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They killed many. They came home. The Newt carried them up to 
the house on her back. Then they put them down, and cut them in 
the afternoon. They were roasted. Then they put the roasted sal- 
mon aside. On the following day they went fishing. They tried to 
fish, but they were unsuccessful. They went home. Coyote was 
anery. He defecated, and asked his excrements: ‘‘ Why did those sal- 
mon disappear?” ‘*Ah, you lean fellow. Do you think it is the same 
as down the river? This is a different country; these people speak 
another language. When you have killed salmon, and you come 
ashore, you must carry them to your house on your back yourself. 
Women are not allowed to carry them. You must carry all you 
have caught. Then you must cut them while you still have your belt 
on. Do not press the salmon’s face. When you put them into the 
canoe, you must lay them on their backs.” Coyote said: ‘* You have 
told me enough.” 
On the following day they went to catch salmon and killed many. 
They went home and Coyote did in this manner: When he had killed 
a salmon, he put it into the canoe belly upward. They came ashore. 
As soon as they landed he went to take a large basket and carried the 
Ikto’ctxonittck aqjasn’na. Aqa itgo’xoatk, yaXi’pa aqaLa’x, aqa 
She carried them much the newt. Then they put them down there the sun, then 
on her back on the ground, 
inge’toxe. Itgii’kst ka’nauwé. Icirgi’totk taXi qtgrkst tgu’nat. 
they cut them. They were all, They put them up those done ‘Salmon, 
done 
Wax ige’teukté. Lxénauwa/itgemam. Ke’nuwa_ iri’xénauwa-itk; 
Next Sit got day. They went fishing with their Try they fished with the 
day net. net; 
acuwa’/tka. Ini Xkjoa. Kala/Ikuilé igé’xdx itja/lapas. Iteto’tsjatsja. 
they were un- They went home. Angry ae was coyote. He defecated. 
successful, 
Itciuqu’mtsxogoa ia’qéxalé: ‘*Qateqi kja igd’xoax gi tgu’nat?” 
He asked the m his excrements: “Why nothing became those “salmon?” 
“Ya, tayax qid/Ljlpx. Amx io’ Xuana kjoarqi’ qa’eqamiX? Ixelo‘ita 
“Va, that lean one. Do you think [int. thesameas down the river? Another 
part.] 
tayaX elLX, axalo/ita ata’wawa tata’-itci té’1Xam. Mantx amtoté’na 
this country, another their language those people. When you kill them 
tgu/nat, ac amxigela’yayaXtiX, aga amto/ctXunina Lxn’leuX. 
salmon, and you just come up, then you carry them on your inland. 
back 
Ka’nauwe amto’ectXua. Nau’i a’yaq amto’xca akuamuguii’lekuX. 
All you carry them on Atonce quick cut them while your belt is on. 
your back 
Niict ia’xot mixate;é’naqoax igu’nat. Amiakxaema’ya, @’caxala ia’ wan.” 
Not his face pre ss it the salmon. You put it into the upward its belly.” 
canoe, 
Ige’kim itja’lapas: ‘*Kopr’t aga tmxaneleu’ uitek.” — Ige’teuktiX. 
‘Tle said coyote: “Bnough then you told me.’ It got day. 
I-x@nauwi’/itetmam. Lea’pEla itkto’tena teu’nat. Tri’ Xkjoa. 
They went fishing with their Many they killed them ‘salmon. They went home, 
net. 
Kjoarqii’ ige’xdx itja’lapas gqangiwa’e Oax igu’nat, éwa’ @’caxala ia’wan 
The same did coyote they killed a | salmon, thus upward its belly 
qatciekxae’max. InXkjoa’mam, as inxe’gelafX.  Tteugua’/lemam 
he put it into the canoe. They came home, and they landed. He went to tuke it 
