla Lxa'cikc. 1

they did

bad

io'LEmax

ya'Xi

lqoaLqe'

*

thus

Again

Wi

became.

Again

it

Lcta'acuwict.

their figure of a

the Aeuwl'ct.

supernatural being

supernatural being

"*

ige'xox.

iLa'yuLEmax

was made,

it

-

winter

aqio'xoax,

figure of a

that

o

Wi't'ax tca'xElkiix

the friends.

Ya'xka

3

ia'Xaqamit, a'qa iuwe'lalEmx. QatcigEltcxE'mx ya'Xi * his mmd, then it danced. He sang much that gia'yuLEinax, qayuwe'tckuax 3'a'Xi e'ckan. Ka'nauwe te'lXam

±

the one having the figure of the supernatural being,

He

it

danced much

qatgixelo'tcxa-itx. they went to see

£

it.

that

cedar.

people

All

Ac

qjac

nExoa'xax

te'lXam.

A'qa

ici'k'im

And

surprised

they were

the people.

Then

the two said

Q

cta'Xi

cqju'lipX

cta'Xi

those

two youths

those two

Itcio'lXam 7 He

said to

him

bad ones

two youths

said to

him

the two

mean

ones.

tau

We two will strike it that ya'Xi e'Xat: "Tgtjo'kti

he said

his friend,

cta'tcxatEmax.

Atxgiuqoe'lXEma

e'memxtc?

"How your mind? Itcio'lXam ia'cikc, ige'k-im He

figure of the supernatural being."

cqju'lipX

his friend:

io'LEmax. " g

"Qa

ia'cikc:

gicta'niEla

that

"Good

one:

atxgiuqoe'lXEma." we two

9 1

.

strike it."

Wax

ige'tcukte.

Early

day came.

A'qa icto'ptck

Icgo'cgam a'Lap.

A'qa ici'kux Then

a branch.

Icgo'naxL

made

A'qa q Then -

a'Lap.

They searched a branch. for it

iLkca'koLq ata'mqjaL.

ata'mqjaL.

they two

it

1

landward.

up

two nThey found

_.

LXE'leuX.

Then they two went

1U

They

a club.

finished

the club.

it

it

icto'Lxa.

Qjoii'p

tqu'Lepa

a'qa

icg5'pcut.

they went

Near

the house at

then

they two hid.

Igo'ponEm. It

grew dark.

down toward the water.

13

Agon

a'pol

One

night

e'Lutk crying

"

Eh"

qatgi5'xoax

kLcta'acuwict.

Ma'nix

they did

the Aeuwl'ct.

When

qayuwe'tcgoax ya'Xi iLa'yuLEmax,

Uit

danced

that

their figure of a

supernatural being,

kjwa'nkiwan qaLxigElo'xoax. glad

they were,

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When

the figure of the supernatural being danced,

A

went

it

to

and

while they stayed outside. Then had a supernatural helper began to sing.. Then the one

fro five times in the house. the

203

man who

"Now

said to his friend:

they

little,

supernatural being

let the figure of the

while the people in the house began to cry "Eh." The figure of the supernatural being was moving, and then the two youths went to the door. The}' stayed there. Then they opened

After a

dance."

the door a

little

and one of them said to his friend:

little

"There, that

supernatural being moves dancing in the house. Look!" Then his friend saw the figure of the supernatural being. Indeed, it was

moving. Three times it went to and fro. Then one of them said to his friend: "When it comes again we will strike it. You lift the door

A'qa

wi

Then

again

igo'ponEm.

Aqa

icte'gosiX

cta'Xi

eqju'lipX.

Then

they two landed

those two

two youths.

grew dark.

it

Ictigo'samix.

A'qa

icxo'kuikmwa ta'Xi

They arrived on

Then

they crept secretly to

tqu'Le.

Qjoa'p

ici'qepa

house.

Near

the door at

that

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1894)

Many women went

burned.

pick-

Then one slave girl laughed when she heard a clap of thunder far away. That slave girl laughed at it. The Thunderbird thundered twice. Then that slave girl imitated the thunder. A stroke of lightning came and burned the whole camp. All were dead; only one youth remained alive. He had gone digging when his companions were burned. All were burned and died. Only that one youth remained alive. After some time the Klatsop were burned again. They went digging parsnip roots. Early in the morning they rose. First they ate. Then the Thunderbird thundered. Two girls had gone already to dig roots near the creek. Then the women laughed at the thunder. They laughed hahaha' " Again the Thunderbird thundered and the women '

for several days.

!

'

La'kjelak

a'nqa

no'XumaLXa.

IkanacpE'q

The Klatsop

long ago

they were burned.

Huckleberries

Lga'pElatikc many

tE'nEmckc.

A'qa

he'he

nExo'xoax

aeXa't

those

women.

Then

laugh

she did

one

KEia'iX

iksnuwakco'inax

slave

Far

Thunderbird

woman.

ala'etiX. woman.

that

Agikxo'lalEmxiX

3

4

ikEnuwakco'max.

he spoke

the Thunderbird.

ala'etiX. slave

E'gilkc

woman.

nixo'xoax,

Lightning

it

a'qa

gita'qulavim.

Kanauwe'

who camped.

nuXuaia'itx.

those

All

they were dead.

EXfi'tka iqju'lipX ia'XanatiX. a youth

his

YaXi' kEla'iX iqiaLxoe'ma tcl'wula There

life.

far

roots (sp.

k

then

was,

ta-itci

_ they were burned

One only

she laughed at him °

nixEltc5'x

that

noXumaLXa'X

Then

was.

Then

wu'Xi

She imitated him

2

A'qa agiuqoa'nim

ige'xox.

Ma/kctiX

slave

1

they camped

ta-itci

ala'etiX.

wu'Xi

tge'wula ita'qola-im they gathered

hegath-

?)

a * '

ered them

noXumaLXa'x

qa where

they were dead.

Then

companions.

Only

niank a

his

All

they were burned,

little

one

that

youth

his

kjoalage'

wl't'ax,

a'qa

wl't'ax

some time ago

again,

then

again

o

life.

no'XumaLXa. 10 they were burnt.

Icana'taXue

tge'wula.

Kawi'X

nuXuala'yutckoax,

Parsmp(?) roots

a'qa

they gathered them.

Early

they arose,

then

nuXuikje'tcinktamitx.

A'qa

ikEnuwakco'max

nixEltco'x.

they took their breakfast.

Then

the Thunderbird

spoke.

n ll

A'nqa ** 1n Long ago

_

qacto'ix

o

all

Ia'ema ya'Xi eXa't iqju'lii)X ia'XanatiX.

noXiKiLfi'itx.

A'qa

Kanauwe' noXuaLE'lx. kanauwe'

giLa'cgewal.

they were burned

cta'Xi

cmokct

sha'tjau.

Qjoa'p

e'qaLpa

ckLola'lpL:

those

two

two maidens.

Near

the creek at

they two dug with digging

they went

-

-/i. ~v icanataXue

parsmp(?) roots

-/

13

sticks:

cge'wula.

A'qa

they two gathered them.

Then

nuXoak;ava'wulalEmx they laughed at

tE'nEmckc.

Hahahti'

nuxoa'xax.

women.

Wi't'ax

Hahaha'

they did.

Again

it

ta-Itci those

-,a

Xi

nixEltco'x ie bespoke 231

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232

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laughed again " hahaha'!" They laughed heartily. Then one of the two girls who had gone digging said: "It is forbidden. My mother He will told me that it is forbidden to laugh at the Thunderbird. burn the people." Indeed, a stroke of lightning came and almost burned those girls. The Thunderbird thundered so that the ground shook. Then she said to her relative: "Let us go into the water." They staj ed in the water, their heads only emerging. The Thunderbird thundered, and the women became silent. They stayed in the water until the Thunderbird became quiet. They went to the fire and there lay their relatives, all dead. The}' said: "Behold! our relatives are dead." They went home to their town and told the people: "Our companions have been burned they are all dead. They laughed at the Thunderbird." Thus they said, telling the people. An old person Long ago said: "Oh, it is forbidden to laugh at the Thunderbird. people who had gone to pick huckleberries, and who were camping r

;

•i

ikEnuwakco'ma.

Wi

kjoaLqe'

nugoage'mx

ta-itci

the Thunderbird.

Again

thus

they said

those

o Hahaha' Hahaha'

3

Qayuxoala'-itx.

nuxoa'xax.

They laughed

they did.

aha'tjau

cta'Xi

ckLola'lpL:

maiden

those two

they two dug with digging

wu'Xi

aeXa't

She said

that

one

heartily.

AgE'qo agEnulXa'mx. My

forbidden.

is

women.

Nage'mx

"Tga'kjiLau. " It

tE'nEmckc.

she told me.

mother

sticks:

a

Aqiukjoa'nimx

Tga'kjiLau. It is

He

forbidden.

g te'lXam."

e'gilkct

nixo'xoax.

A'koapo

Then

indeed

lightning

was.

Almost

nixEla'lalEmx

o

^

that

ground.

oguake'x

visible

were

aga'cuX:

She said

that

her relative:

'

water

they two stayed

Ta'ema jâ'Xi

He spoke tE'nEmckc. La'21e

the water

ta-itci

they were

Only

in.

NixEltco'x

Ltcu'qoapa.

Qan noxoa'xax Silent

wu'Xi

Then

La'xLax

jo ikEnuwakco'max. Thunderbird.

Thunderbird.

that

*"

AgolXa'mx

A'qa cxela'itX Ltcu'qoapa.

wetwowillgo."

waterin

their two selves' heads

11

elX.

shook

9 cta'qjaqctaquks

He spoke

two maidens.

ya'Xi

"Aya'q, Ltcu'qoapa atxo'ya." "Quick,

MxEltco'x ya'Xi ikEnuwakco'max.

cha'tjau.

they two were burned those two it

they are burned

a'qanuwe

g qacXEiiiLXa'x cta'Xi At once

nuXumaiXa'x

the Thunderbird,

A'qa

the people."

7 Nau'i

ikEnuwakco'maX,

laughed at

is

in.

women.

those

that

a'qa

Long

then

cxela'itx

Ltcu'qoapa.

Qari

nixo'xoax

ya'Xi

ikEnuwakco'max.

they two

the "water in.

Silent

he was

that

Thunderbird.

stayed

X.Ji

-.o 1-" -

14 15

Qacto'ix

cta'Xi

They two went

those two

aLa'toLpa. their

Ka'nauwe

o'xoaxt

ta'Xi

All

they lay

those

fire to.

there*

tcta'cuXtikc,

oXoa'La-it.

Qacge'mx:

"02,

their relatives,

they were dead.

They two

"Oh,

txa'cuXtikc."

QacXkjoa'x

our two selves'

They two went

relatives."

home

'Igo'XumaLXa "

They are burned

IP Itgiuqoa'nimtck They laughed at him -17

cqage'lak two women

QaLge'mx He

said

one

the Thunderbird.

iguXoa'La-it ""they are

their

town

Ka'nauwe

our companions.

All

the Thunderbird,"

they two said,

oldman:

"Oh,

Le'tcgoax: told:

iguXoa'La-it.

qack u Le'lalEmx.

tga'kjiLau, it is

Ljgi behold]

they are dead.

qacge'mx,

"O,

u

They two

to.

gintca'cgewal.

Lqjeyo'qt:

dead

QacXk

iLa'lXampa.

ikEnuwakco'max,"

LeXa't

18 ikEnuwakco'max.

said:

they two

told.

aqiuqoa'nimx

forbidden,

A'nqa

wi

no'XumaLXa

te'lXam

Long ago

also

they were burned

people

he

is

laughed at

ita'qola-im who camped

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233

were burned." Then the girl's mother said to her: "I always you that people were burned long ago." And the girls spoke: "If we had not gone into the water we should not be alive now." Then they went to see the dead ones. They were carried away in two All the corpses were put into the canoes and were large canoes. out, told

carried into the town. a band of elks were burned in Klatsop. A woman went She went a long distance to the prairie. Then she saw something red. She went to look at it, and approached. She thought: "Perhaps these elks are asleep." She thought: "I will tell She thought: the hunters to shoot them." Then again she hesitated. "I will not tell them." She crept toward them secretly. She was They did not rise at all. She quite near, but the elks did not rise. threw her digging stick. There was one elk quite near the woman, but it did not move. She threw her digging stick again against its

Not long ago

to dig roots.

ikanacpE'q

tge'wula."

huckleberries

they gathered

Igo'lXam She said

to

her

wa'qaq

wu'Xi

aha'tjau:

her mother

that

maiden:

1

a'nqa."

~

them."

" QajâxamElkuLe'lalEmx gwa'nisum. " I told

you

"Qe

cta'Xi cha'tjau:

Ici'k'im

those two

They two

No'XumaLXa te'lXam They were burned

always.

two

nekctx Ltcu'qoapa water in

not

"If

long ago."

people

intxe'la-it, ta'ntxo we had been, therefore

3

maidens:

said

A'qa iqtogoa'lEmam

inta'Xanate." our

Then

life."

u

ta-itci

tmemElo'ctikc,

iqo'k La

those

bodies,

they were

tney were fetched

4:

carried

mokct

gitca'qa-iLax

akE'nim.

Iqta'kXatq

ka'nauwe

ta-itci

two

large

canoes.

They were put

all

those

5

into the canoes

IqE'tuk

tmemElo'ctikc.

Ur

iLa'lXampa.

r

They were

bodies.

their

town

to.

(J

carried

Nact a'nqa a'qa wi kopa' Tia'kjelakiX ne'XEmaiXa imo'lEkumaX. Not

EXt

long ago

then again there

One

herd

,

qaLigElo'ix.

they were burned

Klatsop

imo'lEkumax.

ia'Xtamala

QaLo'ix She went

elks.

a

woman.

Roots

QaLo'ix e'wa kElii'iX ta'Xi tEmqa'emapa.

she went to

f he

went

there

that

far

prairie to.

o

(sp.?)

A'qa

ta'nki

Then

something

gather.

e'xoxt

7

elks.

IqjaLxoe'ma

Lqage'lak.

LpE'lEmax.

QaL5'ix

qaLgio'qstamx.

A'qa

qjoa'p

red.

She went

she went to see.

Then

near

there was

QaiXLoXoa'itx Lqage'lak:

qaLgio'xoamx.

She thought

she arrived.

the

imo'lEkumax."

QaLXLoXoa'-itx:

elks."

She thought:

"Perhaps

they sleep

" Anxk u L,e'tcguama, " I will tell

10

gi

these

11

tia'maq

them,

shoot

12

A'qa wi mokct qaLkto'xoax La'xataguax.

atktelo'xoa tga'xeqLax." thev will do

woman:

"iXuan ikqe'witEm

Q

Then again

the hunters."

became

two

her

1Q ±0

mmd.

them

QaLXLoXofi'-itx: " Qa txo nict anxk u Le'tcguama." QaLxikjEnukLuwa'x She thought: "How per- not I tell." She crept near secretly II haps

qjoa'piX; near;

nact not

nixEla'yutckoax. they rose.

ya'Xi

nixEla'tckoax

'

they rose

imo'lEkumax.

those

QaLgigEltce'mx ya'Xi e'LaLqe. She threw at them

"

that

Ni'cqe Not at

elks.

digging stick.

all

15

Nact nixEla'lalEmx Not

it

moved

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bellj% but it did not

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Then the woman thought: "Perhaps the

move.

She arrived and struck the head of the elk. It did She looked to see where it was hit, but it was not hit anywhere. She looked at all those elks. They were all dead. They were burned. Then the woman went hom,e to tell the people. She came to the town and said to her husband: "1 am afraid. I found a whole band of dead elks. They are lying dead on that prairie. Their hair is burned." Then her husband ran to another house and said: "My wife found dead elks. Their hair is burned." Then one person You all heard it; said: "Oh, last night the Thunder bird thundered. Maybe it burned those elks. The Thunderbird the ground shook. has done it." Then the people went. They skinned the elks, and cut elks are dead."

not move.

The people dried

only the fat ones; they did not cut the lean ones.

-,

1

va'Xi eXt qjoa'piX Lfi'Xkapa La'Xi Lqage'lak. "

a'Xi

T

9J

3

-

near

one

that

i

She thought

moved.

it

its

it

belly

woman:

that

"Perhaps.

its

on

head

*

that

where "

those

moved.

it

She looked

ia'maq.

Ka'nauwe

qaLgiukjuma'nanEmx

not

shot.

All

she looked at them

Ka'nauwe

iXE'La-it,

All

they were

elks.

QaLXkjua'x

La'Xi

Lqage'lak,

She went home

that

woman,

iLa'lXampa. her town

ka'nauwe ia'qso

"I

She told him

her husband

that

woman:

imo'lEkumax

iXE'La-it.

13 \± „

,

17

they are dead

He ran agE'kikal;

He

one

said

that

teXt

her husband

one

house All

their nair

She found*~them

ixLE'llt," it is

burned."

ige'xEltco ikEnuwakco'max.

" In the

person:

"

to:

ia'qso

are dead.

burned

It is

"Igio'cgam

tqu'Lipa:

Ka'nauwe

"Xa'piX

IxLE'llt

prairie on.

itca'kikal

my wife; they QaLge'mx Lexa't LgoaLe'lX:

One

tEinqa'emapa.

ta'Xi

iXE'La-it.

E2Xt

they are dead.

elks

all

bespoke

the Thunderbird.

evening

Mcgiltci'niEletEmtck ka'nauwe You heard

all

it

Igixla'lalEmtck

niE'caika. you.

It

LXuan lge'XEinLXa ya'Xi imo'lEkumax. perhaps

tltey are

itci'yux."

A'qa

he'did

Then

"those

itgl'ya ta-itci te'lXam. they

those

There

people.

ya'Xi 'those

then

gi

elX,

this

ground,

The Thunderbird

thus

Iqe'jaixc va'Xi imo'lEkumax. They were

"

those

elks.

skinned

igaya'pXEleu iql'yuxc. those having fat

tney dried

shook

IkEnuwakco'max a'kua

elks.

went

them."

Only

burned

Kopa' a'qa itgiXca'mit 19

found them

elks

Ia'ema IS

I

Nixe'ngux

their hair.

15 lb

Inio'cgam iXE'La-it

imo'lEkumax

She arrived

tell.

aqage'lak:

kanauwe'

herd

te'yaqco."

burned.

Qa-iLo'yani'

wu'Xi

scared.

ia'Xtamala

ll

itca'kikal

at.

am

qaLxk Le'tcgamx. she went to

ixLE'llt. it was

their hair

all

AgiolXa'mx

"QEnuqjue'xaemaLx. 10

them

at

nict

Nothing

shut.

Not

elk.

Kja

dead,

12

they are

that woman she struck it elks." She reached them ia'qjaqctaqpa ya'Xi imo'lak. NactnixEla'lalEtnx. QaLgiukjuma'nanEmx

ya'Xi imo'lEkumax.

11

ixE'La-it

these

O

9

Not

at.

dead

qa'xpa ia'niaq.

^

it

Na2ct

imo'lEkumax." ALigo'qoamx La'Xi Lqage'lak qaLgiuqoe'lXEmx

gi

5

7

she took

ia'wanpa.

QaLXLoXoa'itx La'Xi Lqage'lak: "iXuan

nixEla'lalEinx. 3

she threw at

Again

digging stick.

that

Again

qaLgigEltce'mx

Wi't'ax

e'LaLqe.

Wl't'ax qatgigElga'x

woman.

that

her at

it

ta-itci those

IiiLjE'lyuxt

nact

iqi'yuxc.

they were skinned.

The lean ones

not

they were skinned.

te'lXam'.

Ttsilqa'Lkc iqE'tox kopa'.

people.

Drying frames

they were

made

there.

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them and made drying frames. Then the elks were the meat was dried, the people went home.

dried.

When

all

Therefore the Klatsop are afraid of the Thunderbird.

Kopa' iqiXca'mit ya'Xi imo'lEkumax. Then

they were dried

igo'Xoakjoa they went

home

'those

ta-itci

te'lXam.

those

people.

Kanauwe' igiXE'caq, tcXua

elks.

Ta'ntxo kjwac La'kjelak ikEnuwakc5'max. Therefore

afraid

the Klatsop

the Thunderbird.

All

they were dry,

then

War

Against the Klatsop (told 1894)

came down There were many people. They came down to Nia'kjewanqiX. [That is the middle town of the Klatsop.] They Then a youth said: "Oh, people are were seen at Skippanon. coming. Thej are going to make war against us. Go and tell at Nia'kjewanqiX." Thus spoke one person. They went to tell the People are coming to make people: "You are staying here quietly.

The

Tj uwa'nxa-ikc [a tribe speaking a Shahaptian dialect]

to fight the Klatsop.

r

war against us." And all the people ran away iuland to Lia'menaLucte That town had five blocks. It was a town [a large town on a lake]. The Klatsop were there. They did not sleep until of the Klatsop. They held their arrows in readiness. it became daylight again. They down to the beach at Nia'kjewanqiX. The T; uwa'nxa-ikc went the morning they made evening. Early in came to the town in the there people. They found town, but were no an attack upon the

-.

^

A'qa Now

Lga'pElatikc o •^ Many

te'lXam.

A'qa

iLgE'Lxam

Nia'kjewanqiXpa

those

people.

Then

they came down to the water

Nia'kjewanqiX at

"that

elX.

Iqo'quikEl

Sqepana'wunX:

"A,

country.

They were seen

Skippanon:

"Ah,

one

he said

arecoming,"

the Klatsop.

ta-itci

"War

youth.

they come to

upon

mcku Le'tcgam tell

Nia'kjewanqiX,"

iLE'lrim he

Nia'kjewanqiX,"

them u

g Icxauik Le'tckoam They went to

them

tell

people

"A'yaq

ta-itci

te'lXam

those

people

make

"Quick

us."

LeXa't

LgoaLe'lX.

one

person.

said

Nia'kjewanqiXpa: Nia'kjewanqiX

tgate't

te'lXam.

Saq°

they are

people.

War

„ amcxela'etiX, 7 you stay,

te'lXam

"Saq° qElxE'txam."

iLE'k'im LeXa't Lqju'lipX.

tgate't,"

5

They came to make war upon them

the Klikitat.

ya'Xi

q ia'xaleuX its name

4

Igugoatkje'saqoamam Tia'kjelakiX.

itga'tet Tj uwa'nxa-ikc. they came

"Quietly

qE'lXoxt." is

"Pja'la

at:

made upon

Itgua'Xit They ran away

us."

coming

g ka'nauwe

ta-itci

te'lXam.

Itgi'ya

LXE'leuX

those

people.

They went

inland

all

9 Kopa' qui'nEma iXE'mo-itt ya'Xi There

blocks

five

10 iLa'lXam. their town.

11

12

Lia'menaLuctepa. Lia'menaLucte

to.

e'lXam Lia'niEnaLuctepa, La'kjelak town

that

the Klatsop

Lia'niEnaLucte at

Kopa'

igo'xoax

ta-itci

te'lXam

La'kjelak.

Nact

There

were

those

people

the Klatsop.

Not

nuguaqe'witXitx n thev slept

ac

wax

niktco'ktxiX.

Itgoguiga't

tga'qamatcX

day came.

They held them

their arrows

and the next day

gua'nEsum

ta-itci

te'lXam.

always

those

people.

Itge'Lxa Tj uwa'nxa-ikc Nia'kjewanqiX. They went

down

Nia'kjewanqiX.

the Klikitat

to

the water

13 Itxe'kjEnukLuwa They

crept

up

secretly to

14 saq° itgi'yux war

they

made

upon 236

it

ya'Xi e'lXam. that

ya'Xi e'lXam. *

that

town.

Tso'yustiX.

town.

It

was dark.

Kja'ya

te'lXam,

None

the people,

KawI'X Early

ige'xoxix, it

became,

ta'ema tqLa'2max. only

houses,

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237

only the houses. They entered and said: "Where may those people have gone to?" Now there was something round and as long as a finger lying near the fire. Then one Clackama spoke (part of them were Clackama): "These are the excrements of these people. They defecate near the fireplace. " It is said that the Klatsop defecate near the fireplace. One of the men took it up and said: "You lie. Those are not excrements; it is something else." [It was the refuse of a root which they chew and spit out.] The people went down to the sea and one of them went to the water. He saw an abalone in the water and took it. He put it under his blanket next to his stomach. Then it bit him with both its claws and made a large hole in his stomach. He fell down and died. The people said: "Let us go inland. Perhaps there are monsters in the water." Behold, a crab had bitten that person and he thought it was an abalone. The people went inland to search for the town. They crossed that creek and went inland. Then they came out of the woods and arrived ItgE'pqa

ta-itci

te'lXam.

They entered

those

people.

Igugoa'kim They

aLgetgl'ya tkci te'lXam?" they went

There

and

near

One

long.

ta-itci

te'lXam:

Clackama

those

people:

there

their fireplace at

was there part of

'

*

"La'kjelak

k

"The Klatsop

they said: that

it

,

this

Near

KjoaLqe' aqtolXa'mx:

He took

"

tnem

Qjoa'p gi

QaLgigElga'x La'Xi LeXa't.

their

9 ^

aqa'watikc

people.

Thus

-.

QaLge'mx: He

one.

6

said:

excrements."

"Eme'LjnienXut. "You

ixo'Xtax

a Clackama,

"Their excrements these

kopa' ita'toLpa ita'qexale."

ta'nki something

GiLa'qjemas,

he said

they defecate."

all

their fire

"Ita'qexale tkci te'lXam.

ka'nauwe qatkLotsa'tsax."

fireplace

"Whither

-

Gita'qjemas e'toL

"Qa'mta

people:

LeXa't iLE'k im

lo'Elomax kja ia'Lktax. round things

te'lXam:

those

Kopa' qjoa'p ita'toLpa

people?"

those

ta-itci

said

lie.

Nicqe

ige'xale

taya'x;

Notatall

excrements

that;

QatgE'Lxax

ixElo'ita." it is

They went

different."

7

to

the water

ma'LniX

ta-itci

te'lXam;

qaLo'ix

Ltcu'qoapa

LaXi

seaward

those

people;

he went

the water to

that

QaLgiqElgE'lx He saw

ikte'lowa-itk

Ltcu'qoapa.

an abalone

the water in.

it

He

abalone.

put it under his blanket

te'yaxo

iLa'wanpa.

its'hands

his belly at.

qaLxe'maxitx he

fell

'

alxo'ptcga, let

us go inland,

It bit

him

became

holes

Noguage'mx They

he died.

his belly in.

te'lXam:

said

tqcxeLa'ukc

Ltcu'qoapa

oguake'x."

monsters

the water in

are."

La'Xi that

qaLkLo'qcx it

him

bit

K5pa' There

1

.

-''

"A'vaq, 19 ^--' "Quick,

the people:

perhaps

a crab

10

both

Nau'i Lxoa'pLxoap nixo'xoax iLa'wanpa. At once

q

that

it

LXuan

LqaLxe'la

3 r a'Xi

QatcLo'qcx kana'mtEmax

his belly at.

qaLo'mEqtx.

down

took

8

one.

QaLgigElga'x He

NiLXmo'tkax iLa'wanpa.

ikte'lowa-itk.

LeXa't.

Q5'ct 1c -*-" ,

Behold

La'Xi

LgoaLe'lX.

iLXLo'Xoa-it

that

person.

He thought

ikte'lowa-itk.

-,

* ,

15

an abalone.

QatgE'ptckax

ta-itci

te'lXam

They went inland

those

people

QatigElgua'kuax ya'Xi e'qaL. They went through

that

qatgiona'xLam they went to search for

the town.

it

QaLgE'ptcgax Lxe'leu, a'qa They went inland

creek.

e'lXam.

inland,

then

wl't'ax again

16 ^

17

the water

aqtgE'Lxax. they went

down

to the water.

A'qa itigElo'Lxamx ikak;o'Litix Then

they reached

it

a lake.

.

Ia'qa-iL ikakjo'LitiX. Large

the lake.

18 -*-°


238

They saw a

at the lake.

They

man

town on the other

large lake and a

"Behold, there

said:

When

the town of the Klatsop.

is

swim

[bull. 26

He

side.

gets

it

go and take a canoe." That lake is large. The girls were Its name is Lia'menaLucte. bathing in front of the town. Their heads were covered with dentalia. They wore hair ornaments and ear ornaments. Then one of these people said: "I wish it would grow dark quickly that we may attack these people." When it grew dark, one of them said: "I will go and fetch a canoe." That person wore a head ornament made of feathers. The faces of all the Tjuwa'nxa-ikc were painted black and red. When it began to be dai*k, they went down to the water and this man said to his companions: "You stay here. I will go and take a canoe." He walked into the water of the lake. It was shallow. At some places it was deep. Sometimes it reached to his armpits, sometimes to his knees, and sometimes it went over his head. dark, one

shall

across.

shall

Noguage'mx: "Qoct!

QatgiqE'lkElx ya'Xi e'lXam e'wa kjanate'toL. They saw

][

town

that

it

They

on the other

there

"Behold!

said:

aide.

gipa'tiX 2

iLii'lXam

here

Ma' nix

the Klatsop.

When

alupo'nEma,

he shall swim

grows dark,

it

IkE'nim aLgiugoa'lEmam." he shall go to fetch it." A canoe

aLukjue'x'a. o

La'kjelak.

town

their

a'qa

LeXa't

then

one

ya'Xi ikakjo'iitiX,

la' qa-iL Large

that

lake,

across.

Lia'menaLucte

its

ya'Xi e'lXam K °

'

ilxgE'tux

saq° 8

we

war

will

their

those

maidens

ornaments

ickjE'la

ia'wiXt

ta-itci

were on them,

ear orna-

were on them,

those

ta-itci

ments

te'lXam: "Qo'i aya'q ig5'poiiEm,

those

said

"Oh.

people:

ta-itci

te'lXam."

those

people."

make

tha'tjaunana

ta'wixt,

They

maidens.

maidens

ta-itci

Hair ornaments

Igugoa'kim

thatj auna'na.

those

Tqoxua'lXtax

their heads on.

(

Full

tha'tjaunana

ta-itci

they bathed

PaL tga'ktemax

toward the water from it at.

tga'qjaqstaxukcpa, il

Then

name.

aya'maLnapa.

town

that

A'qa oxuaqwa'yotuL

ia'xaleuX.

Lia'menaLucte

4:

quick

if

Igo'ponEm, It

it

grows dark,

iLE'k'im

LeXa't:

he said

one:

grew dark,

upon them

"Kai'ka

aniogoa'lEmam

ikE'nim.

"I

I will fetch it

a canoe.

C)

La'kjecgEla La'Xi that A head ornament

LgoaLe'lX. person.

of feathers

LEgue'matckuiX Painted

1

leIX, ana' LpEl ka'nauwe sta'xostpa

sta'x5st, ana' their faces,

some-

black,

W

GiUp igo'ponEm.

Ltjuwa'nxa.

Late in the afternoon

the Klikitat.

iLkto'lXam 12

He

said to

them

ikE'nim.

13

"Te'ka "Here

into the water

their faces

all

ya'Xi

he went to the water

that

amcxo'xoa; you

aniugoa'lEmam

stay;

I

go to fetch

ikakjS'LitX.

A'qa

cpaq

lake.

Then

shallow

~ that

Ljlap

nixo'xoaxix,

ana'

La'xEmalapqiX,

lake,

some-

under

he became,

water

sometimes

his armpits,

times

Ljlap

qaLo'iX,

under

he went,

water

anil' sometimes

La'qjoxLEmax his

knees

it

ya'Xi

ana'

i i 1-"*

on

Klikitat.

ikak;o'LitiX, -

15

Then

nis companions:

iLigs'lkoago-iX

red

A'qa iLo'Lxa La'Xi Ltjuwa'nxa.

grew dark.

giLa'cgewal:

He went

a canoe.

it

somelimes

times

"

that

qoii't thus (far)

saxala',

pat

Ljlap

qaLo'ix.

up,

really

under

he went,

water

KATHLAMET TEXTS

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239

companions: "Behold, the lake

said to his

warm water and sometimes

times he found

SomeAVhen he

shallow."

is

eold water.

came to the middle of the lake, it changed all of a sudden. Noise was beard under water. It began to boil; waves arose on the lake, and that person went down. He came up again crying "Eh," and clapping bis mouth. He came up five times. Then bis cries ceased. He ceased to clap his mouth. Then he was heard under water in that lake. Noise was heard from below. Then the warriors said: "Let us go home. This land is monstrous; it helps the people. Two of our companions are dead." Now that person remained in the lake. "When it gets foggy, he is heard in the lake. Not very long ago he was seen swimming. People were digging up a beaver dam, and there he was seen coming out of it. He is heard when it becomes windy.

QaLktolXa'mx He

said to

Ana'

gita'cgewal:

those

his companions:

La'Xi

Ljoi warm

Some-

ta-itci

them

"Come!

water

he found

it,

times

qaLkLucga'mx. he found

The middle

nixo'xoax

ixr.lo'ita different

it

ge'gualiX.

ana'

tsEs

Ltcu'qoa

sometimes

cold

water

ikakjo'LitX

qaLo'yamx.

A'qa

lake

he arrived.

Then

that

ya'Xi

ikakjo'LitX.

that

lake.

became

Then

ayS'kolal

in

its

na-ixEl5'xax

waves

they were on

foam

it

ya'Xi

o J •:>

A'vaXulam na-ixElo'xoax '*

came

noise

Its

was on

that

it

ikak;5'LitiX.

that

it

1

behold."

to

be on

A'qa e'LaLEuiLEm nixatElo'xoax La'Xi Ltcu'qoa.

below.

its

Qeqjayaqpa ya'Xi

it.

Lqoct."

dry,

qaLkLucga'mx,

Ltcu'qoa

that

"ME'cte! iXi'caqtiX,

Li

A'qa

lap

s

Then

water.

qaLo'iX

La'Xi

he went

that

Under

lake.

4.

it

"

water

LgoaLe'lX.

Lax

qaLxo'xoamx

La'Xi

LgoaLe'lX.

person.

Visible

he became

that

person.

qaLgio'xoax

La'Xi

LgoaLe'lX.

nedid

E'wa

qaLgio'xoax

that

person.

Thus

he did

NiLXElqc'lXEmX He always

clapped

kopa'tiX

his

crying

iLa'k cXat.

Lax

Five times

visible

qaLgio'xoax,

"Eh"

A'qa

ge'gualiX

aqitci'mElitEmx,

Then

Below

hewasheard,

mouth. noise

it

was on

They

"Alxkjoti'ya; qoct iqcxe'Lau gi elX.

"We wiU go

behold

monstrous

land.

this

8

mouth.

qaLxo'xoax

q

he became,

he always clapped '

said

iLa'k cXat.

ya'Xi

Noguage'mx

below.

it

7

"Eh"

niLXElqe'lXemX in

as often

a'yaxolam na-ixElo'xoax ge'gualiX. its

kopa'tiX

he did.

Crying u his

Qoa'nEmiX

mouth.

e'nxeaXul

as often u his

iLiiVcXat.

it

E'nxeaXul

it

ikakio'LitX

that

11

lake

ta-itci gita'kiesaq: those

'

19

warriors:

Qatcuguige'cgama-itx te'lXam. 1Q ld It

always helps them

the people.

A'qa ma'kctikc gilxa'cgewal iguXua'la-it." A'qa gwa'nEsum iLE'xox Then

14.

La'Xi LgoaLe'lX ya'Xi

K

two

that

our companions

person

aqLiltci'mElitEmx he

is

ikakjo'LitXpa.

that

lake

kopa'

heard

that

Lukue'Xala.

he was seen

swimming.

it

was done,

in.

lake

always

he was

Manix na-ikxaLa'qxoaXiX 10 When it gets foggy

ya'Xi ikalq5'LitXpa.

there

aqLqElkE'lx

aqio'xoaXiX,

Then

arc dead."

in.

Tqo-ine'ne Beavers

Nacqe' Not at

all

tE'kxaqLpa their house at

kopa'

aqLqElkE'lx

qaLopa'x.

Mane'x

there

he was seen

he went out.

When

a'nqa long ong ago

pEt reallv

,

.

lO

LE'kLEk r li dig

ika'qamtq 10 wind


240

[bull. 26

always cries "Eh." Now the TjuwS'nxa-ikc were afraid. They never came again to fight. They all went home. They came home. Then the Clackama said: "We reached Skippanon." Then one perHe replied: "We came to the son said: "Did you jump much?" Thus spoke the place where the sun goes down into the water."

He

Clackama.

-, -1-

2 3

They have no

sense; they are foolish.

E'nxeaXul qaLgioxo'lalEmx.

nixo'xoax aqLiltci'uiElitEmx. it

he

becomes

is

qacuXuigEna'x

Tjuwa'nxa-ikc.

they became afraid

the Klikitat.

NuXuakjua'x ka'nauwe Th'ey

went home

all

Nuguake'mx

ta-itci

teTXam

Tjuwa'nxa-ikc.

those

people

the Klikitat.

mamx.

5

A'qa

iLE'k'im

LeXa't

Then

he said

one

They

imcksopEna'wunEnXLtck?" 6

did vou

jump much

"intco'yam

GiLa'qjemas: the Clackama:

said

they went to attack them.

Never

4

home.

(at the

"We arrived at LgoaLe'lX:

They came Skippanon."

"Kja

•

o

we

arrived.

iLE'k'im. he

said.

tco'xoa

"And

person:

iLE'k-im: He said:

NuXuakjua'-

Sqepana'wunX."

"Kopa' aqara'x "There

the sun

enemies)?"

n intco'yam.

Kopa't

Enough "Eh" he always does. Met qantsi'x nuguakjesaqoamx.

Crying

heard.

well

Ljlap nxo'la under water

goes

Ltcu'qoapa Ljlap no'ix aqaLa'x intco'yam," GiLa'qjemas The water

in

under water

goes

the sun

Nicqe' La'Xatakoax GiLa'qjemas. Not at

all

their reason

the Clackama.

we

arrived,"

Ljala'weyikc. They are

foolish.

the Clackama

How

the Kathlamet Hunt Sea-lions (told

1894)

In February the sea-lions drive the smelts, and the bay gets full Then the hunters say: "Quick, get your hunting canoes

of them.

Then the hunting canoes are made ready. Their outer sides The paddles are put in order. When it is calm, they go up the river at half ebb tide. Sometimes twenty canoes go, sometimes ten, and sometimes fifteen. As soon as they see many sea-lions the hunter says: "Let us stay here." The people remain there and after a short time it is low water. Then he asks his companions: ready."

are burned.

"Whose canoe is the fastest?" One person says: "Mine is fast"And whose next?" "Mine," says another man. "Then

est."

go with your canoes to both ends of our line." They go first, and they all go down toward the sea. Now they find sea-lions toward the sea. The hunter says: " Let us drive them. Many sea-lions are TcaLXE'na-iX

qaLgiuwa'x

iLXE'na

Lgipe'Xmkc,

ac

In February

paL

they drive them

the smelts

the sea-lions,

and

full

nixo'xoax

e'maL.

becomes

the bay.

QaLge'mx He

kLa'xeqLax:

"A'vaq,

tiaya'tjaya

the hunter:

"Quick,

good

said

amci'kax

amea'xecitiX."

A'qa

make them

your hunting canoes."

Then

tjava'tjaya 'good

AqakamLELa'lEmx They were burned

Ma'nix

(outside)

aqice'tiX.

they were

the hunting canoes.

ebb

Tjaya'tjaya

aqLo'xoax

Lci'ke.

the hunting canoes.

Good

they were

the paddles.

4 5

it

made

Ka'tcEk

pEt

they went up the river.

Middle

real

aqicitl'yuXEinax.

E'XtEmaXiX

twenty

hunting canoes.

Sometimes

e'XtEmaXiX itca'LelXam

itca'LelXam,

sometimes

ten,

kLa'xeqLax:

ten

ago'n

qui'nEm.

others

five.

R

QaLge'mx He

7 '

said

"Te'ka tcXua alxo'xoa," ma'nix aqLqElkE'lx La'pEla "Here

the hunter:

we

then

La'Xi Lgipe'XLukc. those

qatgE'suwilXEmx.

got

mokctLa'L

tide,

3

aqice'tiX.

nixo'xoaxiX

lIo

When calm qatxElta'kuax,

u

"

aqo'xox made

-,

1

There

sea-lions.

when

will be,"

K5pa' nixoa'xax

te'lXam.

those

people.

were

many

they were seen

ta-itci

o

Mank A

qjol

9

low

little

water

nixo'xoaxiX, qatctuqu'mtcXoqoax it

became,

he asked them

iLa'xecitiX?"

"Who QaLge'mx: "Nai'ka," LeXa't LgoaLg'lX. He

hunting canoe?"

his

his

"Mine,"

said:

companions:

one

wl't'ax?"

"A,

nai'ka,"

Lgon

LeXa't

also?"

"Ah,

mine,"

another

one

qaLge'mx. he

amtgo'xoa

amta'xecitiX."

at both ends

A'newa

you two be

your two selves' hunting canoes."

First

qatgE'Lxax e'maLpa.

ya'Xi that

the bay

to.

ktia'xeqLax: their hunter:

"LaLa'x

sea-lions

alxkLXuwa'ya."

"There

we

B. A. E., Bull. 2(3—01

16

will drive

them."

the quickest

"K;a Lan "And

who

„

H

"ME'taika 19

"You two alaxo'xoa. A'qa 10

said.

Qakmcga'mx Lgipe'Xmkc They found them

ia'qjoalasEna 1n

person.

kE'mkite

they went down toward the sea

"Lan

giLa'cgewal:

Then

they will go.

ma'Lne. seaward.

La'pEla Many

Niee'mx He

said

13

,

14

^

LaLa'x 1K there

241


242

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Then they surround them. These two canoes go first, and them the others. The sea-lions dive. When they come up again, the people make a noise by beating their canoes and crying: Ah, ha, he, he, he, he The sea-lions dive again. When they emerge again, the hunters make noise by beating their canoes. Sometimes they do so often, sometimes only for a short while. Then the people say: "The water is being stirred up by them farther down the river." Then they drive these sea-lions. They try to drive them toward a sandy island. The hunter says: "Let us drive them to this island." Sometimes the people are deceived and the sea-lions stay in the water. The water is not being stirred up down the river. Then the people wait there."

after

!

on the water and drift in their canoes until they emerge. When the water is being stirred up down the river they follow them again. Then they make noise by beating their canoes near the sand island. Now the

w

Lgipe'Xmkc

aqLXLa'koax.

A'newa

aqo'xoax

wu'Xi

mokct

sea-lions

they surrounded them.

First

they were

those

two

-*-

A'qa ke'xEmtqiX wu'Xi qa'wa.

aqice'tiX.

^

made

Then

hunting

behind

those

Ljla'pLjlap qaLxo'xoax Under water

part.

they became

canoes.

3 La'Xi

Lgipe'XLukc.

Kopa'

wi

La'xLax

qaLxo'xoax.

sea-lions.

There

again

visible

they became.

those

4.

They

was made.

it

k

AqLolXa'mx:

aqiLgElo'xoaXiX.

Qu'lqul (Noise of beating canoes)

"A4,

ha,

he,

he,

he,

he."

"Ah,

ha.

he,

he,

he,

he."

said:

Wl't'ax

Ljlap

qaLxo'xoax.

Wi

kopa'

qaLkta'yotcgEmx.

Again

under

they became.

Again

there

they emerged,

water

g Wl't'ax Again

qu'lqul

aLgiLgElo'xoaXiX.

E'XtEmaXiX

e'xauwitiX

they did.

Sometimes

often

(noise of beat-

ing canoes)

E'XtEmaXiX

aqiLgElo'xoaXiX.

qu'lqul 1

(noise of beat-

it

was made.

no'LjkatiX

Sometimes

a

little

only

qu'lqul (noise of beat-

ing canoes)

ing canoes)

o

it

They

was made.

_

aLa'kolal

o

their

10

Nugoage'mx

aqiLgElo'xoaXiX. down

te'lXam:

"A'qa

those

people:

"There

Then

the river."

they were driven

those

If

tgE'tcjiqLk

tqamila'lEq

LXoe'max,

tcXua

kopa'

aqLXuwa'q.

across their

a sand

island,

then

there

they were driven.

"Tau yaXl'pa

Nige'mx ya'Xi ktia'xeqLax: He said we

tqamila'lEqpa,

kopa'

sand on,

there

that at

Ke'nuwa

la'xlax

qaLkto'xoax

ta-itci

te'lXam

Try

deceive

they did them

those

people

will drive them."

qaLxela'-itx Ltcu'qoapa.

Nact no'ix aLa'golal qa'eqamiX qac kopa' Not

water on.

they stayed

"That

their hunter:

that

19 alxkLXuwa'ya."

J-t5

they

their

down

waves

went l~i

^

-.f.

Qia'x

sea-lions.

way -,1

o'it go

A'qa aqLuwa'x La'Xi Lgipe'XLukc.

qa'eqamiX."

waves

ta-itci

said

qatkXine'tckoax

ta-itci

te'lXam.

they stayed on the water

those

people.

akE'nim canoes

nuXu'nitck they drifted.

u

t.

Ma'nix When

the

river

and

there

-

QaLkta'yutckEinx kopa' wu'Xi They emerged

aLa'golal their

waves

n5'ix they

there

those

qa'eqamiX,

a'qa

down

then

the river,

went 1fi ***

wl't'ax

aqLuwa'x.

Qu'lqul

again

they were

(Noise of beating canoes)

driven.

aqiLgElo'xoaXiX. it

was made.

Qjoa'p

ta'Xi

Near

that

KATHLAMET TEXTS

boas]

243

They go ashore and jump up the land. them and shoot them. When one is hurt and stays ashore, all the sea-lions gather around him and there they are all killed. They are shot. Sometimes twenty are killed, sometimes ten. The meat is all distributed and all the people eat. When there are many people in a town, four are given to them. When there are few people in a town, two are given to them. All through the month of February they hunt sea-lions in this manner. Some hunters spear the sea-lions when it is dark. Although their sea-lions eoine to that beach.

Then

the people follow

canoe

A skillful

small, they spear large sea-lions.

is

As soon

in the stern of the canoe.

as the sea-lion

is

youth

placed

is

speared,

swims

it

down the river. Then the companion of the harpooner is "Shout." The steersman shouts, and is almost crying for fear.

quickly

becomes

Xu'IeIeIeIeIeIe goes the harpoon line [which

afraid.

tqamila'lEqpa, sand

qaLo'ptcgax,

qaLSdpEna'yux

LXE'leuX.

then

they went inland,

they jumped

inland.

AqaqLuwa'X LXE'leuX, La'maq

1 •*-

Ma'nix eXt ia'tcqEm

aqLElo'xoax.

When

they were done.

shoot

inland,

one

nixElo'xoax

qayuLa'-itx

qjoa'p

LXE'leuX

qaLXta'koax

came to be on it,

they stayed

near

inland

they surround

9 ^

his sickness

kanauwa' 3

all

it

La'Xi

LgipeXLukc

qaLigEmEla'itx

those

sea-lions

they stand around

ya'Xi iLa'cuX. that

*

ka'nauwe aqLote'nax.

Sometimes

e'XtEmaXIX

iLa'LelXam

aqLote'nax.

they were killed,

sometimes

ten

they were killed.

ka'nauwe

te'lXam

all

the people

they were distrib-

4:

Kanauwe' 6

All

qaLoXuimo'Xumx. they

~

"

twenty

aqLote'nax,

aqLoma'kuax,

there

E'XtEmaXiX mokctLaL

they were done.

Shoot

kopa'

Then

relative.

La'maq aqLElo'xoax.

they were killed.

A'qa

their

it

all

He

about

a'qa

at,

They were driven

is

told:

Ma'niX 7

When

ate.

uted,

Lga'pElatikc many

eXt

ita'lXam,

lakt

aqLawiqoe'muX;

ma'niX

one

their town,

four

they were given to them

when

8

to eat;

ano'Ljkatikc

eXt

ita'lXam,

makct

aqLawiqoe'muX.

Kanauwe'

few only

one

their town,

two

they were given to them

All

9

to eat.

tcaLXE'na-iX February

pEt aqa a'koa aXkL5'xoax La'Xi Lgipe'Xmkc. they did

thus

really

Aqa'watikc

tga'xeqLax

a'qa

Several

hunters

then

those

^ 1f)

sea-lions.

Xa'piX qatkLlo'qcgalalEinx La'Xi they speared them

in the

those

1]_

evening

Lgipe'XLukc.

Io'kjoa-its

iqise'tiX,

tatcja

sea-lions.

Small

a hunting canoe,

but

aqilge'qcqax it

gia'qa-iL

was speared

12

a large

ige'piXL.

Qia'x

kLcta'xelalak,

tcXua

LE'qeame

aqLo'xoax

sea-lion.

If

skillful,

then

the steersman

he was made

Ma'nix aqilge'q ckax ya'Xi ige'piXL, nau'i qa'eqamiX

Lqju'lipX.

When

a youth.

nikta'x it

1^

u

it

was speared

Ke'nuwa

qayuXtkje'q.

ran

it

swam.

Try

"Amge'loma!"

Ke'nuwa

"Shout!"

Try

qatsilqjE'lqtkuatcgoax. he was almost crying for

fear.

"

that

sea-lion,

at once

qaLkLolXa'mx he said

to

him

down

the river

his

companion

:

LE'qeame,

as

he shouted

the steersman,

and

qaLxo'xoax.

Afraid

he was.

,

-!•*

gicta'cgewal:

qaLgelo'max

Kjwac

1

1" lo

Xu'IeIeIeIeIeIe i7 1 Xu'IeIeIeIeIeIe

.

BUREAU OP AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY

244

[bull. 26

two hundred fathoms long]. Many people are fishing sturgeon at this time. The fishermen hear it and see that a sea-lion has been speared. They go to see. When they reach them, two canoes are tied to that

Then

sea-lion.

then

it,

it

It is

When

hauled ashore.

it is

the harpoon line snaps and

Then the

When three canoes are made fast to speared again and is killed. After a while a person who has tabus is steersman, then

goes slowly.

gets tired.

it

sea-lion

stones are found in

is lost.

When it comes from Nehelim, green When it comes from Quinaielt,

cut.

is

stomach.

its

gray or whetstones are found in its stomach. Then the game distributed. Thus did the Kathlamet in olden times. qaLo'ix

Lil'Xi

goes

that

1

fine.

Noguage'mx

qatciltcima'kuax.

£

They

they heard him.

is

kjau

aqa-igo'xoax

tied

they were done

4

Lawa' 5

qayo'ix.

slowly

(3

tired

it

When

see.

ige'piXL.

that

sea-lion.

canoes

then

they reached them,

ya'Xi

two

A'qa

mank

Then

a

little

Lon

kjau

aqa-igo'xoax

akE'nim,

a'qa

When

three

tied

they were done

canoes,

then

nixo'xoax.

tEll

"Ige'piXL

Mane'x

went.

it

they fished sturgeon with the hook

ya'Xi that "A sea-lion Ma'nix aqcta'qoamx, a'qa inakct

wu'Xi akE'nim those

nuXuamo'ktia-itx

people

the fishermen:

they went to

Then

speared."

te'lXam

gata'muktjena:

said

A'qa aqcgo'qoamx.

iqe'lqiqckV o

Lga'pElatike Many

LE'pa-it.

all

is

became.

A'qa

wi't'ax

Then

again

u aqilge'q ckax it

qa-ikXawa'qaquax;

was speared

it

was

killed after Being

harpooned;

A'qa aqio'k Urix lxe'Icu.

qewa'qoax. 7

it

was

Then

killed.

it

was carried

Mane'x

La'kjiLau

LE'qeame

When

one having

the steers-

inland.

man Lqju'lipX, a'qa Lqjup qatcLo'xoax La'Xi Lle'pax, aqa nicxa'ix. tabus

then

a youth,

fi °

'

cut

it

was

It)

When it is cut ya'Xi ige'piXL, a'qa

ptsax

then

green

*

that

sea-lion,

When

there

LqE'nakc

Naqe'lem

there

Nehelim

qaLela'eta-itx

stones

are in

a'qa then

a sea-lion

Quinaielt

e'wa

when

a sea-lion,

Mane'x e'wa Kwinaiu'L nige'piXL 11

it

was

lost.

line,

Mane'x aqeyo'xcx ige'piXL, ma'nix 9

then

hunting

that

it

it

stones

arrived from

e'yamoguipa.

cpeq iqE'nakc gray

qayo'yamx its

stomach

in.

niLa'eta-itx, are in

it,

from there

-|

ana' 9 some-

e'qac

times

stones

-'-*'

niLa'eta-itx.

whet-

are in

it.

QaLgiuma'koax He

distributes

Ka'nauwe nixLx'5'mx qaLgiuma'koax. 13

All

te'lXam 14 15

it is

finished

GaLa'mat,

he distributes

it.

it

kLa'xeqLax the hunter

iLa'kjetenax. his

game.

KjoaLqe' a'nqa nuxoa'xa-itx Thus

formerly

they did

Wa'qa-iqam,

QLa'cgEiiEmaxiX,

GiLa'xaniak,

Wa'qa-iqam,

QLa'cgEnEmaxiX,

Qa'niak,

the people

Kathlamet,

kjoaLqe'

ita'kjewula

Lgipe'XLukc.

thus

they hunted them

sea-lions.

Cultee's Ancestor Conjures the Sea-lion (told 1894)

My

He had one hundred grandfather sang a conjurer's song. Laxanakco'ngut. The people town His was songs. conjurer's for four The people danced when sang. he his house assembled in "That old man will come to listen The people thought: "Where may that old man come from. Perhaps he will come from Nehelim to see the Perhaps he will come from Klatsop to see the dance." It dance. At midnight they and then the people danced again. dark grew when it began to woman slept old They slept. One tired. became Then something awoke. nearly daylight she it was When be dark. nights and then the singer spoke:

and to see the dance."

was happening. She heard a noise as if a door were being opened. Something was standing in the doorway. The old woman thought: "Maybe we are going to be attacked. I will wake the people."

EXa't

ne'qatcXEm

One

he sang conjurer's

nai'ka

tgE'qleyuqtikc.

TqeqLax

my ancestors.

One nun-

I

qatciuxoa'watcguiX.

Laxanakco'ngut

iLa'lXam.

NoXua'koax

he sang conjurer's songs.

Laxanakco'ngut

his town.

They assembled

te'lXam ta'Xi tE'LaqLpa ya'Xi iqe'qtcxam.

ta-itci

that

people

those

his house at

Lakt

Lpo'lEiiiax

Four

nights

the one who sang conjurer s songs.

that

noXuiwI'yutckuax

ta-itci

te'lXam.

A'qa

nige'mx

ya'Xi

they danced

those

people.

Then

he said

that

"A'qa Lxato'guala La'Xi

iqe'qtcxam:

"Now

theonewhosang conjurer's songs:

he will come to hear

he will see the dances,

old "man,

"Whence maybe he

the people:

that

will arrive

LXuan

e'wa

Naqe'lem

aLte'mama

aLxitElo'tcxama,

Perhaps

thus

Nehelim

he will arrive

he w ill see the dance,

aLte'mama

aLxitElo'tcxama."

Klatsop

he will arrive

he will see the dance."

wl't'ax

iguXuiwI'yutck

ta-itci

te'lXam.

again

they danced

those

people.

tEll

igS'xoax

ta-itci

te'lXam.

tired

they were

those

people.

Lqage'lak as no'LjiX and a little woman

it

was dark

perhaps

,

It

A'qa

night

One

7 g 9

then

at,

LeXa't Lqjeyo'qt

slept.

g

Then

grew dark.

Middl'e

5

there

Qe'qjayaq wa'polpa, a'qa

They

o

man?

Igo'ponEm.

Iguqoaqe'witx'it.

igo'ponEm

old

LXuan e'wa

r

Tia'kjelakiX

%

aLxetElo'tcxama

Lqjeyo'qt,

that

"Qa'mta Lqa Lte'mama LaX Lqjeyo'qt?

te'lXam: IgoXuiLo'xoa-it = They thought

J-

dred

songs

-^q

old

a'qa

iLoqo'pti.

Qjoa'p

then

she slept.

Nearly

e'ktteliL morning

11

star

qiLXE'qo-itq

La'Xi

Lqjeyo'qt

Lqage'lak.

A'qa

tanki

ige'xax.

she awoke

that

old

woman.

Then

something

there was,

iLgiltcE'maq qja'e, qja'e, qja'e, ta'nki ige'xax ici'qepa. She heard

La'Xi that

(noise of an opening crack),

it

Lqjeyo'qt: old

woman:

was

something

the door

lLXL5'Xoa-it

at.

"i,Xuar_

saq°

iqantci'txam.

"Perhaps

war

they come to make

on

\2i

She thought

13

Ni'Xua Well

us.

245

14:


216

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She waked them. The people remained quiet. They rose and made themselves ready. They took their arrows. One of them was told: "Light the fire." That person lighted the fire, and something became visible in the doorway. The peoIts face was as large as the moon. ple said: "Oh, a monster has come to our house;" but the singer said:

man who comes to see the dance. you food." Behold, a sea-lion came to see the He was shot, and was dead. Far up from the sea was their Nevertheless that sea-lion went up. Then the people who had attend the singing ate it. Thus was my grandfather's super-

a monster?

"Is

it

He

has

dance.

town.

gone to

come

It is that old

to give

natural helper at Laxanakco'ngut.

antutqo'yutcxEma 1

2i

I

awake them

ta-itci

te'lXam.

those

people.

te'lXam."

A'qa

the people/'

Then

IguXoa'qo-itq They

ac

qEnE'mkatiX

and

they remained quiet

iLtuqo'yutc, awoke them,

she

ta-itci

te'lXam.

Iguxoala'yutck.

those

people.

They made them-

arose

selves ready.

Theytookthem

4 k

" „

a'toL."

that

fire."

WaX Light

ige'x6x

visible

t>ecame

iLE'kox he did

La'Xi

LeXa't:

"WaX

that

one:

"Light

told

A'qa

ta'nki

that

person.

Then

something

it

LXuan

a'wima

icta/qa-iLax

Perhaps

thus

large

Igugoa'k'im

its

alilxge'tpqa."

He

he will come in."

the one who sang conjurer's songs:

that

said

that

the ola

yaXl'yaX 9

that

man

he came to see the dance

he came

he came

"A monster

KeM'iX

ca'xaliX

Far

up

ige'piXL.

11 12

sea-lion.

ya'Xi *

Qoct ige'piXL a sea-lion

k5pa'

io'maqt.

there

he died.

tatc;a

iuque'wulXt

town,

but

he went up

they ate

ta-itci

te'lXam,

ta-itci

people,

those

those

ya'Xi *

that

ige'taxelotcxe. who had come to see the dance.

Oxue'lutcx

ya'Xi

They saw the

that

e'tcxampa. song

KjoaLqe'

La'yuLEmaX

a'nqa

Thus

their supernatural

longago

at.

helper

dance -.„ -!"

Behold

e'lXam,

that

Aqa itgixE'lEmuX Then

He

done,

dance.

in *"

that

La'Xka

[int.

you food."

iqte'lox, then he was

Shoot

to see the

ya'Xi

part.]?

to give

Tia'maq

igixEio'tcxam.

like

people:

those

La'Xi Lqjeyo'qt iLxetElo'tcxam iLgEmcitqoe'mam." 8

face

"Iqcxe'Lau

te'lXam:

ta-itci

said

La

sia'x6st

"A monster Ige'k'im ya'Xi iqe'qtcxam: " Iqcxe'Lau tci? They

doit

LgoaLe'lX.

ici'qepa. at.

a'xa

La'Xi

the door

LktemEna'kste. the moon.

7

He was

their arrows.

wu'Xi Lax

IqLo'lXam

tga'qamatcX.

3 Itgo'guiga

Laxanakco'ngut nai'ka tgE'qjeyuqtikc. Laxanakco'ngut 1

I

my 1

ancestors.

A

Nehelim

village.

Cultee's Grandfather Visits the Ghosts (told 1891)

My

grandfather wanted to take a woman from Oak point for his They tried to give him another girl, but he did not like her. He used to make canoes. As soon as he had finished a canoe, he bought a slave with it. He had many slaves. Then an epidemic came. wife.

had a pretty slave girl. She looked just like a chieftainess. Now he heard that the girl whom he wanted to have for his wife had died. The epidemic took the people away. Two days they were sick, then they died. Sometimes they died after three da}'s' sickness. Now his people also were attacked by the epidemic. Several died each day, sometimes three died, sometimes four. Now my grandfather felt sick. After three days he died. Then he went to the country of the ghosts. He reached that trail. He saw two people carrying a stick. When he came near, he saw that

He

AeXa't

q;axs

qayaxa'kXatx,

Qa'niak

itca'LXam

wu'Xi

One

wanting to marry

he wanted her,

Oak point

her town

that

aha'tjau.

Ke'nuwa

maiden.

Try

aqLelo'tx she

is

to

itci'kjakjo,

nect

tqjex

my grandfather,

not

like

Lha'tjau

given

a

maiden

Always

he did her.

2i

him

AcqEino'L

Gua'nEsum akE'nim qatcuxo'lalEma-itx.

qatcLo'xoax.

1

he always made them,

eanoes

Kathlamet

3

canoes

EXt

qatcuxo'lalEma-itx.

qatciigo'Lkax icqamo'L, LeXa't Lla'etiX

One

he always made them.

he finished

one

a Kathlamet

it

slave

4

canoe,

Ia'xotckjena, ka Lga/pElatikc tia'qeXEltgeukc. his slaves. many He worked, and A'qa io'ix e'mEqjt. AeXa't aya'la-etiX atjo'kti, Lja LkakjEma'nate

g

Then

6

aqixaniEla'lEmx. he was bought. it

went

itca'lkuile.

his slave girl

He

AkEma'La-it (?)

a chief

just

pretty,

as

NaexElteima'koax

she resembled.

Cholera

One

the epidemic.

learned

wu'Xi

qjaxs

that

wanting to marry

qiaxa'k6x, who was

no'mEqt. she was dead.

ikto'ktcan

ta-itci

te'lXam.

Ma'kctiX

took them

those

people.

Twice

qaLuqo'iX

niLXElo'xoax,

qaLo'niEqtx.

E'XtEmaxiX

their sickness

was on them,

they died.

Once

three times

Lo'niX

qaLoqo'iX

qaLo'mEqtx.

A'qa

La'itikc

iLa'tcqam

niLXElo'xoax,

they slept

they died.

Then

those

their sickness

was on them,

nuXoaLa'itx eXt e'koa; one

died

several

day;

ana'

aLo'nikc,

ana'

ala'ktikc.

some-

three,

some-

four.

qayuqo'iX

A'qa

ia'tcqEm

nixElo'xoax.

Lo'niX

Then

his sickness

was on him.

Three times

he

ia'tcqEm his sickness

slept

nixElo'xoax qayo'mEqtx.

A'qa Then

io'ix he went

there

wu'Xi a'eXatkpa. those

the road

at.

q -jq

11

^ 13

he died.

e'wa

g

times

times

was on him

•

they slept

iLa'tcqEm

aqa'watikc

^

wanted,

tEmeniElo'ctikc.

He

the ghosts.

Itgiuqoa'nat e'mqo. Tney carried

it

Qatcugoata'qoamx

a

log.

arrived at

them

te'lXam

14.

people

Te'lXam qatctugola'qLqax, People

he saw them from a distance,

247

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248

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they were posts of a house. These people looked just like posts. Then he came to a person who dragged his intestines on the ground. When he came near, he saw that it was a mat made of rushes. The road was full of tracks of people. Now he came down to a large creek. He looked across and saw a large town. He heard people making canoes. Then a person came up to him. He recognized one of his mother's relatives who had been dead long ago. He said: "Did you come at last? They are waiting for you. The news of your arrival has

come

They

already.

buy for you the

will

whom you

girl

She and her mother have come across." Then that person left him. The grass at that place was three fingers wide and was more than man's height. It was moved by the wind and sounded like bells. He heard it ringing all the time. The grass told the people on the other side what was going to happen. Now he saw that woman and he thought: " I do not like her. She looks just like her mother. Her face like.

1

qayugoata'qoamx,

aqa

tElapa/tkc.

KjoaLqa'

tEnqia'wac

ta'lXam

then

house posts.

Just so

side posts of

people

*he reached them,

the house

2 qatcoquikE'lx;

qatcugoata'qoamx,

a'qa

tE'mqo.

QatcLkta'qoamx

he reached them,

then

sticks.

He met him

he saw them;

3

LgoaLe'lX a person

I

La'qjamcukc.

Qjoa'p

qatcLo'xoamx,

a'qa

he hauled them

his intestines.

Near

he reached him,

then

ico'lEk.

KjoaLqa'

iqja'pEnX,

a mat.

Thus

a small rush mat (with ornamented margin),

that

people

their tracks

ilkjua'te.

TcjEmin

a single rush mat.

Variegated

kjoaLqii' thus

te'lXam wu'Xi a'eXatk.

tgii'Xatk 5

iLktuLa'tat

Qayo'Lxamx He came down

road.

to

e'qxaL;

ia'qa-iL

a creek;

a large

ia'2qa-iL

3

the water

ewa kjanate'toL, a'qa e'lXam, thus the other side, then He looked a town, Qoa'o, qoa'o, qoa'o, akE'nim itguxo'lal.

Nige'kctx

g e'qxaL. creek.

7

e'lXam. town.

(Noise of

g LgoaLe'lX.

making canoes)

a person.

You were awaited,

"

itgate'mam amte'ia. 10

He reached him

mother

a'nqa

qaLE'tEmEqt.

heV relative

long ago

he was dead.

did you come?

A'nqa tEme'xakElaxElt your news

Already

Ma' nix amte'mama a'qa aqumEla'lEina wu'Xi When

you would

arrived

his

that

Lga'cux

" IqamuLa'wina, amte'mama?

9 iLgio'lXam: He said to him:

a'Xi

Qaiigo'qoamx

they worked.

canoes

wa'yaq

Itciugu'laqLk He recognized him

r

large

you arrive

then

she will be bought

that

come.

H

qEmo'xt. Kja ctax'i'yax ctet, whom you do. And these came, 12 A'qa wi iLEqE'loqLq La'Xi LgoaLe'lX. tq;ex

icte'kastiX

kja

aga'kxo."

like

they went across

and

her mother."

Then again

13 Lge'wan.

he

left

that

Thus

reed.

Ya'Xka

him

GipE'tEmax

iLa'xalXtax La'Xi

Thus

person.

iLa'Lqtax. its

A'wemax

its

iLXEia'lalEmtck

height.

It

width

that

La'Xi Lge'wan.

was waving

that

reed.

aqiyo'xoaxiX.

ItcLEtci'mElitEintck La'Xi just as bells it did. That He heard it much that La'Xi Lge'wan. iLxgu'Litck Lge'wan kjanate'tuL. e'wa Itca'qElkEl 15 -m

Ljagi

tft'nten

*

reed.

It

that

17 wu'Xi that

woman.

wa'qaq. her mother.

that

told

16 wu'Xi aqage'lak.

reed

there

at the other side.

He saw

her

A'qa e'yamxtcpa: "NEct tqjex ntco'xoa. KjoaLqa' Then

^his heart in:

Ista'tsqEm Its sickness

sga'xost Tier face

"Not

like

gua'nEsum." always."

I

do

her.

KjoaLqa' Just so

Just as

37 a'Xi "

that

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is

sore

came

all

249

He saw her in that manner. recognized his uncle. They

Then another person came up the river.

the time."

He

to him.

all

His uncle spoke: "Let us go to catch seals." His uncle took a line. They gave him something that looked just like soap. "Eat that," he said. He ate it, but he did not like it. Then he turned his head toward the land and spit out what was given to him. His uncle, who was looking toward the water, said: " What does he want to eat? He refuses what I give him." Then he thought: "I just came here and they scold me alreadj'. I will return." Then the sun shone on his

He did not walk. He just turned round and then he fell in Now he recovered. He heard people crying. Early in the

right side.

a swoon.

morning when he had died the people had gone to fetch his aunt from Klatsop. In the evening she arrived and brought two sea-otters which she intended to tie to his body. They had cut their hair and his slaves had been divided. One of his uncles had taken that pretty A'qa wi Lgon

itca'qElkEl.

Then

he saw her.

Always

his uncle.

ia'motX:

they came.

river

atxagElo'ya."

LE'pa-it

"Seal

we willgotonunt."

A rope

Iqe'lot It was

his uncle.

up the

"Aqe'sgoax

his uncle:

ia'motX.

caxalata' qaLo'yamx.

there

ya'Xi ta'nki Ljagi ico'p something

that

given

Itciugu'laqLq He recognized him

reached him.

person

Gua'nEsum e'wa

gi ia'motX. Sis

LgoaLe'lX iiiga'tqoam.

again another

Itcio'lXam ya'Xi

r>

He said to him that itcLgElga't ya'Xi

o

he took

that

it

ia'lkuile.

"ImxE'lEmux

alike.

"Eat

soap

just like

-i

a "*

him

to

Itci'yuqc igixE'lEmux. Nect am'yaqtckc. IgixE'Lxegua He bit it he ate. Not he liked the taste. He turned LXE'leu. Itcio'mqo-it ya'Xi ta'nki iqe'lEqo-im. E'wa

ia'Xaue." this here."

e'wa there

He

inland.

spit it out

something

that

it

ma'LniX

ixE'Lxik

ya'Xi

ia'motX,

itcio'lXam

toward the water

turned

that

his uncle,

he said to him

"Tantxa

alexElEmo'xuma

"What

will

He

it to him to eat."

gave

wu'Xi

he struck him

that

"Long

maybe

bethought.

aqaiii'x sun

and

said,

he turned?

Igoxoe'nim

ige'x6x.

They

nedid.

then

Not

side.

'

became

aqa

I arrived

then

here then

itcXo'tkakoa, 11 he walked,

-'--'-

itcauitc-E'maq.

KawI'2X

ya'Xi

-,„

he heard them.

Early

that

-'-"

his

aunt

Klatsop

Xa'piX iqo'âm, she was brought,

In the

at.

she was going to them to him.

sea otters,

them

tia'qjakctaqukc. their heads.

Pa'qpaq

iqE'tox

ta'Xi

Divided

they were

those

tie

his uncle

he took her

that

pretty

slave

Cut

nis slaves.

girl.

14:

Lqoa'pLqjup iqE'tox were done

tia'qexEltgeukc.

eXa't ia'motX itca'gElga wuXl' qatjo'kti ala'etiX. one

Ljpaq 19 -^^

Recover

his reason.

people

igio'k^m mokct iqalage'tEmax, agixEnia'goa. '

^

gataeya't 10

evening

two

9

te'lXam

cried

she was sent for

she brought

7

that

inte'mam

kjEm igo'xax tia'Xatakuax. nothing

6

ya'Xi

refuses

Na2ct

io'maqt; iqugoa'lEmam aya'Lak Tia'kjelakiXpa. he died;

his uncle:

At once

qenkjeama'. on his right

ia'motX:

that

Nau'i

igixLo'Xoa-it.

I will return,"

nige'mx, ac igixa'Lxegua, a'qa he

He

Lq

AnXta'kjoa,"

iqEnS'mela. lam scolded. igaegEnxa'xit

ya'Xi '

"E'yaLqtiX

thought:

There

ItciqjE'leyipX

ige'te. he came.

just

IgixLo'Xoa-it:

ine'lqo-im." I

tcqi

he eat

was given to him to eat.

5

A'qa Then

15 1fi

-Lt>

A'qa igaXE'LXak Then

she became

angry

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Now his aunt was angry. She wished to have that slave She went home and took the sea-otters along. In the morning his breath had given out. It became night and became day again. The sun was low when he recovered. The people were crying all the time and said: " To-morrow we will bury him." Then that one woman was quiet and looked at him. It looked just as if the mat were moving. She looked at him again and said: "It is an evil omen for me; I see the mat moving." They lifted it. They felt his heart. He was warm and his heart was beating. His feet and his hands were cold. Then they called the conjurers. They warmed his hands at the fire and blew water on his face. He recovered. They gave him water. They poured some into his mouth. It ran down as far as his throat, but ran out of his mouth again. His throat and his chest were dry. Finally he swallowed the water. He drank much and recovered. slave girl. girl.

wu'Xi

aya'Lak.

Tqjex

igo'xoa

wu'Xi

ala'etiX.

Iga'Xkjoa.

that

his aunt.

Like

she did her

that

slave girl.

She went home.

1 9, "

Ige'yukL

ya'Xi

iqalage'tEinax.

Kawu'X

ya'Xi

She carried

those

sea otters.

Early

that

his breath;

it

grew dark;

4

aqio'tga."

then he will be buried."

she saw

La'Xi

that

that

Ljagi

Thus

iqe'yox it

was* done

"To-

told:

LeXa't

Lqage'lak.

A'qa

woman.

Then

ya'Xi

ico'lEk.

Ma'kctiX

that

mat.

Twice

Lqage'lak.

A'qa

iLE'kim:

woman.

Then

she said:

ya'Xi

ico'lEk."

that

mat."

"Iqenoqjoe'xaemaLx " It is

an

Iqio'latck was

It

omen

evil

for

me

ya'Xi

ico'lEk.

that

mat.

lifted

e'yamxtc,

a'qa

io'tcqa-it

ya'Xi

e'yamxtc.

A'qa

his heart,

then

warm

that

his heart.

Then

ixEla'la it moved

indeed

ya'Xi

e'yamxtc.

that

Tses

te'yakci;

Cold

his hands;

his heart.

Iqtugoa'lEmam

tga'qewamax

teXt

tqu'Le.

A'qa

They were fetched

shamans

one

house.

Then

tses

tia'qo-it.

cold

his feet.

iql'yux

LjaLja warm

it

was,

made

Po'po iqLe'lux Ltcu'qoa

LjSLja iqa'elux a'tSL. Warm it was made the fire.

his heart.

Blow

it

by

Ljpaq

ige'xox.

Ke'nuwa

Recover

ne did.

Try

iqLe'lotx it

it

was done on

ia'kcXa. his

Gipa'

mouth.

water

it

sl'axost. his face,

Ke'nuwa

wax

water.

Try

pour

him

out

qaLo'yamx,

Here

was on him

Ltcu'qoa.

was given to

aqLelo'xoax

arrived,

a'qa

wi

then

again

ac

tcXoa

qaLXta'koax. it

ran back.

him

QjE'cqjEc iga'x a'yamokue Dr y

became

La'Xi Ltcu'qoa. Jg

He was

one

ixEla'la moved

just as

ixEla'la moved

just as

e'yamxtc.

15

then

sun,

Aqio'lXam: "O'la

though

~j_Q

it -"-"*

La'Xi

became

that

it

a'qanuwe

o

an end

though

E'wa

^°

people.

iLE'xox

Then

o ~

-(

those

Qan

she looked at him.

ya'Xka Ljagi

12

te'lXam.

Silent

Ya'xka

iLge'qElkEl

11

that

ta-itci

cried

iLgio'qumitck.

7

9

at

morrow

a'qa

a "

They

he recovered.

Low

day came.

Igoxoe'nimtck

itcilXa'takoa.

5

was

it

Ge'gualiX wu'Xi aqaLa'x, a'qa

aya'mtk; igo'ponEm; ige'tcuktiX. 3

igaxE'iXom

them

that

water.

his throat

kja

aya'qatcX,

and

his chest,

La'2Xoe itcLo'qumct, a'qa Much

he drank

it,

then

and

then

aqitcLo'wilq" he swallowed

tjaya' ige'x6x. well

he became.

it

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Many people died.

Sometimes

live died in

251 one day, sometimes four,

The epidemic killed them. Then the seers learned what he had seen when he went to the country of the ghosts and saw everything there. Formerly the seers did not know it, but when he had been dead they learned about it. sometimes three.

OxoeLa'it

ta-itci

te'lXam;

aqoa'nEirtikc

They died

those

people;

five

we'koa;

e'XtEmaxiX

ala'ktikc,

e'XtEmaxiX

day;

sometimes

four,

sometimes

nuxoaLa'itx

eXt

h

died

one

-'

AkEma'La-it

aLo'nikc.

The cholera (?)

three.

ikt5te'nax.

3

killed them.

Ko'pa

a'qa

a'qanuwe

There

then

indeed

iqatctE'tqamitck, what he had

aqugomaLo'Xoa-it they

he saw them

a

that

tjo'tsniX

ne'te

e'wa

tEmaLa't,

first

he came

there

the country of the ghosts,

5

aqugomaLoxoa'-itx

a

things.

all

qa'nEq

the seers,

when

ya'Xi "

that

aqugomaLo'xa-it gita'kikElal. it

*

the seers

it

that

gita'kikElal,

knew

knew

ya'Xi

gita'kikElal

ya'Xi

seen,

qatctE'tqamitck ka'nauwe ta'nEmax.

they

9 ^

the seers.

A'nqa Long ago

nac

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