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224 THE GILa'uNALX. [iroLooT 



1 nkex." Nixo'kctit. Kawi'x- nixa'latck. A'yo go kiila/yi; 



lam.' He lay down. Early hearose. He went to far; 



2 nixEmo'cXEuiam. Tso'yuste tcx-l ne'Xko. Ayo'plam ska ma'iix-i 



be went to play. In the evening then he went He came in and a little 



home. while 



3 ayo'La-it ka wiXt nixO'kctit. lou Lpo'lEma Ldn Li^aLa'ma iiekct 



he .stayed and again he lay down. Three nights three days not 



4 nixLxa'lEm. Tcx-i uixLxa'lEui go-y^ aLa'lakt o^^o'Lax. Ayo'iuEt. 



he ate. Then he ate on the fourth day. He grew up. 



A'lta e'Xat ia'cikc iq;OiVlipx-. Cq;oa'lipx- aci'xax. QaxLx 



Now one his friend a youth. Two youths they two became. One 



P na^a'Lax ka a'cto tcakEnima.' Ka'tcEk acto'yam e'liiaL. Atcio'lXam 



day and they went m a canoe. Middle they arrived the bay. He said to bim 



rj ia'cikc: " I'kta ime'Xawok?" " Iqamia'-itx itci'xawok. K;a e'kta 



his friend : "What your guardian spirit?' "Iqamia'itx my guardian .«pirit. And what 



mai'kXa ime'Xawok?" Ne'k-im qix- e'Xat: " Nai'ka wiXt Iqamia' itx 



you your guardian He said that one: "I also Iqamia'itx 



spirit^ " 



Q itci'Xawokr' " E'kta mia'xoya ma'nix o'lo akta/xo txa'colal?'^ 



my guardian 'What will you do when hunger will act our relatives?" 



spirit.^ " on them 



2Q Ne'k'im qix* e'Xat: " E'Lxau nia'xo." Atcio'lXam ia'cikc: ''K; ay- 

 He said that one: "Smelt I shall make He said to him his friend: "And 



it." 



Y^ e'kta inai'kXa mia/xo?"' Ne'k-iin: "Igua'nat nia'xo ma'uix o'lo 



what vou you will do? He said: 'Salmon I shall make when hunger 



it 



1^2 akta'xo txa'colal. Ni'Xua, LiinEii, e'xa ime'pote go Ltcuq. la'koa 



ac^s on our relatives Well, underwater doit your arm in water. Here 



them 



j3 wiXt nai'kXa Ljiheh iiia'xo itci'pote." Ljiheii acgE'tax tcta'pote. 



also I underwater I shall my arm." Underwater they did their arms, 



do )t them 



^^ la'newa qix* e'Lxaii giil'Xawok atcLo'latck Lia'kcia. A'lta quL 



First he that smelt having guardian . he lifted it his hand. Now hang 



spirit 



j5 a'elaot o'Lxan gt) Lia'kcia. Lii'le qix- e'Xat, tcx-i atcLo'latck 



it did to it a smelt at his baud. Long time that one, then he lifted it 



Lia'kcia. QuL e'laot gianii'kstX igua'nat. Atcio'lXam ia'cikc: 



his hand. Hang it did to it a small salmon. He said to him his friend: 



" Nau'itka LEme'Xawok Iqamia'itx." 



"Indeed your guardian spirit Iqamia'itx." 



Aci'Xko qo'ctac cq;oa'lipx-. AyulE'm^a-it qix- e'Xat qix- e'Lxan 



They went those youths. He married that one that smelt 



home 



-.(V gia'Xawok. A'lta o'lo agE'tax te'lx-Em GiLa'uuaLX. La'mkXa. 



having guardian Now hunger acted on them the people GiLa'unaLX. Only 



spirit. 



LE'kXalf^l^o atkLiT'xo-itx. A'lta ika'uax ne'xax qix- e'Lxan 



skunk-cabbage they ate it. Now rich he became that smelt 



gia'Xawok. Qa'xLxua^a/Lax, a'lta uaLgElo'ya LE'kXals^j)© uya'k-ikaL 



having guardian One day, now she went to get skunk cabbage his wife, 



spirit. 



r,f) Tso'yuste naXatgo'mam. A'lta aLa'xElEtq. Kaxcko'mit. Tses 



"'^'"' In the evening she came home. Now she heated stones. She warmed herself. Cold 



ake'x qe'wa tca'qElqle. Nao'ptit qigo no'cko-it. NaLgEiia'itix-it go 



it was that winter. She fell asleep where she was warm. She fell down at 



qaX oi^o'lEptckiX. Na'Lx!:o. NaxE'tEla go tga'pote. ALE'k-iiii 



that fire. She fell asleep She burnt her- at . her arms. Tbey said 



sitting. self 



GiLa'unaLX Lkauauwe'tikc : "Aca'les:yit ilxiVxakjEiiiana uya'k-ikal. 



•^5 the GiLa'unaLX all: " She is starving our chief his wife. 



^^ Kjii-y- omctVpotcxan ; a'Lx!:o-y- omca'potcxau.. Ca'lEeyit, ca'Myit," 



"^ Nothing your sister-in-law i she fell asleep your sister-in law. She is star v- she is starv- 



sitting ing, ing," 



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