Mytu or THE SoutHwest WIND (TOLD 1894) 
There were five Southwest winds. The people were poor all the 
year round. Their canoes and their houses were broken. The houses 
were blown down. Then Blue-jay said: **What do you think? We 
will sing to bring the sky down.” He continued to say so for five 
years. Then their chief said: **Quick! call the people.” All the 
people were called. Then they sang, sang, and sang, but the sky 
did not move. They all sang, but the sky did not move. Last 
of all the Snow-bird(‘) sang. Then the sky began to tilt. [Finally] 
it tilted so [that it touched] the earth. Then it was fastened to the 
earth and all the people went up. They arrived in the sky. Blue- 
jay said: ‘*Skate, you had better go home. You are too wide. 
They will hit you and you will be killed. Quick! go home.” 
TkA’QamTK IA’KjANE 
SOUTHWEST WIND ITs MyTH 
Quinum yaXi ikXa/la_ ika’qamtq. Ka’nauwe+ Lgéta’qrmaX 
Five those winds southwest winds. All years 
tga’ kiutqoax ta-iteci té’1Xam. Ata’xanim LjmeE/nLjmeEn naxo’xoax. 
poor those people. Their canoes broken got. 
Tea’qiremax LjmentjmEn naxoa’xax, qatctupe’xoaXtTX. AY2qa 
Their houses broken got, they were blown down. Then 
ige’k‘im yaXi igé’sqés: ‘*Wu'ska, qaLqa temsa’Xadakoax, po 
he said that blue-jay: “Well, how your pose, if 
ilxn/ktexam, aqa po gé’gualiX ige’te igd’cax.”  Quii’nem 
we sing, then if down comes “the sky.” Five 
Lqéta’qemaX gua’nesum kjoange’ nigé’mx iqjé’sqés. Aqa igé’k‘im 
years always thus said blue-jay. Then said 
ina’XakjEmana: ‘O2, a’yaq aqodXua/qtega té’/ Xam.” Aqa 
their chief: “Oh, quick call them ~ the people. Then 
iqo’XNoaktck té’lXam. Ka’nauwé2 té’lXam_ iqd’Xoaqtck. Aga 
they were cailed the people. All the people were called. Then 
igd’goatexEM, igd/goatexem, igd’goatexem. Néct ige’xela igd’cax. 
They sang, they sang, they sang. Not it moved ‘the sky. 
Ka’nauwé2 ig0d/goatcxEm. Niict ige’xrla ig0’cax. Ara’xtjax 
All they Dali Not moved the sky. Last 
Lgo’goatsméngan ii’ktexam. Aqa laX igé’xax igd’cax. LaX 
the snow-bird(?) sang. Then tilt did the sky. Tilt 
iLgVyax Lego SUA a eee A’qa elX pit laX igé’x6x igd’cax. 
het made it the snow-bird(? Then ground real(?) tilt did ‘the sky. 
Aqa kjau igé@’yux gé@’oualix. Aqa  ituque’wulXt  té’/1Xam 
‘Then tied it was below. Then they went up the people 
ka’nauwée. Aga itei’yam ca/xaliX igd’caxpa. Ige’k‘im  iqjé’sqés: 
al. Then they arrived uD sky in. He said blue-jay: 
“QO, tgtjo’kti amxkjoa’ya @aiai’yu! txal @’méxalxt, a’tq@ kela’-fx: 
“on ere ace go nome skate! too you wide, later on far 
acxamgéléma’ya, ai’aq @mé’maq aqéemeEld’xoa. Ai’aq mu’ Xkjoa!” 
they will hit you, quick shooting you you will be. Quick go home!”’ 
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