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Myvtx oF THE Swan (rotp 1894) 
The people tried to buy a maiden, but her father did not give her 
away. Then the chief of the Swans bought her. They gave her to 
him. It became winter. Now the people had eaten all their provisions, 
and they became hungry. The Swan had a double dish. His mother 
gaye him food. Dry broken salmon was in one dish, and pounded 
salmon bones were in the other. Then the Swan ate the dry salmon, 
and his wife ate the salmon bones. Every evening they received food 
inthis way. His wife did not know what her husband was eating. She 
thought all the food might be salmon bones. For a whole year they 
ate in this manner. When she chewed, there was a noise of breaking 
bones. When he ate, there was a noise of meat being munched. Then 
she began to notice it. After some nights she took her husband’s 
IQELO’Q TA’ Kj ANE 
Swan His MytH 
Ewa’ ke/nuwa gomela/lemx wuXi aha’tjau. Niict qaqo’/tx. A’qa 
Thus intending she was bought that virgin. Not she was Then 
given away. 
Lgelo’q ina’ Xakjemana qatcumela’lemx. Aga — qa-ilo’tx. Aqa 
the swans their chief bought her, Then she was given Then 
to him. 
tea’xElqiiX nino/xoaxix. Qatktinxo’mx tga/Lxalemaémax té’] Xam; 
winter it became, They finished their food the people; 
aga walo’ aktd’xax. Aga sx‘umtje’t sqju’nam, si’aqjunam iqelo’q. 
then hunger actedonthem. Then two fastened wooden his wooden the swan. 
together dishes, dishes 
Aqa age/Iqotmx aya’qo iqelo’q. Tkje/lak ae’ Xt aqju’nam, tkjana’LktiX 
Then she gave him his the swan. Dried one dish, dried and broken 
food mother salmon salmon bones 
ae’ Xt aqjwnam. QatiXelemo’xumx taXi tkjé/lak igelo’q. Wu'Xi 
one dish, He ate it that driedsalmon the swan. That 
aya’kikala tkjana’~tkniX gataxalemo/xumx. Ka/nauwé tso’yustiX 
his wife dried and broken she ate them. Every evening 
salmon bones 
kjoange’ aqeilqué’muX. Nict alo’XutX wuXi aya’kikala. Axo’ Xuan 
thus they two were Not she knew it that his wife. She thought 
given food. 
ka’nauwe tkjana’tkriX taXi aqeilqué’muX. E4Xt  ige’taq, 
all dried and broken that they two were One year, 
salmon bones given food. 
ataxalemd/xumx, sxOp, SxOp,sxOp,sxop yaNi itea’kcNapa. YaXi 
they ate it, noise of eating hard food that her mouth in. That 
iqelo’q nixtxn’lemux, tej kuii’k, tej kuiv’k, ia’ke Xa. Aqa xa’xa 
swan he ate noise of eating soft food his mouth. Then notice 
igid’xoax yaXi itea’kikala. Qanteci’xtx qana’pol aqa agigrlea’x 
she did him that her husband. Several nights then she took it 
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