^■^Zir] CAXAL MYTH. 129 



Qjoa'p ile'e aqa/mXikc k|e no'xox qo'tac te'lx-Em. A'lta a'mka-y- i 



Kear land part of theiu i.othing became those people. Now only 



oe'Xsa k;a tqoneqoue/. Nix-gEla'kux ka la'XlaX ne'xax. K;a 2 



snipes and gulls. He felt and rock it did. Silent 



no'xox qo'tac te/lx-Em ka'nauwe ka atcia'latck ia'ok, A'lta go 3 



they became those people all and he lifted it his blanket. Now there 



ma'Lxole yuquua'-itX. Ne'k'ikst a'lta, a'mka-y- de'Xsa ka tqoneqone'. ^ 



landward he lay. He looked now, ■ only snipes and gulls. 



A'lta nixa'latck. Atcio'kctEptck ka'nauwe ia'ktelauwa-itk. 5 



Now he rose. He carried inland all his abalone shells. 



Atcio'kctEptck qix* elage'tEma ka'nauwe. Qoa'nEm Lqjup g 



He carried inland those sea otters all. Five cut 



atca'yax qix* e'kole. A'2ka aqio'lXam, aLgio'lXam qo'La 7 



he did it that whale. Thus he was told, he said to him that 



LgoLe'lXEmk. A'lta wiXt ne'Xtako qix- e'kole. A'lta a'yoptck g 



person. Now again he turned back that whale. Now he went up 



q;oa'p go tE'LaqL ka ayo'La-it. lo'lqte ayo'La-it ka atcE'L^ElkEl 9 



near at his house and he stayed. A long time he stayed and he saw It 



Lk; a'ckc. ALE'te, q; oa'p aLge'txam. 10 



a child. It came, near it came to him. 



ALga'Lata-y- iiLa'xalaitan. Qjoa'p na-ikmd'tXu-it. Atco'cgaui, n 



It shot its arrow. Near it stuck in the ground. He took it, 



atcaLxxa'pcot. ALE'te ka aLgo'xtkin uLa'xalaitan. Nakct L,;ap 12 



he hid it. It came and it reached for it its arrow. Not find 



aLi'kXaxa uLa'xalaitan ka aLgE'tcax: "Atcuwa', mai'kXa iqe'sqes 13 



it did it its arrow and it cried: "Oh, you blue-Jay, 



mEuXi'pcfit ogu'Xalaitan. AiuLEnElxa'-uyam iqe'sqes. Tate; au ! 14 



you hide from me my arrow. Tou make me poor blue-jay. See! 



wiXt amEnx'EnEmo'sx-Ema-itx. A'net ogu'xalaitan." Kje nekct 15 



again you tease me always. Give me my arrow." Nothing not 



LE'Laqso qo'La Lkjasks. A'lta Lkjo'pLkjop Lcta'xos. Ema'sEn I6 



its hair that child. Now .sunken its eyes. Deer 



a'yaqso iLa'oq. TakE atcLo'cgam iLa'pote. TakE atcLo'lXam: 17 



its skin its blanket. Then he took it at its arm. Then he said to it; 



"La'kstama?" "A, nai'kXa," aLgio'lXam. ''AqeLa'taqL LgE'maraa. 18 



"Who are you?" "Ah, I," it said to him. "He was left my father. 



Iqe'sqes atceeLa'qal." TakE atci'Luk"T; go Ltcuq qo'La Lk;asks. 19 



blue-jay he left him." Then he carried it to water that cliild. 



TakE atcLome'nako. A'lta po'po atci'Lax go Lcta'xos. A'lta 20 



Then he washed its face. Now blow he did it on its eyes. Now 



aLE'k-ikst. A'lta atcLo'lXam: "Nai'ka, nai'ka nqX. TakE 21 



it saw. Now he said to it: "I, I, child. Then 



anXatgo'mam." TakE atce'xalukctgo iLa'ok qo'La Lia'xa. 22 



I came home." Then he threw it away its blanket that his child's. 



AtciLkLXa'nako ela'ke. "Ai'aq mxane'tkncel tiaya'na mcxela' itix-?" 23 



He put around it the sea otter. " Quick, tell me good [int. part.] you are?" 



" Tciiitcx-go'mitit iq;e'sqes. Qi'ctac mokct cEme'k-ikala 24 



" He made us poor blue-jay. Those two your wives 



kanasmo'kst a'lta cia'k-ikala iq;e'sqes. Manix L'e'tcx-enlL aLgia'x 2.5 



both now his wives blue-jay's. When wanting to defecate ho does 



atcLauwe'tcxamx go tE'ntcaqL ka ia'xka itca'ok ka aniye'nanLxax_ 26 



he goes to defecate in ourhou.se and this my blanket and I wipe him with it." 



A'lta cmo'kctka nekct tqiex acga'yax." "Ai'aq cga'lEmam." "A 27 



Now two only not like they did him." "Quick bring them. ' "Ah, 



nekct icta'keqamt, LkjCpLkjop cta'xos." A'lta ne'Xko ia'xa, 28 



not they seeing, sunken their eyes." Now he went home his .son 



atcio'ko. Atcugo'lEmam Lia'naa. Atco'lXam Lia'naa: "TakE 29 



he sent him. He went to fetch her his mother. He said to her his mother: "Then 



LgE'mama niXatgo'mam." TakE nagE'tsax Lia'naa. Acxe'nim 30 



my father he came home. " Then she cried his mother. They two wailed 



BULL. T. = 20 9 



