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OKULA M HER MYTH. 



BUREAU OF 

 .ETHNOLOGY 



ugo'kXuiX. A'lta tcXEp ue'xax. NaponEiu ka atcto'cgam. 



they played. Now hesitating he got. It got dark then he took tbem. 



Mxa'tEiiko. A'lta atgetaa tio'LEina. Wax atgE'tax tga'k; ewaXEina. 



He came running. Now they pur- the supernat- Light they did their torches, 



sued him nral beings. them 



A'lta uixatE'nko hei2 ! A'lta aqe'tiiwa. Qaxe'2 ka uaxa'iikikEiia-y- 



Now he came running hei! Now he was pursued. Sometime then she thought 



uya'k-ikala. Akco'lXam cga'xa: "Ai'aq, La'qLaq mtE'qxax 



his wife. She said to them her two children: "Quick, strike you two do 



him 



inta'xqacqac. A'lta acto'cgam tE'mSEcX, A'lta La'qLaq acga'yax 



your two selves' Now they two took sticks. Now strike they two di>I 



grandfather. ' them ' him 



Lctfi'xqacqac. A'lta acixElge'Lxala Lcta'xqacqac. A'lta akcElge'cgam 



their two selves' Now they hurt him their [dual] grand- Nkw she helped them 



grandfather. father [dual] 



Lcta'uaa. A'21ta nixa'wiyac iq; 'eyo'qxut. A'lta acta'auwilXt, 



their [dual] Now he urinated the old man. Now it rained, 



mother. 



g TcXE'ptcXEp 



Extinguished 



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tga'k;ewaXEma 



their torches 



tio'LEma. 



the supernatural beings. 



A'lta 



Now 



g iiixatEnko'mam 



he came home. 



no'xox 



they got 



AtctE'tk^'T:a tE'gaq;pas. 



He carried them the targets. 



A'lta aLxe'lait io'Lqte. Atco'lXam uyil'k-ilala: "A'lta iio'ya. 



Now he stayed longtime. He said to her to his wife: "Now I shall go. 



j-j No'ya, kula'i no'ya." A'lta iiixa'ltXuitck. Akto'cgam tia'kteiiia. 



I shall go, far I shall go. " Now he made himself ready. He took them his ornaments. 



^^ Atixa'lax ka'aaLiwe2. 



-'--' He put them all. 



on himself 



Atcto'cgam 



He took thoiu 



tia'xalaitan 



his arrows 



mo'kcti uauwe'kjc. 



two [quivers] full. 



]^3 A'lta a'yo. A'y()2, kula'i a'yo. A'lta atcika'om e'lXam, qui'iium 



Now he went. He went, 



14 cia'xilxe e'lXam. 



its blocks town. 



far he went. Now 



A'yup ! ke'mk'ite go 



He entered the last at 



he reached it. 



auio'kctiks 



two 



cq; eyo'qxut. 



two old ones. 



oxoela'itX 



there were 



tq;'eyo'qtiks. 



old ones. 



gitauo'kstX 



having smallness 

 [pl-] 



A'lta a'yop! 



Now he entered 



a town, 



t!'0L. 



house. 



go 



at 



"O, kulE'ts tcLXgo'mita 



'Oh, 



iq; e'sqes 



blue-jay 



LkU'nax." 



a chief." 



five 



A'lta 



Now 



qocta 



those 

 [dual] 



TakE 



Then 



nexa'nkikEua 



be thought 



tE'ctaqL." TakE 



their [dual] Then 



house." 



Lka'nax Loc. 



a chief there was. 



iq; e'sqes 



blue- jay: 



once more he will make him 

 unhappy 



'LgoLe'lEXEink Lte'mam go-y-uko'lXul 



"A person he arrived at mice 



a'yo 



he went 



TakE 



Then 



iqle'sqes 



blue-jay 



ne'Xtako 



he returned 



nige'kctam. 



he went to see him. 



iq; e'sqes. 



blue-jay. 



ia'xak; Emana 



his chief 



iq; e'sqes: 



blue-jay: 



"Lka'Dax 



"A chief 



21 Wa'q;pas 



Target 



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mtxcga'ma." TakE 



you two will play Then 

 together." 



tcimaXue'mut ntca'xak; Emana. 



he wishes to play our chief, 



with you 



ne'k-im: "O." 



he said : 



'O.'" TakE 



'Oh!'" Then 



weXt 



again 



Lte'mam. 



came. 



ne'Xtako 



he returned 



A'lta nau'itka 



Now indeed ! 



TakE atcio'lXam 



Then he said to him 



LErage'tiam. 



He came to play 

 with you. 



iq; e'sqes : "A 



blue-jay: "Ah 



Wa'q; pas 



Target 



Ne'Xtako iq; e'sqes 



Oh." He returned blue-jay. 



weXt ne'Xtako iq; e'sqes: 



again he returned blue-jay: 



mtxcga'ma." 



you two will 

 piay together." 



"qiX ika'nax 



"That chief 



"Ai'aq, ai'aq, 



"Quick, quick, 



Lgma'xo-ilL 



he said often to 

 yon 



ka'nax." 



the chief." 



TakE atcto'cgam tia'xalaitanEma 



Then he took them his arrows 



TakE 



Then 



ne'k'im : 



he said : 



mo'Lxa 



go to the 

 beach 



iq; e'sqes 



blue-jay 



