To^^''] BLUE-JAY AND lo'l MYTH. 173 



go qo'Lii Ltcuq. A'lta atcLfi/LElXatq qo'La Lqa/nakc kLo'cko-it. LEp ^ 



in that water. Kow lie threw them iuto it those stones liot ones. Boil ■'- 



na'xax qaX oomce'cX. A'lta atcakge'tge. A'2ka iie'xax ipo'epoe, f> 



it did that kettle. Now he covered it. Thus he did magpie, "" 



a'2ka wiXt uixe'xkjEla. lo'Lqte ka atcL'Elge'lako. K*;e, nikct o 



thus also he imitated. Long time and he uncovered it. Nothing, not 



e'kta go qaX oonice'cX. "E'Xtka taiiLx ix-Ela'xo iqe'sqes.*' , 



anything in that kettle. •' One only what may be he did to him blue-jay." 



AtcLo'cgam qo'La Lqa'nakc ipo'epoe. Laq atcLa'xax qaX oo'in'^ecX. r 



He took them those stones magpie. Takeout he did them that kettle. 



AtcaLEnqa'na it ae'Xt omo'ikXux. AtcLa'LEXatk qo'La Lqa'nakc q 



He put iuto it one salmon egg. He put into it those stones 



kLo'cko-it. Lep aLE'xax qo'La Ltcuq. Atcakge'tge qaX oomt^e'cX. j 



hot ones. Boil it did that water. He covered it that kettle. 



Atca'Elge'Elako qaX ooiiice'cX. A'lta paL qo'La LEmo'ikXux. g 



He uncovered it that kettle. Now full those salmon eggs. 



A'lta atc'e'taqL; iie'xko ipo'epoe. ^ 



Now he left them; he went home magpie. 



Tca'2xeL aya'qxoia-e, wiXt o'lo agE'ctax, "Tcu'xo atxuwa'L; amx, k^ 



Several nights, again hunger acted on "Come we will go visiting, 



them. 



lo'i, go-y- o'Lqikc." "A, wii'xi txo'ya;" ua'k-im lo'i. Qui'nEmikct j^j^ 



lo'i, at the duck." "Ah, tomorrow we will she said lo'i. Five 



go;" 



tga'a lo'i. Na'ktcukte. A'cto-y- a'lta atcowa'Ljam. Acxii'gila-e go ^2 



her chil- lo'i. It got day. They went now they went visiting. They lauded at 



dren 



Lga'maLua o'Lqikc, a'ctoptck. Acto'ptcgam. Ta'kE akLo'lXam ^3 



seaward from her the duck, they went up They arrived coming Then she said to them 



from the beach. up from the beach. 



tga'a o'Lqikc; qui'nEmikc tga'a: " Ixi^oyuta'nia." Ta'kE a'LuLx -j^^ 



herchil- the duck; five her chil- "Let us go and bathe." Then they went to 



dren dren : " the beach, 



aLxf^o'yutam, aLkL;e'uiEn Lkanauwe'tikc, Lga'qcit oplsl'lo. la'Lelame ik 



they went to bathe, they dived all, they bit a trout. Ten times 



aLkL;e'niEu ka paL aLi'xax LE'cgo ic op !a'lo. A'Loptck. XaLxE'lgiLx ig 



they dived and full became their mat trout. They went up She made a fire 



from the beach. 



oso'lEptckiX. ALi'xeluktc, aqci'lgix a'lta iqe'sqes kja uyfi'le, ly 



a tire. They roasted it, tliey were fed now blue-jay and his sister. 



No'ktcEkt iLa'lEktcal o'Lqikc. Aqcinge'waL; amit a'lta iqe'sqes. -j^g 



It was done what she roasted the duck. She gave them to eat now blue-jay. 



AcxLxa'lEm a'lta iqe'sqes kja uya'le. Qa'mxka acgo'tctXom ka ]^q 



They ate now blue-jay and his sister. Part only they linished and 



acta'qcte. Agio'lXam uya'le iqe'sqes: "Ma'newa uiE'Lxa, taua'lta OQ 



they were She said to him his sister blue-jay: " You first you go to the else 



satiated. ' beach, 



atcuwa' qa'da aiuE'giinx." Atcd'lXaiu uya'le: "Atcuwa' kjoa'ii 



indeed how you always say." He said to her Iiis sister: "Come alwaysstay- 



ing here" 



mkex. Ma'newa niE'Lxa," atco'lXam uya'leo No'Lxa uya'le. A'newa 



you are. Tou first you go to the he said to her liis sister. She went to his sister. She first 

 beach." the beach 



no'Lxa. "Wa2x- mco'ya anickLugo'lEmam LEmca'cguic." A'lta 



she went to "To-morrow you go you fetch it your mat." Now 



tlie beach. 



a'yuLx iqe'sqes. Na'k-im o'Lqikc: "Wax- ntco'ya." A'lta a'cto; 04 



he went to blue-jay. She said the duck: "To-morrow we shall come." Now they " 



the beach went ; 



aci'Xko iqe'sqes; acXko'mam. Kawi'2x- uixa'latck iqe'sqes. ^k 



they went blue-jay; they came home. Early he arose blue-jay. " 



home 



AyoLxe'wulXt go ta'yaqL. Atco'LXam uya'xk'un: " lo'itEt ikani'm." 2G 



He went up on his hoase. He said to her his elder .sister: " It comea a canoe." 



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