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Tuer Raccoon (Troup 1891) 
There was the Raccoon and his grandmother. Once upon a time 
they were hungry. The Crow lived in their house. He said to his 
grandmother: ‘‘Grandmother, Iam hungry.” She said: ‘*‘ What do 
you want? Do you want dried salmon?” ‘It is bad,” said the Rac- 
coon. Again he said to his grandmother: ‘‘Grandmother, I am 
hungry.” ‘Do you want paper salmon?! He said to his grandmother: 
“Tt is bad.” Again he said to her: ‘*Grandmother, Iam hungry.” 
‘*Do you want pounded salmon?” ‘‘It is bad.” He said again: 
‘*Grandmother, I am hungry.” ‘*Do you want dried roasted 
salmon?” She offered him all kinds of food. Afterward she offered 
him fruits. He said again: ‘*Grandmother, Iam hungry.” ‘‘Do you 
want gamass?” ‘‘It is bad. Grandmother, I am hungry.” ‘‘ Do 
you want dried blackberries?” ‘*They are bad. Grandmother, | 
Inata’r Ja’Kj ANE 
THE Raccoon His MyTH 
Cxela/et?X aya’kjee ictakui’n. Qéa’xiqané’kua aga wald’ igi’yux. 
There were his grand- raccoon, One day then hunger acted on 
mother him. 
TeXt tr’gaqi atja’ntsa. Itcd’/Xam aya/kjec: ‘‘ A’kjec walod’.” 
One her house the crow. He said to her his grand- “ Grand- hunger.” 
mother: mother 
Igio'lXam: ‘*Tan imelgoa’x? Teu'xoa éqjeLe’Lx?” *‘*Teia’ckj"L,” 
She said tohim: ‘What do you want? Well dried summer “Tt is bad,”’ 
salmon?” 
ige’kim inata’t. Wi't?ax  itco’lXam aya’kjec: ‘*A’kjec walo’.” 
he said raccoon, Again he said to her his grand- “Grand- hunger.” 
mother: mother 
“Tain imelgoa’x? Teu’xoa emé’nnqan?” Itcdo’l/Xam _ aya’kjee: 
“What do you want? Well paper salmon?’’ He said to her his grand- 
mother: 
“Te/lackj"n.” Wi'tax- itco’lXam: “‘‘A’kjec walo’.” ‘*Tcu'xoa 
“Tt is bad.” Again he said to her: “ Grand- hunger.”’ “Well 
mother 
Lke’Lon?” “*Trnackj"L.” Wi'tax ige’kim: ‘“‘A’kjec  ‘walo’.” 
pounded dry “Tt is bad.” Again . he said: “ Grand- hunger.”’ 
salmon?”’ mother 
‘**Teu’xoa akje/lak?” “in oackiete Ka/nauwé ta’ Xi 
“Well dried salmon?” “Tt is bad.” All those 
teta/Lxalema’emax. Aqa ta’xtjax tqoxoé’max. ‘‘A’kjec  wald’,” 
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their kinds of food. Then finally fruits. “Grand- hunger,” 
mother 
itco'Xam aya’kjec. ‘‘Tcu’xoa tn'lalX?” ‘‘Tr'gackj"L. A’kjec 
he said to her his grand- “Well gamass?’”’ “Tt is bad. Grand- 
mother. mother 
walo’.” Igid'lXam aya/kjec: ‘‘Teu’xoa a’kemuke, aXi’caqt 
hunger.” She said to him his grand- “Well blackberries, dry 
mother: 
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