74 BUREA.U OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 67 



kwaltxam kwas na'tk'^ Lxwe'Lxwa't is tsudaya'sautuxs, la'Ita mis 

 imi'stal kus ta'mEng'uik* . Temu'^'hu ha^'tsE qauwa^^ tas la^ Iku'tnx 

 te'mltauk" lii'k'e qauwa^^ sa'pt!ist. Temu'^'hu ^Llya^" qa^'tsE 

 temu'^'liu qei'-slo. Tern Itslu'^'yti, tern lq!ai'-slo ts-hi'tEk'. Tern 

 5 Lxui'mux" kuts-yai'xaitExk* , temu°'hu wustita'Lnx. Temu^'hu 

 'Liya^ qa'^'tsE tern LEai'sunx ni'sk'ik's, temu'^'hu ma'yExa kus 

 Mo'luptsini'sla. "Yu'ltist ha^'lqa!, k'-k*im^ lEni'sk" iyusxam." 

 Temu'^'hu aili'k'i tsqwa'nkuLnx, temu'^'hu Inai'. Te'mlta 'Liya^ 

 kumkwi'; hi'k'e mu^'hu ma^'lk'sta ya'xau. Temu'^'hu mis tsqe'- 



10 wuLnx, temu'^'hu qauwi's tsx'ipai'nx kus piya^, te'mlta ^Liya^ 

 tsa^'mE tsqa'mLiyu. Temu'^'hti qalpai'nx kus qa'sk' !im tsx'ipai'nx, 

 temk'e'tk'e xu'si tsqa'mliyu, te'mlta miu'^'hu xu'lI ni'sk'ik'-slo ^ 

 i'stik'i. Temu^'hti qalpai'nx tsx'ipai'nx kus kusildai's. Temu'^'hu 

 k'e'tk'e Lqelii'yu-slo. Tern hi'k'e qauwa^^ ma'lstxa ^ kuts-Laii'- 



15 stitiitEk".^ Hi'k'e hak'au^ pi'iisxa^yai' tas Vala'. Is i'mstE tem 

 kus i'mstE ts-hilkwai'sk' * kus tsa'los; ^ k'Ets kus tsqama'Lx, k'is 

 hi'k'e hak'au^ pi'tisxaitxam hak'iqau'x. Temu^'hii mis Lxai'Lnx, 

 temu'^'hu ayai'. Temu'^'hu mis-axa wi'lx, tem tiut Ihiinai'nx kuts- 

 qwa'nk" . Temu'^'hu mis-axa It la'msitx, temau'x mu'^'hu itsai' xu'si 



20 qa^'tsE. 



Temu'^'hu is xa'mEt-s-pi'tskum temau'x yEai'nx kuts-hi'yak' aux ^ 

 qa'kus S^ti'ku. "K"il mu'^'hii ik'xe'mi." 'Liya^ qa^'tsE temu°'liu 

 yEai'nx qa'kuts-hi'yak' .'' "Xan sqa'tit-E'n mEayai'st?" — "A'a, 

 pst-auk' sLi'xasxam kwas k'i'lu, temu^'hu sis u'k'eai qa^'tsauk* sLi'- 



25 xasxam, k'is mu^'hii qo'tsE qau'waisi." * Temau'x-auk" mu^'hu 

 k'e'a sLi'xasxa. Temu'^'hu mis Lama'tx kus pi'tskum,^ temu"'hu 

 LEa'mtiyti ts-ha°'sisk' ^^ kus kusii^tsi, tem-axa mu^'hii tspidui' tem- 

 axa k' !iqai'. Temu°'liu kus Lxu'mta tem-auk" hi'k' e qa^'ltE sli'tsx," 

 "Liya^ xu'si x'ilo'mxa. Temu'^'hti ^Liya^ qa^'tsE tem-auk' -axa qal- 



30 pai' SLi'xasxa kus kusuHsi. Temu^'hu mis-Emku yikii'kwEx kus 

 pi'tskum, tem k'Ets mu'^'hti qalpai' LEa'mtiyti ts-ha'^'sisk* kus ku- 

 su^tsi. Tem-axa mu'^'liu qalpai' tspidui'. Temu°'liu kus Lxu'mta 

 tem-auk' hi'k'e qa^'ltE pi^'tqax. Temu^'hu 'Liya^'qa^'tsE tem tsiisai' 

 qexana'syauk' ^^ is k'i'lo,temu'^'hu 'Liya^ qa^'tsE tem wi'lx na'k's 



35 'k'spai'x kus le'wi' temu'^'hu qaai' k'i'mhak's. Temu'^'hu mis 

 k'-qamli'm, temau'x mu^'hu phainsa'Lnx; temau'x mu^'hii pxeltsu- 



1 nlsk- + -k-s + -slo. 



2 milh- TO LOSE. 



3 ustit- TO PURSUE. A similar type of Magic Flight was obtained among the Molala Indians. See also 

 Waterman, Magic Flight, p. 46. • 



* Singular for plural. 



' Snipes had murdered S^ii'ku's son. , 



6 Namely, to Beaver and Bear. 



' For example, Beaver to Bear. 



8 This was said by S-u'ku. 



9 The contestants were supposed to stay under water one whole day. 



10 hctns BREATH. 



11 SL- TO DIVE. I interchanges frequently with L, especially after s and ts. 



12 qe'xan below; -asl local; -auk- inside. 



