42 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY

the elderone8hot. She nearh^hit it.

Then

it

came

in sight again andthe younger oneshot. TEp! there stoodheraiTow. She hadhit it. Shesaid toher elder sister: ''Paddle!" and she paddled.

They

reached that thing; theyspeareditand put itintotheircanoe.

The

people tried to pursue them, but theyleft

them

all behind.

They came down

theriver.

Now

allthepeopleweresorrybecausethe

two

youths gotthe better ofthem. Blue- jaysaid to his chief: " Searchforthose

two

youths.

Give

them

yourchildren."

He

repliedtoBlue-jay:

"Your

adviceis

good."

Now

^allthepeople

came

home. The}'wereallsorry because theywere conquei-ed.

"Where may

those youths have

come from who

hitthatstrange thing? "

When

itturned one way,itlookedred;

thenitlookedgreen, then white.

The

girlshaddisappeared. In the evening they

came

home. Thej- went to bed right away. In the

morning

Blue-jay

went

in.

"Le!

Thesegirls,"said Blue-jay.

"See

•J ige'xox; ia'maq ige'lox

wuX

axgE'qunq. Qjoa'-ip ia'maq ige'lox.

itbecame; shoot sEedidit that elder one. Nearly hit sne didit.

2 We'tjax Lax ige'xox; ala'xtjax

wuX

^axgE'cqax ia'maq ige'lox Again visible itbecame; afterward that younger one

Tep

iga-igo'tXuit

wuX

aga'qamatcX

wuX

axgE'cqax.

Noiseof itstood that herarrow that voungerone.

hitting

wuX

a'galXt: ••MkLe'watck,"

that hereldersister: -'Paddle."

igo'lXam.

shesaid to her.

Aqa

Then

she didit.

Igo'lXam

Shesaid to

ikLe'watck.

she paddled.

g Ictigo'cioam; aqa icge'lkeqCq. Icgiaqxa'ema icta'xanimpa.

Ke'nuwe

Theyreacliedit; then they spearedit. Theyputitinto theircanoeinto. Try thecanoe

n. iqE'cuwa; icto'qo-iqLq ka'nauwe ta-itci te'lXam. Ewii qtl'eqamiX they werepnr- theyleftthem all those people. Then downthe river

sued; behind

7 ^icto'ya.

they went.

s

O

ka'nauiv

9

ta-itci te'lXam luct itjo'kti ige'xox e'tamxtc.

Oh all those people not good was their heart.

IqE'toLq. Itcio'lXam iqe'sqes ia/XakjEmana:

"O

amcona'xLa ctaXi Theywere Hesaid tohim blue-jay tohis chief: "Oh searchforthem those conquered.

10 cqiu'lipX. Amclo'ta cme'Xan." Iqio'lXam iqe'sqes: "Qjoii'L

yaXi

youtn,s. Givethem your daughters." He wastold blue-jay: "Allright 'that -.^ iniE'kim." IguXuakjoii'mam ka'nauwe ta-itci te'lXam. LE'gaxax

yousay." Theycamehome all those people. Sorry

j2_"^ ka'nauwe. LE'gaxax ioE'toLq, sxE'lkjatcX iqE'toLq. "Qa'mtai^Lqa

all. Sorry tlieywere just asthough ttiey \vere "Whence

conquered, conquered.

13 itgate'niam ta-u tqjulipXuna'j'ukc ta-u ia'maq itge'lox ta-u tfi'nki

came thase youths ^" who hit theydidit that something

H

itkienuwa'-i?" Ana' niktE'qoXwitXix,ana' Lpil nixo'xoax,ana'ptcix

15

16 17

nixoxoax

cha'tiau.

cha'tjau.

virgins.

itturned, some- red

times times

ana'tkjop nixo'xoax j'aXi ta'nki.

some- white itwas 'that some-

times thing.

Xu'piX

aqa ickjoa'mam. Na'wi

Inthe then theycamehome. At once evening

KawI'X

iS'pqam iqe'.sqes:

"Le,

Early he entered blue-jay: " Le,

Kjaya' cke'xax ctaXi

Nothing were those ickLkfi'yuXuit ctaXi

theywenttobed those gi cga'hatjau," ige'kim

lese our virgins!" Tie said

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longthc}'arc sleeping. Certainly

two men

have beenwiththem."

Thus

hespoketothechiefs daughters.

The

people talked together.

The^'searched for those youths,but theydidnotfindthem. It

grew

dark.

Then

the girls lirought to the house

what

thej^hadcaught.

They

placed it under their bed.

They

arose early. Their father

was

lying down.

He was

ashamed.

He

was wondering

who

might havehitthatthing. His daughterswent

up

tohim.

They

had bathed and

warmed

themselves.

The

elderonesaidtoherfather: "Arise!'' Theirfatherarose.

They

said tohim:

"Go

and bathe!"

Then

he went

down

tothewaterto bathe.

He came

back ^again.

They

said totheirmother:

"Give

us a largegood mat."

They

put the

mat

in themiddleof the house.

Then

thej'tookwhat the}'had caught and put it

down

in the middleofthe house. There it

was

just likethe sun. Blue-jay

came

in.

He

closedhiseyes rightaway. That thing- wasshining.

"I

thought so," saidBlue-jay; " ourchiefsdaughters hit it."

He

went out.

"Ah,

don't

you

notice,ourchiefsdaughters

iqe'sqes.

"Qe

qK'cgulqule tantxo .le'le icqe'witXit,"' itcco'lXam

blue-jay. "If twowomento therefors long theysleep,

"

hosiiiritothem -|

whomtwomen ^* -L

wentsecretly

iLfi'XakiKmana cia'xan. Igo'Xuitcu ta-itci te'lXam.

Qco'naXL

their chief hisdaughters. Theytalked those people. Theywere 2

together searchedfor

ctaXicqju'lIpX. Nestciiqco'cgam. Igo'ponEui.

Aqa

icgiukoa'lEmam

those youths. Xot theywere found. Itgotdark. Then they broughttothe 3 house

yaXi

icta'k[etenax ctaXi cha'tjau. Icgl'vutk ge'kuala elXE'me. . that whattheyhadshot those virgins. Theypfacedit under' thebed. *

KawI'X

aqa icxKla'jmtck. Yok"tk

vaXi

we'ctam; exE'm'a.s.

Early then theyarose. He wasly- 'that theirfather; hewas 5

ingdown ashamed.

Tkada'koax itctuxo'la, qa'wa-itc ia'maq itge'lox

vaXi

ta'nki. „

Thoughts he made, who hit they didit 'that scmiething. ^

Ici'tptckam cia'Xan. Ctoqoa'tix- icxcqoa'mit. Igio'lXam

vaXi

-,

They went hisdaughters. Theybathed, theywarmed Shesaid tohim ^"that ^'

inland themselves.

we'tcam

wux

axgE'qunq: "MxE'latck." IgixE'latck

vaXi

we'ctam. o herfather that elderone: "Arise." IIearo.se ^'that their father. * Icgio'lXam:

"MXkioa'tam." Aqa

iyo'Lxa, igixkjoa'tam.

They.saidtohim: "Go andbathe." Then hewentto hewenttobathe. 9

thewater,

Ige'tptcgam. Icgo'lXam wa'ctaq:

"E'Luk

iq;a'pEnX. ia'cia-iL -.r.

He cameup. Theys.iidtoher theirmother: "Give a mat, alarge -'-"

iqja'pEnX, qe itjo'kti iqja'pEnX." IqioLfi'maq ka'tcEk tqu'Le

yaXi

-i-.

mat, if good amat." Itwasput middle house that

iqia'pEnX, aqa

uuf

icgi'yux

yaXi

icta'kjetenax. Iqexe'ma kii'tcEk mat, then out they took that whattheyhad Thevplacedit middle 12

caught.

tqu'Le. Ia'4xka L'a aqaLfi'x iti'lkuile

yaXi

ta'nki. la'skupq

yaXi

-lo

house. _That as sun like ^"that something. Heentered ^'that

iqe'sqes. O, na'wi igisxpo'Xuit si'ax6.st. i.ia'ktomaX

vaXi

ta'nki.

olue-jay. Oh, atonce hecloser! his eyes. Itwasshining 'that some- 14

thing.

"KjoaLqe'nxLo'Xua-it." ige'kim iqe'sqes. "Sta'xka ilxa'XakjEmana

"Thus Ithought," said blue-jay. _"They ourchief 15 si'aXan ia'maq icge'lox." lo'paiqe'sqes:

"A

nisttci im,sa'xaxomit?

hischildren shoot they didit." Hewent blue-jay: "Ah not [int. do younotice' 16

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have hit thatstrangethingT'

Then

thepeoplewerecalledtogether.

All of

them

werecalled.

They

cut thatthinganddistributedit. Its bloodwas distributed

among

the birds, and theyallreceived alittle red to put on their heads. The3' all received something.

Some

were jDainted green, others white,and others black.

Only

Blue-jay

was

giventhebest.

Then

hedanced.

Ho was

glad,andsaid:

"lam

better than you; I have received the best."

He showed

it to the Clam,

who

tookit and

jumped

out into the water. Blue-jaytook a longstick.

He

struck

downward

withitandsaid:

"Now

that

Clam

isdead."

The Clam made

thewater boil,and Blue-jaj^ said:

"He

is dead."

But

Robin said:

"Do

^j-outhink heisdead?

He

islaughing at 3'ou."

Then

they tooktheexcrementsof thatthingout ofitsbelly and put

them

on Blue-jay. First he had received the best,butthe

Clam

tookit

away

fromhim.

CElxa'XakiEmaiia ia'maq icge'lox gi ta'nki itkie'nuwa3'u."

Aqa

1 ourtwochiol's shoot tlievtwo this something strange." Then

didit

iqo'Xoaqtck te'lXam.

Ka'nauwei

iqo'Xoaqtck.

Aqa

iqe'yuxc

yaXi

2 theywerecalled the people. All werecalledto- Then itwascut ^' that

together gether.

ta'nki.

Aqa

iqiawe'mak ka'nauwei gi qtkga'la; iqiawe'mak LaXi O something. Then itwasdistrib- all these fliers; itwasdistributed that

utedamong

. Lia'qawulqt. NoLj pEl aqLo'xoax. NoLj pEl aqLo'xoax ka'nauwe

* itsblood. Alittle red theywere made. Alittle red they weremade all K tpjEspjE'suks.

IguXoa'LXum

ka'nauwe. Ana' ptciX aqLo'xoax

*^ birds. Theyiinished all. Sometimes green itwasmade

LpjE'spjEs, ana' tkiop aqLo'xoax LpjE'spjES, ana' leI aqLo'xoax.

b abird, some- white itwasmade abird, some- black itwasmade,

times times

Ya'ema

iqe'sqes itjo'kte iqelEUia'qieuL. Ige'witck iqe'sqes.

7 ^Only blue-jay good itwasgiventohim Hedanced blue-jay.

asapresent.

g Kiwa'nkjwan ige'xox. Ige'kim:

"QaL

mE'saika. Itjo'kti

Glad 'hewas. Hesaid: "Howbehold you! Good

q iqenElEma'qjeuL.'" ItcickjE'lukti cE'qawawa. IcgixE'cgam.

"^

Iamgivenasapresent." He.showedit tlielargeround clam. Hetookitfrom him.

10 Isai'sopEna cE'qawawa Ltcu'qoapa. Itce'kElka e'mEqo iqe'sqes;

Hejumped theclam waterinto. Hetookit astick blue-jay;

-.- e'yaLqt

yaXi

e'mEqo. Itcilge'qcqalalEmtck ge'gualiX. Itcio'lXam:

long 'that stick. Hespearedit down. Hesaid tohim:

-|o

"Aqa

icto'maqt ctaXi CE'qawawa."

LEp

icE'xox CE'qawawa

^" "Now isdead that clam." Boil itdid theclam HO Ltcu'qoapa. Ige'kim iqe'sqes:

"Aqa

icto'maqt." Ige'kimska'sa-it:

'" _waterin. Hesaid blue-jay: "Now heisdead." Hesaid robin:

"AmxLo'Xuan

tci ictS'maqt?

CkEm5qua'nemx

ya'Xaue." A'qa 14 "Youthink [int. heisdead? Heislaughingatyou he" Then

part.]

iqe'kElkaia'wanpa ia'qexEle

yaXi

ta'nki.

Aqa

yaq iqe'lox iqe'sqes.

-LO itwas taken itsbelly in itsexcre- that some- Then put on itwas blue-jay.

ments thing. done(on)

|^g lii'newa itio'kti

yaXi

itkje'nuwaiiqe'lot,kjaiqexE'cgam.

CE'qawawa

First good that strange thing hewas and itwastakenaway Theclam

given, from him.

17 icgixE'cgam.

tookitawayfrom him.

Myth of the Coyote

(told 1891)'

Wlienhohadfinishedonthis sideof theriver,hewent

up

theriver.

He

arrived

up

there.

Then

he and his youngerhrother, the Snake,

went

^fishing-salmon withtheirnets. Thej'fishedwiththeir net, but did not catch anything.

They

went home. Coyote

was

angry; he defecated.

"Why

didthose salmon disappearf

"Oh,

that bandj'- leggedone.

Do you

think thecustomisthesamehere? Itisanother country. Thes(>peoplespeak anotherlanguage. Untieyournet,take out

two

meshes,and turn around the buoys." Coj'ote said: ""You havetold

me

enough."

Thus

he spoketo hisexcrements.

He

said to his l)rother,theSnake: "Quick! Letus untieit!"

They

untied the net and tookout

two

meshes.

Then

theytied it again tothe buoys.

Then

the3' finished.

The

following day theywentto catch salmon.

It;.\'lapas Ia'kjane CoYOTP; HisMytk

iLa'cXoLq katti e'nat e'maL.

Aqa

wi ictO'suwulX. Icto'yam They twofin- there oneside theriver. Then again theywent upthe Theyarrivetl 1

ishedit river.

sa'xaliX. Ac{a wi icxenauwii'itgemam.

Ke'nuwe

ici'xenauwaitge. „ up. Then again theywentfishingwithtlieir Try theyfishedwith the —

net. net.

Na2cttanicge'waq. Icii'Xkjoa.

IgiXE'LXa

it;aiapas. Itc^o'ts^atSja: „ Not any- theykilled. They went home. He wasangry eoyute. Hedefecated: ^

thing

"Qsxtcqi kiii gi tgu'uat?"

"A

taya'x tia'cio-itqux itkil'yuktax. ^

"Why nothing,' these 'salmon?"' "Ah that his legs crooked.

AmxLo'Xuana

kjoaLqil'

yaXi

qa'eqamiX? Ixelo'ita gi

elX

~ Doyovithink[int. thesameas 'that downtheriver? Another this conn- *^

part.] try

qe'wa axElo'ita ata'wawa tata'-itci te'lXam.

Stu'XstuX

tE'xa 6

therefore another theirlanguage those people. Untie dothem

tata'X tEme'nauwa-itk.

Mokct

Lckul'kux Lat[° aniLo'xoa. 7

those yournets. Two meshes out takethem.

AmLiktqoa'yayaXtiX

mie'kolaq." Ige'kim itja'lapas:

"KopE't

g Turnthemround your buoys." Hesaid coyote: "Enough aqa imxanElgu'iitck," itcio'lXam ia'qexale. Itcio'lXam ifi'mXiX, q then youtoldme," hesaid tothem hisexcre- Hesaid tohim hisyounger ^

ments. brother,

aqio'lXam itci'yau: "Ai'aq stu'XstuX atxkto'xoa."

Stu'XstuX

-i^

hewastold the snake: "Quick untie wewilldoit." Untie IcgE'tox ctfi'nauwa-itk;

mokct

Lkaui'qux Lfiqo icgi'Lox.

Aqa

11

they didit their net; tw^o meshes out they did them. Then

wi

ickLawe'xetq ctii'nauwa-itk. IckLo'koaLq ctil'nauwa-itl:. ^^^

again theytiedittothe their net. Theyfini.shed their net. ^{-^-^}

buoys

Igone'gua icxenauwii'itgemam. Lga'pEla ickto'tena. IcXkiofi'mani. _.„

Anotherday theywentfishingwiththeir Many theykilledthem. Theycame home. -1-^

net.

1ContinuationoftheCoyotemythtold in "Chinook Texts"(bulletin oftheBureauofEthnology), Washington. ISW,pp.'J'J-IOG.

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^[bi'll.26

They

killednmiiy.

They came

home.

The Newt

carried

them up

to thehouse onherl)ack.

Then

theyput

them

down, and cut

them

in the afternoon.

They

wereroasted.

Then

they put the roasted sal-

mon

aside.

On

the followingday they wentfishing.

They

triedto

fish, but they were unsuccessful.

They went

home. Co}^ote

was

angry. Piedefecated,and askedhisexci-ements:

"AVhydid

thosesal-

mon

disappear?"

"Ah, you

leanfellow.

Do you

thinkit isthesame as

down

the river? This isa differentcountry; these peoplespeak another language.

When you

have killed salmon, and

you come

ashore,

you must

carr}'

them

to your house on your back yourself.

Women

are not allowed to carry them.

You must

carry all

you

havecaught.

Then you must

cut

them

while

you

still have

your

belt on.

Do

not press the salmon's face.

When you

put

them

into the canoe,j'ou

must

lay

them

on theirbacks." Coyotesaid:

"You

have told

me

enough."

On

the followingday they went to catch salmon and killed many.

They went home

and Coyotedidin thismanner:

When

he hadkilled a salmon,heputitintothecanoe bellyupward. Thej^

came

ashore.

As

soonas thej^landed he

went

totake a large basket andcai'riedthe

Ikto'ctxoniLtck aqjasE'na.

Aqa

iLgo'xoatk, yaXi'pa aqaLfi'x, aqa 1 Shecarriedthemmuch thenewt. Thentheyputthcnidown^* there the sun, then

on her buck on theKiinnKl,

iLgE'toxc. Itga'kst ka'nauwe. IciLga'totk taXi qtgEkst tgu'nat.

^ they cutthem. Theywere all. Theyputthem up those dune .salmon, done

Wax

ige'tcukte. Lxenauwa'itgemam.

Ke'nuwa

iLi'xeuauwa-itk;

O Next itgotday. They wentfishingwiththeir Try thevfishedwith the

day net.

"

net;

acuwil'tka. iLi'Xkjoa. Kala'lkuileige'xo.xitjil'lapas. ItcTO'tsjatsja.

4 theywere un- They wenthome. Angry hewa.s coyote. Hedefecated, successful.

g Itciuqu'mtsxogoa ia'qexale: "Qfitcqi kja igo'xoax gi tgu'nat?"

Heaskedthem liise.xcrement.s: "Why nothing became those "salmoir."'

„ "Ya,tayaxqio'LjlEx.

AmxLo'Xuana

kjoaLqii' qa'eqamiX? IxElo'ita

^ "Ya, that leanone. Do youthink[int. thesameas downtheriver? Anotlier part.]

Y

tavaX

elX, axalo'ita ata'wawa tata'-itcite'lXam.

Manix

amtote'na

tills country, another theirlanguage tliose peojile. When ^youkillthem

tgu'nat, ac amxigelaVayaXtiX, aqa amto'ctXuniLa lxe'IcuX.

o .salmon, and youjustcomeup, then youcarrythemon your inland.

back

Ka'nauwe

amto'ctXua. Nau'i a'yaq amto'xca akuamugua'lEkuX.

y All youcarrythemon At once niiick cutthem whileyourbeltison.

your back

.., Niict ia'xotmixatcje'naqoaxigu'nat. Amiakxaema'j-a,e'caxalaia'wan."

L" Not his face pressit the salmon. Youputitintothe upward itsbelly."

canoe,

11 Ige'klm itjfi'lapas:

"KopE't

a(|a imxanElgu'Litck." Ige'tcuktiX.

Hesaid coyote: "Enough then youtcSdme." Itgotday.

12 iLxenauwa'itgemam. Lga'pEla iLkto'tena tgu'nat. lu'Xkjoa.

They wentfishingwiththeir Many theykilledthem .salmon. They went home.

HO KjoaLqa'ige'xoxitja'lapas qaLgiwa'qoax igu'nat,ewa' e'caxala ia'wan The same did coyote theykilledit a salmon, thus upward itsbelly

-., qatciekxae'max. iLXkjoa'mam, as iLxe'gela-iX. Itcugua'lEmam

•'* he putitintothe canoe. They camehome, and they landed. HewenttoHkeit

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47 salmonup.

Ho

ciirriedupallhehadcaught. Tlionhetookhisknife andcut

them

all.

They

roasted them.

Now

theywere done.

Then

they finished eating.

They

invited the people.

They came

to oat salmon and putaside

what

theyhadleftover.

On

the followingday they wentagain tocatch salmon.

They

tried tofish.

The

fiood tide

came

and they had been unsuccessful.

They

went home. Coyote scolded.

He

defecated. '"Wh^v dothose sal-

mon

disappearT' '"Itold 3'ou,

you

lean fellow.

Do you

thinkit is thesameas

down

the river^* These people speak another language.

When vou

havekilledsalmon, and

you come home

and

you

distribute

them among

^the people,

you must

give each one a stick of roasted salmon.

When

there are

many

people in a famih*,

you must

give

them two

sticks. Ifanyareleftover,

you

nui-stdrj'

them

rightaway.

Do

notdry

them

atebbtide,butatlowwater. Extinguishyourfire atonce." Coyotesaid:

"You

^havetold

me

enough."

Early the next

morning

theywentagain to catch salmon.

They

laid their net. There were

many

in it.

They

put their whole net

ctc;ect. Itcto'ctxuneLtck alarge bas- Hecarriedthemmuchon

ket. hisback

LXE'leuX. Itca'gElga

inland. Hetookit

itci'tuxc taXi tgu'nat.

taXi tgu'nat. Kanauwji avaqewiqe,

his knife,

iLE'xelEktc.

igixE'lkjexc.

itwascut.

lLxik:e'kst.

he cutthem those salmon Theywereroasted. Theyweredoni

iLa'LxalEm. iLg'oguexe'mam te'lXamiguXuetxE'lEmtck Theyinvitedthem thepeople ^{"^} theycametoeat.

taXi

those

Exk;a'etix"it.

what wasleftover.

Wax

Thenext

ige'tcuktiX.

itgotday.

itci'toctx hecarriedthem onhisback

Ka'nauwe

All

iLii'LXoLq Theywerefin-

ished

iLgE'totk Theyput

theiuU[)

iLxenauwa'itgemam.

They wentfishingwiththeir

Ke'nuwa

Try

iLE'xenauwaitge.

theyfishedwith thenet, »nd

iLtuwe'tckoam.

itgot tlood tide.

Acuwa'tki Theywere unsi iLi'Xkjoa. iiiXkioa'mam. Kala'lkuile ige'x

They went home, theycamehome. Angry was

ltcL5'ts;ats;a: '"Qsitcql k;a igo'xoax gi tgu'nat^{T' '} Hedefecated: "Why nothing become those salmon'.'"

gi qio'LjlExt.

AmxLo'Xuan

a' leanone. ¹think

ata'wawa tatsT-itci theirlanguage those

amXatk;

oa'mama.

yougethome.

tci kjoaLqa' qa'eqamiX^

[int. thesameas downthe river?

part.]

te'lXam. ^la'nix amtote'na

people. When yuti killthem

ma'ni.x;

amtawema'kua

te'lXam,

itja'lapas.

coyote.

lamd'lXam,

"1toldyou,

AxElo'ita Another

oudistriVjutethemaraoi people

tgu'nat, salmon,

te'XtEma

onetoeach tga'xetjolalEuia: nia'nix tga'pElatikc ae'Xt gata'xayame, aqa

mokct

their roastin, tga'xetjelalEmti

their roasting spits

a'yaq ak;e'lak aiiio'xi quick drysalmon <lothei Nii'wi

tcXup

amo'j

At once extinguish doit

aqa imxanElgu'utek.

then youtoldme."

hen many one family, then

amtawiqoe'ma. Ma'nix atumxkja'etix'ita, nau'i

yougivetlieiuto eat. When theyareleftover, atonce

lo'xoa. Xact ai.xElta'kua, aqa alaxca'ya akje'lak.

othem. Not ebbtide, then low water dry salmon.

nio'xoa ame'toL." Tge'kim itia'lapas:

"KopE't

doit yourArc." HesmI.I coyote: "Enough

Kawu'X

iLxenauwa'itgemam. iLi'xanx'a.

Early theywentILshingwiththeir Theylaidtheir