17. CKULKULO'L ICTA'KXANAM. 

 Ckulkulo'l his Myth. 



A'lta cxelfi'itX Ckulkuld'L k;a-y- uyri'xk'nn. A'lta agio'lXam: ^ 



Now there was a Salnion-har]ioc)ii anil )iis elder .sister. Now sliosaitl tu liiiii : 



" Qo-i aiiixuxo'k'ulax iq;oaiie'X tgia'wuls." A'lta nau'itka. Atci'ctax o 



" Future j-ou will imitate them .steel-head they catch." Now indeed. He inatle it 



saluiou. 



ckulkulo'L, a'lta atcLi'ckoL; CkulkulO'L. A'lta ue'ktcukte, a'lta 3 



a salmon-harpoon, now he finished it Ckulkulo'L. Now itgotday, now 



akLolfi'pam uya'xk'uu. A'lta ia'xka fi'yo, iiixelala'ko-imani. A'lta ^ 



she went digging his elder sister. Now he he wont, he went to catch salmon. Now 



roots 



atcLe'liikc eXt iqoane'X. A'lta ne'Xko. A'lta ayo'yam go tE'ctaqL ^ 



he speared it one steel-head Now he went home. Now he arrived at their house, 

 salmon. 



A'lta ne'xelktc. A'lta no'ktclqt ok'u'ltcin. ^'TgEtlo'kti agE'xk'au g 



Kow he roasted it. Now it was done its head. "Good my elder sister 



A'lta aLa-iLa'kuX L^a'tcau go we'wiiLe. Ta'kE wiXt ne'ktcukte 



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nal^e'm Xak ok'u'ltcin. K-je, taua'lta aga'k'altcin naxa'lax. 



I give her this fish head. No, else her fish head comes to be 



to eat on her. 



TgEtlo'kti ia'wau nials^e'm. K*;e, taua'lta itca'wan ayaxe'lax. 



Good its belly I give it to No, else her belly comes to be on 



her to eat. ' her. 



Iqie'qau niali^e'ma. K"|e, taua'lta itca'qjeqau ayaxe'lax. TgEtlo'kti 



Its back I shall give it No, else her back comes to be on Good 



to her to eat. her. 



LEle'ct nLalse'ma. K-; e, taua'lta Lga'lict aLa'xalax." A'lta ka'iiauwe 



its tail I give it to her No, else her tail comes to be on Now all 



to eat. her." 



atcta'wul':, Iri'wan atcia'wulc, ia'f-eqau atciri'wuls; a'lta Lia'Iict n 



he ate it. Its belly he ate it, its back he ate it, now its tail 



atcLa'wuls. A'lta aya-o'ptit. A'lta na'Xko-y- uya'xk'uu. NaXko'mam 



he ate it. Now he went to sleep. Now she went home his elder sister. She came home 1^ 



go tE'ctaqL. A'lta ia'qxoio Lga'wuX. A'lta aLa'XiLq, a'lta 



to their house. Now he slept her younger bro- Now she heated stones, now -L«5 



ther. 



agia'kxopq itca'k;Enataii. A'lta age'l^^em Lga'wuX. 



she roasted them her potentilla roots. Now she gave them her younger 14 



to him to eat brother. 



A'lta ne'ktcukte wiXt. A'lta no'ya wiXt akLola'pam. A'lta le'21e .,;- 



Now it got day again. Now she went again she went digging. Now long ^^ 



ka nixa'latck Lga'wuX. Xixelala'ko-imam. Le'le, mank le'le ka 



and he rose her younger bro- He went to catch salmon. A long a little long then 



ther. time, 



atcLe'lukc ia'qoa-iL iq;oane'X. "Aue'4 Ckulkulo'L! Tate atcuwa' 



be speared it a large steel-head salmon. " Aneh Ckulkulo'L! See! [exclamationn 



nekct tcal£e'ma-y- uya'xk'uu." Ta'kE naxLo'lEXa-it uya'xk'uu: "O, 



net he will give it to [to] his elder sis- Then she thought his elder sister: 'Oh, 



her to eat ter." 



ka'ltas qiao'uim Lia'xauyam." A'lta ne'Xkd Ckulkulo'L. Ta'kE 



only he is made fun of his poverty." Now he wont home Ckulkulo'L. Then 



niXko'mam. Ta'kE ne'xelktc. Ta'kE uixge'ktcikt. "TgEtlo'kti 



he came home. Then he roasted it. Then it was done. "Good 



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agE'xk'uu nals^e'm Xak ok'u'ltcin [etc., three times as above.] 



my eldersister Igiveitto this tisli head [etc., three times as above]. 21 



her to eat 



Now she amelled it grease in the interior of Then again it got day. OO 



the house. 



