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of the sand-hill cranes at the mouth of it." There he .saw two sand 

 hill cranes junipino- up and down, facing" each other, at the mouth of 

 the creek. All creatures, such as brants, could be heard making- a 

 noise down in this creek. This is why it was called Amusement creek. 

 Where was it that he had been feeling badly ? It all got out of him. 



The salmon people all knew the salmon month had come up here 

 which was their month for returning. They always spawn up here 

 among us. At once they started back with him. They started up 

 this way. Then the cohoes people broke their canoe. This is why the 

 cohoes come up last. The Llilk.hiAXA'di were going to have the cohoes 

 as an emblem, and this is why the Llilk luAXA'dT are also very slow peo])le. 

 At once all started, dog salmon and humpbacks. The}^ started up this 

 way with Lively-frog-in-pond (the bo3'\s name). The big salmon peo- 

 ple started up thither. Very soon the salmon tribe came to the "sit." 

 It is this sit which gives scars to whichever one happens to get caught 



AwA'tkA dil'li se'nAx qloa'n djT'yaj'ite." AyA'xawe a'ositen, 3^en 



At the mouth sand-hill around (imp.) put his hands." Just like it he .saw there 



of it cranes their necks 



yilk duwaxi'xk dex wucdayl'n yuhl'n wAtka'q!. LdakA't A'tawe 



out they were jumping two tf)ward each other the creek at mouth of. All thinf,'s 



yayi'k duwaA'xtc yuhl'n yik qen. A'tcawe ye duwasa'k"- 



down in this could alwaj's the creek df)wn in [and] That is why so it is called 



be heard brants. 



Qatu'kAxsAka-hin. Gusu' tuwunu'guylyi? Le dutu'tx qot kaodukll't. 



Amusement creek. Where was it lie was feeling Then from into en- it all got out. 



bad? him tirely 



Tc!u xat ([oa'nitc tslu siku' qo'xde dis yaye'nq! xat 5 



Then salmon tribe also knew to return month up here .salmon 



di'six sateyi'. Yaye'nq! hagutu'uAxawe dak wushl'ntc yu'xat sAk". 



month was. Up here out among us out always swim the sal- for. 



become (i. e.," spawn) mon 



Wananl'sawe dui'n At wudu'waxun. Yaye'nde tc!u kacukA'dawe 



At once with him to it they started back. Up this way then first 



At wuxu'n. Yaye'ndi iJilk! qoa'ni A'awe Le 3'Ax ya'odudzitAq! 



to it they started. Up this way cohoes people those then up t'hey came to break 



ayagu' Lluk!. Atcawe' kai'tq! taqawae'tc Llfik!. LluklnAXA'di 



their canoe cohoes. That is why come up last cohoes. Cohoes-people 



cagu'naya iJuk!. Atcawe' tcuyia't Llfd^InAXA'di ts!u llngi't 10 



is going to have cohoes. That is why tho.se that cohoes people also people 



as emblem arc here 



lltcIi'yiAq. Wananl'sawe Leqie'ga At wuxu'n, tlLl, qatca's!. De 



are very slow. At once at one tiine they all started, dog sal- humpback. Now 



mon, 



Ak!"tatsT'n ti'nayu ye'ndi At wudu'waxun. Gonaye' ya'wa-a ye'ndi 



Lively- [frog]- with to there they started up. Started 'went up to there 



in-pond 



yuxa't qoa'ni Len. Wananl'sawe atle't ya'wagu yusn't 3aixa't 



the salmon people the big. At once to it ' came the sii't the salmon 



(loa'nitc. Aawe' yusil't qlexqa'wagaymawe tliadaye'natitc. A'uax 



tribe. That is the the sii't whichever one just happens used to get scars on After it 



thing to wait in its body. 



