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*'Ayamo'lXam x-ik io'L; eIex, o'xoe tga'k-iLau qe'wa tgua'nat. 



"I told you this lean one, many their tabon those salmon. 1 



Ma'nix e'kXak^te mxeuauwa'itgemam, qia'x Lax axa'xo df^o'Lax, 



If low water in the you go to catch salmon in the it' out comes the sun, -^ 



morning net, 



tcx'I amxE'uXax. Niikct inxEnXa'ya mauix ka uikct Lax Oso'Lax. 3 



then lay net. Not lay net when then not out the sun. 



Nakct qiutctpa'ya iguS'nat. Qia'x ok|u'no gliiktcpa'ya tcx'i ^ 



Not they are carried out salmon. If a crow she will carry it out then 



aqio'ktcpax, tcx-i aqto'magux tguwe'*:. Nekct qa'nsiX tcago'ktia ^ 



it is carried out, then it is distributed raw. Not [any] how it will get day- 



light 



o^o'lEptckiX, iiakct qa'nsiX qca'xo cia'tckimict, qia'x ctao'ya tcx*i ^ 



fire, not [an.y] how it is eaten its breast, if they sleep then 



aqca'x. Ma'nix aqio'lEktcx igua'nat go-y- o»;o'lEptckiX, ayo'ktcEktx, „ 



it is eaten. "When it i.s roasted salmon at the tire, it gets done, 



na'ii'i wax aqLa'kax Ltcuq qaX oEo'lEptckiX." Atcio'lXam ia'elitk: ^ 



immedi- pour it is done water that tire." He said to them his excre- 



ately into ■• ments: 



" KapE't ta'kE amxauElgu'Litck. E'ka-y- oxo'xo Nate'tanue, y 



"Enough then you told me. Thus they will do the Indians. 



Tixona'XEnitEina Nate'tanue. E'ka tga'k-iLau. A'la nai'ka tEll ^.^ 



the generations of Indians. Thus their taboo. Even I tired 



anE'xax," ne'k-ini itja'lapas go Tia'k|elake tga'k'iLau. Atckco'lXam ^^ 



I became," he said coyote at Clatsop their taboos. He said to them 



k'je no'xox tik tgua'nat?'' "E, me'Ljala, itja'lapas. Ma'nix 



nothing they be- these salmon?" '-Oh, you fool, coj'ote. When 



came 



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cta'le: "Ixkia'yuwa iau'a e'natai." NaxE'ltXuitcgo oq;osa'na 



hi.s cousins: ' We will move there to the other side." She made herself ready the newt. 



A'tcukct itca'yau ocue'ee. A'lta a'xLXaot, ca'uca-u age'x. Ayaga'oin 



He looked the snake [at] the frog. Now she [the frog] growling with she did. He reached 13 

 at her was angry, closed mouth her 



itca'yau, a'lta atca'wa^. Aqa'wat: ocue'ee; itca'yau atca'wa^. 14 



the snake, now he killed her. She was killed the frog; the snake killed her. 



ALte'mam ya'koa e'natai. ALE'xenaua-itge. ALktO'tena tgua'nat. ^^ 



Thej' arrived here on the other The)- caught salmon in They killed them salmon. -'-'-' 



side. the net. 



E'ka atci'tax Tia'k;elak, Lkamila'lEq atcLe'kXatq go ia'xot qix* 



Thus as they made Clatsop, sand he strewed on them in his eye that 



them 



igua'nat. Goye' atca'yax, atcix'tce'na. Qe'xtce aLE'xenaua-itge 



salmon. Thus he did him. he pressed him with Intending they caught salmor 



his fist. in net 



wiXt, nakct aLgia'wac." ALE'Xko. Ne'ktcukte. ALxenaua'-itgemani, 



again, not they killed him. They went It got day. They went to catch sal. 



home. nion in the net, 



nakct i'kta aLgia'wa*:. Ne'ktcukte wiXt, aLixe'naua-itk. Nekct 



not anything they killed it. It got day again, they caught salmon in Not 



the net. 



i'kta aLgia'waf:. Kala'lkuile ne'xax. AtcLa'auwitcX : " Qa'daqa 9^ 



anything they killed it. Scold he did. He defecated: "Why " 



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meuwa'f^o igua'nat cka luikqtu'qoema ! MXa'LoXEna-y- e'ka 99 



yen will kill a salmon and you kick him ! You think [int. i)art.] thus as ""' 



TiH'kielake?" Fe'k-im itja'lapas: ''o!" Ne'ktcukt?, wiXt aLxenauwa'- .,0 



Clatsop?" He said coyote: "Oh!" It got day. agam they went to catch " 



itgemam. ALE'xana. Moket aLkto'tena tgua'rrt. WiXt aLE'xana, 



salmon in the They laid the Two they killed them salmon. Again they laid net. 24 



net. net. 



Lon aLkto'tena tgua'nat. Atce'xalukctgo eXt ma'Lxole. Nelga'Xit 



three they killed them salmon. He threw it ashore one upland. He fell down '^'O 



headlong 



a'yacqi: go Lqamela'lEq qix- igua'nat. Qe'xtce wiXt aLE'xana 



his mouth in the sand that salmon. Intending again he laid the net 



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