MYTHIC TALE OF OLD MAETEN. Ill 



tiinip wuillishik i'-amnash Ske'l ^na, Tchdshgai tchi'sh tunepauti wuilishik 



Ave bags of neckwear Marten took, Weasel too five bags 



1-dmnash ^na. Tchi'ii sha lii'luksla, tu'tgnipni' sha Idpuk Iwalpgle. Skaiam 



of beads bronght. Ami thi-v burnt (them), each five (bags) they both eroptitd on To Marten 



them. 



tcbi'k i'amnasli wewilina. Tchiii sha g(impele tohlshxe'ui k'ldwiank. 3 



finally beads were kft over. Then they returned to their lodge after perform- 



ance. 



Skelamtch h^Qi'ta Tchashgayash gentki giug Mu'shamkshi, pi g^- 



Old Marten said to Weasel. he should go to the Sonth Wind's him- pro- 



honae, self 



nuapkug YAm'shamkshi. Tchashgai ka-i shand-ul' Yamshamkshi g^-ishtka 



posing to go to the North Wind's Weasel not liked to North Wind's lodge to travel, 



home. 



giug. Ske'l heme'xe : "ka-i i g(inuapk Ydmshamkshi, niVtak g^sh shand- fi 



Mai ten said: "not you shall go to the North Wind, myself to go want 



uli Yamshamksli'; mi'sh nu gentki Musliamkshi." "Ka-i an Mu'shamkshi 



to the North Wind ; you I (want) to go to South Winds ' Not I to Sonth Wind 



house." 



ge'sh shana-ul' ", at pi h^m'ta na-asht. Tchiii geiia Tchashgai Yam- 



to go desire", now he said so. And went Weasel to the 



shamksh; gatpa hatokt ei^a Miiash; ei^ishtok Mii'shash k'liika Tchdsh- 9 



North Wind's became there, put the the Sonth while had put the South Wind, died Little 



lodge; (when) head out Wind; the head out 



gayak. Tchui Skelamtch Mu'sham nu'sh lalkddsha; pii'n Yamshamkshi 



Weasel And Old Marten of the South the he.id cot nflfi again, to the North Wind's 



Wind lodge 



gdna. Skelamtch, lalkAdsha Ydmshamtcham nu'sh. 



went Old Marten, (and) cut ofl' the Nurtb Wind's head. 



K'l(iwiank guhuashktcha Lem^-ishash g^luiptchuk Tchashgayaksli 12 



Hereupon he set out the Thunders to visit. Little Weasel 



hakshaktchuitk. Lemd-ish liushtanka Sk^lamtchash, sn^wedsh tu'tash 



carrying in his dress. One Thunder fell in with Old Marten, a woman longshelli 



hahaslitamnipksh .shu'litanka. Snawedsh hem'ta Skelamtchish : "-wak ish 



having as ear-oin.inicnts be pnisued. The woman cried to Old Marten : "somehow me 



shii'ta, g'd-u sha-amoksh ! " Tchui Sk(;lamtch heme;(e : "wdk hai tchi' m's 15 



prnt.'Ct, my friend!" And Old Martin replied: "how then yon 



nil shute-uapk?" pniudaktan tcha kAtchannat, tchiii guhuashktcha. Tapitak 



I shall protect!" blew (her) iuijtantly into a pitch-pine and continued his way. Right after 



log, (him) 



Leme-ish petegank hi'mboks kshatgatnu'lank shiuga snii-wedsh. 



the fhuuder teaiing up the log (.and) extiacting (bei) killed the wi.m.an. 



Skelamtch til' at gatpa Lem^-isham ladshashtat. Lc4pi titsga-ak Leme- 18 



Old Marten tben" arrived of iho Tbuuders at lodge. Two decrepit old Thun- 



ish tchia shuki'kash hu'nkimsham. Sk(ilamtch wa'shi guli' tchuy^tk Y4m- 



ders Itved the parents of them. Old Marten into the stepped ha\ingashat of North 



(there), room on 



sham niish ; 'wayalpa nanuk -w^a'shin, wakish tchish lAkglaka. Ka'-utchish 



Wind the head; froze to icicles overythiug in the lodge the inside too became slippery Gray Wolf 



room, ladder with ice. 



gankanktka, Ska'lam sha-amoksh, wawa'kalam pi'l hu'k tchi'sh M-i w^tk. 21 



returned from the Marten's kinsman, of his children alone the place in not froze up. 



hunt, the lodge 



Leme-ish gatpampgle, radklaks tu m i'tpa. Titsk4-a,k L6m^-ish sti'llidanka 



The Thunders returned home, Indians many they The Old Thunders reported 



brought. 



