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74 IGUa'nAT his myth. Ethnology 



^ Naigo'tctam. "A iamtga'lEmam, mE'Lxa." ''A, cka aqanoctxo'x." 



She got across. "Ah, I came to fetch you, comedown." "Ah, and carry me on your 



back." ' 



^ TakE no'ptcga. Agio'cgam iLa'potitk, akLo'latck. Ka'nauwe'2 wax 



■^ Then she went up. She took it his forearm, she lifted him. All iiour 



out 



o aLi'x[ax] La/qxauwilqt k;a LJl'mockikc. AkL'e'taqL wiXt. TakE 



" it did his blood and his pus. She left him also. Then 



. na/k-im q;'oa'p oxge'sax kcx-LEina't: " K'c nai'ka nLugo'lEmamj 



she said near the youngest the next: "And I go to fetch him ; 



g olxa/qxali)tckix- LglakEna'oi." TakE nai'kotcte. Naigo'tctam. 



our Are he shall look after it." Then she crossed. She came across. 



^ ''A, iiiE'Lxa, iq;eyo'qxot; iamtga'lEmam." "A, cka aqano'ctxox." 



'-' "Ah, go down to old man; I came to fetch you." "Ah, and carry m < on your 



the water, ' back." 



rj TakE no'ptcga. A'lta ayaxalo'ctxamt. Mank kula'yi agayuk"!;. 



Then she went up. Now she carried him on her A little far she carried him. 



back. 



8 PaL na'xax Lsa'owilqt; pilL na'xax LEmo'ckikc. AgEe'taqL: 



Full she got blood; full she got pus. She left him ; 



Q "Maniq;a' taL; ka'nauwe iLa'atcikc. Yu'l; aqL'Et ka'nauwe e'LaL'a." 



"Too! lo! all stinking. Full of sores all his body." 



TakE oc La'wuX cka k;a ka no'tXuit. Nakct qa'da na'k-im. TakE 



Then there their younger and silent and she stood Xot [any] how she spoke. Then 



was sister up. 



^^ nai'kotcte. TakE aLgd'lXam La'wuX: "A'xka XaX uikct itca'yiiL;T: 



-'--'- she crossed. Then they said to her their younger "She that not proud 



sister: 



..^ ka k-TOctxo." ALga'qxamt La'wuX ka naigo'tctame. TakE na'k-im 



■'-■^ and she will carry They looked at their younger and she got across. Then she said 



him " her sister 



uLa'xk'uii: "Tc;a." TakE ayo'tXuit. A'lta ayaga'loLx. To'to 



their eldest "Look." Then he stood up. Now he went to the Shake 



sister: canoe. 



2^ ne'xax. CeII ia'ok, taL; iela'ke ia'ok. AyagE'La-it. Actigo'tctanie. 



he did. Rattling his lo! sea-otter his He was in the They two came 



blanket, blanket. canoe. across. 



15 O, masa'tsiLx Lka'nax! A'lta atco'cgam qaX oxge's'ax, 



Oh, pretty chief! Now he took her that youngest one, 



IQ uya'tcinkikala na-exa'lax. AtcLo'mitckiL Lkaiiauwe'tikc, Lia'uemckc 



his head wife she was to him. He took them all, his wives 



.jr- aLixa'lax. Alta'2 a'liika oxge's'ax tqt'ex a'tcax. 



he made them Now only the youngest like he did her. 



to him. one 



A'lta aLxe'la-it ia'xkate. Ka'nauwe Lf^aLa'ma aLkT:ola'lEpT[a-itx. 



Now he stayed there. All days they went alway.s digging 



roots. 



la'mka aLEe'taqLax. Tca2xLx L^aLa'ma aLEe'taqL, ka na'Xko 



Him alone tliey left him. Several days they left hirn, and she went 



home 



20 a'newa-y- uLa'xk'un. NaXko'mam. A'lta k;e go Lfi/o-iinatk. NO'Lxa 



first she the eldest one. She carae home. Now nothing at their camp. She went to 



the beach 



21 ma'Lne. A'lta ia'qxoyo go iLa'xanlma. lakqana'itx*. Lawa' 



seaward. Now he slept in their canoe. He lay down. Slowly 



22 agio'tctEmt iLa'xanlma. MaLxola'-y- e'kxat. A'lta atcio'pewe 



she pushed it their canoe. From land wind. Now it drifted 



oo ma'Lue. Ma2'Lne ka nexE'l'oko. Atcio'latck ia'ok. A'lta k;e-j^- 



seaward. Seaward and he awoke. He lifted it his blanket. Now no 



2A ile'e. Nekct atce'EikEl. WeXt nixk; e'nyako. Aya'qxoya, mo'kcti 



land. Not he saw it. Again he tied blanket He slept, twice 



around himself. 



25 aya'qxoya. XixE'l'oko, a'lta t; a'qe la'xlax ike'x ia'xanim. 



he slept. He awoke, now just as rock it did his canoe. 



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