CHINOO 

 BOAS 



^] RAVEN AND GULL MYTH. 89 



atcig'ge'Lqia. la'xkati ayuqiiiia'itixnt ikoale'x'oa. Ayo'mEqt. ^ 



he stabbed him. Right there he fell down the raven. He was dead. -^ 



AtcLd'cgam Lia'ckuic ikoale'x'oa. Wax atci'tax iqoueqone'. A'lta r> 



He took it his mat the raven's. Pour out he did them the gull. Now "^ 



wax iio'xox tqalx-tE'inx- uxoexe'lak qamx tpke'cXEkc qamx 



poured they poggies mixed with partly tiounders partly " 



out became 



tEla'ta-is. Atcawe'k'itk go Lia'cguc. A'lta iie'Xko. "Kuc! ta'kE 4 



codlisli. Ho put them into in hi.s mat. Now he went home. "Wtll! then 



aiiia'was: qiqia'ox qtcEnxgil'liikT;." MXgo'mam iqoueqone'. 5 



I killed him that cue who always went first." He came homo the gull. 



L; ap aqa'yax ikoale'x-oa. A'lta io'iuEqtEt. ''Ai'aq amcxalkLe'tcgom G 



rind he was done the raven. Now he was dead. "Quick tell her 



Lia'wuX!'' TakE il'Lo Lqjoa'iipX. ALE'xango aqngo'om tE'kXaqL -j 



his younger sis- Then he went a youth. He ran he reached her house 



ter! " 



okj'uuo'. Aia'cgOp! qix- iq;oa'lipX. A'lta akxo'tckin ok;'iiuo'; g 



the crow's. He entered that youth. Now she was working the crow; 



I'LkuiL gia'xo-il. " Qia'-was: eme'le, Laq;'o'! " Kjomm, nekct qa'da 9 



a large mat she was work- " He is killed your brother, crowl" No noise, not (any) how 



ing at it. 



na'k'im, "Iqoueqone' atcia'-wa*: eme'le." K;6mui nekct qa'da 10 



she spoke. "The gull he killed him your brother." No noise not (any) how 



na'k-im. WeXt aqo'lXam: " Qia''wa*: eme'le, Laq;'o'!" Qoa'uEmi n 



she spoke. Again she was told: 'He killed your brother, crow!" Five times 



aqo'lXam. Xo'tXuit o'ki'uno'. Laq agE'Lax LCiie'luL. K';au 12 



she was told. She stood up the crow. Takeout she did it cedar bark. Tie 



aLExii'lax, go-y- I'tcaqtq, okukjetik agE'Lax. ALExE'llgel L-ue'loL. j^3 



she did it to it to her head, cedar bark she made it. She tied around cedar bark. 



head ring her waist 



Agio'cgam itca'kilx'EmalalEma. A'lta aLax'ila'E;lama. A'lta 14 



She took them her shells [rattle]. Now she sang and shook rattle. Now 



ago'xnqtc; tga'lEXam, x-itik ma'Lxole tElala'xukc; agE'LXaqtc; 15 



she called her town, these inland birds; she called tliem 



together together 



Ltcaqtca'qkc; agE'LXaqtc; Lqoelqo-e'lEkc; ago'xuqtc; tqoacqoa'cEkc ; iq 



the eagles ; she called them the owls ; she called them the cranes ; 



together together 



agE'LXaqtc; LEupE'tckc; agE'LXaqtc; LE't'et'e; ago'Xuqtc; -ly 



she called them the chicken-hawks ; she called them the fish-hawks; she called them 



together together together 



tE'uqetqet; ka'nauwe tgo'LxewiilXEma tga'lEXam. Atco'Xuqtc; ^§ 



the duck-hawks all strong people her town. He called them 



[?]; together 



tia'lEXam iqoueqone'. Tgoexoe'xokc, tEmouts'ikts'e'kuks, 19 



his town the gull. The ducks, the tail ducks, 



tq;e'ptcxEntcxEn, Ltcuya'mukc, Ltamela'j'ikc, Lqo'Lqolale, oq 



the sprit-tail ducks [ ?], pelicans [ ?), albatross loons, " 



Lpa'qxo ike, o'Lqekc; ka'uaiiwe ita'xalx-tE tE'kXapc tia'lEXam 21 



shags, coatches : all flat their feet his people 



iqoueqone'. A'lta staq; aga'yax iqoueqone'-y- ok;'uno'. 22 



the gull's. Now war she made on (on) the gull the crow. 



"Auio'goatuwa' wu te'acgEte', Tacmo'L, Tacmo'L, he, lie, he, he. 90 



" I shall make them on the sand. Gull, Gull, heh, heh, heh, heh. 

 frighten him away 



"Auio'goatuwa' wu te'acgEte', Tacmo'L, Tacmo'L he, he, he, he. oa 



" I shall make them on the sand. Gull, Gull, heh, heh, heh, heh. "* 

 frighten him away 



AqcEkpa'na omuuts;e'kts;ik, a'nqate k;ut aqea'x e'tcaqtq. 25 



She was .jumped the tail duck [ .'], long ago tear oft" it was done her head. ^ 

 upon 



AckcEkpa'ua cE'nqetqet. A'lta aqto'tena tia'lEXam iqoueqone'. 26 



He jumped on her the duck hawk [?]. Now they were killed his people the gull's. 



