MYTHS 
Myti or AqgjaAsX&/NASXENA (TOLD 1890) 
There was [a woman and] her husband. She had a small child. 
Now she was angry and left her husband. She made a small house 
and there she stayed. After some time he began to sing his shaman’s 
song. Aftera while the people went to see him. Now the people 
danced. She went out of her house. She went out in the evening 
and listened. Now she thought: ‘*I will go. No, I had better not 
go, else my child might cry.” Now it was night again. She washed 
her child and put it in the cradle. The child fell asleep; then she 
went to look. She remained standing at the door and tried to look 
through a hole. But she did not see her husband. She entered the 
house and danced among [the people]. When it was nearly daylight 
she remembered her child. ‘*Oh, my child! perhaps it is crying. I 
TK;ANA’MIKC 
AQjASXE’NASXENA ITCA’K} ANE 
AQjASXE/NASXENA HER MyTH 
CxelvitiX — itca’kikala. Aga tsta’xan — iLo/koantsX. — Aqa 
There was her husband. Then her child small, Then 
kala’lkuile iga’xdx. Aqa igign’ltaqn itea’kika. Aga igr’tox 
angry she became. Then ‘she left him her husband. Then she made it 
ito’koa-its tqu’Le. Aqa kopa igd’na-it. La’lé, aga igé’ktexam: li’lé 
small house, Then there she stayed. Long, then, hesangshaman’s long 
Songs ; 
aqa igoxoilo’texam té’lXam. Aqa igoXuiwé’yutck té1Xam. Aga 
then ‘they went to see the people. Then they danced the people. Then 
igd’pa. Xa’piX aqa igo’pa. Aqa igaxame’lag. Aqa igaX1d’xoa-it: 
she went Intheeven- then she went Then she listened. Then ~ she thought: 
out. ing out. 
“Qoi no’ya? Qa’txo nict and’ya, va’okiX qarktea’/xamx Len’ Xan.” 
“Must Igo? Better not I go, else it will cry my child.” 
Aqa wit’ax agon a’pol. Aga ikLo’qoat Lga’/Xan. Lit ikracilutk 
Then again one night. Then she washed it — her child. Long she put it into 
the cradle 
Lga’xan. Aga iLogo’ptit Lga’xan. Aqa igd’ya. Igaxerld’texam. Aga 
her child. Then it slept her child, Then she went. “She went to see. Then 
igd'La-it ici’qe. Ke’nuwa — igage’qamitck nLxoa'piX pa. Niict 
she stayed doorway. Try she looked hole at. Not 
ige’qalkel itea’kika. Aqa iga’ckupq. Aga gikaté’x: igo’witek. La2, 
she saw him herhusband. ‘Then she entered. Then among them she danced. Long, 
aqa qjoa’p alitend’ktiya. Aga ina/lqan Lea’xan. ‘O Ler’xan. ~LXuan 
then pearly it was going to Then itsremem-_ her child. “O my child. Perhaps 
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