122 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 67 



yai'nx, ''X-auk' pi^tqe'm, x-auk' tsqama'Ll hams k* !ik's, x-au 

 »Liya^ haya'naltxam, hu^tsk'Exan qaikwa'yti." Temi'Lx mu°'hu 

 ayai'. Pxe'pxeltsu'sxasxaux.^ "Xa-qani'xai qau'wis stin kep." — 

 "'Liya^, xa-qanl'xal qau'wis." Temu'^'hu k' e'a tsa'lhitux" as mElia'it 

 5 kla'nans. Temu'^'hu mis, Lxai'nx, tem qalpai' tsa'lhltux" as 

 mELxamnlyaH'. K'aux Lhainai'di la'tqaltxaux. Mu°'hu hi'k"e 

 xus Lhaya'nlyu. ''AhP', xa-'Liya^ hai'iiE!, k"xan qai'^kwa'yu." 

 Temu'^'hu k'e'a hilkwai'sainx. 'LaLxIya^ qa^'tsE ya'xauyEm, 

 te'mltaLx mu°'hu wi'lx k" le'tsik's. ''Mu'^'hti xkwa'xa! Wi'lsxuxan 

 10 k' le'tsik's." Temu'^'hu k"e'a xkwai', Lkuu'yEmxaux-axa, Lhainai'- 

 txaux mu'^'hu. "A'a, imi'staltxaux ta^. K"au'xuts hi'k'e hi'k'Eiix 

 qauxa'nk's ats-xwi'xwik' aux." 



Temu°'hu k' liqai'xa tem pi°tqai' k" lets. 'Liya^ qa^'tsE pi'^'tqax, 

 te'mlta LEai'sx xe'Lk'aux as La'mxado auLi', tsi'tsik' !awaux auLi'. 



15 Psank' tsuwai'nxaux, temu^'hu mi'saux tsqunkwai', temau'x qalpai' 

 tsk" !e'txa. A'aqa hi'k'e qo'tsEk's spu'yii tsi'tsk' lik'aux.^ Temau'x 

 tsqe'wiLx. "Na'k'sipst-E'nya'xau?" — -"'Laxaniya^^na'ks." — ^"U'k- 

 Epst-E'n ts-la'mxadook- ?" — "A'a, LEya'saux xaxa'n Li-' mis 

 kii'kwis Ikii'salyususx xas ma'lkuts xan ta^." — "A'a, qwo'nhan. 



20 Na'k'-EU tEpsti'n Li^ ya'tsx? Pst-axa ple'xai, k'ipst LEa'lauwi 

 k*-p!e'xamts." Temau'x mu°'hu k'e'a hilkwaisai'nx. Temu"'hii 

 misau'x-axa wi'lx, temau'x LEa'laux ts-Li'ak'aux. "Lohau'witux"^ 

 xaxa'n ta^." — -"La'tqaitxapst-E'ri tsa^ti? Pa'lauwisxapst.^ IlEli'ts 

 yuwi'xsal pstin ta^." — "'Liya^! LEa'lautEmtsxaxan mis qo'tsE. 



25 LEa'lautEmtsxaxan mis qo'tsE Lku'salyusx xas ma'lkwits, hauwi'i 

 hi'k'axa^ k' la'qistEx. I'mstExan LEa'lautEmtsx. Lhaya'nauxax-a 

 hii°'k'i ? Ihi'yEmtsxuxan tas xa'mni." Temu'^'hu pxe'ltsiisai'nxaux 

 ts-la'mxadtiuk' . "Xe'Lk' etxapst-a ? " — "A'a, xe'Lk' etxaxan." — 

 "Na'k'-En xe'iLk'e 'k'ya'tsx?" — "K'as k' !ila'hayuk"." Temu'^'hu 



30 k'e'a qai°hai' temu°'hu ayai'. Temu'^'hii tsqe'wiLX 'k'as ya'tsx. 

 Hai°k' ' 'Liya^' Lti'sliyutx.'' Yalsa'yusx mu'^'hu. Temu^'hu mis-axa 

 wi'lsusx, temu'^'hii wusni'nx is qa'sk' !im. A'mta hi'k'e tats- 

 Lo'k'ik' tqek'i'nx. Wa^na' hi'k'e ts-Lo'sink' mEta'ntELi. Xasptistl 

 ts-imi'stisk' . 



35 Tai^ mu°'hu.« 



1 How to take back their grandson to his wife and children. 

 ^Contracted for ts-tsi'tsik'.'ik-aux. 



2 ihlya- + -xan. 

 ^wahau'- to invite. 



6 The Alsea were forbidden to mention a dead person by his name. 



6 Contracted for hi'k-e + -axa. - 



' Contracted for lElti'sllyutx. 



8 This story resembles in many respects the Cd'xai myth recorded among the Chinook. See Boas, 

 Chinook Texts, pp. 127 et seq. 



