His slaves there he told to go after it to him (they) came.
Wēˊguxqǃ nēłdeˊ awaxōˊx. Dāq aˊosiᴀt. Qǃēx
The slaves into the house he called. Up [they] came. He was
ᴀt tīx. ʟēqǃ ᴀcxᴀˊnî uwaxeˊ.
giving them things to eat. One [night] with him [they] stayed.
Aˊsiwe ỵêˊtkǃwaỵa u yūˊgux. Yēˊsdo-daỵaqa, “Łîˊł 264-10
It was had a child a slave. He said to them, “Nothing
ke aiˊcᴀˊtdjīk qǃwᴀn.” Aᴀˊsiwe ᴀt tūˊde āˊwug̣ēqǃ
away take” (imp.). It was something into threw
yūˊguxkǃutc. “Dekēˊwu tusigᴀˊn
the little slave. “We burned him up
yu-qǃwᴀˊn-ckan-īłnīk-îtsǃāˊtītîn.” Yūˊyên ᴀcukāˊwadja.
tell your household.” That word he left with them.
When they reached home that night the baby began to cry: “Little fat,
Little fat,” the slave’s child began to cry out. There was a great
famine in the town whither the people had moved. Some among them had
died. Then the chief thought about the way the slave’s baby was crying.
He kept crying louder: “Little fat, Little fat,” he cried. His mother
said, “He is crying for the inside of a clam.” But the slave had a
piece of fat on her side for her baby. She sat up with it. Its mouth
was greasy all over. At once she confessed to him. She said to her
master, “He is there. The things that he has are many.”
Tāt ān hᴀs qōˊxawe ke kaˊodigᴀx duỵêˊtkǃᵒ.
At night home they when got out began to cry the baby.
“Tayêˊkǃwe, tayêˊkǃwe,” yūk dag̣āˊx yūˊgux
“Little fat, Little fat,” out started to cry the slave’s
ỵêtkǃᵒ. Qōˊwaēn yūˊān
child. There was a great famine in the town
yūˊ-ᴀt-naołigᴀˊsǃîỵa. ᴀˊxo ałᴀx̣ᵘtǃ. Āˊwe
where the people moved to. Among them some died. This
āˊwaqēt yūanqāˊwutc yu-adêˊq-dag̣ᴀˊxỵa yūˊgux
thought about the chief the way was crying the slave’s
ỵêˊtkǃᵒ. Tsǃᴀs akaˊ ke akᴀnatīˊn.
baby. Only to it up he was adding [he was making it louder].
Yūk dag̣āˊx yūˊgux ỵêˊtkǃᵒ: “Tāˊỵakǃwe,
Out cried in this way the slave’s baby: “Little fat,
tāˊyakǃwe.” Yūk dag̣āˊx yūˊgux ỵêtkǃᵒ.
Little fat.” Out cried the slave’s child.
“G̣aˊʟg̣eỵīˊawe ỵīˊaỵasākᵘ,” duʟāˊ ye
“The inside of a clam it is he is calling for,” his mother so
ỵawaqaˊ. Xᴀtc kîtcyêˊdawe āˊdatīn 265-5
said. But a piece [of fat] on her side had
yūˊguxtc duỵêˊtkǃᵒ qǃēs. Ān caˊodîqe.
the slave her baby for. With it she started to sit up.
Dōˊqǃwᴀ daˊwᴀłîtêtʟǃ. Wananīˊsawe ān yên
Its mouth was greasy all over. At once to him there
akāˊwanîk. Ye ān akāˊwanîk
she told it to him (her master). Thus to him she told
dusǃatīˊ tîn. “Āˊwu ho. Aʟ̣ēˊn ᴀt cāˊỵᴀłahēˊnawe
her master to. “He is there. Many things there are many
dudjīˊ.”
he has.”
Then all started thither. Indeed it was a great quantity of things that
he had. The wife of his uncle who had hated him tried to make herself
look pretty, but when she wiped her face something got inside of the
rag and she cut her face. But the one who had thrown something into the
post hole for him, he thought kindly toward. Then the people moved to
him. He willed, however, that the food should not fill his uncle or his
uncle’s wife. Just where they lay, his uncle and his uncle’s wife were
dead. So he married the other wife that helped him. The food his helper
obtained for him, however, he sold for slaves. The people came to him
to buy everything. Afterward he fixed a little box for the thing that
had helped him. No one ever saw it because it was kept out of sight.
Tcǃuʟeˊ nāqǃ kaˊodowᴀnaˊadê. Tcayᴀˊx gwâˊyu aʟēˊn
Then thither all started. Like it it was great there
ᴀt-caỵᴀˊłahēn g̣wâyūˊ dudjīˊ.
quantity of things it was he had.
ʟ̣ukᴀtctāˊdᴀna ʟēqǃ ᴀtīˊỵia dukāˊk cᴀt
Tried to make herself look pretty one it was his uncle’s wife,
ᴀcakǃāˊne-a. Duˊyeda ᴀłg̣ēˊgu ayuˊ 265-10
the one that had hated him. Her face was wiping when
ᴀtūˊx ᴀt wux̣īˊx̣. Duwᴀckᴀˊ awakǃᴀˊkǃᵘ.
inside of it (rag) something got. Her face she cut.
Wēˊdoqǃes g̣āˊsǃ-kǃî ītīˊdî ᴀt wug̣ēˊqǃêa qoˊa
The one for him post hole into something threw, however,
kǃedēˊn ᴀt tōˊditᴀn. Tcǃuʟeˊ
in a good way something he started to have thought. Then
doxᴀˊnt naołîg̣ᴀˊsǃ yūˊāntqenî. Yudukāˊk qoˊa ye
to him moved the people. His uncle, however, so
ᴀtūˊdîtᴀn, yūˊᴀtxā łqǃēˊa kūˊnᴀx duˊnugu
he started to think of food would not fill him
qa dukāˊk cāt. Tcǃa aˊdê taỵēˊdî aweˊ kaołîtǃîˊk
and his uncle’s wife. Just at it he lay where he was dead
dukāˊk qa dukāˊk cᴀt. Yu-ᴀcīˊt-wudacīˊỵia
his uncle and his uncle’s wife. The one that helped him
dukāˊk cᴀt ʟe āˊwaca.
his uncle’s wife then he married.
Yūˊ-ān-duīg̣āˊ-qowasūˊ-ᴀt qoˊa aweˊ gūx g̣ā awahūˊn.
The food his helper got for him, however, slaves for he sold.
Duīˊtx yᴀx ỵaˊodudzî-ū āntqeniˊ. Yên
From him like came to buy all the stuff the people. There
kudagāˊawe ᴀdakeˊtkǃe aosîneˊ
when he got through a little box for him he fixed
yu-ᴀcīg̣āˊ-wusuwuˊ-ᴀt. ʟēł aduˊtsa ye ustîˊntc
the thing that helped him. Not anyone so ever saw it
tcaqāˊwᴀq wᴀntǃēˊqǃayu.
everyone’s eyes because it was out of sight of.
One day a whale came along, moving up and down, and he let his helper
go at it. In the morning the big whale floated up below on the beach.
When all were busy with the whale he forgot his helper. It was hanging
to the last piece. When they took up the whale he forgot it. And
because he forgot it all of the people were destroyed. This is why
people say to a lazy man even now: “You will be like the man that was
abandoned.” All the things that had been killed came to life. Some ran
into the water and some into the woods. The people were completely
destroyed.
Dekīˊx ỵāỵiêˊndaxun yāˊî. Āˊde 266-5
Way out went along up and down a whale. To it
ᴀtcīˊwanᴀq. Tsǃutāˊtayu eqêg̣ayāˊnᴀx yên
he let this go. In the morning it was below on the beach there
akāˊwaha yuyāˊî Lᴀnqǃ. Tcǃu atāˊt qoỵaˊostāg̣e ayuˊ
floated up the whale big. Then with it all were busy when
yuyāˊî akᴀˊtsiwᴀqǃᴀkᵘ. Yuhūˊtcǃî-āˊỵê daˊde qǃax̣ᴀˊtî.
the whale he forgot it. The last piece to was hanging.
Akᴀˊtsiwaqǃᴀkᵘ dāq kᴀdudjēˊłayu yuyāˊî. Tcǃuʟeˊ akᴀˊ tsa
He forgot it up when they took the whale. Then because
wuqǃag̣ōˊdjayu qot cūˊwax̣ix̣ yūˊantqenî. ᴀtcayuˊ 266-10
he forgot it destroyed were all the people. This is why,
“Yeˊ-ᴀtg̣âku-nᴀq-naołîg̣āˊsǃî wūckāˊdjātê yᴀx qǃwᴀn
“The man they went away from the lazy man like (imp.)
īng̣âˊte.” Yūˊa-inî-ᴀt łdakᴀˊt qox
you will be.” The things killed he had all back [to life]
wuˊdîᴀt. Hīˊndê a ᴀt kāˊwaᴀt qā dᴀˊqdî.
came. Into the water it was some ran and [some] up.
Hūtcǃ łdakᴀˊt qotx cūˊwax̣īx̣ yūˊantqenî.
Finally all destroyed were all the people.
91. THE SHAMAN WHO WENT INTO THE FIRE, AND THE HERON’S SON[131]
A little boy’s friends were all gone. His uncle was a great hunter, and
the little boy was always going around far up in the woods with bow and
arrows. He was growing bigger. He also went out with his uncle. His
uncle went about everywhere to kill things. He always brought plenty of
game down from the mountains.
Ducᴀgūˊnî qotx cūˊwax̣īx̣ yū-ᴀt-kǃᴀˊtskǃᵒ. Dukāˊk
His friends destroyed all were a little boy’s. His uncle,
qoˊa ᴀt sǃatēˊx sîtî. Tcǃaguˊtsᴀ
however, become a great hunter was. Everywhere
naguˊttc yu-ᴀt-kǃᴀˊtskǃᵘ tcūˊnet tîn
was always going around the little boy bow and arrows with
yudāˊq. Desgwᴀˊtc ʟǃagāˊłigê. Ān
way up inthe woods Now he was getting bigger. With him he
wułîg̣āˊsǃ. Qołyēˊs ᴀt wudjāˊq cūt
went out. For a long time things he could kill anywhere
naguˊttc dukāˊk Cāˊỵadadᴀx ỵēq ᴀt
was always going his uncle from the mountains down things
kūdjēˊłtc aʟēˊn.
he always brought plenty.
One time he again went hunting. At that time the inside of the house
was full of the sides of mountain sheep, on racks. His uncle’s wife
hated her husband’s little nephew very much. When she went outside for
a moment, he broke off a little piece of fat from the sides of mountain
sheep hanging on the rack, to put inside of his cheek. Although there
was so much he broke off only so much. Then his uncle’s wife looked all
around. The end piece was not there. “Is it you that has done this?”
she said to her husband’s little nephew. He cried and said, “No.” Then
she put her hand inside of his cheek. “Why don’t you go up on the
mountain?” [she said.] She scratched the inside of his cheek. Blood ran
out of his mouth. While crying he pulled his uncle’s box toward him. He
took his uncle’s whetstone out of it. Meanwhile his uncle was far away.
Wānanīˊsawe wugūˊt tsǃu ᴀt łūn. Yūˊnēł 267-5
At once he went again things to hunt. In the house,
qoˊa ᴀt-kᴀgedīˊtc coałihîˊk yūˊkᴀxỵî.
however sides of mountain sheep it was full of upon a rack.
Hawāˊstaga ᴀcikǃāˊn doxoˊx qeł
[His uncle’s wife] hated him very much her husband’s nephew
kǃᴀˊtskǃᵒ. Gᴀˊnde nagūˊtawe dukāˊk cᴀt
little. Outside when she was going his uncle’s
yāˊkᴀxỵēˊx dîx̣wᴀˊtsǃî ᴀtkageˊdî cūtx
wife on the rack hanging the mountain-sheep sides from it
awaʟīˊqǃ yutayᴀˊkǃ tcǃa dūˊwᴀc
he broke off a little piece of fat just his cheek
tūˊg̣ā. Hagūˊsa ʟᴀx yēˊỵakugāˊỵi ᴀt.
for the inside of. Much very yet he only broke off much. so
ᴀt aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn dokāˊk cᴀttc. ʟe gwâyᴀˊł
Looked all around his uncle’s wife. Then not it was
acūˊwua. “Waēˊtc gâwêˊ ge yēˊsînî,” ʟe 267-10
was any there. “You is ? did it,” then
yūˊaỵaosîqa duxoˊx qēł kǃᴀtskǃᵘ. Tcǃa adēˊ
she said to her husband’s nephew little. Just at it
g̣ᴀxyēˊdê aweˊ ye aỵaˊosîqa, “ʟēkǃ.” Tcǃuʟeˊ aˊwᴀc
he was crying when thus he said, “No.” Then his cheek
tūˊdî wūcîˊ doxoˊx qēłkǃ. “Wāˊsᴀł
inside of she put her hand her husband’s nephew’s. “Why not
cāỵadat iguˊt?” Awᴀctuˊ akᴀʟ̣āˊk.
up on the mountain you go?” Inside of his cheek she scratched.
Doqǃēˊnᴀx cî ỵēˊkuwūq. Tcǃa adîˊ g̣ᴀxỵēˊde aweˊ
From his mouth blood ran. Just at it he was crying when
dukāˊk qōˊgu tūt aosīîˊn. Aỵîˊkdᴀx ke
his uncle’s box toward him he pulled. From inside out
āˊwatī dokāˊk ỵaỵīˊnᴀkǃo. Dukāˊk kō uyêˊx.
he took his uncle’s whetstone. His uncle far was away.
Then he started off into the woods, carrying the whetstone, and came
out to a creek. He came out on a sandy bank, pounded (or scooped) it
out like a salmon, and made a nest beside the water. He stayed upon it
overnight. His dream was like this. He was told, “Let it swim down into
the water.” It was his spirit that told him to do this.
When his uncle came down he missed him. He asked his wife, “Where is my
nephew?” She answered. “He went up that way with his bow and arrows.”
ʟe g̣onayeˊ uwaguˊt ᴀtgotūˊdî. Hīn yax 268-5
Then started he went off into the woods. Creek to
hîˊtaq uwaguˊt weyaỵīˊna x̣ᴀkᵘ ka an dak
out he came the whetstone sandy [bank or bar] on with it out
uwaguˊt. Akᴀtǃēˊqǃ xāt yᴀx. Kut awasǃîˊt
became. He pounded it out salmon like. Nest he made
yuhīˊn-yāxqǃ. Akaˊ uwaxeˊ yukuˊt.ˊ Dutcūˊnî
by the water. On it he stayed overnight the nest. His dream
ayuˊ yē ỵatî.ˊ Ye daỵaˊdoqa, “Hīnỵîˊx
it was thus was. So they said to him, “Down in water
nᴀsqǃāˊq.” Xᴀtc duyuyēˊk ᴀseyuˊ ye ᴀcīˊt
the let it swim.” This his spirit was so to him
tūˊditᴀn. Duitīˊqǃ ỵēq uwaguˊt dukāˊk.
started to have him do. After him down came his uncle.
Aqǃewūˊsǃ ducᴀˊt, “Gūsuˊ ho ᴀxqēˊłkǃ.” “Wēˊde 268-10
He asked his wife, “Where is my nephew?” “Up that way
aweˊ tcūˊnēt aˊołiāt.”
it was bow and arrows he took.”
When [the boy] got up farther he made another nest. This man was named
“For-little-slave.” He made eight nests. Now his spirit helper began to
come to him on the last. At that time he took his whetstone down into
the creek, and it swam up in it. Then he lost his senses and went right
up against the cliff. He stayed up there against the cliff. Everything
came to hear him there—sea gulls, eagles, etc. When his spirits left
him they would always be destroyed—the eagles, sea gulls, all of them.
Nāˊnāqǃ ke gūˊtawe tsǃuˊa uwasǃîˊt wekuˊt sᴀkᵘ.
Farther up when he went another he made a nest for.
“Guˊxkǃᵘsᴀkᵘ,” yūˊdowasakᵘ yuqāˊ. Nᴀsǃgaducuˊ awasǃîˊt
“For-little-slave,” was named the man. Eight he made
yukuˊt. Hūtcǃîaỵeˊ kᴀˊqǃawe uxyēˊk
the nests. The last one on it was his spirit
uwatsǃᴀˊq. Tcǃᴀˊtcǃa ag̣āˊawe hīn ỵī
began to come to him. Just then creek down into
yaawatîˊ duyaỵīˊnaỵî. Hīn ỵîkt wuʟ̣îtsîˊs. Tcǃuʟeˊ
he took his whetstone. Creek up in it swam. Then
łstāˊx awudᴀnūˊkᵘ aweˊ yug̣āˊʟǃ ỵêt
senseless he got when the cliff right up against
wudzigîˊt. ᴀx̣ wułix̣āˊtǃ yūˊg̣āʟǃ ya.
he came to go. Right up then he stayed the cliff against.
ᴀˊqǃawe doqǃᴀˊkᴀt wuskēˊntc łdakᴀˊt-ᴀt, kēˊʟ̣adî,
At it to him always came to hear everything, seagull,
tcākǃ. Qotx cūˊnax̣îx̣tc duīˊtx qeyēˊk
eagle. Destroyed they would always be from him his spirit,
g̣aᴀˊtîn, yutcāˊkǃ, kēˊʟ̣adî, łdakᴀˊt
when they would go, the eagle, seagull, all of them
a.
would be destroyed.
Now, his uncle hunted for him. After he had been out for eight days he
discovered the nest his nephew had made by the creek. He saw all the
nests his nephew had camped in. His uncle looked into the creek. The
salmon was swimming there, and he camped under the nest. Afterward he
listened. In the morning he heard the beating made by shamans’ sticks.
He heard it just in the middle of the cliff. Then he came up underneath
it. Before he thought that [his nephew] had seen him, his nephew spoke
to him: “You came under me the wrong way, uncle.” The uncle pitied
his nephew very much. “Come up by this corner,” said his nephew. Ever
afterward he was named, “For-little-slave.” Then his uncle asked him,
“What caused you to do this?” He did not say that his uncle’s wife had
scratched the inside of his cheek. Instead he said to his uncle: “Cave
spirits told me to come here.” This was a big cave, bigger than a house.
Duīg̣āˊ quwacîˊ dukāˊk. Nᴀsǃgaducuˊ uxeˊ 269-5
For him hunted his uncle. Eight days he had been out
aqᴀˊx quuwacīˊ yukuˊt duqēˊłkǃ aˊdjî iteˊ yuhīˊn yāxqǃ.
there he found the nest his nephew made the creek by.
Tcǃuʟeˊ łdakᴀˊt āˊwusitīn yukuˊtqǃ duqēˊłkǃ ᴀx
Then all he saw the nests his nephew there
kēnaxēˊnîỵa. Yuhīˊn ỵîkt aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn
he had been camping [going up]. The creek down in looked
dukāˊk. Aỵîˊx uwaqǃᴀˊq yuxāˊt. Āˊuwaxe yukuˊt
his uncle. In it was swimming the salmon. He camped the nest
taỵeˊ. ᴀtxāˊwe qołᴀˊxsǃ. Tsǃutāˊtawe āˊwaᴀx
under. From there he listened. In the morning he heard
xēˊtca kayēˊk. Tcǃa yūˊg̣eʟǃ
beating of shaman’s sticks for spirits. Just the cliff
yakᴀtūˊde aweˊ āˊwaᴀx. Tcǃuʟeˊ ᴀkǃeỵīˊt 269-10
in the middle of it was he heard. Then underneath it
ūˊwagut. Tcǃuł ᴀc utēˊnx ᴀc wudjîỵīˊayu ᴀcīˊt qǃēˊwatᴀn.
he came. Before him he saw him he thought to him he spoke.
“Qâq ỵēˊnᴀx ᴀxtaỵīˊt īˊỵagut kāk.” Lᴀx wâˊsa
The wrong way along under me you came, uncle.” Very how
awug̣āˊx duqēˊłkǃ hūtc. “He qǃênguˊkcî nᴀˊxo ke guˊ.”
he pitied his nephew he. “This corner from up come.”
Gūxkǃᵒ saguˊtc yē uwasaˊ. Dukāˊktc
Little slave ever since then thus he was named. His uncle
qǃēˊwawūs, “Dātkułāˊnsaỵa yē qēỵanūˊkᵘ.” ʟēł ān
asked him, “What caused you thus to do?” Not to him
akāˊwunīk duwᴀˊctu kaˊoduʟ̣akᵘ yāˊnᴀx. “Āˊwu tatūˊk
he told into his cheek she scratched of his. “There is a cave
yēkqǃîˊtc adêˊ xᴀt kūnaˊ,” yūˊaỵaosîqa dukāˊk aʟēˊn
spirits there me told to go,” he said to his uncle big
tatūˊkâyu hît ỵāˊnᴀx kug̣eˊ.
cave it was house bigger than it was.
Then his spirits came to him while his uncle was with him. They went
inside, and his uncle beat time for him. Then he told his uncle to
remember this: “When the spirit Nīx̣âˊ runs into the fire with me, do
not let me burn up. While I am getting small throw me into a basket.”
That was the way he did with him. It ran into the fire with him, and he
threw him into the basket. Then he always came to life inside of the
basket. He became a big man again.
Tcǃuʟeˊ kāyēˊk wūāˊt dukāˊk tîn.
Then his spirit came to him his uncle with.
Aˊỵi nēł hᴀs āt ᴀc qǃaxēˊtc 270-5
Inside into the house they came him beat with beating sticks for
dukāˊk. Yên ᴀcukāˊwadja dukāˊk. “Gᴀnᴀłtāˊ
his uncle. Then he told to remember his uncle “Into the fire
xān gu g̣acīˊx̣ yuyēˊk Nīx̣âˊ, łîł ʟᴀx ye xᴀt
with me then when runs the spirit Nīx̣âˊ, ever very so me
kugᴀˊndjîq. Tcuyēˊ xᴀt kǃugēˊikǃî qǃwᴀn łītǃ
let burn up. While I am getting small (imp.) basket
tūˊdayu x̣ᴀt nag̣ēˊỵagîqǃt.” Ayᴀˊxawe aosîˊne ᴀcīˊn
into it is me throw.” Like that he did with him
gᴀnᴀłtāˊ dîcîˊx̣ łītǃ tūˊdî ᴀc wug̣ēˊqǃ. ʟe ᴀˊqǃawe
into the fire it ran basket into him he threw. Then at it
qoˊxodaguttc yułīˊtǃ tūqǃ. Aʟēˊn qāx
he always came alive the basket inside of A big man becoming
nᴀstīˊtc.
he always was.
That same evening he sent out his uncle to call, “This way those that
can sing.” Then the cliff could hardly be seen for the mountain sheep
that came down to look into the cave. When they were seated there,
he whirled about his bow and arrows and all the mountain sheep were
destroyed. The inside of the cave was full of them. Now, he said to his
uncle: “Take off the hides.” He was singing for great Nix̣âˊ. When the
spirit came out of him he reminded his uncle, “When it runs into the
fire with me, don’t forget to take me out and put me into the basket.”
ᴀdᴀˊx x̣āˊna-awe qǃēˊg̣a yūˊᴀqǃ aqǃāˊwana 270-10
After that that evening truly outside he sent out
dukāˊk. “Hādeˊwᴀt ᴀt-cīˊỵî.” ʟēˊławe ᴀt
his uncle. “This way those that can sing.” Not things
akaˊodag̣ān yug̣ēˊʟǃ djᴀˊnuwu
could be seen (i. e. hardly be seen) the cliff mountain sheep
yūˊtatūk ỵidêˊ ᴀdołtīnīˊ sᴀkᵘ. Yên
the cave into [came] to look on for. There
qēˊawe dusᴀˊksî yūˊaosînî, ʟa
when they were seated his bow and arrows he whirled, then
qotx cūˊwax̣ix yudjêˊnuwa. Yutatūˊkỵî ʟe
destroyed all were the mountain sheep. Inside the cave then
cāˊwahîk. Dukāˊkawe āˊadjî kāˊwaqa, “Dātx
it was full. His uncle it was to this one he said, “From there
kīˊdᴀsǃîʟ.” Aỵacîˊ Nix̣âˊ ʟēn.
take off the hides.” He was singing for Nix̣âˊ big.
Dutūˊtx ke yîcīˊx̣ dukāˊk yên
From inside of him out came the spirit his uncle there
yuaỵᴀsîqēˊk. “Xān gᴀnᴀłtāˊt îcîˊx̣ni qǃwᴀn
he reminded. “With me into the fire when it runs (imp.)
akᴀˊttse îsaqǃāˊkᵘ āx dāq xᴀt īcāˊdê łītǃ tūˊdê.”
don’t you forget from it out me you take basket in the.”
After all of the sheeps’ sides were covered up he sent him for his
wife. He came up with his wife into the cave. Then he said to his
uncle: “Take the half-basket in which we cook. Mash up the inside fat
for your wife.” His spirits took out the woman’s bottom part from her.
For this reason the woman never got full eating the mountain-sheep fat.
She could not taste the fat. He put her in this condition because she
had scratched the inside of his cheek.
ᴀc nacᴀˊttc yên kudag̣aˊ yūˊtatūk ỵīqǃ yudjêˊnwu
Taking all there were covered up the cave in the sheeps’
kagēˊdî ducᴀˊt g̣a ᴀc kāˊwaqa. Ān ke ūˊwaᴀt
sides his wife for him he sent. With her up he came
ducᴀˊt tatūˊk taỵīˊqǃ. We-akᴀˊt-ᴀt gatūˊsî 271-5
his wife cave in under That-in-it-thing we cook
kᴀgᵘ-tāˊỵî qǃwᴀn tsǃū gatāˊn.
half-basket (imp.) also take.
“Ayîˊk-ᴀˊdî katǃᴀˊqǃ” dukāˊk ye
“What belongs inside (the inside fat) mash up,” his uncle thus
aỵaˊosîqa, “îcᴀˊt qǃēs.” Akǃūˊłî āx āˊwatê
he said to “your wife for.” Bottom part from her took
yūˊcāwᴀt yuqg̣wahēˊỵᴀkᵘ (or duyēˊgî). Ayᴀˊxawe ʟēł ye
the woman his spirits. This is why not so
unᴀˊxtc yucāˊwᴀt, ᴀtaỵîˊ ᴀxaˊ yudjêˊnwu. ʟēł
ever got full the woman, fat eating the mountain sheep. Not
qǃeakutᴀˊnūk yūˊtāî. ᴀqǃāˊqǃ duwᴀctuˊ
she could taste the fat. On account of it his cheek
akawuʟ̣āgūˊtcawe yē ᴀqsayīˊn.
she scratched the inside of thus he got her.
By and by he said to his uncle: “Make your mind courageous when Nix̣âˊ
comes in.” In the evening he told his uncle to go out and call. The
cliffs could hardly be seen. Grizzly bears came in front of the house
to the door of the cave. They extended far up in lines. Then his uncle
started the song for the spirit. They kept coming inside. Suddenly a
grizzly bear came in. It was as if eagle down were tied around its
ears. At that [the uncle’s] wife became scared and broke in two. He did
this to her because she had scratched on the inside of his cheek on
account of the fat. His spirit also ran into the fire with him. While
his uncle stood in fear of the grizzly bear, For-little-slave burned up
in the fire.
Yē adaˊỵaqa dokāˊk, “Îtuwūˊ qǃwᴀn 271-10
Thus he said to his uncle, “Your mind (imp.)
cᴀtǃîˊqǃ Nîx̣âˊ neł guˊtni.” X̣āˊnaawe
make courageous Nîx̣âˊ into house when he comes.” In the evening
yoxᴀˊqǃ akāˊwana dokāˊk. ʟēł aweˊ ᴀt
out he told to go and call his uncle. Not it was thing
akaˊodagan yugēˊʟǃ. X̣ūtsǃ
could be seen (hardly) [up between] the cliffs. Grizzly bears,
hît yᴀt uwaᴀˊt yutatūˊk qǃawuˊł. ʟe
house in front of came the cave at the door of. Then
yukîˊnde sîx̣ᴀˊt ke akāˊwacī
way up in rows they extended up he started a song
yuyēˊk dukāˊktc. Nełdêˊ naāˊt.
[for] the spirit his uncle. Into the house they kept coming.
Tcǃa akᴀˊtǃut kᴀˊqǃawe ye ᴀciaˊosîqa ag̣aˊ
Just when half in when they got thus he told him for it
qonatīˊs. “Nełdêˊ ỵākugwâsaˊ.” Wananīˊsawe
he should look. “Into the house he is going to come.” At once
nēł ỵaˊodzia yux̣ūˊtsǃ. Doguˊk kᴀqǃ
into the house came to be the grizzly bear. His ears around
qǃâʟǃ wuduˊwaduqǃwa yᴀˊxawe ỵatiˊ. Anᴀˊqawe aodilǃᴀˊkᵘ
eagle down was tied like it was. At that became scared
ducᴀˊt. ʟe wūˊcdᴀx wuʟǃīˊqǃ. Yūˊtaỵîqǃāqǃ
his wife. Then apart she broke. The fat about
duwᴀctuˊ akaˊ wuʟ̣agūˊtcawe ye aołiyᴀˊx.
inside her cheek on it she had scratched so he made her.
Gᴀłtāˊt ᴀcīˊn wudjîx̣īˊx̣ duyēˊgî tsǃu. 272-5
Into the fire with him it ran his spirit also.
Awēˊtcǃayu x̣ūtsǃ djiakułxēˊʟǃawe gᴀnᴀłtāˊx
And just then grizzly bear when he was afraid of in the fire
kāwagāˊn Guˊxkǃᵘsᴀkᵘ.
burned up For-little-slave.
At that the cave creaked, and every animal ran into its skin. The
things they were drying did so. They did so because the shaman had
burned up. So the shaman and his uncle also were finally burned up.
Tcǃuʟeˊ aweˊ wucikǃᴀˊʟǃ yutatūˊk, tcǃūˊye qāˊawe
Then it was creaked the cave, and then every being
duduguˊ tūˊde wudjix̣īˊx̣iyᴀ. Yudusx̣ūˊgu-ᴀˊt ayuˊ
his skin into ran. The things they were drying those
yē kawanūˊkᵘ. Yuîˊxtǃ kawagānēˊtcayu yē wudzigēˊt.
like did it. The shaman burned up because so he came to do.
Hūˊtcǃayu ʟe kāˊwagān yuîˊxtǃ qᴀ dukāˊk. 272-10
Finally then burned up the shaman and his uncle.
Now people were disappearing from the town they had left. There were
two wood roads. When anybody went out on one of these roads he never
came back, and a person who went out on the other also, never came
back. When one went away by canoe, he, too, was never seen again. He
did not come home. In a single year there was no one left in that town
except two, a woman and her daughter. After she had thought over their
condition, this woman took her daughter away. She said, “Who will marry
my daughter?” A heron that was walking upon the shore ice spoke to
them, “How am I?” “What can you do?” said the woman. “I can stand upon
the ice when it comes up.” “Come home with us,” said the woman. So the
heron married [the girl], and she became pregnant. She brought forth.
She bore a son. It began to grow large. The heron said to his wife,
“What is the matter with your friends?” and she answered, “When they
went after wood they never came back.”
Xᴀtc yuˊ-āx yēs qowanūˊguỵa ān qoˊa ᴀsiyuˊ
Now from that (town), when they came town however it was
ʟeł ke wudaqāˊt. Dēx ỵᴀtîˊ yugᴀˊng̣adê. Yāˊtǃaỵîtê
not up was left. Two there were the wood roads. In this was
awucix̣îˊ ʟēł ỵek uguˊttc. Łīngîˊt qᴀ
when one went not down he ever came. People and
yāˊtǃaỵîte awugūˊde ʟēł ye dustīˊnto qa
in the other road who went not thus they ever saw again and
awuqōˊxo ʟēł ye dustîˊntc. ʟēł
when one went away by canoe not so he would ever be seen. Not
ānx uqōˊx. Tsǃu ʟēqǃ tāˊgawe ʟēł wudaqāˊt 272-15
home he came. Also in one year not was anyone left
weˊān. Tcǃuʟeˊ dᴀxanᴀˊxawe ā cwudzinēˊx wecāˊwᴀt
in the town. Then two of them saved themselves a woman
yūˊānqǃ yūcāˊwᴀt dusīˊ tîn. Tcᴀł ctaˊyênkᴀx
in the town a woman her daughter with. When about themselves
hᴀs tūndatāˊnawe ān wuāˊt dusīˊ. “Adūˊs gî
they had thought with her she went her daughter “Who ?
qasīˊ g̣acaˊ yūˊawe qǃayaqaˊ.
My daughter. will marry” that is what she said.
Yutǃīˊqǃ cukᴀˊt dāq nahēˊn łᴀqǃ
The shore ice [on the beach] upon shoreward was walking heron
aˊawe hᴀsduīˊt qǃewatᴀˊn. “Wâˊsᴀ xᴀt ỵateˊ, xᴀt.” “Hᴀdāˊtîn
that to them spoke. “How I am I?” “What with
sᴀ,” yūˊaciaosiqa yucāˊwᴀt. “Kᴀnēˊq xān dāq 273-5
?,” what said to it the woman. “The ice with me up