106 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 67 



' qalpai' ma'yExa, "K'ikau'stxan-ti ha ii, na'k'sEp-E'n tsa'nxa?" — 

 "Latlya^i na'mk' tsa'nxa."— ''Qaila' xutsa'? "— "A'a, akP' 'k'ya'tsx 

 kwas na'tk' '. Na'mk' k'Ets ayai' kus Itsa'nt, temu'^'hu k'Ets tskwl'- 

 Inx kus puu'ya^, k'is lii'k'e tpayu'Ll xaku's aki"', k'is Lpurwi'3'udi ^ 

 5 k'is lialk!wa'a. Is I'mstE tern kusE'x Lhaya'naux kus puu'ya^ 

 qauwa't-uk" hi'k'e sa'ptlist." Tern k'Ets mu°'hu ma'yExa. "K'in 

 k'e'a ayai'mi k'inai'i LEai'si la* mu"'hu qas tsxui'tit!lx kus puu'- 

 ya^." Tern k'Ets mu'^'hu k'e'a ayai' mEpuu'j^ata. Tern k'Ets 

 mu°'hii mis wl'lx kus na'tk'ik's, tern k'Ets piltkwal', temu^lmqa'halt 



10 tskui'nx kus puu'^^a-. Tern Ita 'Liya^ qa'^'tsE tern LEai'sx kus tsti- 

 dai's k'-u awi'lau. Tern k'Ets-axa mu^'hii k' !iqai' tern ti'iitl'want- 

 xai'is la'quns tem-axa pEsa'x. Temu'^'hu mis Itla'msitx, tem k'Ets 

 mu°'hu Ikui' tem piltqwai' hak' !e'ts kwas na'tk*'. Te'mlta 'Liya^ 

 qa^'tsE te'mlta auLi' kus tsudai's. Tem k'Ets mu'^'hu Lxwe'tsinx. 



15 Temu"'hu mis Ik' liqai'tx, te'mlta liamsti't! ta is haya^ Tem k'Ets 

 mu'^'hu kusal'nx ya'sau: "Xa-'Liya^ lqaya°'kwautELi ^ as hi'tslEm 

 ts-puii'yak' ; k'-Liya' la'' xam Lan, k'-lil'k'e mu^'hu tai^ haya^ K'is 

 lowi't!itsu kus kla'mtsLEm ts-la'raxadook" , na'mk' sis Lxwe'Lx- 

 watxu." Tem k'Ets mu'^'liu mis Lxayai'tx, tem-axa k' liqa'yususx. 



20 Temu^'hu mis-axa wi'lsusx k' le'tsk'is, tem ts-yu'lk' k'-tk'ila'hi. 

 Temu°'hu mis Lxal'hix, temu°'hu ts-yu'lk' k'-tinu'txeln. Temu^'hu 

 mis Itslisi'yu, temu"'hu nunsa'lnx. Is I'mstE tem kus I'mstE 

 ts-li'qlnsk; kus tsudai's, la'lta mis k'Ets imi'stanx.^ Temu^'hu mis 

 k'Ets k'eal'', temi'Lx mu"'liu-axa Lkwl' temi'LX inu°'hu xe'tsux". 



25 Temu°'hu 'Liya-" qa^'tsE tem k'Ets ma'yExa kus mena'tEm. "Wi'- 

 Ixail i k' a^'tsus ! " Temi'Lx mu^'hu wi'lyEm, temi'Lx k' !iqai' temi'LX 

 kul-ai'xasx. Tem k'Ets mu°'hu 'Liya^ qa^'tsE tem ma'yExa kus 

 mena'tEm. "I'ln-ti ha k'lsk'ai'." Tem k'Ets mu"'hu qauwa'* tas 

 la* tem huk' tsai'nx. Temu'^'hu 'Liya^ qa^'tsE te'mlta hi'k' e qauwa^'* 



30 tas la* tnu'nsumxtaisxamsk' wi'lx, temi'Lx mu'^'hii nunsai'. Tem- 

 u'^'hu mi'siLX tu'nstxa, temi'Lx atskwixwai'. Tem k'Ets mu°'hu 

 'Liya^' qa*'tsE tem k'Ets ma'yExa kus mena'tEm. "He+, xa'ku to- 

 mi'La wa ntinsa'a tEsi'n pa'stuwit!" Te'mlta 'Llya^ qa*'tsE tem 

 tskwayu'Lnx as hi'tslEm hak'Eqau'x is tsk'P'tsi. "Te'mip-E'n 



35 nak" i'yEmtsux" tEpi'n pa'stuwit!, sin tEma'msu?" Tem k'Ets ma'- 

 yExa. "La'-E'ntaspl'usxai? A'a, qa'lpEx i ni'i ma'yEx i!" Tem- 

 u'^'u mis qalpal' plusxa^yal', tem hi'k'e au'L. Tem k'Ets mu^'hu 

 ma'yExa kus mena'tEm. "Ha*'lqap! K'il kwek'sai'xasxam." 

 Tem k'Ets mu°'hu qau'wis kumkwi' ya'sau: "Kwek'sai'xasxail, 



40 kwek'sai'xasxail, kwek'sai'xasxail!" Temu°'hu misi'Lx k'ilu'stxa, 

 temu'^'ha qalpai' pi'usxa^yai. "Te'mip nak' i'yEmtsux" -E'n tEpi'n 



* palhu- TO BITE. 



3 gainlcu- TO HARM, TO SPOIL 



* Compare Boas, Sagen, pp. 64, 196, 259. In these versions the water monster kills those who come after 

 water. 



