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k'-WusP'-slo ts-la'nk*." Temu'^hu mis k'eai', tem k'Ets mu"'hu 

 ma'yExa. "K'in qule'm to'qwis k"ins iltli'i tasna'tk' '." Temk"Ets 

 mu^'hu k'e'a quli', temu^'hu wi'lx na'k's 'k'kus mEi'pstaxt-slo, 

 temu^'hu ma'jExa. "K'iii Lohai'm qauxa'nk's kwaS tsk'P'tsI." 

 5 Tem k'Ets mu'^'hu k'e'a Lohai', temu^'humis wi'Lx qauxa'nk's, tem 

 hau'k's mEhaya'nixa. Temii'^'hu 'Liya^ qa^'tsE te'mtta qalo'sik's 

 haya'ntEx, temu'^'hu ma'jrExa. "K'-Liya^ tas hu'^'k'i mEi'pstaxt- 

 slo, tsa^hi'sxa au'L haluwi'k'siyuk's." Tem-axa mu^'hu qxenk'sai'. 

 Temu'^'liu mis-axa wi'lx qxe'nk's, tem k"Ets-axa mu'^'hti qaitsixwa^- 



10 yai'nx. Is i'mstE tem kus hi'k'e mEqami'nt kus a'ltuxtit-s-k' !il kus 

 Texi'nk' } Las k*-k'im mEi'pstaxt-slo, sis 'Liya^ imi'stali. Temu'^'hu 

 mis k'eai', tem k'Ets-axa mii^'hu ayai' hali'yuk's. Temu°'hu mis- 

 axa wl'lx hali'yuk's, tem k'Ets mu'^'hu xe'tsux". Temu^'hu 'Liya^ 

 qa'^'tsE temu'^'hu wi'lx na'k"s 'k'kus mEk* !i'lt-sl5 ko'k^s.^ Tem k'Ets 



15 mu'^'hu k'a'^'tsus qa^'tsE plui'. Temu^'lm Lhainai'tEx kus k" !ll tem 

 hi'k'e puu't is xa'mnitsLo. Tem k'Ets mu'^'hu yEai'nx. "K'iLx 

 hi'k'e mu'^'hu imi'sti, k'iLxai'i pku'tsitxai qakusi'n La'mxadoo, 

 k'E'Lxas ai'I nu'nsitxai." Temu'^'hu mis k'Ets k'eai', temu^liu 

 xe'tsux". Temu°'hu 'Liya^ qa^'tsE tem wi'lx na'tk'ik's, tem k'Ets 



20 yEai'nx. "K'-nix ita^ kus tsudai's k'ntik'stu." Temu'^'hu mis 

 Lxal'nx, temu^'hu xe'tsux". Temu^'lm 'Liya^ qa^'tsE tem wi'lx 

 qalpai' na'tk'ik's. Tem k'Ets mu^'hu k'a'^'tsus qa^'tsE plui', tem 

 k'Ets mu'"hu ma'yExa, ''K'-nitsk' hl'tE mu°'hu-slo ts-la'nk' ? A'a, 

 k'-Yaqo'n-slo ts-la'nk'." Temu°'hu mis k'eai', temu^'hu xe'tsux". 



25 Tem hi'k'e mu'^'hu is qau'wai-slo ya'tsxalxasxa kwas na'tk'' nak' 

 kus wa'txal.^ Is xa'mst-s-le'wi' tem hi'k'e ko'x" wa'txanx kus 

 Ipu'pEnhaut, tem -hi'k'e mu'^'hti imi'stEX tsli'ts.* Temu'^'hu mis 

 wi'lx 'k' kwas haihayaH kus na'tk'S temu^'hu tqailk'i'nx-slo ya'sau: 

 ''K'-anhu'u mu'^'hu Ma'Los ts-la'nk'." Temu'^'hu mis Lxai'nx, 



30 temu^'hu to'qwis ayai', temu'^'hu is qauwai'-slo itsxai'xasxa. 

 Temu'^'hu na'k'eai 'k'k'a'tslisanx qauwa^* tas la^, temu'^'hu imi'stEx 



~ tas li'ts.^ 



6. Suda'astit-s-lmu'tsk'exlt!enu't ^ 



Five the Brothers 



(Collected by Farrand in 1900) 

 Ik'i'LX^ ya'tsx is xa'mEt-s-itsai's. Temu°'hu is xa'mEt-s-lqe'st 

 tem ayai' kuts-hu'lk'iLX iu'^'tsit^ ko'k^s kwas na'tk''. Tem 



1 A place on the Alsea River, about half a mile above Scott Mountain. 



2 A small island m the Pacific Ocean; now called Seal Rock. 



3 Literally, "He became habitually." 



4 Contracted for tas His. 



6 Many incidents have been left out in rendering tliis myth into the native language. Practically the 

 whole account of S'u'ku's journey from Yakwina northward has been omitted. In \iew of the importance 

 of this myth, it is thought well to supply the missing incidents from the English version No. 25 

 (see p. 233). 



6 This is perhaps the most poorly told myth in this collection. It lacks in clearness of narration and in 

 deflniteness as to subjects and objects of the action. I am inclined to believe that this is a Salish myth 

 vaguely remembered by Grant and narrated to Farrand as an Alsea tradition. The five Thvmder Brothers 

 are undoubtedly the Transformers (Qtils) of SaUsh mythology. 



' Namely, the Five Thunderbirds and their sister. 



6 Simplified for lElm'tsit; Itu- to bathe. 



