they bathed. Water when they always sat in. The strong men
yūˊtān ʟēˊłᴀtc g̣aduˊʟ̣îdjāg̣e ᴀt qāˊdjî.
the sea lions nothing at all to kill it with thing had.
Wananīˊsawe yułīngîˊt ʟēnīˊtc ye hᴀs
At once the Indians head (or great) as follows they
ỵaˊosiqa, “Hu tsǃu.” Yē ỵaˊodudziqa,
said to “Him too (take). As follows they were saying to him,
“Yên nᴀx duxāˊ.” ʟēˊłᴀtc āx duʟ̣îdjaˊg̣e ᴀt
“There to take him.” Nothing from it for killing thing
qōˊostîˊ yūˊtān. Duīˊn ᴀt wudūˊwaxūn 291-5
they had the sea lions. With him to it they would go
yē ỵaˊodudzîqa. Tcatcǃaāg̣aˊtsa yē
as precedes they said to him. At that very time as follows
ỵaˊodudzîqa, “Yên nax dōxāˊ, Kāhāˊsǃî.”
they were saying to him, “There to take him, Kāhāˊsǃî.”
Ag̣āˊtsa duỵaˊodowasa, Kāhāˊsǃî.
Just at that [time] they gave him his proper name, Kāhāˊsǃî.
Adāˊt ỵaodowaxāˊ yūˊtān qǃāˊtǃî. Tcǃuʟeˊ dēˊxawe
On to it they took him the sea lion island. Then two
acāˊwaʟēq yūˊtān. Yūˊsǃᴀtǃnᴀˊxa
he caught up the sea lions. The left one
ta ỵaqāˊc kᴀt. Cinaxāˊa qoˊa
he threw upon a flat rock. The right one, however,
wūˊcdᴀx āwasǃēˊʟǃ. Qǃᴀnᴀckîdēˊx wusîteˊ yuqāˊ
from together (= apart) he tore. Poor was the man
acaˊ yūłdakᴀˊt-ᴀt yēˊde łatsīˊn duig̣aˊ wūsūˊ. ʟēł 291-10
to him all kinds strength to him came to help. Not
de yuỵaoduʟ̣ᴀˊqᴀk doxōˊnqǃî. ʟēł naᴀˊt
indeed ever beat him afterward his friends. Not clothes
nayēˊduoˊxqǃun adawūˊʟǃyᴀqǃ. Yīwuyāˊtǃ ag̣āˊ ᴀcdjiyēˊ
he ever put on in time of war. A long time for it to him
wuˊtiỵiỵᴀ dułatsīˊne. Tcǃuyaˊỵidᴀt tsǃu
was his strength. Even to this time also
wuduˊdziku. Dułᴀtsīˊnī ᴀtx dułiᴀˊxnutc. Ātc
it came to be known. His strength they always use. This
qoỵadułdjᴀˊtckunutc.
they always use, to surprise other people [with an account of it].
Dutīˊnutc dułᴀtsīˊne.
They always act [like]. his strength.
This is all.
Hūˊtcǃawe.
All.
FOOTNOTES:
[137] For a longer version see story 31, pp. 145–150.
[138] That is, it is used as a crest and imitated at feasts.
94. THE LǃÊˊNAXX̣ĪˊDAQ[139]
A man at Auk went out on the lake after firewood. On the way round it
he saw a woman floating about. Her hair was long. Looking at her for
some time, he saw that her little ones were with her. He took one of
the children home. When it became dark they went to sleep. It was the
child of the ʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq, and that night it went through the town
picking out people’s eyes. Toward morning a certain woman bore a child.
In the morning, when she was getting up, this [the ʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq’s
child] came in to her into the house. The small boy had a big belly
full of eyes. He had taken out the eyes of all the people. That woman
to whom the small boy came had a cane. He kept pointing at her eyes.
Then she pushed him away with the cane. When he had done it twice, she
pushed it into him. He was all full of eyes. After she had killed him
the woman went through the houses. Then she began to dress herself up.
She took her child up on her back to start wandering. She said, “I am
going to be the ʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq.” When she came down on the beach she
kept eating mussels. She put the shells inside of one another. As she
walks along she nurses her little child.
Ākǃᵘqǃayuˊ yē ỵatîˊ qā akadēˊ wuguˊt g̣ᴀˊng̣ā.
At Auk stopping a man out on got for firewood.
Aˊyᴀxde ỵanagudīˊayu aosītīˊn cāwᴀˊt yūˊadīgīgā cwūˊʟ̣īx̣āc.
Around it going was he saw woman one floating.
Dūcaxāwuˊ yekǃuˊʟ̣îyātǃ. Tcǃākᵘ āłtîˊnî aˊya aosītīˊn
Her hair was long. Sometime looking he saw her
yēˊkᵘtsǃîgāˊỵî a. ᴀt ỵᴀˊtqǃî ᴀx āˊwucāt
her little ones were. Children from them he took
nēłdeˊ. Yên qōˊqacg̣ēt ayuˊ
to [his] home. There it got dark of itself there
āwaxēˊqǃᵘ. Xᴀtc ʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq 292-5
they went to sleep. It was the Lêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq
ỵêˊtî asiyuˊ tāˊdawe yūˊānqǃᴀtūx ỵāˊwagut qāwaˊq
its child it was he that night through the town was going eyes
āx kē akawadjᴀˊł. Ỵaqēˊgaa yucāˊwᴀt
from them up he took out. When it was getting light a woman
ỵᴀt āˊwa-u. Tsǃūtāˊt ayūˊ ỵacᴀˊndanukᵘ doxᴀˊnqǃᵘ
child had. In the morning then she was getting up to her
nēł ūˊwagut. ᴀtkǃᴀˊtskǃᵒ yēˊqǃołkułige xātc qāˊwag̣e
into the house went. A small boy a big belly this eyes
ᴀsīyuˊ acaˊołīhîk. Łdakᴀˊt yuˊqᵒu qāˊwag̣e ayuˊ
it was was full of. All the people’s eyes these
āx kē akāˊwadjêł. Wutsǃāˊg̣a ᴀcdjīˊ hu yu-cāwᴀˊt
from it up he took them. A cane to her was that woman
ᴀcxᴀˊnīnēł uwaguˊt yu-ᴀtkǃᴀˊtskǃᵒ. Duwāˊqde 292-10
into the house to her came the small boy. At her eyes
ỵagacīˊtc. Tcǃuʟeˊ duwutsǃag̣āˊỵītc yūt
was always pointing. Then her cane away
akułtāˊqᴀtcǃ. Dᴀˊxa yēˊnasgīt aqaˊ kaˊo-łītᴀq. Tsǃᴀs
she pushed him. Twice he did it into him she pushed. Only
qawag̣êˊtc caˊołīhîk. Hîˊtqǃî tūx ỵaˊowagut
eyes it was full of. Houses through she was going
yucāwᴀˊt adjāˊq dᴀx. Adᴀˊxayu ctadeˊ
the woman killed it after. And then on to herself
yedjudīˊne. Duỵᴀˊtkǃᵒ āˊwaya tcǃakūˊg̣aỵê
she started to put [clothing]. Her child she took up anywhere
yeˊdî. “ʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq xāt gux sateˊ”
to go to. “Lǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq I am going to be,”
yuỵawaqāˊ. Ỵēqg̣agūˊtîn yāk āxāˊnutc.
was what she said. As she came down mussels she always ate.
Wucg̣edîˊ atsūˊnutc yuyāk-nūkǃᵘ. Tcǃa
Inside of one another she put the mussel shells. Also as she
ᴀt ᴀnaguˊttc tcǃaāˊn aqǃaˊ wuāˊîtc
at it walks around at the same time at it always nurses
duỵêˊtkǃᵒ.
her little child (=baby).
FOOTNOTES:
[139] See story 35 and cf. close of story 105. This is the equivalent
of Skîl djâˊadai, or “Property Woman,” among the Haida.
95. ORIGIN OF THE FROG CREST AMONG THE KÎKSAˊDÎ[140]
A married couple went from Sitka into G̣ayaˊ bay, and camped at
G̣ᴀˊxgu-ān. They were there for perhaps a month. One morning they
started out hunting. Then they heard a song on G̣ayaˊ bay. They
listened. They did not hear plainly. [The man’s] wife said to him, “Do
you hear it?” He said, “I hear the thing making a noise over there.”
“Turn toward it,” they said. They went toward it and saw it. It was a
little frog which the man let float down to his wife in the stern. He
said, “It is for you.” So they brought it to Sitka. This is how the
little frog’s song came to be known, and this is why the Kîksᴀˊdî claim
the frog.
Cīˊtǃkᴀ ayuˊ wūcdᴀcāˊỵî
(On the back of Baranoff island) Sitka that married couple
wuqoˊx G̣ayaˊ ỵîˊkdê. G̣ᴀˊxgu-ānqǃ ayuˊ hᴀs ūwaxeˊ.
went G̣ayaˊ (a bay) into. At G̣ᴀxguān there they camped.
Guł ʟax ʟēqǃ dîs hᴀˊsdukā cūˊwᴀx̣īx̣. ʟēqǃ tsǃutāˊt
Probably very one moon on them passed. One morning
ayuˊ ᴀtnatêˊ hᴀs djîˊusîha. Adᴀˊxayu
there hunting for things they set out [along shore]. And then
G̣ayaˊ kādêˊ hᴀs āwaāˊx yucîˊ. Adᴀˊxayu hᴀs
G̣ayaˊ on they heard a song. And then they
kudzīāˊx. ʟēł hᴀs u-ᴀˊxtc kǃēdēˊn. Ducᴀˊttc ye 294-5
came to listen. Not they heard well. His wife so
ỵaˊosîqa, “Ỵīỵaāˊxtc agêˊ” “Heˊde
said to him, “You are hearing it ?” “Over there
tuwaᴀˊxtcī-ᴀt,” ye ỵāˊwaqā xāāˊxtc.” “Akāˊdêyu hᴀs
we hear thing,” so he said, “I hear.” “Toward it” [turn] they
ỵaˊwaqā. Akᴀˊt hᴀs qox ayuˊ hᴀs aosītīˊn. Xᴀtc
were saying. Toward it they went there they saw it. It was
x̣îx̣tcǃîˊkǃ asīyuˊ ducᴀˊt-djî de ayuˊ aołīx̣āˊc. Ye
little frog that his wife to this he let it float. So
ỵawaqāˊ, “Iˊaỵī sᴀkᵘ.” Cīˊtǃkᴀdê ān hᴀs wuqoˊx.
he said, “You for.” To Sitka with it they got.
Yēˊayu x̣îx̣tcǃkǃa cīỵīˊ wududzikuˊ. Kîksᴀˊditc
That is how little frog’s song is known about. Kîksᴀˊdî
aˊtcayu x̣îx̣tcǃ hᴀs aỵahēˊn.
that is why frog they are claiming it.
FOOTNOTES:
[140] See story 66 for a second version.
96. HOW THE KÎKSAˊDÎ CAME TO SITKA[141]
When we were first born people hated us. And after that some beings
named Sky-people brought war upon us. They destroyed us completely. A
woman saved herself. And right here at Qǃāntūˊłkǃî she dug a hole under
a log to conceal herself from the enemy. Various creatures came out
in front of her. “I wonder who can tell me about things,” she said.
Grizzly bear came out near her. She said, “What can you do?” “Whenever
I catch a man I slap my paws down upon him.” The woman said, “That is
nothing.” Some one in the sun spoke to her. “How am I?” it said. “What
can you do?” Then he said, “My father in the sun peeps out through the
clouds, through the mottled clouds.” That was the one that married her.
Then she began to have children. There were five of them, including
one woman. After that he lowered down a big fort on them. They grew up
inside of it. And when the enemy saw that they were inside of it they
started to come. One [of the brothers], named Coward, was quarrelsome.
Another was named Łqǃayāˊkǃ and another Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ, and to all of them
he gave directions. “When they get stronger than you put your minds
on me.” So, when the enemy became too strong for them, they put their
minds on their father (grandfather), the sun. He peeped out on the
enemy. It was smoking hot. The sea water out here boiled. The [hostile]
people ran down quickly into the water. They were all destroyed. Then
it stopped [boiling] out on the water. The brothers stayed inside of
their fort.
Ỵaqǃoˊxtustē cūˊgu łīngîˊttc haˊocīkǃān
When we were born first time people hated us
ỵāqǃoˊxtūstî. Adᴀˊx qoˊa ayaˊ Gîtsǃo-qoaˊnî
when we were born. After that, however, Sky-people
yūˊduwasākᵘ ānᴀˊxaỵa yāqǃ xa hāt
by name on account of that to this place war to us
adjīˊusigut. Aˊya qotx hacūˊłīx̣īx̣
brought. This destroyed did to us quickly and completely
aˊya ʟēˊnᴀx ỵātiỵîˊ. Cāˊwᴀt aˊya cwutsīnēˊx.
this the one was. A woman this saved herself.
Aˊa heˊdu Qǃāntūˊłkǃî yūˊduwasākᵘ xao taỵîˊ
And this place right here Qǃāntūˊłkǃî named log under
ayuˊ ax dāq kokaˊodzîha xāˊdjî nᴀx. 295-5
that into it she came to dig a hole the enemy away from.
Doqǃawuˊłk dᴀˊkde wūˊāt. “Adūˊs gî qōn anᴀˊx
In front of her out to they got. “Who (?) about things
dax̣ēˊtkǃᵘ?” X̣ūtsǃ anᴀˊx dāk ūˊwagut. Yē ỵawaqaˊ,
can tell me?” Grizzly bear near her out came. So she said,
“Datîˊn sukᵘcîˊ.” “Hā ᴀxōˊnê qa āx
“With what [can you help]?” “Whenever I get a man I
djitg̣askîˊ tîn kā yuqᴀˊłtǃadjîˊn.” Yucāˊwᴀt ye ỵawaqāˊ,
having him on slap my paws down.” The woman thus said,
“Aˊge aˊdawe.” G̣ᴀgāˊn tūtx
(?) thng is “(That is nothing.)” Sun from into
ᴀˊdayu duīˊt qǃēˊwatᴀn. “Wāˊsᴀs xᴀt ỵatīˊ,”
something is to her spoke. “How I am,”
yuỵawaqāˊ. “Dā tîn sᴀˊkᵘcî.” ʟē ye ỵawaqāˊ, 295-10
it was saying. “What with for?” Then so he said,
“Yūˊg̣ᴀgan tutx a ᴀxīˊc gutsǃtūˊnᴀx
“The sun from into my father through the clouds
gūtsǃqǃāqdīỵēˊnᴀx gᴀˊgî ỵag̣ᴀsēˊn.” Tcāˊtcǃa
through the mottled clouds out (when) he peeps.” That one
āweˊ tsa āˊcuwaca. Ayᴀˊxawe duỵᴀˊtqǃî
it was indeed married her. On account of that her children
qoˊdziti. Kīdjînīˊnᴀx hᴀs wūˊti qa cāˊwᴀt ʟēˊnᴀx.
came to be born. Five of them they were and woman one.
Adᴀˊxawe hᴀˊsdu dākaˊqǃ kaˊoduʟ̣iỵaˊ nū ʟēn.
After that them on he lowered a fort big.
Ag̣ēˊqǃ kē hᴀs uwawᴀˊt. Adᴀˊxawe ag̣ēˊdî hᴀs
Inside of it up they grew. And then inside of it they
g̣āˊdustīn aweˊ hᴀsdudāˊt xā djiūˊdigut. ʟēˊnᴀx
saw them when around them the enemy started to come. One
ye adūˊwasākᵘ Qǃᴀtxāˊn daqānēˊx wuˊsitē. Xāˊỵi yakqǃᵘ
thus named Coward quarrelsome was. Warriors’ canoes
āˊyᴀx aˊołīqᴀˊnqǃ. Ye adūˊwasākᵘ Łqǃayāˊkǃ qa 296-5
over he quarreled. So [one] named Łqǃayāˊkǃ and
Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ yēyᴀˊn hᴀsducunqāˊwadja. “Ỵīqāˊnᴀx ya
Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ what to do he told them all. “Stronger than you when
ᴀt g̣atīˊnî qǃwᴀn ᴀxiˊg̣a tunaˊidatān.” Adᴀˊxawe hᴀsdu
they are getting (imp.) on me put your mind.” And then them
qāˊnᴀx ỵaᴀˊtgᴀtēˊ ag̣āˊ
more than then they got for it
hᴀs tuˊdîtān hᴀsduīˊc g̣ᴀgāˊn. Gᴀˊgi
they started to remember their father sun. Out
ỵaodziaˊ yuxāˊ kᴀqǃ.
he came to peep the enemy on.
Wudūˊwatsǃᴀq ỵāˊwatǃa. Dîgînaˊ
It smoked was hot. (=it was smoking hot) Out here
hīˊnî qoˊa wuʟ̣iūˊk. Yādāˊqa
[the salt] water, however, boiled. Out from this [land]
Łīngîˊt hīˊndî łūˊwagōqǃ. Qotx cūˊwax̣īx̣. 296-10
Indians into the water ran down. Destroyed were
Hīˊnxō qaˊat tsǃu ʟe
quickly.In (or among) the water out on the whole also then
ỵēỵēˊwutê. Āỵēˊ hᴀs wutîˊ yūnūˊ g̣ê.
stopped. Down in it they were the fort inside of.
FOOTNOTES:
[141] Cf. story 31, pp. 122–126.
97. THE FOUR BROTHERS[142]
Another being that hated us was a shaman, who used to live in a cave.
His name was G̣onēˊtqāsāˊxdukǃāˊqǃ. They could do nothing to him, so
they gave their sister to him in marriage. He always slept with his
back to the fire, and a spirit watched at his door. Finally a plot was
made regarding him, and the people prepared for him. They prepared
boxes full of bows and arrows for him, and there came to be plenty of
them. When they came to him they pulled their sister into the canoe.
He (the shaman) always wore a red-snapper coat. When he was pursuing
them, he kept jumping so (accompanied by gesture). While he was chasing
them they shot at him. They kept asking their sister, “Where is your
husband’s heart?” She said, “I still love my husband’s heart.” After
a time she told them where her husband’s heart was. “Shoot him in
the middle of his hand. His heart is there.” Then they killed him
outside of Ring island. They carried him to Ring island. They took
the red-snapper coat off from him. It was for this coat that they had
killed their brother-in-law.
Tsǃu hāˊcakǃāˊnî-ᴀt taˊowūłtīqǃ
Also something hating us into the place where the cave is
yētīˊỵīn. Yē duwasāˊkᵘ G̣ōnēˊtqāsāˊxdukǃāˊqǃ. ʟēł adêˊ
used to be. Thus his name was gonēˊtqāsāˊxdukǃāˊqǃ. Not to it
hᴀs gunᴀˊxsîniỵa. ᴀtcaweˊ hᴀsduʟ̣āˊkǃ adjīˊt hᴀs
they could do anything. Why their sister to him they
adjīˊwatᴀn. G̣ᴀˊndawe utāˊîtc dudᴀˊqǃanᴀx.
gave her. To the fire he always slept his back near.
Dōˊqǃawuˊłqǃ aweˊ yên udēˊłtc yēk. Wananīˊsawe
At his door that there always watched a spirit. Finally
adāˊ hᴀs tucāˊwatān. Aỵîˊs ᴀt yên 297-5
about him they concocted a plan. For him things there
hᴀs aosîneˊ. Tcūnēˊt
they made ready. Bows and arrows
dāqakūˊqǃ yên hᴀs aosineˊ
cover for (=boxes full of bows and arrows) then they prepared
cāˊỵadihēn. ᴀt hᴀs qūˊxawe yākᵘt hᴀs
began to be plenty. To it they got then into the canoe they
āˊwaxotǃ hᴀsduʟ̣āˊkǃ. Łēqǃ kǃudᴀˊsǃ atūˊx
pulled their sister. Red-snapper coat into it
naguˊttc. Yāhᴀˊsdu ỵag̣atsāˊq ỵūˊawe
he always goes. Them when he was chasing that way (a gesture)
kē îckǃēˊntc. ʟe yāhᴀˊsdu ỵanatsāˊqeawe hᴀs
up he always jumped. Then them while he was chasing they
atǃuˊkt. Hᴀs aqǃonawūˊsǃtc
shot at it (with bows and arrows). They would always ask
hᴀsduʟ̣āˊkǃ, “Gūˊsū ixoˊx tēqǃ.” “Yesuˊ
their sister, “Where your husband’s heart.” “Yet
ỵāxcîgeˊ ᴀxxōˊx tēqǃ.” Wananīˊsawe yên 297-10
I want (=love) my husband’s heart.” After a while there
akāˊwanîk duxoˊx tēqǃ. “Dudjîˊn tāk
she told her husband’s heart. “His hand in the middle of
ỵītǃuˊk. Aˊwu dutēˊqǃ.”
you shoot. There is his heart.”
Kᴀˊtnᴀqǃtīn ỵakᴀˊqǃawe
White-rocks-on-top- of-each-other (Ring island) on the outside of
tsa hᴀs āˊwadjᴀq. Kᴀˊtnᴀqǃtīn
then they killed him. White-rocks-on-top- of-each-other
kᴀnᴀxāˊwe yên hᴀs āˊwaxᴀtc. Aqāˊx kē hᴀs
on there they brought him. Off from him up (off) they
āˊwatiˊ łēqǃ kǃudᴀˊsǃ. Yukǃudᴀˊsǃ kāˊqǃawe hᴀs
took red-snapper coat. The coat for they
āˊwadjᴀq hᴀsdukāˊnî.
killed their brother-in-law.
After that Łqǃayāˊkǃ put it on and went after large animals. He chased
something from below named Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ.[143] He chased it far up out
into the sky. They are Łqǃayāˊkǃ’s footprints which are there.[144]
Adᴀˊxawe Łqǃayāˊkǃ ātūˊx yūˊwugutk kodzîtīˊỵi-ᴀt
And then Łqǃayāˊkǃ into it having gone big animals (things)
kᴀqǃ. Adᴀˊxayu yāˊdiỵīdᴀˊx ᴀt ỵaˊosīnāq. 298-5
for. And then from below here something he was chasing
Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ yūˊduwasākᵘ ᴀt. ʟayūˊdekīqǃ kē
Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ was named something Far up [into the sky] up
aỵaˊosinᴀq aˊayu dᴀˊkdî wułîcuˊ. Duqǃoˊs-ītēˊ
he chased it this out went in a line. His footprints
Łqǃayāˊkǃ huˊayu.
Łqǃayāˊkǃ it is he, or they are his.
FOOTNOTES:
[142] Part of story told in story 3 and in story 31.
[143] An error. Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ was Łqǃayāˊkǃ’s elder brother.
[144] That is, the milky way.
98. THE KÎKSAˊDÎ WOMAN WHO WAS TURNED INTO AN OWL[145]
When this town (Sitka) was first discovered the Kîksᴀˊdî were here, and
we stayed on this (the north) side. This town (at the northern end)
was named Mossy-town. There four men grew up, two of whom were named
Łqǃayāˊkǃ and Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ. They married. Łqǃayā’kǃˊs mother was named
Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ’s-mother. Łqǃayāˊkǃ’s wife refused to give her mother-in-law
herring to eat. After she had refused her twice she put hot milt into
her hand. She told [her son], “She put hot milt from a male herring
into my hand.” It burned her hand. For this reason her son carried down
the canoe. He filled it with herring by means of a herring rake. When
[the canoe] was filled, he brought them in. The herring rock is over
yonder this side of Big-fort.[146] He brought them in in the evening.
He said to his wife, “Go down to it,” and she went down empty handed.
Cūˊguya ʟǃᴀtk wudutǃēˊỵê Kîksᴀˊdî yaqǃeˊ ỵᴀtîˊ
When first this place was found the Kîksᴀˊdî here stayed
qa ūhāˊn ỵāˊnaxᴀqǃ yēˊhaỵêtî. Sǃᴀtc-ānîˊ ye duwasāˊkᵘ
and we on this side we stayed. Mossy-town thus was the name
yāt. ᴀqǃaweˊ uwawᴀˊt dāqǃunīˊnᴀx qa ye
to this [one]. At it grew up four [men] and so
duwasāˊkᵘ Łqǃayāˊkǃ Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ. Hᴀs āˊwaca
[two were] named Łqǃayāˊkǃ [and] Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ. They married
yucāˊwᴀt. Łqǃayāˊkǃ duʟāˊ qodzîteˊ
a woman (= women). Łqǃayāˊkǃ his mother was
Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ-ʟā yūˊdowasākᵘ. Łqǃayāˊkǃ ducᴀˊtc 299-5
Kᴀckǃᴀˊʟkǃ’s mother was named. Łqǃayāˊkǃ his wife
ỵaocîgêˊ yuˊyao dutcāˊn-qǃēˊdî. Dᴀxdahīˊn
refused the herring to her mother-in-law’s mouth. Twice
ye acīˊn nasqaˊ aweˊ acdjîˊn tāqǃ yên āˊwacᴀt
thus to her she said when her hand into there she put it
ỵāˊwatǃaỵe yao-ʟǃēˊłî. Duīˊn akāˊwanīk. “Ỵawᴀˊtǃaỵe
being hot herring milt. To him she told it. “Hot
yao-ʟǃēˊłî aweˊ ᴀxdjīˊn tāqǃ yên āˊwacᴀt.” Ke ūwag̣ᴀˊn
herring milt that my hand into there she put.” Out it burned
dudjīˊn tāqǃ. ᴀtcaweˊ yākᵘ yēqǃāˊwatᴀn duỵīˊt. Yao
her hand in. That is why canoe brought down her son. Herring
acāˊwax̣îʟǃ yuyāˊkᵘ. Yên
he filled with by means of a herring rake the canoe. There
aỵaˊosîqox cahīˊk. Yūˊdo yao tēỵîˊ
he brought them in when it was filled. Over there herring’s rock
yunūˊ ʟēn hāˊna nᴀx ᴀ. Dēx̣āˊna 299-10
the fort (= Big fort) big this side on is. It was evening
ayuˊ yên aỵaˊosîqox. Ducᴀˊt ye aỵaˊosîqa,
when there he brought them in. His wife something he said to,
“Adêˊ naguˊ.” Kᴀłᴀˊtk adeˊ wuguˊt.
“To it go down.” Without anything to it she went.
Then she shouted up, “Bring down the basket,” but her husband said,
“Don’t listen to her.” Night came on. Toward morning the woman began
to change her cries. “This way with the basket (kāt),” she said toward
morning. Later still she began to say, “Hū, hū, hū, ū.” Her husband
said to her, “You can become an owl from this time on.” So she started
to fly off. She became an owl. She flew first among the trees. She was
heard saying, “Sit in your holes,” after which he (her husband) went
outside. He said to her, “You put milt into my mother’s hand. For that
you can become an owl. Way back there for you is Owl’s-rock-slide.”
This is why it is so. This is why we can always understand it (the
owl). It always predicts bad weather. It always tells what is going to
happen in other towns.
Tcǃuʟeˊ adeˊ kē uwaîˊqǃ, “Kāt hāt
Then at it up she shouted, “Shallow basket to here
ỵiêtᴀˊn.” Duxoˊxtc ye ỵaˊosîqa, “Łîˊłqǃa tāt
you bring it down.” Her husband so said, “Not to her
ỵītūctīˊg̣k.” Tāt ỵīntk qohaˊ. Qēqǃēˊde qonahaˊ
you listen.” Night it got. Toward morning it was getting
ʟe cūˊya qǃaˊoditᴀn yucāˊwᴀt.
then entirely began to change her manner of talking the woman.
“Hāndēˊwadi kāt,” qēqǃēˊdî ayuˊ ye
“This way with the basket,” toward morning it was thus
qǃaỵaqaˊ. Qēqǃēˊdî ʟecūˊyᴀx wuduwaᴀˊx,
she said it. Toward morning changing [her voice] she was heard,
“Hū hū hū ū.” Duxoˊxtc ye ỵaosîqaˊ, “Tcǃuʟeˊ 300-5
“Hū hū hū ū.” Her husband thus said to her, “Then
wēˊdᴀx de tsēˊskǃux îˊnaste.” Tcǃuʟeˊ yᴀx
after that owl becoming you can be.” Then off
hoadîqēˊn. Tsēˊskǃᵘx osîteˊ. Ās ayēˊỵatīỵēqǃ
she started to fly. Owl she became. Trees being
axōˊqǃ sǃaˊodjîqax. Ye oduwaaˊx,
among them she first flew. Thus he (or she) heard,
“ᴀˊsguteỵê g̣ayêqêˊ.” Āx āˊyux
“In your holes you sit. After it outside of it (house)
āˊwagut. Yē ỵaodudzîqaˊ, “Āxʟāˊ djīn tāqǃ
he got. So he said to her, “My mother’s hand in
yao-ʟǃēˊłî yên iỵatêˊ. Tcawēˊdᴀx tsēˊskǃᵘx
herring milt there you put. Right from that owl becoming
înasteˊ. Yudāˊg̣o îqāˊde sᴀkᵘ Tsēˊskǃᵘ-qāˊde.” 300-10
you can be. Way back there your slide for Owl’s-rock-slide.”
ᴀtcaweˊ dūwaỵaˊ. Atcayuˊ qǃatūˊwaāˊxtc.
Why it is so. Why we can always understand it (the owl).
Łkūˊckǃᴀ akānîˊknutc. Yūˊnax̣ᴀqǃ wasaˊ
Bad weather it always predicts. in other [towns] what
ᴀtguˊg̣onēỵîˊ ha-îˊn yuakaỵanîˊk.
is going to happen to us it always tells.
FOOTNOTES:
[145] See story 37 for another version.
[146] The hill on which Baranoff’s castle stood.
99. MOLDY-END[147]
The Kîksᴀˊdî used to live at Dax̣ēˊt, where they dried salmon. After
they had gotten through drying it they tied it up there. So he (a small
boy) was baiting a snare for sea gulls. When he came into the house
afterward he was very hungry. “Mother, I am hungry. Give me some dried
salmon.” So she gave him a piece of dried salmon which had begun to
mold on the corner. Then he said, “You always give me moldy-cornered
ones.” They always began tying up from the corner of the house. He
spoke to the dried salmon. Just then some one shouted out, “There
is a sea gull in your snare.” So he ran down to it. He ran out into
the water to his snare. When he got out into the midst of the water
he looked as if he were pulled down into it. Then all of the drying
salmon ran down to him. Now the people were hunting for him, but he
was nowhere to be seen. It was not known what had happened to him. The
salmon, however, began feeling very high. They began to rush about at
the mouth of the creek. It was the salmon people that had done it. Then
the salmon people went out to sea with him. They went seaward with
him toward their homes. To him it looked as if they were in a canoe.
A chief among these salmon had made him his son. The sea gull that he
had followed out went along with him. Then he stayed with them in the
salmon people’s town. He was among them for one year. Well out from
that town fish eggs were heaped up. He began to take up and swallow
some of them without asking anybody. Then the people shouted out,
“Moldy-end is eating the townpeople’s dung.” At that time they gave him
the name. Afterward he discovered that the salmon tribe had saved him.
Then he went to lie down and remained in that position. In the morning
his father said, “What did they say to you, my son?” He went out and
spoke. “Take him up to Amusement creek. Put his hands around the necks
of the sand-hill cranes at the mouth of it.” There he saw two sand-hill
cranes jumping up and down, facing each other, at the mouth of the
creek. All creatures, such as brants, could be heard making a noise
down in this creek. This is why it was called Amusement creek. Where
was it that he had been feeling badly? It all got out of him.
Dax̣ēˊtayu ᴀnaēˊtc Kîksᴀˊdî, xāt
At Dax̣ēˊt it was used to live the Kîksᴀˊdî, [and] salmon
ayēˊsᴀtanēˊnutc. Āˊawe ᴀqǃ yêˊndî ᴀt
always dried there. In that place there things
yaᴀtnaduˊqǃwᴀn yuxāˊt ᴀtqǃēˊcî sᴀkᵘ
they were getting through drying the salmon dried for
dādusāˊxdê. Aˊawe kēˊʟ̣adiyaỵiqǃ
they were tyingit up there So with it for seagulls
yeadāˊna dāˊsǃa, awāˊq dēˊsnaaqnutc.
he was baiting a snare, inside of which they always got.
Acūˊtc nēł gūˊdawe At yan ūwaxāˊ.
From there into the house when he came he was very hungry.
“ᴀʟeˊ xāt yan uwahaˊ. ᴀtqǃēˊcî ᴀxdjīˊt 301-5
“Mother I am hungry. Dried things (i.e., salmon) to me
tê.” ᴀcdjīˊt āˊwate yuᴀtqǃēˊcî. Acêˊnya
give.” To him she gave the dried salmon. On the corner of it
wudîʟāˊx. Ye aỵaˊosîqa yuᴀtqǃēˊcî, “Tsǃᴀs
it had started to mold. So he said of the dried salmon, “Only
cᴀnỵāˊkǃᵘʟāx qaqǃēˊxᴀtexnutc.”
moldy-cornered ones you always give me.”
Yitǃēˊdᴀx dādusāˊnutc.
From the corner of the house they always began to tie it up.
ᴀtqǃēˊcî aỵîˊ yē aỵaˊosîqa. Tcǃuʟeˊ atūˊxawe
The dried salmon to so he spoke. Then from in it