Coyorre AND BADGER (TOLD 1891) 
There were Badger and Coyote. They were catching birds all 
the time. Coyote caught two, while Badger always caught many. 
Now Coyote said: ‘* What do you think, shall we send word to the 
Sturgeon?” Badger replied: ‘‘I think so.” Then they tied a rope 
of cedar bark around Coyote’s waist, and he went to the water. 
A canoe passed. He shouted: ‘*Tell the Sturgeon to come and see 
our younger brother!” The people said: ‘* We will tell him.” They 
stayed there some time. Then Coyote sawa canoe. He went to tell 
his younger brother: ‘‘A canoe is coming.” Now the Sturgeon 
went ashore. He stayed a little while, and Badger was groaning all 
the time and said: **I want to go out! I want to go out!” Then 
Coyote spoke: ‘tHe always tells me to haul him and carry him 
Irja/Lapas Iora’KjANB KjA IpjB/’coxac 
CoyoTE THEIR MyTH AND BADGER 
Cxela’etiX  ipjé’exac =kja__sita’lapas. Ka/nauwe — Lka’etax 
There were badger and coyote. All days 
tpjecpjE’cuke = qictopjia’/Lxa-itx. Modket  ia’kjeétenax — itja’lapas. 
birds they gathered. Two his game ; coyote. 
Gua’nsum Lea’pela ia/kjeténax ipjé’exac. Aqa nigée’mx itja’lapas: 
Always many his game badger. Then he said coyote: 
“Wu'ska ga imée’Xagamit po itxgid’qoimn ina’qon?” — Tge’kim 
“Come! how your mind if we send word to the sturgeon?”’ He said 
ipje’exac: ‘* Kjoanqii’! nX1Lo’ Xuan.” Kjau inixe/lux —Lqé’co 
badger: “Thus I think.” Tie he did it cedar bark 
clyaqtecqikpa. Aqa id’La-it ma’LniX itja’lapas. Ige’xkoa ike’nim. 
his waist to. Then hestood atthe water coyote. It passed him a canoe. 
ltcig@’loma —_itja@’lapas. Ige’kim itja’lapas: — ** Amsxilkii’2tego 
He Called it coyote. He said coyote: “Tell him 
ina’qon, atei’tketama ifnta’mX7X.” Tgogoa’kim  ta-itci tél Xam: 
thesturgeon, he shall come our younger They said those people: 
and see brother.” 
* Antexilkii’tegoa.” La/21@ id’La-it itja’lapas; ia’LqtiX i0’La-it. 
**We shall tell him.” Long stayed coyote; long he stayed. 
Ateé’qelkrel ikn’nim. Igéxflkiée’tegoam ia’mXTX: ‘A, ike’nim 
1 Dp > b) 
He saw it a canoe. He told him his younger “Ah, a canoe 
brother: 
ite’t,” itcio Xam ia’mXTX. Igixii’gela-TX ina’qon.  16’ptcgam 
is com- he said to him his younger He landed the sturgeon. He came up 
ing,” brother. 
ina’qgon. No’1jfX id’ta-it. Iga-iXilqa’yalalemtck ipjé’exac. Ige’kim 
the sturgeon. A little he stayed. He groaned the badger. He said 
ipjé’cxac: ‘‘Pjaya’ pjaya’.” Igé’kim itja’lapas: ‘‘Kjoanqi’ gi 
badger: “* Piaya’ piaya’.”’ He said coyote: “Thus this 
qatsn0’xoayatx as qaniuLa’tax qaniuktepa’x. Tso’xoa mangElgé’sgama! 
he always doestome and T haul him I carry him out. Come! help me! 
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