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*^"i'oAn THE PANTHER xMYTH. 193 



Tii'kE ayfi'tXiiit, atcu'ckam. Ta'kE to'to iie'xax. A'lta tkte'raa i 



Then he stood up, he took it. Then t^hake he did. Now deutalia 



pfiL 5VyaL*:a. Ta'kE ue'k-im iqje'sqjes: "A LOwatska' Lka'naxa'!'' 2 



lull his body. Then he said blue-jay: 'Ah, follow him the chief!" 



Ta'kE ue'xanko iqroa'IipX. Ta'kE agikE'ta os^o'kuil. Ta'kE a'cto, „ 



Then he ran tne youth. Then she followed the woman. Then they " 



him went, 



a'cto, a'cto, a'cto. Ta'kE ayo'plam ,i»o tE'ctaqL ia'xk'im. Ta'kE 4 



tliey they they Then he came in at their house his elder Then 



went, went, went. brothei. 



nexE'pcut. Ta'kE no'plam oco'kuil. K-je LgoLe'lEXEmk go we'wuLe. 5 



he hid himself. Then she came in the woman. No person in interior of 



house. 



Ta'kE uaxLo'lXa-it : " Qa'xewaLx a'Lo qo'La Lq;oa'lipX'?" Le ta'kE 6 



Then plie thought 'Where maybe he went that youth?" Some then 



time 



iso'yuste uiXatgo'inam iqats le'Lxaq. A'lta Lsa'gil loc. "O, ta'kE 7 



evening he came home the panther. Now a woman there "Oh, then 



was. 



taL; e'wa luai'eme a'yo." A'lta atco'egam qaX o^^o'kuil. XaxLo'lXa-it j^ 



behold thus down river he went." Now he took her that woman. She thought 



qaX of^o'kuil: "Qansi'x* aLXatgo'mam qi'La Lq;oa'lipX'?" Ago'n 9 



that woman: "When he came home this youth T' The next 



os^o'Lax akLo'xtkin. Lak, Lak, Lak, Lak aga'yax eeco'ma 



day she searched for Turn turn turn turn she did them skins, 



him. over, over, over, over 



imo'lak ia'ecdma. Ta'kE iio'ponEm. Mokct LsaLil'ma, ta'nata t!oL 11 



elk their skins. Then it grew dark. Two days, one side of hou.se 



ka agio'tctXom. TE'gon ta'nata t!oL agio'xtkin. Lak, Lak, Lak, yy 



then she finished it. Next the other house she searched. Turn turn turn "^ 



side of over, over, over, 



Lak eico'ma aga'yax. la'kxoiu. Ta'kE akLo'cgam L^^a'tcau, ta'kE 23 



turn the skins she did them. He slept. Then she took it grease, then 



over 



akto'cgam tqc'o'cfitk, Ta'kE ataxE'lgiLx. Ta'kE naxo'LEla tqc'o'cutk. ^^ 



she took them hoofs. Then she made a fire. Then they got done the lioofs. 



Ta'kE L;EinE'iiL;EmEii agE'tax. Ta'kE akto'cgam tcIo'wuL;. Ta'kE ^5 



Then broken to pieces she made them. Then she took it soot. Tlien 



akcxe'lako k;a imo'lak ri'ya(j[Co go cia'ktcXict. A'lta aqcxe'lako, iq 



she mixed it and elk its hair at its nostrils. Now she mixed it, 



ka'nauwe aqcxe'lako k;a L^^a'tcau, imo'lak Lia'qxatcau. A'lta wax 



all it was mixed and grease, elk its grease. Now pour i * 



out 



akte'lax go cia'ktcXict. Pd'lakli nixE'ls^oko. A'lta e'ctatcia 



she did it to in his uostrUs. At dark he awoke. Now their sick- 



him ness 



cia'ktcXict: " O, ka'pXo, ka'pXo, cgEmo'laktcXict cxana'lax." "O, ^^9 



liis nostrils: "O, elder elder my elk nose comes to be on "O, 



brother, brother, me." 



an, cme'molaktcXict cxamii'lax. QEqa'ta ayama'xo." " O ka/pXd, 20 



younger your elk nose comes to be Unable to help I do you." "' O elder Urotlier. "* 



Another, on you. 



ka'pXo, o tgEqc'd'cotk txaua'lax." " O au, tEme'qc'dcotk txama'lax. 21 



elder oh, my hoofs come to be on "O, younger your hoofs come to be on 



brotlier, me." brother, you. 



QEqa'ta ayama'xo." Xe'ktcukte ka iiixena'Xit eeco'ma, imd'lEkuma 22 



Tnable to I do you." It got day and they stood up tlie skins, elks 



help 



iie'xax. Ka ayd'tXuit Lia'wiiX. FVlEmiX ue'xax. Ayd'pa Lia'wuX 



they And he stood up his younger E'lEniiX he became. He went his younger 



became. brotlier. out brotlier. 



XixenJl'Xit imd'lEkuma ka'nauwe. A'lta ayd'ptck gd tqa'-itEma. 24 



Tliey stood up the elks all. Now they went to the woods. 



inland 



A'lta atco'egam qaX d^^d'kuil itca'pote. A'tcuk"!: gd La'xane. 25 



Now he took her that woman her arm. He carried her to outside. 



BULL. T = 20 13 



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