they chopped her. That is why cannibals
āˊcaỵᴀndihēn. Tsǃūˊtsx̣ᴀn āˊnî ʟe
began to be so many [there]. Tsimshian town then
kǃawêˊłguha. Duīˊc āˊnî akînāˊ wug̣ax̣îˊx̣în
they could see. Her father’s town on top of it when gets
yūˊg̣ᴀgān ye yên dosqêˊtc, “Hē duīˊc
the sun thus there they always said, “Here [is] your father’s
āˊnî.” Wānanīˊsawe ỵēt hᴀs āˊwa-ū.
town.” Very soon baby they had.
Hᴀsdutcukᴀˊtawe ỵiatᴀˊn hᴀsduīˊc
At the end of them (i. e., the town) stood their father’s
yāˊgu x̣ūtsǃ yākᵘ. Qōˊwaᴀxtc yūˊyākᵘ. Āỵîˊs ᴀt
canoe, grizzly bear canoe. Could hear the canoe. For it things
kaˊołiga. Hᴀsduwūˊ xᴀˊndî dᴀnēˊt
they loaded it with. Their father-in-law to grease box
aỵîdeˊ ye wududzîˊnê. Hᴀsduīˊn g̣onayeˊ 255-5
inside it thus they came to put it. With them started
ūwaguˊt. Tcǃākᵘ yāˊnaguˊtîawe qox
it walked away. Long time after it had walked on back
ᴀkūˊdadjītc. Xᴀtc uˊtiyāng̣ahēˊn, aweˊ
it would turn suddenly. This when it would get hungry when
wēˊyākᵘ dᴀnēˊt hᴀs akustǃēˊqǃᴀtc
the canoe grease box they would break up always
ayatǃᴀˊkqǃᵘ. Yūˊyākᵘ āeg̣ayāˊt hᴀs ūˊwaqox
in front of the bow. The canoe below it they went
dūwuˊ. Awusikūˊ duīˊc hîˊtî. ʟe
then his father-in-law. She knew her father’s house. Then
āeg̣ayāˊ dāq ūwaguˊt. Duīˊkǃtcawe
in front of [the house] up she came. Her brother it was
nēłtǃāˊ uwaguˊt “ᴀxʟ̣āˊkǃ gānt ūwaguˊt.”
into the house came [and said] “My sister outside came.”
Akāˊqǃawe dudjāˊq duʟāˊtc tcǃākᵘ qot wudzîgīˊtî
Forwas beat him his mother a long time lost had come to be
duʟ̣āˊkǃᴀtc Wᴀq kaodᴀnigītc. Āˊyux wugūˊt 255-10
his sister eyes he claimed to see with. Out to it went
duʟāˊ. Xᴀtc qǃēˊg̣a ᴀsiyuˊ dᴀˊqde hᴀs
his mother. That truly was so ashore they
dułaˊt. Hᴀs qoˊa ʟēł hᴀs dutīˊn.
were coming in their things. Them, however not they saw.
Xᴀtc dēˊtcǃa ᴀˊsîyu yūˊᴀłdîˊs qǃos yêx
This very thing it was the moon shine (streaks) like
kātuwāˊ(ỵ)ati. Dāq kᴀdudjēˊławe yūˊᴀtłaᴀt
was. Up when they brought all their things
āˊyux āˊwagut. “ʟēł da ᴀt,”
out to them [one] went. “Not there [is] a thing,”
yūˊsiaodudziqa. Ducᴀˊt ye ỵawaqaˊ, “Detcǃaˊaaweˊ
what he said to them. His wife thus said, “That is they
weᴀłdîˊs-qǃos ỵi yêx ỵatîˊ. Yē ỵana-isᴀqa a dāq
that moon shine down like there is. Thus you tell them up
ỵiᴀˊdî.” Ye ỵaˊodudzîqa. Dāq uwaᴀˊt. Tcǃuʟeˊ
to come.” Thus they came to tell them. Up they came. Then
g̣ᴀgāˊn qǃōs wᴀˊsâ nēł kᴀx duguˊg̣un
the sun beams how in the house across lay in streaks
yūˊg̣ᴀgan qǃōs yūˊcāwᴀt tuwᴀˊnqǃ hᴀsduỵīˊt kǃᴀtskǃᵘ tsǃu
the sun beams the woman alongside of their son little also
qǃwᴀseỵêˊ ᴀłtsǃuˊ g̣ᴀgāˊn qǃōs yêx ỵatîˊ. Tcǃuʟeˊ
in front of them, and also sun beams like were. Then
nēłqǃ yên hᴀs qēˊawe tsa wᴀˊsa
at the house there they being seated just then as if
ᴀtūˊnᴀx kês yêˊnᴀx has ỵî yᴀˊxawe ỵasiateˊ 256-5
from into it out from there they being like that was
yuqog̣āˊsǃ. “ᴀtg̣ᴀxāˊ dê ᴀxsīˊkǃᵘ” yūˊỵawaqa
the fog. “Let eat something (imp.) my daughter” what said
yuānqāˊwo. ʟᴀx ckᴀstāˊx̣wâ aweˊ wudjîx̣īˊx̣ hᴀsduqǃoeˊs
the chief. Very was a young man that ran for them
hīˊng̣a. Ax ke āˊwatᴀn kîdjūˊk qîˊnaỵî. ᴀqadêˊ
for water. From it out he took a fish-hawk its quill. Into it
awatsāˊq. Yū yên kāˊwatᴀn xēʟǃ qāx ʟēł
he put it. If it bent over slime on account of not
ckaˊ wuckuˊk yuqāˊ. Cunāỵêˊt yên da yēˊg̣awetsa,
behaved himself the man. Everyone there when they examined,
duīˊkǃ kǃᴀtskǃᵘ kāˊwaqa. Tcǃuʟēˊxdê hīn
her brother little. she sent. Ever since then water
hᴀˊsduqǃoēˊdê āˊwayᴀ hᴀˊsduīkǃ kǃᴀˊtskǃᵘ. Qot 256-10
for them carried their brother little. Entirely
g̣agūˊdawe duīˊkǃ hīn g̣ā aˊwatan qǃīcaˊ
when went away his brother water for she took bucket
duxoˊxqǃᵘ wᴀˊnqǃes. Dᴀˊxda hīˊng̣a gūˊdawe ᴀcdjīˊn
her husbands for. Twice for water when she went her hand
awuˊłîcāt qā hīn qǃēqǃ. Tcǃuʟeˊ nēł
caught a man water near (by the). Then into the house
awîˊsīneˊawe duxoˊxqǃᵘ awᴀˊn xᴀˊnqǃ aqadēˊ
when she brought it her husbands close by to into it
uduwatsāˊk kîdjūˊk qǃîˊnaỵî. Tcǃuyūˊ dudjīˊn wudułcādî
they put [it] fish-hawk its quill The time her hand was caught
aweˊ ʟa yūˊyênkāˊwatᴀn xēʟǃqāx. ʟē awēˊ
when then it bent slime from. Then it was
wudînaˊq duxoˊxqǃᵘ wᴀˊng̣ᴀˊndî dunᴀˊq.
started to get up her husbands to go outside from her.
Tsǃuhēˊtǃaawe ag̣acᴀˊttc, ʟe
First one and then the other when she would catch then
atūˊnᴀx wudjᴀˊłtc. Tcǃuʟeˊ ʟēł hᴀs wudustīˊn.
through them [her hands] would go. Then not they saw [them].
Hᴀˊsduyāˊgu qoˊa aweˊ ā kᴀt wudjix̣īˊx̣.
Their canoe, however, lake on ran up.
After that the sun’s children began to wish that filth would kill
their son. This is why poverty always kills a little boy when his
father dies. After her little child had begun to suffer very much they
compelled him to go outside with his mother. She made a house with
branches at the other end of the town. There she stayed with her little
child. She continually bathed her little child inside of the house of
branches, and he grew larger there. People kept throwing the leavings
of food on top of their house. They always called him “This man living
here.” They would laugh at him. Whenever the little boy ran out among
the boys who were playing they said “Uh! Garbage-man.” Now he said to
his mother, “Make a bow and arrows for me.” And, after she had made
them, he went out shooting just at daybreak. He shot all kinds of
things. When he was getting to be a man, he kept going up close by the
lake.
Hᴀsdūỵīˊdî qoˊa aweˊ yēˊᴀt hᴀs aodîcîˊ qahāˊsǃtc
Their son, however, for this they came to wish filth
ỵāqgadjāˊq. ᴀtcaweˊ duīˊc nᴀg̣anāˊn
would kill him. This is why his father when he dies
ᴀtkǃᴀˊtskǃᵘ qǃᴀnᴀskîdēˊtc wudjāˊqtc. ʟax wâˊyu 257-5
a little boy’s poverty always is killed of. Very when
kᴀcūˊsawedê duyêˊtkǃᵘ, duʟāˊ tîn gāˊnîyᴀx
had suffered her little child his mother with outside
kaˊoduʟ̣î-uˊ. Ān tcukᴀˊqǃawe tcāc hît akaˊ
they let him go. Town at the other end of branch house at it
aołîyᴀˊx. Duyêˊtkǃᵒ ᴀˊqǃ ān yē wutîˊ.
she made. Her little child then with it so she stayed.
ᴀˊcutcnutc duyêˊtkǃᵒ yūˊtcāc hît ỵîk.
She always bathed her little child the branch house inside.
Desgwᴀˊtc ʟǃagāˊyan nᴀłgēˊn. Qaqǃaitēˊawe
Now he was getting large. Garbage
dukadêˊq dog̣êˊtcnutc.
on top of him (i. e., his house) they would always throw.
“Yāˊtǃayauwaqāˊ,” yuaweˊ daỵadoqāˊnutc. Uˊx
“This man living here,” was what they always called him. At him
udułcuˊqnutc. Wānanīˊsawe yux wudjix̣īˊx̣ 257-10
they would laugh. As soon as out he ran
yuᴀtkǃᴀˊtskǃᵒ ᴀckułỵêˊtîxōqǃ. “Tca-īˊ
the little boy among the boys playing. “Oh! you dirty
Qǃaīˊtî-cūyeˊ-qā” ʟa yūˊduwasa. Duʟāˊ ye
garbage-man” then what they called him. His mother thus
aỵaˊosîqa, “Sᴀks ᴀˊxdjîỵîs łayᴀˊx.” aʟeˊ ye
he asked, “Bows and arrows for me make.” Then so
anᴀsnīˊawe tcǃūˊya akᴀˊndagᴀnêaweˊ
when she had made them just then when it was daylight
ānaguˊttc atǃoˊktǃ. Łdakᴀˊt ᴀˊdawe
he always went shooting with them. All things those
atǃoˊktǃînutc. Qāx ỵaqsatīˊyawe desgwaˊtc
he would shoot. Getting to be a man when he was now
yūˊākǃ aỵahêˊtaqguttc.
the lake he always went up close by.
After he had gone up there many times something came up quickly toward
him. Its mouth was red. After it had done so twice he asked his mother,
“What is that, mother?” Then he prepared a new spear. “When it opens
its mouth for you and puts its forefeet up on land run down to it.
It is your father’s canoe.” So he went there and it opened its mouth
for him. His mother had said, “Shoot it in the mouth,” and, when he
had shot it, it was heard to say “G̣a,” like a raven. It was as if
its seats had been all cut off. It was a copper canoe in which were
wide seats. The canoe was nothing but copper and broke entirely up.
Throughout the night he carried it into his house to his mother. No
person knew of it.
Qǃūˊna āˊdaq gūˊtsawe ᴀcỵîs ỵînᴀx ke
Many times inland to it after he had gone for him toward up
qǃēˊwax̣ix̣. Qǃānᴀˊx łatîˊ ᴀłeqǃāˊ. Dᴀxdanīˊn ye
came quickly. It was around mouth was red. Twice so
ᴀc nᴀsnīˊ duʟāˊ qǃēˊwawūsǃ, “Dāˊsayu
him it had done for his mother he asked, “What is that,
aʟeˊ?” Tcuʟeˊ yên aˊosînî ỵīs ʟāk. “Dekīˊ qǃwᴀn
mother?” Then there he prepared spear new. Seaward now
dāq īcīˊq îyᴀˊx qǃaowutǃāˊxe x̣ākᵘ
out you run for you it opens its mouth claws
qâˊdjî gᴀˊłaat. Iīˊc yāguˊ aweˊ. aqǃ 258-5
it puts up on land. Your father his canoe it is. To it
āyᴀˊx dugudēˊawe ᴀcyᴀˊx qǃēˊwatǃāx.
so when he had gone for him it opened its mouth.
“Dułēqǃᴀˊ tcᴀ tǃuˊk.” Tcǃuʟeˊ
“Its (mouth’s) redness right in shoot it.” Then
awutǃūˊguawe ye uduwaᴀˊx “G̣ā” yēł yᴀˊx.
when he had shot it so it was heard to say “G̣a,” raven like.
Ayêˊx caỵaˊoʟ̣ix̣ac yeyᴀˊx aweˊ wūneˊ ayêxakǃāˊwu. Xᴀtc
As if were all cut off like it that it was its seats. It was
ēq yāˊgu ayuˊ yēkᵘdīwuqǃ ayᴀxakǃāwˊo. Xᴀtc tcǃᴀs
a copper canoe that in it were wide seats. It was only
ʟe yēˊtî ēˊqayu, ʟe kāˊwawᴀʟǃ yūˊyākᵘ łdakᴀˊt ā.
then was copper it was and broke up the canoe all did.
Tāt ỵinᴀˊx aweˊ āˊwaya duhîˊtî dê duʟāˊ
Night throughout it was he carried his house to his mother
xᴀˊndî. ʟēł Łīngîˊttc wuskoˊ. 258-10
to. Not Tlingit knew it.
Now he began making a big house out of copper. He would pound out
spears and bracelets under the branches. In those days there was no
iron or copper. He also pounded out copper plates. Then he set them
all round the inside of the house. When they threw garbage upon his
house [they kept calling him] “Pounding-chief.” After he had finished
the house there were plenty of copper plates which he kept pounding
out. When they laughed at him and he ran outside they would say, “Uh!
Garbage-man.” There was a chief’s daughter whom they would let no one
marry. After people from all places had tried to get her he prepared
himself. He dressed himself at night. He took a piece of twisted
copper. He knew where the chief’s daughter slept. He poked the woman
through a hole with this copper roll, and the woman caught hold of it.
She smelt it. She did not know what the copper was, no person in the
world having ever seen copper. Then he called to her saying, “Come
outside,” and she went outside to him. “Go down to my house with me.
With me you shall stay,” he said to her. She did not know whence the
man came. The man that used to be called dirty was only going to the
beach with her. Just before she touched the door it opened inward. The
copper door shone in her face. Whence were all those coppers that stood
around inside of the house? Then he married her in his house.
Tcǃuʟeˊ āˊʟen hîˊtxawe ỵāˊnᴀłyᴀx
Then big one into house it was he was making from
yuīˊq. Yutcāˊctaỵīqǃ adeˊawe āˊtǃᴀqǃanutc
the copper. Under the branches there it was he would pound
ʟāq sᴀkᵘ kīs sᴀkᵘ. ʟēł g̣ayēˊsǃ qōstīˊỵīn qaˊtcu
spears for bracelets for. Not iron there was or
ēq yᴀx ỵatīˊỵī ᴀt. Tînnaˊ yax tsǃu
copper like were things. Copper plates like also
atǃēˊqǃ. ʟe nēł ỵīˊya ᴀcᴀˊkᴀnadjᴀł.
he pounded. Then in the house inside he set them all down.
Tcǃuʟeˊ dokᴀˊt ku-doxēˊtc qǃaīteˊ.
Then on him they always threw garbage.
“Yāˊdatǃᴀˊqǃ-anqāˊwo.” Yên asnīˊ wehîˊt qa
“This pounding rich man.” When he finished the house and
yuˊtînna de cāˊỵadîhēn yūˊnîłqǃ adeˊ
the copper plate of there were plenty in that house at them
ᴀtǃaqǃᴀˊt. Tcǃayeˊ uˊxanᴀx dułcuˊg̣taweˊ, kǃêsāˊnî
he was pounding. So at him when they laughed, little boys
xō yux nacîˊqtc. “Tca-īˊ qǃa-iteˊ-cūˊye-qā.”
among out would run. “Oh! you dirty garbage-man.”
Yūˊansǃatîˊ-si ʟēł dudjîdeˊ yēˊqasadoˊha.
A rich man’s daughter not to her would let anyone have.
Łdakᴀˊt yētx ducāˊqǃaweˊ tcǃuʟeˊ aỵîˊs
All [places] from when they tried to marry then for her
yēn ūˊwani. Hūtc qoˊa tāˊdawe ctāˊde 259-5
there he got ready. He, however, at night himself
yēˊdjîwudîne. Eq kᴀtîˊqǃ aosîteˊ. Ātēˊxya
dressed up. Copper a twist of took. Where she slept
aosîkuˊ yuānỵēˊdê. Tǃaqǃāˊnᴀxawe ᴀtc
he knew the rich man’s daughter. From the hole that
yu-ᴀqłîˊtsᴀqk yucāˊwᴀt yuēˊq-kᴀtîˊqǃtc. Yucawāˊttc
he was pushing with it the woman the copper roll. The woman
aołicāˊt. Aodzînîˊqǃ. ʟēł ag̣aˊ wus-ha
caught it. She smelt it. Not what (for it) it was [she knew]
yuēˊq. ʟēł łīngîˊt-ānēˊqǃ ax dustîˊndjîayuˊ ēq.
the copper. Not in the world of it having ever seen copper.
Tcǃuʟeˊ āˊwaxox, “Hāgu gāˊnqǃa.” Xᴀˊni yux
Then he called her, “Come outside.” To him outside
wugūˊt. “ᴀxhîˊtîỵīdêˊ xāˊnaᴀde. Axᴀniỵeˊ
she went. “Down to my house go with me. With me
îq-gwâteˊ” yūˊaỵaosîqa. Gudᴀxqāˊx 259-10
you are going to stay,” what he said to her. From whence
sayuˊ ūˊwadjî ʟēł yeˊawusku. Yūˊduīqonīˊk
it was he came not she knew. The man they used to call [dirty]
qāx sateỵîˊ, tsǃᴀs yuîˊqtê ayuˊ ᴀcīˊn
come to be the man it was only to the beach that with her
ỵāˊnaᴀt. Tcǃa dudjîˊ cukᴀdaweˊ nēł cūˊdjîxîn,
was going. Just before her in front of into thehouse it flew,
yuēˊq qǃaxāˊt duyêˊt kaodîgᴀˊnaỵîˊ. Tcǃuʟeˊ
the copper door her face shining in. Then
gutxᴀˊtsayu ʟe nēłỵīˊ caỵaqāˊwadjᴀł
from where was it then down inside the house stood all around
yūˊtînna. Tcǃuʟeˊ āˊwaca duhîˊtîqǃ.
the coppers. Then he married her in his house.
By and by the people began searching for that woman. They missed her
for many days. Two days were passed in searching for her. Then her
father said to a slave, “Search below here.” The slave searched there
for her. When he had looked into the house the slave backed out. It
began shining in his face. Then the woman’s husband from inside the
house said to him, “Come in. Do not tell about my house,” he said. “Say
Garbage-man has married her.” When he came into the house he told about
it. He said, “Garbage-man has married her.” Then they started to rush
out. Her mother cried, “My daughter!” Then they rushed to his door.
They kicked into the house, under the house made of branches. “Dᴀm” it
sounded. It shone out into her face, and they started back from the
house door. Where was their anger against him? Then she became ashamed.
After they got home he sent for his father-in-law, and he put eight
coppers on him because he had married his daughter. Then they threw
the branch house away, letting the copper shine out. But his father
had done this purposely to him in order to help him. So even now, when
a man is poor, something comes to help him. This shows how valuable
copper was at the place where this happened. Even lately a copper plate
used to cost two slaves. It has since become an everlasting thing there
(i. e., it is now used there all the time).
Du-īg̣āˊ qodicīˊ yūˊcawᴀt. Wudūˊdziha
For her they started to hunt that woman. They came to miss her
kǃūˊnỵagīỵî. Kᴀnaxsaˊ dēx oxeˊ ᴀg̣aˊ
for many days. After two [days] were passed for her
ug̣aˊqoduciỵaˊ. Wānanīˊsawe duīˊc gux, yeˊ
while they were hunting. And then her father a slave, thus
aỵaˊosîqa, “Kǃē g̣ênaˊt qeˊcî.” ᴀt kūˊwacî yūˊgux
said to, “Good below here hunt.” Then hunted the slave
doxᴀˊnt. Tcǃuʟeˊ āˊnēł ỵawusaỵeˊawe yūˊgux
for her. Then into the house when he looked the slave
g̣āˊnî qoˊxodjîqᴀq. Duỵêˊt kaˊodigᴀn. Yuhîˊt 260-5
outside backed. His face it started to shine in The house
ỵīˊdᴀx, “Nēł guˊ” yūˊaỵaosîqa yūˊcāwᴀt
from in, “Into the house come,” what said to him the woman’s
xoxtc. “Łîł kīnigīˊq ya axhîˊtî” ʟe yūˊaỵaosîqa.
husband. “Never tell it about my house,” then he said to him.
Yē qoˊa yên aỵaˊosîqa, “Qǃa-īˊtîcuye-qātc uwacaˊ”
So but there he said to him, “Garbage-man married her”
yuqǃwᴀˊnskāniłnîk. Lᴀ nēł wugudīˊawe akaˊwanêk.
tell that. Then into the house when he came he told it.
“Qǃa-īˊîcuye-qātc uwacaˊ” yūˊckᴀłnīk. Tcǃuʟeˊ aweˊ yūx
“Garbage-man married her” he said. Then it was out
hᴀs djuˊdeᴀt. “ᴀxsīˊkǃ” yūˊqǃoyaqa duʟaˊ.
they started to rush. “My daughter” said her mother.
Tcǃuʟeˊ aqǃaˊwułt hᴀs łūˊwaguq. Yūˊtcac-hît 260-10
Then to his door they rushed. The branch house
g̣etłaˊa hît nēł ᴀcukaˊołîtsᴀx. “Dᴀm” yūˊyudowaᴀx.
inside house into they kicked. “Dᴀm” it was heard like.
Duyêˊtayu kaodigᴀˊn. Yuhîˊtỵīanᴀˊq
Her face it was it started to shine in. From the house door
gāˊnīqox hᴀs wuˊdiqêʟǃ. Gūsūˊ aỵîˊs kǃānt wunūˊgu.
back outside they started to go. Where for him anger was.
Tcǃuʟeˊ kāwadīˊqǃ. Nēłdêˊ hᴀs naāˊdawe ag̣āˊ
Then she became ashamed. Home they when went for him
qoqāˊawaqa duwuˊ. Doxᴀˊnt hᴀs āˊdawe
he sent for his father-in-law. To him they when came
nᴀsǃgaducuˊ tînnaˊ ᴀcnāˊỵe aosîˊne ᴀsīˊ
eight coppers on him he put his daughter
awucāˊỵetc. ʟe adadᴀˊxdê caoduʟ̣îg̣êˊtc
because he married. Then from around it they threw away from
yutcāˊc-hît ỵīỵî. Yut kaˊodigᴀn yūˊēq. Qoˊa
the branch house did. Out started to shine the copper. But
duīˊc aweˊ ye ᴀcīˊt taˊoditᴀn duīg̣āˊ
his father that one so to him did it purposely for him
ᴀt nᴀg̣asūˊt. ᴀtcaweˊ ỵiỵidᴀˊde qawu tsǃu
something to help him out. This is why even now a man also
qǃanᴀckîdēˊx nᴀˊxsᴀtīn yug̣āˊayu ᴀt
poor is for him something
yᴀsēˊk. ᴀtcaweˊ hēˊnᴀxa ēq āˊqǃaołitsīn.
comes up and helps out. This is why there copper is expensive.
ᴀqǃ ye ᴀt wuniỵīˊtc. Tcǃuyaˊ ỵîdᴀt xᴀˊng̣āt tsǃu dēx 261-5
At it so thing happened. Even lately too two
gux ckᴀˊteᴀtsinen tînnaˊ. Tcᴀ ʟᴀˊkᵘ
slaves used to cost a copper. Become an everlasting
qoˊdzîtīˊỵī-ᴀtx sîtîˊ ᴀqǃ.
living thing it is there.
FOOTNOTES:
[128] All these stories, with the exception of nos. 100 and 106, were
obtained at Sitka.
[129] Another version is incorporated into story 31.
[130] Łuqᴀnaˊ, probably equivalent to Kwakiutl ʟōˊkoala.
90. THE MAN WHO WAS ABANDONED
People living in a long town were suffering from famine. A certain man
stayed with his uncle, who had two wives. The people were very hungry.
This man was always sleeping, for he was lazy. When their food was all
gone, they started away from the lazy man to camp, but his uncle’s
wife threw some dried fish into a hole beside the house post for him,
while she was walking around back of the fire. Then she said to him, “I
threw a piece of dried fish into the post hole for you.” He would put a
small piece of this into his mouth. When he took it out, he would go to
sleep. He always had his head covered.
Qowauˊwau āntqenîˊ ān qołayᴀˊtqǃ aayaˊ ᴀqǃ
Were living people town in a long where in it
qōˊwaēn. Dukāˊk xᴀnqǃ yēˊỵatî, yuqā. Dᴀxnᴀˊx ỵatîˊ
was a famine. His uncle with he stayed a man. Two were
dukāˊk cᴀt. Yuqāˊ āˊawe yān dēnkūˊwane. Tcǃa lᴀkᵘ
his uncle’s wives. The men those were very hungry. Always
natēˊtc yuqāˊ ūdzîkaˊ. ʟᴀx qāqǃaxᴀˊnt
slept the man, he was lazy. Very to men
acux̣īˊx̣awe naołig̣āˊsǃ dunᴀˊq
when [food] was all gone they started for camp from him
yūˊudzikaỵa-qua. Dīỵīˊnᴀx aa dukāˊk 262-5
the lazy man. Back of the fire it was his uncle’s
caˊttcawe g̣āsǃ-kǃî iteˊdê ᴀt wug̣ēˊqǃ ᴀtqǃēˊcî
wife that post hole down in the something threw dried fish
doqǃēˊs. Tca adêˊ wuckᴀˊt wudiguˊt
for him. Just as there around she started to walk
diyēˊdî. Ayuˊ yeˊ aciaˊosîqa “Eqǃēˊs
at the rear of the fire. When thus she said to him “For you
g̣āsǃ-kǃî ītīˊdî ᴀtqǃēˊci xâg̣ēˊqǃ.” Yēˊkᵘg̣e aweˊ
post hole into dried fish I threw.” A small piece that
wuctūˊdî andatīˊtc. Āx ke ag̣atīˊn
into his mouth he would put. From it out when he took it
tcǃa Lᴀkᵘ natēˊtc. Cᴀnaˊodasǃîˊttc.
all the time he would sleep. He would always cover his head.
Suddenly something said to him, “I am come to help you.” When he looked
there was nothing there. At once he fell asleep. Hunger was overcoming
him. At once he prepared himself for it. What was speaking to him was
a small thing running around him. Its teeth were long. Then he took it
away. He put it among his rags, and fell asleep again. Then he dreamed
that it said to him, “Put me into the water.” When it was getting light
he did so. He went down into the water with it. He kept throwing it
up and down in his hands. Saying, “You came to help me,” he threw it
into the water. Where he threw it in [the water] smoked. And when it
was getting dark he covered his head. When day was beginning to dawn
he heard the cry of the raven below him. A halibut had drifted ashore
there, and the thing that was helping him was at its heart.
Wananīˊsawe duỵîxᴀˊndî yē ỵaˊodudzîqa,
At once down close to him thus something said to him,
“Iīg̣āˊ xᴀt wūsuˊ.” ʟēkǃ gwâˊyᴀł wudaᴀˊt ᴀt 262-10
“For you I come to help.” Not was anything there at it
ᴀłg̣ēˊn. Wananīˊsawe tātc uwadjᴀˊq.
when he looked. At once asleep he fell (or was killed by).
Dadukᴀˊnᴀx yᴀx ỵatîˊ yūłˊāx̣ᵘ. Wananīˊsawe yên
Overcoming him like was the famine. And then there
aỵāˊwayᴀk. Yūˊye-ᴀct-āỵaqa-ᴀt
he got ready for it. What was speaking to him
yekułigāˊỵî-ᴀtaweˊ duyāxᴀˊnt wudjîx̣īˊx̣. Duūˊx
was a small thing which around by him was running. Its teeth
yēkdiyāˊtǃ. Tcǃuʟeˊ ax āˊwacāt. Doᴀtsǃīˊʟǃ
were long. Then from it (up) he took it. His rags
tūˊqǃawe aỵāˊwacᴀt. ʟe tātc uwadjᴀˊq. Ye
among he put it. Then asleep he fell. As follows
adjūˊn, “Hīnqǃ qǃwᴀn yên xᴀt cᴀt,”
he dreamt, “In the water (imp.) there me put,”
yu-ᴀct-āˊỵaqa. Ỵaqēnaēˊnî aweˊ ayᴀˊx aˊosîne.
what it said to him. It was getting light when like it he did.
Eg̣e ān ỵēq uwaguˊt. Dudjīˊn 263-5
Inside with it down [to the water] he went. His hands
tāˊqǃawe ke āxêˊtctc. “Xāg̣aˊ
in those up [and down] he threw it always. “For me
iwasuˊ,” yēˊaỵênᴀsqāˊawe hīn nᴀx āwaxēˊtc.
you come to help,” when he said so water into he threw it.
Wuduwasǃᴀˊqawe ᴀt āwaxêˊtciỵa. ʟe yêˊndiỵax
It smoked where he threw it. Then there
x̣înᴀˊ-ᴀˊtî aweˊ canaˊodîsǃît. Tcǃuʟeˊ
it was getting dark when he began to cover his head. Then
aqēˊnaēˊnî tî’nawe āˊwaᴀx yēł sa
it was getting toward daylight when with he heard raven’s cry
duīg̣ayaˊdê. Tcāʟ gwâˊỵa yāˊnᴀx yên aˊosîguq. ᴀtēˊsǃî
below him. Halibut it was ashore there drifted. Its heart
kadeˊqǃ aỵax̣ᴀˊt yūˊ-ᴀcīg̣āˊ-wusūˊwu-ᴀt.
on it was the thing that helped him.
Quickly he built a house. He built a big one. In the morning he went
down to the beach with his helper and let it go. Toward daylight he
again heard the raven’s call at the beach, and he ran down. Then five
seals were floating below him, one behind another. His helper hung
around the neck of the fifth, and he took it off. One could not see
about inside of his house on account of the drippings. His uncles who
had left him, however, were suffering from famine.
Tsǃayuˊkǃawe hît yᴀx djiˊwᴀne. Aʟēˊn aołiyᴀˊx. 263-10
Quickly house he made. A big one he made.
Tsǃutāˊdawe ēq an ỵēq uwaguˊt, ᴀdjiwanᴀˊq
In the morning it was beach with it down he went and let it go
tsǃu. Āx ỵaqēˊga aˊawe tsǃu eq de
also. After that when it was getting daylight again beach at
wudūˊwaᴀx yēł sa. Āˊỵēq wudjix̣īˊx̣. Tcǃuʟeˊ
he heard the raven’s call. Down there he ran. Then
kīdjîˊnawe wudcuˊta kaˊodiha yūˊtsa
five one behind another started to float the seals
duīg̣aỵāˊqǃ. Kidjîˊna łēdᴀˊqǃ adēˊawe qǃayax̣ᴀˊt.
below him. The fifth one’s neck around it hung.
Weˊaciye g̣ānasēˊtc-ᴀt daᴀtxakāˊ awadjᴀˊŁ. ʟēł dutīˊn
Around his neck thing from it he took. Not could be seen
de duhîˊtî aỵî yuqᴀłūˊxtcātc.
his house inside of it on account of the drippings.
Yu acnᴀˊq-wułîg̣āˊsǃî dukāˊk-hᴀs qo
Those from him went his uncle’s, however,
yaēˊn dēn wūˊnî.
suffering from famine were.
Suddenly some mountain sheep came out above him. He let it go among
them. Then all fell down. The inside of his house could not be seen on
account of the great abundance of food.
Wananīˊsawe dukînāˊda kaˊodîkǃîtǃ
At once on top of him (i. e., above him), came out
djᴀˊnwu. Xōˊde adjīˊwanᴀq. ʟē łdakᴀˊt
mountain sheep. Among them he let it go quickly. Then all
dāq kawasūˊs. Tcǃuʟeˊ ʟēł wudutīˊn de
down fell. Then not could be seen
duhîˊtîỵî-ᴀt cāˊỵełahēn 264-5
the things inside of his house [on account of] plenty of
ʟēn.
great.
Now when his uncle thought that he had died he sent some one thither to
burn his body. His slaves that he told to go after him came thither,
and he called the slaves into the house. They came up. He gave them
things to eat, and they remained with him one night. One of these
slaves had a child. Then he said to them, “Do not take away anything.”
The little slave, however, threw a piece inside of something. “Tell
your household that you burned me up.” He left those directions with
them.
Dutuwūˊtc łāˊxawe dukāˊktc adeˊ
When he thought he had died of famine his uncle thither
kokāˊwaqa duīg̣aˊ qᴀg̣āˊx dusqāˊndayu.
told some to go for him in order to burn up [his body].