MTTmC TALE OF OLD MARTEN. 113 



shlaltpa tdluodsh maklaks. Tchui slia ktdi k^lpokshtak i'kagank I'wa 



eave for use, to stew the people. And tbev the stones as soon as heated took oat (and) dipped 



(them) 



kAlati dmbo tclii'pgank ; i'wa sha tchui N6kshtak sha ktdi i'%akp6le, 



iiitoakflla water coutaining: put in they then. As soon as stewed Ihey the stones took cat again , 



Lemd-ish hashpa shash Sk^lamtcliash, gaptchdtka Lem^-ish tchi'l^ia Sk^- 3 



the Thunders handed them to Old Marten, with the small the Thunders placed on the for 



as food finger tioor (the kAla) 



lash. Sk^lamtch gaptchatka shitchALshue maklaks ktilati. Tchui Skdlamtch 



Marten. Old Marten with the little moved (more) Indians towards Then Old Marten 



finger the kdla. 



pAtampka; Tchdshgayag tchligdtchktcha Skdlamtchash shako' tkug mak- 



began to eat ; "Weaslet pinched Old Mart«n insisting for human 



laksti tchuldksh. Tchiii Shlc^lamtch kd-i sh^wana; "kuidsha gisht", leklek- 6 



flesh. (But) Old Marten not ga'^e(aDy); " it being bad ", he 



tchampka TchatchgAyash ; " undshe'k mish ni tchule'ksh li'lhankshti tche'k 



whispered to Little Weasel; "by and by to you I meat of venison at list 



sh^wanuapk." Tchui nanuk wu'ta kayak hu'nksht sh^wanank. Shl^-ip6le 



will give." Then all he ate up not any to him giving. Keturned 



shash kdla, Kd-udshiamtchkash nukaltampka tchule'ks. Tchui nu'kst 9 



to them the bucket, Old "Wolf also began roasting meat. When it was done, 



tl'atat i'kglank shdwana Skt^lamtchash, tchiii pi hu'nkanti tche'k shdwana 



on a pad' patting it he gave (it) to Old Marten, and he of it then gave 



die 



tchule'ksh Tchashgayaksh. Tchiii sha lu'lal;^ a pA-ulank ; Skdlamtch ktan- 



meat to Little Weasel. And they went to bed having done eat. Old Marten fell 



ing; 



shan ndnui sh;^ol%6tak. 12 



asleep as soon as lying down. 



L6md-ish sheshnu'l^a shiiikuapkuk Skdlamtchash; ka-uloktantk- 



Xhe (5) Thunders plotted (how) to kill Old Marten; walking up and down 



tdm'na sha. Tchtjkag pi'l ttilshampka Lgmd-ishash kdyak ktaushna. Pdn 



continued thej'. Blackbird only looked towards the Thunders (and) not was asleep. And 



Lemd-ish gakua shle'dshuk Skelamtchash, tamu'dsh ktanshisht, shi'uguap- 15 



the Thunders approached to look at Old Marten, whether he was asleep, proposing to 



kug hu'nk. Tchekaksh Leme-ish mbu'shaksh yi'yu^oga lu'lpat; tchiii 



kill him. To Blackbird the Thnnder.s arrow-heads pushed into the eyes; then 



hu'nk ka-i ktdnuapkug ktdmpsh=shitk shldash gi'-uapk. Pshi'n tdt^elam 



he not going to sleep, asleep-alike appearing would be. At midnii;ht 



L6md-ish kaktansha; Skdlamtch skishksho'lank pi' tchkash kako'dsha 18 



the Thunders went to sleep; Old Marten awakening he then went over 



Lgmd-ishamksh, hihashlutchtAuka lak Lemd-isham, tg'kish shash huhashli'- 



to Thunders' place, tied together the hair of the Thnnders, swords to them handed over 



amna; heshamkanko'ta: "Skdlam tdpia gen liielat". Tchiii Skdlamtch 



to each; they ordered each other ; ''Marten's younger him kill ye". Then Old Marten 



brother, 



gdkantgi Kii-utchi'shash tpji'^wa ; tchiii Ka'-utchish gika, wewdka m'na 21 



to go out Gray Wolf onlered; and Wolf went out, children his 



i'ka. Skdianitch shndl;ja L6md-isham Mtchash, tgd-ulank wdl;^a hil'kgn- 



took out. Old MartoB set on flre of the Thunders the lodge, (and) standing on he waited to msh 



its top 



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