CHINOOK"] 

 BOAS J 



THE SALMON MYTH. 



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TakE nikL|'e'mEn igua'uat, ISTo'xunitak o'omEn, qaxe'Lx ka 



Then he dived the salmon. She drifted away the pigeon, where may be and 



nuXua'niptck. A'lta Ljap aci'kxax cmokst ckoale'x'oa. Ke'k-im 



she drifted ashore. Kow find they did her two ravens. He said 



qix- e'Xat: "EXt itcfi'xotk, eXt itca'melqtan. Ka'tsek Lq;up 



that one: "One her eye, one her cheek. Middle cut 



tga'amcukc, tqcauwe'xa." Xe'k-ini qiX e'Xat: "K*je, k-je, k-;e, 



her intestines, we cut tlieni in He said that one: "'^o, no, no, 



two.' 



k*;e; tiai'ka ka'uaniokst sga'xost ka eXt itca'melqtan, ka ka'tsek 



no; 1 both her eyes and one her cheek, and middle 



Lq;op tga'amcukc tqcauwe'xa." ''Ime'mElaXaqame," 



cut her intestines, we cut them in two." " You are wrong, " 



" EXt itca'xot mai'ka, eXt itca'xot uai'ka. EXt 



" One her eye you, one her eye I. One 



nai'ka, eXt itca'mElqtau mai'ka. Ka'tsek Lqjop 



I, one her cheek you. Middle cut 



KayeX acke'x ka uaxa'latck. Xo'ko, akc'e'taqL. 



Thus they did and she rose. She tiew she left them. 



away, 



A'lta a'yo, ]iik"L;e'niEn igua'nat. Ayu'Xtki a'lta. 



Kow he went, he dived the salmon. He swam now. 



eXt ile'e. TakE a'yoptck. A'2yo kula'yi. TakE mga'om e'qxeL. 



one land. Then he went inland. He went far. Then he reached it a creek. 



TakE atcd'ikEl tXut iau'a e'natai. TakE iiiXxago'mit. TakE 



Then he saw it smoke there on the other Then ho made himself Then 



side. poor. 



iqjeyo'qxot ue'xax, ka'nauwe a'yaL'a ia'atcikc, La'yaqtq ka'nauwe ^3 



an old man he became, all his body stinking, his head all 



La'tcikc. TakE uaexE'lqamX. ''A, La'ksta x-ix-o'La? Lga'lEmam;" 



stinking. Then he shouted. "Ah, who that? Go to take him ; " 



aLgo'LXam uLa'xk'uu. Lqui'uEmiks Lxa'mEXutctikc iLa'qula. 



■ ■ their camp. 



atcio'lXam ; 



he said to him ; 



itca'melqtau 



her cheek 



tga'amcukc." 



her intestines." 



th- 



said to her 



Five 



sisters 



their eldest 

 sister. 



A'lta nai'kutcte uLa'xk'un. Xaiko'tctam. A'lta raa'Lxole Loc. "A, 



Xow she crossed the eldest sister. She got across. Kow inland he was. "Ah, 



iamtga'lEmam; 



I_came to fitch you ; 



na'Xtako. 



she returned. 



ka'uauwe 



all 



'A, 



"Ah, 



cka aqauoctXue'l." 



and carry me on your 



back."" 



Lga'mEXutctiks : " A, 



her sisters: "Ah, 



cLaL'a ia'atcikc. ALgEna'xo-il cka 



his body stinking. He .said to me and 



much 



mE'Lxa." ' 



come down to 

 the water." 



XaxaLEugu'Litck 



She told them 



Xa'Xtako, 



She returned. 



aqLo'ctXux. 



I should carry 

 him on hack. 



akLugo'lEmain. 



she went to fetch hiai. 



'A, 



■Ah, 



she pulled it 



na'Xko. 



she went 

 home. 



iLa'pote. 



his arm. 



Lga'wuX : 



her younger 

 sister : 



" Maniq; 'a' 



"Too! 



taL; 



lo! 



iq; eyo'qxot. 



old. 



Qe'xtce 



Intending 



auio'cgam 



1 took him 



Xau'i La'qxauwilqt wax aLi'xax. 



Immediately blood pour out it did." 



'' Mai'ka Lga'lEmam." TakE 



"You go and fetch him." Then 



' TakE 



Then 



no'ya 



she went 



a'kXatsak. 



the middle one. 



Xigo'ptcgam ]^q 



He came ashore 



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Lq; eyo'qxot, ig 



an old man. 



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Ka'nauwe'2 j)aL LEmo'ckikc cLaL'a." Xa'k-im kcx-iEma't: ''Xai'ka 



All full pus his body." She said the next eldest one : "I 



DLugo'lEmam. Olxa'qxalptckix- LgiakEna'oi." TakE nai'kutcte 



go to fetch him. Our Are he shall look after." Then she crossed 



akco'lXam. "A, cka 22 



she said to him. "Ah, and 



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iamtga'lEmam," 



I came to fetch you," 



aqEnoctxo'x." TakE uo'ptcga. AkLo'cgam go iLa'pote. Qe'xtce 23 



carry me on back." Then she went up. She took him at his arm. Intending 



aae'xk'a iLa'pote. Xau'i La'qxauwilqt wax aLi'xax. AkL'e'taqL, 24 



his arm. Immediately his blood pour out it did. She left him, 



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ago'lXam 26 



she said to her 



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