To^°s"^] THE SALMON MYTH. 63 



Lia'apta go Lqa'naks. TakE uo'Xuko te'lx-Em, ka'nauwe i 



his egg in stone. Tben they went home the people, all 



iio'Xuko te'lx-Eiu ka takE iiaxEltca'ina okj'unO'. "Aqia'wa!: o 



they went the people, and then she heard about it the crow. "He is killed 



home 



eme'tgeu." No'ya-y- ok;'uno', ayaxa'nEx'Enemai nagE'tsax. A'lta 3 



J our nephew." She went the crow, she cried while walking she cried. Xow 



iio'yam qlgo kaXe/ aqia'wa-. A'lta Lil'qLaq agE'Lax Lqa/naks. 4 



she arrived where where he was killed. Now turn over she did them stones. 



A'qxulqt. La'qLaq kLaxt Lqa'nakc, kLik; 'ela'lEple. TakE Lap 5 



she cried. Turu over she did stones, .*he turned them over Then find 



them often. 



agE'Lax LeXt LgBma'k-ikct. TakE agE'Lnk"T[ go-y- e'qxeL. G 



ishe did it one salmon egg. Then she carried it to a creek. 



LE'kLEk aga'yaii. TakE akLaLSEuqa'na-it go Ltcuq. Tso'yuste 7 



Dig she did it. Then she put it into in water. Evening 



ka iia'Xko. NaXko'inam go ts'kXaqL, 8 



and she went home. She got home to her house. 



Kawi'X ka wiXt no'ya. AkLo'qstam qo'La L^a'pta. q 



Early in the and again she went. She went to see it that salmon egg. 



morning 



A'lta La'qoa-iL qo'La L^a'pta, maiik Lo'Lqat. A'lta LE'kLEk aga'yax lo 



Now large that salmon egg, a little long. Now dig she did it 



uiank la'qoa iLe. Tso'yuste weXt iia'Xko. NaXko'mam. Xakct ^^ 



a little large. Evening again she went home. She got home. Not 



uao'ptit ka na'ktcukte. Kawi'X ka weXt no'ya. A'qxulqt, no'ya. -j^o 



she slept and it got day. Early and again she went. She cried, she went. 



No'yam go qo'La L^^a'pta, A'lta-y- ii'leIo yiiXtke'l. A'lta yuL; luank ^3 



She arrived at that salmon egg. Now a small trout there swam. Now glad a little 



iia'xax. A'lta ia'qoa-iL LE'kLEk aga'yau, Tso'yuste na'Xko. Me'iix-'I ^^ 



she became. Now large dig she did it. Evening she went home. A little 



iiao'i)tit ka ue'ktcukte. WiXt no'ya iLa'lakt. TakE no'yani go qo'La ^ _ 



she slept and it got day. Again she went the fourth Then she arrived at that -^" 



time. 



L^^a'pta. A'lta-y- 6p!a'ld yuXtke'l. TakE kwa'nkwan na'xax ^q 



salmon egg. Now a trout swam there. Then bappy she became 



okj'u'uo! LE'kLEk aga'yau, ia'2qo-iL iLE'kLEk aga'yau, Cka mEnx* j^y 



thecrow! Dig she did it, a large dug hole she made it. And a little 



lax o^o'Lax ka ua'Xko. XaXko'mam. Tcx'I uo'ponEm -.0 



afternoon sun and she went home. She got home. Just it grew dark, 



ka uao'ptit. Kawl'x- naxE'l'oko. Naxa'latck. No'ya wiXt; ^q 



then she .slept. Early she awoke. She rose. She went again; 



ayo'kctam kaX opi'a'lo. No'2yam. A'lta iano'kstX igua'nat 20 



she went to see it that trout. She arrived. Now a small salmon 



yuXtke'l. A'lta LE'kLEk aga'yau, ia'2qoa-iL LE'kLEk aga'yau. 21 



swam there. Now dig she did it, a large dig she did it. 



WiXt naie'taqT:. Pat oso'Lax ka ua'Xko. NaXko'mam. la'miaXkewa ^^ 



Again she left him. Noon sun and she went She got home. Only of that ■^■" 



home. 



tga/XatakoX. No'pouEm. Kawi'X ka no'ya. No'yam, a'lta ia'qoa-iL 23 



her thoughts. It grew dark. Early then she went. She arrived, now a large *^ 



igua'uat yuXtke'l. Agio'cgam, age'xalukctgo ma'Lxole. A'lta 24 



salmon swam there. She took him, she threw him down on shore. Now 



Lkj'asks aLo'La-it, La'qoa-iL Lk;'asks. A'lta kiwa'ukjwan na'xax 25 



a boy there was, a large boy. Now happy she got 



okj'u'no. A'lta aci'Xko. AcXko'mam. TakE agio'lXam itca'kXen oq 



thecrow. Now they [dual] They [dual] got Then she said to him her grandson 



went home. home. 



okj'uno': "Ainx'o'toL. lo'LEina meElkEla/ya." A'lta nix'o'toL, 27 



thecrow: "Bathe. Supernatural you shall see them." Now he bathed, 



beings 



nix'o'toL, nix'o'toL. la'newate go Lctuq nix'o'toL. Alc'ex-ol;, go-y- 28 



he bathed, he bathed. The first time in water he bathed. He finished, in 



