SWAXTOX] TLINGIT MYTHS AND TEXTS 277 



Again he took his bow and arrows. He came across a rat hole. 

 The rat's tail was hanging out. He came directly home and, early in 

 the morning ])efore the raven called, he set out for it. He took his 

 liintayi'ci shirt. When he got back he started to put [the shirt] on 

 after he had sharpened its edges. After he had gotten into it he 

 went up to the [rat] hole. Then he threw a stone down upon it, 

 making it give forth a peeping sound, as if the mountain were crack- 

 ing in two. He swam round a stone, waiting for it to swim out. 

 When it swam out it ran its nose against him. It swam past him. It 

 wanted to drop its tail down on him. Then he lloated edge up, and 

 it tried to drop its tail down u[)on him. When it dropped its tail 

 down upon him it was cut up into small pieces. Then it swam up 

 to his side, crying on account of what he had done. He cut it all up. 

 Afterward he swam ashore. He put his skin back on the stump. In 

 the morning its head lloated in front of them. The}^ cut it up. 



Adayu' ts!u tcu'net a'oHat. AkA'x wugu't kuts!i'n awA'q-qa'owuIi. 



It was again bow and he took. Across it lie came rat the hole of. 



arrows 



ALirt a'nAx ke aoHtsA'q. TcIakA't ant uwagu't. Tc!u tsluta't 



Its tail through it up it stuck. Right home he came. Then early in the 



morning 



Yiye'l duaxdji'awe ade'Xgone' uwagu't. Awaa'x duk!udA's!i, 



before the called for it starting he went. He took his shirt, 



raven 



hintayl'ci kludA's!. Ayatle't gudawe' kAx aoditi', ayAlane'sIawe 



hintayi'ci shirt. Back to it when lie came on he started when he had sharp- 



to put it, ened 



awA'n. Atu'x nagu'dawe ii'ke uwagu't yu'wAq-qawu'l. TcIuLe' 5 



the edges Into it when he got up to it he got the hole. Then 



of it. 



te'awe AdA'q! kAt a'wAguq fika'waslunk 3^u'ca wa'si wu'cdAX 



a stone its back on he threw it making it give forth the moun- as if apart 



a peeping sound tain (or how) 



ga'xdagA'din. aua'x yu'de ko'kwaqlaqi'djayu tcaya' tayA'tawe 



were cracking. From it out because it was going to swim right around a stone 



cwuiJxa'c ayayl'q ! a'uax daq qiA'qni yis. a'uax dak qia'gawe dul't 



he floated for him from it out he would for. From it out when he against 

 himself swim swam him 



klAlu'wAtslAq. Aciya'nAx ya'waq!aq. DuLlI't Acka'3'AnAx laxo't!. 



it put its nose. Out by him it swam. Its tail down on him it wanted 



to drop. 



Asiyu' La ki'ndawAnIn cwuLixa'c. DuLli't ya^'I'q! Acka'3^anAx laxo't!. 10 



It was then turned up on he floated. Its tail for down on him he wanted 



for it edge it to drop. 



Wu'cxken du'IxAce aj^e'xayu 3'A'te duLlI't Acka'3^An 3^ualxo't!ku". 



Short pieces cutoff like it was its tail on him when he dropped it. 



AkAguwu' nasti'awe a'kALyet wuLitsi's, kAdaga'x Acdji'yit. LdakA't 



Short when it got uptoliisside it swam, crying on account of All 



what he had done. 



ye AckA'nalxAc. Atxawe' yen uwaqU'q. Ts!u atguwu' nax awate'. 



thus he was cutting After it then he swam ashore. Again a stump on ho put it. 



him up. 



Qe'na a'awe hA'sduegaya' wulixa'c ac'a'ji. Ye has AkA'nAXAc. 



In the it was below theni it floated its head. So they were cut- 



morning ting it up. 



