K'MUKAMTCH attempts the UESTRUOTIOX OF AtSUISH. Uo 

 giug- tcliiiyiink K'mu'kamtcli spu'nshna. K'lnu'kamtcli heme^e shi'ash- 



then K'miikamtch took (bim) along. K'tuukamteh told (Uiiu) to take 



kank liii'n tchulisli, kailisli tchish shukatoiiolo'tch. Tchiii Aishish gu'ka 



off (bisj sLirt, belt also (and) bair-i ibimn. Then Aisbisli climbed 



kapkagatat; tchriyunk kii'ga, ati kedsha. Aishish shataldi'ldainna guke- 3 



on the low tree; and(wbili') bocliiubed, high it grew, Aisbisb steadily looked down wbile 



nu'ta, ati at kddshisht; at hu'nk tchui shliia tchitchili'leka pii'-uhipksh 



climbing, high until it had grown ; and then be saw little birda lying 



shnu'lashtat shkiVlelani. T(;hui Aisliish g^'hhipka shnil'lashtat ka'shgug 



in the nest ot the lark. Tiien Al^bisb «'ent into the ne.st being nnable 



gu'tgapglish; hi'-itak tchui tchi'-uapk. 6 



to climb back; there then he was going to 



stay. 



K'mu'kamtcli toksh hu'nk nanuk Aishisham shul6tish shnuka; shu'- 



K'miikamtcb however the whole of Aisbisb's clothing tookawa\-; dressing 



luatchnauk gii'mbele k'lt^widshnank m'na I'maka. Sn^wedsh p/ildshapehik 



himself in it he returned relinqnishing his eon. (His) wife to abduct 



hdtokt gatpampcle Aishisham tchi'slitat; tchiii Aishisham wewamiish 9 



over there he went back of ,\lshish to the dwelling; then Ai.shish'.s wires 



kai^ema K'mukaiutchish; "k4-i a hvi'k geg iialam hishuaksh" tchi' hunk 



suspected K'iuuk;'iaitch; "not (is) this here our husband" thus 



hu'ksha gi. Na'dsliak huk hishuakshlank K'niiikamtchash, nanka toks 



they said One only consorted with K'mdkamtcb, but the others 



ka-i shanaho'H. 12 



Dot wanted (him). 



At toks huk Aishish shu'isha, ntinuk kako pil k'lgka tia'muk kaitua 



But now Aishish became lean, all over bones nothing he became for starving (and) 



but nothing 



p4-uk. Tchui lapi wa'kwak=wewauuish gepkatk shlea Aishishash shnii'- 



eating. Then two butterfly-females soaring by saw Aishish in the 



lashtat kshi'klapksh. Na-iti m'nalam sha skayamtch pash ambutch 15 



nest lying. In basket their they carried on back food water also 



i'kugank, tchiii sha Aishishash shewana pash, ambu tchi'sh sha tchiya. 



putting into, hereupon they to Aishish gave food, water also they gave. 



Kii'shga tcha, p'lii' i'tchuank shulotish sha pa'n Ig'vuta. Aishish lieme;fe: 



They combed oil putting on him in clothes they again dressed (him). Aishish inquired: 



(him) 



"wak haitch at nush gi'-uapk a?" tchui liu'ksha ua-asht gi: "genta a-i 18 



"what ye with me intend todo?" then they thus said: "into this 



mi'sh na'd hishtcha^u'gank skat%ipeH-uapka." Aishish toksh shasli hu'nk 



you we placing into (we) shall carry down." Aishish but to them 



ndnuk she'gsha: "pi' nii'sh gen gtjntch ne-ulakta p'ti'shap ge-u K'mukam- 



all about it explained: "ho me in this n;anner treated badly father my K'miik- 



tchiksh! " hu'nk na-a'sht gi Aishish. 21 



amtch ! " thus said ALshish. 



Tchiii yapalpiileash mii'lua skat^ipeH-uapkuk Aishishash kailant ; 



Hereupon the butterflies got ready to take down again Aishish to the ground; 



wewanuish toks hii'k Aishisham m^ya la'pi, Kl^tiamtch tchi'sh Tclii'ggash 



(ind) wires of Aishish dug roots two. (called) ohl also Tchika 



Elitith 



