CHINOOK"! 

 BOAS J 



THE SALMON MYTH. 



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LE'Laqco 



his hair 



LoL;aqLa. TakE ne'k-im iqe'sqes: " E'kta 



sore. Then he said blae-jay: " Wliat 



ka'uaiiwe a/yaL^^a gia'tcikc?" A'lta a'elaxta 



all his body stinking? ' Now next 



ica'yim a'yuLx. Leqs pus tc;Ex atci'Lax. A'lta weXt ta211 ne'xax. 



the grizzly he went to Almost break he did it. Now again tired he got. 



ka'nauwe 



all 



qtce/tuwa x-ix-T'x 



can he do this 



bear 



the middle of 

 the liouse. 



A'lta ka'nauwe 



Now all 



A'lta iLa'xakiEmana a'elaxta a'yuLx ik;oayawa'. 



Now their chief he next he went to the panther. 



the middle 

 of the house. 



noxo'tctXom oxowfi'yul, A'lta a'tElaxta tgE'kal. A'lta a'yo 



they were at an end the walkers. Now next they the fliers. Now he went 



ya'iiewa-y- euts"X. Qe'xtce atcLo'cgam. Leqs ts; ex atci'Lax. A'lta 



first Ent8''X. Intending he took it. Almost break he did it. Now 



wiXt tall ue'xax. A'lta a'elaXta ipo'epoe a'yuLx. ISTxLo'lExa it 



again tired he got. Now he next ipo'epoe he went to She thought 



the middle 

 of the house. 



"O ia'xka taya'x ts;Ex tsLEtx." A'lta atcLo'cgam; 



"Oh. he if break he would do it." Now he took it; 



aLE'x. A'yoptck. A'cElaXta cE'iiqetqet a'ctoLx. 



qaX Qf^o'kuil : 



that woman : 



nakct qa'da 



not [any] how 



He went up. 



Next he [dual] 



the sparrow 

 hawk [dual] 



Leqs tSjEx aLgE'ctax 



Almost break he did it. 



it'e't'e 



the hawk 



a^^laxta 



next she 



a'yoLx. 



he went 

 down. 



o'npitc 



the chick- 

 en hawk 



A'lta a'ctoptck 



Now he [dual] 



went up 



Leqs tc;Ex atcE'Lax, ka weXt tEll 



he did it, 



cE'nqetqet. 



the sparrow 

 hawk. 



A'lta 



Now 



he went 



[dual] to the 



middle of 



the hou.se. 



a'elaxta 



he next 



Almost break 



and also 



tired 



ne'xax. 



he got. 



A'lta 



Now 



uo'Lxa. Qe'xtce tc;Ex agE'Lax. Xiikct aLElE'll. 



she went to Intending break she did it. Not it moved, 

 the middle 

 of the house 



A'elaxta iqoe'lqoel a'yuLx. JS'akct aLxElE'll. A'yoptck iqoe'lqoel. 



Next he the owl he went down. Not it moved. He went up the owl. 



A'lta a'elaxta utcaktca'k no'Lxa. AkLo'cgam, Leqs ts;Ex agE'Lax. 



next she the eagle she went down. She took it, 



ka'nauwe qtgE'kal noxo'tctXom ; 



the diers they were at an end ; 



Now 



A'lta 



Now all 



noxo'tctXom. 



they were at an end. 



TakE ne'k'im 



almost break she did it. 



ka'nauwe oXowa'yul 



all 



walkers 



iqe'sqes: "AmckLe'lot x-ix* tia'LjkjenEma. 



he said blue-jay: " You give it to him that his sores. 



qtse'tuwaf" TakE ta'mEnua no'xox te'lx-Em. 



can he do?" Then giving it up they became the people. 



ai'aq, inE'tXu-it," ne'k-im iqe'sqes; " E'kta ame'tuwa? 



quick, stand up!" he said blue-jay; "What can you do? 



LE'xax XoLa Ls^Etca'ma." Qoa'uEmi atcio'lXam. TakE 



do them these antlers! ' Five times he spoke to him. 



aLo'tXuit qo'La LgoLe'lEXEmk. TakE to'to ne/xax. TakE 



shaking he became. 



Then 



E'kta 



What 



"Ai'aq, 



" Qnick, 



TsjEx 



Break 



he stood up 



atca'yax 



be did it 



atci'Lax 



he did it 



that 



ia'ok. 



his blanket. 



La'yaqco, 



his hair. 



person 



GeII, 



Noise 

 of rattles, 



TakE 



Then 



to'to 



shaking 



Then 



ne'xax 



it became 



ia'ok. 



his blanket. 



Then 



TakE 



Then 



Then 



to'to 



shake 



to'to 



shake 



atcLo'cgam 



he took them 



atcLo'cgam, 



he took them, 



L^atca'ma 



the antlers. 



tc; EX atcE'Lax, 



break he did them. 



a'yuLx 



he went 

 down 



AcLo'cgam, 



He took them, 



go 



to 



ka'tsEk t !'oL. 



the middle of the house. 



TakE 



Then 



tCjEX 



break 



Qoa'nEini 



tCjEX 



break 



atcE'Lax 



he did them 



atcE'Lax, 



he did them, 



WeXt 



Again 



ka 



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