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into the canoe. Then they put the salmon into the canoe. They 
tried to lay the net again, but they did not catch anything. They 
went home. They came home. They roasted them at once and dried 
them at once. Then he defecated, and said: ‘‘ Why did those salmon 
disappear?” His excrements scolded him. ‘‘I told you,” they said 
to Coyote. ‘* When you kill salmon, and you have laid your net for 
the first time and you put it back into your canoe, you must take it at 
the part where the two nets are tied together. That part you must 
put first into the canoe. You must lay all your salmon belly upward. 
When you lay your net, then you must stay in the canoe for a long 
time. Then you may lay your net again.” Coyote said: ‘* You have 
told me enough.” 
On the following morning they went to catch salmon. Their canoe 
was full of salmon. They went home. Coyote had his belt on. Then 
they were cut. He roasted all the salmon and gave much to the peo- 
ple up the river. When there were many in a family, he gave them 
three spits. When there were few, he gave them two spits. He fed 
Lga’pela —ine’la-it. Inkta’kXatk — La/nauwa-itk. Ka’nauweé 
~ Many were in it. They put it into the their net. All 
canoe 
itkta’kXatk  La’nauwa-itk. Ata’xtjax La/gunat  inkta’k Xatk. 
they put it into their net. Next them their salmon they put them into 
their canoe their canoe. 
Ke’nuwa iti’xénauwa-itg?. Kja nict tan inge’waq. Iti’Xkjoa. 
Try they fished with the net. Nothing not any- they killed it. They went 
thing home. 
ILXkjoa’mam. Nii’wi a’yaq ini’xelukte. Nii’wi akjé/lak inn’kdéx. 
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They came home. Atonece quick they roasted it. Atonce drysalmon they made. 
Tte10’tsjatsja, ige/kim: ‘‘Qatsqi kja igd’xoax taXi tgu’nat?” 
He defecated, he said: “Why nothing became those salmon?” 
Itcid’meleé ia’qexalé. ‘‘ Tamo’l Xam,” qio'lXam itja’lapas: ‘* Ma’nix 
They scolded his excre- “T told you,” 1e was told coyote: “When 
him ments. 
amtote’na tgu’nat, tjd’tsniX  amxenxi’ya,  amtak Xatqoa’ye 
you kill them salmon, for the first time you lay your net you put it into the canoe 
temé’nauwa-itk qayawipjo’tpa, aqa amtakXatqoa’ya temé’eunat, 
your net at the place where then you put them into the your salmon, 
it is tied, canoe 
ka’nauwe tga’unake ti’caxala amto’xoa. Ma’nix amxenxa’ya, aqa 
all their bellies upward do them. When you lay yournet, then 
le’‘leé amxga’mitaqoa, teXua wi gqamxeEnxa’x.” ITge’kim  itja’lapas: 
long you stay in the canoe, then you lay your net.” He said coyote: 
“Kopr’t  imxaneleu’sitck.” — _Ige’teukt?X. = I~xeénauwa’itg¢mam. 
“Enough you told me.” Tt got day. They went fishing with their 
net. 
Pan ita’Xanim tgu’nat. Ini’Xkjoa. Tuguii/lqux itja’lapas. Aga 
Full their canoe salmon. They went home. His belt was on coyote. Then 
igixE|Ikjixe. Itgn’kst ka‘nauwé taXi teu’nat. Itetd’mak ka’nauwe 
they were cut. They were all those salmon. He gave much all 
done 
e’wa ca’xaliX e’lXam. Mané’x tea’pelattke aéXt gata’xayame, 
there up town. When many one family, 
Lon tga’xetjélalema. Qatctawiqoe’mx. Maneéx and’rjkatike, aga 
three their roasting spits. He gave them to eat. When few, then 
moket tga’xétj@lalema. Ka’nauwe qatctoma’kuax @’wa  ca’xala 
two their roasting spits. All he distributed them there up 
