Mytu oF THE Minx (ronip 1891) 
There was Mink and his elder brother. Every day Mink played 
itlhukum. He lost, but did not want to give up his stakes, and then the 
children struck him and almost killed him.’ He went home crying. 
His elder brother said to him: ** Why do you ery?” ‘*Oh, they struck 
me.” Now Mink was hungry. He said to his elder brother: 
‘Brother, I am hungry.” His brother replied: ‘‘Go to that lake, 
stretch out your arms, and sit down.” Mink went. He sat down 
and stretched out his arms. Then an arm became visible. Sud- 
denly a horn dish stood on the ground near him. There was one 
blackberry and one huckleberry, one salmon-berry and one nut in it, 
one of all kinds of fruits. It was just one handful. Mink went home; 
Tko’sa-ir Irca’kj ANE 
MINKHIS MYTH 
Cxéla/ittX iko’sa-it kja @’yalXt. Qaa’xtkané’gua aga @’Lukuma 
There were mink and his elder One day then itlukum 
brother. 
qixr’cgam _ ik6’sa-it. Iqé@’yurq;  itcto’xoaxamélakoa. — Iqé’waq, 
he played mink, They won over he refused to give up his He was 
him; stakes. struck, 
akoapo itgid/mEqtamit ta-itei tqa’totéenike. IZgée’Xkjoa. Ia’qulqt, 
nearly they killed him those boys. He went home. He wept, 
igiXkjoa’mam. Itcio’-Xam é’yalXt: “*Qa’teqé mod’quiqt?” “A, 
“he came home. He said to him his elder “Why do you ery?” “Oh, 
brother: 
qb/nuwaq.” Aqa waldo’ igi’yux iko’sa-it. Itcid’lXam @’yalXt: 
I was struck.” Then hunger acted on mink, He said to him his elder 
him brother: 
“Walo’ gn/nuxt, a’pXo!” Igoe’ kim é’yal Xt: ‘‘Mé’ya yaXi iva’lapa. 
“Hunger acts on me, elder He said his elder “Go that lake to. 
brother!’ brother: 
E’wa mtod’xa te’m’éxo. Amotza’ita.” J6’va ikod’sa-ft. I6/La-it; @’wa 
Thus do your arms. Stay there.” He went mink. He stayed; thus 
itel’t6x ti’axd, qa’xpa Lq Lax aLxd’xoa Leoare’lx Le’/Lakci. E’wa 
he did his arms, somewhere visible became a person his hands, Thus 
them “s 
igé’/xux, a/nqa LxeH/leuX iukjo/LitX feqjd’. A’EXt agod/’e aXicaqt; 
~he did, already ashore stood a dish. One plack- was in it; 
berry 
aveXt a’qemuke aXfeaqt; aeXt anuwa/yax aXi’caqt; a/eXt 
one blackberry was in it; one huckleberry was in it; one 
alalX aXieagt; aveXt a’qula aga’mala. Ka’nauwé tqoxoé/max 
gamass was in it; one nut its kernel. All fruits 
root 
te’Xtemax. Aqa pan @’yakci. Igée’Xkjoa iko’sa-it. IgiXn’LXaq. 
one of each. Then full his hand. He went home mink. He was angry. 
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