^"3?;°r] ENTSjX MYTH. 115 



ii'yo; kulfi'yi a'yo. TakE wiXt atca'^alkEl. Oc, kco'tctEinal 



he went; far lio went. Tlieu again lie saw her. She was she pulled it to 1 



there, and fro 



itca'ctxul. "Qa'da aiuE'xax g;Vk;r'r' WiXt akex: 2 



her load. "How are you doing, graiidniother?" Again she made: 



"E'Xt ila'xElax, eXt imo'yEmoye ; eXt ila'xElax, eXt imo'yEmoye." o 



"One [?], one [?]; one (?], one (?]•" 



"Qa'da amE'xax, ga'kje'?" "Ace'nkamiikLpax, kil'ekae." QoiinEmite ^ 



"How are you doing, grand- " It pulled me down head- grandson.' Five times * 



mother?" long, 



ayaga'om ka acXgo'mam. 5 



he reached her and they arrived at home. 



"Ai'aq Ltcuq ma'ya; ga'k;e, txEltcXEma/ya.'' TakE no'ya q 



"Quick water go; grandmother, we will boil it." Then she went 



uya/k;ik;e. AkLo'cgam qua'nEm LcgE'iiEma. No'ya mank kula'yi. 7 



his grandmother. She took them five buckets. She went a little far. 



Naxk; anwa'pa, ka'nauwe pfiL aLE'xax Lga/cgEnEuia. A'lta g 



She urinated, all full she made them her buckets. Now 



na'Xko. XaXko'mani. TakE atco'lXam, itca/kXeii: "Qa'xea Lik „ 



she went She arrived at house. Tlien he said to her, his grand- "Where this " 



home. mother: 



Ltcuq uEga/k;e?" TakE agio'plEna go eXt e'qeL. WiXt ae'Xt iq 



water, grandmother?' Then she named it at one creek. Again one 



atco'cgam ugo'cgau. "Qaxe x-iLik Ltcuq, iiEgiVkje?" '-IkiEmo'ik^tiX ^^ 



he took it herbucktjt. "Where this water, grandmother?" " Upper fork of Bear 



creek 



Ltcuq." Qoa'nEm Lga'cgEiiEma atcLo'cgam. 12 



water." Five her buckets he took them. 



A'lta acE'xEltcxEin. TakE naxa'Lxeko iau'a nia'Lxole. A'lta 13 



Now they cooked. Then she turned round there from fire. Kow 



Lxoa'pLxoap agE'Lax Lcta'amua. Ka'nauwe2 Lxoa'pLxoap agE'Lax, 



holes she made the shell spoons. All holes she made i4 



into them into them, 



ka2 LE'tSj EmEno Lxoa'pLxoap agE'Lax, ka2 Li'c'o Lxoa'pLxoap -^ 



and wooden spoons holes she made into and mountain- holes -^" 



them, sheep-horn 



dishes, 



agE'Lax. TakE acxge'ktcikt. TakE acgio'kXuiptck icta'tcXEuial. ..p 



she made in- Then their food was done. Then they hauled out of fire what they had 

 to them. boiled. 



"A'tk"^a-y o'kuk ogoa'namua. Qa'xqea nitsEuo'kctX naga'amua?" -.^ 



"Bring me that my shell-spoon. Where I was young my shell-spoon? ' * 



when 



"Itca'e naLxoa'p ka'eka-e!" "Qax itcE'tsjEniEno qea iiitsEnd'kstX ig 



" It has a hole, grandson!" "Where mj"^ wooden spoon when I was young 



netsE'tSjEmEuo?" "la'e naLxoa'p ka'e-ka-e." Qa'xqea i'tcic'o qea 



my wooden-spoon?" "It has a hole, grandson. Where my mount- when 19 



ain-sheep- 

 horn dish 



nitsEuo'kstX I'tcic'o?" ''la'e naLxoa'p ka'eka-e!" "Qa'xqea 



I was young my mountain-sheep- "It has a hole, grand.son ! ' "Where 20 



horn dish?'' 



stasgE'xEuim qea nitsEuo'kstX asgE'XEnim; cka qea nitsEno'kstX o, 



my toy canoe when I was young my toy canoe; and when I was young "^ 



asga'amiksos." " Icta'e naLxoa'p, ka'eka-e." " Ta'nika tci sta'2e ^^ 



my toy canoe [of " They have holes, grandson." "Only [int. part.] they -'■^ 



another shape]. " 



naLxoa'p?" TakE atcio'cgam icta'tcXEmal, wax atcia'kXax. TakE 03. 



have holes?" Then he took it, what they had boiled, pour he did it on her. Then "^ 



naxa'Lxaio, tga'pote noxoe'Lxeyo. TakE atciaxa'n'iako a'yaqco 04 



she shrivelled up, her arms became bent. Then he rolled her up [in] its skin '^ 



icta'mo^ak. TakE atcale'maLx. JSTo'Xunit ma'eme qsi asxa'xpiaot 



their elk's. Then he threw her into She drifted down the where they fished in -lO 



the water. river dipnet 



ka'sa-it k;a iqje'sq;es 



robin and blue-jay. 



