CHINOOK"! 

 BOAS J 



THE SALMON MYTH. 



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a'yamEnuk"t. E'j)EnpEn wiXt a'yaniEiiuk^t. Qj'e ue'xax iqamo'te, 



his face was black- Badger also bis face was black- Squeak did the door, 



eced. ened. 



Ne'k'ikct e'wa iqe'plal it; 'a'lapas. A'lta ia'xka ike'x, qtciya'uwa*: 



He looked at thus the doorway coyote. Now he he was, whom he hart 



killed 



ioc go iqe'plal. TakE uigE'tsax: "Ana' itsEsta'mXa, ana 



there at the doorway. Then he cried: "Anah, my dear, ansih, 



ne'k-im, 



said, 



"Aqeta'was qeau 



" He was kUled that 



TakE a'yup !. 



Then be entered. 



itsEsta'mXa;" it;'a'lapas 



my dear;" coyote 



NExowa'yulEiua-itx kLXElga'yutsXa." 



They go from place to place those looking just like 



him.' ^ 



igufVnat ia'xa. Ayo'La-it go ilEme'tk. A cka 



the salmon his son. He stayed at the settee. A, and 



itj'a'lapas. "i^iikct na tne'txiX ainia'was LgE'Riama?" 



coyote. "Not [int. part.] I know you killed him my father.'" 



k;'a ne'xax itj'a'lapas. 



silent he became coyote. 



A'lta cia'xoct Xa'Xa 



Now bis face rub 



itsE'staniX. 



my dear. 



TakE a'yup, 



he entered, 



Then 



kj'a 



silent 



mE'xax 



become 



TakE 



Then 



TakE e'wa ina'Lxole nexE'Lxeko epEiipEn. 



he turned his face badger. 



LgE'mama oya'pL; ike," 



ray father his bow," 



Then thus 



atci'ctax. 



he did it. 



ne'k'im igua'nat ia'xa. 



he said the salmon his son. 



from fire 



"A'uet 



" Give it 

 to me 



Xe'k-im it; 'a'lapas 



He said coyote: 



TakE ayo'tXuit itj'a'lapas. 



Then be stood up coyote. 



" laniElo'ta qestainX!" 



"I shall give it my dear!" 



to you 



Laq° a'tcax ae'Xt opL;ike. 



Take 



out 



be did it one 



bow. 



Atco'gaiii, 



He took it, 



goyi 



thus 



a'tcax. LEk" iia'xax. Atca-igE'ltcim, aqia'auwilx* o'pL;ike. 



he did it. Break it did. He struck him, he was hit with it the bow. 



Ace'k;e]apx-it. Qu'l qui qui qui tia'^^wit uo'xuita. Xixa'latck 



Ho fell down head-long. Qui qui qui qui his legs they shook. He rose 



it; 'a'lapas. "A'net LgE'uiama uya'pL;ike," ne'k-iui igua'uat ia'xa. 



coyote. " Give it my father, his bow," he said the salmon his son. 



to me, 



TakE ue'k-im it; 'a'lapas: " lamElo'ta qe'stamX." Laq" a'tcax ae'Xt 



Then he said coyote: " I shall give it my dear." Take he did it one 



to you out 



o'pL;ike wiXt. Atcaya'lot. WiXt aqa-igE'ltcim go cia'xost 



bow more. He gave it to him. Again he was struck on his face. 



with it 



ulcilga'kXo-it it; 'a'lapas. Qui qui qui qui tia'^wit no'xox. WiXt 



he fell on bis back coyote. Qui qui qui qui his legs they did. Again 



l'ox 



Falling 



iiixa'latck 



be rose. 



itj'a'lapas! QadaXe' 



coyote! ^Vby 



a'yaqtq 



its head 



"A'net, LgE'mama uya'pL; ike, 



■Give it to my father liis bow, coyote! 



me, 



la'xlax amEua'xt?" Atcaya'lot a'lta iqsto'kunkon 



deceive you dome?" He gave him now woodpecker 



lakj 'o'yuLj Ema qaXopLjike'. TakE goye' a'tcax; niikct LEk" na'xax. 



that bow. Then thus he did it; not break it did. 



a'tcax qinkjeama', LEk" na'xax. Aqa-igE'ltcim 



he did it right hand, break it did. He was struck 



with it 



wiXt niciliiJl'kXo-it itj'a'lapas. La2kt Li^Lji'ke 



glued on 



la'kwa' goye 



Here 



re' 



thus 



TakE 



Then 



wiXt 



again. Then again ho fell on his back 



atci'Lot itj 'ii'lapas. 



he gave him coyote. 



a'xka igua'nat 



that the salmon his bow he gave it to him. 



tcaqj'Etckta, Lo'ni go'ye a'tcax; ala'xti 



his left hand, three times thvis he did it; 



Loui go'ye a'tcax; nakct LEk^' 



three thus he did it; not break 



Four 



BULL. T=20- 



Ka'nauwe LE'kLEk a'Lax. A'LaquiuEm a'lta 



All broken they became. The fifth now 



oya'pLjike atcaya'lot. Go'ye a'tcax iauwa' 



Thus be did it there 



ya'kwa tcixqinq; ea'ma 



here his right hand 



O'kXuLpa Lga'patseu 



Ked shafted its red heads 



woodpecker 



tlieii 



a'tcax. 



be did it. 



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