34;A, tcumXo'la amtelo'ta time'qjamcukc." Itcta'lQt tE'citjiX

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₁₄₁ pedsand asked ^fortheir intestines. Lastof all he asked theLynx.

She wenttotakehis intestines. She got

them

and took them home.

They

wereright. The}- did not

make him

feel sick.

Thej'sta3-edthere alongtime.

Then

the

woman

was abouttogive birthtoachild. Shebecamesick,andshegavebirthtotwochildren.

Firstshegave^birthtoanOwl,thento aPanther.

The

Panthersaid:

"I

willkillyour owl-child." Hut the

woman

said:

"No;

the poor one. Let

them grow

up together!"

They

plaj^ed together, and thePantherwashed his son.

The

woujanwashed her son, the Owl.

Thej'

grew

up.

The OwFs

child killed shrews; the Panther's son killedchipmunks.

Now

theywere really

grown

up.

The

Owl's son killed

young

mice and ^the Panther's son killed fawns.

They

did

what

theirfathershaddon(>. Thatisthestory.

To-morrow we

shall havefine weather.

ia'tcqEm itge'lox.

Ka'nauwe

quxauwa'yuwala ke'm

his sickness theymade All *jaadrupeds try

onhin

itcto'xauwa'koatck tga'iijamcukc.

Ke'qamtqiX

aqa ipu'koa

he askedthem their intestines. Aftenvard then thelynx ^

aj-a'xtjax. Iktexga'lEmam tia'qiamcukc. Ikto'kiam, itixE'lox.

last. Shewenttotakethem his intestines. -Shebrought theywere o

them, on him. ^'-"

Q;oa'Lj aqa ya'Xkapa. Nicqe ia'tcqEm itge'lox.

,

Allriglil, then ' himon. Notatall his sicKness theymadeon him. ^

La'le icxe'la-it.

Aqa

iLagEmLi'lkoatck. Itca'tcqEm iaxE'lox Long theystayed. Then shewasabouttogivebirth. Hersickness wason her ^{'-^}

wuXi

aqage'lak. Igaxa'2tom. la'newa ika'oXao iti'Xan

that woman. STiegavebirth. First theowl hivsen ^'

igioXu'tom, ke'qamtfjiX ikjoayawa' ia'Xan igioXu'tom. Ige'kim

shegavebirth to afterward thepanther hisson she gavebirth fiesaid 7

him, tohim.

ikjoayawa': ""Anewa'qoa ya'Xi ika'oXao ia'Xan." Iga'kim

wu'Xi

thepanther; ^"Iwillkillhim ^{^}that theowl his sou." Shesaid that 8 acjage'lak- "Kja'ya, tia'kiutkoax. A'Lqe e'XtkatiX acto'mta,

woman: "No, thepoorone. Lateron together theywill 9 growup.

acxk;ayjVwulalEma." A'qa itciuqoa'tuLtck ia'Xan ikjoayawa'. i,^

theywillplaytogether." Then- hewashed him hisson the panther.

^

A'qa igiuqoa'tuLtck

wuXi

aqage'lak ia'Xan ika'oXao. A'qa Then shewashedhim that thewoman hisson theowl. Then ^^

Icta'qa-iLax igixacE'lux. Iqjano'meqL qatciwa'qoax 3'a'Xi ika'oXao ^^^

large theybecame. Shrews hekilledthem ^that owl 1^

iii'Xan. Aguskua's qatcuwa'qoax A'a'Xi ikjoa'vawa ia'Xan.

Aqa

his son. cSipmunks hekilledthem "that panther his son. Then l^

pat Icta'qa-iLax. A'co aga'xan qatcuwa'qoax j-a'Xi ika'oXao

really large. Mouse itsyoung hekilledthem ^*that owl 1^

ia'Xan. Aqja'xcap qatcuwa'qoax ya'Xi ikjoa'yawa ia'Xan.

hisson. Fawns hekilledthem 'that panther hisson. 15

KjoaLqa' cta'xi ci'ctam, kjoaLqa' wi cta'xka ici'xox. Kjanekjane':

Thusas those fathers,

'

thus also they did. Thestory; ^" 16

o'la aca-iga'p.

to-mnr-_row good weather. YJ

The Raccoon

(told IS'.il)

There

was

the Raccoon and his grandmother.

Once

upon a time they were hungry.

The Crow

lived in their house.

He

saidto his grandmother:

"Grandmother,

I

am

hungry." Shesaid:

"What

do

you

want?

Do you want

driedsalmon?" '"It is bad,".said theRac- coon. Again he said to his grandmother:

"Grandmother.

I

am

hungiy."

"Do you want

papersalmon^?"'

He

said to hisgrandmother:

"Itisbad."

Again

he said toher: " Grandmother,I

am

hungry."

"Do you

want

pounded

salmon?" "It is bad."

He

said again:

"Grandmother,

I

am

hungry."

"Do you

want dried roasted salmon?" Sheoffered

him

allkinds of food. Afterwardshe offered

him

fruits.

He

saidagain:

"Grandmother,

I

am

hungry."

"Do you want

gamass?" "Itis bad. Grandmother, I

am

hungry."

"Do you want

dried blackberries?"

"They

are bad. Grandmother, J

Ilata't Ia'kjane TheRaccoonHisMyth

Cxela'etiX aya'kjEc ictakui'n. Qa'xLqane'kua aqa walo' igi'yux.

There were hisgrand- raccoon. Oneday then hunger actedon

mother him.

TeXt

tE'gaqL atja'ntsa. Itco'lXam aya'kjEc: "A'kjec walo'."

One herhouse thecrow. Hesaid toher hisgrand- "Grand- hunger."

mother: mother

Igio'lXam:

"Tan

imElgoil'x? Tcu'xoa eqjeLe'Lx?" "Teia'ckj^L,"

Shesaid tohim: "What do you want? Well driedsummer ^"It isbad,"

10 11

salmon?' ige/kim

nesaid

"Tan

"What

iLata't. AVi't'ax Again

itco'lXam

hesaid toher

imElgoa'x? do vou want?

Tcu'xoa

A'kiec

"Grand- mother eme'nEqan^?" Itco'lXam

paper salmon?^'

'

Hesaid toher aj'a'kjec:

liisgrand- mother:

'Te'iacki"l."

Wl't'ax Again

itco'lXam:

hesaid to her:

Lke'LOL 'TE'Lacki"L." Wl't'ax Again

"A'kjec

"Grand- mother ige'kim:

hesaid:

walo'.

hunger.' 'A'kiec

"Tcu'xoa

"Well

tcta'LxalEma'emax

theirkindsoffood.

akje'lak?"

driedsalmon?"

Aqa

Then

"TE'gackj^L."

"ItISbad."

ta'xtjax

finallv

tqoxoe'max.

fruits.

itco'lXam hesaid toher walo'."

hunger.'

aya'kjec.

liisgrand- mother.

Igio'lXam

Shesaid tohim

"Tcu'xoa

"Well aya'kjec:

hisgrand- mother:

tE'lalX?' gamass?"

'Tcu'xoa

"Well

Ka'nauwe

A_ll

'A'kjec

"Grand- mother

"TE'gackj"L.

"ItISbad.

a'kEinukc,

blackberries.

walo'."

hunger."

aya'kjec:

fiisgrand- mother:

'Tcu'xoa

"Well

walo'."

hunger."

ta'Xi those walo',"

hunger,"

A'kjec Grand- mother aXi'caqt dry

1Papersalmonissalmon cutinvery thinslicesanddried.

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hungry."

"Do you

want dewberries?"

"They

are bad." She otferi'd

him

allkinds of berries.

Then

hisgrandmothersaid:

"What

do3-ouwant?

Do you

wantnutsT'

"They

arebad."

Now

she had offered

him

all the food they hadin their house.

"Do you

want acorns

f

shesaid.

Then

theRaccoon said: "All right." She gave

him

hissmall canoe: "Quick,go down,^tillyoursmallcanoeandthen

come

up, but close the cache well." She hadfive caches of acorns.

The

Eaccoonwent

down

and opened oneofthe caches.

Then

heateallthe contents of the cache.

He

opened another one andateitscontents.

He

emptiedtwocaches.

He

opened one

more

and emptiedit.

He

ateall thatwasinit.

He

openedthe fourthone.

He

had emptied half of

it

when

the

Crow came down

tothewater. She sawhim.

"Raccoon

isstealing!"

Then

Raccoonsaid:

"Come,

come,Iwillgive

you some

of it."

Thus

hespoke totheCrow. She

went

and he gave her food,

a'kEmukc."

blackberries."

'TE'gackpL.

•Thcvarebud.

aXi'caqt ago'

we?"

^*

dry dewberries?"

Agio'lXam

aj'a'kjec Shesaid tohim hisgrand-

A'kjec Grand- motiier TE'gacki''L."

•Theyarebad."

"Tii'ntx

"What maybe

walo'.' hunger.'

ago

Jewber- ries(?).

Ka'nauwe

ta'Xi tcta'qoxoemax.

All ^'•

imElgoa'x^

those

Tcu'xoa

Well

theirfruits.

tE'qxolai

"

nuts'"

"TE'gackjL.

"Theyarebad."

"Tco'xoa akja'nauwe

"Well acorns j-a'Xka." Ikse'lot

that." She gaveit

tcta'LXElEma'emax

theirfood iLata't:

AmasElo'tga

Putthemintoit

amxpua'ya

closeit

tkja'nauwe.

acorns.

paL

full

va'Xi

'that

lo'Lxa

Iguxoa'LXum

Shefinishedit

imelgoa'x^?" Ige'kim

do you want'?" Hesaid

aya'kjec sia'xanim:

laisgrand- histoycanoe:

mother

sta'Xi sme'Xanlm. A'qa

that yourtoycanoe. Then ikjua'yatk."

Qui'nEma

"Ai'aq

"Quick

cactie."

iLata't.

raccoon.

Five ItcixE'laqLq

Heopenedit

tcequ'LiX.

inthehouse.

A, va'Xka.

Ah, ^" that,

amE'LXa.

godowntothe water.

amE'tptcga. Tjaya' comeup. Good tga'k;

uayatgEmax

her caches

sXt

icta'kj ua^'atk.

one theircache.

Itci'tox Lkoa'p,Lkoa'p, Lkoa'p, Lkoa'p.

Hedid ^~(noise ofcliewingacorns).

eXt

ikjoil'yatk. Igo'n

one caclie. Another

5Xt

10

Lkoa'p, Lkoa'p,3a r Lkoa'p, Lkoa'p.

*eof

(noiseofchewingacorns

ItixE'lEmuX. Itcio'LXom Heatethem. Hefinishedit

itcixE'laqLq._heopenedit. Itci'toxHedid

^

Mokct

tkiuaya'tgEmax _^2 itcto'LXom.

hefinishedthem.

Igo'n

eXt

itcixE'laqLq ikjua'yatk iLa'Lon. Itci'tox

Another one heopenedit acache the third Hedid 13

Lkoa'p, Lkoa'p, Lkofi'p, Lkoa'p.

(noise ofchewingacorns).

Itcio'LXom Hefinishedit

iLaLon.

thethird

iLa'lakt .,,

Thefourth J^^

itcixE'laqLq. KE'tcak

he openedit. Half Ltcu'qoa atia'ntsa

the water thecrow.

Ige'kim iLata't:

He.said raccoon;

Itco'lXam

wu'Xi

Hesaid toher that

igexox Decame

va'Xi

that

ikjua'yatk.

caclie.

A'qa igo'va ik Then shewent Ige'qElkEl: "Aligo'Xtga •wiLata't," igio'lXam. ^-in

Shesawhim: "Heisstealing raccoon,"raccoon, shesaid to bin-

'ME'te, mE'te, ayamElqoe'ma, ayaniElqoe'ma.

"Come, come, Iwillgiveyouto eat, Iwillgiveyouto cat atja'nt.sa. Igo'ya atjfi'ntsa. Itca'lqo-im;

crow. Shewent thecrow. Hegave herto eat

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^[BnLL.26 but he gave her only worms. Sheleft

him

and stayedat

some

dis- tance. Again she said:

"Raccoon

is stealing!"

He

said to her:

'Come,

come,I willgive

you some

food."

The Crow

went.

He

gave her

some

food,partlygood food and partlyworms. Five times the

Crow came

baci\.

Then

she

went up

andsaid: "

Your

grandsoniseating allyouracorns."

"The

rascal,"saidhisgrandmother,"I forgothim."

She

wentdown

and tookastick.

He

sawhercoming down.

Then

he crawled

up

and hidin one end of their firewood. His grandmother searched for

him

near the water, then shegaveit up. She

went up

andsearched outsidearoundthe house. She did not find him. She enteredandsearchedunderthe beds, butshe did not findhim.

Then

shegaveitup.

Then

shethoughtshewould

make

a greatfire. She

blew

up

the fire, and then she saw the Raccoon right there.

He

squatted on his kneesand elbows.

Then

she took a firebrand, and struck hisfaceandhis noseand hisneck.

Then

heran outand she

1 tga'qcxeLawukc itcta'lqo-im. Iga-iqE'luqL, kEla'iX igo'tXuit.

herworms he gavethemto Shelefthim, far sliestood, herto eat.

2 A'qa wit'ax iga'kim atja'ntsa: "Aligo'Xtka wiLata't." Itco'lXam:

Then again shesaid thecrow: "Heisstealing raccoon." Hesaid to her:

3 "ME'te, niE'te, ayamElqoe'ma, ayamElqoe'ma." Igo'ya atja'ntsa.

"Onme, come, Iwillgiveyouto eat. Iwillgiveyouto eat." Shewent the crow.

, Itcfiiqo-im. Qa'wat tgtjo'kti itcta'lEqo-im qa'wat tgii'ncxeLawukc.

Hegave herto Part good hegaveittoher part herworms,

eat. toeat

5 Qoii'nEmiX igaXE'takua atjii'nt.sa.

Aqa

igo'ptcga. Igaxgu'Litck Five times shereturned the crow. Then shewentup. ^ _Shetold 6 atja'ntsa: "'A4qa itcto'LXom tEmta'kjanauwe ime'kian." "Nil,

thecrow: "Then hefinishedit your acorns your grandson." . "Ah, tj guia'xatck! ige'nilalakuit." Igo'Lx aya'kjec, ige'gElga e'mqo.

* rascal! Iforgothim." Shewent liisgrand- shetookit a stick.

down mother

8 Itca'qElkfil a3'a'kjec aLxt. lo'ptck ige'kjLxe. lo'ptcgam He sawher riisgrand- .shewentdown He went up he crawled. He came up

mother tothewater.

9 iLata't, igexE'pcut tcta'XalEptcqiX nEXuma'kit.

Ke'nuwa

raccoon, he hid theirfirebrands attheend. Try

igakje'naxL ayii'kjec ma'LniX. Ta'2menua iga'xox aqa igo'ptcga.

10 shesearchedfor liisgrand- nearthe Giveup she did then sTiewentup.

him mother water.

j^^ Igakje'naxL Lil'xaniX, tE'ctaqL Lga'kaLaxana. Na2ct igio'cgam.

she searched outside, theirhouse itsoutside. Not she found him.

1^ Iga'ckupq. Igio'naxL ge'gualiX LXE'mitk.

Kja

nict igio'cgam.

"' Sheentered. She searched below bed. Xoth- not shefound him.

forhim ing

I'g Ta'2menua iga'xox.

Aqa

igo'La-it. Tjfl'j'a igo'xoa aga'toL;

Giveup shedid. Then shestayed. Good shemadeit herfire;

Ige'qElkEl iuita't kopa'2. Itsinqjoja'tiX qjoa'p

fiedidit. Shesaw him raccoon there. Hesquattedon knees near andelbows

15 ^actii'toL. Iga'gElga

wu'Xi

a'eXt actii'qalEptckiX. Igio'quilX

theirfire. She tookit that one theirfirebrand. She struckhim

16 gip^'tiX si'axcstpa; igio'quilX gipa'tiX Lia'pjaqapa. Igio'quilX

here hisface on; shestruckhim here hisnapeon. Shestruckit

jY ia'kotcX. lopfi'mam, aqa ia'potcpa igio'quilX.

Aqa

io'ya hisback. Hearrived outside, then hisbuttocksat she struck him. Then hewent

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₁₄₅ struck his backside.

He

went and cried:

"Oh,

ni_v grandmother struck

me

andl)roke

my

backbone."

He

wentak)ng

way

and

met some

boys.

The

Raccoon wascryiuo-.

'"Oh,Raccoon,come!

We

areplayingball." Those boyswei"eplaying atbail. Raccoonsaid: "Logs, logs, logs,strike

you

^" "Qo'q, Raccoon.

You

thief. AVhy do

you

cryT' Raccoon wenton.

Again

he

came

to

some

boys.

He

cried. Againthe\-shouted:

"Oh,

Raccoon, come,come!

We

areplayingball.

He

repliedthesame: " Logs,logs, logs,strike j'ou "

Then

Raccoon went on.

He

went

some

distance and looked up.

There he saw a hawthorn.

He

clim))ed it.

Then

his grandmother followedhim. Shesaid: "Grandchild,m}' grandchildisgoingtotake a

young

deer for me."

Then

a stick broke: "Isthat you, grand- child;" shesaid. Raccoonwas climbing a])outin thetree.

Then

he sawhisgrandmother.

Then

shecame tohim and looked up. There

itata't. Io'f[ulqt io'ya: "Agakja'Sc igne'2wax Le':ikLEk i

raccoon. Hecried he\\ent: "^ry grandmother shestruckme broken itce'riual itri''2c."

myback- is/' 2

bone

KEla'iX io'ya.

Aqa

iogoa'qoam tqfi'totenikc. I5'qulqt iLatfi't. 3 Far he went. Then liereachedthem boys. Hecried raccoon.

"A

wiLata't! ME'te. Wii'laj'o alxcga'ma." Wa'kjalkal oxoacgE'liL ,

•Ah. raccoon! Come. Ball weplay." Ball theywere

pl"yl"g

ta-itci tqa'totenikc. Ige'kim imtfi't:

"Teuux

tcja

me'cam

5

tlKw boys. Hesaid raccoon: "These then you

LEmuqcEma'cmax

LEmcXil'ltclL tcjE nil'mcxelayu'tcjkoax." •'Qo2q ,.

logs youoften strike ^{("?) " "}(io<i "

yoursehes

wiLata't! Mai'ka ime'qalpas, kja mixE'qalqt."

Aqa

wi i6'3'a r- '°'"'"""' You youthiet and youcry." Then again lie iLata't. Wi't'ax iugoa'qoam tqa'totenikc. lo'qulqt iLata't. Wi't'ax 8

raccoon. .\gain_ he reachedthem boys. Hecried raccoon. Again

iijige'loma:

"A

wiLata't wa'layo alxcga'ma." KjoaLqii' wi't'ax 9 he wascalled: "Ah, raccoon ball" weplay." Just so again ige'kim.

"Teuux

tc;a

me'cam

LEmuqcEmti'emax LEmcXa'ltciL in

liesaid. "These then you logs youoften strike

yourselyes

tc;E na'mcxelayu'tcjkoax."

n

Aqa

wi io'ya iLata't. Qa'xpaLq i5'3-am, ige'kikct cii'xaliX. a'qti -,,,

Then again he raccoon. Somewhere hearrived, he looked uji, fhi.'ii ^-' pfiL

wu'Xi

asEla'wti ca'xaliX. loqoc'wulXt iLata't. A'qa ige'wa 10

full those haws uljovc. Heclimbed up raccoon. Then shepur-

suedhim aya'kjec. Igo'ya a^-a'kjec, ige'wa.

"Ga'yo

witcE'kian, a(|;e'xcup ,.

liisgrand- .Shewent hisgrand- shepur- "Grandson, mygrandson, (aun ^{^'^}

mother. mother. sued him.

itcane'tan witCE'kian." l;u| luxo'xoax e'mqo. "]\Iai'ka tci -.

-

he catchesit mygrandson." Break did a stick. "You [int. ^'-*

forme part.]

gfi'voT' nage'mx. IgtivukjoaLxe/goax iLata't. Atja itcfi'tiF.lkEl i(;

grand.sou?" shesaid. ^' ileclimbedabout raccoon. Thcii hesaw lur a\'ri'k;ec. Atja igo'qoam aya'kjec. Iga'kikct e'wa rfi'xaliX, ^1-7

liisgrand- Then shereached hisgrand- :Sliclooked there up,

mother. him niotber.

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