Chapter II: Part 2

la ga ʟꜝ 10 sqꜝasʟa′s ʟ̣ū ʻᴀñ lʼ kîtgia′gan. Wᴀ′giên him to they gave it when himself he stood up by means of. And

kiaga agᴀ′ñ lʼ kī′ʟ̣sʟîwagudañan. 11 Wᴀ′giên kia lʼ
to the outside of himself he tried to go. And outside he

qꜝao qaod ha′osîn siłgā′ñan sat after a while again back

agᴀ′ñ lʼ kī′ʟ̣sʟtcꜝaian. 12 Lʼ
he came in with the assistance of the stick. He

ʻā′dagas lā lʼ qê′ñʻwas ᴀłū′ gᴀm tao la ga
was different (i.e., sick) his they saw therefore not food him to

lʼ îsdā′ʻañʻugañan. 13 Gᴀm la lʼ qêñʻā′ñʻugañan kꜝiên lʼ ī′ʟꜝ-adas
they gave. Not him they saw (before) although he was a
chief

lā lʼ qêñā′ʻwan. 14 his they saw.

Wᴀ′giên xao laʻᴀn lʼ qê′nîsʟdaʻwan. Ila′ î′sîn tao la ʻᴀn
And liquid (water) for him they warmed. Besides food him for

15 lʼ ʟî′ñʻalᴀñaʻwan. ʟ̣ī′sʟ̣ūan xao kꜝī′nᴀsʟᴀs ʟ̣ū tō
they cooked. By and by liquid (water) was warm when grease

ʻē lʼ qoa′ndᴀyūanan. 1 Wᴀ′giên la xetgu lʼ tcꜝîsā′ʻwane. Wᴀ′giên into she put very much. And him before they put it. And

sʟagu′l îsî′n 2 la gu lʼ tꜝa′osʟaian. Ao ʟᴀgu ʟʟ̣ū′ xadē′ spoon too him to she gave. This how the ancient people

wᴀgā′ñan. Wᴀ′giên 3 wa′ʟ̣ʻa xao lʼ nîłgī′s ʟ̣ū tā′wē were doing. And after it broth he had done drinking when the food

îsî′n la xetgu lʼ îsdai′ani. Tō 4 xᴀn î′sîn wᴀsūwē′t la lʼ too him before she put. Grease too with it him she

tadai′an. Wᴀ′giên lʼ tagī′s giên tao qꜝᴀ′lat 5 hᴀn îsî′n let eat. And he finished eating when food another kind too

la xetgu lʼ îsdai′an. Wᴀ′giên dᴀ′man la ga tās lā lʼ 6 qêns him before she put. And well he something ate his she saw

ᴀł gîn tā′wa qꜝᴀ′lat î′sîn la ga lʼ îsdai′an. 7 with some food another kind of too him to she gave.

Wᴀ′giên dᴀ′man lʼ ʻēłs la lʼ qä′ñan giên hîn djā′ʻᴀñ lʼ 8
And well he became him she saw and like his wife he

sudai′an, “Tadja′o las ʟ̣ū lnaga′-i ʻa lᴀ dᴀ′ñᴀł tꜝalᴀ′ñ said to, “Wind is good when the town to him with we

ʟūqā′-idasañ.” 9 Wᴀ′giên sîñiai′yᴀn. Wᴀ′giên gᴀm ʻā′lgua
will go by canoe.” And it was evening. And not in the night

lʼ qꜝᴀsʟʻā′ñʻūgañan 10 lᴀ dᴀ′ñᴀł lnaga′-i ʻa ʟūqā′-idē dᴀ they were sleeping him with the town to go to

lʼ gudᴀñʻā′wan ᴀ′ła. A′nᴀñ 11 ī′ʟꜝagidas ʟꜝao qꜝayū′anan. Wᴀ′giên they wanted because. This chief, however, slept much. And

lʼ qꜝas tꜝał ʟʻā′wē 12 qꜝᴀ′tᴀgaña lʼ îsdā′ʻwan. ʟuē′ he slept while the property on the beach they put. The canoe

îsî′n tcānga ᴀ′ña lʼ îsdā′ʻwan. 13 Wᴀ′giên ʟū′gue gîn too into the sea theirs they put. And into the canoe things

ᴀ′ña lʼ îsdā′ʻwan. Gᴀm lnaga′-i stᴀ lʼ 14 djī′îñʻañaʻwan. Wᴀ′giên theirs they put. Not the town from they lived far. And

lʼ skī′nas ʟ̣ū lᴀ dᴀ′ñᴀł lʼ ʟuqā′-idaʻwasîs 15 la ga lʼ he awoke when him with they would go off by canoe him to they

sudā′ʻwan. 16
said.

Wᴀ′giên la′gia ʟū′e guʻa nᴀñ djā′das ʟuqā′gan. Nᴀñ î′łiñas 1
And his canoe in the woman went by canoe. The man

hᴀn îsî′n gia ʟuē′guʻa lᴀ dᴀ′ñał ʟuqā′gan. Wᴀ′giên lᴀ dᴀ′ñᴀł
too his canoe in him with went by canoe. And him with

lnaga′-i 2 gu lʼ ʟuî′sʟꜝaʻawan. Wᴀ′giên lᴀ ʟꜝ qꜝᴀlā′ʻwan. the town at they came by canoe. And they were surprised at them.

Wᴀ′kunastʼ ʟuē′ 3 lā ʻasʻwā′nsîñaʻwani. Wᴀ′giên wēd ʟꜝao Before it the canoe theirs was one. And now, however,

lā ʻā′stᴀñʻwasi ʟ̣ū 4 la ʟꜝ qꜝᴀlā′ʻwan. Kia lᴀ
theirs were two when they were surprised at them. Outside them

kꜝiū′ ʟꜝ skꜝūlyū′anaʻwan. Wᴀ′giên nᴀñ 5 xā′da qꜝᴀ′lat lā′guʻa for they were in a great crowd. And a person another in theirs

tcꜝā′ñwas ʟꜝ qä′ñan. 6
sat they saw.

Wᴀ′giên lʼ kîtʟꜝ′djagᴀłʻwas ʟ̣ū lnaga′-i ʻaskꜝu hᴀn lʼ 7 dō′îtʻawane
And they came ashore when the town whole very them went to

gᴀm wᴀ′kunastʼ lᴀ ʟꜝ qêñʻā′ñgañan ᴀ′ła. Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n 8 lnaga′-i gu la not before it him they saw because. Stikine town at him

dᴀ′ñᴀł lʼ ʟuîsʟꜝaʻa′wan. Wᴀ′giên hawī′dan na ga 9 la ʟꜝ îsdā′ʻwan. with they came by canoe. And quickly house to they took them.

Wᴀ′giên Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n xadē′ īła′ndjidē îsgiê′n djā′dē 10 dᴀñᴀła′n
And the Stikine people the men and the women with

îsî′n ʻa′aga-i dᴀ′ñᴀłan îsî′n na-i stagā′ne. Lᴀ ʟꜝ 11 too the children with too the house was full. Them they

gusʻā′naʻwagan. Gᴀm wᴀ′kunastʼ lᴀ ʟꜝ qê′ñʻañgañan kꜝiä′nan 12 lʼ were surprised at. Not before it him they saw although he

ī′ʟadas lā′ña ʟꜝ qä′ñan. 13
was a chief his they saw.

Wᴀ′giên ao la dᴀ′ñał lʼ ʟuqā′ʟ̣agan. Hîn ga skꜝū′lasga-i 14 ga lʼ
And now him with they came home. Like the crowd to he

sā′wan, “Dī tꜝakꜝᴀ′n nañʻā′gᴀn ʟ̣ū a′nᴀñ xā′das lʼ 15 qe′igᴀn. said, “My grandchild went out to play when this person it found.

Lʼ nañʻā′gᴀn. Lʼ gō qaod lʼ qā′tcꜝîgᴀn. Hitꜝᴀ′n 16 It went to play. It was after gone a while it came in. Then

kꜝiwē′ lʼ daʻā′sʟtcꜝîgᴀndan, “Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī” hîn lʼ the door it as opened, “Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī,” like it

sudā′ltcꜝîgᴀn. 1 “Tcî′na Îłdī′nī qeigᴀ′na,” hîn lʼ sū′gᴀn. came in saying. “Grandfather Îłdī′nī (I) found,” like it said.

Ałdjī′ᴀłū la tꜝalᴀ′ñ 2 qêñʻā′gᴀn. Wᴀ′giên na ga la tꜝalᴀ′ñ Therefore him we went to see. And house to him we

î′sdagᴀn. Gia′ga-i ʻadō′ lʼ 3 ʻê′sgagᴀn. Lʼ qꜝolū′ gutga
took. To stand around he got (was unable). His legs together

lā′ña łgakꜝᴀ′dᴀñagᴀn. Wᴀ′giên lgūs 4 ʻā′ñᴀł na ga la tꜝalᴀ′ñ his were bent. And mat in house to him we

ʻā′sʟtcꜝîgᴀn. Wᴀ′giên sîn sʻasgu la ʻadō′ tꜝalᴀ′ñ 5 carried up. And day whole him around we

ʟeî′ldᴀñgᴀn. Wᴀ′giên lʼ gia′gᴀn ʟ̣ū kia′ga
tried to make (well). And he stood up when outside

agᴀ′ñ lʼ kiʟ̣′sʟuwagᴀn. 6 Wa′ʟ̣ū la tꜝalᴀ′ñ ga ga tā′dagᴀn. Lʼ lᴀ′gas he went with a cane. Then him we gave to eat. He was well

ʟ̣ū hā′łgui ga la dᴀ′ñᴀł 7 tꜝalᴀ′ñ ʟuî′stꜝeidᴀn. when hither to him with we went by canoe.

ʟigᴀ′nłañan ła sʻun la dᴀ′ñᴀł idjiga′-i ga dī 8 gwa′was
In an uninhabited place I alone him with stay to I disliked

ᴀłū′ hałguī′ la dᴀ′ñᴀł ł ʟuqā′-idᴀn,” hîn lʼ sā′wan. 9
therefore hither him with I came by canoe,” like he said.

La ᴀł lʼ giała′ndawa′s tꜝał qꜝā′lᴀñ lʼ qꜝogudᴀ′ns Him of he (they) related while his skin he felt with his teeth

lā′ña ʟꜝ qê′ñqꜝołdaian. 10 Wᴀ′giên gu′tgᴀ la ʟꜝ his they saw him secretly. And to each other him they

sudai′an. Wᴀ′giên Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n xadē′ 11 ī′ʟꜝadē hîn sā′wan: “Nᴀñ told about. And Stikine people the chief like said: “The

ī′ʟꜝadas ʻa-i ł qꜝogudᴀ′ñʻō.” Wᴀ′giên 12 lʼ qꜝᴀl lā′ña nᴀñ chief blood (imp.) taste ye.” And his skin his one

qꜝo′tsgiłdaian. Wᴀ′giên stᴀ lʼ ʻᴀ′nstᴀʟꜝas ʟ̣ū 13 “Nᴀñ
felt with his teeth. And from he lifted his head when “The

ī′ʟꜝadas ʻa′-iyū tᴀñā′gᴀñgua,” hîn lʼ sā′wan. Wa′ʟ̣u Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n 14 chief’s blood that is salt,” like he said. Then the Stikine

xadē′ qꜝᴀ′ldᴀñayuā′nan. Djī′ña lʼ x̣ū′tgᴀñgwañan ʻᴀn people were very much surprised. A long time he was blown about for

wa′Ḷū lā′ña 15 ʟꜝ u′nsᴀdʻelan. Wᴀ′giên lnaga′-i xa′dē kia′ga then his they came to know. And the town the people outside

īdjā′ne. ʟᴀgu lʼ 1 ʻets ʻᴀn la ʟꜝ u′nsᴀdᴀłs ʟ̣ū ʟī′djîstᴀ lʼ îs went. How he was like for him they knew when whence he was

gᴀm ʻᴀn ʟꜝ u′nsᴀdaʻañan. 2 not for they knew.

Wᴀ′giên gu hᴀn dᴀma′n la ʟꜝᴀ qê′ñidan. Wᴀ′giên
And there right carefully him they began to look after. And

ʻᴀ′na 3 qoan gut gu lʼ īdjā′ni. Wᴀ′giên gu hᴀn lʼ years many during there he was. And there right he

ʟîgaiʻe′lane. Gᴀm 4 siłgā′ñ stᴀ lʼ îsʻā′ñane gᴀm
stayed always (joined the tribe). Not back from he went not

ʟī′djan lʼ ʟᴀga îs ʻᴀn lʼ u′nsᴀdʻañan ᴀ′ła. 5 Lʼ gī′dalᴀñ where his land was for he knew because. His children

stᴀnsā′ñan. Stᴀñ lā īła′ndjidagan giên stᴀñ îsî′n 6 lā djadā′gan. were four. Two his were men and two too his were women.

Wᴀ′giên Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n gu lʼ îs kꜝīäł gī′dalᴀñ da lʼ 7 sʻā′-iłgañan.
And Stikine at he was while his children for he was weeping.

Dja′ʻᴀñ dᴀ ʟꜝao gᴀm lʼ sʻa-iłʻā′ñgañan. Wᴀ′giên la 8 nᴀñ qē′yaiyan His wife for however not he was weeping. And him one found

lʼ taodī′łgīgan. 9 him took for his friend forever.

Wᴀ′giên gu lʼ îsxᴀ′nsgats ʟ̣ū ʟꜝ kîl lʼ gwa′lan.
And there he lived a long time when their language he understood.

Wᴀ′giên lʼ 10 sʻā′-iłgᴀñ qaod ʻᴀñ lʼ
And he wept after a while for he

kî′lkꜝᴀdjū-idan. Wᴀ′giên hîn lʼ kꜝᴀdjū′idan:
began to sing a crying song. And like he began singing:

11 𝄆 “Hēg̣ōnōnē′ ʟa′gwaiyē djū′qoqołtēdj 𝄇 𝄆 Hagūsē′ 𝄇 Łē′ni gîta′nī hagusē′.” 12

Wᴀ′giên gu hᴀn lʼ ʟîgai′ʻelane. Wᴀ′giên lʼ Kꜝā′ogᴀs
And there right he joined the tribe. And he was of the
Fish-eggs

ʻᴀ′nstᴀ 13 ᴀ′ña lʼ sā′wan giên la ga agᴀ′ñ ʟꜝ î′sdaʻodjawan lʼ about his he told and him to themselves they all gave he

ī′ʟꜝagidas lā′ña 14 ʟꜝ qêñgā′ñan ᴀła′. Wᴀ′giên lʼ was a chief his they saw because. And his

ta′olᴀñ Kꜝā′was lʼ gōdiagā′ñan. 15
friends the Fish-eggs him lost.

ʟī′sʟ̣uᴀn wᴀ′giên, Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n ᴀł ta′olᴀñ ʻᴀn lʼ ī′ʟꜝadas lā′ña ʟꜝ By and by however Stikine of his friends for he was chief his they

1 kî′ñgudañan. Gᴀm ʟꜝᴀkꜝwā′nan ʟʟ̣ū′ ʟᴀ′gui ʟꜝ
heard. Not any time in old times to any places they

ʟuqā′-idᴀñgañan. 2 Sqꜝā′ñ-kunē łtᴀ′nʻu ʟꜝ kiū′łgudjîlgañan. started by canoe. End of a stick feather they fastened.

Wᴀ′giên sa ʟꜝ 3 kîłgudjîlgā′ñane. Gᴀm łtanuē′
And up they lifted it. Not the feather

x̣ū′łkꜝwesîłdansi ʟ̣ū hitꜝᴀ′n ʟꜝ 4 ʟūqā′-idañan.
was moved by the wind when then they started out by canoe.

Ałdjī′ᴀłū gᴀm la ʻᴀn hawī′dan ʟꜝ u′nsadᴀłʻañan. 5 Wᴀ′giên silē′t Therefore not him for quickly they knew. And afterward

la ʟꜝ kî′ñgudañan. Wᴀ′giên lʼ ta′olᴀñ lʼ kî′ñgudᴀns 6 ʻᴀn lʼ him they heard about. And his friends him heard about for he

u′nsᴀdʻelan ʟ̣ū sʻā′lañē ta′olᴀñ dᴀ lʼ xᴀ′ndjutꜝā′lane. 7 Wᴀ′giên came to know when the song his friends for he sent down. And

ʟī′sʟ̣ūᴀn lā ʟꜝ gudā′ñan ʟ̣ū lʼ ta′olᴀñ gu′dᴀñē layuā′nan: by and by his they heard when his friends the minds were very good:

8 “Dalᴀ′ñ ʻa dī gutqa′o skꜝiä′nan gᴀm ʟᴀgu dalᴀ′ñ ʻa dī ʻē′tłîñē 9
“You to I want to go although not how you to I can go

qā′ʻᴀñgañgᴀñ. Dī layuā′ngᴀñ. Ha′oʟ̣n ʟꜝao gᴀm dī lā′ʻᴀñgᴀn. is to be seen. I am very well off. There however not I was happy.

10 Dī ta′olᴀñ Kꜝā′was djadē′ îsgiê′n īła′ndjidē î′sîn qoanyuā′ngᴀñ.”
My friends Fish-eggs women and men too are very many.”

11 Wᴀ′giên ʟan lʼ tawē′ la ᴀł gudᴀñē′ stꜝē′gan lʼ
And stopped his friends him for their minds were sick he

lās ʻᴀn ʟꜝ 12 u′nsᴀdaʻelan ᴀ′ła. Lʼ djā ʟꜝao nᴀñ ī′łiña
was happy for they came to know because. His wife however a man

qꜝᴀ′lat īnʻē′lan lʼ kꜝō′tᴀłs 13 ʻᴀn lā ʟꜝ u′nsᴀdan ᴀ′ła. 14 other came to marry he was dead for his they thought because.

Hao ʟan ʻê′lgᴀñ. 15 Here end becomes.

STORIES ACCOMPANIED BY TEXTS

HOW SHINING-HEAVENS CAUSED HIMSELF TO BE BORN

[Told by Walter McGregor of the Sealion-town people]

She was a chief’s daughter at Djū. [21] Her father had a slave he owned watch her. Then she said to the slave: “Tell a certain one that I say I am in love with him.” And, when she went out with him to defecate next day, she asked the slave if he had told him. And he said to the chief’s daughter: “He says he is afraid of your father.” He had not told him, and he lied.

She told the slave to tell another that she was in love with him, and again he did not tell him. He told her he feared her father. When she was unable to get any of her father’s ten nephews she went with the slave. And her father discovered it.

Then they abandoned her. Only the wife of her youngest uncle left some food for her.

She went down on the beach to dig. After she had worked for some time she dug out a cockleshell. In it a baby cried. Then she looked at it. A small child was in it. Then she took it to the house. She put something soft around it, and, although she did not nurse it, it grew fast. Soon it began to creep. Not a long time after that it walked about.

One time the child said: “Here, mother, like this.” He moved his hand as if drawing a bowstring. When he said the same thing again she understood what he meant. Then she hammered out a copper bracelet she wore into a bow for him, and another she hammered into arrows. When she had finished [the bow] she gave it to him along with the two arrows. He was pleased with them.

Then he went out to hunt birds. When he came back, he brought his mother a cormorant. His mother ate it. The day after he went hunting again. He brought in a goose to his mother. His mother ate it. And next day he again went hunting. He brought in a wren. Then he skinned it. He dried [the skin]. He treasured it. And next day also he brought in a kꜝu′tcꜝix̣u. [22] That, too, he skinned. That too, he dried. And the next day he brought in a blue jay. He skinned and dried that also. The day after that he brought in a woodpecker. That he also skinned. That he also dried.

One time some one was talking to his mother. The house creaked moreover. And when day broke he awoke in a fine house. The carvings on the house posts winked with their eyes. [23] Master Carpenter let himself become his father. He got up and said to him: “Come, chief, my child, let me dress you up.” Then he went to him and he put fair-weather clouds [24] upon his face. “Now, chief, my son, come and sit idle seaward.” As soon as he did so, the weather was good.

One time he asked to go fishing with his father. “We will pull out Devilfish-fished-for.” And on their way to fish they pulled it out. [25] Then they stopped at House-fishing-ground. [26] He seated his father in the bow. After he had looked at the rising sun for a while he said: “Now, father, say ‘The chief among them thinks he will take it.’” This his father said. “Say ‘The one who comes around the island thinks he will take it,’ father.” And he said so. “Father, say ‘The shadow increases upon Tcꜝi′nła-i; hasten, chief.’” And so he said. “Father, say ‘The great one coming up against the current begins thinking of it.’” So he said. “Father, say ‘The great one coming putting gravel in his mouth thinks of it.’” So he said. And again, “Father, say ‘You look at it with white-stone eyes (i.e., good eyes).’ Father, say ‘Great eater begins thinking of it.’” So he said. [27]

After he had finished saying these things it seized the hook. At once it pulled him round this island. He struck the edges of the canoe with his hands. He said to it: “Master Carpenter made you. Hold yourself up.” The thing that pulled him about in the fishing ground again pulled him round the island.

And when it stopped he tried to pull in the lines. He pulled out something wonderful, head first. Broad seaweeds grew upon its lips. It lay with halibut nests piled together [around it]. [28] He began to put the halibut into the canoe. When the canoe was full he pulled the canoe out to make it larger. After he had put them in for a while longer his canoe was full, and he released it.

Then they went away. He brought halibut to his wife. She dried them. Then he again called for his son, and when he had finished painting him up he said to him: “Now, chief, my son, go over there and see your uncles.” So he started thither. He came and sat down at the end of the town. After he had sat there for a while they discovered him. They came running to him. They then found out who he was. And they again moved over to where his mother lived.

After they had lived there for a while he went out wearing his wren skin. He said: “Mother, look at me.” Then his mother went out after him. He sat as broad, high, cumulus clouds over the ocean. [29] His mother looked. Then he came in and asked his mother: “Did I look well?” “Yes, chief, my son, you looked well.” Then he also took the blue-jay skin, and he said to his mother: “Look at me.” Then she went out after him. Her son sat blue, broad, and high over the sea. Then he came in and said: “Mother, did I look well?” “Yes, chief, my son, you looked well.” And he also went out with the woodpecker and said: “Mother, look at me.” Then she went out after him. He sat over the sea, the upper part of him being red. She smiled at her son, and when he came in he said: “Mother, did I look well?” “Yes, chief, my son, the supernatural beings will not tire of looking at you.”

Then he said: “Mother, I shall see you no more. I am going away from you. When I sit in front of Qꜝanᴀ′ñ [30] in the morning, there will be no breeze. No one can touch me. [31] When the sky looks like my face as my father painted it there will be no wind. In me (i.e., in my days) people will get their food.” [32] “Now, chief, my son, when you sit there in the morning I will send out feathers for you.”

Then he started off from his mother. His father also went off from her, and said: “I also am going away from you. Settle yourself at the head of the creek. I shall see you sometimes and I shall also see my son.” Then he, too, went off.

And at evening she called for her youngest uncle. She said to him: “When you go fishing to-morrow wear a new hat and have a new paddle.” And early next day they went fishing. Then she sat down at the end of the town with her knees together. And when she pulled up her dress the wind blew out of the inlet. Every time she raised it higher more wind came. When she had raised it to a level with her knees a very strong wind blew. And she stretched her arm to the thread of life [33] of him only who wore the new hat, and she saved him, because his wife left something for her. That was Fine-weather-woman, [34] they say.

Then she took her mat and property and started into the woods up the bed of the creek. And she fixed herself there. And a trail ran over her. She said that they tickled her by walking upon it, and she moved farther up. There she settled for good. When her son sits [over the ocean] in the morning, she lets small flakes of snow fall for [him]. Those are the feathers.

This is one of the most important of all Haida stories, telling as it does of the incarnation of the sky god, the highest deity anciently recognized by them. Sîñ, the name by which he is known, is the ordinary word for day as distinguished from night and from an entire period of twenty-four hours, which also is called “night;” but it seems to be more strictly applied to the sky above as it is illuminated by sunshine. Hence I have chosen to translate the word “Shining-heavens.” A similar conception is found among the Tsimshian of the neighboring mainland, where the sky god is known as Laxha′. It would be interesting to learn whether it also obtains among the related Tlingit of Alaska.

SÎÑ AGA′Ñ QEIDAG̣Ā′G̣AN

Lʼ gidā′gañ wᴀnsū′ga Djū gu ᴀ. L’ xā′tg̣a nᴀñ xᴀ′ldᴀña dag̣ai′as l’ qā′-idjîtdāg̣ᴀñᴀs. Giê′nhao nᴀñ xᴀ′ldᴀñᴀs hᴀn lᴀ la sū′udas “Ha′lᴀ ałā′na at ł tā′-idisîñᴀñ gī sī′wuñ.” Giên dag̣ala′-ig̣a lᴀ dᴀ′ñat la qax̣ua′lgaga′-i ʟ̣ū nᴀñ xᴀ′ldᴀñᴀs lᴀ gi lᴀ suudaga′-i gi la at la kia′nᴀñᴀs. Giên hᴀn nᴀñ gida′s gi lᴀ sī′wus “Dᴀñ xā′tg̣a gi l’ łg̣oa′gañ l’ sū′ugᴀn.” Gᴀm lᴀ sū′udag̣ᴀñᴀsi skꜝiä′xᴀn la kꜝū′gadañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Nᴀñ sg̣oā′na at ê′sîñ la tā′-isîñᴀs nᴀñ xᴀ′ldᴀñᴀs gī lᴀ nī′djîñxa′łsi giên î′sîñ gᴀm lᴀ sū′udag̣ᴀñᴀsi. Giên l’ xā′tg̣a gi l’ łg̣oa′gañ lᴀgi la sī′wus. L’ xā′tga nā′tg̣alᴀñ ʟā′alᴀs g̣adō′ la kîłg̣etsgaiya′-i ʟ̣ū nᴀñ gida′s nᴀñ xᴀ′ldᴀñᴀs at tā′iyañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên l’ xā′tg̣a g̣ᴀn u′nsᴀtdᴀłsi.

Giê′nhao lᴀ stᴀ ʟꜝ tcꜝa′sdaiyañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ qā′g̣alᴀñ sg̣oā′na djā′ag̣a daog̣anā′gas sg̣u′nxᴀn gatā′ lᴀ gi înxai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga.

L’ djig̣ā′gasg̣agā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga. Gañā′ñ lᴀ ī′djîñ qa′odi skia′l qꜝal lᴀ łg̣eg̣ā′-istaiyas. G̣a nᴀñ g̣ā′xa sg̣ā′-iłas. Giên lᴀ qeā′ñᴀsi. G̣a nᴀñ g̣ā′xa kꜝᴀ′tdju ʟdᴀ′sdiasi. Giên na gi lᴀ la ʟ̣′x̣idᴀs. Lᴀ g̣adō′ gī′nᴀ łtā′nawa lᴀ îsdai′yas, giên gᴀm lᴀ la ʟꜝî′ndag̣ᴀns skꜝiä′xᴀn l’ īnag̣a′-i x̣ā′ñalas. A′asîñ l’ ʟx̣uqā′g̣uñx̣idᴀs. Gᴀm stᴀ ga djī′iñag̣ᴀñg̣ᴀ′ndixᴀn l’ qag̣ō′ñx̣idᴀs.

Gaatxᴀ′n nᴀñ g̣ā′xas hᴀn sī′wus “Ña, ā′wa-i hᴀn ᴀ.” Sʟꜝañ lᴀ ī′djig̣onā′das. Ga′-istᴀ î′sîñ gañā′ñ la sa′oga′-i ʟ̣ū gī′nᴀ lᴀ sū′udas g̣ᴀn l’ u′nsᴀtdᴀłs. Giên x̣āl lᴀ sʟꜝgᴀtx̣ai′as la g̣ᴀn łg̣ēt g̣ᴀn lᴀ qꜝā′dᴀñᴀ′s giên nᴀñ sg̣oā′na î′sîñ tcꜝidalᴀ′ñ g̣ᴀn la qꜝā′dᴀñᴀs. La g̣e′iłgīdaga′-i ʟ̣ū tcꜝidalᴀña′-i sqꜝa′stîñ dᴀ′ñat lᴀ gi lᴀ xasʟa′si. At l’ gudᴀña′-i lā′gasi.

Giên l’ xē′tet-tcꜝî′nłgoañgas. L’ stī′łʟꜝxaga′-i ʟ̣ū kꜝia′lu a-u′ñ gi lᴀ kꜝu′sʟtcꜝias. L’ a′og̣a l’ tā′gᴀs. Ga-i dag̣ala′-ig̣a î′sîn l’ xetî′t-tcꜝînłgoañgai′yas. Łgitg̣u′n awu′ñ gi lᴀ ʟ̣sʟtcꜝai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ a′og̣a l’ tā′gᴀs. Giên dag̣ala′-ig̣a î′sîñ l’ xete′t-tcꜝînłgoa′ñgaias. Dā′tcꜝî lᴀ ʟ̣′sʟtcꜝas. Giên ᴀ′ñg̣a lᴀ la ʟꜝsta′si. Lᴀ la qꜝā′g̣adas. Lᴀ la qoyā′das. Giên dag̣ala′-ig̣a ê′sîñ kꜝū′tcꜝix̣u lᴀ ʟ̣′sʟtcꜝias. La ê′sîñ ᴀ′ñg̣a lᴀ ʟꜝ′stas. La ê′sîñ lᴀ qꜝa′g̣adas. Giên dag̣ala′-ig̣a î′sîñ ʟꜝai′ʟꜝai lᴀ ʟ̣′sʟtcꜝias. La ê′sîñ lᴀ ʟꜝ′stas giên lᴀ la qꜝa′g̣adas. Ga-i dag̣ala′-ig̣a î′sîñ sʟū′djag̣ada′ñ lᴀ ʟ̣′sʟtcꜝias. La ê′sîñ lᴀ ʟꜝ′stas. La ê′sîñ la qꜝa′g̣adas.

Gaatxᴀ′nhao l’ a′og̣a g̣a nᴀñ kiłgula′s. Nā′ga-i î′sîñ łqeg̣otcꜝî′lgasi. Giên sîñg̣aʟ̣a′nas giên nā′ga-i lā′gasi g̣ei lᴀ skî′nxaasi. Nā′ga-i kꜝuxa′oxᴀña-i qꜝeida′-i qeauldā′ñᴀsi. Wᴀtg̣adagā′ñ hao la g̣ᴀn agᴀ′ñ g̣ōñag̣ā′g̣aʟꜝxadai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ qꜝałā′was giên hᴀn lᴀ la sū′udas “Ha-i ʟ̣ag̣ᴀ′l kî′lsʟa-i łqên halᴀ′ dᴀ′ñgi ł gî′ñg̣atdjañ.” Giê′nhao la g̣a lᴀ qā′gᴀs giên l’ xā′ña la yanxā′gīda′das. “Ha-i, kî′lsʟa-i łqên, qꜝadᴀx̣uā′ ła sā′anaqꜝa′osg̣a.” Giên gañā′xᴀn lᴀ isî′si gañā′xᴀn sîn-laa′was.

Gaatxᴀ′nhao g̣ō′ñg̣añ dᴀ′ñat la xa′o-însā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga. “Na′o-gixa′ogaiyas tꜝalᴀ′ñ dᴀñtcꜝīstā′sga.” Giên l’ xa′o-îns gut lᴀ la dᴀñtcꜝîstᴀtꜝālas. Giên Na-giū′ g̣a lᴀ gei′sʟg̣eiłgīgᴀs. G̣ō′ñg̣añ sqe′ugug̣awasī′ g̣a lᴀ tcꜝā′ñgîñgîñᴀs. Tcꜝī′g̣oya-i la qea′qꜝa′-idā′ldi qa′odi hᴀn l’ sī′wus “Ha-i, g̣ō′ñga-i, ‘Wasū′g̣a qꜝola′-i ū gudał′dadiañ,’ hᴀn ᴀ sū.” Gañā′xᴀn l’ g̣ō′ñg̣a sī′wusi. “‘Gwai′îs g̣adō′ gudā′lskiänᴀsi gudał′dadiañ,’ hᴀn ᴀ sū, g̣ō′ñga-i.” Giên gañā′xᴀn lᴀ sī′wusi. “‘Tcꜝî′nła-i-xā′stᴀwañ, ī′ʟꜝgas. G̣a ła gūdᴀña′ñ łg̣ā′gîñ,’ hᴀn ᴀ sū, g̣ō′ñga-i.” Giên gañā′xᴀn lᴀ sī′wusi. “‘Djū tꜝā′x̣ustᴀ qayū′djiwa-i ū gudał′dadiañ’, hᴀn ᴀ sū, g̣ō′ñga-i.” Gañā′xᴀn lᴀ sū′daiyag̣ᴀni. “‘Łg̣ā′xets nᴀñ xatā′ndals yū′djiwa-i gudał′dadiañ,’ hᴀn ᴀ sū g̣ō′ñga-i.” Gañā′xᴀn lᴀ sū. Giên hᴀn î′sîñ “‘G̣ō′dansda-xᴀ′ñadas a′thao dā qea′tcigīdiᴀñ,’ hᴀn ᴀ sū, g̣ō′ñga-i.” “‘X̣ā′mᴀłtᴀgoañ yū′djiwa-i ū gūdał′dadiañ,’ hᴀn ᴀ sū, g̣ō′ñga-i.” Gañā′xᴀn lᴀ sū′usi.

Ā′sga-i gañā′ñ lᴀ sugī′ga-i ʟ̣ū lᴀ gu lᴀ qꜝa′oʟꜝxai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. A′asîñ a′si gwai′ya-i g̣adō′ lᴀ la g̣ᴀlg̣ā′łgᴀłdā′asi. ʟua′-i djī′ina ᴀ′ñg̣a lᴀ sqotskidā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga. “Wᴀtg̣adagā′ñ dᴀñ ʟ′g̣ołg̣ag̣ᴀn. Si′a ła agᴀ′ñ xaᴀ′ndju” hᴀn lᴀ la sū′udas. Giwa′i g̣a lᴀ ga g̣ᴀlgā′isʟasi. Î′sîñê′sîñ gwai′a-i g̣adō′xa lᴀ ga g̣ᴀlgā′łg̣ᴀldaasi.

Giên î′sîñ gā′-isʟia-i ʟ̣ū lᴀ gi lᴀ dᴀ′ñg̣aawas. Gū′gus tꜝag̣anē′ la dᴀñᴀ′ndjîʟꜝxas. L’ kꜝū′dᴀ gut ñā′lagᴀs. L’ łtᴀ′lgaga′-i gutg̣ᴀ′n qꜝa′-idasi. Xagwa′-i lᴀ īʟ̣x̣idā′ñ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ. ʟua′-i lā′g̣a sta′ʼgasi giên gutg̣e′istᴀ lᴀ dᴀñgī′djiʟꜝxagᴀ′ñᴀsi. Lᴀ īʟ̣ qa′o⁺di ʟua′-i lā′g̣a sta′ʼgasi giên lᴀ la ʟ′sʟgias.

Giên stᴀ lᴀ ʟuqā′-ig̣oasi. Djā′g̣ᴀñ gi xagwa′-i lᴀ ʟgua′si. L’ djā′g̣a qꜝā′gada′si. Giê′nhao î′sîñ gitg̣ᴀ′ñ g̣ᴀn lᴀ g̣ag̣oyā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên î′sîñ lᴀ gi lᴀ gî′ñg̣atgī′ga-i ʟ̣ū lᴀ la sū′udas “Ha-i, kî′lsʟa-i łqên, adjx̣uā′ dᴀñ qā′g̣alᴀñ naxa′ns ła qî′ñg̣a.” Giê′nhao g̣a lᴀ qā′-idᴀñ wᴀnsū′ga. Lnagā′-i gia′ogi lᴀ qꜝa′oʟꜝxasi. L’ qꜝa′o-u qa′odi la g̣ei ʟꜝ qē′xas. Lᴀ ʟꜝ da′ox̣ides. Ā′hao ʟꜝ lag̣ᴀ′n ʟꜝ u′nsᴀtdaalañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên gagū′ l’ a′og̣a nā′gᴀs g̣a î′sîñ ʟꜝ tcꜝig̣ahū′nᴀñᴀs.

Gu lᴀ naxā′ñg̣o qao′⁺di datcꜝa′-i qꜝᴀl dᴀ′ñat ᴀ′ñg̣a la qax̣uā′lañ wᴀnsū′ga. “Ā′wa-i, dī łᴀ qē′xañ” hᴀn l’ sī′wus. Giên l’ a′og̣a l’ ʟ̣g̣a qax̣uā′las. Tᴀñg̣ ona′-i g̣a l’ qwē′g̣awa-qꜝō′łdjiwas. L’ a′og̣a qe′iñᴀs. Giên l’ qatcꜝai′as giên a-u′ñ at lᴀ kiä′nᴀñᴀs “Dī gua lā′ga.” “Ā′ña, kî′lsʟa-i łqên, dᴀñ lā′gᴀñ.” Giê′nhao ʟꜝai′ʟꜝga-i qꜝᴀl î′sîñ lᴀ îsdai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên hᴀn ā′wuñ lᴀ sū′udas “Dī ła qē′xᴀñ.” Giên l’ g̣ō′ʟ̣ag̣a la qax̣uā′lasi. Tᴀñg̣ona′-i g̣a l’ gī′tg̣a g̣ō′łg̣ał qꜝo′łdjiwasi. Giên l’ qatcꜝai′as giên hᴀn l’ sī′wus “Ā′wa-i dī gua lā′ga.” “Ā′ña, kîlsʟa′-i łqên, dᴀñ lā′gᴀñ.” Giên sʟudjā′g̣adᴀña-i î′sîñ dᴀ′ñat lᴀ qā′x̣ułs giên hᴀn l’ sī′wus “Ā′wa-i dī łᴀ qē′xᴀñ.” Giên l’ ʟ̣g̣a lᴀ qā′x̣ułs. “Tᴀñg̣ona′-i g̣a sᴀ′gui l’ sg̣ētłtᴀ′px̣iañwas.” Gitg̣ᴀ′ñ g̣a agᴀ′ñ lᴀ dᴀ′ñgidᴀs. Giên l’ qatcꜝia′-i ʟ̣ū l’ sī′wus “Ā′wa-i, dī′gua lā′ga.” “Ā′ña, kîlsʟa′-i łqên, sg̣ā′na-qeda′s dᴀ′ñg̣a qea′xolgîlgā′nsga.”

Giên hᴀn l’ sī′wus “Ā′wa-i ʟan dᴀñ ł qî′ñga. Dᴀñ stᴀ ł qā′-ida. Qꜝanᴀ′ñ tꜝa′g̣a ł qꜝa′o-uła′s giên gᴀm ʟgu stᴀ x̣utskîtg̣ᴀñgā′nsga. Dīgi siîñā′g̣asga. Dī g̣ō′ñg̣a dī gi gîñg̣e′idᴀñ gañā′ñ g̣etuła′s giên gᴀm ʟgu stᴀ x̣ū′tskîtg̣ᴀñgā′nsga. Xā′-ides dī g̣ei xełā′ñ g̣egīdᴀg̣ā′nsga.” “Haku, kîlsʟa′-i łqên, dā qꜝa′o-ułas giên łtᴀ′ng̣o dᴀñ gi ł gug̣a′osgadag̣ā′nsga.”

Giên awu′ñstᴀ l’ qā′-idañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ g̣ō′ñg̣a ê′sîñ lᴀ stᴀ qā′-itx̣idie′s giên hᴀn sī′wus: “Ła ê′sîñ dᴀ′ñstᴀ qā′-ida. G̣ᴀ′nʟ̣a-i qā′sg̣a łᴀ agᴀ′ñ ʟg̣ag̣e′iłdañ. Dᴀñ ł qîñg̣ā′nsga giên gī′tg̣ᴀñ î′sîñ ł qîñg̣ā′-nsga.” Giên la ê′sîñ qā′-idañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giên sîñx̣ia′s giên l’ qā′g̣a da′og̣anagas g̣ᴀn lᴀ g̣ā′g̣oyîñᴀs. Giên hᴀn lᴀ la sū′udas “Da′g̣ał ʟꜝ xa′og̣agia′-i giê′nᴀ dadjî′ñ ʟa′ʼga gut êsî′ñ giê′nᴀ ā′la-i î′sîñ ᴀ′ñg̣a ʟa′ʼdañ.” Giên dag̣ala′-ig̣a sîñg̣a′-ixᴀn ʟꜝ xa′og̣agiäsi. Giên lnagā′-i gia′ogi lᴀ qꜝaokū′djîłsi. Giên łqēdaga′-i ᴀ′ñg̣a lᴀ dᴀñgī′stałia′-i ʟ̣ū tā′djîłsg̣as. Sa′nᴀñ lᴀ îstag̣ᴀ′nsi kꜝea′ł tadja′-i wai′gi qä′skidesi. Kꜝō′lᴀñ ʟ̣ū lᴀ dᴀñgī′stᴀłia′-i ʟ̣ū yan djiłī′xᴀn l’ xā′sʟsg̣a′si. Giên nᴀñ dadjî′ñg̣aʟa′ʼgas wa′nwa-i gi sg̣u′nxᴀn lᴀ xā′g̣atsg̣as giên lᴀ la qā′g̣ᴀndag̣a′ñ wᴀnsū′ga l’ djā′g̣a lᴀ gi giaî′nxaiyag̣ᴀn g̣aga′n ᴀ. Ḷla′-djat hao idjā′ñ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giê′nhao lgudja′-i at ʟāwa′-i ᴀ′ñg̣a la îsta′si giên l’ qax̣iagiā′lᴀñ wᴀnsū′ga g̣ᴀ′nʟ̣a-i qā′łi g̣ei ᴀ. Giê′nhao gu agᴀ′ñ lᴀ ʟg̣ā′g̣eiłda′asi. Giên lᴀ gut kꜝīwā′gas. Lᴀ ʟꜝ tꜝasê′lgᴀñᴀñ l’ sū′us giên dī′tgi ê′sîñ l’ g̣ō′dalgialañ wᴀnsū′ga. Ga′-iguhao l’ tcī′ag̣eiłsg̣oā′nañañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ gī′tg̣a qꜝa′o-ułas giên tꜝa′g̣ao kꜝᴀ′mdᴀla gī lᴀ gug̣a′oskadagᴀ′ñᴀs. Ga′-ihao łtᴀ′ng̣o īdjā′g̣ᴀn.

Hao ʟan l’ g̣e′ida.

HOW MASTER-CARPENTER BEGAN MAKING A CANOE TO WAR WITH SOUTHEAST

[Told by Abraham of Those-born-at Qꜝā′dᴀsg̣o-creek.]

Master-carpenter at a steep place at one end of the town of Sqa-i began making a canoe in which to war with Southeast. [35] The first one that he finished at the edge of the steep place he threw down into the water. It split. After that he made another. He made the measurement of thickness of this one greater than for the one he had made before. And when he finished it he threw it into the water. That, too, split apart. After that he made another one and had it thick. When he threw that in it also split apart. After that he made still another and had that also very thick. When he threw that in it broke also.

Before all this happened he tried to wedge apart two canoes from one log. Then Greatest Fool came to him. And he told him how to use his wedges. He told him to use bent ones. When he did so, they came apart. In that way he made two [at once]. [36]

When he could not accomplish it (i.e., make a canoe that would not break) he let the limbs stay on one and threw it off from the cliff. It went down safely. Then he thought it good and set out to find him (Southeast). He knew where he lived.

Then he came floating above him. And he challenged him. After he had called to him for a while a current flowed out rapidly. A large amount of seaweed came floating with it. After it came his matted hair. When he came to the surface he seized him. When he started off with him (Southeast) he called for his nephews.

First he called Red-storm-cloud. The neighboring sky became red. This passed away from it quickly. At once the wind blew strong. [37] While this wind was blowing very hard he called for Taker-off-of-the-tree-tops. The wind immediately blew harder. The tree tops that were blown about fell close to him. All that time he spit medicine upon himself.

For the next one he called Pebble-rattler. At once the wind was further increased. The waves came rolling in. The stones made a noise. The sand blew about. All that time he spit medicine upon the things he had in his canoe. At that time he called for Maker-of-the-thick-sea-mist. There were many of them (the nephews). Part have been forgotten. [38] By and by he called for Tidal-wave. And when he came he (Master-carpenter) was covered with water. All that time he spit medicine upon his things. At that time they were too much for him.

Then he got him ashore. Some of the old people said that he (Southeast) [39] died.

His mother was named “To-morrow” (Dā′g̣ał). [40] For that reason they were accustomed not to say dā′g̣ał; else they said there would be bad weather, so they called dā′g̣ał, ałg̣alā′g̣a.

The end.

This little story seems to have been very well known throughout the Queen Charlotte islands. What seems to have been a longer version was known to old Chief Edenshaw at Masset. This one was related to my informant by an old man of the Ninstints people, now dead.

WATG̣ADAGĀ′Ñ XE-Ū′GI QA-IDA′O G̣AN LUDĀ′ÑGAX̣IDAG̣AN

Sqa-i lnagā′-i gia′ogi nᴀñ stā′las gū′hao Wᴀtg̣adagā′ñ Xeū gi qa-ida′o g̣ᴀn ʟuʟ′g̣ołg̣ax̣idag̣ᴀn. Stā′la-i qo′lgi nᴀñ la g̣eiłgī′gaʟā′gañas stā′la-i gū′stᴀ lᴀ kidagai′yag̣ᴀn. Gu′tstᴀ l’ g̣atg̣adatcꜝā′g̣ᴀn. Ga′-istᴀ î′sîñ nᴀñ lᴀ ʟ′g̣ołg̣asi. Ku′ng̣ada lā′na la łkiä′gag̣ᴀn ī′la lᴀ la kꜝwidai′yag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao la êsî′ñ lᴀ g̣eiłgīdā′asi giên lᴀ la kidagai′yag̣ᴀn. La ê′sîñ gu′tstᴀ g̣ā′tsqadᴀtcꜝag̣ᴀn. Ga′-istᴀ î′sîñ nᴀñ lᴀ ʟ′g̣ołg̣asi giên lᴀ la gañadai′yag̣ᴀn. La êsî′ñ lᴀ kī′dagaiya′-i ʟ̣ū gu′tstᴀ g̣atsqā′dᴀtcꜝag̣ᴀn. Ga′-istᴀ î′sîñ nᴀñ lᴀ ʟ′g̣ołg̣asi giên la êsî′ñ lᴀ gā′ñayū′ᴀndaiyag̣ᴀn. La êsî′ñ lᴀ kꜝā′dᴀgaiya-i ʟ̣ū la êsî′ñ xosdai′yag̣ᴀn.

Ku′ng̣ᴀstᴀhao gutg̣e′istᴀ nᴀñ lᴀ djîtgī′stᴀtꜝadjî′ndies. Ḷū′hao Sʟi′ñgutg̣a-sg̣ā′na lag̣ᴀ′nstᴀ qaʟꜝxai′yag̣ᴀn. Ḷū′hao ʟꜝua′-i lā′g̣a lᴀ kîlg̣ołg̣ai′yag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao ga skᴀ′pdᴀla at lᴀ la waxā′lag̣ᴀn. Gañā′xᴀn lᴀ ūga′-i ʟ̣ū′hao gutg̣e′istᴀ l’ g̣astai′yag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao lā′g̣a l’ g̣astî′ñg̣ea′lag̣ᴀn.

ʟ′g̣ołg̣aga-i g̣adō′ la g̣etsgia′-i ʟ̣ū nᴀñ ʟā′dji wa g̣ei lᴀ qꜝa′oda dᴀ′ñat stā′la-i qu′lgustᴀ lᴀ la kī′dagaiyag̣ᴀn. Gī′nᴀ tcꜝā′łłg̣asgidᴀs gañā′ñ l’ îsgai′yag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao lᴀ la lā′daiyag̣ᴀn giên lᴀ gū′g̣a lᴀ la tā′ng̣ax̣idag̣ᴀn. Gia′gu lᴀ na′as g̣ᴀn l’ u′nsᴀdag̣ᴀn.

Giê′nhao lᴀ sī′g̣a lᴀ gā′-isʟʟꜝxaiyag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao lᴀ la gīnᴀ′ñx̣îtgiañag̣ᴀn. Lᴀ la gīnᴀ′ñgîñ qa′o⁺dihao tcī′wa-i ʟꜝa koaʼg̣ā′ʟꜝxaʟāgañag̣ᴀn. Ga′-ihao ñalg̣aᴀ′nda yū′dᴀla dā′lłg̣ᴀłdᴀʟꜝxaiyag̣ᴀn. Ḷg̣a skatcꜝigila′-i î′sîñ lā′g̣a dā′lłgᴀłdaʟꜝxaiyag̣ᴀni. L’ ᴀ′ntcꜝîʟꜝxaga-i ʟ̣ū′hao lᴀ lᴀ g̣ē′tg̣aʟ̣daiyag̣ᴀn. Ḷū′hao lᴀ dᴀ′ñat lᴀ ʟuqāʼ-itx̣îtgiañga-i ʟ̣ū tā′x̣ulᴀñ gi lᴀ kiä′gañag̣ᴀn.

Sg̣etxaa′łda gi lᴀ kia′gañʟā′gañag̣ᴀn. A′txᴀn qōyaqag̣ᴀ′n sg̣ē′dułdaiasi. Wa′guxᴀn g̣ā′gugag̣ᴀni. Gañā′xᴀn tā′djwa-i sqag̣adā′g̣ᴀni. Ā′sga-i ʟ̣ū haoxᴀ′n tā′djiwa-i sg̣ag̣adā′g̣ᴀndixᴀn Qā′-itqā′dji-x̣āʟ gi lᴀ kiä′gañag̣ᴀn. Gañā′xᴀn g̣eigia′ñxᴀn tadjiwa′-i sg̣ag̣adā′g̣ᴀni. Qa-ida′-i qā′dji x̣utgā′si la gutxᴀ′n x̣a′odjig̣agīgā′ñag̣ᴀni. Kꜝiä′łhao x̣ila′-i gu′dañ lᴀ tcꜝî′ñułg̣adᴀñgāñag̣ᴀni.

Lagū′stᴀ Łg̣ā′xet-ʟdag̣a gī lᴀ kiägā′ñag̣ᴀn. Gañā′xᴀn î′sîñ tadjiwa′-i wᴀ gi qasgidā′g̣ᴀni. Lūa′-i g̣atā′-idᴀldañᴀsi. Łg̣ā′ga-i łg̣ā′-idagagañag̣ᴀni. Tā′dja-i î′sîñ x̣ū′tga. Kꜝiä′łhao gī′nᴀ gū′g̣a lᴀ î′sîs gui x̣ila′-i lᴀ tcꜝî′ñułg̣adᴀñgañag̣ᴀni. Asga-i ʟ̣ū′ îsî′ñ Nᴀñ-skēstā′igîsʟgᴀñᴀs-yä′nᴀña-ta-igî′ñgᴀñᴀs gi lᴀ kiagā′ñag̣ᴀn. Qoa′nag̣ᴀni. Tꜝē′dji gi ʟꜝ qꜝa-iskī′dᴀñ. Qa′odihao Ta-idᴀ′l gi lᴀ kiägā′ñag̣ᴀn. Ga-iʟ̣ū′hao l’ qatꜝa-idā′las giên l’ qasā′g̣agusʟg̣ᴀñdalag̣ᴀn. Kꜝiä′łhao x̣ila′-i gī′nᴀ gū′g̣a lᴀ î′sîs gui lᴀ tcꜝî′ñułgadᴀñgañag̣ᴀn. Ga-iʟ̣ū′hao l’ xᴀn tꜝᴀ′lgi ga g̣e′iłgiañag̣ᴀn. Ga-iʟ̣ū′hao lᴀ ʟꜝ g̣ē′tg̣atgîłdaiyag̣ᴀni. ʟ̣! qꜝaya′hao ʟ xā′-idᴀg̣a sū′g̣a l’ kꜝotwā′lag̣ᴀn sū′gᴀñga.

L’ a′og̣ahao Dā′g̣ał hᴀn kī′g̣añ wᴀnsū′ga. A′thao gᴀm dā′g̣ał hᴀn ʟꜝ sū′g̣ᴀñgᴀñgîn giên sîndā′g̣añaasañ ʟꜝ sugā′ñag̣ᴀni. A′thao ałg̣alā′g̣a hᴀn dā′g̣ał ʟꜝ kī′g̣adagᴀñgᴀñgîn.

A′hao ʟan l’ g̣e′idᴀñ.

THE CANOE PEOPLE WHO WEAR HEADDRESSES

[Told by Walter McGregor of the Sealion-town people]

There were ten of them, and they went to hunt with dogs. After they had gone along for some time it became misty about them, and they came to a steep mountain [41] and sat there. Their dogs walked about on the ground below. They yelped up at them.

Then they started a fire on top of the mountain, and one among them who was full of mischief put his bow into the fire. But, when it was consumed, it lay on the level ground below. Then he also put himself in. After he had burned for a while and was consumed, lo, he stood on the level ground below. Then he told his elder brothers to do the same thing. “Come, do the same thing. I did not feel it.” So they threw themselves into the fire. They were consumed and stood at once on the level ground.

And when they put the next to the eldest in, his skin drew together as he burned. His eyes were also swollen by the fire. That happened to him because he was afraid to be put in. When he was consumed he also stood below. The same thing happened to the eldest. This mountain was called “Slender-rock.”

Then they left it. After they had traveled about for a while a wren made a noise near them. They saw a blue hole in the heart of the one who was traveling nearest to it. And after they had gone on a while longer they came to the inner end of Masset inlet. When they had traveled on still farther (they found) a hawk [42] feather floated ashore. This they tied in the hair of the youngest. He put feathers from the neck of a mallard around the lower part of it. It was pretty.

Now they came to a temporary village. They camped in a house in the middle which had a roof. They began eating mussels which were to be found at one end of the town. He who was mischievous made fun of the mussels. He kept spitting them out upward. By and by they set out to see who could blow them highest [through the smoke hole]. One went up on the top of the house and held out his blanket, which was over his shoulder. By and by he looked at it. His blanket was covered with feathers. They did not know that this was caused by their having broken their fast.

And after they had walked about for a while in the town they found an old canoe. Moss grew on it. Nettles were also on it. They pulled these off, threw them away, and repaired it. Then the mischievous one made a bark bailer for it. On the handle he carved a figure like a bird. He carved it in a sitting posture. They tied a bunch of feathers in the hair of one of their number, and he got in forward with a pole. Another went in and lay on his back in the stern. They poled along.

After they had gone along for a while they came to a village where a drum was sounding. A shaman was performing there. The glow [of the fire] shone out as far as the beach. Then they landed in front of the place, bow first, and the bow man got off to look. When he got near [the shaman said]: “Now, the chief Supernatural-being-who-keeps-the-bow-off is going to get off.” He was made ashamed and went directly back.

And the next one got off to look. When he got near [the shaman said]: “Chief Hawk-hole [43] is going to get off.” And he looked at himself. There was a blue hole in him. He became ashamed and went back.

The next one also got off to look. When he got near he heard the shaman say again: “Now the chief Supernatural-being-on-whom-the-daylight-rests is going to get off.” And he went back.

Then the next one got off. He (the shaman) said, as before: “Now the chief Supernatural-being-on-the-water-on-whom-is-sunshine is going to get off.”

And another one got off to look. When he got near [he said]: “Now the chief Supernatural-puffin-on-the-water [44] is going to get off.” He was also ashamed and went back.

And another got off. He (the shaman) said to him: “Now the chief Hawk-with-one-feather-sticking-out-of-the-water [45] is going to get off.” He looked at the shaman from near. He had a costume like his own. Then he also went back.

Still another got off. When he, too, got near [the shaman said]: “Now the chief Wearing-clouds-around-his-neck [46] is going to get off.” And he, too, went back.

And another got off. When he came near [the shaman said]: “Now the chief Supernatural-being-with-the-big-eyes is going to get off.” He remembered that he had been thus. [47]

And yet another got off. When he, too, came near the door [the shaman said]: “Now the chief Supernatural-being-lying-on-his-back-in-the-canoe is going to get off.”

Then he got on again, and the oldest got off to look. When he came near [the shaman said]: “Now the chief who owns the canoe, Supernatural-being-half-of-whose-words-are-raven, is going to get off.”

Then the eldest brother said: “Truly, we have become supernatural beings. Now, brothers, arrange yourselves in the canoe.” Then they took on board some boys who were playing about the town. They put them in a crack in the bottom of the canoe. And they pulled up grass growing at one end of the town for nests. They arranged it around themselves where they sat.

Then they started round the west coast. When the one who had a pole slipped his hands along it, its surface became red. He alone pushed the canoe along with his staff.

As they floated along, when they found any feathers floating about, they put them into a small box. If they found flicker feathers floating about, they were particularly pleased and kept them.

Then they came to a town. A woman went about crying near it. They took her in with them. When this woman’s husband came from fishing with a net [he thought] some man had his arms around his wife. Then he put burning coals on the arms about her. But it was his wife who got up crying. [48] It was she who was going about crying, whom they took in.

Then they made a crack in the bottom of the canoe for her and put her hand into it, whereupon it ceased paining her. They made her their sister. They placed her above the bailing hole.

Then they came in front of Kaisun. And the woman at the head of Djū, Fine-weather-woman, [49] came to them. [She said]: “Come near, my brothers, while I give you directions. The eldest brother in the middle will own the canoe. His name shall be ‘Supernatural-being-half-of-whose-words-are-Raven.’ [50] Part of the canoe shall be Eagle; part of it shall be Raven. Part of the dancing hats shall be black; part of them shall be white. The next one’s name shall be ‘Supernatural-being-with-the-big-eyes.’ The one next to him will be called ‘Hawk-hole.’ The next one will be called ‘Supernatural-being-on-whom-the-daylight-rests.’ The next one will be called ‘Supernatural-being-on-the-water-on-whom-is-sunshine.’ The next one will be called ‘Puffin-putting-his-head-out-of-the-water.’ The next will be called ‘Wearing-clouds-around-his-neck.’ The next will be called ‘Supernatural-being-lying-on-his-back-in-the-canoe.’ The next will be called ‘Supernatural-being-who-keeps-the-bow-off.’ He will give orders. Wherever you give people supernatural power he will push the canoe. And the next younger brother will be called ‘Hawk-with-one-feather-sticking-out-of-the-water.’ And the sister sitting in the stern will be called ‘Supernatural-woman-who-does-the-bailing.’ Now, brothers, set yourselves in the canoe. Paddle to Stā′ngwai. [51] It is he who paints up those who are going to be supernatural beings. He will paint you up. Dance four short nights in your canoe. Then you will be finished.” That was how she spoke of four years.

Immediately, he (Stā′ngwai) dressed them up. He dressed them up with dancing hats, dancing skirts, and puffins’-beak rattles. He pulled a skin of cloud round the outside of the canoe. He arranged them inside of it. Where they sat he arranged their nests. All was finished.

This is the end.

Compare with this the conclusion of the story of The-supernatural-being-who-went-naked and a story in the Masset series (Memoirs of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, 1905, volume 5, part 1, page 213). It tells the origin of certain supernatural beings who were supposed to speak through shamans, how they received their names, etc. The headdresses here referred to are the elaborate structures with carved wooden fronts, sea-lion bristles around the tops, and rows of weasel skins down the backs. Things thrown into the fire were supposed to go to the land of souls, hence the idea of sending men thither in that way is perfectly natural.

QꜝADAX̣UĀ′ GA DJÎ′ŁG̣EIDA LGÎNS

Giê′nhao l’ ʟā′ałg̣o xa g̣ō′ʟ̣ᴀg̣a lᴀ gᴀ′ndax̣îtg̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ gᴀndā′lg̣o qa′odihao lᴀ gi yä′nᴀñᴀg̣eiłg̣oas giên nᴀñ ʟ′dag̣awa stala′ g̣a′-iłgᴀłda gu la gᴀ′nłinaʟꜝxag̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao xā′ga-i lā′g̣a xē′daxa ʟga′-i lga-i g̣ei lā′g̣a gᴀnłgałg̣wa′asi. La g̣a sqē′nanłg̣ogā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giê′nhao ʟdag̣awa′-i u′ngu lᴀ tcꜝaanō′g̣adag̣wasī′ giên l’ sū′ug̣a nᴀñ giūgā′was łg̣ē′da-i ᴀ′ñg̣a tcꜝā′anawa-i g̣ei xag̣ā′sg̣aiyañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên lā′g̣a g̣oha-ilua′-i ʟ̣ū xē′dᴀ ʟga-l’ga-i gu ʟꜝa lā′g̣a xag̣odie′si. Giê′nhao la ê′sîñ agᴀ′ñ ʟ̣g̣ā′sg̣as. L’ g̣oxagᴀ′ñdi qa′odi l’ x̣ᴀlhā′ilua-i ʟ̣ū xē′dᴀ ʟga-l’ga-i gu ʟꜝ lᴀ giā′gᴀñᴀsi. Giê′nhao kꜝwai′g̣alᴀñ ê′sîñ gañā′ñ lᴀ î′sxałsi. “Halᴀ′ dalᴀ′ñ î′sîñ gañā′ñ î′sg̣o stᴀ. Gᴀm gu łᴀ qꜝałag̣ᴀ′ñgᴀñ.” Giê′nhao tcꜝaanua′-i g̣ei gu ʟꜝ ʟîsg̣ā′asi. X̣ᴀlhā′-iluᴀsi giên ʟga-l’ga′-i gu ʟꜝa giagᴀ′ñgᴀñᴀsi.

Giên nᴀñ kꜝwai′as gū′stᴀ nᴀñ qā′g̣agas ê′sîñ lᴀ ʟꜝ ʟ̣g̣ā′sg̣aga-i ʟ̣ū l’ qꜝᴀl gū′tg̣a x̣ᴀlłgᴀ′mdax̣ide′s. L’ xᴀ′ñe g̣a ê′sîñ x̣ᴀlsqā′sg̣asʟas. Ḷg̣ā′sg̣aga-i gī l’ łg̣oagaiyā′g̣ᴀni g̣agā′nhao l’ īdjā′ñ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ x̣ᴀlhā′-ilua-i ʟ̣ū la ê′sîñ xē′dᴀ giā′gᴀñᴀs. Giên nᴀñ kꜝwai′yas ê′sîñ gañā′xᴀn agᴀ′ñ îstā′si. Łg̣atꜝā′djiwas hᴀ′nhao ʟdag̣awa′-i kig̣ā′ñ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giê′nhao stᴀ lᴀ gᴀ′ndax̣îtg̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ gᴀndā′ldig̣o qa′odihao da′tcꜝi l’ dagwu′lgi łkiā′g̣was. Ga-igū′stᴀ nᴀñ ʟ̣′dadjia′s kꜝū′g̣a gu l’ g̣ō′łg̣ał xē′łsu la qî′ñg̣awañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao ga′-istᴀ lᴀ gᴀndā′lg̣o qa′odihao G̣ao sʟꜝî′ñ g̣a lᴀ gᴀ′ndalʟꜝxag̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ gᴀndā′lg̣o qa′odihao skiä′mskun tꜝā′g̣un gā′-itꜝaoga′ogadie′s. A′hao nᴀñ dā′og̣ᴀnas la kiug̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. Xā′xa x̣îl tꜝā′g̣ona-i qꜝol g̣adō′ lā′g̣a la îstag̣wā′si. Lā′g̣a lā′gasi.

Giê′nhao gū′g̣a lā′na sî′ldiyagas gu lᴀ gᴀ′ndalʟꜝxag̣was. Giê′nhao ya′kug̣a ga ta′-iîs sg̣oā′nsᴀñ g̣ā′gîłiagas g̣aha′o lᴀ îsg̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao lnagā′-i gia′ogi g̣ᴀl qꜝā′awasi lᴀ tā′x̣idig̣oasi. ʟꜝ sū′ug̣a nᴀñ giūgā′was g̣ala′-i g̣ᴀn la qꜝa′ʼgasi. Lᴀ x̣utqꜝā′tꜝałgᴀñᴀsi. Qa′odihao nᴀñ x̣utcꜝiya′-i ʟꜝ qî′ñx̣idiya′ñ wᴀnsū′ga. Na u′ngui nᴀñ qā′ałas giên kꜝia′og̣a lᴀ skiū′djîłsi giên l’ skiū g̣ei īdjî′ñᴀsi. Qa′odihao gī lᴀ qexai′asi. Łtᴀ′ng̣o sg̣u′nxᴀn la skiū′gîñgiā′gᴀñᴀs. A′hao ʟꜝ gutg̣ā′tgodax̣idia hao gᴀm g̣ᴀn l’ u′nsᴀtg̣ᴀñg̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao lnagā′-i gut la gᴀ′nłᴀłg̣o qao′dihao ʟū-gᴀnsilā′ga la qē′xag̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. Lᴀ gut kî′nxanā′agas. At lᴀ gut g̣odᴀ′ñx̣al īdja′s. La dᴀñdā′ñg̣og̣awas giên lᴀ la ʟ′g̣ołg̣agā′g̣was. Giên nᴀñ giūgā′was kꜝō′dji-x̣ū′dao g̣ᴀn ʟ′g̣ołg̣as. Gidjigī′da gu gī′nᴀ lᴀ qꜝa′it-xete′t-dag̣ᴀñā′gas. Qꜝa-itqꜝā′was. Giên tꜝā′g̣un g̣a ê′sîñ nᴀñ ʟꜝ kiūłqā′-idjalas giên sqeux̣uā′ sqꜝā′ño lᴀ sqꜝagî′ns dᴀ′ñat la qaʟ̣′gas. Giên l’ sg̣oā′na ê′sîñ tꜝā′ñg̣a ta-ig̣aʟ̣′naʟ̣gᴀs. Giê′nhao l’ kîtgī′dax̣îtg̣ā′awañ wᴀnsū′ga.

L’ gīdā′lgîñg̣o qa′odi lā′na g̣ag̣odī′a gu gaodja′o xegᴀ′ndia g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ lᴀ ʟūqā′ʟꜝxag̣oas. Gu nᴀñ sg̣ag̣adia′si. Kꜝī′wa-i g̣ē′stᴀ qꜝā′tgi xᴀn g̣og̣ā′adaga łgidjū′usg̣adia′s. Giê′nhao xē′tgu lᴀ kung̣a′ogîłg̣wasi giên nᴀñ sqē′wagas qeā′ñg̣atꜝałsi. G̣ᴀn l’ ā′xᴀnag̣ela′-i ʟ̣ū “Hᴀku īʟꜝga′-i qatꜝałsa′-o ī′djîñ Sg̣ā′na-kîtg̣adjū′gîns.” Giê′nhao lᴀ ʟꜝ kîlg̣e′idaxā′sʟaiya′s giên siłgiā′ñ xᴀn l’ qāʟ̣′gas.

Giên gū′stᴀ lā′na ê′sîñ qîñg̣atꜝā′lᴀsi. G̣ᴀn l’ ā′xᴀnag̣ela′-i ʟ̣ū “Ī′ʟꜝga-i qatꜝᴀ′lsa-o ī′djîñ Skiä′mskun-xē′lᴀ.” Giên gudᴀ′ñ l’ qē′xaiyas. L’ g̣ō′łg̣ałxē′las. Giên lᴀ ʟꜝ kîlg̣ē′daxasʟa’s giên l’ stīłʟ̣′gas.

Giên gū′stᴀ lā′na ê′sîñ qeā′ñgatꜝᴀłsî′ñᴀsi. Lᴀ ê′sîñ g̣ᴀn ā′xᴀnag̣elā′-i ʟ̣ū î′sîñ nᴀñ sg̣ā′gas î′sîñ hᴀn sī′wus lᴀ gū′dᴀñᴀs “Hᴀku ē′ʟꜝga-i qaatꜝā′lsa-o ē′djîñ Sg̣ā′na-sa′nʟ̣ina-ᴀ′ndjugîns.” Giên la êsî′ñ stᴀ stiłsg̣ā′sa.

Giên gū′stᴀ lā′na ê′sîñ qatꜝā′las. Î′sîñ gañā′xᴀn ʟꜝ sī′wusi “Hᴀku ī′ʟꜝga-i qatꜝᴀ′lsᴀñ Sg̣ā′na-x̣a′-iaᴀ′ndjugîns.”

Giên î′sîñ nᴀñ qeā′ñgatꜝa′lᴀsi. G̣ᴀn l’ ā′xᴀnag̣ela′-i ʟ̣ū “Hᴀku ī′ʟꜝga-i qatꜝᴀ′łsa-o ē′djîñ Sg̣āna-qoxᴀn-a′ndjugîns.” Giên la êsî′ñ ʟꜝ kîlg̣e′idaxāsʟa′s giên l’ stīłʟ̣′gas.

Giên î′sîñ nᴀñ qatꜝā′lᴀs. La ê′sîñ gañā′xᴀn ʟꜝ suudā′si “Hᴀku ī′ʟꜝga-i qatꜝᴀ′lsa-o ī′djîñ Skiä′mskun-tꜝa′odjugîns.” Giên ā′xᴀn nᴀñ sg̣ā′gas la qē′iñᴀs. ʟgu gī′nᴀ la giā′gîns gañā′ñ gī′nᴀ g̣e′ida la giā′giñᴀs. Giên la ê′sîñ stiłʟ̣′gas.

Giên î′sîñê′sîñ nᴀñ qatꜝᴀ′łs. La ê′sîñ g̣ᴀn ā′xᴀnag̣ela′-i ʟ̣ū “Hᴀku ī′ʟꜝga-i qātꜝᴀ′lsa-o ī′djᴀñ Yên-xē′łgîñ.” Giên la ê′sîñ stiłʟ̣′gas.

Giên î′sîñ nᴀñ qatꜝā′lᴀs. G̣ᴀn l’ ā′xᴀnag̣ela′-i ʟ̣ū “Hᴀku ī′ʟꜝga-i qatꜝā′lsa-o ē′djᴀñ Sg̣ā′na sqā′sg̣etgîns.” Ḷū ʟgu l’ ī′djas g̣ᴀn lᴀ gutskidā′ñ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giên î′sîñê′sîñ nᴀñ qatꜝā′las. La ê′sîñ kꜝiwa′-i g̣ᴀn ā′xᴀnag-ela′-i ʟ̣ū “Hᴀku ī′ʟꜝga-i qatꜝā′lsa-o ē′djîñ Sg̣ā′na-tā′-ig̣aʟ̣î′ngîns.”

Giên l’ qaʟ̣′gas giên nᴀñ kꜝwai′yas ê′sîñ qeā′ñg̣atꜝᴀłsi. G̣ᴀn l’ ā′xᴀnag̣ela′-i ʟ̣ū “Hᴀku ī′ʟꜝga-i ʟua′-i dag̣ā′si qatꜝᴀ′lgᴀnqasag̣a′-o ē′djîñ Sg̣ā′na-kîl-tꜝē′dji-ya′lᴀgîns.”

Giê′nhao l’ kꜝwai′ᴀg̣a hᴀn sī′wus “Ya′nhao īʟꜝ sg̣ā′nag̣wag̣eā′lᴀg̣ᴀn. Hᴀku stᴀ, agᴀ′ñ łᴀ ʟ′g̣ołg̣a-ga′-isʟug̣o.” Giên lnagā′-i g̣ei ʟ g̣axā′ nā′ñᴀsi lᴀ īʟ̣g̣oa′si. ʟua′-i sʟꜝî′ña ʟudā′lᴀsi g̣a lᴀ dā′sgîtg̣oasi. Giên lnagā′-i gia′ogi qꜝᴀn łtᴀ′lg̣a g̣ᴀn lᴀ kīʟ̣′g̣oas. ʟg̣et l’ tcꜝixā′ñg̣oas g̣ei g̣adō′xałg̣añ lᴀ ʟꜝ ta′-iłgᴀłdag̣oasi.

Giê′nhao daosgua′ gut lᴀ gī′dax̣îtg̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. Sqꜝā′ño la sqꜝagiā′ñᴀs gut lᴀ ʟłiya′-i ʟ̣ū tꜝā′skꜝi-qꜝᴀl sg̣ē′da ʟꜝᴀ la sqꜝā′gîñᴀs. La sg̣u′nxᴀnhao tꜝaskꜝia′-i at ʟua′-i kitgīdā′lᴀsi.

L’ gidā′lgîñg̣oas gut tꜝā′g̣un ga-itꜝa′ogîñdā′las giên g̣o′da kꜝu′dala lᴀ î′stag̣ā′was g̣ei lᴀ î′stag̣ō′gᴀñᴀs. Qañg̣ā′sg̣a sg̣ā′ltcꜝît tꜝā′ag̣un ga-itꜝa′ogîñdā′lᴀs giên la î′stagᴀñᴀs.

Giên lā′na g̣ā′g̣odia g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ lᴀ gīdā′lʟꜝxag̣ā′was. L’ ʟā′g̣ei nᴀñ djā′ada sg̣ā′-iłqā′g̣oñᴀs. Giê′nhao qꜝadᴀ′ñ lᴀ la qaʟ̣′dag̣was. A′hao nᴀñ djā′ada ʟā′lg̣a wᴀ stᴀ ā′xada-în l’ îsg̣ā′was ʟ̣ū l’ djā′g̣a tꜝᴀ′lgi nᴀñ ī′łiña ʟx̣iā′ndies. Ḷū′hao g̣otx̣ā′l dā′djag̣a tꜝa′łg̣a lᴀ la ʟʟū′łdaiyas. L’ djā′ag̣a ʟꜝa kꜝᴀ′ñgîñañ g̣atū′łdaiyas. Hao ᴀ sg̣ā′-iłgwañ qꜝa′dᴀñ lᴀ qaʟ̣′dag̣awañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giê′nhao ʟua′-i sʟî′ña la g̣ᴀn lᴀ kīdag̣wā′si giên g̣a l’ sʟꜝa-i la dadjî′sgîtg̣wa′si, giên ʟan lā′g̣a stꜝeigā′ñ wᴀnsū′ga. Lᴀ la djā′asidag̣e′iłg̣was. Qā′tᴀnxᴀla′-i sī′ᴀg̣a lᴀ la g̣e′iłdag̣oas.

Qa′-isun xē′tgu lᴀ ga-i′sʟʟꜝaxā′g̣aawañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên Djū qā′sg̣a djī′na ʟla-djat la g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ qā′ʟꜝxasg̣as. “Hā′łgwa dag̣aig̣ā′ña halᴀ′ da′lᴀñ dī kîñgugᴀ′ndᴀ Ya′kug̣a kꜝwai′ya-i g̣ēts hao ʟua′-i dag̣ā′sa. Sg̣ā′na-kîl-tꜝē′dji-ya′lagîns hᴀ′nhao l’ kig̣ā′sga. ʟua′-i tꜝē′dji g̣ō′da-gi-x̣iā′ñqasañ. L’ tꜝē′dji êsî′ñ xoeg̣ā′gᴀsga. Djī′łkꜝia-i tꜝē′dji łg̣ā′łqaasañ; l’ īnag̣wa′-i ê′sîñ g̣adā′sga. Lagū′stᴀ nᴀñ qaas Sg̣ā′na-sqā′sg̣etgîns hᴀn kiᴀg̣ā′sga. Lagū′stᴀ nᴀñ qaas êsî′ñ Skiä′mskun-xē′lᴀ hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. Lagū′stᴀ nᴀñ qaas êsî′ñ Sg̣ā′na-sa′nʟ̣na-ᴀndjū′gîns hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. Lagū′stᴀ nᴀñ qaas êsî′ñ Sg̣ā′na-x̣a′-iya-ᴀndjū′gîns hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. La′gustᴀ nᴀñ qaas êsî′ñ Qoxᴀ′n-ᴀ′ndjugîns hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. Lagū′stᴀ nᴀñ qaas ê′sîñ Yan-xē′łgîñ hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. Lagū′stᴀ nᴀñ qaas êsî′ñ Sg̣ā′na-ta′-ig̣aʟ̣î′ngîns hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. Lagū′stᴀ nᴀñ qaas ê′sîñ Sg̣ā′na-kîtg̣adjū′gîns hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. La′hao ʟua′-i g̣a kîłhᴀ′ndaasañ. ʟgu dalᴀ′ñ sg̣akꜝui′sux̣idie′s giên wᴀ gui lᴀ kîtgī′sʟgā′nsga. Wai′giên lagū′stᴀ da′g̣ona-i g̣eidᴀ′s ê′sîñ Skiä′mskun-tꜝa′odjugîns hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. Giên djā′asa-i tꜝā′ñax̣ua g̣e′idᴀs ê′sîñ Sg̣ā′na-djat-x̣ū′dagîns hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. Ha-i dā′g̣a-ig̣ā′ña agᴀ′ñ łᴀ ʟ′g̣ołg̣a-ga′-isʟg̣o. Stā′ngwai łᴀ tā′ngax̣îtg̣o. La′hao sg̣ā′na-qeda′s agᴀ′ñ łî′ñgas giên gī gîñgēdᴀ′ñga. La′hao dalᴀ′ñ gi gîñg̣atgā′sga. G̣āl gîts stᴀ′nsîñ ła x̣iä′łgîñgwᴀñ. Hao ʟ dalᴀ′ñ g̣e′iłgī-ga′-isʟasas ī′dji.” Tā′da stᴀ′nsiñhao lᴀ kīg̣adai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Gañā′xᴀnhao lᴀ la ʟ′g̣ołg̣asi. Dji′łkꜝia-i at gᴀndtcꜝîłg̣ā′gîga-i qꜝa-ix̣itᴀg̣ā′ñwa-i lᴀ ʟ′g̣ołg̣asi. ʟua′-i g̣ᴀ′lg̣ado yan-qꜝᴀl lᴀ dᴀñgułgᴀłdā′asi. Qałī′ᴀg̣a ʟꜝᴀ lᴀ ʟ′g̣ołg̣a-ga′-isʟas. ʟg̣et L! tcꜝixā′ñᴀs g̣ei ʟꜝ tᴀ′lg̣ag̣ei lᴀ ʟ′g̣ołg̣as. Ā′hao g̣eiłgīgā′g̣ᴀni.

Hao ʟan l’ g̣e′ida.

TCꜝÎÑ QĀ′-IDJÎT

[Told by Richard of the Middle-Gîtî′ns]

Beaver’s store of food was plentiful. While he was away hunting Porcupine stole his food. But instead of going away he sat there. Then Beaver came and asked him: “Did you eat my food?” And [he said]: “No, indeed; how can the food of supernatural beings be taken? You have supernatural power and I have supernatural power.” [52] He told him he had stolen his food. Then they started to fight.

Beaver was going to seize him with his teeth, but when he threw himself at his face the spines struck him. After he had fought him for a while Beaver went to the place where his parents lived. He was all covered with spines.

Then his father called the people together. And the Beaver people came in a crowd. Then they went along to fight him. And at that time he used angry words to them. Now they pushed down his house upon him. They seized him. Then they took him to an island lying out at sea, upon which two trees stood.

And when he was almost starved he called upon the animals which were his friends. [53] He called upon his father. He called upon all of his friends. It was in vain.

By and by something said to him: “Call upon Cold-weather. Call upon North-wind.” [54] He did not understand what the thing said to him [and it continued]: “Sing North songs. Then you will be saved.” So he began singing: “X̣unē′ qā′sa x̣unē′, let the sky clear altogether, hū⁺n hū⁺n hūn hūn.” After that he sat on the rock and, after he had sung “X̣unisä′⁺, let it be cold weather; gaiyä′ʟisä′⁺, let it be smooth on the water” for a while North weather set in. The wind accompanying it was strong. Then he began to sing for smooth water. And, when it became smooth, the surface of the sea froze. When the ice became thick his friends came and got him. But he was not able to walk.

Now after he had been taken into the house of his parents his father called all the Forest people. And he gave them food. In the house they asked him why they (the beavers) did this to him. And he said they did it to him because he ate Beaver’s food. Then the Porcupine people started to war with the Beaver people. But they did not defeat the Beaver people. After they had fought for a while they stopped.

After that, while they were gathering food, they seized Beaver. The porcupines did. They were always plotting against him. Then they took him up upon a tall tree. And after he had been there a while he began eating the tree from the top. He finally got down and went away. He could not climb trees.

Tcꜝîñ is the Haida word for beaver, but I do not know the meaning of qā′-idjît. This probably was originally a Tlingit story.

TCꜝÎÑ QĀ′-IDJÎT

Tcꜝîñ gatā′g̣ahao qoā′nañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao stᴀ lᴀ giaałga′-isi sila′-ig̣ahao lā′g̣a A′oda gataga′-i lā′g̣a lᴀ q′ołdai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao stᴀ qā′-idag̣aatxᴀn gu lᴀ qꜝao-uā′wag̣ᴀni. Giê′nhao Tcꜝîñ qā′ʟꜝxas giên la at gī lᴀ kiänā′ñag̣ᴀni “Ała′na-i dā gua gatagā′-i nā′g̣a îsdai′yañ.” Giên “Ga′oano, ʟî′ñgua ʟꜝ sg̣ā′nag̣was gatā′ga ʟꜝ î′sdañ. Dᴀñ sg̣ā′nag̣wag̣a wai′giên dī ê′sîñ sg̣ā′nag̣wag̣a.” Lā′g̣a lᴀ qꜝołdā′ñ lᴀ la sū′udas. Giê′nhao la g̣ᴀn lᴀ g̣ax̣iłtᴀx̣idā′ñ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giê′nhao Tcꜝîñ l’ qꜝox̣î′tg̣aʟꜝxas giên gui agᴀ′ñ lᴀ qꜝadā′s giên l’ xᴀ′ñat ī′ma-i tꜝatsgīdā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga. Lᴀ lᴀ î′sdadi qa′odi Tcꜝīña′-i yā′g̣alᴀñ naxā′ñᴀsi g̣a ū qā′idag̣ᴀni. Giê′nhao gᴀm ʟgu ʟꜝa lā′g̣a ī′ma-i ga′og̣ᴀñᴀsi.

Giê′nhao l’ g̣ō′ñg̣a la g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ ītgîdai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao Tcꜝîns xā′-idᴀg̣a-i skꜝulg̣ē′iłs. Giê′nhao lᴀ ʟꜝ da′ox̣idag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao ga′-iʟ̣ū î′sîñ kī′lᴀñ lᴀ dā′g̣ᴀñdaasi. Giê′nhao lᴀ gui lā′g̣a na′ga-i lᴀ gui ʟꜝ dadjîtꜝᴀłdai′yag̣ᴀni. Giê′nhao lᴀ ʟꜝ gīdjigī′łdas. Giê′nhao qꜝā′da nᴀñ gwai′ya gu qa′-it stîñ gīxā′ña g̣a lᴀ ʟꜝ qꜝa-isʟsg̣ai′yag̣ᴀn.

Giê′nhao gu l’ ʟ̣′tcꜝîdala′-i ʟ̣ū la at giā′g̣oañ qē′g̣awas gī lᴀ kiä′gañx̣idā′g̣ᴀn. G̣ō′ñg̣añ gī lᴀ kiä′gañ. ʟgusī′îñ wa′ʟ̣uxᴀn gī lᴀ kiä′gañ. G̣adō′ la g̣ē′tsgi qa′odihao hᴀn gī′nᴀ l’ sudai′yag̣ᴀn “Djā tā′da gi łᴀ kiä′gañ. X̣ā′g̣og̣a gi łᴀ kiä′gañ.” Hᴀn gī′nᴀ l’ sū′udas gᴀm lᴀ gudᴀ′ñg̣ᴀñᴀs. “X̣a′oga sg̣ala′ñg̣a ga łᴀ sū giê′nhao dᴀñ qagā′nsga.” Giê′nhao lᴀ gi lᴀ kîłgā′wag̣ᴀn 𝄆 𝄆 “X̣ūnē′⁺ 𝄇 qā′sa x̣ūnē′⁺ 𝄇 dax̣ūnᴀñag̣askī′g̣a hū⁺n hū⁺n hūn hūn.” Ga′-istᴀ tꜝedja′-i lᴀ qꜝa′osi giên 𝄆 “X̣ūnisä′⁺ 𝄇 𝄆 tadag̣ełā′⁺ 𝄇 𝄆 gaiyä′ʟisä′⁺ 𝄇 𝄆 ʟ̣a-i łā⁺ 𝄇 l’ sū qa′odihao Qꜝa′gᴀñ-tadax̣idai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Ta′djiwa-i dᴀ′ñat g̣ā′tg̣oyū′ᴀnᴀsi. Giê′nhao ʟ̣ai′ya-i î′sîñ lᴀ sū′dax̣idai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao l’ ʟ̣a-ig̣ea′las atguʟ̣ū′ g̣ā′iyawa-i qꜝᴀl qałsg̣ai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Qᴀ′lg̣a-i gañā′g̣ela-i ʟ̣ū′hao l’ łtā′x̣ui l’ da′oʟꜝxasg̣aiyag̣ᴀn. Lᴀ ʟꜝa qā′g̣ōña-i g̣adō′ g̣ē′tskix̣idag̣ᴀn.

Giê′nhao l’ yā′g̣alᴀñ naxā′ñᴀs g̣ei lᴀ ʟꜝ îsdᴀg̣a′-i ʟ̣ū l’ g̣ō′ñg̣a Łkꜝiê′ns xā′-idᴀg̣a-i gīdā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao lᴀ ga tā′das. Na′-ig̣ahao gī′nᴀ g̣aga′n lᴀ ʟꜝ îsdag̣a′-i gī la at ʟꜝ kiä′nañag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao Tcꜝîñ gatā′ga lᴀ tā′gas g̣aga′n lᴀ ʟꜝ îsdai′yañ l’ sā′wag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao Tcꜝîñs xā′-idᴀg̣a-i at A′oda xā′-idᴀg̣a-i gut î′sdax̣idā′g̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao Tcꜝîñ gᴀm ʟꜝ ʟlā′⁺g̣añag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao gu ʟꜝ î′sda qa′⁺odi ʟan gu ʟꜝ g̣eiłdai′yag̣ᴀn.

Ga′-istᴀhao gatā′ gi ʟꜝ hᴀ′lxa qa′odihao Tcꜝîñ ʟꜝ gīdjîg̣iłdai′yag̣ᴀn. A′oda lᴀ îsdai′yag̣ᴀn. La g̣a ʟꜝ ʟgutgiā′ñag̣ᴀn. Ḷū′hao qa′-it djīñ⁺ gui lᴀ ʟꜝ qꜝa-isʟłai′yag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao gu l’ îs qa′odi qa′-ida-i qā′dji gu′stᴀ lᴀ tax̣idai′yag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao l’ g̣ē′tg̣atʟꜝxatꜝᴀłs giên la êsî′ñ qā′-idag̣ᴀn. L’ stꜝalā′ñg̣alg̣ā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Hao ʟan l’ g̣e′ida.

THE GIRL WHO FED A RAVEN

[Told by Wī′nats, chief of the Seaward Gîti′ns]

Her father came in from fishing. Then her mother cut up the fish, and she tore up the liver and fat of the halibut and gave it to a raven. After she had done this for some time spring came, and they were hungry. Then they began to get things that were exposed at low tide. [55]

One time the raven sat in front of her and made motions as if it were eating something. Then she went to it. Chitons were piled up there. She picked them up and gave them to her uncles’ wives. And next day she again went after things that were exposed at low tide and gave the things to one to whom she had not given them before. The raven had begun helping her in return for what she had done.

After that they went out with her again. She found the tail of a spring salmon. She took that to the house also. The pieces became larger and larger each time until finally she found a whole one. Then she went again for things that were exposed at low tide. She found a porpoise’s tail. She came in after finding it. During all that time she gave food to her uncles’ wives.

One day she was coming in after getting things with them. As she was walking along last in the trail in front of Tow hill two good-looking men came to her. One came up on each side of her, and they took her home with them. They came to a town and led her into the house of the town chief.

After she had stayed there a while she heard them say: “The one hunting for things at North cape [56] stays away a long time.” She understood their language plainly. After some time had passed they said: “He is coming. Now he comes along, turning over at intervals.” She went out with them to look at him. “He comes walking,” they said. Still the raven came flying. It turned around as it came. They call it “taking a basket off one’s back.” In that way it communicated news every now and then. It came in and said: “I cut up a whale which had floated ashore at North cape.”