Myrn or Nrxctamrea’e (Troup 1890) 
There was a maiden. The Panther was the chief of one town. 
Now Blue-jay said te the maiden: **Go and look for the Panther; he 
is an elk hunter.” One day she went. She went a long distance and 
came to a house. She entered. Now the house was all painted. She 
stayed at the bed of the Beaver. She stayed there. In the evening 
the Mink came home and carried trout. Then the Otter came; he 
carried steel-head salmon. Then the Raccoon came; he carried craw- 
fish. Then the Muskrat came; he carried flags. The Lynx came; he 
carried ducks. The Mouse came home; she carried camass-roots. 
All came home. Only their eldest brother was not there. ‘* Maybe 
our elder brother fell down.” The woman thought: ‘*Oh, maybe he is a 
canoe builder.” In the evening a man came groaning. He came home. 
His belly was that large facicacmer After some time he went near 
Nrxeramrea’c [rca Kj ANE 
NIKCIAMTCA/C HER MYTH 
Lxela’etiX aeXa’t ava’hatjau, awa’wa. Ikjoa’yawa iva’ XakjEmana 
There was one maiden, it is said. The panther their chief 
La-ftci EXt gira’|Xam. Aga ited’ Xam igé’sqes ana/hatjau, ina’xtam 
those one people ofatown. Then hesaidtoher  blue-jay the maiden: “Search for 
ikjoa’yawa, imo'lkkumax  ia’kjet@nax. ison ekua aqa ig0d/ya. 
the panther, elks hunter." ne day then, she went. 
Ted'ya, krlatX igd'ya. Igogoa’qoam tqu’Lé. Iga ‘ckupg. Aga 
She went, far she went. she arrived at a house. She entered. Then 
ka/nauwe ita’kematck taXi tqu’Le. Aga iqa’nuq ia’) Xemitk igo’La-it. 
all panied that house. Then beaver his bed she stayed. 
Igo'ta-it. Tso’yustiX igiXatkjoa’mam ko’sa-it. Itea’Lam a’qjHXmne. 
She stayed. In the ey ening he Sasa home the mink, He brought a trout. 
loite@'mam e/nanaks. Itci’Lam iqjoane’X. IgiXatkjoa’mam inata’t. 
He came the otter. He brought a steel-head He came home the 
salmon. raccoon, 
Iteni’tam Lgavxii’la. IgiXatkjoa’mam itsjené’stsjenés.  Itct’Lam 
He brought crabs. He came home the muskrat. He brought 
telkoa’te. IgiXatkjoa’mam ipu’koa. Itetr’Lam tgueXgue’Xuke. 
flags. He came home the lynx. He brought ducks. 
Toa Xatkjoa’mam a’co. [ktn’Lam tr’lalLX. Ka’nauwé iguXoatkjoa’mam. 
She came home the She brought  camass. All came home. 
mouse, 
Aqua kja’ya e’LalXt. ‘“‘tXuan ig@Xgéitcomé é/lxalXt.” Igax10'Xa-it 
Then none their elder “Perhaps he fell upon his own our elder She thought 
brother. body, brother.” 
aqage Malkesi06 Ikeni’ m Lqa Laxdtckjé/na.” XapiX aL Nilqa’yax LgoaLte’ TX 
the woman: “Canoe Ithink a builder.” ark he groaned a person 
Ltet. Aqa iLi’/tpqam LeoaLé’ 1X. K/4wa ia’qa-in ina’wan. La2, aqa 
coming. Then heentered the person. Thus large his belly. Long, then 
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