Boas.] 



34 



[March 1, 



Wa'walis : "K-ixoLix" ta tsk'tsoLk-s Wa'walis." Sx-iik'tsto'o 



Wa'walis : " I wish it would gaaw the stomach of Wa'walis." He grew angry 



Wa'walis sk -a tai'exoisq x'ti tsito'ma iL x'naslL. Tsito'milx-sqt 



Wa'walis and he threw (his baton) and she slept the woman. They slept 



ili 



the 



X'nas iL 

 woman 



en ti 



and her 



sxanstx. 



sweetheart. 



PdLsqtoo Wa'walis sk'a ostxs 

 He came Wa'walis and he entered 



UL tu 



at the 



SOLStX 

 house 



sk'a 

 and 



Wa'walis usqa sk'a 

 Wil'walis outside and 



nik'a'psmis 

 he cut off the head 



anux'ule'exuis 

 he took the head 



ta 

 the 



sati'x'stx. 

 man. 



li'apsqto'o 



He left 



ta t'E'naqs ta sati'x'Lstx. 

 the head of the man. 



L'apsqto'o 

 He left 



x'wa aLix'lix' 

 boiled meat 



Wa'walis 

 Wa'walis 



6'ia 

 to 



e'k-li 

 far 



sk"a 

 and 



nuLpis 

 he put into it 



to 



the 



q'aitx 

 basket 



wa 



of 



a^sx'UL. 



seal. 



Koanatsqto'o ta mnais Wa'walis. 

 It cried the child of Wa'walis. 



Slaxs tu 

 Mucli the 



sTx'ts 

 blood 



tu sxetsta 

 the bed 



mna Wa'walis to ple'eqtuya ta sxans ul x-nas Wa'walis. 

 child of Wa'walis the beheaded one the sweetheart of the wife of Wa'walis. 



Qotsisqto'o 11 x'nas Wa'walis ta 

 She cleaned it the mfe of Wa'walis the 



mnai'nautx sk'a 

 child and 



nut a xois 



she washed it 



ta mnai'nautx, 

 the child, 



qots IS 

 she washed 



tu 

 the 



sxetstanau'tx. 

 bed. 



Tsito'niElx'sqtao ta 



It slept the 



mnai'nauL Wa'walis. Aq'oLiaqtoo iL x'nas Wa'walis ta 



child of Wa'walis. She wrapped him up the wife of Wa'walis the 



sxanstx sk*a Laptus osqa ul tu sxetstastx ul tu asqat'atx. 



sweetheart and she carried him out of at her bed at the outside. 



Qoqxe'exuisql o'o. 

 She covered him. 



P'alx'akto'o 



She rose 



tu 



the 



stanE'mts, 

 mother of 



tu 



the 



tsaatste'tx. 

 young man. 



laxoe'mqtau sk-a 

 They shall awake him and 



aLps 



eat 



ta 

 the 



x'tu susqoe'mtsq. 

 the the younger brothers. 



Lqu'lax'ilix-itx sk*a 

 almost grown up and 



" Alatsixo'p'Elk's ax qio'osip?" 

 " Why don't you uncover him?" 



Lapskto'o 

 He went 



qia'osis. Nusq'a'axEmsqtoo : "At> 



he uncovered him. He cried: "Now 



tiple'exts'Eutx qama'tsaia !" 

 he has no head my dear !" 



Koanatsqto'o tu tsaatste'tx. 

 He cried the youth. 



Letxurasqto'o 

 They assembled 



ta sta apso'Lautx. 

 the of the town. 



" Wa ato ple'ex ta 

 "No head the 



sati'xiiS 

 man of 



Wa'walis." 



Wa'walis." 



Tsai- 



lluatsklo'o sk"a aLl'txums sta apso'Lautx. 

 Now all were assembled of the town. 



Po'Lsqtoo Wa'walis sk-a 

 He came Wa'walis and 



isu'ts. 

 paddled. 



sati'x*Ln5 



your man 



" NuqEnki'laxsai'k'anix 

 ' Put into the water your paddles. 



Wa'walis ! 

 Wa'walis ! 



wa 



for 



stu ple'ex 

 without head 



ta 

 the 



sxems 

 when the sun rose 



wa 



the 



so'nxuats." Tsk-tutskto'o Wa'walis 

 sun." He arrived Wa'walis 



nuLqame'exuisqto'o ta 

 he carried it the 



q'aitx sk'a 

 basket and 



nuq'La'nkis 

 he brought her food 



IL 



his 



x'nas 

 wife : 



"L'akyani'x noo'mik'lux atu'xtsi sk'e'natix wa 

 "Goon! takeout that and feed 



suiatE'mx-nuts. 



your people." 



Nuomik'tusqto'iL 



She took it out of 



to 



the 



q'aitx. 

 basket. 



Tix-et'ai'x-?' 



"Is it that?" 



A'xk5, qEnkye'tix- 



"No, it is below 



taia'mix'." KisqtiVo ta q'omneq'oLs ta sxa'nistx. "Tsix'sa'mats'ai 

 what you like." She saw the skull of the sweetheart. "Why 



