Chapter XVII: Part 17

ᴀcakǃāˊne-a. Duˊyeda ᴀłg̣ēˊgu ayuˊ 265-10
the one that had hated him. Her face was wiping when

ᴀtūˊx ᴀt wux̣īˊx̣. Duwᴀckᴀˊ awakǃᴀˊkǃᵘ.
inside of it (rag) something got. Her face she cut.

Wēˊdoqǃes g̣āˊsǃ-kǃî ītīˊdî ᴀt wug̣ēˊqǃêa qoˊa
The one for him post hole into something threw, however,

kǃedēˊn ᴀt tōˊditᴀn. Tcǃuʟeˊ
in a good way something he started to have thought. Then

doxᴀˊnt naołîg̣ᴀˊsǃ yūˊāntqenî. Yudukāˊk qoˊa ye
to him moved the people. His uncle, however, so

ᴀtūˊdîtᴀn, yūˊᴀtxā łqǃēˊa kūˊnᴀx duˊnugu
he started to think of food would not fill him

qa dukāˊk cāt. Tcǃa aˊdê taỵēˊdî aweˊ kaołîtǃîˊk
and his uncle’s wife. Just at it he lay where he was dead

dukāˊk qa dukāˊk cᴀt. Yu-ᴀcīˊt-wudacīˊỵia
his uncle and his uncle’s wife. The one that helped him

dukāˊk cᴀt ʟe āˊwaca.
his uncle’s wife then he married.

Yūˊ-ān-duīg̣āˊ-qowasūˊ-ᴀt qoˊa aweˊ gūx g̣ā awahūˊn.
The food his helper got for him, however, slaves for he sold.

Duīˊtx yᴀx ỵaˊodudzî-ū āntqeniˊ. Yên
From him like came to buy all the stuff the people. There

kudagāˊawe ᴀdakeˊtkǃe aosîneˊ
when he got through a little box for him he fixed

yu-ᴀcīg̣āˊ-wusuwuˊ-ᴀt. ʟēł aduˊtsa ye ustîˊntc
the thing that helped him. Not anyone so ever saw it

tcaqāˊwᴀq wᴀntǃēˊqǃayu.
everyone’s eyes because it was out of sight of.

One day a whale came along, moving up and down, and he let his helper go at it. In the morning the big whale floated up below on the beach. When all were busy with the whale he forgot his helper. It was hanging to the last piece. When they took up the whale he forgot it. And because he forgot it all of the people were destroyed. This is why people say to a lazy man even now: “You will be like the man that was abandoned.” All the things that had been killed came to life. Some ran into the water and some into the woods. The people were completely destroyed.

Dekīˊx ỵāỵiêˊndaxun yāˊî. Āˊde 266-5
Way out went along up and down a whale. To it

ᴀtcīˊwanᴀq. Tsǃutāˊtayu eqêg̣ayāˊnᴀx yên
he let this go. In the morning it was below on the beach there

akāˊwaha yuyāˊî Lᴀnqǃ. Tcǃu atāˊt qoỵaˊostāg̣e ayuˊ
floated up the whale big. Then with it all were busy when

yuyāˊî akᴀˊtsiwᴀqǃᴀkᵘ. Yuhūˊtcǃî-āˊỵê daˊde qǃax̣ᴀˊtî.
the whale he forgot it. The last piece to was hanging.

Akᴀˊtsiwaqǃᴀkᵘ dāq kᴀdudjēˊłayu yuyāˊî. Tcǃuʟeˊ akᴀˊ tsa
He forgot it up when they took the whale. Then because

wuqǃag̣ōˊdjayu qot cūˊwax̣ix̣ yūˊantqenî. ᴀtcayuˊ 266-10
he forgot it destroyed were all the people. This is why,

“Yeˊ-ᴀtg̣âku-nᴀq-naołîg̣āˊsǃî wūckāˊdjātê yᴀx qǃwᴀn
“The man they went away from the lazy man like (imp.)

īng̣âˊte.” Yūˊa-inî-ᴀt łdakᴀˊt qox
you will be.” The things killed he had all back [to life]

wuˊdîᴀt. Hīˊndê a ᴀt kāˊwaᴀt qā dᴀˊqdî.
came. Into the water it was some ran and [some] up.

Hūtcǃ łdakᴀˊt qotx cūˊwax̣īx̣ yūˊantqenî.
Finally all destroyed were all the people.

91. THE SHAMAN WHO WENT INTO THE FIRE, AND THE HERON’S SON[131]

A little boy’s friends were all gone. His uncle was a great hunter, and the little boy was always going around far up in the woods with bow and arrows. He was growing bigger. He also went out with his uncle. His uncle went about everywhere to kill things. He always brought plenty of game down from the mountains.

Ducᴀgūˊnî qotx cūˊwax̣īx̣ yū-ᴀt-kǃᴀˊtskǃᵒ. Dukāˊk
His friends destroyed all were a little boy’s. His uncle,

qoˊa ᴀt sǃatēˊx sîtî. Tcǃaguˊtsᴀ
however, become a great hunter was. Everywhere

naguˊttc yu-ᴀt-kǃᴀˊtskǃᵘ tcūˊnet tîn
was always going around the little boy bow and arrows with

yudāˊq. Desgwᴀˊtc ʟǃagāˊłigê. Ān
way up inthe woods Now he was getting bigger. With him he

wułîg̣āˊsǃ. Qołyēˊs ᴀt wudjāˊq cūt
went out. For a long time things he could kill anywhere

naguˊttc dukāˊk Cāˊỵadadᴀx ỵēq ᴀt
was always going his uncle from the mountains down things

kūdjēˊłtc aʟēˊn.
he always brought plenty.

One time he again went hunting. At that time the inside of the house was full of the sides of mountain sheep, on racks. His uncle’s wife hated her husband’s little nephew very much. When she went outside for a moment, he broke off a little piece of fat from the sides of mountain sheep hanging on the rack, to put inside of his cheek. Although there was so much he broke off only so much. Then his uncle’s wife looked all around. The end piece was not there. “Is it you that has done this?” she said to her husband’s little nephew. He cried and said, “No.” Then she put her hand inside of his cheek. “Why don’t you go up on the mountain?” [she said.] She scratched the inside of his cheek. Blood ran out of his mouth. While crying he pulled his uncle’s box toward him. He took his uncle’s whetstone out of it. Meanwhile his uncle was far away.

Wānanīˊsawe wugūˊt tsǃu ᴀt łūn. Yūˊnēł 267-5
At once he went again things to hunt. In the house,

qoˊa ᴀt-kᴀgedīˊtc coałihîˊk yūˊkᴀxỵî.
however sides of mountain sheep it was full of upon a rack.

Hawāˊstaga ᴀcikǃāˊn doxoˊx qeł
[His uncle’s wife] hated him very much her husband’s nephew

kǃᴀˊtskǃᵒ. Gᴀˊnde nagūˊtawe dukāˊk cᴀt
little. Outside when she was going his uncle’s

yāˊkᴀxỵēˊx dîx̣wᴀˊtsǃî ᴀtkageˊdî cūtx
wife on the rack hanging the mountain-sheep sides from it

awaʟīˊqǃ yutayᴀˊkǃ tcǃa dūˊwᴀc
he broke off a little piece of fat just his cheek

tūˊg̣ā. Hagūˊsa ʟᴀx yēˊỵakugāˊỵi ᴀt.
for the inside of. Much very yet he only broke off much. so

ᴀt aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn dokāˊk cᴀttc. ʟe gwâyᴀˊł
Looked all around his uncle’s wife. Then not it was

acūˊwua. “Waēˊtc gâwêˊ ge yēˊsînî,” ʟe 267-10
was any there. “You is ? did it,” then

yūˊaỵaosîqa duxoˊx qēł kǃᴀtskǃᵘ. Tcǃa adēˊ
she said to her husband’s nephew little. Just at it

g̣ᴀxyēˊdê aweˊ ye aỵaˊosîqa, “ʟēkǃ.” Tcǃuʟeˊ aˊwᴀc
he was crying when thus he said, “No.” Then his cheek

tūˊdî wūcîˊ doxoˊx qēłkǃ. “Wāˊsᴀł
inside of she put her hand her husband’s nephew’s. “Why not

cāỵadat iguˊt?” Awᴀctuˊ akᴀʟ̣āˊk.
up on the mountain you go?” Inside of his cheek she scratched.

Doqǃēˊnᴀx cî ỵēˊkuwūq. Tcǃa adîˊ g̣ᴀxỵēˊde aweˊ
From his mouth blood ran. Just at it he was crying when

dukāˊk qōˊgu tūt aosīîˊn. Aỵîˊkdᴀx ke
his uncle’s box toward him he pulled. From inside out

āˊwatī dokāˊk ỵaỵīˊnᴀkǃo. Dukāˊk kō uyêˊx.
he took his uncle’s whetstone. His uncle far was away.

Then he started off into the woods, carrying the whetstone, and came out to a creek. He came out on a sandy bank, pounded (or scooped) it out like a salmon, and made a nest beside the water. He stayed upon it overnight. His dream was like this. He was told, “Let it swim down into the water.” It was his spirit that told him to do this.

When his uncle came down he missed him. He asked his wife, “Where is my nephew?” She answered. “He went up that way with his bow and arrows.”

ʟe g̣onayeˊ uwaguˊt ᴀtgotūˊdî. Hīn yax 268-5
Then started he went off into the woods. Creek to

hîˊtaq uwaguˊt weyaỵīˊna x̣ᴀkᵘ ka an dak
out he came the whetstone sandy [bank or bar] on with it out

uwaguˊt. Akᴀtǃēˊqǃ xāt yᴀx. Kut awasǃîˊt
became. He pounded it out salmon like. Nest he made

yuhīˊn-yāxqǃ. Akaˊ uwaxeˊ yukuˊt.ˊ Dutcūˊnî
by the water. On it he stayed overnight the nest. His dream

ayuˊ yē ỵatî.ˊ Ye daỵaˊdoqa, “Hīnỵîˊx
it was thus was. So they said to him, “Down in water

nᴀsqǃāˊq.” Xᴀtc duyuyēˊk ᴀseyuˊ ye ᴀcīˊt
the let it swim.” This his spirit was so to him

tūˊditᴀn. Duitīˊqǃ ỵēq uwaguˊt dukāˊk.
started to have him do. After him down came his uncle.

Aqǃewūˊsǃ ducᴀˊt, “Gūsuˊ ho ᴀxqēˊłkǃ.” “Wēˊde 268-10
He asked his wife, “Where is my nephew?” “Up that way

aweˊ tcūˊnēt aˊołiāt.”
it was bow and arrows he took.”

When [the boy] got up farther he made another nest. This man was named “For-little-slave.” He made eight nests. Now his spirit helper began to come to him on the last. At that time he took his whetstone down into the creek, and it swam up in it. Then he lost his senses and went right up against the cliff. He stayed up there against the cliff. Everything came to hear him there—sea gulls, eagles, etc. When his spirits left him they would always be destroyed—the eagles, sea gulls, all of them.

Nāˊnāqǃ ke gūˊtawe tsǃuˊa uwasǃîˊt wekuˊt sᴀkᵘ.
Farther up when he went another he made a nest for.

“Guˊxkǃᵘsᴀkᵘ,” yūˊdowasakᵘ yuqāˊ. Nᴀsǃgaducuˊ awasǃîˊt
“For-little-slave,” was named the man. Eight he made

yukuˊt. Hūtcǃîaỵeˊ kᴀˊqǃawe uxyēˊk
the nests. The last one on it was his spirit

uwatsǃᴀˊq. Tcǃᴀˊtcǃa ag̣āˊawe hīn ỵī
began to come to him. Just then creek down into

yaawatîˊ duyaỵīˊnaỵî. Hīn ỵîkt wuʟ̣îtsîˊs. Tcǃuʟeˊ
he took his whetstone. Creek up in it swam. Then

łstāˊx awudᴀnūˊkᵘ aweˊ yug̣āˊʟǃ ỵêt
senseless he got when the cliff right up against

wudzigîˊt. ᴀx̣ wułix̣āˊtǃ yūˊg̣āʟǃ ya.
he came to go. Right up then he stayed the cliff against.

ᴀˊqǃawe doqǃᴀˊkᴀt wuskēˊntc łdakᴀˊt-ᴀt, kēˊʟ̣adî,
At it to him always came to hear everything, seagull,

tcākǃ. Qotx cūˊnax̣îx̣tc duīˊtx qeyēˊk
eagle. Destroyed they would always be from him his spirit,

g̣aᴀˊtîn, yutcāˊkǃ, kēˊʟ̣adî, łdakᴀˊt
when they would go, the eagle, seagull, all of them

a.
would be destroyed.

Now, his uncle hunted for him. After he had been out for eight days he discovered the nest his nephew had made by the creek. He saw all the nests his nephew had camped in. His uncle looked into the creek. The salmon was swimming there, and he camped under the nest. Afterward he listened. In the morning he heard the beating made by shamans’ sticks. He heard it just in the middle of the cliff. Then he came up underneath it. Before he thought that [his nephew] had seen him, his nephew spoke to him: “You came under me the wrong way, uncle.” The uncle pitied his nephew very much. “Come up by this corner,” said his nephew. Ever afterward he was named, “For-little-slave.” Then his uncle asked him, “What caused you to do this?” He did not say that his uncle’s wife had scratched the inside of his cheek. Instead he said to his uncle: “Cave spirits told me to come here.” This was a big cave, bigger than a house.

Duīg̣āˊ quwacîˊ dukāˊk. Nᴀsǃgaducuˊ uxeˊ 269-5
For him hunted his uncle. Eight days he had been out

aqᴀˊx quuwacīˊ yukuˊt duqēˊłkǃ aˊdjî iteˊ yuhīˊn yāxqǃ.
there he found the nest his nephew made the creek by.

Tcǃuʟeˊ łdakᴀˊt āˊwusitīn yukuˊtqǃ duqēˊłkǃ ᴀx
Then all he saw the nests his nephew there

kēnaxēˊnîỵa. Yuhīˊn ỵîkt aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn
he had been camping [going up]. The creek down in looked

dukāˊk. Aỵîˊx uwaqǃᴀˊq yuxāˊt. Āˊuwaxe yukuˊt
his uncle. In it was swimming the salmon. He camped the nest

taỵeˊ. ᴀtxāˊwe qołᴀˊxsǃ. Tsǃutāˊtawe āˊwaᴀx
under. From there he listened. In the morning he heard

xēˊtca kayēˊk. Tcǃa yūˊg̣eʟǃ
beating of shaman’s sticks for spirits. Just the cliff

yakᴀtūˊde aweˊ āˊwaᴀx. Tcǃuʟeˊ ᴀkǃeỵīˊt 269-10
in the middle of it was he heard. Then underneath it

ūˊwagut. Tcǃuł ᴀc utēˊnx ᴀc wudjîỵīˊayu ᴀcīˊt qǃēˊwatᴀn.
he came. Before him he saw him he thought to him he spoke.

“Qâq ỵēˊnᴀx ᴀxtaỵīˊt īˊỵagut kāk.” Lᴀx wâˊsa
The wrong way along under me you came, uncle.” Very how

awug̣āˊx duqēˊłkǃ hūtc. “He qǃênguˊkcî nᴀˊxo ke guˊ.”
he pitied his nephew he. “This corner from up come.”

Gūxkǃᵒ saguˊtc yē uwasaˊ. Dukāˊktc
Little slave ever since then thus he was named. His uncle

qǃēˊwawūs, “Dātkułāˊnsaỵa yē qēỵanūˊkᵘ.” ʟēł ān
asked him, “What caused you thus to do?” Not to him

akāˊwunīk duwᴀˊctu kaˊoduʟ̣akᵘ yāˊnᴀx. “Āˊwu tatūˊk
he told into his cheek she scratched of his. “There is a cave

yēkqǃîˊtc adêˊ xᴀt kūnaˊ,” yūˊaỵaosîqa dukāˊk aʟēˊn
spirits there me told to go,” he said to his uncle big

tatūˊkâyu hît ỵāˊnᴀx kug̣eˊ.
cave it was house bigger than it was.

Then his spirits came to him while his uncle was with him. They went inside, and his uncle beat time for him. Then he told his uncle to remember this: “When the spirit Nīx̣âˊ runs into the fire with me, do not let me burn up. While I am getting small throw me into a basket.” That was the way he did with him. It ran into the fire with him, and he threw him into the basket. Then he always came to life inside of the basket. He became a big man again.

Tcǃuʟeˊ kāyēˊk wūāˊt dukāˊk tîn.
Then his spirit came to him his uncle with.

Aˊỵi nēł hᴀs āt ᴀc qǃaxēˊtc 270-5
Inside into the house they came him beat with beating sticks for

dukāˊk. Yên ᴀcukāˊwadja dukāˊk. “Gᴀnᴀłtāˊ
his uncle. Then he told to remember his uncle “Into the fire

xān gu g̣acīˊx̣ yuyēˊk Nīx̣âˊ, łîł ʟᴀx ye xᴀt
with me then when runs the spirit Nīx̣âˊ, ever very so me

kugᴀˊndjîq. Tcuyēˊ xᴀt kǃugēˊikǃî qǃwᴀn łītǃ
let burn up. While I am getting small (imp.) basket

tūˊdayu x̣ᴀt nag̣ēˊỵagîqǃt.” Ayᴀˊxawe aosîˊne ᴀcīˊn
into it is me throw.” Like that he did with him

gᴀnᴀłtāˊ dîcîˊx̣ łītǃ tūˊdî ᴀc wug̣ēˊqǃ. ʟe ᴀˊqǃawe
into the fire it ran basket into him he threw. Then at it

qoˊxodaguttc yułīˊtǃ tūqǃ. Aʟēˊn qāx
he always came alive the basket inside of A big man becoming

nᴀstīˊtc.
he always was.

That same evening he sent out his uncle to call, “This way those that can sing.” Then the cliff could hardly be seen for the mountain sheep that came down to look into the cave. When they were seated there, he whirled about his bow and arrows and all the mountain sheep were destroyed. The inside of the cave was full of them. Now, he said to his uncle: “Take off the hides.” He was singing for great Nix̣âˊ. When the spirit came out of him he reminded his uncle, “When it runs into the fire with me, don’t forget to take me out and put me into the basket.”

ᴀdᴀˊx x̣āˊna-awe qǃēˊg̣a yūˊᴀqǃ aqǃāˊwana 270-10
After that that evening truly outside he sent out

dukāˊk. “Hādeˊwᴀt ᴀt-cīˊỵî.” ʟēˊławe ᴀt
his uncle. “This way those that can sing.” Not things

akaˊodag̣ān yug̣ēˊʟǃ djᴀˊnuwu
could be seen (i. e. hardly be seen) the cliff mountain sheep

yūˊtatūk ỵidêˊ ᴀdołtīnīˊ sᴀkᵘ. Yên
the cave into [came] to look on for. There

qēˊawe dusᴀˊksî yūˊaosînî, ʟa
when they were seated his bow and arrows he whirled, then

qotx cūˊwax̣ix yudjêˊnuwa. Yutatūˊkỵî ʟe
destroyed all were the mountain sheep. Inside the cave then

cāˊwahîk. Dukāˊkawe āˊadjî kāˊwaqa, “Dātx
it was full. His uncle it was to this one he said, “From there

kīˊdᴀsǃîʟ.” Aỵacîˊ Nix̣âˊ ʟēn.
take off the hides.” He was singing for Nix̣âˊ big.

Dutūˊtx ke yîcīˊx̣ dukāˊk yên
From inside of him out came the spirit his uncle there

yuaỵᴀsîqēˊk. “Xān gᴀnᴀłtāˊt îcîˊx̣ni qǃwᴀn
he reminded. “With me into the fire when it runs (imp.)

akᴀˊttse îsaqǃāˊkᵘ āx dāq xᴀt īcāˊdê łītǃ tūˊdê.”
don’t you forget from it out me you take basket in the.”

After all of the sheeps’ sides were covered up he sent him for his wife. He came up with his wife into the cave. Then he said to his uncle: “Take the half-basket in which we cook. Mash up the inside fat for your wife.” His spirits took out the woman’s bottom part from her. For this reason the woman never got full eating the mountain-sheep fat. She could not taste the fat. He put her in this condition because she had scratched the inside of his cheek.

ᴀc nacᴀˊttc yên kudag̣aˊ yūˊtatūk ỵīqǃ yudjêˊnwu
Taking all there were covered up the cave in the sheeps’

kagēˊdî ducᴀˊt g̣a ᴀc kāˊwaqa. Ān ke ūˊwaᴀt
sides his wife for him he sent. With her up he came

ducᴀˊt tatūˊk taỵīˊqǃ. We-akᴀˊt-ᴀt gatūˊsî 271-5
his wife cave in under That-in-it-thing we cook

kᴀgᵘ-tāˊỵî qǃwᴀn tsǃū gatāˊn.
half-basket (imp.) also take.

“Ayîˊk-ᴀˊdî katǃᴀˊqǃ” dukāˊk ye
“What belongs inside (the inside fat) mash up,” his uncle thus

aỵaˊosîqa, “îcᴀˊt qǃēs.” Akǃūˊłî āx āˊwatê
he said to “your wife for.” Bottom part from her took

yūˊcāwᴀt yuqg̣wahēˊỵᴀkᵘ (or duyēˊgî). Ayᴀˊxawe ʟēł ye
the woman his spirits. This is why not so

unᴀˊxtc yucāˊwᴀt, ᴀtaỵîˊ ᴀxaˊ yudjêˊnwu. ʟēł
ever got full the woman, fat eating the mountain sheep. Not

qǃeakutᴀˊnūk yūˊtāî. ᴀqǃāˊqǃ duwᴀctuˊ
she could taste the fat. On account of it his cheek

akawuʟ̣āgūˊtcawe yē ᴀqsayīˊn.
she scratched the inside of thus he got her.

By and by he said to his uncle: “Make your mind courageous when Nix̣âˊ comes in.” In the evening he told his uncle to go out and call. The cliffs could hardly be seen. Grizzly bears came in front of the house to the door of the cave. They extended far up in lines. Then his uncle started the song for the spirit. They kept coming inside. Suddenly a grizzly bear came in. It was as if eagle down were tied around its ears. At that [the uncle’s] wife became scared and broke in two. He did this to her because she had scratched on the inside of his cheek on account of the fat. His spirit also ran into the fire with him. While his uncle stood in fear of the grizzly bear, For-little-slave burned up in the fire.

Yē adaˊỵaqa dokāˊk, “Îtuwūˊ qǃwᴀn 271-10
Thus he said to his uncle, “Your mind (imp.)

cᴀtǃîˊqǃ Nîx̣âˊ neł guˊtni.” X̣āˊnaawe
make courageous Nîx̣âˊ into house when he comes.” In the evening

yoxᴀˊqǃ akāˊwana dokāˊk. ʟēł aweˊ ᴀt
out he told to go and call his uncle. Not it was thing

akaˊodagan yugēˊʟǃ. X̣ūtsǃ
could be seen (hardly) [up between] the cliffs. Grizzly bears,

hît yᴀt uwaᴀˊt yutatūˊk qǃawuˊł. ʟe
house in front of came the cave at the door of. Then

yukîˊnde sîx̣ᴀˊt ke akāˊwacī
way up in rows they extended up he started a song

yuyēˊk dukāˊktc. Nełdêˊ naāˊt.
[for] the spirit his uncle. Into the house they kept coming.

Tcǃa akᴀˊtǃut kᴀˊqǃawe ye ᴀciaˊosîqa ag̣aˊ
Just when half in when they got thus he told him for it

qonatīˊs. “Nełdêˊ ỵākugwâsaˊ.” Wananīˊsawe
he should look. “Into the house he is going to come.” At once

nēł ỵaˊodzia yux̣ūˊtsǃ. Doguˊk kᴀqǃ
into the house came to be the grizzly bear. His ears around

qǃâʟǃ wuduˊwaduqǃwa yᴀˊxawe ỵatiˊ. Anᴀˊqawe aodilǃᴀˊkᵘ
eagle down was tied like it was. At that became scared

ducᴀˊt. ʟe wūˊcdᴀx wuʟǃīˊqǃ. Yūˊtaỵîqǃāqǃ
his wife. Then apart she broke. The fat about

duwᴀctuˊ akaˊ wuʟ̣agūˊtcawe ye aołiyᴀˊx.
inside her cheek on it she had scratched so he made her.

Gᴀłtāˊt ᴀcīˊn wudjîx̣īˊx̣ duyēˊgî tsǃu. 272-5
Into the fire with him it ran his spirit also.

Awēˊtcǃayu x̣ūtsǃ djiakułxēˊʟǃawe gᴀnᴀłtāˊx
And just then grizzly bear when he was afraid of in the fire

kāwagāˊn Guˊxkǃᵘsᴀkᵘ.
burned up For-little-slave.

At that the cave creaked, and every animal ran into its skin. The things they were drying did so. They did so because the shaman had burned up. So the shaman and his uncle also were finally burned up.

Tcǃuʟeˊ aweˊ wucikǃᴀˊʟǃ yutatūˊk, tcǃūˊye qāˊawe
Then it was creaked the cave, and then every being

duduguˊ tūˊde wudjix̣īˊx̣iyᴀ. Yudusx̣ūˊgu-ᴀˊt ayuˊ
his skin into ran. The things they were drying those

yē kawanūˊkᵘ. Yuîˊxtǃ kawagānēˊtcayu yē wudzigēˊt.
like did it. The shaman burned up because so he came to do.

Hūˊtcǃayu ʟe kāˊwagān yuîˊxtǃ qᴀ dukāˊk. 272-10
Finally then burned up the shaman and his uncle.

Now people were disappearing from the town they had left. There were two wood roads. When anybody went out on one of these roads he never came back, and a person who went out on the other also, never came back. When one went away by canoe, he, too, was never seen again. He did not come home. In a single year there was no one left in that town except two, a woman and her daughter. After she had thought over their condition, this woman took her daughter away. She said, “Who will marry my daughter?” A heron that was walking upon the shore ice spoke to them, “How am I?” “What can you do?” said the woman. “I can stand upon the ice when it comes up.” “Come home with us,” said the woman. So the heron married [the girl], and she became pregnant. She brought forth. She bore a son. It began to grow large. The heron said to his wife, “What is the matter with your friends?” and she answered, “When they went after wood they never came back.”

Xᴀtc yuˊ-āx yēs qowanūˊguỵa ān qoˊa ᴀsiyuˊ
Now from that (town), when they came town however it was

ʟeł ke wudaqāˊt. Dēx ỵᴀtîˊ yugᴀˊng̣adê. Yāˊtǃaỵîtê
not up was left. Two there were the wood roads. In this was

awucix̣îˊ ʟēł ỵek uguˊttc. Łīngîˊt qᴀ
when one went not down he ever came. People and

yāˊtǃaỵîte awugūˊde ʟēł ye dustīˊnto qa
in the other road who went not thus they ever saw again and

awuqōˊxo ʟēł ye dustîˊntc. ʟēł
when one went away by canoe not so he would ever be seen. Not

ānx uqōˊx. Tsǃu ʟēqǃ tāˊgawe ʟēł wudaqāˊt 272-15
home he came. Also in one year not was anyone left

weˊān. Tcǃuʟeˊ dᴀxanᴀˊxawe ā cwudzinēˊx wecāˊwᴀt
in the town. Then two of them saved themselves a woman

yūˊānqǃ yūcāˊwᴀt dusīˊ tîn. Tcᴀł ctaˊyênkᴀx
in the town a woman her daughter with. When about themselves

hᴀs tūndatāˊnawe ān wuāˊt dusīˊ. “Adūˊs gî
they had thought with her she went her daughter “Who ?

qasīˊ g̣acaˊ yūˊawe qǃayaqaˊ.
My daughter. will marry” that is what she said.

Yutǃīˊqǃ cukᴀˊt dāq nahēˊn łᴀqǃ
The shore ice [on the beach] upon shoreward was walking heron

aˊawe hᴀsduīˊt qǃewatᴀˊn. “Wâˊsᴀ xᴀt ỵateˊ, xᴀt.” “Hᴀdāˊtîn
that to them spoke. “How I am I?” “What with

sᴀ,” yūˊaciaosiqa yucāˊwᴀt. “Kᴀnēˊq xān dāq 273-5
?,” what said to it the woman. “The ice with me up

ᴀqg̣atcūˊkun ᴀtūˊ yên xâhantc ān hāˊawe.”
when it comes into it there I always stand this is what with.”

“Hᴀ nēˊłdê hāˊīn naᴀˊdî,” yūˊaciaosîqa yucāˊwᴀttc. ʟe
“Now home with us go,” what said to him the woman. Then

ᴀc uwacaˊ yułᴀˊqǃtc. ʟe duīˊt
her married the heron. Then to him

yêtsǃdjîwahaˊ. Tcǃuʟeˊ ʟe kaˊodzîte.
she was going to bring forth. Then indeed it came to be born.

Qā ayuˊ kaˊodzîte. Desgwᴀˊtc
A boy it was came to be born. Now

ỵānᴀłg̣ēˊn. Ye adaˊỵaqa ducᴀˊt yułᴀˊqǃtc,
it commenced to to be big. Thus said to his wife the crane,

“Wâˊsa wūˊnî îxōˊnqǃî.” “ʟe g̣ᴀˊng̣a
“What is the matter with your friends?” “When after wood

awugudî ʟēł ỵēq uguˊttc.” 273-10
they would go not they ever came down.”

After the child had become large he kept taking it to the beach. He would bathe it amid the ice. Then the little boy began shooting with arrows. He always took his bow and arrows around. When he killed anything his father would say of the little boy, “My little son is just like me.” By and by he said to his wife, “I am going away.” After that the little boy began to go into the water. He crawled up, when he was almost killed by it.

Tǃcuʟeˊ ye kawuˊłgeỵî aweˊ tacukāˊdî aksanuˊktc.
Then got big when to the beach they always took him.

Tǃīqǃ tūˊqǃawe ᴀˊcutcnuttc. Desgwᴀˊtc ᴀt
Ice into it he would bathe him. Now things

tǃukt yuᴀtkǃᴀˊtskǃᵒ. ᴀttcūˊnet
shot with bow and arrows the little boy. Bow and arrows

ᴀnaˊłᴀttc Wug̣ādjāˊg̣e ᴀˊtg̣a qot wugūˊt
he always took around. When he killed for anything away went

hᴀsduīˊc yuᴀtkǃᴀˊtskǃᵒ.
their (his) father the little boy’s.

“Detcǃaˊ xᴀˊtawe ᴀxỵīˊtkǃ.”
“It is I my little son.” (my little son is just like me).

Yūˊaỵaosîqa ducᴀˊt, “Deỵînᴀˊq koqāguˊt.” Dêsgwᴀˊtc
He said to his wife, “Away from here I am going.” Now

hīnx ye îcx̣îˊx̣tc yuᴀtkǃᴀˊtskǃᵒ. Tcǃayeˊ dāq
into the water thus always ran the little boy. Just up

g̣acīˊtc ᴀc g̣adjᴀˊqên.
when he crawled him when it almost killed.

Once he started off with his bow and arrows. When he was walking along the beach [he saw] a hīn-taỵi’cî[132] swimming in a little pond of sea water. He took it up. It cut his hands with its sharp sides. He reared it in the little pond. As he was going along with his bow and arrows he would feed it.

Wananīˊsawe tcūˊnet tîn wugūˊt. Eq
At once bow and arrows with he went. The beach

dugūdeˊawe ākǃᵘ kᴀt wuqǃāˊgî hīntāyīˊcî.
when walking on a little lake on was swimming [a fish].

Āx awacāˊt. Yadudjîˊnawe ʟe wūˊctᴀx 274-5
From it he took it up. His hands then to pieces

uwakǃuˊts awᴀˊnîte. Ākǃᵘ kᴀˊqǃawe
it cut from the sharp sides of it. The little pond within

ỵāˊᴀnᴀswat. Aqǃēˊx ᴀt tīˊqǃnutc tcūnēˊt
he was raising it. There he would feed it his bow and arrows

ag̣aˊłaᴀt g̣anuˊkᵘ.
when he was going with.

One time he said to his mother, “I am going after firewood.” “But your uncles never came down,” [she said]. In the morning he jumped quickly out on the floor. He took a stone ax and ran up in one of the roads. In it there was a finger sticking up, which said to him, “This way with your finger.” He took hold of it and pulled up the being which was there. He threw it down on a stone. In the place from which he took it bones were left where it had been killing. Then he cut off its head with his stone ax. He took it down to his mother. He threw it into the house to her and to his grandmother, and they cut the face all up. They burned its face in the fire along with urine. They treated it just as they felt like doing. By and by the boy went up to the hīn-taỵīˊcî he was raising. Before it got longer than himself he shot it in the head. He took off its skin. Then he put [the skin] on a stump. How sharp were its edges!

Wananīˊsawe ye aỵaˊosîqa duʟāˊ, “G̣aˊng̣ā
At once thus he said to his mother. “After firewood

naādêˊ.” “Ỵīkāˊk-hᴀs ʟēł ỵî g̣āˊuguttc.” Tsǃutāˊtawe
I am going.” “Your uncles not ever came down.” In the morning on

tǃakᴀˊt wudjîx̣īˊx̣. Tāỵīˊs āˊwacāt. Tcǃuʟeˊ
the floor he jumped quickly. Stone ax he took. Then

ya ʟēqǃ yatīˊỵīỵa ỵîk āˊwe dāq anacîˊk.
in [road] one he was inside of that up he was running.

Yāˊde ỵîk nᴀxawêˊn łîcuˊ qāʟǃēˊq. 274-10
This inside of from was sticking up a finger.

“Hāndêˊ īʟǃēˊq,” yūˊaciaosîqa. ʟe anᴀˊx
“This way your finger,” what it said to him. Then of it

ʟǃakołiˊtsag̣ēˊawe āx ke āˊwaxotǃ. Tᴀkᴀˊtawe
when he took hold from it up he pulled him. On a stone

acaˊołîxotǃ. Yuˊ-āx-kē-awaxoˊtǃeỵa aweˊ qāxagîˊ ye
he threw him. The place he pulled him out from that bones thus

wudzîg̣āˊt adeˊ qoīˊniỵa. Tcǃuʟeˊ qaxᴀseˊ
came to be left where he had been killing. Then his neck

wasǃūˊ yūˊsǃu taỵīˊstc. Yîˊqdê awateˊ duʟāˊx.
he cut off [with] his stone ax. Down he took it to his mother.

ᴀnᴀˊxawe nēł āˊwagîqǃ qᴀ dułīˊłkǃ.
From it into the house he threw it and to his grandmother.

ʟe hᴀs aỵadaˊkahān. Kwᴀs tîn hᴀs
Then they were cutting its face all up. Urine with they

aỵatǃūˊsǃ gᴀˊnᴀłtāqǃ. Adeˊ hᴀs dᴀnūˊguya
were burning his face in the fire. The way they felt

yᴀˊxawe sᴀtānâˊ. Wananīˊsawe tsǃu
like it they were doing it to him. At once again

tcūˊnet aˊołīāt yūˊỵaanᴀˊswᴀt
his bow arrows and he went up with toward the thing he was raising

hīntaỵīˊcî xᴀˊndî. Tsāˊtcǃᴀs dohᴀˊnî yāˊnᴀx
hīntaỵīˊcî to. It was only his own height more than

kołagēˊỵîawe āwatǃuˊk cakīˊnᴀx yūˊỵaanᴀˊswᴀt
was bigger than he shot it in the head the thing he was raising

hīntaỵīˊcî. Cunāỵˊêt dāq āˊwate. Tcǃuʟeˊ ᴀtgūwuˊn ax 275-5
hīntaỵīˊcî. All its skin off he took. Then stump on

awateˊ. Awᴀˊn ʟᴀx wâˊsa yakǃuˊtsǃ
he put it. On the edge of it very how it was sharp.

When he got home again he jumped quickly out on the floor in the morning. He took his stone ax along in the next road. When he got far up he saw a head sticking up in the road. He said, “Up with your eyes, Kucaqǃēˊtkᵘ.” The head was bent far backward. After he had moved its head backward he cut it off. The place where he took up this head was all full of bones. He threw that also down into the house. They rubbed its face with dung. They did to it as they felt toward it. After that he kept taking his bow and arrows up. He brought all kinds of things into the house for his mothers (i. e., his mother and grandmother). The son of the heron who came to help the woman was doing this. By and by he asked his mother, “In which direction did my uncles go who went out by sea and never came home?” She said to him, “They would go this way, little son.” He went in that direction with his bow and arrows, and came out above the hole of a devilfish. As he was sitting there ready for action he looked right down into it. Then he went back for the hīn-taỵīˊcî coat he had hidden. When he returned he threw a stone down upon the devilfish. He put on the hīn-taỵīˊcî coat in order to jump into the midst of the devilfish’s arms. Then he went right into them very quickly. He moved backward and forward inside of the devilfish’s arms, and cut them all up into fine pieces with his side. By and by he cut its color sac in the midst of its arms, and afterward he swam out of the hole. He was floating outside, and he came ashore and took off his coat. Then he put it on the stump, and came again to his mother. The large tentacles floated up below them. He had cut them up into small pieces. It was that which had destroyed the people.

Ānt gūˊdawe tsǃu tǃāˊkᴀt wudjîx̣īˊx̣.
Home when he got again on the floor he jumped.

Yāˊde wucūˊwu aỵîˊkdê tāˊỵīs āˊwacāt. Yudāˊqedaqe cīˊx̣awe
The next road in stone ax he took. Far up when he got

aositēˊn qācaỵîˊ deỵîˊknᴀx cᴀnacūˊ. “Kîˊndê iwâˊq
he saw a head in the road sticking up. “Up with your eyes,

Kucaqǃēˊtkᵘ.” Yutcǃagᴀˊx̣dê wūdūwaʟǃīˊxe yᴀˊxawe wūnîˊ
Kucaqǃēˊtkᵘ.” Far backward he was bent like it was like

yūqācāˊỵî. ʟe kāx ᴀseˊ wasǃuˊ, gᴀˊx̣ᵘdê yūˊnᴀskīt.
the head. Then off he cut his head, backward when he moved.

Qāxāˊge ayuˊ yē udzîg̣āˊt. Doxᴀˊn awacāˊt 275-10
Bones those so it was all full of. Near him he took up

ᴀcaỵîˊ. Îˊqdê tsǃu nēł āˊwagîqǃ. Hāˊʟǃi tîˊnawe
the head. Down again in the house he threw it. Manure with

ayāˊwatǃus. Ādeˊ adjīˊỵit hᴀs ctᴀnūˊguỵa yᴀx ayūˊ
they rubbed his face. As about him they felt like that

hᴀs adāˊna. ᴀtxaweˊ tcǃuʟeˊ tcūˊnēt ke
they did to him. After it then bow and arrows up

ᴀłᴀˊttc. Łdakᴀˊt-ᴀt dulaˊ-hᴀs qǃēs nēłdeˊ
he always took. All things his mothers for into the house

ỵaᴀkāgādjᴀˊłtc. Łᴀqǃ duỵīˊdawe yē quwanūˊk
he would always take. Heron his son it was thus was doing

ag̣āˊ wūsuˊ yucaˊ. Wananīˊsa qǃēˊwawūs duʟaˊ,
for him came to help the woman. At once he asked his mother,

“Gūˊnᴀx aˊde wuqoxōˊ sa ᴀxkāˊk-hᴀs ʟēˊłxax
“Where (to what side) to it going ? my uncles not ever

āˊwoqox.” “Wēˊde wuqoxōˊawe ỵîˊtkǃī,”
came home.” “This side when they would go on little son,”

yūˊaỵaosîqa. ᴀniyāˊdeawe wūgūˊt tcūnēˊt tîn.
what she said to him. Toward it he went bow and arrows with.

Akînāˊ dak uwaguˊt awᴀˊq-qaˊowułī nāq.
On top out he came the hole devilfish.

Kîˊndaqǃesǃtūˊnawe a ʟeyeˊ aqǃîsǃtūˊt
When he was sitting ready for action then right into it

aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn. Ag̣āˊ qox wudjîx̣īˊx̣ yūˊ-aołîsîˊnî-kǃudᴀˊsǃ
he looked. For it back he went quickly the coat

hīntaỵīˊcî kǃudᴀˊsǃ. Āqoˊx wudagudeˊawe ʟe tᴀ 276-5
he had hidden coat. Back to it when he went then stone

adêˊ dāq awagîˊqǃ. ᴀqǃîˊts cᴀntūˊdî kᴀx
there out he threw. Devilfish’s arms into midst of to

aodîgēˊqǃ yūˊhīntaỵīˊcî kǃudᴀˊsǃ. Tcǃuʟeˊ aqǃîˊts
he put on the hīntaỵīˊcî coat. Then tentacles

cᴀntūˊ wudîx̣īˊx̣. Atudaweˊ
into midst of he went quickly. Inside

yawakǃuˊt ʟǃadēˊn qa hēˊde yunāˊq qǃîts
he went backward and forward and here the devilfish’s arms

cᴀntūˊt. Tcǃayēˊ kᵘdayāˊʟǃawe ye akᴀˊnax̣ᴀc
inside of. Very into short pieces so he cut it all up

duwᴀˊntc. Wananīˊsawe aqǃîˊts cᴀˊntu kaxwēˊxê akaˊ
his side. At once its arms in midst of color sac on it

kaˊołîx̣ᴀc. Atcāˊg̣awe awᴀqaˊowū nᴀx dāq uwaqǃᴀˊq. 276-10
he cut. When he killed it, the hole from out he swam.

Atǃekᴀtaweˊ cwuʟ̣îx̣āˊc. X̣ᴀkᵘkāˊ wuguˊt. Kāx kē
Outside of it he was floating. Ashore he came. From on up

awudîtīˊ. ᴀtguwunāˊx aỵāˊwaxetc. Tsǃu tsǃᴀs
he took off his coat. On the stump he put it. Again only

duʟaˊ xᴀnt ūwaguˊt. Hᴀsduīg̣ayāˊt asoîguˊq yuatʟǃeˊg̣e
his mother to he came. Below then floated the tentacles

ʟǃᴀnqǃ. Yēkᵘdayāˊʟǃ yêx ỵaoduʟ̣îx̣ᴀˊc. Detcǃaˊ
large. Into short pieces like he cut it up. That indeed

aˊayu yūˊantqenî qot acułix̣īˊx̣.
it was the people destroyed.

Again he took his bow and arrows. He came across a rat hole. The rat’s tail was hanging out. He came directly home and, early in the morning before the raven called, he set out for it. He took his hīntaỵīˊcî shirt. When he got back he started to put [the shirt] on after he had sharpened its edges. After he had gotten into it he went up to the [rat] hole. Then he threw a stone down upon it, making it give forth a peeping sound, as if the mountain were cracking in two. He swam round a stone, waiting for it to swim out. When it swam out it ran its nose against him. It swam past him. It wanted to drop its tail down on him. Then he floated edge up, and it tried to drop its tail down upon him. When it dropped its tail down upon him it was cut up into small pieces. Then it swam up to his side, crying on account of what he had done. He cut it all up. Afterward he swam ashore. He put his skin back on the stump. In the morning its head floated in front of them. They cut it up.

ᴀdayuˊ tsǃu tcūˊnet aˊołiāt. Akᴀˊx wuguˊt
It was again bow and arrows he took. Across it he came

kutsǃīˊn awᴀˊq-qaˊowułi. Aʟǃīˊt aˊnᴀx kē aołitsᴀˊq.
rat the hole of. Its tail through it up it stuck.

Tcǃakᴀˊt ānt uwaguˊt. Tcǃu tsǃūtāˊt
Right home he came. Then early in the morning

łiyēˊł duāxdjīˊawe adêˊ g̣oneˊ uwaguˊt. Awaāˊx
before the raven called for it starting he went. He took

dukǃudᴀˊsǃî, hīntaỵīˊcî kǃudᴀˊsǃ. Ayatǃēˊt gudaweˊ kᴀx
his shirt, hīntaỵīˊcî shirt. Back to it when he came on

aoditiˊ, aỵᴀłanēˊsǃawe awᴀˊn. 277-5
he started to put it, when he had sharpened the edges of it.

Atūˊx nagūˊdawe āˊke uwaguˊt yuˊwᴀq-qawūˊł. Tcǃuʟeˊ
Into it when he got up to it he got the hole. Then

teˊawe ᴀdᴀˊqǃ kᴀt āˊwᴀguq
a stone its back on he threw it

ākāˊwasǃūnk yūˊca wᴀˊsî
making it give forth a peeping sound the mountain as if (or how)

wūˊcdᴀx g̣āˊxdag̣ᴀˊdîn. ᴀnᴀˊx yūˊde
apart were cracking. From it out

koˊkwaqǃaqīˊdjayu tcayaˊ tayᴀˊtawe
because it was going to swim right around a stone

cwuʟ̣ix̣āˊc ayaỵīˊqǃ ᴀˊnᴀx dāq qǃᴀˊqnî ỵîs.
he floated himself for him from it out he would swim for.

ᴀˊnᴀx dāk qǃāˊg̣awe duīˊt kǃᴀłūˊwᴀtsǃᴀq.
From it out when he swam against him it put its nose.

ᴀciyāˊnᴀx yāˊwaqǃaq. Duʟǃīˊt ᴀckāˊyᴀnᴀx łaxōˊtǃ. 277-10
Out by him it swam. Its tail down on him he it wanted to drop.

ᴀsiyuˊ ʟa kîˊndawᴀnīn cwuʟ̣ix̣āˊc. Duʟǃīˊt
It was for it then turned up on edge he floated. Its tail

yaỵīˊqǃ ᴀckāˊyanᴀx łaxōˊtǃ. Wūˊcxken duˊłx̣ᴀce
for down on him he wanted it to drop. Short pieces cut off

ayêˊxayu yᴀˊte duʟǃīˊt ᴀckāˊyᴀn yuałxōˊtǃkuᵘ. ᴀkᴀguwuˊ
like it was its tail on him when he dropped it. Short

nastiˊawe aˊkᴀʟyêt wuʟ̣itsîˊs, kᴀdag̣āˊx
when it got up to his side it swam, crying

ᴀcdjīˊỵīt. Łdakᴀˊt ye
on account of what he had done All thus

ᴀckᴀˊnałx̣ᴀc. ᴀtxaweˊ yên uwaqǃᴀˊq. Tsǃu
he was cutting him up. After it then he swam ashore. Again

atguwuˊ nāx awateˊ. Qēˊna aˊawe hᴀˊsduēg̣ayaˊ
a stump on he put it. In the morning it was below them

wułîx̣āˊc ᴀcāˊỵî. Yē has ᴀkᴀˊnᴀx̣ᴀc.
it floated its head. So they were cutting it up.

After two days he pulled down his canoe. Going along for a while, he came up to the beach in front of a woman sitting in a house. She had only one eye. “Come up, my nephew. I have stale salmon heads, my nephew,” she said to him. This person in front of whom he had come was the real one who had destroyed the canoes. Those were human heads that she spoke of as stale heads. He did not eat them. He saw what they were. “I have also fish eggs,” [she said]. Those were human eyes, and he did not eat of them. He emptied them by the fire. The woman’s husband, however, was away hunting for human beings. Lastly she got human ribs, and when he would not eat those she became angry about it. She threw a shell at him with which she used to kill human beings, but missed him, for he jumped away quickly. Then he took it up. He hit her with it in return, and the cannibal wife broke in two. After he had killed her he pulled her over on the fire. When he blew upon her ashes, however, they became mosquitoes. This is why mosquitoes eat people. After he had killed her he went away and met the cannibal man. When he met him he killed him. He cut off his head and took it to his mother’s home. There they cut his face all up. They burned his face with dung.

Ayaˊ dēx uxēˊawe yākᵘ ỵēk āˊwacᴀt.
When two [days] were past canoe down he pulled.

Gog̣aqōˊxwayu koqōˊxsawe
When he was going to go off when he had gone for a while

aēg̣ayāˊt uwaqoˊx, hᴀt cāwᴀˊt gâˊyu
down on the beach he came below a woman to

nełtaˊ. Tca ʟēqǃ ỵᴀtîˊ duwāˊq. “Dāq gu
sitting in the house. Only one was her eye. “Up came my

ᴀxqēˊłkǃ. Kǃîˊnkǃawe xāuˊ, ᴀxqēˊłkǃ,” ʟe
nephew. Stale salmon heads it was I have, my nephew,” then

yuˊaciaˊosîqa. Xᴀtc dēcaˊ ho qoˊnᴀx djīdeˊ yākᵘ
what she said to him. This the real one formerly the canoes

nahāˊỵî, ᴀsiweˊ ayeg̣ayāˊt uwaqoˊx. Xᴀtc 278-5
destroyed, it was below her he came by canoe. Those heads

qācāỵēˊ ayuˊ kǃîˊnkǃîx aołiyᴀˊx. ʟēł awuxaˊ.
human were stale heads she made into. Not he ate them.

Aosîtīˊn ᴀˊxsîteỵe ᴀt. “Qᴀhāˊkᵘ tsǃu xā-u.” Xᴀtc
He saw they were things. “Fish eggs too I have.” Those

qāˊwag̣ē ᴀsîyuˊ ʟēł awuxāˊ. ᴀt tsǃu
human eyes were (of which) not he ate. Those things too

gᴀntcǃūˊkǃ yêx akaˊosîx̣a. Doxoˊx qoˊa aweˊ wuyêˊx.
by the fire like he emptied. Her husband however was away.

Detcǃaˊ łīngîˊt g̣a āˊya qocīˊ. Hūtcǃaỵîˊ sᴀˊkawe
It was people for these he was hunting. Last for

aˊodihān łīngîˊt sǃūˊg̣o. Tcaˊtcǃa ᴀˊqoa ᴀłuxāˊawe
she got people’s ribs. When, however, he did not eat

ᴀctūˊn wuteˊ. ᴀˊcqosa īn yīsǃ ᴀc
angry about it she became. She used to kill with shell him

ỵītīˊt āwag̣ēˊqǃ. Āˊỵet kē wudjîg̣ᴀˊn. 278-10
with it she missed. Away from it up he jumped quickly.

ʟe āx āwacāˊt. Tcucyāˊqǃ ᴀc ācaˊoʟ̣itsu. ʟa
Then from it he took it up. In return her he hit with it. Then

wūˊcdᴀq wuʟǃīˊk yucāˊwᴀt xᴀtc qoˊsa xakāˊ cᴀdayuˊ.
apart broke the woman this cannibal’s wife.

Adjāˊg̣awe tcǃuʟeˊ gᴀłqādāˊga awaxoˊtǃ. Akᴀˊʟǃtǃê
When he killed her then on the fire he pulled her. Her ashes,

qoˊa aweˊ tcǃuʟeˊ awułiūˊx̣ āˊwe tāˊqǃax osîteˊ.
however, then he blew when became mosquitoes did.

ᴀtcaweˊ qoˊsaxa tāˊqǃa. ᴀtcāˊg̣awe
This is why eat people mosquitoes. When he killed her

wuqoˊx. ᴀcgēˊt uwaqoˊx weqoˊsaxa qoan. Āˊwadjᴀq
he went away. Meet him came to the cannibal man. He killed him

ᴀcgēˊt qōx. ᴀcaỵīˊ āx āwaʟīˊqǃ. Āndêˊ aỵaˊwaxa
when he met him. His head off he cut. To his home he took it

duʟāˊ-hᴀˊsdjidê. Aỵakāˊwahᴀn. Hāʟǃ tîn hᴀs
to his mother’s. They cut his face all up. Manure with they

aỵāˊwatǃusǃ.
burned [his face].

In olden times when a person finished a story he said, “It’s up to you.”

ʟāˊgu yên qᴀx duł-nîgîˊn ye qoỵanaqeˊtc,
Old times when with they are through thus they always say,

“Hūtcǃ qêłqᴀˊx.”
“I am out of it.” (or “Up to you.”)

FOOTNOTES:

[131] For another version of the first part of this story, see Emmons, The Chilkat Blanket, in Memoirs of American Museum of Natural History, III, 833–834.

[132] See p. 217.

92. MOUNTAIN DWELLER[133]

A chief was living with his two children in the middle of a long town. People were always visiting him, and he kept tallow stored away for strangers. By and by a big canoe came to him, and [the peoples’] things were taken up. [The children’s] grandmother had charge of the tallow. She always had things stored away for strangers. Then she would give these to her grandchildren. Afterward the old woman would say, “The old shaggy dog took it away from me.”

Qōwaūˊayu yuānqāˊwo yūˊān
When was living there the chief the town

qołayêˊtqǃa duỵêˊtqǃî qoˊdzîtî. Dᴀxᴀnᴀˊx ỵᴀtîˊ
in the middle of the long his children he had. Two were

duỵêˊtqǃî. Doxᴀˊnde nahāˊỵe tcǃaʟᴀˊk usᴀˊttc.
his children. To him coming always were always visiting.

G̣onaˊn qoaˊne qǃēs ᴀt yīˊakutcāˊkᵘtc
Different people for things he always had stored away

yutūˊ. Wananīˊsayu doxᴀˊnt uwaqoˊx yūˊyākᵘ ʟēn. Dᴀˊqde
the tallow. At once to him came a canoe big. Up

wuduˊʟ̣îāt. Yudułīˊłkǃdji ye ỵatîˊ 280-5
the things were taken. Their grandmother thus had

yutūˊ. ᴀt ỵiˊyeᴀnetc g̣oˊnān qoaˊnî
the tallow. Things she always had stored away different people

qǃes. ʟayuˊ dodᴀtcxᴀˊnqǃ qǃēx atēˊxnutc.
for. Then to her grandchild for mouths she would give it.

ʟe ye ỵānaqeˊtc yucānᴀˊkǃ, “Hesawâˊk haqǃîˊtstc
Then thus always said the old woman, “The dog shaggy

ᴀxdjīˊtx huyēˊq.”
from me took it away.”

After that he invited the foreign people up. He ordered the tallow in the big box to be brought for them. Now there was nothing inside of the big box. The foreign people, however, were all seated. It was thought that his children had done it. They had invited them for the food that was all eaten up. This is why people say even now, “They came to invite for the food that was gone.” It was entirely empty, and great was the shame that the chief felt. Afterward he questioned his children. Their dishes had hair on them. There was a dish apiece, which always lay by them. Then their mother came in to them. “Did you do this?” she said. When they kept on crying, she raised the face of the older girl. She scratched her daughter’s cheek, and also that of the younger one. She scratched on both of their cheeks because they ate up the tallow for which [her husband] had invited strangers. When the people went to bed that night the girls made a hole under the boards. Then they put the hairy dishes in their places. Afterward they went back into a hollow tree.

Adᴀˊxayu dāq aosîᴀˊt yūˊg̣onan qoaˊnî. Aˊg̣ᴀ
After that up he invited the foreign people. For it

q̣āˊdjî kāˊwaqa yuyênēˊsǃî dakᴀłᴀˊqdê. ʟēkǃ
a person he told [to get] the tallow in the big box. Not

gwâˊỵa łīỵîˊkda ᴀt yūˊyênēˊsǃî. Yuˊg̣onan 280-10
anything inside of it thing the tallow. The foreign

qoaˊnî g̣âˊayu qēn. Dudjīˊ wudūˊwadjî
people, however, were all seated. They thought

duyêˊtqǃitc ye wusîˊne. Aỵîˊx ỵaoduˊdzîxa
his children thus did it. Out of it ate it all up

hᴀˊsdoqǃwa-itēˊ sayuˊ dāq kaˊodudziāt. ᴀtcayuˊ
for their mouths it was up they invited them. This is why

tcǃūˊỵedᴀt ye qǃaỵaˊdoqāˊnutc, “Ỵîqǃaỵitīˊ ỵîs
even now thus they always say, “The food that was gone for

dāq qox duˊdzîāt.” Adᴀˊxayu ʟēł gwâˊyu
up back they came to invite.” After that not it was

łīîˊkdaᴀt. Āˊʟēn kadēˊqǃayu āˊwetǃê yuānqāˊwo.
anything there. Big one was a shame got the chief.

Adᴀˊx aqǃewawūˊsǃ duỵêˊtqǃî. Hᴀsdusǃīˊqǃe ayuˊ
After that he questioned his children. Their dishes it was

yᴀx caodudzîxaˊo. Djᴀsduyᴀˊx dēx ỵatîˊ. ʟākᵘ
had hair on them. Dish apiece for the two there was. Always

hᴀˊsduxᴀˊnî yên ułāˊttc. Hᴀsduʟaˊ hᴀsduxᴀˊnᴀx dāq
by them there he always lay. Their mother to them in

uwaguˊt. “Ỵīhâˊntc ᴀgîˊ, ye ỵīˊsînî.” ʟeyēˊdîayuˊ hᴀs 281-5
came. “You ? so you did.” Kept on they

g̣ᴀˊxsatî ayuˊ ʟēyᴀˊtx aỵāˊwacat cᴀtxēˊa.
cried when up she lifted the face of older girl.

Dusīˊ awᴀctu akᴀ’t ʟ̣ākᵘ tsǃu kîˊkǃia.
Her daughter’s cheek on scratched also the younger one.

Tcǃu dᴀˊxᴀnᴀx aˊyu awᴀctuˊ akāˊwaʟ̣ākᵘ
Then both of them it was on whose cheek she scratched

yūˊtū yᴀx hᴀs aỵaˊowusixaỵēˊtcayu aỵîˊs daq ōsîᴀˊtî
the tallow like they because ate for it up he invited

aˊayu. Tcǃuʟeˊ hᴀs wuxēˊqǃ tāˊdayu tcǃuʟeˊ
it was. Then they went to sleep in the night then

tǃāˊtayīs akāˊwaha. Adᴀˊx qoˊa tcǃuʟeˊ
under the board they made a hole. And then, however, then

yūˊcaodudzîxawu-sǃîˊqǃ cītīˊyên hᴀs aˊoʟ̣iᴀt.
the hairy dishes in their places they put.

Tcǃuʟeˊ yuᴀtǃāˊk as-tūwułīˊ nēł hᴀs uwaᴀˊt. 281-10
Then back of them tree hollow into they went.

Next morning [their mother] said, “I wonder where they have gone.” She said to them, “Get up now.” Then the long dishes moved [as she pulled at the covers]. It was the dishes they had put in their places. They, however, had dug a hole underneath and were gone. Then their mother came out from behind the screens. No one knew whither they had gone. Afterward they went straight up into the woods. And after they had started [the people] rushed up to hunt for them, but they hid themselves. The younger kept saying to the elder, “Let us make some kind of noise for our mother.” She answered, “How does the inside of your cheeks feel?” She kept saying to her younger sister, “Oh! we can not do it. She said to us, ‘Let Mountain Dweller marry both of you.’ I know what she was saying to us.”

Adᴀˊxayu ye aỵaˊosîqa, “Ādeˊ hᴀs naadeˊ ỵa-ūˊckî.”
And then so she said, “Where they have gone I wonder.”

Ye hᴀs daỵaˊosîqa, “Ca-idaqêˊde.” Tcǃu
As follows then she said to, “Get up now.” Then

kuwâˊtǃayu nᴀcxêˊntc. Yūˊsǃîqǃ ᴀsiyuˊ
the long dishes moved. The dishes it was

ciyîtīˊyes ᴀˊti u. Hᴀs qo tǃākeˊ hᴀs
in place of themselves things put. They, however, hole they

ᴀcukaˊosîha. Adᴀˊxayu ᴀnᴀˊx dāq uwaguˊt hᴀsduʟāˊ. ʟe
dug under. And then from it out came their mother. Then

gwâᴀˊłdaᴀt ʟēł hᴀs kaˊoste. Adᴀˊxayu ʟe
they were gone. Not they knew where. And then then

dᴀˊqdatcūn g̣onēˊ hᴀs uwaᴀˊt. ʟe g̣onayēˊ
straight up [into the woods] started they went. Then started

hᴀs wuadīˊawe hᴀˊsduīg̣āˊ qociỵîˊ anᴀˊx dāq
they when went for them going to hunt up from it

ỵaˊodîg̣îtc. ʟe hᴀs aˊoʟ̣isîn. Cᴀtxēˊa ye
started to rush. Then they hid themselves. The elder as follows

yên dosqēˊtc ke’kǃîatc, “Duīˊhaxt duāˊx
to always said the younger, “Some kind of noise let us make

dê ᴀxʟāˊ.” “Yē qoỵênaqētc hawâˊsᴀs īˊỵênuk
(imp.) [for] our mother.” “So do you feel how inside of

īwactuˊ?” Yē yênᴀsqēˊtc dukīˊk, 282-5
your cheeks?” So she kept saying to her younger sister,

“Ayēˊtxā haỵāˊwa woqǃ. Cākᴀnāˊītc qǃwᴀn yᴀx
“Oh! we can not do it. ‘Mountain Dweller let like

ỵiỵᴀˊx łacaˊ yuxahādāˊỵaqa. Xosîkūˊxoa aˊda
marry both of you,’ was what she said to us. I know what

hadāˊỵaqaỵa.”
she was saying to us.”

For this reason they went far up into the woods. They wandered along, aimlessly crying. The younger sister wanted her elder sister to go back to the place from which they had started, but she did not want her mother to see her down there. After they had gone a long distance they saw a small mouse running across a log. The mouse went into a little hill. Then her younger sister said, “Grandmother mouse, people have seen you.” So said her younger sister. “Put me quickly across this log,” said the little mouse. “My grandmother says ‘Call them into the house.’” On account of that it had run out. Then the door flew open. They [entered and] sat down.[134] “Why did you come?” she said to them. After they had been seated for some time she pushed something between her teeth, and got something out. It was a piece of dried fish. She shook it. It was now a spring salmon taken from between her teeth, and they placed it by the fire. She set it before them, and they consumed it. She took a cranberry out from between her teeth. She placed it before them, and they consumed that. After they had eaten she said again, “Why did you come, my little grandchildren?” and the elder replied, “My mother said we could not marry Mountain Dweller.” “He is a very difficult person to get near. Go now, my little grandchildren.” Then she told them what to do. “Crushing-mountain is before the place, granddaughters, and also the fighting dogs (cᴀkǃ).” She also said, “Kelps float together in front of it. Take your knife and a whetstone with you,” she said. After she had instructed them they started out. When they had gone along for some time they saw the fighting dogs. They threw a piece of dried fish bone to them, and the dogs began to divide it. Again they went forward. Before they had gone far they came upon kelps floating together. They threw moss between. Then they passed through. After that they saw Crushing-mountain. (Just the way people tell this I am telling you, my opposite clansman.) They threw a whetstone between these. They went through. Now they saw the camp. They came to the house door.

ᴀtcaweˊ ʟe dᴀˊqdatcūn g̣onaỵeˊ hᴀs uwaᴀˊt.
This is why then far up in the woods starting they went.

Tcakugeˊawe ỵāˊsnaᴀ, hᴀs gᴀx-satīˊnutc.
In any direction they were going they were always crying.

Qoˊxde ᴀt kudᴀnaˊ ducᴀˊtx
To go back thing wanted her older sister

tcu-ēˊqdᴀx dukīˊkǃ. Tuˊwuqǃ ho ʟēł
from where they started the younger one. Down there she not

uckuˊ duʟāˊ aỵawutīˊnî. Wāˊyuskoāˊt-saweˊ hᴀs 282-10
wanted her mother to see her. After going a long distance they

aˊosîtēn xao kᴀnᴀˊx ke îcîktc kᴀg̣āˊq ỵêtkǃᵒ.
saw across a log up running mouse a small.

Gūtc tūˊdê nēł ūwaguˊt yukᴀg̣āˊq. Āx
The little hill into inside went the mouse. After it

dukīˊkǃdjē aosîqaˊ, “Kᴀgāˊq kocaˊnᴀkǃ łīngîˊt kotīˊnî
her younger sister said, “Mouse grandmother people seeing

îdaỵēỵatîˊ.” Yūˊỵawaqa dukīˊkǃ “Hałīngîˊtxa
have done to you.” what said, her younger sister, “People

xao kᴀnᴀˊx ke xᴀt djīˊwatᴀn,” yūˊqoỵaqa
the log across up me put quickly,” said

yukᴀg̣āˊq, “Nēłdēˊ hᴀs g̣axoˊx ᴀxłīˊłkǃuỵe
the little mouse. “Into the house them call my grandmother

īdaˊyaqᴀ.” ᴀtxaˊwe āˊyux wudjîx̣īˊx ᴀtxāˊyu hēˊde
says to you.” After that out she ran. After that open

cudjixēˊn yūˊqǃoahāt. Hᴀs wuqeˊ. “Dasᴀˊkᵘcī ỵītucūnaˊ,”
flew the door. They sat down. “What caused you,”

ye hasdudāˊỵaqa. Tcǃākᵘ hᴀs qēˊni dᴀˊxawe
so she said to them. For some time they had sat down after

duˊux qǃāˊde ᴀt wułîtsāˊk. Adᴀˊx dāq akaˊołîhît.
her teeth between something she stuck. From it out she got.

ᴀtqǃēˊcî kᴀqǃēˊłtî. Akāˊwayuk. Gᴀn 283-5
A piece of dried fish it was. She shook it. Fire

awateˊ tǃakîˊkî duˊux qǃāˊdᴀx ᴀdayuˊ.
it was put by spring salmon her teeth between thing taken.

ᴀqǃᴀseỵīˊ aỵaosiîˊn tsǃu hᴀs akǃīˊtǃa. Kax̣wēˊx
Before them she put it also they consumed it. Cranberry

duˊux qǃātx dāq akaˊołihît. Tsǃu hᴀs āwaxāˊ. Yên
her teeth from between out she got. Also they ate it. When

hᴀs ᴀt xāˊawe tsǃu ye aỵaˊosîqa, “Dasaˊ
they things had eaten again so she said, “What

ỵītucūˊna ᴀxdᴀtcxᴀˊnqǃî sāˊnî.”
caused you to come my granddaughters little?”

Yūˊaỵaosîqa, “HᴀCakᴀnāˊîxa
What she said to her, “This Mountain Dweller

yītǃhaỵaoduwawuˊq ᴀxʟāˊtc.”
said we could not marry my mother.”

“Łnīˊỵaỵîucîg̣ᴀnî-xᴀtî-ᴀˊdawe, naiᴀˊt de,
“It is a thing very difficult to get near go now (imp.)

ᴀxdaᴀtcxᴀˊnqǃî sāˊnî.” ᴀtxāˊwe 283-10
my grandchildren little.” After that

ᴀcukāˊwadja. “Wūtckǃîˊtagᴀt-ca aỵînahoˊ
she told her what to do. “Crushing-mountain before it

tcxᴀnkǃ qa wūˊdjx djîtaᴀt-cᴀkǃᵘ tsǃu aỵîˊ a
granddaughters and fighting dogs[135] also there are

tcxᴀnkǃ,” yudāˊỵaqa. “Wudjx cᴀˊtdutît-gīc tsǃu
granddaughters,” she said to them. “Float together kelps also

aỵînaˊ. Ỵīˊłîtaỵi qǃwᴀn tsǃu ỵītcīˊqǃ qa yaỵīˊna,”
before it. Your knife (imp.) also with you and a whetstone,”

ye adaˊỵaqa. ᴀtxaweˊ yên acukāˊwadja.
so she said to them. After it there she instructed them.

G̣onayēˊ hᴀs ūwaᴀˊt. Tcǃākᵘ yā hᴀs naᴀˊti aweˊ hᴀs
Started they went. For some time they were gone when they

aositēˊn yu-wūˊtēx-djitaᴀˊt-cᴀkǃᵘ. Aqǃēˊt aosîg̣îˊqǃ
saw the fighting dogs.[135] To them she threw

sǃāq. Wuct akᴀˊtîn yūˊdînî. Tsǃu
a piece of dry fish bone. They departed together with them. Again

g̣onayēˊ hᴀs ūwaᴀˊt. Łkǃᴀt hᴀs wuᴀˊtdjiayuˊ hᴀs aosîtēˊn
started they went. Before they had gone far they saw

wūdjx-cᴀtag̣ᴀt-gīc. Sǃîˊqǃga qǃāt hᴀs awagîˊqǃ. ʟe
floating together kelps. Moss between they threw. Then

ᴀqǃāˊnᴀx hᴀs ỵāˊwaᴀt. ᴀtxayuˊ hᴀs aosîtēˊn 284-5
through it they went. After that they saw

wūtcxkǃîˊtagᴀt-ca. (Detcaˊ dêk dułînikiỵa-ayaˊ ayᴀˊx ỵīīˊn
Crushing-mountain. This way they tell it like it to you

qokᴀłanīˊk ʟāˊgu ᴀxdakᴀnūˊqǃᵘ.) Yaỵīˊna
I am telling this old story, my opposite phratry. Whetstone

ᴀqǃāˊt hᴀs aosîgîˊqǃ. Anᴀˊx hᴀs ỵāˊwaᴀt. Hᴀs
between it they threw. Through it they went. They

aˊosîtēn yuqoˊu. Ahîˊtyêt hᴀs uwaᴀˊt.
saw the camp. To the house door they came.