CHINOOK 

 BOAS 



J THE CKANE MYTH. 109 



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tk;VvvulElqi. tksopEiia'ya qigo naLxoa'pe." A'lta atca'yax e/tcoL 



lisli \villjuni)» -.vhert^ the hole. ' Now be uiaJe it a harpoon 1 



shaft 



iqoiVcqoac, atci'ctax ikulkulo'L. Ayo'tXuita-itx go ma'Lne iqoa'cqoac. ._^ 



the iTane, he made it ii haiitoou. He always stood at toward the the crane. '^ 



water 



Qia'x e'k-ala e'qalEma, tcx-I atcqe'lukc'ax ; qia'x o'kXola-y- o'owuu „ 



If a male fall salmon, then he speared it, if a male silver-side "^ 



salmon 



tcx-1 atcia/lukc'ax. O'xor' atcto'piaLxax tk;e'wulElqT: iqoa'cqoac. 4 



then he speared it. Many ho gathered them tish the crane. 



Ala'xti atcta'xcx; ka'uauwe Li^aLa'ma-y- e'ka. Itja'lapas, qia'x ;- 



At last he split them: all days thus. Coyote, if 



ia'q;'atxala e'qalEina, tcx-T atsso'pEiiax ({igd naLxoa/pe, qia'x 



a bad fall salmon, thtai it jumped where the bole, if " 



oEo'kiiil o'owuii, tcx-I aksO'pEiiax qigd naLxoa'pe. A2'XtEmae tcx-I 



a female silver-side then itjumped where the hole. Sometimes then 7 



salmon, 



itj'o'kte atssdpEna'x. PaL uo'xox tE'ctaqL. Lga'kxatcau paL g 



a good one jumped. Full got their house. Its grease full 



ia/k"cEmal iqoa'cqoac. Atcto'kctx ia'k"cEmal it|a/lapas; ka'nauwe q 



his dry salmon the crane. He looked up to his dry salmon coyote; all 



cpE'qEiiia, nekct LgTi'kxatcau. XixLu'lEXa-it it;a'lapas: "Niuwa's^o. 



gray, not its grease. He thought coyote: "I shall kill 



him. 



Mtucga'ma Xd'ta ia/k"cEnial."' A'lta iie'ktcxEmx it;a/lapas. 



I shall take them these liis dry salmon." Xow he sang his con- coyote. 



juror's song 



Nix-enO'teuEinx iqoa'cqoac. A'qoa-ii. uya/xole it;a/lapas. Aydpe'Lax 



He helped him sing the crane. Large his baton coyote's. He stretched it 



out 



ifi'tuk iqoa'cqoac. Nix*end'tenEmx. Atcia'dwilX gd ia'tuk, jo 



his neck the crane. He helped him singing. He struck him at his neck, 



atce'XEmq; 'dya iil'tuk iqoa'cqoac. Aqid'kLj)a ka nixEina'tcta-itck -.. 



he. bent it his neck the crane. He was missed and he was ashamed ^"^ 



itpl'lapas. Atca'we'k-itk tia'k; ewalElqi iqoa'cqoac, ka'Dau-we qix- 



coyote. He put them into liis fish the crane, all that i-O 



[basket] 



ia'k"cEmal. Atcawe'k-itk it;a'lapas ia'k"cEraal. A'lta cx'Lx-a'yodt. ..^ 



his dry salmon. He put them into coyote his dry salmon. Now they were angry -*-" 



[basket] against each other. 



E'x'LXadt iqoa'cqoac, e'x-LXadt itja'lapas. Atctd'ctxdniLtck ^_ 



He was angrv, the crane, he was angry coyote. He carried them on his ■*- ' 



her.d 



ia'k^cEinal iqoa'cqoac. Tce'xcLx ne'Xtakd ka ka'nauwd ndxd'tctXdni. |e 



his dry salmon the crane. Several times lie turned and all lie finished them. 



may be back 



Qj'am ue'xax it;a'lapas ige'ctxd. Atcd'Xniiia qd'ta tia'k;ewulElqq. ^q 



Lazy he was rtiyote he carried them He placed them those Ids tish. 



on back. in a row 



Aekgd'te qaX ne'Xatk gd Nix-kEla'x. XixLd'lEXa-it it;a'lapas: ,,^ 



It led across that trail to Nix-kElax. Bethought covote: -^ 



the hill 



"Xtukj'u'^a'kcta iiiiXu'vva'ya." AtcLE'lgitk LcXt L^^a'pta gd 21 



"I shall try 1 shall drive them. ' He put into one roe in '^ 



tiiVxalaitaiiEma uaue'gic, ate'xLxd tia'xalaitanEma. A'lta atcd'Xu'wa 



his arrows where they he hung them his arrows. Now he drove them 22 



were in, over his slioulder 



<ld'ta tia'k; ewulEl(n. A'nqate ayd'tctcd iqoa'cqoac. Goye/ maDk .^„ 



those his tish. Already he went down the crane. Thus a little "^ 



river 



aka'x qaX d'eXatk qigd ud'Lxamtt. A'lta udXuwa', udXuwa' qd'ta 



did that trail where it came down Now he drove tliem, lie drove them those ^^ 



to the water. 



tia'k; ewulElqi; gd Lqa'giltk auwige'ca, gd Lqdmqd'mukc auwige'ca. 05 



his fish in Iiaskets they were in, in large baskets they were in. 



