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^XTJ stikua' myth. 139 



LElil'lax aLE'tga; tja'qea L'^a/wiikit gO-y- i'Lackq (jo'La LEla'lax. ^ 



birds th«y came flying; just as if blood at their bills those birds. ■*• 



A'lta tgili'wat qo'ta gEnE'int Llala'xukc. "A, nekcttce „ 



Now they followed them those small birds. "Ah, not [int. part.] ^ 



nernsa'xaxome?" ne'k-im iqe'sqes: " LLl/laxukc. x-itiks tge'itEt, o 



do you observe it?'' he said bluejay: "The birds then they come, " 



qa'xewa atgate'mam e'ka Lga'pelatikc." TakE ue'k-im ikoale'x-oa: . 



where they came thus many." Then he said thei-aveu: 



"la'xka x-ix'i'x- cia'kulq;'ast. TEmea xo'tac inoxoe'LEluXt.' 



"He this his eyes squinting. Your children these you do not recognize 



them,' 



ne/k-im ikoale'x-oa. Qoa'nEmi ate'xLako qix- iqii'iiakc. A'lta q 



ho said the raven. Five times they went around that rock. Xow 



atciXE'kXue qaX ock^X go qo'La Lqa'uakc. AtcLo'lXam: "Manix y 



he threw them down those sinews on those stones. He said to them : "When 



aLo'yima-itx iqe/sqes itgue'ma aLigElo'yEma-itx ka q;'E'lq;'El g 



they always go blue-jay mussels they always go to take them then fast 



mxa'xo-ilEmx." Atco'lXam qaX ta'nEmckc: "OkuLa'ma imca'xal, qiax 9 



j-ou shall always be." He said to them those women: "Killer-whales yourname if 



itio'kti e'kole tcx-I mcgia'xo. Manix ige'pix-Lx amcgewa'kxemeulLx, jq 



a good whale then you will eat it. When a sealion j-ou kill it, 



ka mcge'xElukctgulaLx. Qe'wa L;o'ya aqe'mcgax." ^^ 



then you throw it away. Those not giving to you do." 



stingy people 



A'lta aLXLxa/lEm, iqe'sqes. Xe'k'im qix- ktia'xekTax : "Ai'aq -^2 



Xow they ate, blue-jay. He said that hunter: "Quick 



Ixgo'ya, ka alxaiiwe'LxoLx. Nekct qa'nsix e'ka ia'lko-ile alxgef^E'lkElax -- ., 



we will go then we became afraid at Not [any] how thus similar to it wo saw -'■'' 



home, seeing spirits. 



go qix- iqa'nakc." A'lta aLgiupa'yaLx itgue'ma. A'lta atga'yuk"T[ ^^ 



at that rock." Now they gathered them mussles. Now they carried it 



qix- iLxga'etix-t ige'pix-L. ALga'yuk^T: a'lta. TsO'yiiste ka ^5 



that what they had leftover the sealion. They carried it now. In the evening then 



aLXgo'mam. "A-y- imca'tguimatga' Stikuaya'!" K;6mm te'lx-Em. ^q 



they came home. "Ah, your mussels Stikua'!" No noise of people. 



Qoa'nEmi qe'xtce aqaLE'lqamx. A'lta a'tgEptck qo'tac te'lx-Em 



Five times intending she was called. Now they went up those people. 



from the beach 



A'lta k;'e-y- ita'nXat qo'ta tl'oLe'ma. A'lta noxoe'nim te'lx-Em. ^^ 



Now nothing their wall planks those houses. Now they cried the people. 



NigE'tsax iqe'sqes. Aqio'lXam: "kjTi mE'xax, iqe'sqes. Qe nekctx 



He cried blue-jay. He was told: "Silent be, blue-jay. If not 



mai'kXa ime'q; 'atxala, poc nekct e'ka atci'lxax ilxa'xakj 'Emana, 9^ 



you you were bad, [if] not thus he did to us our chief, "* 



qe nekctx mai'kXa ime'q; atxala." A'lta te'Xtka t!oL atgE'tax oj 



if not you you were bad." Now one only house thej'madeit ^ 



kanauwe'tikc, ia'mka ikoale'x-oa tex-t ta'yaqL. Ayo'ix neckta'x, 



all, only he the raven one his house. He went often, he searched 



often on the 

 beach, 



ena'qxon L,;ap atcia'x. Ayo'ix neckta'x, iiko'tskots L;ap atcJi'x. 23 



a sturgeon find he did it. He went often he searched porpoise find he did it. 



often on the 

 beach, 



Ayo'ix iqe'sqes qe'xtce neckta'x. Lka'kXnl aLxa'x. Goyii' iLil'qa-iLa 24 



He went blue-jay intending ho searched Hail it became. Thus large 



often (iften on the 



beach. 



Lka'kXnl. Qe'xtce aLe'gElo-ix itgne'ma. Qe'xtce tc;n'xtc;ux aLgia'x. 25 



hail. Intending he gathered often mussels. Intending breaking oS' he did them. 



Qxa'oxaL tc; nx nexa'x. Ta'menua aLxa'x aLXgo'x. Ayo'ix ikoale'x-oa 9^ 



Cannot breaking he did. Giving up be became be went He went the raven 



otf home. often 



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