126 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 67 



LEai'si. K'Ets liT'k'e xii'si qo^'tsxwai, k'is-axa k'ini qalpai'm pi'- 

 usxa^yal'm. "Qo"'tsuxs k'Exs qo°'tsuxs." K"is mu°'hu qalpai'm 

 tskwaisalsxai'm. Temu'^'hu suda^'stk'emyuk' tern tsqe'wiiLiix. 

 ''La'tqaltEX-E'n?" — "A'a, pkwi'sxan." Temu"'hu Lxama'nstEx. 

 Tsiqa'Liix-uk" tem-axa mu°'hu yalsa'yEmux" ats-Lo'k'ik'. Tem- 

 ^ u*^'hu mis-axa wi'lsusumux" ats-Lo'k'ik', tein k' exk* ai'-sl5 ts-hl'tEk'. 

 Temii"'hu Limtsla'xaxamt si'lkustEx. Qall'hix is tsP'k'ek" ' as 

 Lok- .2 



Suda^'stk'em^^uk" te'mltaux ^Liya^-axa tsqe'wiLX. Xuts mis qai'- 

 slo, tern yasaii^yal'nx ats-mu'tsk'ak". "K'ist x'ildi'i asti'n ta\" 



10 Temau'x mu'^'hu k"e'a ayai'. tjstal'nxaux na'k'eaisi %'as aya'ltxa. 

 'Lauxlya^ qa^'tsE Lowa'staiix,^ te'mltaux k'im LEma'lhisx.* Te- 

 mau'x hi'k'e ma^lhya qvvulhal'. Temu'^'hu is LqamI'Laut temau'x- 

 axa yalsai'. Tern mis qalpai' qai'-slo, tern k'au'xuts hala'tsi ayai' 

 qalpai'. tJstai'nxaux qalpai'nx. K'e'tk'aux^ ni'sk' wiistai'nx, 



1^ te'mlta k'aii'xuts hala'tsi LEma'lhisx. X'ildi'nxaux lia^'tsE. Tem- 

 ii'^'hu misau'x-uk" Lqxa'yuLx ik" ts-hai'^k' , temau'x-axa yalsai'. Tem- 

 u'^'hii mis qalpai' qai'-slo, tem k"au'xuts qalpal' ayai', te'mlta 

 k'au'xuts hala'tsi i'mstE. Temu'^'hu suda^'stk'emyuk' is pi'tskum 

 temau'x mu°'liii tsqe'wiLx. Qaiti'nxaux LEai'sx ats-tiwi't!'wank', 



20 'k"as kwi^ Temau'x mu"'hu qalkwaPyai'nx. 'Lauxiya^ qa^'tsE 

 Lqalii'kwalx, te'mltaux LEai'sx ats-ta'ak'aux simi'xux %ats-ti\vi't!- 

 'wank'. Iltli'nxaux. Wa^kuna' '^ tEts-Lo'k'ik", tsiya'qsallnx-uk". 

 ^'K'ist-E'n mu"'hula'^ iltqai'm?" — ''A'a, k'ist x'iltxwai'm hani'k'hix 

 mu^'hii." Temau'x mu'^'hu k"e'a ustai'nx as po'stEx na'k'eai 'k'as 



2^ tsqai'tEsal. 'Lauxiya^ qa'^'tsE Lowa'staux temau'x k'im LEma'lhisx. 

 Temau'x mu°'hti qalpai'nx listai'nx, te'mlta k'au'xuts qalpai'nx 

 LEma'lhisx, hala'tsi lli'k'e k'im na'k'eai 'k'a'saux mila'hasanx. Te- 

 mau'x mu'^'hu qalpai' hala'tsi wustai'nx. Temau'x mu'^'hii tqai'Li. 

 K'u'k"ts^ ta'qusal hau'k's as mena'tEm. Tem siida^'stk'em^'uk' 



^0 ts-x'ili'disk'aux te'mlta hi'k'e is qauwai'-slo tsqai'tEsal ts-pu'- 

 stExk'. Te'mlta mu°'hu Lhak' !e'tx ^ xas mena'tEm hani'k'eai wi- 

 li'sal as Lxa'mniyut. ''A'a, hak'Eqau'x tsqewiltii'wilnx tEsti'n ta^ 

 pLxa'mnitxtinst. K'ist-E'n mu"'hu iltqai'm?" — "K'ist Lohai'm." — 

 "K'ist-E'n mu^'hu la* Lau'hastoxs?" — "A'a, xani'x qau'wis 



^^ tsk' !e'txam qauxa'nk's." Temu"'hu k'e'a hilkwaisai'nx. Yu'- 

 xwaux Lhaya'naux tsi'tsk' !ik',^ te'mltau axa k'im spti'yu. Tem- 



1 Contracted for tsln'k'e + -ukn, 



2 Similar stories, but without the "Dog-Children" element, were recorded among the Tillamook and 

 Coos Indians. See Boas, Tillamook Tales, pp. 13G et seq.; Frachtenberg, Coos Texts, pp. 149 et seq. 



3 USt- TO FOLLOW. 



• < Contracted for LEma'lhiyusza; mil'- to lose. 

 5 k'e'tk-e + -aux. 



^ tca'na'+ -uku . ' ' 



T k-Ets + -uhK 



8 ■/:•.'- TO SMELL. 



9 Contracted for ts-t,sl'tsk-!ik\ 



