8. ENTSjX lA'KXAXAM. 

 Ents;x his Myth. 



EntsjX oyfi/kjike Upe'qciuc. A'ltfi agio'kXul imo'lak tcikElo'ya. 



EntsjX hia grandmother tJpe'qciuc. Now she always said elk he shall go and 1 



to him take it. 



Wax qe'xtce ayo'yix; a'lnka 6'tsikin atca'wof^ox; ia'mka ik;'a/otEu 2 



Every intending he went; only chipmunks he killed them; only sqiiinels 



morning 



atcia'wo^ox; aniV-y- dko'lXiil atcaVo^ox. Tca'xe Lx a'yo. 3 



he killed them; sometimes mice ho killed them. Several times maybe he went. 



E'xauwite a'yo ka ayo'tXuit go tEins:<Vema. Na'ixE'lqainx: ^ 



Often he went and he stayed on the prairie. Ho shouted: 



"Okjuitkapa'2-y- imola'2k. AtxElka/yo walalE'muX, atxEluwe'j^o 5 



"Come down to the prairie, elk. "We will fight, we will dance." 



walalE'muX!" Liaq, L;aq, L;aq, La'xa ne/xax iske'epXoa; "la'xka g 



Out, out, out, out it became a rabbit; "Him 



aniqElxe'moLx, tia'utcakc t'a'qe LkalkE'mstk." TakE nigE'tsax ^ 



I called him, his ears just as spoons with long Then it cried 



handles." 



iske'epXoa, takE a'yiiptsk. XigE'tsax, WiXt nfi-ixE'lqainx: ^ 



the rabbit, then it went into It cried. Again he shouted : 



the woods. 



" Ok; iiitkapa'2-y- imola'2k. AtxElka'yo walalE'muX, atxEluwe'yo 9 



"Come down to the prairie, elk. We will fight, we will dance ! " 



walalE'muX!" TakE wiXt L|aq, Ljaq, L;aq, Laxa ne'xax ema'cEii. iq 



Then again out, out, out, out it became a deer. 



'' la'xka aniqElxe/moLx, cia/xost qe'ta tE'ptd-ix'e." TakE nigE'tsax 



"Him I called him, his eyes the same huckleberries." Then it cried 11 



as 



enia'cED. A'yuptck. WeXt na-ixE'lqamx : ,<, 



the deer. It went into the Again he shouted : 



woods. 



" Ok; uitkap;V2-y- imola'2k. AtxElka'yo wa'lalEma'mm. AtxEluwe/yo .o 



"Comedown to the prairie, elk. We will fight. Wo will dance! " 



wa'lalEma'mm.'" TakE wiXt L;aq, L;aq, L;aq ne'xau, Laxa ue'xax ^. 



Then again out, out, out it became, out it became 



e'nEmckc imo'lak. "la'xka X'ix- neqetxemo'L." WiXt iia-ixE'lqamX: ^p. 



atemale elk. "Her thisone I called her." Again he shouted : 



"Ok;nitkapa'2-y- imdla'2k. AtxElka'yo walalEma'mm. AtxEluwe'yo ^/^ 



"Comedown totheprairie, elk. We will fight. We will 



wa'lalEma'mm!" TakE wiXt L;aq, Ljiiq, L;aq ne'xau; Laxa ne'xax ^^ 



dance!" Then again out, out, out it became; out became 



imo'lak; i'k*ala imo'lak. A'lta ayfi/owitck Ents;X: -.r, 



an elk; a male elk. Now he danced Ents; X : 



"Qa'xpa ya'2mEllk;'apka'? Lo'nas go-y- e'micqL ya'milk; 'apka' ! .^^ 



"Where shall I go into you ? Perhaps in your mouth I will go into you! ^' 



x,x,x, mxa'xoie; ta'mka tEmXte'mam uxa'xoie. Lo'nas go cme'ktcXict 



X, X, s, you will make; only saliva I shall be- Perhaps in your nostrils 20 



come. 



ya'milkj'apka'. Xui, mxa'xo. l;ox nuLa'taXita. A'mka o'qxotck 



I shall go into you. Xui, you will do. Falling 1 .shall fall. Only mucus 21 



down 



iixa'xoie. Lonas go y- o'meutea ya'milkjapqa'. To'td mxa'xoie. ljox 



I shall become. Perhaps in your ear I shall go into you. Shake you will do. Falling 22 



down 

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