76 BUREAU OP AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 67 



sa'Lnx, qa'titaux-E'n mu^'hu qa^'tsE pp'tqax kwas k'i'lu ? Temu'^'hu 

 ma'jExa kus kusuHsi, mis qo'tsE qa^'tsE pi'^'tqax-auk" as k'i'lu.^ 

 Temu'^'M qalpai' ma'yExa kus Lxu'mta mis qo'tsE qa^'tsE pi"^tqe' is 

 k'i'luwauk'. Temu'^'hu jEa'Lnx kus kusu^tsi. "Xa-hi'k'e tsk'P'- 

 5 tsik's ayai'mi, xas ^ k'im ya'tsi. Xa-tai^ Is Lxatowai'-slo k'xa's is 

 k'i'lu ya'tsL^ Xa-hi'k'e mu'^'hu tai^ imi'staltxam; xas ^ axa ita^ 

 hala'qtuxs is li'k'ai°s, xas 'Liya^ tsa^'mE mEayai'st." Is i'mstE tem 

 kus 'Liya^ m.Eayai'st kus kusti-tsi, tem kus axa ita^ mEhalqtowa^t* 

 is li'k*ai°s, la'ltas i'mstE yasau^ya'Lnx. Temu'^'hu kus Lxu'mta tem 



10 yEa'Lnx. "Xa-hi'k'e kwas k'i'lti ya'tsi qa^'ltE, xas hi'k'e tai^ kwas 

 tsqali'm ts-La'qusink' nti'nstxam; xa'ltas ^ tsa^'mE mEayai'st." Is 

 I'mstE tem kus Lxu'mta sinau'xk'Ex ^ kwas kusu^tsi. 



Temu^'hii is xa'mEt-s-pi'tskum temu'^'hti yEai'nx qa'kuts-qwa'nk' . 

 "K'ist-E'n mu'^'hu iltqai'mi?" Temu'^'hu yEai'nx. "A'a, 1-axa 



15 ik'xe'm, k"istna'k's ayai'mi Lx'i'ldut as leVi'." Temu'^'hu k"e'a is 

 xa'mEt-s-pi'tskum. temau'x mu'^'hii ayai'. Temu'^'hu 'Liya^ qa^'tsE 

 temau'xwi'lxLEya'tstik's, Temu^'huyEai'nxkuts-qwa'nk', "K'ist 

 hii'^'k'i itsai'mi. K'xas pumkiistai'm," k'-xe'Lk' xam tsa'sidu." 

 Temu'^'hu k'e'a xe'Lk' ptsasidowai'. Temu'^'hii ^Uya^ qa*'tsE te 



20 mu'^'hu ma'mhatsEx kwas xam^ kuts-mukwa^slik" . Temu^'hu qal- 

 pai' kwas xam^ ma'mhatsax. Temu'^'hii yEai'nx kuts-qwa'nk' . 

 "Xa-hi'k'e qauwa^* is pi'tskum k'xas aya'ltxam Itsi'mxaytit." 

 Temu'^'hti k'e'a qauwa^^ is pi'tskum temu'^'hii aya'l. Tem k'Ets 

 mu'^'hii itsxalsxai' kus S^u'ku. Na'mk" k'Ets ya'tsx kuts-qwa'nk', 



25 k'is hi'k'e yai'x-auk' is hai*^^ mEhai't. Temu'^'hu k'Ets' yii'xtEx, 

 k'ilta's hi'k'e mu'^'lii ma'hats Lowa'txayusxam, tem k'au'xuts^ 

 mu'^'hii kVaisii^yai'nx kuts-ma^tiink'aux. Temu'^'hu is xa'mEt-s- 

 pi'tskum temau'x LEa'laux kuts-si'tEk'aux. Temu'^'hu 'Liya^ qal- 

 pa'Lnx k'istaPya'Lnx. Temu'^'hu qauwa^^ as pi'tskum spa'yalLnx, 



30 temau'x axa ita^ kuts-la'mxadook' spa'yalx qa'kus hi'tslEm. Te- 

 mu'^'huwi'lxisxa'mEt-s-pi'tskumkuskaka'ya^^na'k'eai'k'kustsima'- 

 yux" kus hi'tslEm. Temu^'hu ^^ai'x-auk' is hai°^ kuntai'nx qauku's 

 ma'hats tem yEai'nx kuts-ta'ak'. "Xa-Lo'qutEmtsu." Temu'^'hii 

 k'e'a p li'xanx na'k'eai %'kus tskuli'tsx. Temu'^'humis k'-Loquti'i, 



35 te'mlta aqai' xii'si qauxa'nk's. Temu'^'hu k' lohayii'Lx, te'mlta 

 mu^'hii hala'tsi qalpai' aqai' qauxa'nk's. Temu'^'hu qalpai'nx 

 qwamiyu'Lx, la'ltas k'Ets Ita* qaku's S^u'ku %'wi'lnx. Tem kus 



1 A similar diving contest was recorded among the Chinook, where Bluejay and Diver are the contestants. 

 See Boas, Chinook Texts, p. 57. 



2 Abbreviated for k-xas; k-is + -x. 



3 According to an Alsea belief there are some bears who live in the water all the time. It is furthermore 

 held that to see them was an ill omen. 



* Abbreviated tor k-Exa'Uas; k-is + -x + ltd. 



6 sa'nxuk'e better, moke. 



6 mukwa^st paint having, woman. 



'' Abbreviated for na'mk- k-Ets. 



8 k-Ets + -aux. 



9 In the English version of this story, obtained by Farrand, the bird is called k-i"wink k-l"wink, a term 

 rendered by the narrator "Hudson Bay bird." 



