96 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. G7 



Temu'^'liu k'imni' kuts-qu'm'tik'ELx, tern Lx-auk* i'mstE ts-hai'^k', 

 ts-pEiiu'nsatxusk'iLx k"is Lqe'ln. La'ltas Ita qo'tsE k'E'Lxas Lqe'ln, 

 la'lta muku's ^ qaxtai'nx qaku's mena'tEm kuts-si'pxanauk' ? Tem- 

 u'^'hu mis t!ili' kus k' !ll, temi'Lx mu'^'hu Ikinktla'lnx. Temu'^'liu 

 5 qauwi's kti'Liix kuts-ha't !ak' Ilx, temi'Lx mu'^'hti qalpa'Lnx xa'mEiit ! 

 k'iltiwi'Lnx kuts-mu'tsk'ak'. Tern k'Ets mu'^'hu pstik* !ayu'sx kus 

 mena'tEm. "Hi'k'auk'-wa kwa'k'its-qalEmlai'sk' ^ quu'yEmts, 

 na'mk's kus quu'yEmts kwas kala'xkala!" Temu'^'hu misi'Lx qau- 

 wa^'' k' iluwi'Lnx, temu'^'hu k" ilwiyti'Lnx is k' !il. Temu'^'hu mis La^lai' 



10 kus k'ilu, temi'Lx mu^'hu Ita'qusau. Qau'wis kuts-ha'tlak'iLx Itq- 

 wal'txa, "boom." Temi'Lx lii'k'e mu'^'hu tai'Lx qauku'ts-qu'm'- 

 tEk'iLx. Tem k'Etsmu'^'hu mi'siLxqauwa^* Ita'qusau kuts-ha^'t!ak* 

 kus mEna'tem, tern k'Ets mu°'hu qa'halt Itqwai'txa kus mena'tEm, 

 las k'Ets hi'k'e 'k'ts-xama'llyuk'ik's ma'yExa, "boom." K'is 



15 mu^'huLxayasi'yalsxam/ " I'psinxasxayauk" ^ sins k' li'k's."^ Tem- 

 u'^'hu mi'siLx qauwa^* Itslisl'yu, temi'Lx mu^'hu ttihi'Lux. Tem 

 k'Ets mu'^'hu psulai' kus mena'tEm, "Hi'k*el-wa Is qalxui'-slo tu- 

 hi'ln ! " Te'mlta k' e ts mu°'hu k* e'a. Misi'Lx tuhi'Lux temi'Lx hi'k" e 

 nl'sk'ik's haitsa'Lnx, temi'Lx tspuyti'mix na'tk* auk's, Lxai'i ^Liya^ 



20 au'L pqe'xasai'm. Is i'mstE temi'Lxqalxui'-slo tuhi'Lux. Temu^'hu 

 mi'siLX-axa Ik'i'stLnx, tem k'Ets mu'^'hu-axa tk'i' kus mena'tEm 

 tem k'Ets mu'^'hu qauwi's kus qala'xstet tsima'yux" ti'utlhuna'yux" 

 kuts k'!i'k'ik*. Temu^'hu Llxusai' yai'x-auk" ts-hai^k' tem-axa 

 XEltxusai'. Temu'^'hu muxwi'nalx '' kuts-qu'm'tik'iLx ts-itsai'sk' . 



25 La'k*Ets-axa hauwi'i qxe'nk* s wi'lx kus kui'puna,*k*itta's-axa k'im 

 qalpai'm Lxuni'yusxam. K'is-axamu'''hu qalpai'm Lohai'm k'i'ttas- 

 axa k'im qalpai'm.^ Temu'^'hu k'Ets wi'lx qxe'nk's, k'is tswetlai'- 

 xasxam.^" Temu'^'hu LEya'hayu kus k6'k"t-s-k'i'lu." Tem k'Ets 

 mu'^'hu ya'tsxasx kus mena'tEm. Qau'wis yEai'nx kuts-ha't!ak' 



30 k'-ti haya'ntoxs, temi'LX mu^'hii qalpai'nx kwasi'Lxpsi'uLxqalpai'nx 

 yEai'nx k'iLx-au haya'ntoxs. Tem k'Ets mu'^'hii yaPyai'nx kus 

 qala'xstet kuts-ha*'t!ak', "-MEhaya-'nalxayu kus pi'lqan-auk' ts-k' !- 

 i'k'ik' !" ^2 Temu'^'hu k'Ets haya'ntxa, k'is hi'k'e Lqai'yusxam-slo. 



1 tem+kus. 



2 The exact meaning is as follows: " They thought their brother-in-law was going to cook food for them. 

 He, however, made up his mind to cook them in revenge for the death of his children, who were devoured 

 by his youngest brother-in-law." 



3 Consists of fc was; k--\ ts-qalEmlal'sk\ 



* lais- TO WHISPER. 



^I'psin- TO BE raw; -io« reflexive; -i verbal; -aiimperative; -auk- suffixed particle. 

 ' He did not wish his eyes to boil lest he be deprived of his sight. 



' XUn- TO FALL. 



8 After having repaired the roof of the house, 

 s That is to say, again the roof fell down. 

 10 Because of his exertions while trying to repair the bouse. 

 » Literally, "became high the ocean water." 

 " Ungrammatical; should have been Mm k-Hk- 



