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PANTHER AND OwL (TOLD 1891) 
There was the Owl and his chief. The Owl's chief was bunting 
elks every day. The people heard that he was always killing elks. 
Then Blue-jay told his chief's daughter: **Go to see the Owl’s chief.” 
In the morning she made herself ready and went. She went a long 
distance. She crossed five prairies. Then she saw a person. She 
approached him secretly. Now she reached him. He was dancing, 
and she hid herself. She looked at the person and thought: ** Maybe 
that is the Owl’s chief.” The dancer had a flat head. She looked 
secretly. Now that person jumped, and she saw that he had caught 
a mouse. He hada maton his back and put the mice into it. When 
he saw a tideland mouse he killed it and put it into his mat. That 
person was dancing all the time. Then a stick hit his nose, and blood 
Igjoayawa’ Jera’KjANE kjA IKA/oXAo 
PANTHER THEIR MYTH AND OWL 
Cxela’etiX ika’oXad  gia’/Xakjemana. Ka’nauwe — rka’etax 
There were the owl having a chief. All days 
imo'lekemax qatciupjia’Lxa-itX ia’ Xakjemana ika/oXaod. Gua'nesum 
elks always he went to get his chief the owl’s, Always 
icxElte?’melit ia’kjeétenax imo’lekemax. Aqa  ige’kim  ig@’sqés, 
they heard about him hunter elks. Then he said blue-jay, 
itco' Xam ina’ Xakjemana aya’Xan: **O, amiona’xntama  ika’oXad 
he said to her their chief his daughter: “Oh, you go and search for the owl 
him 
ia’Xakjemana.” Ige’teuktiX igaXw'ltXuitck. Aga igd’ya. IPgd’ya, 
his chief.” It became day she made herself ready. Then she went. She went, 
kelaiX — igd/ya. Qoii/nEmM igd’qoepa  temga’emax.  Aqa 
far she went. Five she crossed them prairies. Then 
igk'LqElkeEl LgoaLelX. Qjoa’p  ign’Léx — igaxa’LkjEnukLuwa. 
she saw him a person. Near she came she approached secretly. 
Qjoa’p ikno’xoam. Inwé'’la, igaxaLxr’peut. Ik1o’quiniteck LaXi 
Near she arrived. He danced, she hid herself. She looked at that 
LeoaLé 1X. ITgaXo’xoa-it: ‘‘iXuan ia’ Xka ika’oXad ia/Xakjemana 
person. She thought: ** Perhaps he the owl his chief 
tavax iuwe'la.” Ina’pjaqa LaXi sgoaré 1X. Igaxa’tkjalepsut. 
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that danced.” Flathead that person. She looked secretly. 
Aqa itksuprna’x taXi tegoarelX. A’nga qaLgagElea’x wuXi 
1 5 ets 
Then it jumped that person. Already he had taken that 
a’co. Lqja’penX we'lt@. Ko’pa gqargawige’tElenmx taXi ted’yike. 
mouse. A mat he had it There he put them into it those mice. 
on. 
Manix gitea’kj@wulal qaLrguwa’qadx, qaLgalgé’tgax Laqja’penXpa. 
When a tideland mouse he killed it, he put it into it the mat in. 
QaLuwe'la LaXi tgoare’lX. E’mqo  nitenga’xitx ci’LatpXpa. 
He danced that ~ person. A stick hit it his nose at. 
much 
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