172 BUEEAU OF AMERICAN ETHXOI OGY [bull. 67 



itsxa, sin itsai's. Mu°'lii is xe'Lk'it-s-pi'tskum tem-axa is xe'Lk'it- 

 s-qamli's ya'tsxan-auk' ko'k". Aya'salyusEmtsx xas xa'mni ni'- 

 sk'ik's." Temi'Lx mu'^'hu pti'tnx as nu'nsumxtELi. Temi'Lx mu'^'- 

 hu nunsai'. K'Ets i'ldistai atsimtana'stiyiik'iLx. "L-axa k' !e'- 

 5 tsaisi yalsai'm." Temi'LX-axa k'i'stnx ats-kwi'sk' nak' %'as le- 

 ya'tsitsili'kwEx. ''Qani'xaxmEla'nxsiiile'wi'-slo ts-la'nk*. Qtau'- 

 slo ts-la'nk" sin le'wi'. K'in-axa k'i'mhak's yalsai'm k' le'tsaisi, sin 

 anai's. K'in-axa k'i'sti hak'i°'k'i tEsi'n kwi-, sin anai's, MEli'- 

 Ik'stan-u is hai°- philkwisai', sin anai's." K'-i'mstE ildistaitxam 



10 ts-hi'tEqlnsk' atsimlana'stiyuk'iLx, Temi'Lx-axa mu"^liii yalsai' 

 k' le'tsaisi. Hi"sk' ts-mEqami'ntisk' tas pi'tskum sa'siLx aya'salyEm 

 ku'kwaisi, tem imstiHit-s-pi'tskum siLx-axa yalsai' k" le'tsaisi. 'La- 

 Lxiya^qa^'tsE LEyala'saut, temi'Lx-axa mu'^'hu wi'lx. Hi'k' e hamsti^ 

 wa^ ts-Lo'sink' ats-hi'tsLEmk'iLx, siLx-axa mu^'hu wi'lx. K'iLX 



15 mu'^'hu tqe'tqailitxa ats-hi'tsLEmk"iLx, siLx-axa wi'lx mu"'liu. 

 Hi'k'e liamsti" wa^ ts-Lo'sink' tas hi'tsLEm. Temi'Lx-axa mu"'hu 

 wi'lx ts-itsai'sk'ik's. 



Temu°'liii tsqa'mt lij^ti. Imi'staltxaLx kus Qtau'tESLEm, qami'- 

 ntit-s-hi'tsLEm. I'mstE tai= mu^'hu. 



15. The Dreamer 



(Told by William Smith in 1910) 



20 Xa'mEt-s-hi'tslEm tem su"'lliak' !itxa iteli'ts. Na'mk'Ets ats- 

 k'ai'xa, k"Ets hi'k' e qa=^ 'Its k'i'mhak's ^ silk' !ui°'xa. Hamsti- hi'k'e 

 tas intsk'i's silk' !iii°'x, na'mk'Ets atsk'ai'. Na'mk' mEsu°'lhak' !i 

 i'mstE, tem ^Liya' na'mk' ila'tstau ts-k'a'ltsiik*. Na'mk'Ets atsk"- 

 ai'xa, kis qa^'ltE hi'k'e LEai'si as nu'ns. ''K'i'msxas^ tqaia'ldi 



25 hamsti^ hi'k'e intsk'i's, xas hi'k'e qa^'ltE Lhaya'nautEmts qwon, 

 na'mk' sxas a'tsk' altxam. K' in qan ihi'yEm hamsti" hi'k' e mtsk' i's. 

 Xa-hi'k'e hamsti^ intsk'i's LEmla'nti. Xa-'Liya- u'k'eai lili'dauwi, 

 na'mk' sxas a'tsk' Exam^ qwo'nhak's." Na'mk'Ets atsk'ai', k'is 

 hi'k'e hamsti- LEai'si tas hi'tEslEm. Hamsti^ intsk'i's Lhilkwai'- 



30 sTinx, na'mk' Ets atsk'ai'xa. "Xa-xe'ilk'e Ihaya'nausxam. Na'mk' 

 sins ihi'yEm antO'ii qaqa'n, xas hamsti' intsk'i's mEla'ni." Na'- 

 mk'Ets ila'tEx 'k'as Itlawa'it, k'is hi'k'e qa'^'ltE qo'tsE qauwal'sEx. 

 'Liya^ u'k'eai lili'daux. Las mEqami'nt ts-hi'tsLEmk', te'mlta 

 'Llya-' lili'daux ts-hl'tslEmk'. 'Llya'xu'si Ila'tstau ts-hai°'k--auk'. 



35 Tsci^'mauk' hi'k' e iLa au'l-auk' ts'hai°k' .* "Mu°'hu a' qwon was k'in 

 hi'k'e hamsti' intsk'i's LEmLa'nti?", ts-hai"'k'-auk'. K'Ets 'Liya^ 

 u'k'eai lili'daux, na'mk'Ets atsk'ai'xa. K'Ets mu°'hi hi'k'e kus 

 hI'tslEm lili'daux, na'mk'Ets atsk'ai'. I'Lauk' ^ Lauwa'Lxamt "^ ts- 



I Literally, "thereto, toward there." 



- k'i'msis + -i. 



3 Literally, "sleep.'' '- 



* Literally, "very near inside his mind." 



" Contracted for i'La-auk'. 



6auL neak; iia auL-auk- is hain= to r.E exceedingly gl.\d. 



