16 ClKqA THEIR MYTH. [ethnology 



^ LilX" ue/xax; aqa-elga'niit a'eXt. "Xi'Xua weXt laX** luE'xax!'' 



-'- Head he did; she was fastened one. "Well, again head side- do!" 



sideways to him ways 



2 LaX" ne'xax, weXt eXt aqelga/mit. Go La'yaqtEq mo'ksti 



Head he did, again one was fastened to At his head twice 



sideways him. 



o aqtilga'mit; go ia'putc eXt aqilga'mit. "Xi'Xua sE'pEua!" 



they were fas- at his backside one was fastened to him. "Well jump!" 



teued to him ; 



^ aqio'lXani; atco'pEua. Aqio'lXam: "XiXua mexe/Lxego! Ema'cEn 



was said tohiui; hejumjied. It was said to him: "Well, 'turn round! Deer 



- eme'xal. Xekct qa'utsiX mtote'nax te'lXEin." 



thy name. Never you will kill peojde." 



them repeatedly 



A'cto, actiga'om Uqi'o'uExoii. "I'kta inxe'lXalEm ?" "O, 



They two they two Uqj'o'nExon. "What are you doing?" "Oh, 



went, reached lier 



y nExEmo'sXEui." TakE akLo'skam Le'Xat Lk'a'ckc go La'potitk. 



I play." Then she took it one child at its fortarm. 



g TakE agE'Lxalukctgo iau'a ke'kXule. "Ai'aq tcu'qoa cXE'lkayuwa 



Then she threw it away there below. "Quick let them they two will tight 



together 



9 ctxa'xamuks." TakE na'k*em Uq;'o'uExoii: "O aqctxe'Laii 



our two selves' two dogs." Then she said Uqi'o'uExon: "Oh, amonster 



iQ osta/xamukc. A'lta itca'kXikala ia'lXam aqia'wul*:, taiia'lta 



their two selves' bitch. Even her husband his town she ate him, else 



]^l aqa'wa'uX ogu'xainiikc." "Qa'da itca'xal ome'xamukcf "O, itca'xal 



she will eat her my bitch." "How her name your bitch?" "Oh, her name 



-1,) tqtqakc itca'LxalEinax. Qa'da itca'xal ointiVxanmkcf "0, itca'xal 



"" heads eater. How her name your two selves' bitch?" "Oh, her name 



]^;3 5,:ine'lEXtcut itca'LxalEinax." A'lta acXE'lkayu takE. 



tiint eater." Kow they two fought together then. 



24 A'lta Lqj'op aqea'xax itcfi'tuk Uqi'o'iiExon ogo'xomuk^. TakE 



Now cut it was done her neck Uq;'0'nExoii her bitch. Then 



-|5 atco'lxam qiX e'Xat: "Tea a'lta uiEiixalukctgo'ya." TakE 



he said to her that one: "Now you will throw me down." Then 



-.p atcto'lXam tqa'sosiiiiks: " Manix gEHExaluk(;tgo'ya a'lta nicge'ma: 



^ he said to them the boys: "When she throws me down now you will say 



so: 



-jy 'MXata'komX welX!' Mcge'ma." A'lta agio'skam, a'lta 



' Return to land!' You will say so. " Now she took him, now 



-jo aga'xenayuX dgue'lEXtcutk. A'lta agio'skam go tia'potitk. 



she [they] stood fliut-jiieces [f.]. Now she took him at his forearms, 



upright 



^Q Qui'nuiuT go'ye aga'yax. TakE age'xalukctgo. TakE agtryiXain 



Five times thus she did to him. Then she threw him down. Then she said to them 



r>Q tqa'sosiiiiks: " M.xiq; 'EiuLEma'dX welX!" TakE atcto'lXam 



" to the boys: " Go and stay always away [iojlaud!" Then he said to them 



oi tqa'sosiniks: "MXata'komX welX! mci'k-im! mci'k-im!" "Xfi 



to the boys: " Return to land! say! say!" "Na! 



29 xiXo'Lac, a'lta Lo'itt LEmca'mama ike!" TakE a'yo gekXuliV 



these people, now they come your fathers !" Then he went down 



ayaquna'ititam. Xixa'latck ka'nauwe, niikct LEk" na'xax. A'lta 



^"J he went and lay. He rose whole, not broken he got. Now 



^, Lap atci'tax tqa'cociuiks. 



■^"^ tind he did them the boys. 



O, paL ge'kXule. A'lta atcLo'skam Ltcuq". A'lta po'pd atci'tax 



O, full below. Now he took it water. Now blow he did them 



ka'nauwe. A'lta noxo-ina'Xit ka'nauwe a'lta. TakE atcto'lXam : 



all. Now they stood up all now. Then he said to tlieiu : 



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27 "TgEtj'o'kti mcgiEkEna'-oi." A'lta aLkLo'skam Lqa'nakc. A'lta 



"Good you watch her." Now they took them stones. Now 



