90 ikoale'xoa KjA iqone'qone their myth. [ 



BURE AV OF 

 ETHKCiLOGY 



1 Aqa'mXikc aqto'tsna tia'lEXam iqoneqoiie/, ta'kE kjwac no'xox 



-^ Partoftbein were killed his people tlie gull's, then afraid they got 



tia'lXam. Xa'k-im dk;'nnr)': " Qeyalo'ta-y- I'kXakte qo q;ul 



-^ his people. She said the crow: " He shall give us ebbtide it shall low 



be water 



o iiiktco'ktixe." " Ya'xke ageowa/knx dkjuiio'. Q;iil niktcoktixe 



it gets day." "This she asks for it the crow. Low water it gets dayliglit 



k;a La'witckut. O'Xuit ta'uEma atgEiiie'ptcga-itx." Aqea'lOt 



4 and it begins to be flood. Many things drift ashore.' It was given 



to her 



qe'xtce qo qoe't iiiktco'ktixe. Xakct tq;ex aga'yax. Ta'kE k;'«-ac 



5 intending it will low it gets day. Not like she did it. Then afraid 



be water 



no'xox tia'lEXam iqoueqone'. '' la'lot, ia'lot ka'nauwe gElxote'na." 



6 they became his people tlie gull's. " Give it give it all she will kill us." 



to her to her 



Atcia'lot qe'xtce qoq mauk q;ul iiiktco'ktixe. Tce'tkum tia'lEXam 



7 He gave it intending it will a little low it gets daylight. One half his people 



to her be water 



aqto'teiia iqoneqoiie'. La'kte qextce-y- i'kXakte atcia'lot. Niikct 



were killed the gull's. Four intending ebb tide he gave it to her. Not 



agio'cgani. Atgid'lEXam tia'lEXam iqoneqoue': "TgtI'o'kti mialo'ta. 



9 she took it. Tliey said to him his people the gull's: "Good you give it 



to her. 



GElxote'nai. Itca'xiqiatEua. Ma'uewa inxEls:d'lakuLx, kj'iinta' 



10 She will kill us ! She is one who cannot You first you will probably later 



rise early. awake, 



axElso'lakuLx. Ma'uewa macta'kiitskd, k';imta' a'xka acta'kutskd." 



she will probablv Yon first you will go to search later she she will go to 



awake. ' on the beach, search on the beacli." 



Ta'kE ne'k-im iqoneqone': "Anicgsi'lXam ta'kE ania'lot." Ta'kE 



Then . he said tlie gull : " Tell her then I give it to her." Then 



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aqo'lXam ok;\ino': "A, takE atcima'lOt ya'xka qix* amiXuwa'kok." 



13 she was told the crow. "Ah, then he gave it to you he that what you asked for." 



Ta'kE itj'o'kti ne'xax e'tcanixtc ok;'uno'. Ta'kE aLi'xk<3 ok;'uno' 



14 Then good became her heart the crow's. Then they went the crow 



home 



k;a tga'lEXam. 



i-O and her people. 



Translation. 



There was tlie gull. Every day lie went on the beach to search for 

 food, and filled his bag with poggies and codfish and flounders. One 

 day he went to search on the beach and saw tracks of a person which 

 had come towards him and turned back again. He went all over the 

 beach, but he did not find anything. He went home and thought: 

 ^'To-morrow I will start earlier." The next morning he went again. 

 He went a long distance. He found tracks of a person who had already 

 returned home [before he came to the beach]. He grew angry. He 

 went some distance, but did not find anything. Then he went home. 

 He scolded. Early tlie next morning he arose and went. He went a 

 short distance and found tracks of a person who had already returned. 

 He was very angry. He went a short way, but did not find anything. 

 He went home. Then he scolded. He had inherited the beach. On 

 the following morning he went out the fourtli time. He went a short 

 distance and found tracks of a person. He became very angry and 

 scolded. He returned home, sharpened liis knife, and said : " To-morrow 

 I will discover who is always earlier than 1." He did not eat, and when 



