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"m^""] ENTSjX MYTH. 117 



A'tgT, ii'tgl, a/tgi te'lx'Em. Qaxe kula'yi atga'yam, aqugo'om 



They they they the people. AVheu far they arrived, they reached 1 



went, went, went them 



amo'kctikc ugo'L'ayu. Le'Xat Le'k-ala, Le'Xat Lsa/kil. TakE 2 



two sleepers. Oue inan, one woman. Then 



aya'luLx iqie'sqes. AtcLe'nxokti ia'koa tcexe'nk; iama, atcLil'nxokti 



he went blue-jay. He took him at his there in his right hand, he tools her at her <-> 



ashore head head 



qaX of^o'knil ia'koa tciq; e'tcqta. Atcl'ctuk"-! go ikaiii'm. TakE ^ 



that woman then in his left hand. He carried them to the canoe. Then 



atciakT:a'itEm, TakE wiXt a'tgl te'lx-Em. Kula'yi a'tgi, ka 



he made them his Then again they went the people. Far they then O 



.slaves. went, 



acXEluwa'yutck qo'ctac cgoLe'lEXEink. TakE He'k'im iqe'sqes: g 



they danced those people. Then he said blue-jay: 



"Ka'sa-it! Qi'sta cia'laitix- itxa/qacqac. Qi'sta a'nqate „ 



"Eobin! These his slaves our grandfather's. These long ago 



qsgEmo'stxula'lEma-itx k;a mai'ka qsgEmoT)tca'lalEma-itx, Qe'au 



they carried rue always on their and you they always led you by the hand. Those 8 



backs 



itxa'qacqac kja wiXt e'wa ia'qacqac cia'laitix'." "la', x'ix-i'k 9 



our grandfather and' again thus his grandfather his slaves. ' "la, thisone 



ma'mka tEme'eltkeu. TEiila'xo-ixna tgE'eltgeu?" ne'k-im 



you only your slaves. I know [int. part.] my slaves?' he said 



ska'sa-it. "Ho'ntciii, ia'xka ikta elE'xo-iX x-ix'i'k iL; ale'xqEkun !" ^, 



robin. "Oh, he what he knows this the eldest one ! " 



A'lta a'cto, a'tgi, qo'tac te/lx-Em, a'lta acXEluwa'yutck: ^^ 



Now they went, they went, those people, now they danced: ^ 



"Qjoa'p tuwe'x'ilak inta'owila, q;oa'p tuwe'x-ilak iuta'owila. Wa' 



"Near fallen trees we dance, near fallen trees wo dance. Wa' 



La'la guyu', guyii', guyu' guyu'. Wa La'la guyu'^ guyu', guyu' guyu'. 



j-^/ij i-ij ;ij j-ij^i J.i;; su su ;ij juhw 



La'la guyu', guyu', guyu', guyu'. Wa Lala gtiyu', guyti', guyfi', guyu'. 



TakE ne'k-im iqe'sqes: "Qjoa'p kati x-iau ile'e x-iau sxa'xo-il," 



Then he said blue-jay: "Near this land this they always 15 



say."' 



"la'," ne'k-im ska'sa-it, "ia' x-ix-" e'kta! kawatka cimxp ie'Xaiyaii'ta," ..p 



"la," said robin, "ia this thing! ' soon they will run away from you." -*-" 



Nau'itka go x-ix- ike'x, aya'lukLx e'm^cX. TakE aci'xauwa, ,„ 



Indeed there this was, it lay over water a tree. Then they ran, -*- ' 



takE ackso'pEna. TakE ne'xanko iqe'sqes, takE atcgE'ta. 



then they jumped. Then he ran blue-jay, then he pursued lo 



them. 



Ma'Lxole nexantko'mam. TakE atcixalqe'tqal iqe'sqes: Ana'2, ana'2. ^9 



Inland he arrived running. Then he called much blue-jay: Auah, anah. 



TakE nite'mam, ne'Lxam iqe'sqes. La'mka L^a'owilkt ia'f-'owit 



Then he came, he came to the blue-jay. Only blood his leg. 



water 



"Qa'daqa nikct a'moptck ka'sa-it? CkEna'^^owa. AtcLnE'uxokti 21 



"Why not you went inland robin.' They struck me. He took hold of my head 



qix- e'kXala, a'lta agEna'owilXLx- go itcE'f^owit." "lii', ia'xka 22 



that man, now she struck me at my leg." " la, he 



x-ix-i'x-Lx ik;a'-utEn ka tciusga'ma. Ia'xka lx o'tsikin ka 23 



this may be squirrels and he will take them. He may be chipmunks and 



tcusgil'ma." A'lta wiXt a'tgi te'lx-Em. E2, kula'yi a'tgi. AqLga'om 



lie will take Now again they the people. Eh, far they They reached 



them." went went. him 



La'kjaya. Lxa'xplaot. " Masa'tsiLx eme'xEnim, at," ne'k-im 25 



one man m a He fished with a " Prettj- your canoe, nephew," said 



canoe. dipnet. 



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