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"_{Yes,as j-oulike,'' saidthe}Raccoon. "

Have

3'ou an_ypitch? The}' hit

me

herewith achisel,andthenthe.ypouredpitchovernie.*'

Now

heboiled

some

pitch.

He

askedthe Bear: "

Have you

achiseli!"

The

Bearreplied:

"I

haveone."

Now

the pitch was boiling.

Then

the Bearwastold:

"Lie down

onyour back."

He

laydown.

He

said:

"Oh

brother,

you

will kill me!"

The

Raccoon replied:

"As you

like: if

you

don'twishit, Ishallnot paint you.

You

donot need to be painted." But the Bear .said:

"You must

paint me, younger brother."

Then

he struck

him

with the chiselhere atthe forehead.

He

poured the pitch

down

overhis face.

He

toldhim:

"Jump

into the water."

The

Bear

jumped

into the water. There he rolled about.

Then

the Raccoon ran away.

He

went a long distanceand

met

a person.

He

wasdancing.

He

sang " ^"

gi inE'te."

"A

tgtjo'kti amnogue'matcgoa, a'oe."

"Mai'ka

1 here Icame." ".^h, good you paint me, younger "Your

brotlier."

ime'Xakamit," iqio'lXam ica'vim.

"K;a

LEma'q;axocgan tcl?" 9 your mind." Inewastold tliegrizzly "Nothing yourpitch [int.

"^

bear. part.]?"

ige'kim iLata't. "E'qa-itk gipa'tiX iqeuElga'mit, aqa

wax

3

hesaid raccoon. "Achisel here Iwasstruck, then poured

eqLE'nkux Lqiaxo'cgan; lEp Lq;axo'cgan. «LutcXE'm'Et. 4=

wasonme pitch; boiling pitch. Theyboiledit.

Lqa'LXatcX

cxe'lak

LaXi

Lq;axo'cgan."

Aqa

Ieo iqE'Lox

LaXi

5

Coal mi.xed that pitch." Then boiled itwas that

Lq;axo'cgan.

Lsp

itci'LoxiLata't. Iqio'lXam ica'vim: "E'mEqa-itk 6

pitch. Boil he didit raccoon. He wastold the grizzly "Yourchisel bear;

tcl?" Ige'kim ica'yim: "E'tcqaitk."

LEp

Ile'x

LaXi

Lqjaxo'cgan. 7

(int. Hesaid the grizzly "Mychisel." Boil itdid that pitch,

part.]?" bear:

Iqio'lXam ica'yim: "Amxa'ciltcki." Yixii'ciltcki ica'vim: 6 He wastold thegrizzly "Liedownon your back." Helaydownon theg'rizzly

_ ^{bear: hisback} bear;

"O,

a'oe! amEnuwa'qoa." Ige'kim iLata't:

"Mai'ka

ime'Xaqame. 9

"Oh. younger youwillkillme." Hesaid raccoon; "You your mind, brother!

Ma'nix nict tq;ex mE'tox ayamogue'matckua, qa'txo nect 10

If not like youdoit

"

Ipaintyou. must not

ayamogue'matckoa," ige'kim iLata't. Ige'kim ica'vim:

"Qa'txo n

Ipaintyou," heSiiid raccoon. Hesaid theg'rizzly "Must bear;

aniEnogue'matckua. a'oe!" Itcilgfi'mit va'Xi e'qa-itk, gipapa' 12

you paint me. younger Hehithim ^" that chisel, here

brother!"

itcilga'rait.

Wax

itcLe'kuX LaXi Lq;ax6'cgau sia'.xostpa. 13

hehithim. Pourout he diditon that pitch hisface on.

him

Itcio'lXam:

"SE'pEna

Ltcu'qoapa."' Itsi'.sopEna ica'yim Ltcu'qoapa. 14 Hesaid tohim: "Jump waterinto." Hejumped the grizzly the waterinto.

_ _ _ bear

Kopa'_There igixcge'lalEmtck ica'yim. 45

herolledabout thegVizzIy bear.

Ige'kta iLata't. KeIjI'iX i5'ya; aqa itcLgo'qoam LgoaLe'lX 16

Heran raccoon. Far liewent; then he reachedit a person

Luwe'la:

"A'na

tsakjoa'ix'Eii, tsak;oa'ix'En, a'na tsamo'iXun ¹⁷

he danced: "Sometimes (?) , (?) , sometimes (?)

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Then

he recognized the Coj'ote.

The

Raccoonsaid:

"Stop

aside, brother, amonster pursuesnie."

The

Coyotereplied:

"I

shalleatyou, I shall swallow you." ''Oh, elder brother, step aside, a monster pursuesme. Ishallgather crab apples foryou; I shallgather craw-

fishforyou; Ishallgatherfresh-waterclamsfor you; Ishall gather

haws

for you; Ishallgatherallkinds of berries for you."

Thus

he spoketoCoyote.

When

a Grasshopper

jumped

up, Coyote snapped atitatonce.

He

said:"

Go

to

my

house,putten stonesintothefire

—

fivestonesontheoneside,andfivestonesontheotherside

—

andheat them.

Then

cover yourself with akettle." Raccoon went and

came

toCoyote's house.

Then

heheated thestones,allten, justasCoyote hadtoldhim.

Then

Coyotedanced.

Now

theGrizzlyBear sawhim.

"Did

thatlittlerascalpassyou?

He

hitme."'

Then

Coyote answered asbefore: "Ishall eat j^ou, I shallswallow you." Covotesang: " ^".

1 tsamo'iXun." Itciugu'laciLq aqa itja'lapas. Ige'kim iLata't: ''A,

r.'l ." Herecognizednim then coyote. He saW raccoon: "Ah,

2 Laq mxa'-naxox, ii'pxo. Iqcxe'Lau itcintuwa't." Ige'kim itjalapas:

step doforme elder Amonster he pursues me." Hesaid covnte:

aside brother.

3

"KeIS'iX

LE'kala k;oa'ix'En avamo'xoa. LEqj" avamo'xoa."

_"Far man (?)

"

Idoyon. Swallow ^' Ido ynn."

4

"A,

a'pxo! Laq mxa'nExala. Lfcxe'Lau itcintuwa't. Nai'ka

"Ah, elder step doforme. .\mon.ster he pursues me. I

brother! aside

5 amo'inx ayamElp;ia'Lxa. Nai'ka aqaLxe'la ayauiElpjia'Lxa. Nai'ka crabapples I'willgatherthemfor I crabs l"wiU gatherthemtor I

you. yon.

6 LtE'ke aLamElpjia'Lxa. Nai'ka asElil'wa ayaniElpiia'Lxa.

fresh-water Iwillgatherthemfor I haws l"willgatherthemfor

clams you. ^' ymi.

7

5a'nauwe

tqoxoe'ma atamElpjia'Lxa," iqio'lXam itja'lapas,

All fruits Iwillgatherthemforyou," hewastold coyote,

8 itcio'lXam iLata't. QatssopEna'x e'tsjelaq, a'nqa qatcio'tjcx ya'Xi

hesaid tohim the rac- Whenjumped a grasshop- already hebitit " that

coon. jier,

9 itja'lapas.

Aqa

ige'kim itja'lapas:

"Ame'ya

ts'kqLpa. iLa'LelXam

coyote. Then hesaid coyote: "(So^' myhouseto. Ten

10 LqE'nakc aLEmxElge'Lxa, e'natiX.a'toL qoii'nEuia aLEmxElge'Lxa,

stones heatthem, on oneside thelire five heatthem,

11 e'wa e'natiX a'toL qoii'uEma aLEmxElge'Lxa. Ala'mxoalakjoa

then ontheother thefire five heatthem. Covervour.-elfwith side

12 aqju'tan." A'(|a iO'ya iLata't. lo'viuii itja'lapas te'yaqL iLata't.

akettle." Then hewent met i. Hrrriiched coyote his'housc raccoon.

13 ItcLXE'lgiLx La'Xi LqE'nakc. Ka'nauwe iLa'LelXam kjoaLqii ya'Xi

Heheatedthem those stonc^. .\11 ten jn.stas -that

14. itcio'lXam itja'la]:)as.

Ka

ewe'la itja'lapas a'qa itce'qElkEl ica'yim.

hetoldhim coyote. Where he coyote then hesawhim theg'rizzly

danced bear.

15

"Qa'mta

iLE'mXkoa, a'oe, Lqoe'tgaetgae? iLgEnu'waq."

"Where didhepass, ^' younger tlie littlerascal? Hekilledme."

brother,

1(3 Ige'kim itja'lapas: "KEla'iX LE'kala. Kjoa'iXEn avamo'xoa.

Hesaid coyote: "Far man. ? ^"Idoyou.

17 LEqj" ayamo'xoa," igii'xax itja'lapas:

"A'na

tsakjoa'iXEn, Swallow ^" Ido you," he did coyote: "Sometimes (?)

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Coyote f^-d'id:

"i

ate him. 1 devoured him."

Now

the Bear spoke:

''Well, .show

him

to me."

Then

Coyote spit and thesaliva on his handlookedjust like Raccoon.

The

GrizzlyBearspoke: "Itisgood

tliat

you

haveeaten thatlittlerascal."

Then

Coyotesaid:

"Let

usgo into

my

house."'

They

enteredand

came

in.

Then

Coyotesaid:

"Now

letushet.

You

shallswallowthesefive stones. I shallswallow the other five." Coyote went out and put^a reed into his mouth. It

came

out againat hisbuttocks.

Then

he entered again.

He

swallowed one stoneandtheGrizzly Bear swallowed onestone. GrizzlyBe.ar's face

became

red. Coj'oteswallowed anotherstoneandtheGrizzlyBear swallowed anotherone.

Then

Grizzly Bear's face

became

contorted.

Coj'ote swallowed the third stone and the Grizzlj' Bear swallowed the thirdone.

Then

tearsran

down

Grizzly Bear's cheeks. Coyote swallowed anotherstoneandtheGrizzlyBear swallowedthefourthone.

Then

Coyote swallowed^thefifthone.

He

blew,and steam

came

out

tsak;oa'iXEn, a'na tsamo'iXun tsamo'iXun." Ige'lum itjii'lapas: -t

l?l ,sometimes (?) (?) ." Hesaid coyote: ^'-

"K;ori'iXEn inE'Lox, lEqi" inE'Lox." Ige'kim ica'vim: " Ni'Xua

(?i Ididit, swallow Ididit." Hesaid thegrizzly "Well 2 bear:

LEnxatE'n"ema.''

"X"

ige'xox itja'lapas, to ige'xox, _o

showittome." "X" ne did coyote, spit hedid, ^

itcLo'meqo-it.

Ya'Xka

iLata't igixe'maXit Le'yakcipa. Ige'kim ,

hespatit. That raccoon lay hishandon. Hesaid

ica'j'im: "QjoJi'L mLo'wilq; Lqoe'tgaetgae." "Tea! txo'ya thegrizzly "Allright youatehim thelittlerascal." "Come! let ii.^go

bear:

lE'kqLpa," ige'kim itja'lapas. Icto'ya te'iaqLpa, te'iaqL itja'lapas.

myhouseto," nesaid coyote. They two hishouseto, liishouse coyote. ^{*-^}

went

Icto'pqam. " AtxEmge'tga!" ige'kim itja'lapas. "

Qoa'nEma

'7

Theytwocamein. " Let us bet!" liesaid coyote. "Five

amLuwu'lqjama

La'Xi LcjE'nakc, qoii'nEma nai'ka

nmwu'lqjama."

^ youwillswallowthem those .stones, five I Iwillswallow them." ^{'^}

lo'pa itja'lapas, iga-ixE'luktco a'pak.

E'wa

ia'potcpa Lfix iga'xox „ He«ent coyote. he putitinto a rccd. There hisanusat come itdid ^{>^'}

out (hismouth) out

wii'Xi a'pak. Wi't'ax ia'ckupq. Itce'wukij

eXt

j^a'Xi iiiE'nakc -in

that reed. Again heentered. Heswallowedit one 'that stone

itja'lapas. Itce'wulqj ica'3'im

eXt

ya'Xi iqE'nakc. Naue' LpEll

I'oyote. Heswallowedit the grizzly one ' that stone. At once red ^J-J-

bear

ici'xo.x cl'axost. Igo'n itce'wulqj itja'lapas, iLa'mokst. Igo'nax became his face. Another heswallowedit coyote, thesecondone. Another 1'2

one one

itce'wulqj ica'yim iLa'mokst. Naiii' iciktcje'wunX ya'Xi ica'yim. .^

he swallowed thegrizzly thesecond At once his facebecamecon- ^'that grizzly bear. !->

it bear .one. torted

iLa'Lon itce'wulqj itja'lapas. IlS'lou itce'wulqj ica'yim. Nau'i ..

Thethird heswallowedit coyote. thethird heswallowedit theg'rizzly Atonce ^{^"^}

one one. bear.

tifi'laqrtk itktXuI'votco. Igo'n itce'wulqj itju'ltipas iLu'Iakt.

his tears they ranclown. Aiiother he swallowed coyote the fourth lo

one it one.

iLa'lakt itce'wulqj ica'yim ya'Xi iqE'nakc. K'LacjuiiiEm itce'wulqj -„

Thefourth he swallowed the grizzly ^'that stone. Thelifthone he swallowed ^-tt*

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ofhismouth.

Now

^theGrizzlyBear swallowedthefifthstone. Coyote told iiiiii:

'"Now

drink water."

He

drank water. Itbeganto boil andhefell

down

dead.

Then

Raccoon threwoffthekettle.

They

cut

him

andatehim.

Now

they were

hungry

again.

Every

day Raccoon brought crab apples.

Every

day he brought fresh-water clams.

Every

day he broughthaws.

He

broughtcrawfishandpotentilla roots.

He

brought

allkinds ofberries.

Then

the two,Coyote and Raccoon,ate allthe time.

Now

it

came

tobe winter andRaccoon

was

veryfat.

Then

the

two became

hungry, and severaltimes Raccoon

went

out.

He

found a cache ⁱⁿ which provisions were hidden

—

^papersalmon,

dried

summer

salmon,

pounded

salmon, dried salmon,salmonbacksand driedgamass,dried blackberries,and dried dewberries,andallkinds of fruit. All kinds of fruit were hidden.

Now

he carried

home

fivesalmonbacks.

He went

home.

He

hid

them

near thehouseand

1 itja'lapas.

coyote.

ige'qElpa.

a wentoutof his mouth.

3 itja'lapas:

coyote:

"X"

ige'xox itja'lapas;

Xop

ia'k"cXat. Iqo'xoan '"X" Tiedid coyote; itsteamed hismouth. Stfam E'LacjuinEm itce'wulqj ica'jMm ya'Xi iqE'nakc. Igr-'kim

Thehfthone heswallowed thegrizzly that stone. Hesaid

"Ltcu'qoa LE'qamct!"

"Water drink!"

ica'yim.

Led

ige'xox e'yamxtc,

grizzlybear. Boil itdid hisstomach.

Itcaxe'ma a'yaqjtan iLata't.

Hethrewitoff his kettle raccoon.

igicxE'lEmux.

theyatehim.

A'qa wa'lo icXE'La-it.

Ka'nauwe

Then hunger theydied. All

amo'inx, qatcLugu'ya-itx crabapples, he gatheredthem

ItcLo'qumct Ltcu'qoa ya'Xi Hedrankit water ^"that

Kopa' ige'kjelapx'itiX. lo'raaqt.

There hetellover,

A'qa icgl'yuxc.

Then theycuthim.

He wasdead.

Icgio'LXum

Theyfinistiedhim

Lka'etax days iLata't.

raccoon.

qatcugu'va-itx he gatheredthem

9 asEla'wa, qatcugu'ya-itx haws, "negatuereathem

"I^Q qatctugu'ya-itx

he gatheredthem

ka'nauwe

all

^^ ^itja'lapas kja iLata't. A'qa

LtE'ke ya'Xi iLata't. Qatcugu'ya-itx fresh-water ^'that raccoon. Hegatheredthem

clams

aqaLxe'la, qatciugu'ya-itx ikjena'tan, crabs, he gatheredthem potentilla roots,

tqoxoe'max. QatsxElEmo'xuma-itx

fruits. Theyateallthetime

tca'xElkliX ige'xoxo-iX. A'qa

coyote and raccoon. Then Avinter itgot. Then

in aya'pXEleu iga-ixE'lox iLatfl't.

his fat wasonhim raccoon.

A'2qa walo' icXE'La-it. A'2LatcixeX Lqa io'ya iLata't.

Aqa

Then hunger theydied. Severaltimes maybehewent raccoon. Then itcto'cgam tkje'pcole, LXElEUia'emaxtkpco'tiX. Lme'ncian Lupco'tiX,

hefoniV.lit iicache. food was hidden, papersnlniou wasiiiddeu,

Lt(;eLe'Lx Lupco'tiX, aqe'L5 upco'tiX, akje'lak upco'tiX, tgu'nat driedsummer wasliidden, pounded washidden, dried was hidden, salmon

salmon Cascade salmon

13 14

1.5

16 Lga'kotcX Lupco'tiX, tE'lalX uXoa'caqt tgapco'tiX,

LElvEmukc

theirbacks were hidden, gamass dry washidden, blackljerries

^r^ LEkcE'mEt, Lgo'ue LEkcE'niEt Lupco'tiX, ka'nauwe tqoxoe'max

dry; dewberries dry were hidden, all fruits

18 tgapco'tiX. Itci'LukL qui'uEma LE'kotcX. Ige'Xkjoa. Q;ofi'p

were hidden. Hecarriedthem five backs. He wenthome. Near

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thoiiho

came

home.

They

hadonly potentiUa rootsto eat. It o-rew dark, and they lay down. Coyote had his bed on one side of the house,Raccoonon the otherside. Raccoonsaid:

"Oh,

if

my

pillow would be full of five salmon hacks to-morrow morning!" Coyote replied: "Yes.ifthatwereso.youngerbrother! If

my

pillowwould befullof tensalmon backs!"

Day

came,andthen Raccoonsearched under his pillow. There were five salmon backs under his pillow.

Coyote looked underhis pillow, but therewas nothing.

Now

they

two

ate. Raccoon went again to the cacheand ate there all day.

Then

hewent home.

He

carried five dried

summer

salmon. Near the house he hid them, and his elder brother had only potentilla rootstoeat. Againit

grew

dark,and Raccoonsaid:

"Oh,

if Icould find five dried sunmier salmon under

my

pillow!" Coj-ote said:

"Indeed,

my

brother,if thatweretrue! If I couldfindten

summer

salmon under

my

pillow! "

Now

Raccoon was

awake

andCoj'oteslept.

tE'ctaqL. a'qa itcLo'pcut. IgiXkjoa'mam. lu'ema ikjena'tan i

their house, then he hid them. He enmehome. Only potentilla roots

ifi'kjewula. Igo'ponEui. IckLqa'yuXuit. e'wa kjanate'tuL

whathehad Itgrewdark. Theylaydown, there on oneside ^

gathered.

tqu'Le iii'lXEmitk itja'lapas, gata tE'nat tqu'Le ia'lXEmitk iLata't. o thehouse hisbed coyote, and on the thehouse hisbed raecoon "

otherside

Ige'kim iLata't: ^•"Egatco'ktiX taya'x aqa qui'uEma LE'kotcX 4 Hesaid raeeoon: "Early to-morrow ohif then five backs

tgE'XEmaxatcX

paL Lkex."

"O,

fi'qanue, tava'x itso'XuiX, _

mypillow full were." "Oh, indeed, "if myyounger O

brother.

nai'ka taya'x iLfi'i.elXam," ige'kim itjil'lapas.

Wax

ige'tcukte. p

1 ohif ten." said coyote. Early day eume.

ItcukjEmii'nanEmtck

tia'XEmaxatcX

iLata't.

Qui'nEm

LE'kotcX ^

Helookedatit hispillow raccoon. Five backs ^*

ge'guala tia'XEmaxatcX iLata't.

Ke'nuwa

itctukiume'nanEmtck _«

under hispillow raccoon. Try he lookedatit *

tifi'XEmaxatcX itja'lapas.

Kja

uEct tan itcio'cgam. A'qa ,.

hispillnu coyote. Nothing not anything he foundit. Then ^{"^}

icxLXE'lEmitck. A'qa wit'ax io'ya iLata't pa taXi tk;e'pcole.

theytwoate. Then again he went raccoon there that cache. ^l'-*

We'2goa

nixLXE'lEmux kopa' taXi tk;e'pcolepa. NiXk;oii'x.

Allday heate then that cacheat. Hewent home. 11

Qoii'nEma LqicLe'tX qatcLo'kix. Qjoa'p tqu'Lepa qatcLopco'tx.

Five dried.summer hecarriedthem. Near thehouseat he hid them. V2 salmon

la'ema ikjena'tan qatcilo'k'ix va'Xi c'yalXt.

No'pSnEm

wit'ax.

Only potentilla roots hecarriedthem tliat liiselder Itgrew dark again. 13

tohim brother.

A'qa wl't'ax nige'mx iLata't:

"TcXua

tkjuma'nanEuix

Then again he.said raccoon: Well lookingatit li

tgE'XEmaxatcX.

a'qa qui'iiEma LqjeLe'Lx geguala'

tgE'XEmaxatcX

mypillow, then live driedsummer under mypillow 15

salmon

Lke'xax." "A'qanue. tfi'yax itso'XuiX,

tcXua

nai'ka iLfi'LelXain

were." "Indeed, "it mvvounger _well I ten Ifi

'brother,

LqjeLe'Lx ge'guala tgE'XEmaxtitcX."' IgixE'gElEiiitck iLata't,

driedSlimmer under mypill(,w." He was awake raccoon, 17

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He

went outslowlyand tirouii'litthose salmon.

He

lifted his pillow and put

them

underit. In the morning,

when

day came, he looked underhispillow andthere were five dried

summer

salmon under it.

Coyote looked too, but he did not find anything'. Sometimes they wished for gamass, and only Raccoon found it under his pillow.

When

Coyotelooked for it, he did not find an_vthing.

Every

day hewenttothe cacheand^ate.

When

hewent home,he carriedtheir food: sometimes papersalmon, whichhe hidnear the house. In two months theyfinished all the food.

Now

Raccoon wasfat. Coyote thought:

"I

will kill

him

andeat him.''

On

thenexteveningCoyotesaid: "

Do

notgo there, else

you

will meetwarriors. Their

name

is

Wa'LaXLaX.

The}-lookjust asI do, and theywill kill you."' Afterseveral nights, Raccoon went again

-. iuqo'pti itja'lapas. Lawa' io'pa iLata't. ItcLgua'lEmam LaXi

^ heslept coyote. Slowly lie\yent raccoon. Hefetchedthem those

out

9 LqjeLe'Lx. Itctojlatck tia'XEmaxatcX. itcE'i.Xtk ge'guala.

^ driedsummer Heliftedit hispilhny. he putit underneath,

salmon. ontheground

„

Wax

ige'tcukte. Itctuk[Emfx'nanEnitck tiii'XEmaxatcX iLatfi't.

^ Next Itgrewday. Helookedatit hispillow raccoon.

J.

Qui'nEma

LqjeLe'Lx itcLo'cgam,

tia'XEmaxatcX

par. i.kex.

Fiye dried.summer he found them, hispillow full M-a^.

salmon

6

Ke'nuwa

itctukjEma'nanKmtck

tia'XEmaxatcX

itifi'lapas; kjfi'ya

Try he lookedatit hispillow coyote: nothing

,. luct tanki itcio'cgam. Ana' tE'lalX qackcukEmaLEmti'x. ia'iMua

net an.\thing he foundit. Some- gamass theywi.shed forit. only

times

7 iLata't qatctucga'mx tia'XEmaxatcXpa.

Ke'nuwa

itja'lapas

raccoon he foundit hispillowat. Try coyote

o (latctukjEma'nanEmx tia'XEmaxatcX, k;a nict tiln (latciucga'mx.

he lookedatit hispillow. nothing not any- he foundit.

thing

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Ka'nauwe

Lka'etax qayo'ix ta'Xi tkje'pcolepa. NixLxE'lEmamx.

All da.ys liewent that cacheto. He wenttoeat.

Qia'x niXkjoa'x

tcXua

qatct5'k^x ta'Xi txElEma'emax. Ana'

Iv If he returned then hebroughtit that food. Some-

times 11 Lme'nqan qatcLo'kix; qjotT'p tE'ctaqLpa qatcLupco'tx.

Makct

I)apersalmon he broughtit; near theirhouseat hehidit. Two

J2 LkLEuiEna'kc

qacktuLXo'mx

ta'Xi txElEma'emax, aqa

months theyfinishedit that food, then

23 uya'pXEleu ya'Xi iLata't. NixLoXua'itx itja'lapas: "Anewa'qoa;

hisfat ^* that raccoon. Hethought coyote: "Iwillkillhim;

II aninxElEmo'xunia."

Iwill eathim."

IK Agona'pol u(|a qatciolXa'mx: "Niict ewata' i.te'yim.

Onenight then hesaid to liim: "Not there go.

1,; Amogoil'qoama tjuxulfi'vowimax,

Wa'LaXLaX

ita'xaleu. KjoaLqe'

^" YouwillmeetIhem warriors, Wa'LaXLaX Uieirname. Just as

Lja nai'ka ita'lkuile. AtgEmufi'tjoa." Tcii'xeX L(ia io'qova-iX, 17 be- I theyaie Theywillkillyou." .Seyeral mayl)c heslept,

hold similar. times

1^ a'qa io'va ii.ata't ewa'tkewn va'Xi iqekE'lxewa-iX.

Aqa

•^' then lu'went rui'cuon ilierc ^" lliat itwasforbidden. Then