'^^JoAs'^] THE SALMON MYTH. 71 



A'lta qj'E'cqjEc ike'x fi/yamxtc. Ltcuq io'mEqtit. Ayo'yain go-y- -r 



Now dry becaino his heart. Water he was thirsty. He arrived at 



oya'pLx. Ne'k'ikst, a/tcukct oya/j^Lx. A'lta q|'E'cq;Ec, axa'lotX. ^ 



his well. He looked, he looked his well. Now dry, it was emiity. *^ 



down into 



A'tcukct kcx-iEma't Lia'wuX oya'pLx. Qi'E'cq;Ec, axa'lotX. ^ 



He looked the next one his younger bis well. Di'.v, it was empty, 



down into brother 



EkXatsak Lia'wuX a'tcukct uysl'pLx. Q;E'cq;Ec, axa'lotX. Qjoa'p ^ 



The middle his younger ho looked his well. Dry, it was empty. Xear 



one brother down into 



ixgE's^^ax kcx•^Ema't Lia'wuX uya'pLx a'tcukct; axa'lotX. A'tcukct ^ 



youngest one the next one bis younger his well he looked it was empty. He looked 



brother down into; down into 



La'2wuX oya'pLx. A'lta iiiEux- La'loc. Atco'pEua iau'a ke'kXule. /» 



the youngest his well. Xow a little was iu it. He jumped then down, 



brother 



AtcTa'kXamct, atcT:a'kXamct, atcT:a'kXamct. Pa2L iie'xax ia'wau. 7 



He drank, he drank, be drank. Full got his belly. 



la'mas atce'lax igua'uat ia'xa; ia'mas: aqe'lax ile'q;am, ac ia'xkate 



Shooting he did him the salmon his son; shooting be was the wolf, and there o 



him him done 



ayuquna'etix-. Acgio'Lata, acgio'pcut. „ 



he leU down. They hauled liim they hid him. ♦^ 



out, 



Ka igo'cgewal weXt e'Xat [etc., as before] A'lta mEux* 10 



And he went much more one [etc., as before] Now a little 



La'loc. Atci'Lukct qo'La Ltcuq. Xige'kxamt, uige'kxamt, uige'kxamt. n 



w-aa in it. He looked at it that water. He looked, he looked, he looked. 



Nakct i'kta atce'ElkEl. TakE ayo'itco go qaX opLx. A'lta 12 



Not anj thing he saw it. Then he went down to that well. Now 



atcia'kXamct, atca^a'kXamct. Pa2L ue'xax ia'wan. la'mas; atce'lax i o 



he drank, he drank. Full got his belly. Shooting he did him 



biui 



igua'nat ia'xa. Ia'xkate ayuquna'etix-. Acgio'Lata, atcio'pcut. ^^ 



the salmon his son. There he fell down. They hauled be bid him. 



him out, 



Ka igo'cgewal wiXt e'Xat [etc., as before] A'lta luEiix' 15 



And he went much more one [etc., as before] Now a little 



La'loc. Nige'kxauit, uige'kxamt, uige'kxamt. Qe'xtce poc ayo'itco. jg 



"vras in it. He looked, he looked, he looked. luteiuling if he wont 



down. 



A'lta wiXt uige'kxamt, uige'kxamt, uige'kxamt. Aya'xLako qaX 17 



Now again he looked, be looked, he looked. He wenr around it that 



opLx. E'Xti aya'xLako. A'lta aya'lEtco, ayo'itco. AtCT:a'kXanict, 



w ell. Once he went around Now be went into he went He drank, 



it. the bole, down. 



uiEux- atc^a'kXamct, ka wiXt uige'kxamt. WiXt atcqa'kXamct, j^q 



a little he drank, and again be looked. Again b drank, 



atcia'kxamct. PiiL ue'xax ia'wau. la/ma*^ atce'lax igua'nat ia'xa 



he drank. Full got his belly. Shooting be did him tbe salmon his son. 



him 



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Ia'xkate ayuquna'etix-. Acgio'Lata, acgio'pcut. 01 



There be fell down. They hauled they hid liim. 



him out, 



Ka igo'cgewal wiXt e'Xat [etc., as before] A'lta mEux. 22 



And he went much more one [etc., as before] Now a little 



La'loc. Xige'kxamt, uige'kxamt, uige'kxamt. Xa'xa ue'xax, xax 



was in it. He looked, be looked, be looked. Observing be observe 



became, 



atci'ctax. Qe'xtce ]»r)c ayoe'tcax. A'lta wiXt ayaxLa'nukL qaX 24 



he did them. Intending if he went down. Now again he went often around that 



opLx. Ala'Xti ka ayo'itco, le'21e ka ayo'itco. Atcqa'kXamct, 



well. At last and he went along and ho went He drank, 25 



down, time down. 



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