aimlessly crying. The younger sister wanted her elder sister to go
back to the place from which they had started, but she did not want
her mother to see her down there. After they had gone a long distance
they saw a small mouse running across a log. The mouse went into a
little hill. Then her younger sister said, “Grandmother mouse, people
have seen you.” So said her younger sister. “Put me quickly across this
log,” said the little mouse. “My grandmother says ‘Call them into the
house.’” On account of that it had run out. Then the door flew open.
They [entered and] sat down.[134] “Why did you come?” she said to them.
After they had been seated for some time she pushed something between
her teeth, and got something out. It was a piece of dried fish. She
shook it. It was now a spring salmon taken from between her teeth, and
they placed it by the fire. She set it before them, and they consumed
it. She took a cranberry out from between her teeth. She placed it
before them, and they consumed that. After they had eaten she said
again, “Why did you come, my little grandchildren?” and the elder
replied, “My mother said we could not marry Mountain Dweller.” “He is
a very difficult person to get near. Go now, my little grandchildren.”
Then she told them what to do. “Crushing-mountain is before the place,
granddaughters, and also the fighting dogs (cᴀkǃ).” She also said,
“Kelps float together in front of it. Take your knife and a whetstone
with you,” she said. After she had instructed them they started out.
When they had gone along for some time they saw the fighting dogs.
They threw a piece of dried fish bone to them, and the dogs began to
divide it. Again they went forward. Before they had gone far they
came upon kelps floating together. They threw moss between. Then they
passed through. After that they saw Crushing-mountain. (Just the way
people tell this I am telling you, my opposite clansman.) They threw a
whetstone between these. They went through. Now they saw the camp. They
came to the house door.
ᴀtcaweˊ ʟe dᴀˊqdatcūn g̣onaỵeˊ hᴀs uwaᴀˊt.
This is why then far up in the woods starting they went.
Tcakugeˊawe ỵāˊsnaᴀ, hᴀs gᴀx-satīˊnutc.
In any direction they were going they were always crying.
Qoˊxde ᴀt kudᴀnaˊ ducᴀˊtx
To go back thing wanted her older sister
tcu-ēˊqdᴀx dukīˊkǃ. Tuˊwuqǃ ho ʟēł
from where they started the younger one. Down there she not
uckuˊ duʟāˊ aỵawutīˊnî. Wāˊyuskoāˊt-saweˊ hᴀs 282-10
wanted her mother to see her. After going a long distance they
aˊosîtēn xao kᴀnᴀˊx ke îcîktc kᴀg̣āˊq ỵêtkǃᵒ.
saw across a log up running mouse a small.
Gūtc tūˊdê nēł ūwaguˊt yukᴀg̣āˊq. Āx
The little hill into inside went the mouse. After it
dukīˊkǃdjē aosîqaˊ, “Kᴀgāˊq kocaˊnᴀkǃ łīngîˊt kotīˊnî
her younger sister said, “Mouse grandmother people seeing
îdaỵēỵatîˊ.” Yūˊỵawaqa dukīˊkǃ “Hałīngîˊtxa
have done to you.” what said, her younger sister, “People
xao kᴀnᴀˊx ke xᴀt djīˊwatᴀn,” yūˊqoỵaqa
the log across up me put quickly,” said
yukᴀg̣āˊq, “Nēłdēˊ hᴀs g̣axoˊx ᴀxłīˊłkǃuỵe
the little mouse. “Into the house them call my grandmother
īdaˊyaqᴀ.” ᴀtxaˊwe āˊyux wudjîx̣īˊx ᴀtxāˊyu hēˊde
says to you.” After that out she ran. After that open
cudjixēˊn yūˊqǃoahāt. Hᴀs wuqeˊ. “Dasᴀˊkᵘcī ỵītucūnaˊ,”
flew the door. They sat down. “What caused you,”
ye hasdudāˊỵaqa. Tcǃākᵘ hᴀs qēˊni dᴀˊxawe
so she said to them. For some time they had sat down after
duˊux qǃāˊde ᴀt wułîtsāˊk. Adᴀˊx dāq akaˊołîhît.
her teeth between something she stuck. From it out she got.
ᴀtqǃēˊcî kᴀqǃēˊłtî. Akāˊwayuk. Gᴀn 283-5
A piece of dried fish it was. She shook it. Fire
awateˊ tǃakîˊkî duˊux qǃāˊdᴀx ᴀdayuˊ.
it was put by spring salmon her teeth between thing taken.
ᴀqǃᴀseỵīˊ aỵaosiîˊn tsǃu hᴀs akǃīˊtǃa. Kax̣wēˊx
Before them she put it also they consumed it. Cranberry
duˊux qǃātx dāq akaˊołihît. Tsǃu hᴀs āwaxāˊ. Yên
her teeth from between out she got. Also they ate it. When
hᴀs ᴀt xāˊawe tsǃu ye aỵaˊosîqa, “Dasaˊ
they things had eaten again so she said, “What
ỵītucūˊna ᴀxdᴀtcxᴀˊnqǃî sāˊnî.”
caused you to come my granddaughters little?”
Yūˊaỵaosîqa, “HᴀCakᴀnāˊîxa
What she said to her, “This Mountain Dweller
yītǃhaỵaoduwawuˊq ᴀxʟāˊtc.”
said we could not marry my mother.”
“Łnīˊỵaỵîucîg̣ᴀnî-xᴀtî-ᴀˊdawe, naiᴀˊt de,
“It is a thing very difficult to get near go now (imp.)
ᴀxdaᴀtcxᴀˊnqǃî sāˊnî.” ᴀtxāˊwe 283-10
my grandchildren little.” After that
ᴀcukāˊwadja. “Wūtckǃîˊtagᴀt-ca aỵînahoˊ
she told her what to do. “Crushing-mountain before it
tcxᴀnkǃ qa wūˊdjx djîtaᴀt-cᴀkǃᵘ tsǃu aỵîˊ a
granddaughters and fighting dogs[135] also there are
tcxᴀnkǃ,” yudāˊỵaqa. “Wudjx cᴀˊtdutît-gīc tsǃu
granddaughters,” she said to them. “Float together kelps also
aỵînaˊ. Ỵīˊłîtaỵi qǃwᴀn tsǃu ỵītcīˊqǃ qa yaỵīˊna,”
before it. Your knife (imp.) also with you and a whetstone,”
ye adaˊỵaqa. ᴀtxaweˊ yên acukāˊwadja.
so she said to them. After it there she instructed them.
G̣onayēˊ hᴀs ūwaᴀˊt. Tcǃākᵘ yā hᴀs naᴀˊti aweˊ hᴀs
Started they went. For some time they were gone when they
aositēˊn yu-wūˊtēx-djitaᴀˊt-cᴀkǃᵘ. Aqǃēˊt aosîg̣îˊqǃ
saw the fighting dogs.[135] To them she threw
sǃāq. Wuct akᴀˊtîn yūˊdînî. Tsǃu
a piece of dry fish bone. They departed together with them. Again
g̣onayēˊ hᴀs ūwaᴀˊt. Łkǃᴀt hᴀs wuᴀˊtdjiayuˊ hᴀs aosîtēˊn
started they went. Before they had gone far they saw
wūdjx-cᴀtag̣ᴀt-gīc. Sǃîˊqǃga qǃāt hᴀs awagîˊqǃ. ʟe
floating together kelps. Moss between they threw. Then
ᴀqǃāˊnᴀx hᴀs ỵāˊwaᴀt. ᴀtxayuˊ hᴀs aosîtēˊn 284-5
through it they went. After that they saw
wūtcxkǃîˊtagᴀt-ca. (Detcaˊ dêk dułînikiỵa-ayaˊ ayᴀˊx ỵīīˊn
Crushing-mountain. This way they tell it like it to you
qokᴀłanīˊk ʟāˊgu ᴀxdakᴀnūˊqǃᵘ.) Yaỵīˊna
I am telling this old story, my opposite phratry. Whetstone
ᴀqǃāˊt hᴀs aosîgîˊqǃ. Anᴀˊx hᴀs ỵāˊwaᴀt. Hᴀs
between it they threw. Through it they went. They
aˊosîtēn yuqoˊu. Ahîˊtyêt hᴀs uwaᴀˊt.
saw the camp. To the house door they came.
Mountain Dweller’s mother was at home. Nothing could be seen inside of
this house, there was so much fat. They were told they could not get
into Mountain Dweller’s house. That is why they went there. After they
had been seated for some time they were given something to eat. By and
by the hunter brought in a load of food. He asked his mother, “What
are those people that have come to you doing?” “They came to marry you
because it was said that they could not.” So Mountain Dweller married
both of them.
Duʟāˊ gwâˊỵa nēł. Aỵiˊ ʟēł dutīˊn
His mother was at home. Inside of it not could be seen
tāˊîtc. Cākᴀnāˊỵî-hîˊtî aỵīˊt hᴀs
on account of the fat. Mountain Dweller’s house into it they
ỵaˊoduwawōˊq. ᴀtcayuˊ hᴀs aỵāˊwaʟ̣aq.
said they could not get. This is why they went there.
Tcǃāk hᴀs qēˊni aweˊ doqǃwēˊ xᴀt 284-10
For some time they had sat down after their mouths to
dutēˊx. Yāndayāˊn weˊᴀt-sǃāˊte. Tcǃuʟeˊ
they fed them. Was bringing in packs the hunter. Then
awawūˊsǃ duʟāˊqǃaỵîx, “Waˊsa qōwanūˊkᵘ qoˊuawe îxᴀˊnt
he asked of his mother, “What are doing the people to you
hᴀs uwaᴀˊt.” “Īỵīˊt hᴀs ỵaˊoduwawōˊq yᴀx hᴀs
they came.” “To you they said you would not marry like they
ỵag̣ēˊłacāˊdahe.” ʟe yᴀx aỵaˊołîca Cākᴀnāˊîtc.
came to marry you.” Both of them [he] married Mountain Dweller.
After they had been there for some time he started off. He said to
his wives, “My mother does not let the person that stays with me last
long.” For this reason they kept sticks in their hands while he was
away from them. Some time afterward their mother-in-law put a side of
mountain sheep into the fire. She stood it up on end. Then it caught
fire. This was the way she killed her son’s wives. After that they kept
watch on her. When it was burning she pushed it toward her son’s wives.
Then they pushed it back upon her, and killed her. They pulled her body
outside and put something over it. They let it stand out of the ground
a very little.
Tcǃākᵘ nᴀstēˊawe ᴀt wux̣ūˊn. Yē
A long time after they had been there he started off. So
aỵaˊosîqa ducᴀˊtqǃîyên “ʟēł ūłtsāˊkᵘ
he said to his wives, “Not let lasts long
yu-ax-ᴀˊnî-yēˊnatītc-qā yuᴀxʟāˊtc.” Ayᴀˊxawe qās
the one that stays with me my mother.” This is why sticks
hᴀsdudji yē wūtîˊ hᴀˊsdunᴀq nᴀgūˊt. Tcǃuʟeˊ yāỵīˊna
they had with them them from while he was. Then for some time
ỵᴀˊtî aweˊ gᴀłkāˊdāq awatîˊ yūˊᴀtkagēˊdî.
it was when in the fire she put the side of a mountain sheep
Yêˊnᴀx āˊwᴀtsāq. ᴀt ᴀkāˊwagᴀn. Deˊtcaᴀtc 285-5
Upon end she stood it. Then it caught fire. This was
qosa-īn-ᴀdayuˊ duỵīˊt cᴀˊtqǃîỵên. ᴀtxaweˊ tcˊǃuʟeˊ hᴀs
she killed with her son’s wives. After that then they
ᴀdjīîˊn. ᴀdakāˊwagan. Duỵīˊt cᴀˊtqǃîỵên kādēˊawe
kept watch on her. It was afire. Her son’s wives toward
ke acakaˊołîtᴀq. ʟa yuqāˊsǃtc aỵināˊde kē hᴀs
out she pushed. Then the sticks back on her they
akaˊołix̣ît. Hᴀs āˊwadjᴀq hasdutcāˊn. Gāˊniyu hᴀs
pushed. They killed their mother-in-law. Outside they
āˊwaxotǃ. Akᴀˊt hᴀs kuˊca-kāˊwaxa. Tcǃa yēgug̣ēˊkawe
pulled her. On her they placed something. A very little
koʟǃgutūˊnᴀx wułicuˊ.
from into the ground they let stick.
Meanwhile her son was away. When he arrived he was carrying a big
mountain sheep. Then he asked for his mother. “She did to us just as
you said. We threw it over upon her. We pulled her outside.” He said
to them, “What you have done to her is well. My mother would not let a
person who lived with me last long.” After that he collected sides of
mountain sheep, inside fat, and tallow.
Wuyᴀˊx duỵīˊt. Hāt gūˊdawe aʟēˊn ayuˊ 285-10
Was away her son. There when he got a big one that
ỵāˊnayan yudjêˊnwu. Awawūˊsǃ duʟāˊ.
he was carrying a mountain sheep. He asked for his mother.
“Hᴀtcaˊdê kīˊnîk yᴀxaˊ hāˊwasînî. Dokāˊdî āˊyᴀx
“Just what you told like it she did to us. Over upon her so
kaˊotułîtᴀq. Eˊg̣eyux wutūˊwaxotǃ.” “Ỵakǃeˊ adēˊ
we threw it. Out from inside we pulled her.” “It is good what
ỵīsîˊniỵiỵᴀ,” ʟeyuˊ aỵaˊosîqa. “ᴀxʟaˊ
you did to her,” then he said to them, “My mother
detcǃāˊgawe ᴀxᴀˊnî yēˊtīx łīngîˊt ʟēł ūłtsāˊkᵘ.”
for a long time with me would live a person not lasted long.”
ᴀtxaweˊ wuckāˊdê ye aosîˊnî yuᴀtkagēˊdî 285-15
After that together so he put the sides of mountain sheep
qa yuˊᴀtỵîkᴀˊtî qa yūˊtū sᴀkᵘ.
and the inside fat and the tallow for.
After many years had passed Mountain Dweller said to his wives,
“Wouldn’t you like to go home?” “Yes,” said they. [The elder] said to
him, “My mother said we could not marry you. That is why we came to
find you.” “Weave some baskets,” he said. So they wove them. “Weave two
that you can just put on your thumbs” [he said]. They were going to
start. There were many mountains between. After they had put many canoe
loads of things inside of the baskets he put them both on his thumb,
and they started along with them. They were gone for a very few days.
Cākᴀnāˊỵî qǃūn dukāˊỵên
Mountain Dweller many over them
qołaˊātsawe ye aỵaˊosîqa
there had been years with [them] as follows he said to
ducᴀ tqǃîỵên, “ʟēˊgîł nēł yᴀx ỵītāˊwuāstc?” “Āˊa,”
his wives, “Wouldn’t home like you like to go?” “Yes,”
ʟayūˊ hᴀs aỵaˊosîqa. Ān hᴀs ᴀkāˊwᴀnik,
then they said to him. Him they told
“Aỵīˊt haỵāˊwawōq ᴀxʟāˊtc. ᴀtcayaˊ îkāˊyade
“Said we could not marry you my mother. This is why to find you
wutūˊwaāt.” “Hakᴀˊkᵘ ỵīᴀˊk.” Ayᴀˊxawe hᴀs aāˊk.
we came.” “Some baskets you weave.” Like it they wove.
“Tcǃā ỵiˊyᴀx dēx qǃwᴀn ỵīgucnāˊqǃ ỵiᴀˊk.” 286-5
“Now for you two (imp.) on your thumb you weave.”
Wananīˊsawe aỵīˊde hᴀs āˊwaha yuhᴀsduʟǃēˊq nāqǃ
At once on to it they put their thumb (lit. finger) on
hᴀs-āwaᴀˊgî-ᴀt. G̣onayēˊ hᴀs gugwᴀāˊt. Qǃūn ca
thing they had woven. To start they were going. Many mountains.
saˊyu ᴀniỵaˊ. Ayēˊ
there were before the place they were going to. Inside of it
yên kudagāˊawe yukᴀˊkᵘ qǃūn yākᵘ
there when they had put all things in the basket how many canoe
yîk ᴀˊtî sayuˊ tcǃudēˊxa aweˊ duʟǃēˊq nāx
loads of things there were both of them it was his thumb on
dāq aỵaˊołiᴀt. Tcǃudēˊx ān g̣onēˊ hᴀs uwaᴀˊt.
around he put. Both of them with these started they went.
Tcǃa kǃūn sāˊyu hᴀs uwaxeˊ.
Just a few [days] it was they were gone.
When they were going along with him he seemed to be changed suddenly.
Mountain Dweller began to shine from within. By and by they sighted
their father’s town. The town was long. In the evening they came in
front of the house. He had the small baskets on his thumb. Then they
wished that their little brother might run out to them. They called him
to them. The people had already given a mourning feast for them there.
A year was now past. For this reason he ran into the house. Then he
said to his mother, “My sisters have come and are outside.” At this
she became angry with her young son, who had longed for his sisters.
“You lie,” she said to him. At once he went back to them, crying. When
he came into the house again he said to his mother, “They are there.
It is well that you go out to them.” “Take a piece off of their marten
blankets and bring it here,” she said. So he told them. (The way I am
telling you is the way people always tell old stories.) Then he brought
it into the house. At that time his mother started out. She looked. Her
children were really there. “Come into the house,” she said. So they
came into the house to her. Afterward the elder girl told her mother
about the baskets. Mountain Dweller having shaken the baskets, she
said, “There are big baskets outside. Let them be brought in.” Then two
persons went out. The baskets were too heavy for them. More went out.
All the men in the house tried to bring them in. When they could not,
Mountain Dweller rose to get the baskets. Although they were unable to
get them, Mountain Dweller put the baskets on his third finger. Inside
was fat from the inside of a mountain sheep. Because her mother had
scratched the inside of her daughters’ cheeks, [the elder girl] invited
the people for nothing but fat. The things in the baskets were too much
for them. The baskets in which these things were contained, were called
World-renowned-baskets.
Ān yā hᴀs naᴀˊtî tcǃᴀ qonaỵēˊdê ayuˊ 286-10
With him when they were going suddenly to be changed
yukax̣ᴀˊt. Yucākᴀnāˊyî tūˊnᴀx ᴀx digᴀˊn.
he seemed. Mountain Dweller from inside began to appear shining.
Wananīˊsawe ỵêtx kaodiỵaˊ duī’c āneˊ. Ān
And then they sighted their father’s town. The town
kułayêˊtǃ. X̣āˊnaawe ahîˊt ỵêt hᴀs ūwaᴀˊt.
was long. In the evening the house in front of they came.
Dugūˊc nāˊxawe dāq aỵaˊołiᴀt yukᴀˊkᵘqǃᵘ sāˊnî. Detcǃayeˊ
His thumb on he had the baskets small. This is how
ᴀt hᴀs tūdîtᴀˊn hᴀˊsduīkǃᴀˊtskǃᵘ hᴀˊsduxᴀni yux
things they thought about their little brother to them out
nᴀq g̣acīˊx. Hᴀs āˊwaxōx. Dê hᴀsdu-iteˊ yên
from would run. They called him. Now for them there
yūˊᴀt kāˊwati. Dekᴀˊt qotī’n.
they had already, given a feast. One year was now past.
ᴀtcayuˊ ʟe nełdēˊ wudjix̣īˊx̣. ʟa duʟaˊ
This is why then into the house he ran. Then his mother
ye aỵaˊosîqa, “ᴀxʟ̣āˊkǃ gānt hᴀs ūˊwaᴀt.”
as follows he said to, “My sisters outside they are come.”
ʟeˊawe kǃāndēˊnᴀdana duỵīˊt kǃᴀˊtskǃᵒ deaˊ
For that she became angry with her son young this one who
aołix̣āˊdjî duʟ̣āˊkǃ. “Ckǃaoʟ̣iyêˊł,” yuadaˊỵaqa.
had longed for his sisters. “You lie,” she said to him.
Tcǃᴀ g̣āx-kîˊknᴀxawe adeˊ wuguˊt. Tsǃu
At once crying to them there he went back. Again
nēł gūˊdawe tsǃu akᴀnīˊk duʟāˊ 287-5
into the house when he came again he told it his mother
tîn. “Āˊwu hᴀs. Kǃe āˊyux nᴀˊgu.”
to. “They are there. It is well out to them you go.”
“Hᴀˊsdukǃūˊx̣-ʟǃīdêˊ hāt ałakǃuˊts.”
“Their marten blankets here break a piece off and bring in.”
Akᴀnīˊk. (Deˊtcǃa adeˊ ʟāˊgu kᴀduˊłînîkỵa
He told them. This is the way always they tell old stories
ayᴀˊxaỵa ỵīīˊn kᴀxanīˊk.) Nēł aołicᴀˊt.
like it to you I am telling. Into the house he brought it.
Tcaˊtca ag̣āˊawe tsa adeˊ wudiguˊt duʟāˊ.
At that time for it indeed to it started to go his mother.
Āˊyux aˊoʟ̣îg̣ên. Qǃēˊg̣a duỵêˊtqǃî gwâˊỵa.
Out she looked. Really her children they were.
“Nēˊłỵīa,” yūˊaỵaosîqa.
“Come into the house,” she said to him (the man).
Duxᴀˊnîneł uwaᴀˊt. ᴀtxaweˊ duʟāˊ tîn
Into the house to her they came. After it her mother to
akāˊwanik yukᴀˊkᵘqǃᵘ. Yūˊcakᴀnāˊỵītc 287-10
she (the elder) told about the basket. Mountain Dweller
ᴀcakāˊwayūˊgawe yukᴀˊkᵘqǃᵘ, “Aʟᴀˊnqǃayu gāˊno kᴀkᵘ,
since he had shaken the baskets, “There are big outside baskets,
nēˊłg̣a duładeˊ,” yūˊỵawaqa. Dᴀˊxanᴀxayu
into the house let them be brought,” she said. Two it was
āˊyux āˊwaāt. Tsǃᴀs yên qōˊwᴀxêtc. Tsǃū āˊyux
outside went. Only then they were too heavy for. More out
āwaguˊt. Łdakᴀˊt qāˊdjayu nēłdēˊ hᴀs
went. All men into the house they
aỵahêˊ. Yên qoxēˊdjayu qādᴀsēˊqǃᴀn
wanted to bring them. When they were unable afterwards
wudihāˊn yukᴀˊkᵘqǃᵘdê. Yên yuqoxēˊdjayu
he started to get up for the baskets. There they could not do it
duˊwᴀn-kᴀʟǃēˊq nāx dāq aỵaˊołiᴀt yukᴀˊkᵘqǃᵘ
his third finger on out he put the baskets
Cākᴀnāˊỵītc. Ayūˊgu ᴀ yutāˊî djᴀˊnwu ỵîˊkî.
Mountain Dweller. There was the fat mountain sheep inside of.
Awᴀctūˊ ᴀkaˊ wuʟ̣agūˊdjawe
Inside of their cheeks on them because she had scratched
duʟāˊtc dusīˊ-hᴀs, ᴀtcaweˊ tsǃᴀs atāˊỵia yūˊāntqenî
her mother her daughters’, this is why only the fat people
aỵîˊs wuct ayāˊwaîqǃ. Yuˊkᴀkᵘqǃᵘ ka ᴀˊtî łdakᴀˊt
for it together she invited. The baskets in things all
qa kᴀˊnᴀx aˊyu wutîˊ, yuˊkᴀkᵘqǃᵘ ka ᴀˊtî. 288-5
too much for them were, the baskets in things.
Ha-łīngît āˊnî kᴀˊkᵘqǃwayu.
These world [renowned] baskets were.
FOOTNOTES:
[133] For another version, see story 65.
[134] The story is very much condensed here. The mouse’s “grandmother”
had sent it to invite them in. The mouse asks to be put over the log
because the entrance to her grandmother’s house was on the other side.
“On account of that she had run out” refers to the mouse’s first
appearance.
[135] An unusual word for “dog” occurs here.
93. KĀHĀˊSǃÎ, THE STRONG MAN[137]
Among some people bathing for strength was a man named Kāhāˊsǃî. He was
very poor. The people bathed continually in preparation for war. He,
however, was very miserable. When the others came out of the water they
always laughed at him. He kept urinating in his sleep. He was always
turned over on one side. It was when all were asleep that he went down
to the water. When he got very cold he came ashore and went to sleep.
And when daylight was coming on he threw his urine under him. Then it
always ran out from under him. They kept bathing for strength in war.
His friends used to whip each other in the water with boughs. They
tried their strength on a big tree having a dead branch growing out
from it which they called the tree-penis. And when they ran ashore out
of the water they always kicked him (Kāhāˊsǃî) out of their way. “When
will this man break off the tree-penis?” [they said].
Wudêcuˊdjayu yuqoˊō łatsīˊn kᴀqǃ āˊxoqǃ ayuˊ yēˊỵatî
Bathing the people strength for among that was
qā Kāhāˊsǃî. ʟᴀx qǃanāˊckîdê. Adawūˊʟ kᴀˊqǃayu
a man Kāhāˊsǃî. Very was poor. Fighting for it was
dacūˊtc yūˊāntqenî. Hō qoˊa qǃanackidēˊx sêtêˊ.
always bathing the people. He, however, become very poor was.
Hīn dᴀx dāq ag̣āˊᴀdīnawe qūdūcūˊqtc.
Water from in out when they came they always laughed at him.
Kūłqǃêˊstc. Adawēˊ nateˊtc.
He always urinated in bed. He was always [turned] on his side.
Xᴀtc tcǃuʟeˊ yêˊndî ỵaanaxᴀˊqǃᵒawe tcǃuʟeˊ 289-5
It is then there when all were asleep then
naguˊttc hīˊndî. ʟāx āˊtᴀtc g̣adjᴀˊg̣înawe
he always went down to the water. Very cold when he would get
dāq uguˊttc, natēˊtc. ʟe
ashore he always came and he always slept. Then
ỵaqēnaēˊnî aweˊ ctaỵīˊt akᵘdaxēˊtctc
daylight coming on when underneath himself he always threw his
dukoaˊsi. ᴀtxāˊwe dutāˊỵenᴀx yūt
urine. And then (from at that then) from under him out
kᵘdāˊîtc. Kǃāˊnqā dacūˊtc. Dūxōˊnqǃî
it always ran. They always bathed for strength in war. His friends
kaductᴀˊnîn wucadaxêˊct atqǃayēˊtc hīnqǃ.
each other used to whip with tree boughs in the water.
Yēkᵘʟāˊ ās āˊwua adanᴀˊx yut qāˊwaᴀ
Any kind of big tree it was from it out grew another piece
as-ʟǃēˊłî qāłatsīˊne āˊkdoaq. Tcǃuʟeˊ hīn
tree-penis human strength [they] tried there. Then the water
dᴀx dāq āłunag̣oˊqo aweˊ hēˊdeqekdułx̣īˊtc 289-10
from ashore running when [they] always kicked him
tcūc qǃānādᴀˊx. “Yāqāˊ qoˊa xas ās-ʟǃēˊłî
out of their way. “This man, however, when tree-penis
aqᵒgwałǃīˊqǃ.”
will he break off?”
The man went into the water the last time he was going to enter it.
At that very time he heard some one down in it from whom he was going
to get his strength. Strength was his name. Then the person came out
behind him. He had a large head covered with curly hair. He held
boughs. “Now,” he (Strength) said to him, “come up to me.” Then he went
to him. He knocked him into the water. Twice he called him. At once he
whipped him hard. “I am Strength. I come to help you,” he said to him.
“Break off the thing the people are trying their strength on. Put it
back again along with some urine.” Then he ran there in the night. His
friends did not know it. After day had begun to dawn his friends ran
thither. It was not known that he had broken it off. Why had it never
been broken off before? The very first one now broke it off. Then they
inquired, “Who broke off the tree-penis?” and people said, “It was
Kāhāˊsǃî who broke it off.” They laughed at him because [they thought]
he was not strong. Then they started off with the strength they had
waited for. At that time [the Indians] had no fighting ammunition.
This is why they always bathed for ammunition, sitting in the water.
The strong men had nothing at all with which to kill the sea lions. At
once the head man said as follows, “Take him also.” They said, “Take
him there.” They had nothing with which to kill the sea lions. Then
they told him that they would take him along. They said, “Take Kāhāˊsǃî
there.” It was at that time that they gave him his proper name. They
took him out to the sea-lion island. Then he caught up two sea lions.
The one on the left he threw upon a flat rock, but the one on the right
he tore in pieces. All kinds of strength came to the poor man to help
him, and his friends never beat him afterward. He never put on clothes
in time of war. His strength continued for a long time. It came to be
known even down to this day. People always use his strength with which
to surprise other people, and they always imitate his strength.[138]
Hūˊtcǃîaỵe hīn xēqgwagūˊdi yuqāˊ hīnx
The last time water was going into the man water
ugūˊt. Tcaˊtcǃa ag̣āˊawe āg̣aˊ ỵêk ūˊwaᴀx
he went into. Right then at it down he heard
atūwāˊtx qeg̣oˊxłatsīn adayuˊ
from into it he was going to get his strength that something’s
asᴀˊ ᴀwaᴀˊx. Łatsīˊn yūˊdowasākᵘ. Tcǃuʟeˊ actǃāˊt
voice he heard. Strength was his name. Then back of him
uwaguˊt. Yēˊkᵘge ducᴀˊ wuˊʟ̣ēqǃᴀqǃa yêx ỵateˊ.
it came. Large his head curly like was all over.
Atqǃāyēˊ dutcīˊ. “Hākᵘ de” yūˊaciaosiqa, “Āˊxdjīt 290-5
Tree boughs he held. “Now to” was what he said to him, “To me
gu de. Tcǃuʟeˊ adjīỵīˊt ūwaguˊt. Tcǃuʟeˊ hīn
come up.” (imp.) Then to him he came. Then the water
nᴀx ac ᴀqaˊołīxetc. Dᴀxaˊ ᴀc wuxōˊx. Ag̣āˊawe tsa
into him he knocked. Twice him he called. For it then
łatsīˊn dên ᴀc wuxîˊct. “Xāˊdaya Łatsīˊn. Īˊīg̣ā xat
strength with him he whipped. “I am Strength. To you I
wusuˊ,” ye aciaˊosîqa. “Yūˊān
come to help,” so he said to him. “With that
aˊỵadᴀłtsīˊn ᴀt qǃwᴀn nᴀʟǃīˊqǃ
they are trying strength thing (imp.) be breaking off
aỵitīˊt qǃwan ᴀkłałūˊqǃ ān ᴀˊtg̣e iỵatsaˊq.”
in its place (imp.) urine with it put it into it.”
Tāˊdawe adaˊodjîx̣īx̣. Doxōˊnqǃitc ʟēł wuˊsko. Ātx
In the night he ran there. His friends not knew it. After
ỵaqēˊga āˊawe doxōˊnqǃî adēˊ łiwag̣uˊq. 290-10
it was getting daylight when his friends to it ran.
ʟēł wuduskoˊ āwuʟǃīˊqǃî. Gūsuˊ yên
Not it was known it had been broken off. Where there
yuqᵒxêˊtc gî. Dju cuqǃoaˊaỵītcawe ʟē āx
it was never broken off ?. And the first one then from it
wuʟǃēqǃ. Tcǃuʟeˊ uduwawūˊsǃ. “Adōˊtsᴀ wuʟǃīˊqǃ ās-ʟǃēˊłî.”
broke off. Then they asked, “Who broke off tree-penis?”
Tcǃuʟeˊ yē ỵaˊodūdzîqa, “Kāhāˊsǃîdjayuˊ
Then thus they came to say to him, “Kāhāˊsǃî it was
wuʟǃīqǃ.” Tca kaodōˊwacūg̣ayu łkūx̣ᴀˊʟǃgītc.
broke it.” Then they laughed at him, that he was not strong.
Adᴀˊxawe ʟē ỵaoduˊdzîqōx łᴀtsīˊn
And then there they came to go with their strength
duỵîg̣aˊ. Gūsūyuˊ ʟēł qǃān-cagūˊn
they waited for. Where wasit (=Then) not fighting ammunition
qāˊdjî āˊg̣a. ᴀdjayuˊ ᴀcagūˊn kᴀˊqǃayu
had at that time. Why the ammunition for it