^^^BCArj THE SKUNK STORY. 145 



" I!: Na'caika' aiitcga'wicilii' poqu'Ximia'X, acilii', ci'le acila' ci'le:|| " -. 



"We we liiss (on] bluffs, hiss, zz, zz, zz." 



Aqe'luki: imo'lEqan iqe'sqes. Atce'lXam uya/k-ikala: 9 



It was brought to him a vituug eik blue-jaj'. He said to her his wife: *^ 



[blanket) 



"EmXLXa'nako-y- oq;oyo'qXut! " Agio'lXam: "L;lop Ljlop, nex o 



'Tut it on old woman ! " She said to him: " | ?] [, ?] [?] "^ 



nex tcii tcu." " K; a iiaue'tkaa Le'Xat na qLa'qewam LE'x*a-ot, pos 4 



[1] [?] [?]•" "And indeed one [int. conjuror assembles, if 



part.] 



iia mXLXa'nako itio'kte!" WiXt noXo-ina/Xit te'l-xEm go iqe'plal. 5 



[int. you put on a good one?" Again they stood people in the door- 



part.] way. 



"A, akcEiiia x'itac oXo-ina'Xit, oxo-iwa'yutcgo?" "A, Lleq;a/mukc." q 



"Ah, who then they stand they dance?" "Ah, the wolves." 



"l^e'saikiV qLE'nsxit ua'tkankue/1 k;a cx-ta'tntx-i'x. A,. ^ 



"We we haul with our | ?J and the deer fawn. Ah, 



mouths 



qLLEuca'iiEmkoti'kca koti'kca koti'kca." 



we have our faces blackened, blackened, blackened." O 



Nix-no'ti iqe'sqes. AqLe'liiki: Lle'q;amL kLkex L'ok. 



He heljted blue-.jay. It was carried wolves being blanket. 9 



singing to him 



Aktcxsi'mal d'pEnpEii ta'nox: 



She sang much her skunk separate: 10 



conjuror's song 



"Axlil'wat, axla'wat, untamewa/lEma qix* iqe'sqes a, qix* iqe'sqes." n 



"Together, together, our dead people that blue-jay, that blue-jay." 



A'lta ue'k'im iqe'sqes: "Mo'pa ka'sa-it. Nge'ma." '•]Sra2, ho'ntcin ^,, 



Now he said blue-jay: "Go out robin. I shall speak." "No, do not 



einilq; e'latcx'ita. A'xka xilge'ma i'kta iaxagEla'xo. Qana qena 



you will be a silent one She she will speak what she resolves it. When if [int. 1" 



to herself [int. part.] part.] 



mola'raa?" 



you say to her?" 



Ta'kE wiXt noXoina'Xit te'lx-Em. "A, akcEma x-itac 



Then again the,\ stood people. "Ah, who then 



kLgfiwa/yutcko"?" '^Lcaya'mukc." A'lta aLx-Eluwa'yiitck Lcaya'mukc. jg 



they dancing?" " The grizzly bears." Now they danced the grizzly bears. 



lo'Lqte aLx-Eluwa'yutck go we'wuLe. Ta'kE aLE'k-im LgoLe'lEXEmk jy 



Long they danced in the interior Then he said a person 



of the house. 



go k"La'xaiie: " Qantsi'x aLtpa'ya? LamkXa tikcual Kja io'Lqte j^g 



at outside:' "When they go out.' Only these And long 



(int. part.] ? 



ta'kE aLx'Eluwayul." TakE ne'k-im Lcaya'mukc iLa'XakjEuiaua: jg 



then they dance much. ' Then he said the grizzly bears their chief : • 



"La'kcta x-iLa-y- e'ka qLxa'xo-il? l;e'xl;ex auia'xo-y- I'LaL'a. 20 



"Who that thus saying much? Tear I shall do it his body. ~' 



XLiiwu'l!:aya." ''Xai'kXa-y- e'ka auxa'xo-il. E'natka gia'nEptema. ^i 



I shall eat him. " "I thus I said much. One side only my braid. 



Manix auLE'lgap !ax LgoLe'lXEmk, nakct naxL 'wiilX dso'Lax, 



When ■ I enter him a person, not he yets high up the sun, 



a'nqate aLo'niEqtx." TakE atcLo'lXam tia'colal: "Ai'aq a'lta 23 



already he dies." Then he said to them bis relatives: "Quick now 



Ixd'pa. A'tElaktikc Lx-Eliiwa/yutcko. TaL; okulai'tanEina 24 



we will go out. They next they dance. Behold the arrows 



qExkcE'xtEna." Ta'kE a'LElaktikc LEnts; E'xiiks LxEluwa'yutcko. 25 



they growl. ' Then they next theEnts;xs they danced. 



A'lta LkcikEmuXula'ma ile'e LEnts; E'xuks : 26 



Now they beat fast time the ground theEntsixs: 



[made shake] 



"Antsgio'laya' ile'e qtEntsa'ewe gEnE'ma," aLE'k-im 27 



"We made it shake the ground our lege small," they said 



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