TEXTS⁠[128] (continued 2)

Meanwhile her son was away. When he arrived he was carrying a big mountain sheep. Then he asked for his mother. “She did to us just as you said. We threw it over upon her. We pulled her outside.” He said to them, “What you have done to her is well. My mother would not let a person who lived with me last long.” After that he collected sides of mountain sheep, inside fat, and tallow.

285-10Wuyᴀˊx Was away duỵīˊt. her son. Hāt There gūˊdawe when he got aʟēˊn a big one ayuˊ that ỵāˊnayan he was carrying yudjêˊnwu. a mountain sheep. Awawūˊsǃ He asked for duʟāˊ. his mother. “Hᴀtcaˊdê “Just what kīˊnîk you told yᴀxaˊ like it hāˊwasînî. she did to us. Dokāˊdî Over upon her āˊyᴀx so kaˊotułîtᴀq. we threw it. Eˊg̣eyux Out from inside wutūˊwaxotǃ.” we pulled her.” “Ỵakǃeˊ “It is good adēˊ what ỵīsîˊniỵiỵᴀ,” you did to her,” ʟeyuˊ then aỵaˊosîqa. he said to them, “ᴀxʟaˊ “My mother detcǃāˊgawe for a long time ᴀxᴀˊnî with me yēˊtīx would live łīngîˊt a person ʟēł not ūłtsāˊkᵘ.” lasted long.” ᴀtxaweˊ After that wuckāˊdê together ye so aosîˊnî he put yuᴀtkagēˊdî the sides of mountain sheep qa and 285-15yuˊᴀtỵîkᴀˊtî the inside fat qa and yūˊtū the tallow sᴀkᵘ. for.

After many years had passed Mountain Dweller said to his wives, “Wouldn’t you like to go home?” “Yes,” said they. [The elder] said to him, “My mother said we could not marry you. That is why we came to find you.” “Weave some baskets,” he said. So they wove them. “Weave two that you can just put on your thumbs” [he said]. They were going to start. There were many mountains between. After they had put many canoe loads of things inside of the baskets he put them both on his thumb, and they started along with them. They were gone for a very few days.

Cākᴀnāˊỵî Mountain Dweller qǃūn many dukāˊỵên over them qołaˊātsawe there had been years with [them] ye as follows aỵaˊosîqa he said to ducᴀ tqǃîỵên, his wives, “ʟēˊgîł “Wouldn’t nēł home yᴀx like ỵītāˊwuāstc?” you like to go?” “Āˊa,” “Yes,” ʟayūˊ then hᴀs they aỵaˊosîqa. said to him. Ān Him hᴀs they ᴀkāˊwᴀnik, told “Aỵīˊt haỵāˊwawōq “Said we could not marry you ᴀxʟāˊtc. my mother. ᴀtcayaˊ This is why îkāˊyade to find you wutūˊwaāt.” we came.” “Hakᴀˊkᵘ “Some baskets ỵīᴀˊk.” you weave.” Ayᴀˊxawe Like it hᴀs they aāˊk. wove. “Tcǃā “Now ỵiˊyᴀx for you 286-5dēx two qǃwᴀn (imp.) ỵīgucnāˊqǃ on your thumb ỵiᴀˊk.” you weave.” Wananīˊsawe At once aỵīˊde on to it hᴀs they āˊwaha put yuhᴀsduʟǃēˊq their thumb (lit. finger) nāqǃ on hᴀs-āwaᴀˊgî-ᴀt. thing they had woven. G̣onayēˊ To start hᴀs they gugwᴀāˊt. were going. Qǃūn Many ca mountains. saˊyu there were ᴀniỵaˊ. before the place they were going to. Ayēˊ Inside of it yên there when kudagāˊawe they had put all things in yukᴀˊkᵘ the basket qǃūn how many yākᵘ canoe yîk loads ᴀˊtî of things sayuˊ there were tcǃudēˊxa both of them aweˊ it was duʟǃēˊq his thumb nāx on dāq around aỵaˊołiᴀt. he put. Tcǃudēˊx Both of them ān with these g̣onēˊ started hᴀs they uwaᴀˊt. went. Tcǃa Just kǃūn a few [days] sāˊyu it was hᴀs they uwaxeˊ. were gone.

When they were going along with him he seemed to be changed suddenly. Mountain Dweller began to shine from within. By and by they sighted their father’s town. The town was long. In the evening they came in front of the house. He had the small baskets on his thumb. Then they wished that their little brother might run out to them. They called him to them. The people had already given a mourning feast for them there. A year was now past. For this reason he ran into the house. Then he said to his mother, “My sisters have come and are outside.” At this she became angry with her young son, who had longed for his sisters. “You lie,” she said to him. At once he went back to them, crying. When he came into the house again he said to his mother, “They are there. It is well that you go out to them.” “Take a piece off of their marten blankets and bring it here,” she said. So he told them. (The way I am telling you is the way people always tell old stories.) Then he brought it into the house. At that time his mother started out. She looked. Her children were really there. “Come into the house,” she said. So they came into the house to her. Afterward the elder girl told her mother about the baskets. Mountain Dweller having shaken the baskets, she said, “There are big baskets outside. Let them be brought in.” Then two persons went out. The baskets were too heavy for them. More went out. All the men in the house tried to bring them in. When they could not, Mountain Dweller rose to get the baskets. Although they were unable to get them, Mountain Dweller put the baskets on his third finger. Inside was fat from the inside of a mountain sheep. Because her mother had scratched the inside of her daughters’ cheeks, [the elder girl] invited the people for nothing but fat. The things in the baskets were too much for them. The baskets in which these things were contained, were called World-renowned-baskets.

286-10Ān With him yā when hᴀs they naᴀˊtî were going tcǃᴀ suddenly qonaỵēˊdê ayuˊ to be changed yukax̣ᴀˊt. he seemed. Yucākᴀnāˊyî Mountain Dweller tūˊnᴀx from inside ᴀx began digᴀˊn. to appear shining. Wananīˊsawe And then ỵêtx they kaodiỵaˊ sighted duī’c their father’s āneˊ. town. Ān The town kułayêˊtǃ. was long. X̣āˊnaawe In the evening ahîˊt the house ỵêt in front of hᴀs they ūwaᴀˊt. came. Dugūˊc His thumb nāˊxawe on dāq aỵaˊołiᴀt he had yukᴀˊkᵘqǃᵘ the baskets sāˊnî. small. Detcǃayeˊ This is how ᴀt things hᴀs they tūdîtᴀˊn thought about hᴀˊsduīkǃᴀˊtskǃᵘ their little brother hᴀˊsduxᴀni to them yux out nᴀq from g̣acīˊx. would run. Hᴀs They āˊwaxōx. called him. Dê Now hᴀsdu-iteˊ for them yên there yūˊᴀt kāˊwati. they had already, given a feast. Dekᴀˊt qotī’n. One year was now past. ᴀtcayuˊ This is why ʟe then nełdēˊ into the house wudjix̣īˊx̣. he ran. ʟa Then duʟaˊ his mother ye as follows aỵaˊosîqa, he said to, “ᴀxʟ̣āˊkǃ “My sisters gānt outside hᴀs they ūˊwaᴀt.” are come.” ʟeˊawe For that kǃāndēˊnᴀdana she became angry with duỵīˊt her son kǃᴀˊtskǃᵒ young deaˊ this one who aołix̣āˊdjî had longed for duʟ̣āˊkǃ. his sisters. “Ckǃaoʟ̣iyêˊł,” “You lie,” yuadaˊỵaqa. she said to him. Tcǃᴀ At once g̣āx-kîˊknᴀxawe crying to them adeˊ there wuguˊt. he went back. Tsǃu Again nēł into the house gūˊdawe when he came tsǃu again akᴀnīˊk he told it 287-5duʟāˊ his mother tîn. to. “Āˊwu “They are hᴀs. there. Kǃe It is well āˊyux out to them nᴀˊgu.” you go.” “Hᴀˊsdukǃūˊx̣-ʟǃīdêˊ “Their marten blankets hāt here ałakǃuˊts.” break a piece off and bring in.” Akᴀnīˊk. He told them. (Deˊtcǃa adeˊ This is the way ʟāˊgu always kᴀduˊłînîkỵa they tell old stories ayᴀˊxaỵa like it ỵīīˊn to you kᴀxanīˊk.) I am telling. Nēł Into the house aołicᴀˊt. he brought it. Tcaˊtca At that time ag̣āˊawe for it tsa indeed adeˊ to it wudiguˊt started to go duʟāˊ. his mother. Āˊyux Out aˊoʟ̣îg̣ên. she looked. Qǃēˊg̣a Really duỵêˊtqǃî her children gwâˊỵa. they were. “Nēˊłỵīa,” “Come into the house,” yūˊaỵaosîqa. she said to him (the man). Duxᴀˊnîneł Into the house to her uwaᴀˊt. they came. ᴀtxaweˊ After it duʟāˊ her mother tîn to akāˊwanik she (the elder) told about 287-10yukᴀˊkᵘqǃᵘ. the basket. Yūˊcakᴀnāˊỵītc Mountain Dweller ᴀcakāˊwayūˊgawe since he had shaken yukᴀˊkᵘqǃᵘ, the baskets, “Aʟᴀˊnqǃayu “There are big gāˊno outside kᴀkᵘ, baskets, nēˊłg̣a into the house duładeˊ,” let them be brought,” yūˊỵawaqa. she said. Dᴀˊxanᴀxayu Two it was āˊyux outside āˊwaāt. went. Tsǃᴀs Only yên then qōˊwᴀxêtc. they were too heavy for. Tsǃū More āˊyux out āwaguˊt. went. Łdakᴀˊt All qāˊdjayu men nēłdēˊ into the house hᴀs they aỵahêˊ. wanted to bring them. Yên When qoxēˊdjayu they were unable qādᴀsēˊqǃᴀn afterwards wudihāˊn he started to get up yukᴀˊkᵘqǃᵘdê. for the baskets. Yên There yuqoxēˊdjayu they could not do it duˊwᴀn-kᴀʟǃēˊq his third finger nāx on dāq out aỵaˊołiᴀt he put yukᴀˊkᵘqǃᵘ the baskets Cākᴀnāˊỵītc. Mountain Dweller. Ayūˊgu There ᴀ was yutāˊî the fat djᴀˊnwu mountain sheep ỵîˊkî. inside of. Awᴀctūˊ Inside of their cheeks ᴀkaˊ on them wuʟ̣agūˊdjawe because she had scratched duʟāˊtc her mother dusīˊ-hᴀs, her daughters’, ᴀtcaweˊ this is why tsǃᴀs only atāˊỵia the fat yūˊāntqenî people aỵîˊs for it wuct together ayāˊwaîqǃ. she invited. Yuˊkᴀkᵘqǃᵘ The baskets ka in ᴀˊtî things łdakᴀˊt all qa too kᴀˊnᴀx much aˊyu for them wutîˊ, were, 288-5yuˊkᴀkᵘqǃᵘ the baskets ka in ᴀˊtî. things. Ha-łīngît āˊnî These world [renowned] kᴀˊkᵘqǃwayu. baskets were.

93. KĀHĀˊSǃÎ, THE STRONG MAN⁠[137]

Among some people bathing for strength was a man named Kāhāˊsǃî. He was very poor. The people bathed continually in preparation for war. He, however, was very miserable. When the others came out of the water they always laughed at him. He kept urinating in his sleep. He was always turned over on one side. It was when all were asleep that he went down to the water. When he got very cold he came ashore and went to sleep. And when daylight was coming on he threw his urine under him. Then it always ran out from under him. They kept bathing for strength in war. His friends used to whip each other in the water with boughs. They tried their strength on a big tree having a dead branch growing out from it which they called the tree-penis. And when they ran ashore out of the water they always kicked him (Kāhāˊsǃî) out of their way. “When will this man break off the tree-penis?” [they said].

Wudêcuˊdjayu Bathing yuqoˊō the people łatsīˊn strength kᴀqǃ for āˊxoqǃ among ayuˊ that yēˊỵatî was qā a man Kāhāˊsǃî. Kāhāˊsǃî. ʟᴀx Very qǃanāˊckîdê. was poor. Adawūˊʟ Fighting kᴀˊqǃayu for it was dacūˊtc always bathing yūˊāntqenî. the people. Hō He, qoˊa however, qǃanackidēˊx become very poor sêtêˊ. was. Hīn Water dᴀx from in dāq out ag̣āˊᴀdīnawe when they came qūdūcūˊqtc. they always laughed at him. Kūłqǃêˊstc. He always urinated in bed. Adawēˊ nateˊtc. He was always [turned] on his side. Xᴀtc It is tcǃuʟeˊ then yêˊndî there ỵaanaxᴀˊqǃᵒawe when all were asleep 289-5tcǃuʟeˊ then naguˊttc he always went down hīˊndî. to the water. ʟāx Very āˊtᴀtc cold g̣adjᴀˊg̣înawe when he would get dāq ashore uguˊttc, he always came natēˊtc. and he always slept. ʟe Then ỵaqēnaēˊnî daylight coming on aweˊ when ctaỵīˊt underneath himself akᵘdaxēˊtctc he always threw his dukoaˊsi. urine. ᴀtxāˊwe And then (from at that then) dutāˊỵenᴀx from under him yūt out kᵘdāˊîtc. it always ran. Kǃāˊnqā dacūˊtc. They always bathed for strength in war. Dūxōˊnqǃî His friends kaductᴀˊnîn each other wucadaxêˊct used to whip atqǃayēˊtc with tree boughs hīnqǃ. in the water. Yēkᵘʟāˊ Any kind of big ās tree āˊwua it was adanᴀˊx from it yut out qāˊwaᴀ grew another piece as-ʟǃēˊłî tree-penis qāłatsīˊne human strength āˊkdoaq. [they] tried there. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then hīn the water dᴀx from dāq ashore āłunag̣oˊqo running 289-10aweˊ when hēˊdeqekdułx̣īˊtc [they] always kicked him tcūc qǃānādᴀˊx. out of their way. “Yāqāˊ “This man, qoˊa however, xas when ās-ʟǃēˊłî tree-penis aqᵒgwałǃīˊqǃ.” will he break off?”

The man went into the water the last time he was going to enter it. At that very time he heard some one down in it from whom he was going to get his strength. Strength was his name. Then the person came out behind him. He had a large head covered with curly hair. He held boughs. “Now,” he (Strength) said to him, “come up to me.” Then he went to him. He knocked him into the water. Twice he called him. At once he whipped him hard. “I am Strength. I come to help you,” he said to him. “Break off the thing the people are trying their strength on. Put it back again along with some urine.” Then he ran there in the night. His friends did not know it. After day had begun to dawn his friends ran thither. It was not known that he had broken it off. Why had it never been broken off before? The very first one now broke it off. Then they inquired, “Who broke off the tree-penis?” and people said, “It was Kāhāˊsǃî who broke it off.” They laughed at him because [they thought] he was not strong. Then they started off with the strength they had waited for. At that time [the Indians] had no fighting ammunition. This is why they always bathed for ammunition, sitting in the water. The strong men had nothing at all with which to kill the sea lions. At once the head man said as follows, “Take him also.” They said, “Take him there.” They had nothing with which to kill the sea lions. Then they told him that they would take him along. They said, “Take Kāhāˊsǃî there.” It was at that time that they gave him his proper name. They took him out to the sea-lion island. Then he caught up two sea lions. The one on the left he threw upon a flat rock, but the one on the right he tore in pieces. All kinds of strength came to the poor man to help him, and his friends never beat him afterward. He never put on clothes in time of war. His strength continued for a long time. It came to be known even down to this day. People always use his strength with which to surprise other people, and they always imitate his strength.⁠[138]

Hūˊtcǃîaỵe The last time hīn water xēqgwagūˊdi was going into yuqāˊ the man hīnx water ugūˊt. he went into. Tcaˊtcǃa ag̣āˊawe Right then āg̣aˊ at it ỵêk down ūˊwaᴀx he heard atūwāˊtx from into it qeg̣oˊxłatsīn he was going to get his strength adayuˊ that something’s asᴀˊ voice ᴀwaᴀˊx. he heard. Łatsīˊn Strength yūˊdowasākᵘ. was his name. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then actǃāˊt back of him uwaguˊt. it came. Yēˊkᵘge Large ducᴀˊ his head wuˊʟ̣ēqǃᴀqǃa curly yêx like ỵateˊ. was all over. Atqǃāyēˊ Tree boughs dutcīˊ. he held. “Hākᵘ de” “Now to” yūˊaciaosiqa, was what he said to him, “Āˊxdjīt “To me 290-5gu come up.” de. (imp.) Tcǃuʟeˊ Then adjīỵīˊt to him ūwaguˊt. he came. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then hīn the water nᴀx into ac him ᴀqaˊołīxetc. he knocked. Dᴀxaˊ Twice ᴀc him wuxōˊx. he called. Ag̣āˊawe For it tsa then łatsīˊn strength dên with ᴀc him wuxîˊct. he whipped. “Xāˊdaya “I am Łatsīˊn. Strength. Īˊīg̣ā To you xat I wusuˊ,” come to help,” ye so aciaˊosîqa. he said to him. “Yūˊān “With that aˊỵadᴀłtsīˊn they are trying strength ᴀt thing qǃwᴀn (imp.) nᴀʟǃīˊqǃ be breaking off aỵitīˊt in its place qǃwan (imp.) ᴀkłałūˊqǃ urine ān with it ᴀˊtg̣e iỵatsaˊq.” put it into it.” Tāˊdawe In the night adaˊodjîx̣īx̣. he ran there. Doxōˊnqǃitc His friends ʟēł not wuˊsko. knew it. Ātx After ỵaqēˊga it was getting daylight āˊawe when 290-10doxōˊnqǃî his friends adēˊ to it łiwag̣uˊq. ran. ʟēł Not wuduskoˊ it was known āwuʟǃīˊqǃî. it had been broken off. Gūsuˊ Where yên there yuqᵒxêˊtc it was never broken off gî. ?. Dju And cuqǃoaˊaỵītcawe the first one ʟē then āx from it wuʟǃēqǃ. broke off. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then uduwawūˊsǃ. they asked, “Adōˊtsᴀ “Who wuʟǃīˊqǃ broke off ās-ʟǃēˊłî.” tree-penis?” Tcǃuʟeˊ Then yē thus ỵaˊodūdzîqa, they came to say to him, “Kāhāˊsǃîdjayuˊ “Kāhāˊsǃî it was wuʟǃīqǃ.” broke it.” Tca Then kaodōˊwacūg̣ayu they laughed at him, łkūx̣ᴀˊʟǃgītc. that he was not strong. Adᴀˊxawe And then ʟē there ỵaoduˊdzîqōx they came to go łᴀtsīˊn with their strength duỵîg̣aˊ. they waited for. Gūsūyuˊ Where wasit (=Then) ʟēł not qǃān-cagūˊn fighting ammunition qāˊdjî had āˊg̣a. at that time. ᴀdjayuˊ Why ᴀcagūˊn the ammunition kᴀˊqǃayu for it ducūˊtc. they bathed. hīn Water tāˊg̣aqētc. when they always sat in. Yūˊłîtsīne-ᴀt The strong men yūˊtān the sea lions ʟēˊłᴀtc nothing at all g̣aduˊʟ̣îdjāg̣e to kill it with ᴀt thing qāˊdjî. had. Wananīˊsawe At once yułīngîˊt the Indians ʟēnīˊtc head (or great) ye as follows hᴀs they ỵaˊosiqa, said to “Hu tsǃu.” “Him too (take). Yē As follows ỵaˊodudziqa, they were saying to him, “Yên “There nᴀx to duxāˊ.” take him.” ʟēˊłᴀtc Nothing āx from it duʟ̣îdjaˊg̣e for killing ᴀt thing qōˊostîˊ they had yūˊtān. the sea lions. 291-5Duīˊn With him ᴀt to it wudūˊwaxūn they would go yē as precedes ỵaˊodudzîqa. they said to him. Tcatcǃaāg̣aˊtsa At that very time yē as follows ỵaˊodudzîqa, they were saying to him, “Yên “There nax to dōxāˊ, take him, Kāhāˊsǃî.” Kāhāˊsǃî.” Ag̣āˊtsa Just at that [time] duỵaˊodowasa, they gave him his proper name, Kāhāˊsǃî. Kāhāˊsǃî. Adāˊt On to it ỵaodowaxāˊ they took him yūˊtān the sea lion qǃāˊtǃî. island. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then dēˊxawe two acāˊwaʟēq he caught up yūˊtān. the sea lions. Yūˊsǃᴀtǃnᴀˊxa The left one ta ỵaqāˊc kᴀt. he threw upon a flat rock. Cinaxāˊa The right one, qoˊa however, wūˊcdᴀx from together (= apart) āwasǃēˊʟǃ. he tore. Qǃᴀnᴀckîdēˊx Poor wusîteˊ was yuqāˊ the man acaˊ to him yūłdakᴀˊt-ᴀt all kinds 291-10yēˊde łatsīˊn strength duig̣aˊ wūsūˊ. to him came to help. ʟēł Not de indeed yuỵaoduʟ̣ᴀˊqᴀk ever beat him afterward doxōˊnqǃî. his friends. ʟēł Not naᴀˊt clothes nayēˊduoˊxqǃun he ever put on adawūˊʟǃyᴀqǃ. in time of war. Yīwuyāˊtǃ A long time ag̣āˊ for it ᴀcdjiyēˊ to him wuˊtiỵiỵᴀ was dułatsīˊne. his strength. Tcǃuyaˊỵidᴀt Even to this time tsǃu also wuduˊdziku. it came to be known. Dułᴀtsīˊnī His strength ᴀtx dułiᴀˊxnutc. they always use. Ātc This qoỵadułdjᴀˊtckunutc. they always use, to surprise other people [with an account of it]. Dutīˊnutc They always act [like]. dułᴀtsīˊne. his strength.

This is all.

Hūˊtcǃawe. All.

94. THE LǃÊˊNAXX̣ĪˊDAQ⁠[139]

A man at Auk went out on the lake after firewood. On the way round it he saw a woman floating about. Her hair was long. Looking at her for some time, he saw that her little ones were with her. He took one of the children home. When it became dark they went to sleep. It was the child of the ʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq, and that night it went through the town picking out people’s eyes. Toward morning a certain woman bore a child. In the morning, when she was getting up, this [the ʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq’s child] came in to her into the house. The small boy had a big belly full of eyes. He had taken out the eyes of all the people. That woman to whom the small boy came had a cane. He kept pointing at her eyes. Then she pushed him away with the cane. When he had done it twice, she pushed it into him. He was all full of eyes. After she had killed him the woman went through the houses. Then she began to dress herself up. She took her child up on her back to start wandering. She said, “I am going to be the ʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq.” When she came down on the beach she kept eating mussels. She put the shells inside of one another. As she walks along she nurses her little child.

Ākǃᵘqǃayuˊ At Auk yē ỵatîˊ stopping qā a man akadēˊ out on wuguˊt got g̣ᴀˊng̣ā. for firewood. Aˊyᴀxde Around it ỵanagudīˊayu going was aosītīˊn he saw cāwᴀˊt woman yūˊadīgīgā one cwūˊʟ̣īx̣āc. floating. Dūcaxāwuˊ Her hair yekǃuˊʟ̣îyātǃ. was long. Tcǃākᵘ Sometime āłtîˊnî aˊya looking aosītīˊn he saw her yēˊkᵘtsǃîgāˊỵî her little ones a. were. ᴀt ỵᴀˊtqǃî Children ᴀx from them āˊwucāt he took nēłdeˊ. to [his] home. Yên There qōˊqacg̣ēt it got dark of itself ayuˊ there āwaxēˊqǃᵘ. they went to sleep. Xᴀtc It was 292-5ʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq the Lêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq ỵêˊtî asiyuˊ its child it was he tāˊdawe that night yūˊānqǃᴀtūx through the town ỵāˊwagut was going qāwaˊq eyes āx from them kē up akawadjᴀˊł. he took out. Ỵaqēˊgaa When it was getting light yucāˊwᴀt a woman ỵᴀt child āˊwa-u. had. Tsǃūtāˊt In the morning ayūˊ then ỵacᴀˊndanukᵘ she was getting up doxᴀˊnqǃᵘ to her nēł into the house ūˊwagut. went. ᴀtkǃᴀˊtskǃᵒ A small boy yēˊqǃołkułige a big belly xātc this qāˊwag̣e eyes ᴀsīyuˊ it was acaˊołīhîk. was full of. Łdakᴀˊt All yuˊqᵒu the people’s qāˊwag̣e eyes ayuˊ these āx from it kē up akāˊwadjêł. he took them. Wutsǃāˊg̣a A cane ᴀcdjīˊ to her hu was yu-cāwᴀˊt that woman ᴀcxᴀˊnīnēł into the house to her uwaguˊt came 292-10yu-ᴀtkǃᴀˊtskǃᵒ. the small boy. Duwāˊqde At her eyes ỵagacīˊtc. was always pointing. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then duwutsǃag̣āˊỵītc her cane yūt away akułtāˊqᴀtcǃ. she pushed him. Dᴀˊxa Twice yēˊnasgīt he did it aqaˊ into him kaˊo-łītᴀq. she pushed. Tsǃᴀs Only qawag̣êˊtc eyes caˊołīhîk. it was full of. Hîˊtqǃî Houses tūx through ỵaˊowagut she was going yucāwᴀˊt the woman adjāˊq killed it dᴀx. after. Adᴀˊxayu And then ctadeˊ on to herself yedjudīˊne. she started to put [clothing]. Duỵᴀˊtkǃᵒ Her child āˊwaya she took up tcǃakūˊg̣aỵê anywhere yeˊdî. to go to. “ʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq “Lǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq xāt I gux sateˊ” am going to be,” yuỵawaqāˊ. was what she said. Ỵēqg̣agūˊtîn As she came down yāk mussels āxāˊnutc. she always ate. Wucg̣edîˊ Inside of one another atsūˊnutc she put yuyāk-nūkǃᵘ. the mussel shells. Tcǃa Also as she ᴀt at it ᴀnaguˊttc walks around tcǃaāˊn at the same time aqǃaˊ at it wuāˊîtc always nurses duỵêˊtkǃᵒ. her little child (=baby).

95. ORIGIN OF THE FROG CREST AMONG THE KÎKSAˊDÎ⁠[140]

A married couple went from Sitka into G̣ayaˊ bay, and camped at G̣ᴀˊxgu-ān. They were there for perhaps a month. One morning they started out hunting. Then they heard a song on G̣ayaˊ bay. They listened. They did not hear plainly. [The man’s] wife said to him, “Do you hear it?” He said, “I hear the thing making a noise over there.” “Turn toward it,” they said. They went toward it and saw it. It was a little frog which the man let float down to his wife in the stern. He said, “It is for you.” So they brought it to Sitka. This is how the little frog’s song came to be known, and this is why the Kîksᴀˊdî claim the frog.

Cīˊtǃkᴀ (On the back of Baranoff island) Sitka ayuˊ that wūcdᴀcāˊỵî married couple wuqoˊx went G̣ayaˊ G̣ayaˊ (a bay) ỵîˊkdê. into. G̣ᴀˊxgu-ānqǃ At G̣ᴀxguān ayuˊ there hᴀs they ūwaxeˊ. camped. Guł Probably ʟax very ʟēqǃ one dîs moon hᴀˊsdukā on them cūˊwᴀx̣īx̣. passed. ʟēqǃ One tsǃutāˊt morning ayuˊ there ᴀtnatêˊ hunting for things hᴀs they djîˊusîha. set out [along shore]. Adᴀˊxayu And then G̣ayaˊ G̣ayaˊ kādêˊ on hᴀs they āwaāˊx heard yucîˊ. a song. Adᴀˊxayu And then hᴀs they kudzīāˊx. came to listen. ʟēł Not hᴀs they u-ᴀˊxtc heard kǃēdēˊn. well. Ducᴀˊttc His wife ye so 294-5ỵaˊosîqa, said to him, “Ỵīỵaāˊxtc “You are hearing it agêˊ” ?” “Heˊde “Over there tuwaᴀˊxtcī-ᴀt,” we hear thing,” ye so ỵāˊwaqā he said, xāāˊxtc.” “I hear.” “Akāˊdêyu “Toward it” [turn] hᴀs they ỵaˊwaqā. were saying. Akᴀˊt Toward it hᴀs they qox went ayuˊ there hᴀs they aosītīˊn. saw it. Xᴀtc It was x̣îx̣tcǃîˊkǃ little frog asīyuˊ that ducᴀˊt-djî his wife de to ayuˊ this aołīx̣āˊc. he let it float. Ye So ỵawaqāˊ, he said, “Iˊaỵī “You sᴀkᵘ.” for.” Cīˊtǃkᴀdê To Sitka ān with it hᴀs they wuqoˊx. got. Yēˊayu That is how x̣îx̣tcǃkǃa little frog’s cīỵīˊ song wududzikuˊ. is known about. Kîksᴀˊditc Kîksᴀˊdî aˊtcayu that is why x̣îx̣tcǃ frog hᴀs they aỵahēˊn. are claiming it.

96. HOW THE KÎKSAˊDÎ CAME TO SITKA⁠[141]

When we were first born people hated us. And after that some beings named Sky-people brought war upon us. They destroyed us completely. A woman saved herself. And right here at Qǃāntūˊłkǃî she dug a hole under a log to conceal herself from the enemy. Various creatures came out in front of her. “I wonder who can tell me about things,” she said. Grizzly bear came out near her. She said, “What can you do?” “Whenever I catch a man I slap my paws down upon him.” The woman said, “That is nothing.” Some one in the sun spoke to her. “How am I?” it said. “What can you do?” Then he said, “My father in the sun peeps out through the clouds, through the mottled clouds.” That was the one that married her. Then she began to have children. There were five of them, including one woman. After that he lowered down a big fort on them. They grew up inside of it. And when the enemy saw that they were inside of it they started to come. One [of the brothers], named Coward, was quarrelsome. Another was named Łqǃayāˊkǃ and another Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ, and to all of them he gave directions. “When they get stronger than you put your minds on me.” So, when the enemy became too strong for them, they put their minds on their father (grandfather), the sun. He peeped out on the enemy. It was smoking hot. The sea water out here boiled. The [hostile] people ran down quickly into the water. They were all destroyed. Then it stopped [boiling] out on the water. The brothers stayed inside of their fort.

Ỵaqǃoˊxtustē When we were born cūˊgu first time łīngîˊttc people haˊocīkǃān hated us ỵāqǃoˊxtūstî. when we were born. Adᴀˊx After that, qoˊa ayaˊ however, Gîtsǃo-qoaˊnî Sky-people yūˊduwasākᵘ by name ānᴀˊxaỵa on account of that yāqǃ to this place xa war hāt to us adjīˊusigut. brought. Aˊya This qotx destroyed hacūˊłīx̣īx̣ did to us quickly and completely aˊya this ʟēˊnᴀx the one ỵātiỵîˊ. was. Cāˊwᴀt A woman aˊya this cwutsīnēˊx. saved herself. Aˊa And this place heˊdu right here Qǃāntūˊłkǃî Qǃāntūˊłkǃî yūˊduwasākᵘ named xao log taỵîˊ under ayuˊ that ax dāq into it 295-5kokaˊodzîha she came to dig a hole xāˊdjî the enemy nᴀx. away from. Doqǃawuˊłk In front of her dᴀˊkde out to wūˊāt. they got. “Adūˊs “Who gî (?) qōn anᴀˊx about things dax̣ēˊtkǃᵘ?” can tell me?” X̣ūtsǃ Grizzly bear anᴀˊx near her dāk out ūˊwagut. came. Yē So ỵawaqaˊ, she said, “Datîˊn sukᵘcîˊ.” “With what [can you help]?” “Hā ᴀxōˊnê “Whenever I get qa a man āx I djitg̣askîˊ tîn having him kā on yuqᴀˊłtǃadjîˊn.” slap my paws down.” Yucāˊwᴀt The woman ye thus ỵawaqāˊ, said, “Aˊge (?) aˊdawe.” thng is “(That is nothing.)” G̣ᴀgāˊn Sun tūtx from into ᴀˊdayu something is duīˊt to her qǃēˊwatᴀn. spoke. “Wāˊsᴀs “How xᴀt ỵatīˊ,” I am,” yuỵawaqāˊ. it was saying. “Dā “What tîn with sᴀˊkᵘcî.” for?” 295-10ʟē Then ye so ỵawaqāˊ, he said, “Yūˊg̣ᴀgan “The sun tutx from into a ᴀxīˊc my father gutsǃtūˊnᴀx through the clouds gūtsǃqǃāqdīỵēˊnᴀx through the mottled clouds gᴀˊgî out ỵag̣ᴀsēˊn.” (when) he peeps.” Tcāˊtcǃa That one āweˊ it was tsa indeed āˊcuwaca. married her. Ayᴀˊxawe On account of that duỵᴀˊtqǃî her children qoˊdziti. came to be born. Kīdjînīˊnᴀx Five of them hᴀs they wūˊti were qa and cāˊwᴀt woman ʟēˊnᴀx. one. Adᴀˊxawe After that hᴀˊsdu them dākaˊqǃ on kaˊoduʟ̣iỵaˊ he lowered nū a fort ʟēn. big. Ag̣ēˊqǃ Inside of it kē up hᴀs they uwawᴀˊt. grew. Adᴀˊxawe And then ag̣ēˊdî inside of it hᴀs they g̣āˊdustīn saw them aweˊ when hᴀsdudāˊt around them xā theenemy djiūˊdigut. started to come. ʟēˊnᴀx One ye thus adūˊwasākᵘ named Qǃᴀtxāˊn Coward daqānēˊx quarrelsome wuˊsitē. was. Xāˊỵi Warriors’ yakqǃᵘ canoes āˊyᴀx over aˊołīqᴀˊnqǃ. he quarreled. Ye So adūˊwasākᵘ [one] named 296-5Łqǃayāˊkǃ Łqǃayāˊkǃ qa and Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ yēyᴀˊn what to do hᴀsducunqāˊwadja. he told them all. “Ỵīqāˊnᴀx “Stronger than you ya when ᴀt g̣atīˊnî they are getting qǃwᴀn (imp.) ᴀxiˊg̣a on me tunaˊidatān.” put your mind.” Adᴀˊxawe And then hᴀsdu them qāˊnᴀx more than ỵaᴀˊtgᴀtēˊ then they got ag̣āˊ for it hᴀs tuˊdîtān hᴀsduīˊc they started to remember their father g̣ᴀgāˊn. sun. Gᴀˊgi Out ỵaodziaˊ he came to peep yuxāˊ the enemy kᴀqǃ. on. Wudūˊwatsǃᴀq ỵāˊwatǃa. It smoked was hot. (=it was smoking hot) Dîgînaˊ Out here hīˊnî [the salt] water, qoˊa however, wuʟ̣iūˊk. boiled. Yādāˊqa Out from this [land] Łīngîˊt Indians hīˊndî into the water łūˊwagōqǃ. ran down. Qotx Destroyed 296-10cūˊwax̣īx̣. were Hīˊnxō quickly.In (or among) the water qaˊat out on the whole tsǃu also ʟe then ỵēỵēˊwutê. stopped. Āỵēˊ Down in it hᴀs they wutîˊ were yūnūˊ the fort g̣ê. inside of.

97. THE FOUR BROTHERS⁠[142]

Another being that hated us was a shaman, who used to live in a cave. His name was G̣onēˊtqāsāˊxdukǃāˊqǃ. They could do nothing to him, so they gave their sister to him in marriage. He always slept with his back to the fire, and a spirit watched at his door. Finally a plot was made regarding him, and the people prepared for him. They prepared boxes full of bows and arrows for him, and there came to be plenty of them. When they came to him they pulled their sister into the canoe. He (the shaman) always wore a red-snapper coat. When he was pursuing them, he kept jumping so (accompanied by gesture). While he was chasing them they shot at him. They kept asking their sister, “Where is your husband’s heart?” She said, “I still love my husband’s heart.” After a time she told them where her husband’s heart was. “Shoot him in the middle of his hand. His heart is there.” Then they killed him outside of Ring island. They carried him to Ring island. They took the red-snapper coat off from him. It was for this coat that they had killed their brother-in-law.

Tsǃu Also hāˊcakǃāˊnî-ᴀt something hating us taˊowūłtīqǃ into the place where the cave is yētīˊỵīn. used to be. Yē Thus duwasāˊkᵘ his name was G̣ōnēˊtqāsāˊxdukǃāˊqǃ. gonēˊtqāsāˊxdukǃāˊqǃ. ʟēł Not adêˊ to it hᴀs they gunᴀˊxsîniỵa. could do anything. ᴀtcaweˊ Why hᴀsduʟ̣āˊkǃ their sister adjīˊt to him hᴀs they adjīˊwatᴀn. gave her. G̣ᴀˊndawe To the fire utāˊîtc he always slept dudᴀˊqǃanᴀx. his back near. Dōˊqǃawuˊłqǃ At his door aweˊ that yên there udēˊłtc always watched yēk. a spirit. Wananīˊsawe Finally adāˊ about him hᴀs they tucāˊwatān. concocted a plan. Aỵîˊs For him 297-5ᴀt things yên there hᴀs they aosîneˊ. made ready. Tcūnēˊt Bows and arrows dāqakūˊqǃ cover for (=boxes full of bows and arrows) yên then hᴀs they aosineˊ prepared cāˊỵadihēn. began to be plenty. ᴀt hᴀs To it they qūˊxawe got then yākᵘt into the canoe hᴀs they āˊwaxotǃ pulled hᴀsduʟ̣āˊkǃ. their sister. Łēqǃ Red-snapper kǃudᴀˊsǃ coat atūˊx into it naguˊttc. he always goes. Yāhᴀˊsdu Them ỵag̣atsāˊq when he was chasing ỵūˊawe that way (a gesture) kē up îckǃēˊntc. he always jumped. ʟe Then yāhᴀˊsdu them ỵanatsāˊqeawe while he was chasing hᴀs they atǃuˊkt. shot at it (with bows and arrows). Hᴀs They aqǃonawūˊsǃtc would always ask hᴀsduʟ̣āˊkǃ, their sister, “Gūˊsū “Where ixoˊx your husband’s tēqǃ.” heart.” “Yesuˊ “Yet ỵāxcîgeˊ I want (=love) ᴀxxōˊx my husband’s 297-10tēqǃ.” heart.” Wananīˊsawe After a while yên there akāˊwanîk she told duxoˊx her husband’s tēqǃ. heart. “Dudjîˊn “His hand tāk in the middle of ỵītǃuˊk. you shoot. Aˊwu There is dutēˊqǃ.” his heart.” Kᴀˊtnᴀqǃtīn White-rocks-on-top- of-each-other (Ring island) ỵakᴀˊqǃawe on the outside of tsa then hᴀs they āˊwadjᴀq. killed him. Kᴀˊtnᴀqǃtīn White-rocks-on-top- of-each-other kᴀnᴀxāˊwe on yên there hᴀs they āˊwaxᴀtc. brought him. Aqāˊx Off from him kē up (off) hᴀs they āˊwatiˊ took łēqǃ red-snapper kǃudᴀˊsǃ. coat. Yukǃudᴀˊsǃ The coat kāˊqǃawe for hᴀs they āˊwadjᴀq killed hᴀsdukāˊnî. their brother-in-law.

After that Łqǃayāˊkǃ put it on and went after large animals. He chased something from below named Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ.⁠[143] He chased it far up out into the sky. They are Łqǃayāˊkǃ’s footprints which are there.⁠[144]

Adᴀˊxawe And then Łqǃayāˊkǃ Łqǃayāˊkǃ ātūˊx into it yūˊwugutk having gone kodzîtīˊỵi-ᴀt big animals (things) kᴀqǃ. for. 298-5Adᴀˊxayu And then yāˊdiỵīdᴀˊx from below here ᴀt something ỵaˊosīnāq. he was chasing Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ yūˊduwasākᵘ was named ᴀt. something ʟayūˊdekīqǃ Far up [into the sky] kē up aỵaˊosinᴀq he chased it aˊayu this dᴀˊkdî out wułîcuˊ. went in a line. Duqǃoˊs-ītēˊ His footprints Łqǃayāˊkǃ Łqǃayāˊkǃ huˊayu. it is he, or they are his.

98. THE KÎKSAˊDÎ WOMAN WHO WAS TURNED INTO AN OWL⁠[145]

When this town (Sitka) was first discovered the Kîksᴀˊdî were here, and we stayed on this (the north) side. This town (at the northern end) was named Mossy-town. There four men grew up, two of whom were named Łqǃayāˊkǃ and Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ. They married. Łqǃayāˊkǃˊs mother was named Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ’s-mother. Łqǃayāˊkǃ’s wife refused to give her mother-in-law herring to eat. After she had refused her twice she put hot milt into her hand. She told [her son], “She put hot milt from a male herring into my hand.” It burned her hand. For this reason her son carried down the canoe. He filled it with herring by means of a herring rake. When [the canoe] was filled, he brought them in. The herring rock is over yonder this side of Big-fort.⁠[146] He brought them in in the evening. He said to his wife, “Go down to it,” and she went down empty handed.

Cūˊguya When first ʟǃᴀtk this place wudutǃēˊỵê was found Kîksᴀˊdî the Kîksᴀˊdî yaqǃeˊ here ỵᴀtîˊ stayed qa and ūhāˊn we ỵāˊnaxᴀqǃ on this side yēˊhaỵêtî. we stayed. Sǃᴀtc-ānîˊ Mossy-town ye thus duwasāˊkᵘ was the name yāt. to this [one]. ᴀqǃaweˊ At it uwawᴀˊt grew up dāqǃunīˊnᴀx four [men] qa and ye so duwasāˊkᵘ [two were] named Łqǃayāˊkǃ Łqǃayāˊkǃ Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ. [and] Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ. Hᴀs They āˊwaca married yucāˊwᴀt. a woman (= women). Łqǃayāˊkǃ Łqǃayāˊkǃ duʟāˊ his mother qodzîteˊ was Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ-ʟā Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ’s mother yūˊdowasākᵘ. was named. Łqǃayāˊkǃ Łqǃayāˊkǃ 299-5ducᴀˊtc his wife ỵaocîgêˊ refused yuˊyao the herring dutcāˊn-qǃēˊdî. to her mother-in-law’s mouth. Dᴀxdahīˊn Twice ye thus acīˊn to her nasqaˊ she said aweˊ when acdjîˊn her hand tāqǃ into yên there āˊwacᴀt she put it ỵāˊwatǃaỵe being hot yao-ʟǃēˊłî. herring milt. Duīˊn To him akāˊwanīk. she told it. “Ỵawᴀˊtǃaỵe “Hot yao-ʟǃēˊłî herring milt aweˊ that ᴀxdjīˊn my hand tāqǃ into yên there āˊwacᴀt.” she put.” Ke Out ūwag̣ᴀˊn it burned dudjīˊn her hand tāqǃ. in. ᴀtcaweˊ That is why yākᵘ canoe yēqǃāˊwatᴀn brought down duỵīˊt. her son. Yao Herring acāˊwax̣îʟǃ he filled with by means of a herring rake yuyāˊkᵘ. the canoe. Yên There aỵaˊosîqox he brought them in cahīˊk. when it was filled. Yūˊdo Over there yao tēỵîˊ herring’s rock yunūˊ ʟēn the fort (= Big fort) big hāˊna this side 299-10nᴀx on ᴀ. is. Dēx̣āˊna It was evening ayuˊ when yên there aỵaˊosîqox. he brought them in. Ducᴀˊt His wife ye something aỵaˊosîqa, he said to, “Adêˊ “To it naguˊ.” go down.” Kᴀłᴀˊtk Without anything adeˊ to it wuguˊt. she went.

Then she shouted up, “Bring down the basket,” but her husband said, “Don’t listen to her.” Night came on. Toward morning the woman began to change her cries. “This way with the basket (kāt),” she said toward morning. Later still she began to say, “Hū, hū, hū, ū.” Her husband said to her, “You can become an owl from this time on.” So she started to fly off. She became an owl. She flew first among the trees. She was heard saying, “Sit in your holes,” after which he (her husband) went outside. He said to her, “You put milt into my mother’s hand. For that you can become an owl. Way back there for you is Owl’s-rock-slide.” This is why it is so. This is why we can always understand it (the owl). It always predicts bad weather. It always tells what is going to happen in other towns.

Tcǃuʟeˊ Then adeˊ at it kē up uwaîˊqǃ, she shouted, “Kāt “Shallow basket hāt to here ỵiêtᴀˊn.” you bring it down.” Duxoˊxtc Her husband ye so ỵaˊosîqa, said, “Łîˊłqǃa tāt “Not to her ỵītūctīˊg̣k.” you listen.” Tāt Night ỵīntk qohaˊ. it got. Qēqǃēˊde Toward morning qonahaˊ it was getting ʟe then cūˊya entirely qǃaˊoditᴀn began to change her manner of talking yucāˊwᴀt. the woman. “Hāndēˊwadi “This way with kāt,” the basket,” qēqǃēˊdî toward morning ayuˊ it was ye thus qǃaỵaqaˊ. she said it. Qēqǃēˊdî Toward morning ʟecūˊyᴀx changing [her voice] wuduwaᴀˊx, she was heard, “Hū “Hū 300-5hū hū ū.” hū hū ū.” Duxoˊxtc Her husband ye thus ỵaosîqaˊ, said to her, “Tcǃuʟeˊ “Then wēˊdᴀx de after that tsēˊskǃux owl becoming îˊnaste.” you can be.” Tcǃuʟeˊ Then yᴀx off hoadîqēˊn. she started to fly. Tsēˊskǃᵘx Owl osîteˊ. she became. Ās Trees ayēˊỵatīỵēqǃ being axōˊqǃ among them sǃaˊodjîqax. she first flew. Ye Thus oduwaaˊx, he (or she) heard, “ᴀˊsguteỵê “In your holes g̣ayêqêˊ.” you sit. Āx After it āˊyux outside of it (house) āˊwagut. he got. Yē So ỵaodudzîqaˊ, he said to her, “Āxʟāˊ “My mother’s djīn hand tāqǃ in yao-ʟǃēˊłî herring milt yên there iỵatêˊ. you put. Tcawēˊdᴀx Right from that tsēˊskǃᵘx owl becoming înasteˊ. you can be. Yudāˊg̣o Way back there îqāˊde your slide sᴀkᵘ for Tsēˊskǃᵘ-qāˊde.” Owl’s-rock-slide.” 300-10ᴀtcaweˊ Why dūwaỵaˊ. it is so. Atcayuˊ Why qǃatūˊwaāˊxtc. we can always understand it (the owl). Łkūˊckǃᴀ Bad weather akānîˊknutc. it always predicts. Yūˊnax̣ᴀqǃ in other [towns] wasaˊ what ᴀtguˊg̣onēỵîˊ is going to happen ha-îˊn to us yuakaỵanîˊk. it always tells.

99. MOLDY-END⁠[147]

The Kîksᴀˊdî used to live at Dax̣ēˊt, where they dried salmon. After they had gotten through drying it they tied it up there. So he (a small boy) was baiting a snare for sea gulls. When he came into the house afterward he was very hungry. “Mother, I am hungry. Give me some dried salmon.” So she gave him a piece of dried salmon which had begun to mold on the corner. Then he said, “You always give me moldy-cornered ones.” They always began tying up from the corner of the house. He spoke to the dried salmon. Just then some one shouted out, “There is a sea gull in your snare.” So he ran down to it. He ran out into the water to his snare. When he got out into the midst of the water he looked as if he were pulled down into it. Then all of the drying salmon ran down to him. Now the people were hunting for him, but he was nowhere to be seen. It was not known what had happened to him. The salmon, however, began feeling very high. They began to rush about at the mouth of the creek. It was the salmon people that had done it. Then the salmon people went out to sea with him. They went seaward with him toward their homes. To him it looked as if they were in a canoe. A chief among these salmon had made him his son. The sea gull that he had followed out went along with him. Then he stayed with them in the salmon people’s town. He was among them for one year. Well out from that town fish eggs were heaped up. He began to take up and swallow some of them without asking anybody. Then the people shouted out, “Moldy-end is eating the townpeople’s dung.” At that time they gave him the name. Afterward he discovered that the salmon tribe had saved him. Then he went to lie down and remained in that position. In the morning his father said, “What did they say to you, my son?” He went out and spoke. “Take him up to Amusement creek. Put his hands around the necks of the sand-hill cranes at the mouth of it.” There he saw two sand-hill cranes jumping up and down, facing each other, at the mouth of the creek. All creatures, such as brants, could be heard making a noise down in this creek. This is why it was called Amusement creek. Where was it that he had been feeling badly? It all got out of him.

Dax̣ēˊtayu At Dax̣ēˊt it was ᴀnaēˊtc used to live Kîksᴀˊdî, the Kîksᴀˊdî, xāt [and] salmon ayēˊsᴀtanēˊnutc. always dried there. Āˊawe ᴀqǃ In that place yêˊndî there ᴀt things yaᴀtnaduˊqǃwᴀn they were getting through drying yuxāˊt the salmon ᴀtqǃēˊcî dried sᴀkᵘ for dādusāˊxdê. they were tyingit up there Aˊawe So with it kēˊʟ̣adiyaỵiqǃ for seagulls yeadāˊna he was baiting dāˊsǃa, a snare, awāˊq inside of which dēˊsnaaqnutc. they always got. Acūˊtc From there nēł into the house gūˊdawe when he came At yan ūwaxāˊ. he was very hungry. “ᴀʟeˊ “Mother xāt I yan am uwahaˊ. hungry. ᴀtqǃēˊcî Dried things (i. e., salmon) ᴀxdjīˊt to me 301-5tê.” give.” ᴀcdjīˊt To him āˊwate she gave yuᴀtqǃēˊcî. the dried salmon. Acêˊnya On the corner of it wudîʟāˊx. it had started to mold. Ye So aỵaˊosîqa he said of yuᴀtqǃēˊcî, the dried salmon, “Tsǃᴀs “Only cᴀnỵāˊkǃᵘʟāx moldy-cornered ones qaqǃēˊxᴀtexnutc.” you always give me.” Yitǃēˊdᴀx From the corner of the house dādusāˊnutc. they always began to tie it up. ᴀtqǃēˊcî The dried salmon aỵîˊ to yē so aỵaˊosîqa. he spoke. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then atūˊxawe from in it tǃāˊỵaodowaqa, some one shouted out, “Edāˊsǃaye “Your snare awāˊqǃt inside of it uwaguˊt got kēˊʟ̣adî.” a seagull.” Tcǃuʟeˊ Then akudjīˊnawe that is why ādêˊ to it dak down wudjix̣īˊx̣. he ran. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then akāˊde out to it hīnx into the water wudjix̣īˊx̣ he ran [to] 301-10dudāˊsǃaỵî. his snare. Hīˊndî To the water gīỵigēˊdaqx̣ūˊawawe when he got out in the middle of hīˊnde to the water wuduwaxōˊtǃ he was pulled down āyᴀˊx like it wūˊnî was like yuỵadᴀˊkǃᵘ. the youth. Łdakᴀˊt All yuxāˊt the salmon yedānēˊỵî those that ỵīˊỵîawe were drying dutǃāˊt to him behind ʟūwaguˊq. ran down. Qoducīˊ They were searching duīg̣aˊ. for him. ʟēł Not wudustīˊn. he was seen. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then ʟēł not wuduskuˊ was known wāˊsa what waˊniỵe. happened to him. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then yuxāˊt the salmon, qoˊa ayuˊ however, tuwuˊqłîg̣ê. felt very high. Yuhīˊnwᴀtqǃ At the mouth of the creek wūckᴀˊt around caoditeˊ. started to rush. Xᴀtc This xāt salmon qoaˊnî tribe tcaˊyu that ye so usîˊne. did. Dūīˊn With him tcǃuʟeˊ then dāk seaward ỵāˊwa-a went yūˊxāt the salmon qoaˊnî. people. Hᴀsduānêˊdî To their homes an with him dāk seaward hᴀs they ūˊwaha. went. 302-5Yākᵘ Canoe yêx like acwagêˊqdayēˊn. it looked like in his eyes. Xᴀtc This anqāˊwo chief ᴀsîyuˊ it was xāt salmon xōˊnᴀx among yêtx made ᴀcułîyᴀˊx. him his son. Tcǃᴀˊtu xᴀˊnu Along with him went yukēˊʟ̣adî the seagull dāk out acuyāˊadzīhu he followed dekīqǃ. seaward. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then ayēˊ there wuteˊ he stayed āˊxō among them xāt salmon qoaˊnî people’s ānîˊ. town. ʟēqǃ One tākᵘ year dukaiˊantî. he was among them. Dekīˊqǃ Way out ānqǃaˊỵe in the town yūk out dix̣wᴀˊsǃ started to be heaped quhāˊkᵘ. eggs. Tca qāˊỵatǃen Without asking nᴀxāˊwe anyone akaˊodikâtc. he started to take up and swallow them. Tcǃu Then yūantqenīˊtcayu the people kē tǃāˊuwaîqǃ, shouted out about him, “Āntqenîˊ “People’s hāˊʟǃî dung 302-10aỵaxāˊ is eating Cᴀnỵāˊkǃᵘʟāx.” Moldy-end.” Ag̣āˊayu At that time tsa right duyaˊ him wuduwasaˊ they called by yusaˊ. that name. Ckᴀ Afterward aˊodzîku he came to know yuxāˊt the salmon qoaˊnîtc tribe wusnexeˊ. had saved him. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then taỵidēˊ to lie down wuguˊt he went tūdīuˊs. and he stayed there. Tsǃutāˊdawe In the morning ye thus ỵawaqaˊ said duīˊc, his father, “Wāˊsa “What īỵaˊo-dudzîqaˊ did they say to you, ᴀxỵīˊt.” my son.” Tcǃuʟeˊ Then yux out qǃēˊwatān he went and spoke “Qatukᴀˊxsaqa-hīˊnîde “To Amusement creek ūn by yākᵘ canoe ga-īˊtān. take him up Āwᴀˊtkᴀ At the mouth of it dūˊłî sand-hill cranes sēˊnᴀx around their necks qǃoa’n (imp.) djīˊyayîte.” put his hands.” Ayᴀˊxawe Just like it aˊositēn, he saw yên there yūk duwax̣îˊx̣k out they were jumping dēx two wucdaỵīˊn toward each other yuhīˊn the creek wᴀtkaˊqǃ. at mouth of. Łdakᴀˊt All ᴀˊtawe things yaỵîˊk down in this duwaᴀˊxtc could always be heard yuhīˊn the creek ỵîk down in qên. [and] brants. ᴀˊtcawe That is why ye so duwasāˊkᵘ it is called Qatuˊkᴀxsᴀka-hīn. Amusement creek. Gusuˊ Where tūwunūˊguỵīỵî? was it he was feeling bad? ʟe Then dutūˊtx from into him qot entirely kaodukǃīˊt. it all got out.

The salmon people all knew the salmon month had come up here which was their month for returning. They always spawn up here among us. At once they started back with him. They started up this way. Then the cohoes people broke their canoe. This is why the cohoes come up last. The ʟǃūkǃnᴀxᴀˊdî were going to have the cohoes as an emblem, and this is why the ʟǃūkǃnᴀxᴀˊdî are also very slow people. At once all started, dog salmon and humpbacks. They started up this way with Lively-frog-in-pond (the boy’s name). The big salmon people started up thither. Very soon the salmon tribe came to the “sīt.” It is this sīt which gives scars to whichever one happens to get caught in it. After all got through, the people looking could see a cloud far down on the horizon which appeared like a canoe. In the evening they went ashore to camp. They dug holes in the ground and made flat sticks to stick into the ground. The salmon tribe always does that way. Then the salmon people would throw hot rocks upon one another. Their bodies vibrated with the heat. It is that that leaves scars on the skin of the salmon. It was Lively-frog-in-pond that let people know what the salmon people do to one another.

303-5Tcǃu Then xāt salmon qoaˊnîtc tribe tsǃū also sikuˊ knew qoˊxde to return dîs month yayêˊnqǃ up here xāt salmon dîˊsîx month become sateỵîˊ. was. Yayêˊnqǃ Up here hāgutūˊnᴀxawe out among us dāk out wushīˊntc always swim (i. e., spawn) yūˊxāt the salmon sᴀkᵘ. for. Wānanīˊsawe At once duīˊn with him ᴀt to it wudūˊwax̣ūn. they started back. Yāyêˊnde Up this way tcǃu then kācukᴀˊdawe first ᴀt to it wux̣ūˊn. they started. Yāyêˊndî Up this way ʟǃūkǃ cohoes qoaˊnî people ᴀˊawe those ʟe then yᴀx up ỵaˊodudzîtᴀqǃ they came to break aỵaguˊ their canoe ʟǃūkǃ. cohoes. ᴀtcaweˊ That is why kāîˊtqǃ tāqawaēˊtc come up last ʟǃūkǃ. cohoes. ʟǃūkǃnᴀxᴀˊdî Cohoes-people 303-10cagūˊnaya is going as emblem to have ʟǃūkǃ. cohoes. ᴀtcaweˊ That is why tcuỵiāˊt those that are here ʟǃūkǃnᴀxᴀˊdî cohoes people tsǃu also łīngîˊt people łītcǃīˊỵîᴀq. are very slow. Wānanīˊsawe At once ʟēqǃēˊg̣a at one time ᴀt wux̣ūˊn, they all started, tīʟǃ, dog salmon, qatcāˊsǃ. humpback. De Now Ākǃᵘtatsīˊn Lively-[frog]-in-pond tîˊnayu with yêˊndî to there ᴀt wudūˊwax̣ūn. they started up. G̣onaỵēˊ Started ỵaˊwa-a went up yêˊndî to there yuxāˊt the salmon qoaˊnî people ʟēn. the big. Wānanīˊsawe At once atǃēˊt to it ỵaˊwagu came yūsîīˊt the sîīˊt yuxāˊt the salmon qoaˊnitc. tribe. Aaweˊ That is the thing yusîīˊt the sîīˊt qǃēxqāˊwagaỵîaawe whichever one just happens to wait in tīładayēˊnatitc. used to get scars on its body. Āˊnᴀx After it dᴀq shoreward kᴀx through dᴀkǃîˊtînawe they all got tcǃuʟeˊ then yūˊłīngîˊttc the people yatîˊnî can see gūsǃ cloud ỵīnᴀˊx down on the horizon daq shoreward ỵāˊwuguwu they came aweˊ when ʟe then yākᵘ canoe uwāˊnutc. it always looks like. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then yᴀx like dāq ashore wugūˊtc. they always come. X̣wēˊkeq duhāˊîtc A hole in the ground they always dig tsīk tsǃu dułiᴀˊkanutc. and they always make flat sticks to stick in the ground. Tcǃaˊyu Like it xāt salmon qoaˊnî tribe ayuˊ it is yaqonuˊknutc. always does. Yūˊtayᴀtǃaỵi The hot rocks ỵadeˊ upon ayuˊ those wucdᴀˊ g̣êtcnutc always threw on each other yuxāˊt the salmon 304-5qoaˊnî. people. ᴀduktuˊ Their bodies ūwᴀsǃaxōˊa. moved or vibrated [as skin roasted on hot rocks]. Ītīˊawe It is that ayêˊnatitc always leaves [scars on] yūˊxāt the salmon xāˊsǃīqǃ. on the skin of. Akǃᵘtatsīˊntcaweˊ Lively-frog it was qōˊsîku let know yūˊxāt the salmon qoaˊnî tribe adeˊ at it (i. e., how) wuctadᴀˊnaỵa. they do to each other.

At once they started hitherward up this coast. The salmon tribe came against the herring tribe. In the canoes of the salmon tribe one stood up. He said to them, “When did your cheek-flesh ever fill a man?” The others stood by one another. The herring tribe said in reply, “We fed them before you. Our eggs are our cheek-flesh. When will the space around your backbone not be dirty?”⁠[148] The salmon tribe started off for the outside coasts of these islands. When they got outside of them the salmon chief said, “To what creek are you going?” Having held a conference, the salmon people named their choices. The humpbacks said, “We will go to Saliva creek,” but the one among them who had taken the man, mentioned Dax̣ēˊt. The salmon people called it Right-to-the-town. Then they came in sight of the mouth of the creek. They called the point Floating point, and the smoke house that was there a fort. It looked like that in the eyes of the salmon people. The salmon called human beings “seal-children’s dog salmon.” When they first came into the mouth of the creek the people sharpened poles for them to fall on when they jumped. Then the boys always said, “Upon my father’s.” At once one jumped upon it, where before they had not killed any. At that they (the people) were very happy.

Wānanīˊsawe At once āx ᴀt from that wux̣ūˊn started yayiêˊndî this coast gonēˊ began ỵāˊwaa. they went up. Yuxāˊt The salmon qoaˊnî people agēˊt against ỵāˊwaa came yao the herring qoaˊnî. tribe. Xāt Salmon qoaˊnî tribe yagūˊỵîknᴀx from inside their canoes wudūˊwahān. one stood up. Yē Thus hᴀs they ỵaˊodudziqa said to them “Ỵīdᴀˊtsqoetc “When ỵīˊwᴀckaqǃoˊkotc your cheek-flesh 304-10kaˊosînex.” filled (or saved) a man.” Yūˊtǃa-hᴀs Those wūˊtciaxt by each other kᴀstîˊqǃ. stood. Tsǃᴀs tsǃu Only also (again) ye so ỵawaqaˊ said in reply yao the herring qoaˊnî, tribe, “Ỵīcukᴀˊt “Before you qōˊỵaotuwaʟa. we fed them. Detcǃaˊ That is hāwᴀcqaqǃoˊxoawe our cheek-flesh hāqahāˊgu. our eggs. Ỵidᴀˊtguetc What time łīỵīkᴀˊdeỵiỵîˊk the space near your backbone qołaʟǃīˊx̣?” will not be dirty?” G̣onayēˊ ỵawaguˊ Started to go off xāt salmon qoaˊnî tribe yaqǃāˊtǃqǃadê. for the sea outside of these islands. Yaqǃāˊdqǃ These islands tǃikᴀˊt outside saxīˊx̣awe [they] came ye thus ỵawaqaˊ’ said yuxāˊt the salmon anqāˊwo, chief, “Dāquhīˊn “What creek de to sᴀˊỵihan?” are you going?” Yūˊwuctaỵadaqa Having said to each other xāt the salmon qoaˊnî, tribe, yūˊtǃa-hīˊnde to the creeks yūˊqǃaỵadoqa which [they] had named for themselves yūˊxāt the salmon qoaˊnî, tribe. āˊxōx Among them ya hᴀs they djîkᴀˊndoᴀq. named their choices. Tcāsǃ The humpback koyēˊqǃaỵaqa, said, “Ohāˊn, “We, qoˊa, however, tcahēˊ will go to Qǃᴀˊtstu-hīn.” Saliva creek.” Qonᴀˊx Among the people wēˊłīngîˊt the Tlingit aosîˊnexe one saved, aqoˊa however Dax̣ēˊt Dax̣ēˊt āwasaˊ. named. Wᴀtāˊnỵaỵî Right-to-the-town 305-5xāt salmon qoaˊnîtc people yeˊuwasa. called it. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then hīˊnwᴀt at the mouth of the creek ʟēłguha. they could see. Yūˊqǃa The point qoyēˊduwasa they named Yułuˊkłîx̣āˊckî-qǃa, “The Floating-point,” tcāˊtcǃᴀs and now yên there wunīỵîˊ, was ready, yunūˊ the fort at-qǃān-hîˊtî smoke-house ayuˊ. it was. Hᴀsduwāˊqǃ In their eyes yē so kudayeˊn it looked yūˊxāt the salmon qoaˊnîtc. people. Ye Thus adōˊwasākᵘ called yuxāˊt the salmon łīngîˊttc Tlingit “tsa-ỵêˊtqǃî-tīˊʟǃî.” “seal-child’s-dog-salmon.” Cūˊgu When first hīn creek wᴀt mouth of deyaîˊn into ỵᴀnaēˊnî they were coming ʟaganîˊs poles łuˊgu on point dusxōˊtǃnutc they always sharpened anāˊx on it nᴀˊg̣atānt. for them to go on to when they jumped. ᴀtỵêˊtqǃî The boys, qoˊa however, ye thus 305-10ūłxēˊsnutc, always say, “ᴀxīˊc “My father’s āỵîˊnade.” upon.” Wananīˊsawe At once ᴀnāˊx on it āg̣atᴀˊnîn, one jumps, tcǃuł when before āˊdudjaqdjîˊ. they always killed none. ʟᴀx Very wâˊsa 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 At once wuduˊdzîtīn they came to see qǃēˊg̣a truly duīˊc his father yūˊnākî from far up hīn creek ỵîknᴀˊx down in ỵanaqoˊxo. coming. “Ckǃeāˊgîtahān,” “Stand up,” yūˊỵaodudzîqa. what they said to him. Ke Up ūwatᴀn.ˊ he jumped. “Hᴀʟ̣agwaʟ̣aˊ” “Very fine,” ʟa then yūˊỵawaqa said duʟaˊ. his mother. “Xāt “Salmon kǃᴀdēˊn,” fine,” ʟayūˊ then ᴀc him ūwasāˊ named duʟaˊ. his mother. ᴀtxaweˊ After that hīnt up the creek uwaqǃᴀˊq swam xāt. salmon. Dax̣ēˊt Dax̣ēˊt ỵîkt down in îxtaỵīˊn yax downward [turning their backs] wusqēˊtc were always seated ca the women dᴀx̣ᴀˊcî. cutting. Yuxāˊt The salmon, qoˊa however, wuckēˊt-cādatīˊtc always rushed around yuhīˊnỵîqǃ. down in the creek. Xᴀtc About yūdᴀx̣acāˊayu the cutters dułēˊtcnutc always shouted yūˊxāt the salmon qoaˊnîtc. tribe. Aỵīˊnqǃ Down there yêduqǃâˊnawe when they were partly through drying tsa now ye so ỵaˊodudzîqa, they said to him, “Îʟāˊxᴀnde “To your mother nagᵘ go” de.ˊ” (imp.). 306-5Dᴀx̣ᴀˊc Was cutting ēqqǃ on the beach duʟaˊ his mother xāt. salmon. Yaîˊc The back current kᴀt on (or across) wułix̣āˊc floated yūˊyākᵘ the canoe duēg̣ayāˊk. below her. ᴀˊtaye Under it nᴀˊxawe from dāq out (shoreward) cwułîx̣aˊctc. he always floated himself. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then duxoˊx her husband aỵîˊs on account of it āˊwaīqǃ. she called. “Akǃᴀxāˊdahe “Fine salmon here hēˊnᴀx from here dāq out cîyêˊłx̣āctc.” floats his head.” Kǃēˊqǃa Hook āˊwacāt took up duīˊctc. his father. ʟeł Not ye thus awuskuˊ he knew duỵīˊt his son sᴀtīỵîˊ. it was. Dekīˊt Seaward wuˊʟ̣itsîs it swam dudjînᴀˊq. from him. De Now ā he awułîx̣ᴀˊttc did not expect ever duỵīˊt. his son. De Now tāk one year dukāˊyᴀn over him uwatīˊ. had been. Wananīˊsawe At once 306-10āˊdāq out from him uwakᴀˊqǃ he swam duīˊcdjiỵīˊqǃ. in front of his father. Akǃēqǃawe When he hooked it x̣ᴀkᵘ sandy bar kā on awaxoˊtǃ. he pulled it. ᴀcāˊ On head of it awaxêˊtc he hit it tūdj fresh sᴀkᵘ. in order to keep it. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then ducᴀˊtdjīt to his wife awaxêˊtc. he threw it. “Nax̣ᴀˊc. “Cut it up. Gux We tūsīˊt.” will cook it.” Tcǃuʟeˊ Then wâˊsa how xāt a salmon cdjiỵeỵêˊn is put down to be cut dustaˊîtc 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 Then tcǃākᵘ anciently łīngîˊt Tlingit tîn with kaˊodzîte came to be yuēˊq. the copper. Eq Copper katîˊqǃayu twisted chain it was dusᴀˊ his neck yūˊyatǃᴀqǃᵘ. around the young man’s. Ān With it hīn water xō into gudīˊn. he had gone Tcǃākᵘ Some time asᴀkᴀˊt around his neck yuayetēˊgeayu when she had cut ʟēł not ᴀˊcdjî him g̣āˊuctî, she could cut, aỵᴀˊtaoʟ̣îg̣ên she looked at dułîˊtaỵe. her knife Eq Copper qǃᴀqǃêˊʟtᴀqog̣âˊyaayuˊ were bits of on dułîtaˊỵê. her knife. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then āˊwaīqǃ she called duxoˊx, her husband, “Hāˊgu.” “Come here.” ʟe Then adāˊ that hᴀs they ỵaodzīˊa. came to examine. 307-5Duỵīˊt His son sēˊtkᴀtīnî hung around his neck ēq copper katîˊqǃ chain gwâỵaˊ. was. Tcǃākᵘ Anciently qāˊdjî people yên there unēdjîˊn used to have łītǃ [a fine-woven basket] yūˊdowasakᵘ. named. ᴀt tcułuˊ As soon as awuskuˊuawe he knew it wełīˊtǃ the basket tūˊdî inside āˊwaxetc. he threw it. Adāˊ On it awuqǃâˊʟǃ. he blew eagle’s down. Yaˊhît This house kᴀqǃāˊn on top of ke up aosîtaˊ he put yūˊxāt the salmon łītǃ basket tūt. inside of. Djuqēˊqǃaawe Toward morning adeˊ of it kaỵîˊk on the inside wudūˊwaa. there was [a noise]. Uˊxyek His spirit ūˊwatsᴀq. commenced to work. Qēˊnaā When daylight came akekᴀˊni to look at it ke up ūˊwagut. he went. Qā Man ʟēn big gwâˊỵa it was ᴀt at it sᴀtāˊn, lay 307-10yūˊxāt 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 All yūˊhîtqǃ the houses aˊỵidᴀx from down in them gāˊniyux out of doors ᴀt things kaˊoduwadjêł. they moved. Ceỵadihēˊn Many Kîksᴀˊdîᴀqǃ Kîksᴀˊdî people yūˊxāt the salmon ỵīˊỵî what had been tcǃuʟeˊ then ūn with it nēł into the house awuadeˊawe when they came yux out qā some one qǃᴀkāwᴀnaˊ: he started to speak: “Ỵîn “Down ducāˊ their heads nag̣āadîˊ let all go with yūˊāntqēnî.” the people.” Yuayūˊ That is how yux out awaguˊt. it was given. Kē Up ỵaˊoduwaxa they brought ēʟǃ salt qa and sǃᴀx̣tǃ. devil’s club. Yēk A spirit wududzîguˊt. came to be let out. Tcǃa Just as soon as dōˊqǃwaya they had drunk it up yên there donaˊawe according to his command wuduʟ̣iqōˊ. they vomited. Yusǃᴀˊx̣tǃ The devil’s club qa and yuēˊʟǃ the sea water wuduʟ̣iqōˊ. were vomited out. X̣āˊnade Toward evening ỵāˊqogahaawe when it was getting wudîcuˊtc bathed yuîˊxtǃ. the shaman. Aēˊqǃg̣ayā Below this place hoēˊkǃᵘ a little pond ye thus wuduwasāˊkᵘ, was named, 308-5Xîˊdja-ēqǃî Beating-time-for-shaman lake, ataˊodacudjīˊdjayu. because he also bathed in it. X̣āˊnaawe At evening qǃēˊg̣a truly kayēˊk his spirits wuāˊt. came to him. Doqǃēˊnᴀx From his mouth cî blood tcǃa far yūt out qǃanᴀsxêˊntc, ran always, duīˊyekqǃ his spirits g̣āg̣aᴀˊtîn. when they would come to him. Duyēˊgîx Become his spirit osîteˊ was wēˊdaqa that out for ᴀˊcuỵaodzihowu he came to go kēˊʟ̣adî. seagull. Ag̣āˊawe And then āˊqᴀ about all things cukāˊwadja he showed them, wehīˊn the creek ỵîk down in xāˊdî salmon adêˊ what da gᴀx donēˊỵa. to do with. “Daqǃūˊn “Four [pieces] ỵīkᴀˊqǃ into wucdᴀˊx apart g̣atdux̣ᴀˊctc.” cut it.” Doqǃwayᴀˊx From his mouth ye thus āwasaˊ, it is called “Adēỵaˊ.” “That’s-the-way.” ᴀtxaweˊ After that ye thus 308-10aciaˊosîqa said to him duyēˊgî, his spirit, “Yūˊdo ᴀ “Over there Kēs-ᴀˊxdji-hīn Noisy-waterfall ᴀqǃ at it g̣adūˊsǃît tie up xānᴀˊsǃ a raft yuqǃāˊswᴀnkᴀqǃ.” on the edge of the fall.” Akūʟ̣êˊnxa He was testing ayuˊ it was duyēˊkqǃî his spirits adêˊ at it łîtsīˊnîỵa. how strong they were. Yᴀx Far g̣ałēˊ it is from whence yuqǃāˊs the waterfall ādeˊ there uduwaqǃāˊsîỵa. comes down. Kîksᴀˊdî Kîksᴀˊdî akᴀˊdî on to it aˊodeha started to get yuxāˊnᴀsǃ. the raft. Duyēˊkqǃîtc His spirits ye thus uwasaˊ named it “Tān-xāˊnᴀsǃ.” “Sea-lion-raft.” Wānanīˊsawe At once akāˊwana. he said “Go.” Yuxāˊnᴀsǃ The raft ᴀdᴀˊx on it qǃaodîsaˊ. he started to blow. Yūqǃāˊs The waterfall tūˊde into ỵîs for yuʟēˊnᴀx the one qā man ʟēł not tuwūˊwîłtsīn. was strong. Yūqǃāˊswᴀnx The edge of the waterfall ʟ̣ix̣wᴀˊsǃî was hanging ᴀt thing tǃᴀˊne bough aołicāˊt, he caught, yuqǃāstūˊde to the waterfall kᴀt down into caoʟ̣ixêˊdje it went entirely ayuˊ when yuxāˊnᴀsǃ. the raft. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then hāỵideˊ down underneath [the earth] wułīg̣āˊsǃ. it went. ʟēqǃ One [night] uwaxeˊ. 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].

309-5Tsǃutāˊt Next morning hīn creek wᴀˊtdî at mouth of akayēˊk noise wudūˊwaᴀx was heard ᴀtxēˊtc. of beating for a shaman. Haỵînᴀˊx From underneath ke up ỵaˊosiqǃut came yuxāˊnᴀsǃ. the raft. Yūcwutsǃîneˊxea The one that saved himself duxōˊnqǃî his friends xo among ỵāˊwugut. came. Ye So ckᴀłnīˊk he was telling them Kîksᴀˊdî the Kîksaˊdî qot lost cūˊwax̣īx̣. were all quickly. Cā Women qoˊa therefore g̣āxsatîˊ. were all weeping. Tcǃayuˊ Like it îxtǃ in shaman’s waqcīˊỵî sight ayuˊ that way yēỵatî. it was. Atcayuˊ This is why ye so ỵawaqaˊ. he said. Duyēˊgî His spirits qǃayᴀˊx said ʟēł not wâˊsa anyhow āˊwanî are hurt yūˊłīngît. the people. Aˊna Clothes tsǃu also ʟēł not akaˊowułsǃeʟǃ. they tore. ᴀtcaweˊ This is why 309-10Kîksᴀˊdî a Kîksᴀˊdî tuwuˊłîtsīn. is very brave. Yuqāˊ The man, qoˊa however, kāˊdēqǃ was much ashamed akāˊx from on it adaˊqt out of it wudjīx̣īˊx̣î. jumped. ᴀkāˊx From on it kē up ỵaduskuˊx. 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. There spirits Tsǃu worked in him. kūˊcta Another aỵāˊwacî land otter dułatsīˊne he sang for ᴀt his strength yᴀq something [people] dostāˊdayu. could see. Aīˊhaiāt Below it łu point wasatīˊnqǃa could be seen adêˊ to it akāˊwana he sent out dōxonqāˊwo. his clothes man. “Wusāˊnî “A spear g̣ᴀ for tᴀn.” take.” Aˊya To it wuquˊx. he went down. ʟēł Not daˊsa anything awustīˊn. he saw. Ā There ūˊwaxe he stayed x̣āˊna. that night. Ax ke From it up uwaqoˊx. he came. Tcǃuqēˊqǃaawe When it was daylight, ye so ỵawaqaˊ, he said, “Āˊyā “Down there xᴀt me wug̣axaˊ.” take.” Yuîˊxtǃ The shaman ye thus ỵawaqaˊ, said, “Yaīˊx̣ “This point nᴀxaˊ when below uwaqoˊx.” go around.” Ye Thus aỵaˊosîqa he said to doxonqāˊwo, his clothes man, “Îguāyêˊx “You be brave qǃwᴀn.” (imp.)” Adaˊde On it qǃᴀstōˊx he spit yuāˊda the spear kūtcǃ. end of. Aołîhîˊk. He spoke [to get strength]. ʟe Then uwudagudeˊawe when he got up doqǃwayᴀˊx after [saying it] with his mouth ʟe then yūqǃakᴀˊnᴀx over the point kē up 310-5gwugugoˊawe, when he threw it, yukūˊcta-ʟǃīt the land-otter’s tail uwagᴀˊsǃ. he hit. ʟe Then akāˊwana sent for it and said yuîˊxtǃîtc, the shaman, “Āˊnᴀx “Around there āsaqoˊx take it dê.” (imp.).” Qasǃ Stiff yᴀˊxayu like kaˊołîtǃîˊk lay yukūˊcta. the land otter. Yuāˊda The spear duʟǃīˊt its tail dēˊỵax̣ᴀt. stuck in [the end of]. ᴀtcaweˊ This is why tcǃūˊỵidᴀdî even now qāˊwutc the people ye thus ỵasaˊkᵘ call it Yūqǃakᴀˊnᴀx-ᴀt-ỵaduguˊq. The-Point-across-which-he-threw-it. Aīˊhaỵa Below it qǃātǃ an island doaxāˊỵî his paddle ᴀt against it āˊwatsᴀq he put āˊya of it hāỵîˊ. the shadow. Akᴀˊqǃ On it ᴀʟǃūˊtǃî the tongue of it āx from it ᴀqgwax̣ᴀˊc he was going to cut off yukūˊcta. the land otter. ᴀˊtcawe This is why 310-10ye thus uduwasaˊ they named yuqǃāˊtǃ the island Wucdᴀˊx-aołîx̣īˊdia. Divided-by-motion-of-paddle. Nᴀsǃg̣aducuˊ Eight [days] akāˊ on it qǃēˊwaxe he fasted yuqǃāˊtǃ the island yukūˊcta the land otter ʟǃūˊtǃî tongue āˊwux̣ᴀcî. when he cut it. ᴀtxaweˊ After that kē up uwaqoˊx. he came. Yūāˊnqǃ That place de now kē up nag̣oˊxłag̣āsǃ. they were going to start home from. ʟēqǃ One hᴀˊndît hundred tāk years qaacūˊnᴀx more than yē so ỵikawaỵāˊtǃ they were long ag̣aˊ for it qōdzîtīˊỵiỵa. he came to live. Wūcduwag̣êˊg̣īn He just turned around in one place, ỵawanuˊktc he came so that duyēˊkqǃê his spirits adêˊ then łîtsīnîyēˊtcayu were of such strength ỵāg̣ānaˊ. when he was dying.

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 The Sitka a Kîksᴀˊdî Kîksᴀˊdî āˊỵê hᴀs they qoˊsatᴀntcyê have a salmon stream ye thus dowasāˊkᵘ called Dᴀx̣ēˊt. Dax̣ēˊt. Akǃᵘtatsīˊn Lively-frog’s īc father akōˊ there wudzitāˊn. came to camp. Yuỵadᴀˊkǃu The boy qosūˊkǃu was playing īqqǃ. on the beach. Adᴀˊxayu After it Ākǃᵘtatsīˊn Lively-frog yukēˊʟ̣adî sea gulls ᴀsǃnūˊtǃa. caught with bait. Adᴀˊx And then duīˊt to him yān hunger uwahaˊ. was. Nēłeˊ Into the house wugūˊt. he went. ᴀt Something yāntc to eat he wudzîgāˊx. cried for. ᴀtqēˊcî A piece of dry salmon āwaxōˊx. he asked for. Doqǃwēˊx His mouth wuduwatiˊ they gave for 311-5yuᴀtqēˊcî, a piece of dry salmon ᴀcuwuˊ half of which wudîʟᴀˊx. was moldy. Ye Thus ỵawaqaˊ, he said, “Tsǃᴀs “Only ᴀcuwuˊ half wudîʟᴀˊxe moldy a is kᵘcēˊgî?” why did you give me?” Qaqǃēˊx Corner of house ỵīˊti was yūˊde into it ke up awułîdjuˊqǃ. he threw it. Tsǃu Again wugūˊt he went yukēˊʟ̣ᴀdi the sea gulls ᴀsnūˊtaỵe he was pulling in de. to. Adᴀˊx After it yukēˊʟ̣ᴀdî the sea gull dudjînᴀˊq from him dāk out nᴀkwᴀˊn was swimming tcǃuʟeˊ then hūtc he tsǃu also dāk out acuyêˊnᴀskwᴀn. waded. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then qâkx out wukwāˊn he waded dukanᴀˊx from him qōˊcᴀkᴀn a hole duwakoˊ. he fell into. Tsǃu Again ʟēł not out dekīˊ there awustīˊn. 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.

311-10Adᴀˊx Then duīˊctc his father wusīhaˊ missed him ye thus ỵawaqaˊ, and said, “Gusūˊ “Where is ᴀxỵīˊtkǃ.” my child?” Ducᴀˊt His wife ye so ᴀdaỵaqaˊ. he spoke to. Adᴀˊx After it tcǃuʟeˊ then hᴀs they wudînāˊq. got up. Gᴀˊndî Outside hᴀs they qotīˊs. looked. Adᴀˊx After it hᴀs they aīˊqǃ called to him, “Ākǃᵘtatsīˊn “Lively-frog, gusūˊ where we are ê?” you?” Hᴀs They qocīˊ looked everywhere āg̣aˊ. for him. Tcᴀwaỵîˊqǃ Then they called hᴀs to aīˊqǃ everything. Adᴀˊx After it ᴀqǃᵘ at it ᴀsnūˊtǃaỵê he had baited ᴀt there hᴀs they uwaᴀˊt went aqǃoˊs-ītiˊ his tracks hᴀs they aosîtīˊn saw tcǃuʟeˊ then hīnx into the water hᴀs they akāˊwusîke. went. Hᴀs They g̣ᴀˊxsatê crying ye thus hᴀs they qǃaỵaqaˊ said to [him] “Wāˊsᴀ “What īˊwani has become of you, ᴀxỵīˊtǃ?” my son?” Adᴀˊkdage Outward nakwᴀˊn he was wading g̣āx crying tīn with duỵīˊtg̣a for his son qutīˊsǃ looking yuqāˊ. the man. Adᴀˊx Then tcūł never hᴀs they uxêˊqǃᵘ slept xō while hᴀs they qucīˊ hunted hᴀsduỵīˊtg̣a. for their son. Djᴀłdakᴀˊt Everywhere ỵēt [their] son 312-5hᴀs they qocīˊ hunted for āx after it tsǃutāˊt in the morning yūhīˊn the water tāq in qā and yên along tcukaˊ. the shore. ʟēł Not hᴀs they ᴀt thing uxwaˊ ate tcǃu then hᴀsduỵīˊt their son łqōˊwustīỵî was lost dᴀx. since. Adᴀˊx After it djᴀłdakᴀˊt everywhere yukutāˊn all summer hᴀs they qocīˊ hunted hᴀsduỵīˊtg̣a. for their son. Adᴀˊx Then dîs months cūwax̣īˊx̣ were all past ag̣āˊ for him hᴀs they qociỵîˊ hunted ā after which hᴀs 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 After it Akǃᵘtatsīˊn Lively-frog, qoˊa however, xāt salmon qoaˊnitc people ᴀsgīˊyu were wusînēˊx. captured him. Duīˊn With him 312-10yā there ỵᴀnᴀkwᴀˊn were swimming tcǃayeˊ those łīngîˊt people yêx like duwag̣eˊ his eyes ỵᴀtiˊ. were in. Adᴀˊx Then duīˊn with him xāt salmon qoaˊnî people’s ānîˊt to village ỵāwagūˊ. they got. Adᴀˊx Then ʟēł tucqēˊnutc he was pouting all the time tcᴀʟᴀˊkᵘ because duīˊt to him yān hunger uhaˊîtc. was always. Adᴀˊx Then yūˊxāt the salmon qoaˊnî people ye thus ỵaˊwaqa, said, “Duīˊn “With him ỵᴀkᵘnᴀˊg̣ahā let us go Kātᴀˊxwᴀxsᴀkᴀ-hīˊnî Amusement creek de.” to.” Adᴀˊx Then duīˊn with him ỵᴀkuwuhāˊ they went yuhīˊndê. to the creek. Adᴀˊx Then asēˊnᴀx around neck of djīˊỵᴀnduwatiˊ they put his hands yuhīˊn the creek wᴀt at mouth of dūˊłî. 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 Then duīˊt to him yān hunger uhāˊîtc. always was. Ādᴀˊx Then yuāˊnig̣ayā on beach of the town qᴀhāˊkᵘ eggs cīỵᴀdihēˊn were many qa and ỵᴀtǃēˊnᴀx from among them ᴀkaodicāˊt. he began to take. Ketǃāˊn They were duwaîˊqǃ shouting, “Cᴀnyāˊkǃᵘʟāx “Moldy-end ān town îg̣ayaˊ along beach of qᴀhāˊgu eggs aỵaxāˊ.” is eating.” Adᴀˊx Then dutūˊwu his feelings yên were ēkᵘ. 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 Next door dukîdaˊ to the place kadeˊ where he lived ỵᴀg̣asēˊtc always went on ᴀʟǃēˊx. dancing. Anᴀˊx After that nēł into the house aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn he looked 313-5yuˊa where ᴀduʟǃēˊxe. dancing was going on. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then duyakîˊk his face āˊneł inside it awutiỵîˊ was djᴀłdakᴀˊt all duyakîˊk his face g̣āqǃᵘ fish eggs wusîˊti. was. Hᴀdju Because yao herring qoaˊnî people aˊyu it was ᴀʟᴀˊkᵘ for it ᴀʟǃēˊx dancing for it hᴀsdutūwuˊ their feelings sîguˊ. were happy. He adᴀˊx There was there ʟēˊnᴀx one cāwᴀˊttc woman wuxōˊx called him ye thus ᴀcdaỵaqaˊ said to him, “Îsîkūˊ “Do you know gî ? xāt salmon qoaˊnîx people qǃᴀˊnaqeʟ̣îg̣ᴀˊt when you ever said anything against ᴀ aˊya that is why iˊusînēx.” they captured you.” Adᴀˊx Then ye thus ᴀciaˊosîqa, she said to him, “Isîkūˊ “Do you know ge ? hēx that kāˊwadaỵî is there hīn. creek. Ayîˊk Down in it dᴀx from xāt salmon nᴀdᴀˊx from at gᴀnēłtsîˊkx roast by the fire 313-10tcǃᴀgūˊqǃsa and eat it îīˊx to you yānhaˊ. when there is hunger. Adᴀˊx Then yên there îxaỵîˊ after you have eaten îˊqǃaite your leavings djᴀłdakᴀˊt all hīˊndê into the water yē then yunᴀsnīˊk, put îtsīˊgî-dāˊa your roasting stick tsǃu also ᴀdāˊdᴀx from on it yūˊnawusǃk.” to wash off the leavings.” Tcǃuʟeˊ Then duīˊt to him yān hunger wuhaỵîˊ being tcǃᴀ just wāˊsᴀ how cūˊkᴀn all duwᴀdjāˊ he was told tcǃᴀ just ayᴀˊx like it qōwanūˊkᵘ. he did. Adᴀˊx Then tsǃu again aʟēˊn very much duīˊt to him yān hunger uwahaˊ was tsǃu again wugūˊt he went ag̣ᴀˊtag̣êt. to get another salmon. Ādᴀˊx Then awaxaˊ he ate duqǃwaīˊtê. what he got for his mouth. Ādeˊ There cukduˊ all djēsîỵêˊ as he was told tcǃᴀ right ayêˊx like it duqǃaīˊtê his leavings hīˊndê into the water ye thus aosîˊnê he put dutsīˊgî his roasting stick tsǃu also ᴀdaˊ from it wuūˊsǃ. washed. Adᴀˊx Then x̣āˊna in the evening xāt salmon qoaˊnî people’s anqāˊwo chief dūˊwaq his eye was yanīˊkᵘ. were sore. ᴀdjiỵīˊt On account of it cdaˊỵᴀduqᴀ. he cried. ʟēł Not wutēˊx. he slept. Adᴀˊxayu Then cāˊwᴀt woman ye so ᴀcaˊosîqa, said to him, “Isîkūˊ “Do you know 314-5gî ? yūˊa where ᴀt things gaỵîsīˊỵiỵê? you cooked? Gwᴀł Perhaps a there kao-ux̣īˊx̣ you left yuqāˊwag̣ê.” the eye.” Adᴀˊx Then, qoˊa however, ye so awūˊsniỵî having done ît to yūˊanqawo the chief tcǃuʟeˊ then wunēˊx was cured duwāˊq. 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 Then yūˊcāwᴀt the woman ye thus ᴀciaˊosîqa, said to him, “De “Away îānêˊde to your home îīˊn with you ke up ᴀt they g̣ᴀx are dux̣ūˊn.” going to start.” Adᴀˊx Then djîłdakᴀˊt all yūˊxāt the salmon qoaˊnî people duīˊn with him ᴀt wux̣ūˊn started duānîˊde. to his home. He-adᴀˊx While from this ye thus ỵânakwᴀˊn were swimming along yūˊxāt the salmon qoaˊnî people kᴀdunīˊk mentioned sîīˊt sîīt hᴀs they 314-10ᴀkᵘʟ̣îxēˊʟ were frightened yūˊxāt the salmon qoaˊnî. people. Wananīˊsayu At last wududzîtīˊn they came to see yusîīˊt. the sîīt. Wuˊctê Together yukudînūˊkᵘ. it would close. Anᴀˊxayu Through it yêˊnaā would go [to their creeks] yūˊxāt. the salmon. Adᴀˊxayu Then ᴀˊxoa among them yūˊxāt the salmon kāxdūˊtc. would be cut in two. Adᴀˊxayu Then anᴀˊq through it hᴀs they wūˊha. came. Hᴀs They aˊosîtēn saw hᴀsdug̣ēˊdî to meet them ỵânaguˊ were coming wēˊyākᵘ. the canoes. “Ỵīˊcukᴀt “All before you qōˊya kᴀntuˊłî ʟēł ỵīdᴀˊdî gwedjîˊtc.” we have all done our work.” “Ỵīˊwᴀctu “Your cheek qǃoˊxōtc flesh qog̣āˊxsînēx [when] will save dēˊdjᴀᴀxaˊ.” whoever eats it.” “Awᴀctuˊ “Cheek qǃoˊxo flesh ayuˊ are 314-15hag̣āˊqǃu.” 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 Then wucxᴀˊnt together hᴀs they ỵaˊodîgu got yūˊxāt. the salmon. Ye Thus hᴀs they qǃāˊỵaqa, said to each other, “Gudēˊsa “Which way ỵīˊỵᴀkᵘgwaha.” are you going?” ᴀxōˊa Among them ye thus ỵawaqaˊ, some said, “Ohāˊn “We qōˊa now Stîqǃhīˊndê,” to the Stikine,” ᴀxōˊa, others, “Qōˊa “Now Djîłqāˊtdê,” to Chilkat,” ᴀxōˊa, others, “Tǃaqoˊdê,” “To Taku,” ᴀxōˊa, others, “Nāˊsdê,” “To Nass,” ᴀxōˊa, others, “Ałsēˊxdê.” “To Alsek.” Djîłdakᴀˊt All yahīˊn these rivers hᴀs they awasāˊkᵘ. mentioned. 315-5Adᴀˊxawe Then hīn river wᴀtt to the mouth of wusǃîx̣īˊx̣ got wēˊxāt. the salmon. Ye So qoỵāˊwaqa, they said, “Yākᵘ “Canoe nᴀx from āˊgūx where [we are] dᴀhāˊnî.” stand up and see.” Adᴀˊxayu Then qᴀduˊ to see ke out wutāˊnî was ᴀsgēˊyu inside yākᵘ canoe nᴀx from wudîhāˊn. started to stand. Adᴀˊxayu Then yūˊxāt the salmon ye thus hᴀs they ỵânaqēˊtc, would say, “Yūˊnū “The fort ᴀgîˊ ? ʟēł not yên there unīˊtc.” is ready.” Tcǃuʟeˊ Then ʟēˊnᴀx one ᴀkīkᴀˊndî to go up to see akᴀˊnduqēˊtc. they told. Hᴀdjuˊ This yucāˊł a salmon trap ᴀˊsgîyu was that yunūˊwu a fort ye thus hᴀs they aỵasāˊkᵘ. called. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then qox back wudaqǃāˊktc every time he came 315-10ye thus ỵânaqēˊtc he was always saying “Deyêˊndê ỵanᴀnīˊn.” “Soon it will be ready.” Wananīˊsayu At last yên there uwanīˊ was ready ye so ỵawaqaˊ. he said. Xāt Salmon qoaˊnî people de yên thither uwanīˊ. went. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then hīn creek uwaqǃᴀˊq went in yūˊxāt. the salmon. ʟᴀx Very hᴀsdutuwuˊ their minds yukǃeˊ. the goodness. He adᴀˊx After this yux̣āˊna the evening ᴀdadeˊ to surround āˊwaāt [they] went yūnūˊ. the fort. Adᴀˊx Then djîłdakᴀˊt all yūˊxāt the salmon dēxnayêˊx in two schools hīnt in the creek ỵāˊwaa. went. Adᴀˊx Then aîˊt there aosîtīˊn saw duʟāˊ his mother īg̣edᴀx̣ᴀˊc cutting down on the beach Akǃᵘtatsīˊn. Lively-frog. Adᴀˊx Then duʟāˊ his mother xᴀˊndî to ỵānaguˊt he was going 315-15dutuwuˊtc. he thought. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then duʟāˊtc his mother tǃaˊỵawaqā called to duīˊctc his father g̣ᴀtag̣êˊt qᴀˊdju to come and spear him ᴀxᴀˊnt to her ᴀˊskî [so] close ūwaqǃᴀˊq. he swam. Adᴀˊx Then tsǃu again aîˊt to him tsǃu again ᴀt aỵawaqāˊ, she called out, “Akǃêˊ “A fine xāt salmon hēx around here uwaqǃᴀˊq.” swims.” Adᴀˊx Then, qōˊa however, duīˊctc his father uwatᴀˊq. speared him. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then ʟēł not ctāx of imself aodanuˊkᵘ he had consciousness wudutāˊg̣ê. as soon as he was speared. Adᴀˊx Then, qōˊa however, ducᴀˊt his wife ye thus aỵaˊosîqa, he said to, “Tūdj “Fresh [to use] sᴀkᵘ for nᴀx̣ᴀˊc.” cut it.” Adᴀˊx Then, qōˊa however, kāx off yᴀx like āsaỵaˊʟîqǃ, she was trying to cut its head yêtīˊqǃ to cut off dułîˊtaỵî her knife ᴀt something 316-5yuỵᴀcîˊqǃēłk the hard for her dāˊsayu. how was it. Aosîtīˊn She looked duỵīˊt her son’s sî neck ēq copper kᴀtîˊqǃî. twist. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then ke out ctǃaỵaˊodîqa, she cried, “ᴀxỵīˊtkǃ “My little son ᴀsgēˊya this is xāt salmon qoaˊnitc people ᴀˊskǃî by wusnexêˊn. he must have been captured. Dusēˊt His neck kᴀłīˊnî was around ēq copper kᴀtîˊqǃ ring aˊya this ỵāˊtî.” is.” Tcǃuʟeˊ Then g̣ātc mat īˊqg̣e down awacᴀˊt she took qǃoaʟǃᴀtūˊ. with feathers into it. Ye As follows aỵaūˊ she put yug̣ātc. the mat. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then yūxāˊt the salmon daỵêˊ around awaūˊ she put yuqǃoaˊʟǃ. the feathers. Adᴀˊx Then yuhîˊt the house ka on yên there aosîtaˊ she put yug̣āˊtc. the mat. Nēł In the house, qoˊa however 316-10tcᴀʟᴀˊkᵘ always îxtǃ shaman cīˊỵê singing ducîˊ his songs dudāˊqǃ. 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 Then, qoˊa however, adeˊ there kaodinêˊt he was shaking yūˊtāt the night ỵīn middle of yuhîˊt the house kādêˊ. on top of. Adᴀˊx Then, qoˊa however, yuqāˊ the man duỵīˊt his son aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn looked at aosîtēˊn [and] saw ducāˊnᴀx from his head, qoˊa however, tcǃuʟeˊ then łīngîˊtx become a human being sîtiˊ. he was. Adᴀˊx Then tsǃu again a-îˊt at him ᴀt here aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn he looked dāsayuˊ how dukᴀtūˊt into his dᴀx from dukîˊndî farther down łīngîˊtx become a human being sîtiˊ. was. Adᴀˊx Then a-îˊt at him tsǃu again ᴀt there aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn. he looked. Djîłdakᴀˊt The whole thing łīngîˊtx become a human being sîtiˊ. was. Adᴀˊx Then a-îˊt at it adeˊ there yēk spirits dutuˊ in him yuqǃayatᴀˊnk. they heard talking. Adᴀˊx Then, qoˊa however, yē thus qǃaỵaqᴀˊ, it said, “Xᴀtaˊỵa “I am Cᴀnyakǃᵘʟāˊx, Moldy-end, ᴀxāt,ˊ” it is I.” yūqǃỵaqᴀ said yuyēˊk the spirit dutūˊqǃ. inside of him. “Xᴀtaˊỵa,” “It is I,” yuqǃaỵaqaˊ said dutūˊqǃ inside of him yuyēˊk, the spirit, “Qatukwᴀˊx-sᴀka-hīˊnî-wᴀtkᴀ-dūˊłî, “Sand-hill-crane-at-mouth-of-Amusement-creek, 317-5aˊỵa it is xᴀt.” I.” Tsǃu Again ye thus ỵawaqaˊ said yuyēˊk dutūˊqǃ, the spirit inside of him. “Xᴀˊtaỵa “It is I Sîīt-koyēˊga Sīt spirit xᴀt.” I.” Adᴀˊx Then yūˊcāwᴀt the woman ᴀcukawudjāˊỵî that had helped him tsǃu also duyēˊgîx become his spirit osîteˊ, was, “Xᴀtaˊỵa, “It is I, Cāwᴀˊt-qoyēˊk Woman spirit, ᴀˊxᴀt.” it is I.” Adᴀˊx Then tsǃu again dutūˊqǃ inside of him ye thus aỵāˊwaqa, said, “Xᴀtaˊỵa, “It is I, yao-qoyēˊk Herring spirit, ᴀˊxᴀt.” I.” Adᴀˊx Then tsǃu a-îˊt tsǃu another one dutūˊqǃ inside of him āqǃaodîtaˊ, spoke, saying, “Xᴀˊtaỵe “It is I, Kēˊʟ̣adî-qoyēˊk the Sea-gull spirit axᴀˊt.” I.” Adᴀˊx Then tsǃu a-îˊt another ye thus 317-10ỵawaqaˊ spoke dutūˊqǃ, inside of him, “Xᴀtaˊỵa, “It is I, Xāt-qoaˊnî-yāˊgu-qoyēˊk, Salmon-people’s canoe spirit, ᴀxᴀˊt.” 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 Then duīˊc his father duxᴀˊnt to him uwaguˊt. came. Yē Thus qǃaỵaqaˊ said to him yuîˊxtǃ, the shaman, “Wēˊnēłỵi “In inside of the house łdakᴀˊt all things tcēqǃ dirty āxgᴀˊndî outside naiūˊsǃ.” put.” Adᴀˊx Then tsǃu again ye thus qǃaỵaqᴀˊ, he said, “Yīs “Young acaˊ women łîł never wēˊnełqǃ in the house ye thus tcᴀg̣ōˊt another āhîˊt house ỵīqǃ down in ye so hᴀs they nᴀgᴀtiˊ.” will be.” Adᴀˊx Then tsǃu again ye so ỵawaqaˊ, he said, “Wēˊnēłye “Inside the house gᴀˊnda around the fireplace kǃêdēˊn it is well naiʟǃēˊwu.” you put clean sand.” 317-15Adᴀˊx Then tsǃu again ye thus ỵawaqaˊ, he said, “Łîł “Never cāwᴀˊt woman xāx at me ułg̣enêˊq.” allow to look.” ᴀt cî Was singing yūˊyēk the spirit dutuˊ. in him. Adᴀˊx Then yūˊg̣ātc a mat tūqǃ inside of kaołîtǃîˊk. he went into a trance. Adᴀˊx Then nēł inside the house wuduwacᴀˊt. he was brought. Nēłqǃ At the house qǃoaʟǃ eagle down duqǃweˊ his mouth ye thus duwauˊ. they put on. Adᴀˊx Then ᴀt cîˊ he sang nēłqǃ. in the house. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then gᴀˊnda around the fire ỵᴀgūˊt. he walked. Adᴀˊx Then duyēˊgî his spirit qǃa voice yᴀx like cecuˊx rattle wuduʟ̣îyᴀˊx to have made dudjiỵîˊs. for him. Tsǃu Also dukǃêdēˊdî his apron sᴀkᵘ for him āˊkadjî on him kāˊwaqa. he said should be made. Adᴀˊx Then ducecūˊxu his rattle 318-5qoˊa however sǃūsǃ (a water bird) yêx like wuduʟ̣îyêˊx was made dukǃîdeˊdî his apron qoˊa however sîīˊt sīt yêx like kᴀndūˊdjîxît. was designed. Dugāˊwu His drum dūˊłi sand-hill crane yêx like kᴀndudjîxîˊt. they painted. Adᴀˊx Then dusǃᴀqseˊdî his bone necklace wuduʟ̣îyêˊx was made xāt salmon yêx like qa and yao herring yêx like yên there duʟ̣îyêˊx. they made. Adᴀˊx Then aʟǃēˊx danced yēk spirit dutūˊqǃ. inside of him. Adᴀˊx Then yuxāˊt the salmon ʟᴀx very wāˊsᴀ who aỵatīˊn he saw [plainly] uwaỵaˊ was tcᴀ as if duyêˊx around him łīngîˊt people yêx. like. Adᴀˊx Then yuxāˊt the salmon qoaˊnî people tîn with yuqǃoˊłaᴀtgînutc. he would talk. 318-10ʟᴀx Very wâˊsa how qayaˊ person qot wuneỵîˊ wonderful îxtǃîˊx become a shaman sitîˊ. he was. Yudoxōˊnqǃî His friends ʟᴀx very wâˊsa how doqǃwaˊ his mouth yêx like qodzitiˊ. came to be (i. e., to obey him) Tcǃᴀ dāˊsa Whatever ᴀkᴀnīˊk he told tcǃuʟeˊ then ayêˊx like it yuỵatīˊk. was. Qokᵘgwanāˊwu If there were going to be a death tcǃuʟeˊ then qōn before [it happened] yuᴀkānîˊk. he told them. Qayeˊ If a person qōˊkᵘgwanēxe was going to be saved tcǃuʟeˊ then yuᴀkanîˊkk the way he told them ayêˊx like it yūˊỵᴀtīk. it was. Yên When cūˊdê to hunt naqoˊx they went by canoe yuyukoỵasîqēˊk the way he told them dāˊsᴀ what g̣ᴀx dudjāˊq they were going to kill qōn before yuᴀkāˊỵanîkk. 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 People ye thus qǃaỵaqᴀˊ, he said, “Łîł “Never tcǃa right yūk out ānx to the town ᴀxīˊn with me ỵīułg̣āˊsǃî you go ʟᴀx but right tāˊguỵīnqǃ in the middle of winter tsa.” so.” Ayêˊx Like it wutiˊ. they did. ʟēł Not duīˊn with him naheˊułgᴀstc. they stayed there. ʟᴀx Very tāˊkᵘỵīn middle of winter tsa indeed duīˊn with him ān town aołîgāˊsǃ. they took him to. Adᴀˊx Then, qoˊa however, ʟᴀx very yūk out dūˊwadjīk were anxious to go out to see him yūˊāntqenitc. the town people. Adᴀˊx Then ye so qǃaỵaqaˊ he said ʟēˊnᴀx one yᴀkǃēˊỵî was good qa man kēkᵘg̣wᴀnīˊkᵘ. would be sick soon. 319-5ʟᴀx Very dokǃēˊ ᴀduwahīˊn. they believed him. Ayᴀˊx Like it wutīˊ it was ʟēˊnᴀx one yukǃēˊỵî was good qa man wunīˊkǃᵘ. fell sick. ᴀkᴀˊqǃ To him wuduwahiˊ āwasêˊn. they paid to treat. Tcǃuʟeˊ Then ānqāˊwo rich man wusîtiˊ. he became. Duāntqenîˊ His town people ye thus aỵaˊosîqa, said, “Qǃᴀg̣axeỵîˊ “Let fast adōˊsᴀ whoever ᴀt g̣ox łatīˊn.” is going to look on.” Tcᴀłdakᴀˊt All yuāntqenîˊ the town people qǃexēˊtc would fast wāˊsa how yūk out dūˊwadjīk. they wanted to see what he would do. He-adᴀˊx After this yūˊxāt the salmon qa and yūˊyao the herring qa and yudūˊł the sand-hill crane qa and yusîīˊt the sīt tcᴀ just wāˊsa how kunūguˊn they would do djîłdakᴀˊt all 319-10wutiˊ. he did. ʟᴀx Very qaỵaˊ person qot wunêˊ were surprised at djᴀtdakᴀˊt all wuctīˊn with himself kᴀdunīˊk. he did. Yuyīˊs The young ca women, qoˊa however ʟēł not ᴀc him ūłtīˊn. saw. Kayūˊ When ᴀt things gugwaxāˊỵî he was going to eat ʟēł not tcǃᴀ he kugēˊỵî did so tsǃᴀs only (until) duyēˊgitc his spirit kǃêdēˊn clean wūsniỵîˊ made for him tsǃa only ᴀt things uxwaˊîtc. he ate. Qa And hīn water ᴀguˊx dᴀnaîˊ tsǃu when he was going to drink also yuyēˊktc the spirit kǃêdēˊn clean yusînīˊk. made it for him. Dāˊsᴀỵ When duyēˊgîtc his spirit ye like ỵaosîqaˊ, said to him, “Yūtǃᴀˊt “This gᴀg̣eˊxa, you will eat, ᴀxsǃāˊtî.” my master.” ᴀg̣aˊ tsᴀ After that only ᴀxēˊx. he ate it. 319-15Djᴀłdakᴀˊt-ᴀt All things tsǃᴀs only duyēˊgî his spirit qǃᴀqāˊk told him tsǃᴀˊtsᴀ only that ᴀqǃayêˊx like it tsa indeed ye so yuᴀsînēˊq. he did. Qa And ʟēł not ʟ̣îtūˊdjî fresh ᴀt thing uxuaˊ. he ate. Qa And ʟēł not awucᴀˊ. he was married. Tcîłdakᴀˊt Whatever yēktc the spirit adeˊ to him daỵaqaỵîˊ told to ayêˊx like it qodzîteˊ. he did. Ỵiwuyāˊtǃ A long time ag̣aˊ on account of it kodzitiỵîˊ. he lived. Qa And ducᴀxāˊwu his head hair ʟēł not ʟ̣etîˊx became white wunîˊ did tca although āx after it wudicîˊn. he became very old.

This is all.

Hūˊtcǃaya. This is all.

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 At Sitka ye ỵatîˊ living wuˊckîkǃîỵên were brothers to each other ye thus dowasāˊkᵘ named hunxōˊa was the elder Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk. Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk. Aʟǃūˊn Hunting things ayuˊ that hᴀs they akᵘcîtᴀˊn. liked. ʟēqǃ One tsǃutāˊtayu morning it was qǃāˊtǃqǃî islands xodêˊ among at dāk out hᴀs they ūwaqoˊx. went. ʟēł Not ᴀt thing utcᴀˊqx. he killed. Tsǃu Again yên there uqoˊxtc, he always came tsǃu again dāk out ūwaqoˊx. he went. Adᴀˊxayu And then yuqǃūˊn the fur seal xōˊde among wudūwasaˊ. he was named. “Hu ᴀt “He things 321-5naqoˊxtcîỵa always is travelling around after aỵaˊ. is here. Cīłkǃᴀˊʟǃ îsaˊ g̣aāˊx. Keep quiet your voice he might hear.” Dāq Ashore hᴀs they naqoˊx were going aˊayu it was then yuhunxōˊa the elder brother ye thus qǃaỵaqaˊ, said to [them], “ʟākᵘ “Pull aixāˊ ahead quickly ỵāˊndunukᵘ.” the wind is beginning to blow.” ʟē Then kǃānt angry hᴀs they ūˊwanukᵘ. got. Caqahāˊdî The bow man yākᵘt to the canoe āwagoˊq pushed duaxāˊỵê. his paddle. Łdakᴀˊt All ye thus hᴀs they wudzîgīˊt. came to do the thing. Adᴀˊxayu And then cᴀnaˊ heads hᴀs they wuˊdisǃīt. started to cover. Yūyāˊkᵘ The canoe, qoˊa however, ʟē then wuˊłix̣āc. drifted. Dekīˊde Far outward ʟeducuˊ six yᴀˊkaye days qa and tāt nights hᴀs they wułīx̣āˊc. drifted. Yadjîˊnkāt Ten (= the twelfth) qa and dēx two 321-10akᴀˊtayu on that ke up aˊodzīgit he came to wake yên there yuˊłitîtk was drifting on the shore yuyāˊkᵘ. the canoe. Aosītēˊn He saw qǃātǃkᴀˊqǃᵘ on island ᴀsiyuˊ tān, it was sea lions, tsa, seals, qǃūn, fur seals, yᴀˊx̣utcǃ, sea otters, qa and tān sea lions qǃᴀdadzāˊỵî. their bristles. Łdakᴀˊt All adaˊ around it aołītᴀˊqǃ drifted yuqǃāˊtǃ the island dāqǃ. on to. Hᴀs They ᴀt things qāˊwadjêł. took all up. ʟēˊqǃa One tākᵘ year āyēˊ on it hᴀs they wuteˊ. stayed. Kᴀndᴀkǃēˊtǃ Was completed yuʟēˊqǃ the one tākᵘ year qa and acūwuˊ. a half. Wutēˊx Slept yuqāˊ the man tcuc-ctāˊt. about himself [thinking].