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have hit that strange thing?” Then the people were called together. 
All of them were called. They cut that thing and distributed it. Its 
blood was distributed among the birds, and they all received a little 
red to put on their heads. They all received something. Some 
were painted green, others white, and others black. Only Blue-jay 
was given the best. Then he danced. He was glad, and said: ‘*I am 
better than you; I have received the best.” He showed it to the 
Clam, who took it and jumped out into the water. Blue-jay took a 
long stick. He struck downward with it and said: ‘‘ Now that Clam 
is dead.” The Clam made the water boil, and Blue-jay said: ‘‘He is 
dead.” But Robin said: ‘*Do you think he is dead? He is laughing 
at you.” Then they took the excrements of that thing out of its belly 
and put them on Blue-jay. First he had received the best, but the 
Clam took it away from him. 
cElxa’XakjEmana ia/maq ifege’lox gi ta/nki itkje’nuwayu.” Aqa 
our two chiefs shoot oer two this something strange.” Then 
id it 
iqo’/XNoaqtck té’lXam. Ka’nauwé4+ iqo/Xoaqtck. Aga iq@/yuxe yaXi 
they were called the people. All were called to- Then it was cut that 
together gether. 
ta’nki. Aga iqiawe’mak ka’nauwét gi qtkea’la; iqiawée’mak LaXi 
something. Then it was distrib- all these fliers; it was distributed that 
uted among 
Lia’qawulgt. Nonj pel aquo’xoax. Norj pel aqno/xoax ka’nauwé 
its blood, Alittle red they weremade. A little red they were made all 
tpjEspjr/suks. IguXoa’LXum ka’nauwe. Ana’ ptefX aqnd/xoax 
birds. They finished all. Sometimes green it was made 
LpjE/spjEs, ana’ tkjop aq Lo/xoax Lpjp’spjEs, ana’ LE] aqLo/xoax. 
a bird, some- white it was made a bird, some- black it was made. 
times times 
Ya’ema ige’sqés itjo’kté igqélmma’qjeun.  Ige’witek — iq@/sqés. 
Only ylue-jay good it was given to him He danced blue-jay. 
as a present. 
Kjwa/nkjwan — ige’x6x. Tge’kim: *“Qan mersaika. Itjo'kti 
Glad “he was. He said: “How behold you! Good 
iqénElema’qjeuL.” Iteickjr’/lukti cr/qawawa. Iegixn/cgam. 
Tam given as a present.” He showed it the large round clam. He took it from him. 
Isgi’s6prna cr/qawawa Ltcu’qoapa. —Itce’/kelka @’mEqo_ igé/sqés; 
He jumped the clam water into. He took it a stiek lue-jay; 
eyarqt yaXi @’meqo.  Itcilge’qeqalalemtck gé’gualfX. Itcid’|/Xam: 
long that stick. He speared it down. He said to him: 
‘“Aqa icto’/maqt ctaXi cr/qawawa.” Lrp ickK/XOx cH/qawawa 
“Now is dead that clam." Boi it did the clam 
Lteu’qoapa. Ige’kim igé@/sqés: ‘* Aqa icto’maqt.” Ige’kim ska’sa-ft: 
water in, He said blue-jay: “Now he is dead.” He said robin: 
**AmxLo’ Xuan tei  icto/maqt? Ckemoqua’nemx ya’ Xaue.” A’ga 
“You think {int. he is dead? He is laughing at you he” Then 
part.) 
ige’kelka ia’wanpa ia’qéxele yaXi ta’nki. Aga yaq iqe’lox iqé’sqés. 
it wastaken its belly in its excre- that some- Then puton it was blue-jay. 
ments thing. done (on) 
— — . = . yee = AC ee Oe. 
[a/néwa itjo’kti yaXi itkje’nuwat ige’lot, kja iqexe’cgam. Cr/qawawa 
First good that strange thing he was and it was taken away The clam 
given, from him, 
icgixh’cgam. 
took it away from him. 
