Chapter XIX: Part 19

qoaˊnî, āˊxōx ya hᴀs djîkᴀˊndoᴀq. Tcāsǃ
tribe. Among them they named their choices. The humpback

koyēˊqǃaỵaqa, “Ohāˊn, qoˊa, tcahēˊ Qǃᴀˊtstu-hīn.”
said, “We, however, will go to Saliva creek.”

Qonᴀˊx wēˊłīngîˊt aosîˊnexe aqoˊa Dax̣ēˊt āwasaˊ.
Among the people the Tlingit one saved, however Dax̣ēˊt named.

Wᴀtāˊnỵaỵî xāt qoaˊnîtc yeˊuwasa. Tcǃuʟeˊ 305-5
Right-to-the-town salmon people called it. Then

hīˊnwᴀt ʟēłguha. Yūˊqǃa qoyēˊduwasa
at the mouth of the creek they could see. The point they named

Yułuˊkłîx̣āˊckî-qǃa, tcāˊtcǃᴀs yên wunīỵîˊ, yunūˊ
“The Floating-point,” and now there was ready, the fort

at-qǃān-hîˊtî ayuˊ. Hᴀsduwāˊqǃ yē kudayeˊn yūˊxāt
smoke-house it was. In their eyes so it looked the salmon

qoaˊnîtc. Ye adōˊwasākᵘ yuxāˊt łīngîˊttc
people. Thus called the salmon Tlingit

“tsa-ỵêˊtqǃî-tīˊʟǃî.” Cūˊgu hīn wᴀt deyaîˊn
“seal-child’s-dog-salmon.” When first creek mouth of into

ỵᴀnaēˊnî ʟaganîˊs łuˊgu dusxōˊtǃnutc anāˊx
they were coming poles on point they always sharpened on it

nᴀˊg̣atānt. ᴀtỵêˊtqǃî qoˊa ye 305-10
for them to go on to when they jumped. The boys, however, thus

ūłxēˊsnutc, “ᴀxīˊc āỵîˊnade.” Wananīˊsawe ᴀnāˊx
always say, “My father’s upon.” At once on it

āg̣atᴀˊnîn, tcǃuł āˊdudjaqdjîˊ. ʟᴀx wâˊsa
one jumps, when before they always killed none. Very how

qātuwuˊ sagūˊnutc.
they were always happy.

Now they saw his father plainly coming down from far up the creek. They said to him (the boy), “Stand up.” He jumped up. “Very fine,” said his mother. His mother called him a fine salmon. After that the salmon swam up the creek. The women who were cutting salmon were always seated by Dax̣ēˊt with their backs downstream. The salmon, however, were always rushing about down in the creek. The salmon tribe shouted about those who were cutting. When they were partly through drying the salmon people said to him, “Go to your mother.” His mother was cutting salmon on the beach. The canoe floated below her on the back current. So he floated there with his head sticking out from under it. Then she called her husband’s attention to it. “A fine salmon is floating here with its head out.” His father took up a hook, for he did not know that it was his son. It swam out from him. He never expected [to see] his son again. One year had passed since he had disappeared. At once he swam out in front of his father. When he had hooked it he pulled it out on a sandy bar. He hit it on the head in order to keep it fresh. Then he threw it to his wife. “Cut it up. We will cook it,” [he said]. So she put the salmon down to cut it up in the usual manner.

Wananīˊsawe wuduˊdzîtīn qǃēˊg̣a duīˊc yūˊnākî
At once they came to see truly his father from far up

hīn ỵîknᴀˊx ỵanaqoˊxo. “Ckǃeāˊgîtahān,” yūˊỵaodudzîqa.
creek down in coming. “Stand up,” what they said to him.

Ke ūwatᴀn.ˊ “Hᴀʟ̣agwaʟ̣aˊ” ʟa yūˊỵawaqa duʟaˊ.
Up he jumped. “Very fine,” then said his mother.

“Xāt kǃᴀdēˊn,” ʟayūˊ ᴀc ūwasāˊ duʟaˊ. ᴀtxaweˊ
“Salmon fine,” then him named his mother. After that

hīnt uwaqǃᴀˊq xāt. Dax̣ēˊt ỵîkt
up the creek swam salmon. Dax̣ēˊt down in

îxtaỵīˊn yax wusqēˊtc ca
downward [turning their backs] were always seated the women

dᴀx̣ᴀˊcî. Yuxāˊt qoˊa wuckēˊt-cādatīˊtc
cutting. The salmon, however, always rushed around

yuhīˊnỵîqǃ. Xᴀtc yūdᴀx̣acāˊayu dułēˊtcnutc yūˊxāt
down in the creek. About the cutters always shouted the salmon

qoaˊnîtc. Aỵīˊnqǃ yêduqǃâˊnawe tsa ye
tribe. Down there when they were partly through drying now so

ỵaˊodudzîqa, “Îʟāˊxᴀnde nagᵘ de.ˊ” Dᴀx̣ᴀˊc 306-5
they said to him, “To your mother go” (imp.). Was cutting

ēqqǃ duʟaˊ xāt. Yaîˊc kᴀt
on the beach his mother salmon. The back current on (or across)

wułix̣āˊc yūˊyākᵘ duēg̣ayāˊk. ᴀˊtaye nᴀˊxawe
floated the canoe below her. Under it from

dāq cwułîx̣aˊctc. Tcǃuʟeˊ duxoˊx
out (shoreward) he always floated himself. Then her husband

aỵîˊs āˊwaīqǃ. “Akǃᴀxāˊdahe hēˊnᴀx dāq
on account of it she called. “Fine salmon here from here out

cîyêˊłx̣āctc.” Kǃēˊqǃa āˊwacāt duīˊctc. ʟeł ye awuskuˊ
floats his head.” Hook took up his father. Not thus he knew

duỵīˊt sᴀtīỵîˊ. Dekīˊt wuˊʟ̣itsîs dudjînᴀˊq. De ā
his son it was. Seaward it swam from him. Now he

awułîx̣ᴀˊttc duỵīˊt. De tāk dukāˊyᴀn uwatīˊ.
did not expect ever his son. Now one year over him had been.

Wananīˊsawe āˊdāq uwakᴀˊqǃ duīˊcdjiỵīˊqǃ. 306-10
At once out from him he swam in front of his father.

Akǃēqǃawe x̣ᴀkᵘ kā awaxoˊtǃ. ᴀcāˊ
When he hooked it sandy bar on he pulled it. On head of it

awaxêˊtc tūdj sᴀkᵘ. Tcǃuʟeˊ ducᴀˊtdjīt
he hit it fresh in order to keep it. Then to his wife

awaxêˊtc. “Nax̣ᴀˊc. Gux tūsīˊt.” Tcǃuʟeˊ wâˊsa
he threw it. “Cut it up. We will cook it.” Then how

xāt cdjiỵeỵêˊn dustaˊîtc
a salmon is put down to be cut she put it

gux dux̣ᴀˊcî.
when it is going to be cut.

The Tlingit obtained copper in ancient times. A chain of twisted copper was around the young man’s neck, for he had gone into the water with it on. After she had tried to cut around his neck for a while, and found that she could not, she looked at her knife. There were bits of copper on her knife. Then she called out to her husband, “Come here.” So they began to examine it. It was the copper chain that used to hang around his son’s neck. Anciently the people used to have a fine woven basket called łītǃ. As soon as he knew this he threw it into such a basket. [He spit upon it] and blew on eagle’s down. Then he put the basket enclosing the salmon on the roof of the house. Toward morning there was a noise inside of it. His (the boy’s) spirit began to work inside of it. At daybreak he went up to look at it, and a large man lay where the salmon had been.

Tcǃu tcǃākᵘ łīngîˊt tîn kaˊodzîte yuēˊq. Eq
Then anciently Tlingit with came to be the copper. Copper

katîˊqǃayu dusᴀˊ yūˊyatǃᴀqǃᵘ. Ān
twisted chain it was his neck around the young man’s. With it

hīn xō gudīˊn. Tcǃākᵘ asᴀkᴀˊt
water into he had gone Some time around his neck

yuayetēˊgeayu ʟēł ᴀˊcdjî g̣āˊuctî, aỵᴀˊtaoʟ̣îg̣ên
when she had cut not him she could cut, she looked at

dułîˊtaỵe. Eq qǃᴀqǃêˊʟtᴀqog̣âˊyaayuˊ dułîtaˊỵê. Tcǃuʟeˊ
her knife Copper were bits of on her knife. Then

āˊwaīqǃ duxoˊx, “Hāˊgu.” ʟe adāˊ hᴀs
she called her husband, “Come here.” Then that they

ỵaodzīˊa. Duỵīˊt sēˊtkᴀtīnî ēq 307-5
came to examine. His son hung around his neck copper

katîˊqǃ gwâỵaˊ. Tcǃākᵘ qāˊdjî yên unēdjîˊn
chain was. Anciently people there used to have

łītǃ yūˊdowasakᵘ. ᴀt tcułuˊ awuskuˊuawe
[a fine-woven basket] named. As soon as he knew it

wełīˊtǃ tūˊdî āˊwaxetc. Adāˊ awuqǃâˊʟǃ.
the basket inside he threw it. On it he blew eagle’s down.

Yaˊhît kᴀqǃāˊn ke aosîtaˊ yūˊxāt łītǃ tūt.
This house on top of up he put the salmon basket inside of.

Djuqēˊqǃaawe adeˊ kaỵîˊk wudūˊwaa.
Toward morning of it on the inside there was [a noise].

Uˊxyek ūˊwatsᴀq. Qēˊnaā akekᴀˊni
His spirit commenced to work. When daylight came to look at it

ke ūˊwagut. Qā ʟēn gwâˊỵa ᴀt sᴀtāˊn, yūˊxāt 307-10
up he went. Man big it was at it lay the salmon

ỵīˊỵî.
it was.

They took their things out of all of the houses. When they brought what had been a salmon inside a man went out and spoke to the many Kîksᴀˊdî. “Let all the people go with their heads down.” So it was given out. They brought up salt and devil’s clubs. As soon as they had drunk it down in accordance with his directions they vomited. The devil’s club and sea water were vomited out. Toward evening the shaman bathed. Below this town is a little pond named Beating-time-for-shaman lake because he also bathed in that. In the evening his spirits really came to him, and blood kept running out of his mouth. The sea gull for which he had gone out came to be his spirit. Then he showed them all things that were to be done to the salmon down in the creek.[149] “Cut them into four pieces,” he said. He called [the tabus] Adēyāˊ (“That’s the way”). After that his spirits said to him, “Tie up a raft over there on the edge of Noisy-waterfall.” He was testing his spirits to see how strong they were. This waterfall comes down a long distance. The Kîksᴀˊdî began to get on the raft, which his spirits named Sea-lion raft. At once he said “Go.” He began blowing on the raft. One man was not courageous enough to go down into the waterfall, and when the raft went down he seized the bough of a tree at the edge of the fall. Then it went under. It was gone for one night.

Łdakᴀˊt yūˊhîtqǃ aˊỵidᴀx gāˊniyux ᴀt
All the houses from down in them out of doors things

kaˊoduwadjêł. Ceỵadihēˊn Kîksᴀˊdîᴀqǃ yūˊxāt
they moved. Many Kîksᴀˊdî people the salmon

ỵīˊỵî tcǃuʟeˊ ūn nēł awuadeˊawe yux
what had been then with it into the house when they came out

qā qǃᴀkāwᴀnaˊ: “Ỵîn ducāˊ nag̣āadîˊ
some one he started to speak: “Down their heads let all go with

yūˊāntqēnî.” Yuayūˊ yux awaguˊt. Kē ỵaˊoduwaxa
the people.” That is how out it was given. Up they brought

ēʟǃ qa sǃᴀx̣tǃ. Yēk wududzîguˊt.
salt and devil’s club. A spirit came to be let out.

Tcǃa dōˊqǃwaya yên
Just as soon as they had drunk it up there

donaˊawe wuduʟ̣iqōˊ. Yusǃᴀˊx̣tǃ qa
according to his command they vomited. The devil’s club and

yuēˊʟǃ wuduʟ̣iqōˊ. X̣āˊnade
the sea water were vomited out. Toward evening

ỵāˊqogahaawe wudîcuˊtc yuîˊxtǃ. Aēˊqǃg̣ayā
when it was getting bathed the shaman. Below this place

hoēˊkǃᵘ ye wuduwasāˊkᵘ, 308-5
a little pond thus was named,

Xîˊdja-ēqǃî ataˊodacudjīˊdjayu.
Beating-time-for-shaman lake, because he also bathed in it.

X̣āˊnaawe qǃēˊg̣a kayēˊk wuāˊt. Doqǃēˊnᴀx
At evening truly his spirits came to him. From his mouth

cî tcǃa yūt qǃanᴀsxêˊntc, duīˊyekqǃ
blood far out ran always, his spirits

g̣āg̣aᴀˊtîn. Duyēˊgîx osîteˊ
when they would come to him. Become his spirit was

wēˊdaqa ᴀˊcuỵaodzihowu kēˊʟ̣adî. Ag̣āˊawe āˊqᴀ
that out for he came to go seagull. And then about all things

cukāˊwadja wehīˊn ỵîk xāˊdî adêˊ da gᴀx donēˊỵa.
he showed them, the creek down in salmon what to do with.

“Daqǃūˊn ỵīkᴀˊqǃ wucdᴀˊx g̣atdux̣ᴀˊctc.” Doqǃwayᴀˊx
“Four [pieces] into apart cut it.” From his mouth

ye āwasaˊ, “Adēỵaˊ.” ᴀtxaweˊ ye 308-10
thus it is called “That’s-the-way.” After that thus

aciaˊosîqa duyēˊgî, “Yūˊdo ᴀ Kēs-ᴀˊxdji-hīn ᴀqǃ
said to him his spirit, “Over there Noisy-waterfall at it

g̣adūˊsǃît xānᴀˊsǃ yuqǃāˊswᴀnkᴀqǃ.” Akūʟ̣êˊnxa
tie up a raft on the edge of the fall.” He was testing

ayuˊ duyēˊkqǃî adêˊ łîtsīˊnîỵa. Yᴀx
it was his spirits at it how strong they were. Far

g̣ałēˊ yuqǃāˊs ādeˊ uduwaqǃāˊsîỵa. Kîksᴀˊdî
it is from whence the waterfall there comes down. Kîksᴀˊdî

akᴀˊdî aˊodeha yuxāˊnᴀsǃ. Duyēˊkqǃîtc ye uwasaˊ
on to it started to get the raft. His spirits thus named it

“Tān-xāˊnᴀsǃ.” Wānanīˊsawe akāˊwana. Yuxāˊnᴀsǃ ᴀdᴀˊx
“Sea-lion-raft.” At once he said “Go.” The raft on it

qǃaodîsaˊ. Yūqǃāˊs tūˊde ỵîs yuʟēˊnᴀx qā ʟēł
he started to blow. The waterfall into for the one man not

tuwūˊwîłtsīn. Yūqǃāˊswᴀnx ʟ̣ix̣wᴀˊsǃî ᴀt tǃᴀˊne
was strong. The edge of the waterfall was hanging thing bough

aołicāˊt, yuqǃāstūˊde kᴀt caoʟ̣ixêˊdje ayuˊ
he caught, to the waterfall down into it went entirely when

yuxāˊnᴀsǃ. Tcǃuʟeˊ hāỵideˊ wułīg̣āˊsǃ.
the raft. Then down underneath [the earth] it went.

ʟēqǃ uwaxeˊ.
One [night] it was there.

Next morning the noise of shamans’ sticks was heard at the mouth of the creek. The raft came up from underneath. Meanwhile the one that had saved himself came among his friends and told them that the Kîksᴀˊdî were all destroyed. Therefore the women were all weeping. When the shaman saw them he spoke. His spirits said that the people were not hurt at all. Nor were their clothes even torn. This is why a Kîksᴀˊdî is very brave. The man who jumped out, however, was very much ashamed. Then they brought the people up from [the place where they had come out].

Tsǃutāˊt hīn wᴀˊtdî akayēˊk wudūˊwaᴀx 309-5
Next morning creek at mouth of noise was heard

ᴀtxēˊtc. Haỵînᴀˊx ke ỵaˊosiqǃut
of beating for a shaman. From underneath up came

yuxāˊnᴀsǃ. Yūcwutsǃîneˊxea duxōˊnqǃî xo
the raft. The one that saved himself his friends among

ỵāˊwugut. Ye ckᴀłnīˊk Kîksᴀˊdî qot
came. So he was telling them the Kîksaˊdî lost

cūˊwax̣īx̣. Cā qoˊa g̣āxsatîˊ. Tcǃayuˊ
were all quickly. Women therefore were all weeping. Like it

îxtǃ waqcīˊỵî ayuˊ yēỵatî. Atcayuˊ ye ỵawaqaˊ.
in shaman’s sight that way it was. This is why so he said.

Duyēˊgî qǃayᴀˊx ʟēł wâˊsa āˊwanî yūˊłīngît. Aˊna
His spirits said not anyhow are hurt the people. Clothes

tsǃu ʟēł akaˊowułsǃeʟǃ. ᴀtcaweˊ Kîksᴀˊdî 309-10
also not they tore. This is why a Kîksᴀˊdî

tuwuˊłîtsīn. Yuqāˊ qoˊa kāˊdēqǃ akāˊx
is very brave. The man, however, was much ashamed from on it

adaˊqt wudjīx̣īˊx̣î. ᴀkāˊx kē ỵaduskuˊx.
out of it jumped. From on it up they brought them.

Now the spirits worked in him, and he sang for another land otter so that the people could see his strength. He sent out his clothes man to a point that could be seen below. “Take a spear” [he said]. He went to it. He saw nothing, and stayed there that night. Then he

came back. When it was day he (the shaman) said, “Take me down there.” He said, “Go around the point below here.” He said to his clothes man, “Be brave.” Then he spit on the end of the spear. He spoke to get strength. When he got up after speaking and threw it over the point he hit the land otter in the tail. Now the shaman sent for it [and said], “Take it round there.” The land otter lay stiff. The spear was stuck into the end of its tail. This is why even now the people call that place Point-thrown-across. He put the shadow of his paddle against an island below this. He was going to cut off the tongue of the land otter upon it (the shadow). This is why they named the island Divided-by-motion-of-paddle.[150] He fasted eight days on the island, when he cut off the land-otter tongue. Afterward he came up, and they were going to start home from that place. He lived for more than a hundred years. His spirits were of such strength that he lived so long that he could just turn about in one place.

Uqǃ yēk wūˊāt. Tsǃu kūˊcta aỵāˊwacî dułatsīˊne
There spirits worked in him. Another land otter he sang for

ᴀt yᴀq dostāˊdayu. Aīˊhaiāt łu
his strength something [people] could see. Below it point

wasatīˊnqǃa adêˊ akāˊwana dōxonqāˊwo. “Wusāˊnî g̣ᴀ
could be seen to it he sent out his clothes man. “A spear for

tᴀn.” Aˊya wuquˊx. ʟēł daˊsa awustīˊn. Ā
take.” To it he went down. Not anything he saw. There

ūˊwaxe x̣āˊna. Ax ke uwaqoˊx. Tcǃuqēˊqǃaawe
he stayed that night. From it up he came. When it was daylight,

ye ỵawaqaˊ, “Āˊyā xᴀt wug̣axaˊ.” Yuîˊxtǃ ye
so he said, “Down there me take.” The shaman thus

ỵawaqaˊ, “Yaīˊx̣ nᴀxaˊ uwaqoˊx.” Ye aỵaˊosîqa
said, “This point when below go around.” Thus he said to

doxonqāˊwo, “Îguāyêˊx qǃwᴀn.” Adaˊde qǃᴀstōˊx
his clothes man, “You be brave (imp.)” On it he spit

yuāˊda kūtcǃ. Aołîhîˊk. ʟe
the spear end of. He spoke [to get strength]. Then

uwudagudeˊawe doqǃwayᴀˊx ʟe
when he got up after [saying it] with his mouth then

yūqǃakᴀˊnᴀx kē gwugugoˊawe, yukūˊcta-ʟǃīt 310-5
over the point up when he threw it, the land-otter’s tail

uwagᴀˊsǃ. ʟe akāˊwana yuîˊxtǃîtc, “Āˊnᴀx
he hit. Then sent for it and said the shaman, “Around there

āsaqoˊx dê.” Qasǃ yᴀˊxayu kaˊołîtǃîˊk yukūˊcta.
take it (imp.).” Stiff like lay the land otter.

Yuāˊda duʟǃīˊt dēˊỵax̣ᴀt. ᴀtcaweˊ
The spear its tail stuck in [the end of]. This is why

tcǃūˊỵidᴀdî qāˊwutc ye ỵasaˊkᵘ
even now the people thus call it

Yūqǃakᴀˊnᴀx-ᴀt-ỵaduguˊq. Aīˊhaỵa qǃātǃ doaxāˊỵî
The-Point-across-which-he-threw-it. Below it an island his paddle

ᴀt āˊwatsᴀq āˊya hāỵîˊ. Akᴀˊqǃ ᴀʟǃūˊtǃî
against it he put of it the shadow. On it the tongue of it

āx ᴀqgwax̣ᴀˊc yukūˊcta. ᴀˊtcawe 310-10
from it he was going to cut off the land otter. This is why

ye uduwasaˊ yuqǃāˊtǃ Wucdᴀˊx-aołîx̣īˊdia.
thus they named the island Divided-by-motion-of-paddle.

Nᴀsǃg̣aducuˊ akāˊ qǃēˊwaxe yuqǃāˊtǃ yukūˊcta ʟǃūˊtǃî
Eight [days] on it he fasted the island the land otter tongue

āˊwux̣ᴀcî. ᴀtxaweˊ kē uwaqoˊx. Yūāˊnqǃ de kē
when he cut it. After that up he came. That place now up

nag̣oˊxłag̣āsǃ. ʟēqǃ hᴀˊndît tāk qaacūˊnᴀx
they were going to start home from. One hundred years more than

yē ỵikawaỵāˊtǃ ag̣aˊ qōdzîtīˊỵiỵa.
so they were long for it he came to live.

Wūcduwag̣êˊg̣īn ỵawanuˊktc duyēˊkqǃê
He just turned around in one place, he came so that his spirits

adêˊ łîtsīnîyēˊtcayu ỵāg̣ānaˊ.
then were of such strength when he was dying.

FOOTNOTES:

[147] This is the Sitka version of the story.

[148] An exchange of taunts.

[149] That is, the tabus.

[150] By a mere motion of his paddle he cut off the land otter’s tongue.

100. MOLDY-END[151]

The Sitka Kîksᴀˊdî have a salmon stream called Dax̣ēˊt, and the father of Lively-frog-in-pond went there to camp. The boy was playing on the beach. Afterward Lively-frog-in-pond caught sea gulls by means of bait. Then he was hungry, and went into the house. He cried for something to eat. He asked for a piece of dry salmon, and they gave him a piece of dry salmon that was half moldy. He said, “Why did you give me a piece that is half moldly?” Then he threw it into the corner of the house. Again he went to pull in a sea gull. When the sea gull swam out from him he waded out and fell into a hole. He was nowhere to be seen.

YūˊCīˊtǃka a Kîksᴀˊdî āˊỵê hᴀs qoˊsatᴀntcyê ye
The Sitka Kîksᴀˊdî they have a salmon stream thus

dowasāˊkᵘ Dᴀx̣ēˊt. Akǃᵘtatsīˊn īc akōˊ wudzitāˊn.
called Dax̣ēˊt. Lively-frog’s father there came to camp.

Yuỵadᴀˊkǃu qosūˊkǃu īqqǃ. Adᴀˊxayu Ākǃᵘtatsīˊn
The boy was playing on the beach. After it Lively-frog

yukēˊʟ̣adî ᴀsǃnūˊtǃa. Adᴀˊx duīˊt yān uwahaˊ.
sea gulls caught with bait. And then to him hunger was.

Nēłeˊ wugūˊt. ᴀt yāntc wudzîgāˊx.
Into the house he went. Something to eat he cried for.

ᴀtqēˊcî āwaxōˊx. Doqǃwēˊx wuduwatiˊ 311-5
A piece of dry salmon he asked for. His mouth they gave for

yuᴀtqēˊcî, ᴀcuwuˊ wudîʟᴀˊx. Ye ỵawaqaˊ,
a piece of dry salmon half of which was moldy. Thus he said,

“Tsǃᴀs ᴀcuwuˊ wudîʟᴀˊxe a kᵘcēˊgî?”
“Only half moldy is why did you give me?”

Qaqǃēˊx ỵīˊti yūˊde ke awułîdjuˊqǃ. Tsǃu wugūˊt
Corner of house was into it up he threw it. Again he went

yukēˊʟ̣ᴀdi ᴀsnūˊtaỵe de. Adᴀˊx yukēˊʟ̣ᴀdî
the sea gulls he was pulling in to. After it the sea gull

dudjînᴀˊq dāk nᴀkwᴀˊn tcǃuʟeˊ hūtc tsǃu dāk
from him out was swimming then he also out

acuyêˊnᴀskwᴀn. Tcǃuʟeˊ qâkx wukwāˊn dukanᴀˊx qōˊcᴀkᴀn
waded. Then out he waded from him a hole

duwakoˊ. Tsǃu ʟēł dekīˊ awustīˊn.
he fell into. Again not out there he was seen.

Now his father missed him and said, “Where is my child?” He said this to his wife. Then they got up. They looked outside. They called to him, “Lively-frog-in-pond, where are you?” They looked everywhere. They called to everything. Then they went to the place where he had baited his traps, and saw his tracks leading into the water. They wept, saying, “What has become of you, my son?” The man waded out, crying, looking for his son. Then they did not sleep looking for their son. They hunted everywhere for him. Next morning they went into the water and along the shore. They had not eaten anything since their son was lost. They hunted for him all summer. After they had hunted for him for months they gave up looking.

Adᴀˊx duīˊctc wusīhaˊ ye ỵawaqaˊ, “Gusūˊ 311-10
Then his father missed him thus and said, “Where is

ᴀxỵīˊtkǃ.” Ducᴀˊt ye ᴀdaỵaqaˊ. Adᴀˊx tcǃuʟeˊ hᴀs
my child?” His wife so he spoke to. After it then they

wudînāˊq. Gᴀˊndî hᴀs qotīˊs. Adᴀˊx hᴀs aīˊqǃ
got up. Outside they looked. After it they called to him,

“Ākǃᵘtatsīˊn gusūˊ we ê?” Hᴀs qocīˊ āg̣aˊ.
“Lively-frog, where are you?” They looked everywhere for him.

Tcᴀwaỵîˊqǃ hᴀs aīˊqǃ Adᴀˊx ᴀqǃᵘ ᴀsnūˊtǃaỵê
Then they called to everything. After it at it he had baited

ᴀt hᴀs uwaᴀˊt aqǃoˊs-ītiˊ hᴀs aosîtīˊn tcǃuʟeˊ
there they went his tracks they saw then

hīnx hᴀs akāˊwusîke. Hᴀs g̣ᴀˊxsatê ye hᴀs
into the water they went. They crying thus they

qǃaỵaqaˊ “Wāˊsᴀ īˊwani ᴀxỵīˊtǃ?” Adᴀˊkdage
said to [him] “What has become of you, my son?” Outward

nakwᴀˊn g̣āx tīn duỵīˊtg̣a qutīˊsǃ yuqāˊ. Adᴀˊx
he was wading crying with for his son looking the man. Then

tcūł hᴀs uxêˊqǃᵘ xō hᴀs qucīˊ hᴀsduỵīˊtg̣a.
never they slept while they hunted for their son.

Djᴀłdakᴀˊt ỵēt hᴀs qocīˊ āx 312-5
Everywhere [their] son they hunted for after it

tsǃutāˊt yūhīˊn tāq qā yên tcukaˊ. ʟēł hᴀs
in the morning the water in and along the shore. Not they

ᴀt uxwaˊ tcǃu hᴀsduỵīˊt łqōˊwustīỵî dᴀx. Adᴀˊx
thing ate then their son was lost since. After it

djᴀłdakᴀˊt yukutāˊn hᴀs qocīˊ hᴀsduỵīˊtg̣a. Adᴀˊx dîs
everywhere all summer they hunted for their son. Then months

cūwax̣īˊx̣ ag̣āˊ hᴀs qociỵîˊ ā hᴀs
were all past for him they hunted after which they

aołîx̣āˊtc.
gave up looking.

Lively-frog-in-pond had been captured by the salmon people, however, who swam out with him. They looked to him like human beings. Then they came to the salmon people’s village with him. He pouted all the time because he was always hungry. Then the salmon people said, “Let us go with him to Amusement creek.” So they went with him to the creek. They put his arms around the necks of sand-hill cranes at the creek’s mouth.

Adᴀˊxayu Akǃᵘtatsīˊn qoˊa xāt qoaˊnitc ᴀsgīˊyu
After it Lively-frog, however, salmon people were

wusînēˊx. Duīˊn yā ỵᴀnᴀkwᴀˊn tcǃayeˊ 312-10
captured him. With him there were swimming those

łīngîˊt yêx duwag̣eˊ ỵᴀtiˊ. Adᴀˊx duīˊn xāt qoaˊnî
people like his eyes were in. Then with him salmon people’s

ānîˊt ỵāwagūˊ. Adᴀˊx ʟēł tucqēˊnutc tcᴀʟᴀˊkᵘ
to village they got. Then he was pouting all the time because

duīˊt yān uhaˊîtc. Adᴀˊx yūˊxāt qoaˊnî ye
to him hunger was always. Then the salmon people thus

ỵaˊwaqa, “Duīˊn ỵᴀkᵘnᴀˊg̣ahā Kātᴀˊxwᴀxsᴀkᴀ-hīˊnî de.” Adᴀˊx
said, “With him let us go Amusement creek to.” Then

duīˊn ỵᴀkuwuhāˊ yuhīˊndê. Adᴀˊx asēˊnᴀx
with him they went to the creek. Then around neck of

djīˊỵᴀnduwatiˊ yuhīˊn wᴀt dūˊłî.
they put his hands the creek at mouth of sand-hill cranes.

Afterward he was always hungry. But when he began to take some eggs from among those on the beach, they shouted, “Moldy-end is eating eggs along the beach of the town,”[152] and he felt badly.

Adᴀˊxawe duīˊt yān uhāˊîtc. Ādᴀˊx yuāˊnig̣ayā
Then to him hunger always was. Then on beach of the town

qᴀhāˊkᵘ cīỵᴀdihēˊn qa ỵᴀtǃēˊnᴀx ᴀkaodicāˊt.
eggs were many and from among them he began to take.

Ketǃāˊn duwaîˊqǃ “Cᴀnyāˊkǃᵘʟāx ān îg̣ayaˊ qᴀhāˊgu
They were shouting, “Moldy-end town along beach of eggs

aỵaxāˊ.” Adᴀˊx dutūˊwu yên ēkᵘ.
is eating.” Then his feelings were bad.

Next door to the place where he lived the people were always dancing. After a while he looked into the house where they were dancing, and his face was all over fish eggs. It was the herring people dancing for joy. One woman called him aside and said to him, “Do you remember when you said something against the salmon people? That is why they have captured you.” She said to him, “Do you know the creek over there? When you are hungry roast salmon from it in the fire and eat them there. After you have eaten, put all your leavings into the water and your roasting sticks also, in order to wash the leavings off.” When he was hungry he did just the way he had been told. When he was very hungry again he went to get another salmon. He ate it. Just as he had been told, he put his leavings into the water. He washed off his roasting stick. That evening, however, the eye of the salmon people’s chief was sore. He cried with it, and did not sleep. Then the woman said to him, “Do you know where you cooked? Perhaps you left the eye there.” He found it, and when he had obeyed her directions the eye was cured.

Atǃūˊk dukîdaˊ kadeˊ ỵᴀg̣asēˊtc ᴀʟǃēˊx.
Next door to the place where he lived always went on dancing.

Anᴀˊx nēł aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn yuˊa 313-5
After that into the house he looked where

ᴀduʟǃēˊxe. Tcǃuʟeˊ duyakîˊk āˊneł awutiỵîˊ
dancing was going on. Then his face inside it was

djᴀłdakᴀˊt duyakîˊk g̣āqǃᵘ wusîˊti. Hᴀdju yao qoaˊnî
all his face fish eggs was. Because herring people

aˊyu ᴀʟᴀˊkᵘ ᴀʟǃēˊx hᴀsdutūwuˊ sîguˊ.
it was for it dancing for it their feelings were happy.

He adᴀˊx ʟēˊnᴀx cāwᴀˊttc wuxōˊx ye ᴀcdaỵaqaˊ
There was there one woman called him thus said to him,

“Îsîkūˊ gî xāt qoaˊnîx
“Do you know ? salmon people

qǃᴀˊnaqeʟ̣îg̣ᴀˊt ᴀ aˊya
when you ever said anything against that is why

iˊusînēx.” Adᴀˊx ye ᴀciaˊosîqa, “Isîkūˊ ge
they captured you.” Then thus she said to him, “Do you know ?

hēx kāˊwadaỵî hīn. Ayîˊk dᴀx xāt nᴀdᴀˊx
that is there creek. Down in it from salmon from at

gᴀnēłtsîˊkx tcǃᴀgūˊqǃsa îīˊx yānhaˊ. 313-10
roast by the fire and eat it to you when there is hunger.

Adᴀˊx yên îxaỵîˊ îˊqǃaite djᴀłdakᴀˊt
Then there after you have eaten your leavings all

hīˊndê yē yunᴀsnīˊk, îtsīˊgî-dāˊa tsǃu
into the water then put your roasting stick also

ᴀdāˊdᴀx yūˊnawusǃk.” Tcǃuʟeˊ duīˊt yān
from on it to wash off the leavings.” Then to him hunger

wuhaỵîˊ tcǃᴀ wāˊsᴀ cūˊkᴀn duwᴀdjāˊ tcǃᴀ ayᴀˊx qōwanūˊkᵘ.
being just how all he was told just like it he did.

Adᴀˊx tsǃu aʟēˊn duīˊt yān uwahaˊ tsǃu wugūˊt
Then again very much to him hunger was again he went

ag̣ᴀˊtag̣êt. Ādᴀˊx awaxaˊ duqǃwaīˊtê.
to get another salmon. Then he ate what he got for his mouth.

Ādeˊ cukduˊ djēsîỵêˊ tcǃᴀ ayêˊx duqǃaīˊtê
There all as he was told right like it his leavings

hīˊndê ye aosîˊnê dutsīˊgî tsǃu ᴀdaˊ
into the water thus he put his roasting stick also from it

wuūˊsǃ. Adᴀˊx x̣āˊna xāt qoaˊnî anqāˊwo
washed. Then in the evening salmon people’s chief

dūˊwaq yanīˊkᵘ. ᴀdjiỵīˊt cdaˊỵᴀduqᴀ. ʟēł
his eye was were sore. On account of it he cried. Not

wutēˊx. Adᴀˊxayu cāˊwᴀt ye ᴀcaˊosîqa, “Isîkūˊ gî 314-5
he slept. Then woman so said to him, “Do you know ?

yūˊa ᴀt gaỵîsīˊỵiỵê? Gwᴀł a kao-ux̣īˊx̣
where things you cooked? Perhaps there you left

yuqāˊwag̣ê.” Adᴀˊx qoˊa ye awūˊsniỵî ît yūˊanqawo
the eye.” Then, however, so having done to the chief

tcǃuʟeˊ wunēˊx duwāˊq.
then was cured his eye.

After this the woman said to him, “They are going to start home with you.” Then all of the salmon people started home with him. Afterward, while the salmon people were swimming along, they spoke of the sīt, of which they were frightened. By and by they came in sight of the sīt. It opened and shut. When the salmon went through it, some of them would be cut in two. Now they passed through. They saw canoes [of the herring people] coming to meet them. “We have done all of our work before you” [said they. They answered] “When will your cheek-flesh save the person that eats it?” “Our eggs are our cheek-flesh.”

Adᴀˊx yūˊcāwᴀt ye ᴀciaˊosîqa, “De îānêˊde
Then the woman thus said to him, “Away to your home

îīˊn ke ᴀt g̣ᴀx dux̣ūˊn.” Adᴀˊx djîłdakᴀˊt
with you up they are going to start.” Then all

yūˊxāt qoaˊnî duīˊn ᴀt wux̣ūˊn duānîˊde.
the salmon people with him started to his home.

He-adᴀˊx ye ỵânakwᴀˊn yūˊxāt qoaˊnî
While from this thus were swimming along the salmon people

kᴀdunīˊk sîīˊt hᴀs ᴀkᵘʟ̣îxēˊʟ yūˊxāt qoaˊnî. 314-10
mentioned sîīt they were frightened the salmon people.

Wananīˊsayu wududzîtīˊn yusîīˊt. Wuˊctê yukudînūˊkᵘ.
At last they came to see the sîīt. Together it would close.

Anᴀˊxayu yêˊnaā yūˊxāt. Adᴀˊxayu
Through it would go [to their creeks] the salmon. Then

ᴀˊxoa yūˊxāt kāxdūˊtc. Adᴀˊxayu anᴀˊq
among them the salmon would be cut in two. Then through it

hᴀs wūˊha. Hᴀs aˊosîtēn hᴀsdug̣ēˊdî ỵânaguˊ wēˊyākᵘ.
they came. They saw to meet them were coming the canoes.

“Ỵīˊcukᴀt qōˊya kᴀntuˊłî ʟēł ỵīdᴀˊdî gwedjîˊtc.” “Ỵīˊwᴀctu
“All before you we have all done our work.” “Your cheek

qǃoˊxōtc qog̣āˊxsînēx dēˊdjᴀᴀxaˊ.” “Awᴀctuˊ qǃoˊxo
flesh [when] will save whoever eats it.” “Cheek flesh

ayuˊ hag̣āˊqǃu.” 314-15
are our eggs.”

Then the salmon gathered together. They said to one another, “Where are you going?” and some said, “We to the Stikine,” others, “To Chilkat,” others, “To Taku,” others, “To Nass,” others, “To Alsek.” They mentioned all of these rivers. After that the canoe came to the mouth of the river. They said, “Stand up in the canoe and see where we are.” Then one stood up in the canoe to look around. The salmon would say, “Is the fort ready?” and one would go up to look. What they called a fort was a salmon trap. Every time he came back he said, “It will soon be ready.” By and by he said it was ready. Then the salmon people went thither. The salmon people entered the creek. They were very happy. The evening after they went to surround the fort. All the salmon went up in the creek in two schools. Then his mother, who was cutting down on the beach, saw Lively-frog-in-pond. He thought he was going to his mother. Then his mother called to his father to come and spear him. He swam close to her. Then she called out to him again, “A fine salmon is swimming around here.” So his father speared him. He lost consciousness. Afterward the man said to his wife, “Cut it to use it fresh.” But when she was trying to cut off its head it seemed hard for her to use her knife, and she saw the copper that had been about her son’s neck. Then she cried out, “This is my little son. He must have been captured by the salmon people. Here is the copper ring that was around his neck.” Now she took out a mat with feathers inside of it. She laid the mat down and put the feathers around the salmon. After that she put the mat on top of the house. In the house, however, they kept singing shamans’ songs for him.

Adᴀˊxayu wucxᴀˊnt hᴀs ỵaˊodîgu yūˊxāt. Ye hᴀs
Then together they got the salmon. Thus they

qǃāˊỵaqa, “Gudēˊsa ỵīˊỵᴀkᵘgwaha.” ᴀxōˊa ye
said to each other, “Which way are you going?” Among them thus

ỵawaqaˊ, “Ohāˊn qōˊa Stîqǃhīˊndê,” ᴀxōˊa, “Qōˊa
some said, “We now to the Stikine,” others, “Now

Djîłqāˊtdê,” ᴀxōˊa, “Tǃaqoˊdê,” ᴀxōˊa, “Nāˊsdê,” ᴀxōˊa,
to Chilkat,” others, “To Taku,” others, “To Nass,” others,

“Ałsēˊxdê.” Djîłdakᴀˊt yahīˊn hᴀs awasāˊkᵘ. 315-5
“To Alsek.” All these rivers they mentioned.

Adᴀˊxawe hīn wᴀtt wusǃîx̣īˊx̣ wēˊxāt. Ye
Then river to the mouth of got the salmon. So

qoỵāˊwaqa, “Yākᵘ nᴀx āˊgūx dᴀhāˊnî.”
they said, “Canoe from where [we are] stand up and see.”

Adᴀˊxayu qᴀduˊ ke wutāˊnî ᴀsgēˊyu yākᵘ nᴀx
Then to see out was inside canoe from

wudîhāˊn. Adᴀˊxayu yūˊxāt ye hᴀs ỵânaqēˊtc,
started to stand. Then the salmon thus they would say,

“Yūˊnū ᴀgîˊ ʟēł yên unīˊtc.” Tcǃuʟeˊ ʟēˊnᴀx
“The fort ? not there is ready.” Then one

ᴀkīkᴀˊndî akᴀˊnduqēˊtc. Hᴀdjuˊ yucāˊł ᴀˊsgîyu
to go up to see they told. This a salmon trap was that

yunūˊwu ye hᴀs aỵasāˊkᵘ. Tcǃuʟeˊ qox wudaqǃāˊktc 315-10
a fort thus they called. Then back every time he came

ye ỵânaqēˊtc “Deyêˊndê ỵanᴀnīˊn.” Wananīˊsayu
thus he was always saying “Soon it will be ready.” At last

yên uwanīˊ ye ỵawaqaˊ. Xāt qoaˊnî de yên uwanīˊ.
there was ready so he said. Salmon people thither went.

Tcǃuʟeˊ hīn uwaqǃᴀˊq yūˊxāt. ʟᴀx hᴀsdutuwuˊ
Then creek went in the salmon. Very their minds

yukǃeˊ. He adᴀˊx yux̣āˊna ᴀdadeˊ āˊwaāt
the goodness. After this the evening to surround [they] went

yūnūˊ. Adᴀˊx djîłdakᴀˊt yūˊxāt dēxnayêˊx
the fort. Then all the salmon in two schools

hīnt ỵāˊwaa. Adᴀˊx aîˊt aosîtīˊn duʟāˊ
in the creek went. Then there saw his mother

īg̣edᴀx̣ᴀˊc Akǃᵘtatsīˊn. Adᴀˊx duʟāˊ xᴀˊndî
cutting down on the beach Lively-frog. Then his mother to

ỵānaguˊt dutuwuˊtc. Tcǃuʟeˊ duʟāˊtc tǃaˊỵawaqā 315-15
he was going he thought. Then his mother called to

duīˊctc g̣ᴀtag̣êˊt qᴀˊdju ᴀxᴀˊnt ᴀˊskî ūwaqǃᴀˊq.
his father to come and spear him to her [so] close he swam.

Adᴀˊx tsǃu aîˊt tsǃu ᴀt aỵawaqāˊ, “Akǃêˊ xāt
Then again to him again she called out, “A fine salmon

hēx uwaqǃᴀˊq.” Adᴀˊx qōˊa duīˊctc uwatᴀˊq.
around here swims.” Then, however, his father speared him.

Tcǃuʟeˊ ʟēł ctāx aodanuˊkᵘ
Then not of imself he had consciousness

wudutāˊg̣ê. Adᴀˊx qōˊa ducᴀˊt ye
as soon as he was speared. Then, however, his wife thus

aỵaˊosîqa, “Tūdj sᴀkᵘ nᴀx̣ᴀˊc.” Adᴀˊx qōˊa kāx
he said to, “Fresh [to use] for cut it.” Then, however, off

yᴀx āsaỵaˊʟîqǃ, yêtīˊqǃ dułîˊtaỵî
like she was trying to cut its head to cut off her knife

ᴀt yuỵᴀcîˊqǃēłk dāˊsayu. Aosîtīˊn duỵīˊt 316-5
something the hard for her how was it. She looked her son’s

sî ēq kᴀtîˊqǃî. Tcǃuʟeˊ ke ctǃaỵaˊodîqa, “ᴀxỵīˊtkǃ
neck copper twist. Then out she cried, “My little son

ᴀsgēˊya xāt qoaˊnitc ᴀˊskǃî wusnexêˊn.
this is salmon people by he must have been captured.

Dusēˊt kᴀłīˊnî ēq kᴀtîˊqǃ aˊya ỵāˊtî.” Tcǃuʟeˊ g̣ātc
His neck was around copper ring this is.” Then mat

īˊqg̣e awacᴀˊt qǃoaʟǃᴀtūˊ. Ye aỵaūˊ
down she took with feathers into it. As follows she put

yug̣ātc. Tcǃuʟeˊ yūxāˊt daỵêˊ awaūˊ yuqǃoaˊʟǃ. Adᴀˊx
the mat. Then the salmon around she put the feathers. Then

yuhîˊt ka yên aosîtaˊ yug̣āˊtc. Nēł qoˊa 316-10
the house on there she put the mat. In the house, however

tcᴀʟᴀˊkᵘ îxtǃ cīˊỵê ducîˊ dudāˊqǃ.
always shaman singing his songs for him.

In the middle of the night something shook on top of the house. Looking at his son, the man saw that he had become a human being about his head. When he looked at him again, he saw that he had become a human being still farther down. Then he looked at him again. He was become entirely human. After that they heard a spirit talking to him. The spirit inside of him said, “I am Moldy-end-of-salmon. It is I.” “It is I,” said another spirit inside of him, “It is I, Sand-hill-crane-at-the-mouth-of-Amusement-creek.” Another spirit in him said, “It is I, Sīt spirit.” And the woman that had helped him also became his spirit, saying, “It is I, Woman spirit.” Another one said inside of him, “It is I, Herring spirit.” Then another one spoke inside of him, saying, “It is I, Salmon-people’s-canoe spirit, I.”

Adᴀˊx qoˊa adeˊ kaodinêˊt yūˊtāt ỵīn
Then, however, there he was shaking the night middle of

yuhîˊt kādêˊ. Adᴀˊx qoˊa yuqāˊ duỵīˊt aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn
the house on top of. Then, however, the man his son looked at

aosîtēˊn ducāˊnᴀx qoˊa tcǃuʟeˊ łīngîˊtx
[and] saw from his head, however, then become a human being

sîtiˊ. Adᴀˊx tsǃu a-îˊt ᴀt aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn dāsayuˊ dukᴀtūˊt
he was. Then again at him here he looked how into his

dᴀx dukîˊndî łīngîˊtx sîtiˊ. Adᴀˊx a-îˊt
from farther down become a human being was. Then at him

tsǃu ᴀt aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn. Djîłdakᴀˊt łīngîˊtx
again there he looked. The whole thing become a human being

sîtiˊ. Adᴀˊx a-îˊt adeˊ yēk dutuˊ yuqǃayatᴀˊnk.
was. Then at it there spirits in him they heard talking.

Adᴀˊx qoˊa yē qǃaỵaqᴀˊ, “Xᴀtaˊỵa Cᴀnyakǃᵘʟāˊx, ᴀxāt,ˊ”
Then, however, thus it said, “I am Moldy-end, it is I.”

yūqǃỵaqᴀ yuyēˊk dutūˊqǃ. “Xᴀtaˊỵa,” yuqǃaỵaqaˊ
said the spirit inside of him. “It is I,” said

dutūˊqǃ yuyēˊk,
inside of him the spirit,

“Qatukwᴀˊx-sᴀka-hīˊnî-wᴀtkᴀ-dūˊłî, aˊỵa xᴀt.” 317-5
“Sand-hill-crane-at-mouth-of-Amusement-creek, it is I.”

Tsǃu ye ỵawaqaˊ yuyēˊk dutūˊqǃ, “Xᴀˊtaỵa
Again thus said the spirit inside of him. “It is I

Sîīt-koyēˊga xᴀt.” Adᴀˊx yūˊcāwᴀt ᴀcukawudjāˊỵî tsǃu
Sīt spirit I.” Then the woman that had helped him also

duyēˊgîx osîteˊ, “Xᴀtaˊỵa, Cāwᴀˊt-qoyēˊk ᴀˊxᴀt.”
become his spirit was, “It is I, Woman spirit, it is I.”

Adᴀˊx tsǃu dutūˊqǃ ye aỵāˊwaqa, “Xᴀtaˊỵa,
Then again inside of him thus said, “It is I,

yao-qoyēˊk ᴀˊxᴀt.” Adᴀˊx tsǃu a-îˊt tsǃu dutūˊqǃ
Herring spirit, I.” Then another one inside of him

āqǃaodîtaˊ, “Xᴀˊtaỵe Kēˊʟ̣adî-qoyēˊk axᴀˊt.” Adᴀˊx
spoke, saying, “It is I, the Sea-gull spirit I.” Then

tsǃu a-îˊt ye ỵawaqaˊ dutūˊqǃ, “Xᴀtaˊỵa, 317-10
another thus spoke inside of him, “It is I,

Xāt-qoaˊnî-yāˊgu-qoyēˊk, ᴀxᴀˊt.”
Salmon-people’s canoe spirit, I.”

After that his father came to him, and the shaman said, “Clean everything in the house thoroughly.” Again he said, “The young women must never live in this house but in another.” He also said, “Put clean sand around the fireplace inside. Never let a woman look at me.” The spirit was singing in him. Then he went into a trance, wrapped in a mat. He was brought into the house. There they put eagle down upon his mouth. He sang in the house, walking around the fire. Then his spirit asked to have a rattle made for him. He also said an apron should be made for him. So his rattle was made like the sǃūsǃ,[153] but his apron was designed like the sīt. His drum was painted with the sand-hill crane. Afterward his bone necklace was made of pieces like salmon and herring. Then the spirit inside of him danced. He saw the salmon very plainly as if they were people about him. Then he would talk with the salmon people, and he became a very wonderful shaman. His friends learned to obey him absolutely. Whatever he foretold came to pass. He told them that there was going to be a death before it happened. If a person was going to be saved it happened according to his prediction. If he told them to go hunting in a canoe and informed them what they were going to get, they got it.

Adᴀˊx duīˊc duxᴀˊnt uwaguˊt. Yē qǃaỵaqaˊ
Then his father to him came. Thus said to him

yuîˊxtǃ, “Wēˊnēłỵi łdakᴀˊt tcēqǃ āxgᴀˊndî
the shaman, “In inside of the house all things dirty outside

naiūˊsǃ.” Adᴀˊx tsǃu ye qǃaỵaqᴀˊ, “Yīs acaˊ łîł
put.” Then again thus he said, “Young women never

wēˊnełqǃ ye tcᴀg̣ōˊt āhîˊt ỵīqǃ ye hᴀs nᴀgᴀtiˊ.”
in the house thus another house down in so they will be.”

Adᴀˊx tsǃu ye ỵawaqaˊ, “Wēˊnēłye gᴀˊnda
Then again so he said, “Inside the house around the fireplace

kǃêdēˊn naiʟǃēˊwu.” Adᴀˊx tsǃu ye ỵawaqaˊ, 317-15
it is well you put clean sand.” Then again thus he said,

“Łîł cāwᴀˊt xāx ułg̣enêˊq.” ᴀt cî yūˊyēk
“Never woman at me allow to look.” Was singing the spirit

dutuˊ. Adᴀˊx yūˊg̣ātc tūqǃ kaołîtǃîˊk. Adᴀˊx
in him. Then a mat inside of he went into a trance. Then

nēł wuduwacᴀˊt. Nēłqǃ qǃoaʟǃ
inside the house he was brought. At the house eagle down

duqǃweˊ ye duwauˊ. Adᴀˊx ᴀt cîˊ nēłqǃ.
his mouth thus they put on. Then he sang in the house.

Tcǃuʟeˊ gᴀˊnda ỵᴀgūˊt. Adᴀˊx duyēˊgî qǃa yᴀx
Then around the fire he walked. Then his spirit voice like

cecuˊx wuduʟ̣îyᴀˊx dudjiỵîˊs. Tsǃu dukǃêdēˊdî sᴀkᵘ āˊkadjî
rattle to have made for him. Also his apron for him on him

kāˊwaqa. Adᴀˊx ducecūˊxu qoˊa 318-5
he said should be made. Then his rattle however

sǃūsǃ yêx wuduʟ̣îyêˊx dukǃîdeˊdî qoˊa sîīˊt yêx
(a water bird) like was made his apron however sīt like

kᴀndūˊdjîxît. Dugāˊwu dūˊłi yêx kᴀndudjîxîˊt. Adᴀˊx
was designed. His drum sand-hill crane like they painted. Then

dusǃᴀqseˊdî wuduʟ̣îyêˊx xāt yêx qa yao yêx
his bone necklace was made salmon like and herring like

yên duʟ̣îyêˊx. Adᴀˊx aʟǃēˊx yēk dutūˊqǃ. Adᴀˊx
there they made. Then danced spirit inside of him. Then

yuxāˊt ʟᴀx wāˊsᴀ aỵatīˊn uwaỵaˊ tcᴀ duyêˊx
the salmon very who he saw [plainly] was as if around him

łīngîˊt yêx. Adᴀˊx yuxāˊt qoaˊnî tîn yuqǃoˊłaᴀtgînutc. 318-10
people like. Then the salmon people with he would talk.

ʟᴀx wâˊsa qayaˊ qot wuneỵîˊ îxtǃîˊx sitîˊ.
Very how person wonderful become a shaman he was.

Yudoxōˊnqǃî ʟᴀx wâˊsa doqǃwaˊ yêx
His friends very how his mouth like

qodzitiˊ. Tcǃᴀ dāˊsa ᴀkᴀnīˊk tcǃuʟeˊ
came to be (i. e., to obey him) Whatever he told then

ayêˊx yuỵatīˊk. Qokᵘgwanāˊwu tcǃuʟeˊ
like it was. If there were going to be a death then

qōn yuᴀkānîˊk. Qayeˊ
before [it happened] he told them. If a person

qōˊkᵘgwanēxe tcǃuʟeˊ yuᴀkanîˊkk ayêˊx
was going to be saved then the way he told them like it

yūˊỵᴀtīk. Yên cūˊdê naqoˊx yuyukoỵasîqēˊk
it was. When to hunt they went by canoe the way he told them

dāˊsᴀ g̣ᴀx dudjāˊq qōn yuᴀkāˊỵanîkk.
what they were going to kill before he had told them.

Then he said, “Do not take me to town right away, but in the middle of winter.” They did so. They stayed there with him. They took him to the town in the very middle of winter. Then the town people were very anxious to go out to see him. He said that a fine man would be sick very soon, and they believed him. So a good man did fall sick, and they paid him to treat him. Then he became rich. The people of his town said, “Let whoever is going to look on, fast.” All the town people fasted because they wanted to see what he would do. Then he would act like the salmon, the herring, the sand-hill crane, and the sīt. They were surprised to see all the things he did. The young women, however, did not look at him. When he was going to eat, he ate only those things which his spirit had purified for him, and, when he was going to drink water, the spirit also made that clean for him. He ate only after his spirit had said, “You will eat this, my master.” He did all things as his spirit directed him. He did not eat anything fresh. He was not married. Whatever the spirit told him to do, he did. For that reason he lived a long time. And although he lived to be very old his head did not become white.

Qa ye qǃaỵaqᴀˊ, “Łîł tcǃa yūk ānx ᴀxīˊn
People thus he said, “Never right out to the town with me

ỵīułg̣āˊsǃî ʟᴀx tāˊguỵīnqǃ tsa.” Ayêˊx
you go but right in the middle of winter so.” Like it

wutiˊ. ʟēł duīˊn naheˊułgᴀstc. ʟᴀx tāˊkᵘỵīn
they did. Not with him they stayed there. Very middle of winter

tsa duīˊn ān aołîgāˊsǃ. Adᴀˊx qoˊa ʟᴀx
indeed with him town they took him to. Then, however, very

yūk dūˊwadjīk yūˊāntqenitc. Adᴀˊx ye
out were anxious to go out to see him the town people. Then so

qǃaỵaqaˊ ʟēˊnᴀx yᴀkǃēˊỵî qa kēkᵘg̣wᴀnīˊkᵘ. ʟᴀx 319-5
he said one was good man would be sick soon. Very

dokǃēˊ ᴀduwahīˊn. Ayᴀˊx wutīˊ ʟēˊnᴀx yukǃēˊỵî qa
they believed him. Like it it was one was good man

wunīˊkǃᵘ. ᴀkᴀˊqǃ wuduwahiˊ āwasêˊn. Tcǃuʟeˊ ānqāˊwo
fell sick. To him they paid to treat. Then rich man

wusîtiˊ. Duāntqenîˊ ye aỵaˊosîqa, “Qǃᴀg̣axeỵîˊ adōˊsᴀ
he became. His town people thus said, “Let fast whoever

ᴀt g̣ox łatīˊn.” Tcᴀłdakᴀˊt yuāntqenîˊ qǃexēˊtc
is going to look on.” All the town people would fast

wāˊsa yūk dūˊwadjīk. He-adᴀˊx
how out they wanted to see what he would do. After this

yūˊxāt qa yūˊyao qa yudūˊł qa yusîīˊt
the salmon and the herring and the sand-hill crane and the sīt

tcᴀ wāˊsa kunūguˊn djîłdakᴀˊt wutiˊ. ʟᴀx qaỵaˊ 319-10
just how they would do all he did. Very person

qot wunêˊ djᴀtdakᴀˊt wuctīˊn kᴀdunīˊk. Yuyīˊs
were surprised at all with himself he did. The young

ca qoˊa ʟēł ᴀc ūłtīˊn. Kayūˊ ᴀt
women, however not him saw. When things

gugwaxāˊỵî ʟēł tcǃᴀ kugēˊỵî tsǃᴀs duyēˊgitc
he was going to eat not he did so only (until) his spirit

kǃêdēˊn wūsniỵîˊ tsǃa ᴀt uxwaˊîtc. Qa hīn
clean made for him only things he ate. And water

ᴀguˊx dᴀnaîˊ tsǃu yuyēˊktc kǃêdēˊn
when he was going to drink also the spirit clean

yusînīˊk. Dāˊsᴀỵ duyēˊgîtc ye ỵaosîqaˊ, “Yūtǃᴀˊt
made it for him. When his spirit like said to him, “This

gᴀg̣eˊxa, ᴀxsǃāˊtî.” ᴀg̣aˊ tsᴀ ᴀxēˊx. 319-15
you will eat, my master.” After that only he ate it.

Djᴀłdakᴀˊt-ᴀt tsǃᴀs duyēˊgî qǃᴀqāˊk tsǃᴀˊtsᴀ ᴀqǃayêˊx
All things only his spirit told him only that like it

tsa ye yuᴀsînēˊq. Qa ʟēł ʟ̣îtūˊdjî ᴀt uxuaˊ. Qa
indeed so he did. And not fresh thing he ate. And

ʟēł awucᴀˊ. Tcîłdakᴀˊt yēktc adeˊ daỵaqaỵîˊ
not he was married. Whatever the spirit to him told to

ayêˊx qodzîteˊ. Ỵiwuyāˊtǃ ag̣aˊ kodzitiỵîˊ. Qa
like it he did. A long time on account of it he lived. And

ducᴀxāˊwu ʟēł ʟ̣etîˊx wunîˊ tca āx
his head hair not became white did although after it

wudicîˊn.
he became very old.

This is all.

Hūˊtcǃaya.
This is all.

FOOTNOTES:

[151] Wrangell version.

[152] This has been expurgated by the story-teller. For the proper wording, see last story.

[153] A water bird.

101. QĀQǃATCGŪˊK[154]

At Sitka were several brothers, the eldest of whom was named Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk. They were fond of hunting. One morning they went out among the islands. [Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk] killed nothing. Again he went to the place where he had been in the habit of going. Then his name was mentioned among the fur seals. “It is he who is always hunting. Keep quiet, for he might hear you.” Now when they were going shoreward the eldest brother said, “Pull ahead quickly, for the wind is beginning to blow.” Then they became angry. The bow man laid his paddle down in the canoe. All did the same. Then they began to cover their heads. The canoe, however, drifted out. It drifted far out for six days and nights. On the twelfth he awoke to find the canoe drifting ashore. He saw an island on which were sea lions, seals, fur seals, sea otters, and sea-lion bristles. All had drifted on to the island. Then they took their things up. They stayed there one year. When a year and a half was completed, the man slept, thinking about himself.

Cītǃkāˊqǃayu ye ỵatîˊ wuˊckîkǃîỵên ye
At Sitka living were brothers to each other thus

dowasāˊkᵘ hunxōˊa Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk. Aʟǃūˊn ayuˊ hᴀs
named was the elder Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk. Hunting things that they

akᵘcîtᴀˊn. ʟēqǃ tsǃutāˊtayu qǃāˊtǃqǃî xodêˊ dāk hᴀs
liked. One morning it was islands among at out they

ūwaqoˊx. ʟēł ᴀt utcᴀˊqx. Tsǃu yên uqoˊxtc,
went. Not thing he killed. Again there he always came

tsǃu dāk ūwaqoˊx. Adᴀˊxayu yuqǃūˊn xōˊde wudūwasaˊ.
again out he went. And then the fur seal among he was named.

“Hu ᴀt naqoˊxtcîỵa aỵaˊ. 321-5
“He things always is travelling around after is here.

Cīłkǃᴀˊʟǃ îsaˊ g̣aāˊx. Dāq hᴀs naqoˊx
Keep quiet your voice he might hear.” Ashore they were going

aˊayu yuhunxōˊa ye qǃaỵaqaˊ, “ʟākᵘ
it was then the elder brother thus said to [them], “Pull

aixāˊ ỵāˊndunukᵘ.” ʟē kǃānt hᴀs
ahead quickly the wind is beginning to blow.” Then angry they

ūˊwanukᵘ. Caqahāˊdî yākᵘt āwagoˊq duaxāˊỵê. Łdakᴀˊt
got. The bow man to the canoe pushed his paddle. All

ye hᴀs wudzîgīˊt. Adᴀˊxayu cᴀnaˊ hᴀs
thus they came to do the thing. And then heads they

wuˊdisǃīt. Yūyāˊkᵘ qoˊa ʟē wuˊłix̣āc.
started to cover. The canoe, however, then drifted.

Dekīˊde ʟeducuˊ yᴀˊkaye qa tāt hᴀs wułīx̣āˊc.
Far outward six days and nights they drifted.

Yadjîˊnkāt qa dēx akᴀˊtayu ke aˊodzīgit 321-10
Ten (= the twelfth) and two on that up he came to wake

yên yuˊłitîtk yuyāˊkᵘ. Aosītēˊn qǃātǃkᴀˊqǃᵘ
there was drifting on the shore the canoe. He saw on island

ᴀsiyuˊ tān, tsa, qǃūn, yᴀˊx̣utcǃ, qa tān
it was sea lions, seals, fur seals, sea otters, and sea lions

qǃᴀdadzāˊỵî. Łdakᴀˊt adaˊ aołītᴀˊqǃ yuqǃāˊtǃ dāqǃ.
their bristles. All around it drifted the island on to.

Hᴀs ᴀt qāˊwadjêł. ʟēˊqǃa tākᵘ āyēˊ hᴀs wuteˊ.
They things took all up. One year on it they stayed.

Kᴀndᴀkǃēˊtǃ yuʟēˊqǃ tākᵘ qa acūwuˊ. Wutēˊx yuqāˊ
Was completed the one year and a half. Slept the man

tcuc-ctāˊt.
about himself [thinking].

One morning he awoke with a dream. He dreamed that he had gotten home.[155] And one morning he said to his younger brothers, “Get up quickly. Let us head the canoe shoreward at random. The sun always rises from behind Mount Verstovaia.” So they headed shoreward. When it became dark they lowered their anchor into the sea in the direction of the sunrise, and after they had been out for many nights they saw a sea gull swimming about. It was really Mount Edgecumbe that they saw. When they got near to it they saw plainly that it was Mount Edgecumbe. “Head straight for the mountain,” said Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk, and toward evening they came near it. They named the place where they came in Canoe-resting-place. There he pounded out the figure of a sea lion so that people might know he had come ashore at that place. Then they came to Sitka.

ʟēqǃ tsǃutāˊt ān kē udzîgîˊt dutcūˊnî. Ye
One morning with it up he came to awaken his dream. Thus

atcūˊn qōxagāˊqtc. Adᴀˊxayu ʟēqǃ tsǃutāˊt 322-5
something he dreamed he came home. And then one morning

dukīˊkǃ hᴀs ye aỵaosīqaˊ, “Cāˊidaqêˊdê.
his younger brothers thus he said to, “Get up [quickly].

Yāˊkᵘỵî ᴀt kᴀîłagaˊ. Tcākūgeˊỵî yêˊnde haỵākᵘgwatāˊn.
Canoe things load up. Anywhere to there let us be heading.

G̣ᴀgāˊn Kanēˊsdîca cakīˊnᴀx kē
Sun Cross mountain (Mount Verstovaia) on the mountain up

x̣îx̣tc.” Adᴀˊxayu yên hᴀs ỵāˊwatᴀn. Qōˊka
always rises quickly.” And then there they were heading Dark

wucg̣ēˊdî hᴀsducaỵīˊnaỵî hīnqǃ hᴀs
[when] it got itself their anchor into the water they

anatīˊtc g̣ᴀgāˊn anᴀˊx ke x̣îx̣tcîỵaˊ.
always lowered sun wherefrom it up always rises.

ʟᴀx qǃān hᴀs uxēˊ sayuˊ hᴀs aosītēˊn
Very many [nights] they stayed out it was they saw

kēˊʟ̣adî ỵadjîˊndahēn. Xātc ʟǃux ᴀsiyuˊ hᴀs 322-10
sea gull was swimming. It was Mount Edgecumbe that they

aosītēˊn. Axᴀˊng̣a ya hᴀs gaqōˊxayu hᴀs aosītēˊn
saw. Near to it when they were coming they saw

ʟǃux kǃîdēˊn. “Yucāˊ
Mount [Edgecumbe] plainly (or well) “The mountain

adatcūˊn” yuỵawaqāˊ Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk,
(head) straight at it,” what said Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk,

“adᴀtcūˊn ỵᴀna-iˊsatᴀn.” Adᴀˊxayu x̣āˊnadê
“straight toward it be heading.” And then toward evening

ᴀnᴀˊx yên hᴀs ūwaqoˊx. Ye hᴀs āˊwasa
near it there they came in. Thus they called

Yākᵘ-qᴀłᴀsegᴀˊkᵘ. Tān a akawatīˊ
Canoe-resting-place. Sea lion he pounded out [a figure of]

ānᴀˊx g̣aduskūˊt hu anᴀˊx yên wuqoxōˊn.
by it that they might know he near it there had come (ashore).

Adᴀˊxawe yaCīˊtǃka de hᴀs wuqōˊx.
And then this Sitka to they got.

When they arrived in front of this town his old wife was weeping outside. While she was crying she saw the canoe come in front of the town. She saw the root hat she herself had woven. She started up, and went into the house. When they came in below the old woman felt happy. When her husband came up to her he gave away all sorts of things to the people—sea-lion whiskers, sea-otter skins, fur-seal skins. He shook hands[156] with his brothers-in-law. Then they said to him, “This long time the death feast has been held for you.” The young woman, however, was already married. She mourned much [to think that she had left her first husband who was now so wealthy].

Yāˊane eg̣aỵāˊqdê ya hᴀs g̣aqōˊxayu tcǃāˊguaỵî
This town below (houses) when they were coming the old [one]

ducᴀˊt g̣ānt ag̣āˊx. Tcǃayeˊ sug̣āxēˊ ayuˊ
his wife outside wept. Just while she was crying it was

aosītēˊn yuyāˊkᵘ ān ēg̣ayaˊdê ỵānaqoˊx. Aosītēˊn 323-5
she saw the canoe town below was coming. She saw

āwuˊāgêˊ xāt sǃāx̣ᵘ. Wudihāˊn
[what] she had woven [spruce] root hat. She started up

nēłdeˊ wuguˊt. Hāt hᴀs ūˊwaqox. Dutuwuˊsigu
into the house she got. To it they came. Felt happy

yucāˊwᴀt cān. Doxoˊx doxᴀˊnqǃ dāq gūˊdayu
the woman old. Her husband to her up when he came

łdakᴀˊt-ᴀt qadjīdēˊ ye aosīˊne tān-qǃᴀdadzāˊỵî,
all things to the people thus he gave away sea-lion whiskers,

yaˊx̣ᵘtcǃ dūguˊ, qǃūn duguˊ. Ān qādjîˊn
sea-otter skins, fur-seal skins. With them (things) hands

aołīʟ̣ēˊkᵘ dokāˊniỵên. Yē daỵaˊdoqᴀ
he shook his brothers-in-law. Thus said to him,

“Detcǃāˊkᵘ īītīˊqǃ yên yuᴀtkāˊwatî.”
“This long time in your place there a feast has been given.”

Yuyīˊsqa qoˊa ayuˊ de udūˊwacā. 323-10
The young woman, however, that already one was married.

Aʟēˊn tuwunūˊk āwatǃēˊ.
Much at it grief (or trouble) she felt.

FOOTNOTES:

[154] Story 67 is a Wrangell version of the same story.

[155] For the song composed by him at this time, see song 5.

[156] This form of greeting is, of course, modern.

102. THE SEA-LION HUNT

A canoe [load of people] came behind the sea lions at Cape Ommaney. And they camped behind them. In the morning they went out to the sea-lion island. They sharpened limbs on the ends to make the sea lions sneeze and pushed them into their noses. In that way they killed off all the sea lions.

Cī łūtūˊdê yākᵘ
Baranoff to the end of island (i. e., to Cape Ommaney) canoe

wūg̣āˊsǃ tān tǃāˊdê. Adᴀˊxayū ᴀtǃāˊx hᴀs ūwaxēˊ.
got sea lions behind. And then behind it they camped.

Tsǃūtāˊt ayuˊ dāk hᴀs ūwaqoˊx tān qǃāˊtǃê dādêˊ.
In the morning there out they went sea-lion island on.

Cỵī hᴀs ᴀłūˊ kaˊosīxotǃ tān
Limbs they on the ends of them sharpened sea lions

tsǃîˊxᴀỵî sᴀkᵘ. Ayuˊ tūˊde hᴀs akaˊosīgu. Adᴀˊxayu
to make sneeze for. This into they pushed them. And then

yᴀx hᴀs aỵaołīdjᴀˊq yutāˊn.
like [it] they were killing off the sea lions.

103. THE WAR IN THE SPRUCE CANOE[157]