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Myrx or THE ELK (ToLD 1894) 
There were five brothers. One day the eldest one said: **I shall 
go out to-morrow and look for people.” **Do as you like,” said the 
younger brothers. He arose early, took his arrows and went. He 
went far. Then he sawa house. He reached it and opened the door. 
There was an old man on his bed. ‘*O, grandson,” he said; ** you have 
come at last. Iam starving. There are many elks here; [kill some| 
and leave me some food [before you go on].” ‘* All right; I shall 
leave some food for you,” said he. Then he went. [The old man] 
said to him: **Stand here.” He stood there. Then a person shouted: 
“It is coming!” He saw an elk. He shot at it and shot at it again. 
Then the elk jumped at him and devoured him. The elk took off its 
skin. It was that old man who had become an elk. It grew dark, and 
[the eldest brother] did not come home. 
Imo0’nak [AK] ANE 
THE ELK HIs MytH 
uxela’ittX xquinumike. Aga igé’k‘fm yaXi ixgr’qung: *‘*O'la 
There were five men. Then he said * that the eldest one: “To- 
morrow 
aqa no’ya ewata’. Antd/’naxtama té’Ix‘am.” ‘‘Mai’ka @’mEmxte,” 
then Ishall there. I shall go to look for people.” “You your mind,” 
go them 
itgio’| Xam tia/muXike. Kawi'x' aqa igixn’latck. Itcd’kuiga 
they said to his younger Early then he arose. He took them 
him brothers. 
tia’qamatex. Aqa id’ya; id’4ya. Kola’ix: id’ya. Aga ited’quikel 
his arrows. Then he went; he went. Far he went. Then he saw it 
tqu’Le. Itcugua’qum ta’Xi tqu’Lé.  Itea-ixn/laquqix*. Aga Loxt 
a house. He reached it that house. He opened the door. Then there 
was 
Lqjeyo’qt ira’]Xamepa. ‘‘O, qia’cd, imte’mamt. Aga _ wa'ld 
an old man his bed on. “O, grandson, you came indeed. Then hunger 
ind’maqt. Lid/pEla imo’lakEmaX  gipa’tix’. Amenelgé’tatkea.” 
I die. Many elks here. You shall leaye food forme.” 
*Qjoii’L ayamelge’tatkea,” itero’/Xam. Aga id/ya. Ingid’/Xam: 
“allright I shall leaye food for you,’” he said to him. Then he went. He said to him: 
**Gipa’tix' amo’tXuita.”  Aqa id/tXuit gdpa’. Tgarxn’lqamX 
‘Here stand.” Then he stood there. He shouted 
Lguate'iX: “AQ, yaXi iditta’2!”  Itce’qalkel imd’lak ite’t. 
a person: “Ah, that is coming!” He saw it an elk came, 
Ja’‘maq itcé’lax. Wée'tjax ia’maq itcé’lax. Itee’/kenpena yaNi 
Shooting it he didit. Again shooting it he did it. It jumped at him that 
imo'lak. A4, aqa iqé@’wulq yaXi iguare’IX. Aqa_ itcixé’ma 
elk, Ah, then hewasdevoured — that person. Then it took it off 
ia/kjite yaXi imod'lak. Qdoct ia’Xka yaXi iqjeyo’qt yaXi imo’lak 
its clothing that elk. Behold! he that old man that elk 
ig@’xOx. Igd’ponrm. Niet igiXkjua’mam. 
became. It got dark. Not he came home. 
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