46 BUEEAU OF AMERICAISr ETHNOLOGY [bull. 67 



piusxai' tas hi'tslEm ts-pi'usxamsk' , Temu'^'hu LEink' i'lhixamt 



sounds the people its noise its. And then dancing 



si'lkustEx. HamstF hi'k'e tEma'sx tas hi'tslEm, Hi'k'e yai'tsxa 



is done by all. All just paint the people. Just differently 



tsma'sx tas hi'tslEm limk' i'lhixamt. K*-Liya- qa^'tsE k'is k'eai'm 



paint the people dancing. Will not long will stop will 



mu'^'hu. Tas Itsi'tsqaut *k"Lhilkwai'sunx. K'Ets Lxauwai'stEx 



now. The ' spearing (by) it is done. Uabitually thrown be- 



those comes 



5 qauxa'nk' s kus tsi'tsqati, k' Ets k' i'mhak" s Lxul'lnx qauxa'nk* s-uk". 



upwards the grass, habitually there to is speared upwards away. 



Xa'mEt-s-hi'tslEm tern hi'k"e tsa'^'mE mEk' !l'nt/ qa^'ltE hi'k'e 



One it is a person and just very spears, always just 



xaqa'tsE LEmk* le'naux. Qas xe'Lk'Etaux s-hi'tslEm LEmk" le'naux 



it is he always hits it. The two are they two the people contmually hit 



as tsi'tsqau. 



the grass. 



K'-'Liya' qa^'tsE k'is tsqa'mt !iyusxam mu'^'hti. Temu'^'liu 



Will not long time will come to end will now. So now 



10 rriEya'saux as Mo'luptsini'sla. "K'-^Liya^ qa^'tsE k'lis mu'^'hu 



always says the Coyote. "Will not long habitually we then 



k'eai'mi. Na'mk* lis k'eai'm, lis k'exk'ai'm xa'mtik's 



stop will. When will we stop will, will w'e assemble will one it is at 



le'wi'." Temu°'hu k'e'a k' exk* ai'-slo ts-hi'tEk'. Temu^'hu 



place." So then verily assemble wholly its body. And then 



mEya'saux as Moluptsini'sla. "Tqaia'ltxan sips hi'k'e hamsti- 



keeps on saying the Coyote. "Want it I that you just all 



qas hi'tsLEm k'tsla'a kus k'aya'siya. K'-qa a' qau s 



the people wear it shall the horn. Will discr. please whom habitually 



15 l^a'mxayudi 2 kus k'aya'siyu." Temu'^'hti loquti'nx qas 



fit on will the horn." So now takes it the 



Mo'luptsini'sla. Tern hi'k'e hau'k's mEtskwa'halxa. "He-*", sin 



Coyote. And just every where to walks around. "Hey, my 



anal's, 'Laxiya^ na'mk' Laa'mxayutx sin anai's." Tem-axa k'im 



friend, not thee ever it fits on my friend." So again there 



mu°'hii yuxe'nx. "Tqaia'ltxan sxas qani'x k'tsla'a, sin 



now disappear made it. "Desire I that thou thou wearitshalt, my 



anai's, mEtsada^t'." ^ — -"He+, 'Laxiya^ Laa'mxayutx sin anai's 



friend, kingfisher.—" "Hey not thee looks good on my frjend 



20 mstsada^t'. K'-hi'k'e mEtsada^t' xam Ian. Xa-hi'k'e qa^'ltE tai^ 



kingfisher. Will just kingfisher thy name. Thou just always simply 



Lxwe'Lxwatxam as tstidai's. Xaqani'x k'tsla'a sin anai's," 



be spearing shalt the fish. Thou wear it shalt my friend," 



mu°'hu yasau^yai'nx qas Mo'luptsini'sla as mEk'iLa^t'. Temu°'hu 



then says again to him the Coyote • the crane. So then 



k'tslai'nx qas mEk'ilaH'. Temu'^'hu mEtskwa'halxa, te'mlta 



put it on the crane. And then walks around, but 



hi'k'e ko'k"s ayai'siiwitxai'. Temu'^'hu yasau^yai'nx qas 



just ocean to attempts to go. So then tells him again the 



25 Mo'luptsini'sla. '''Laxiya^ Laa'mxayutx, x-axa yuxe'i.* 



Coyote. " Not thee it looks good on, thou again disappear 



make it shalt. 



K* -hi'k'e mEk'ila^t' xam Ian. Xa-hi'k'e k'i'laltxam 



Will just crane thy name. Thou just. wade continually shalt 



is qalxai'sla. K' -hi'k'e mEk* ila^t' xam Ian." Temu°'hu qalpai'nx 



for mud-cats. Will just continuous wader thy name." And then again does it 



1 Abbreviated for mEk-'.Vntx. 



2 Contracted from lEla' mxayudlLamx- to fit. 



3 Literally, "Noise-maker." 



* yux- TO disappear; -li transitive future. 



