Boas.] 4U [March 1, 



3. The Creation op the Salmon. 



Tsalx'liwa'nakto'o stain sEtnLx-akoa'la Yula'timot, Masmasala'nix 

 They could not find it the salniou right Yula'timot, Masmasala'uix 



stam sEiiiLk-au'aL. Xeltots qoax ; sk'ix-a'alasnos ske ti 



the real salmon. He went to fetch it the Raven ; he went to find it and the 



x"ma'noas. Oqxtix'sto'o qoa'x skukuLx'nastx TsuastE'lqs, 



its soul. Thej' accompanied him the Raven his younger sisters TsuastE'lqs, 



Stsuak"tE'laqs, X'ilx', Ask'ani'qs. Lapaqta'oqs sk'e isu'tau ; 

 Stsuak-tE'laqs, X-ilx-, Ask'ani'qs. They went and paddled; 



tsk'taqto'o ul ta sols ta sEiuLk'tx. Iputisto'o ti qoa'xtx* 

 they arrived at the house of the Salmon. He hid them the Raven 



skukuLx-na'slx al ta siupTi'nxt. TsosEiiiqto'o. L'apakto'o 



his younger sisters at the point of laud. It grew dark. They went 



sk-e nuk''ixa'aqit tu Lalasa'axt tu SEtnlk'. Laptutsta'uLk" ti 

 and gnawed through the canoes of the Salmon. He went the 



qoa'xtx" sk-8 aLpsta'onikua. A'laxits ti x'ma'nuostx* ti 



Raven and they fed him. He wanted to steal the child of the 



SEmLk". AxtsEmksto'o ti qoa'xtx •. Xemskto'o, wa sp'alk'ts. 

 Salmon. He lay down the Raven. It got day, that he rose. 



Xems aLpstomktuts al ti e'noxtx. Tsaiutskto'o sk"a 



It got day they fed him again in the morning. It was finished and 



nupai'x's ; sulix-tsemkto'o x'te stalto'mx-tx. 



he loaded his canoe ; he gave them traveling provisions the chief. 



Aiutskto'o qoa"x. "Tsix'tx tsi mnanu'tsx* tsi k-auaLts 



He said to them the Raven. " Her the your daughter the let her load it 



UL ti Lala'stx'." Lapskto'o qoa'x sk-e nupai'ts. 



in the canoe." He went the Raven and he went into the canoe. 



Lapskto'o iL mEna's ti stall o'mx' sk"e k'au'aLis 



She went the daughter of the chief and loaded his canoe 



qoa'x x'iL niE'nas ti stalto'tnx'tx. Limaskto'o 



the Raven's the daughter of the chief. He look her away 



qoa'x x'iL mE'nas ti stalto'mx'tx. Lapskto'ox qoax 

 the Raven the child of the chief. He went the Raven 



sk'a isu'Lts ; tsk-t&kxto'o ul skukuLX-na'stx. PoLskualo'ls ta 

 and he paddled ; they arrived at his younger sisters. He came the 



ma'ns iL tsa'atstei sk"a a'uLem qoa'x. Nutsku'lxskq tu 

 father of the girl and pursued the Raven. It foundered the 



Lala'stx. Anuk'ixua'aqLau TsuastE'lqs. P5ls ti qoa'x sk'a 

 canoe. They had gnawed it through TsuastE'lqs. He came the Raven and 



isoLS UL Nusa'lk-, xtsa'mkix'ts qoa'x iL mE'nas 



paddled to Nuxa'lk-, he threw her into the water the Raven tlie child of 



ta sEraLk'. Slaxkts ta sEuiLk" aL tu tEmtx. 

 the Salmon. Many the salmon in the river. 



Translation. 

 Yula'timot and Masmasala'nix could not find the real salmon. Then 

 the Raven went to fetch the soul of the salmon. Ilis younger sisters 

 TsuastE'lqs, Stsuak-tE'laqs, X'ilx", and Aska'uiqs accompanied liim. 

 They went paddling in their canoe and reached tlie house of the Salmon. 

 The Raven hid his younger sisters behind a point of land. When it was 



