take it (imp.).” Stiff like lay the land otter.
Yuāˊda duʟǃīˊt dēˊỵax̣ᴀt. ᴀtcaweˊ
The spear its tail stuck in [the end of]. This is why
tcǃūˊỵidᴀdî qāˊwutc ye ỵasaˊkᵘ
even now the people thus call it
Yūqǃakᴀˊnᴀx-ᴀt-ỵaduguˊq. Aīˊhaỵa qǃātǃ doaxāˊỵî
The-Point-across-which-he-threw-it. Below it an island his paddle
ᴀt āˊwatsᴀq āˊya hāỵîˊ. Akᴀˊqǃ ᴀʟǃūˊtǃî
against it he put of it the shadow. On it the tongue of it
āx ᴀqgwax̣ᴀˊc yukūˊcta. ᴀˊtcawe 310-10
from it he was going to cut off the land otter. This is why
ye uduwasaˊ yuqǃāˊtǃ Wucdᴀˊx-aołîx̣īˊdia.
thus they named the island Divided-by-motion-of-paddle.
Nᴀsǃg̣aducuˊ akāˊ qǃēˊwaxe yuqǃāˊtǃ yukūˊcta ʟǃūˊtǃî
Eight [days] on it he fasted the island the land otter tongue
āˊwux̣ᴀcî. ᴀtxaweˊ kē uwaqoˊx. Yūāˊnqǃ de kē
when he cut it. After that up he came. That place now up
nag̣oˊxłag̣āsǃ. ʟēqǃ hᴀˊndît tāk qaacūˊnᴀx
they were going to start home from. One hundred years more than
yē ỵikawaỵāˊtǃ ag̣aˊ qōdzîtīˊỵiỵa.
so they were long for it he came to live.
Wūcduwag̣êˊg̣īn ỵawanuˊktc duyēˊkqǃê
He just turned around in one place, he came so that his spirits
adêˊ łîtsīnîyēˊtcayu ỵāg̣ānaˊ.
then were of such strength when he was dying.
FOOTNOTES:
[147] This is the Sitka version of the story.
[148] An exchange of taunts.
[149] That is, the tabus.
[150] By a mere motion of his paddle he cut off the land otter’s tongue.
100. MOLDY-END[151]
The Sitka Kîksᴀˊdî have a salmon stream called Dax̣ēˊt, and the father
of Lively-frog-in-pond went there to camp. The boy was playing on the
beach. Afterward Lively-frog-in-pond caught sea gulls by means of bait.
Then he was hungry, and went into the house. He cried for something to
eat. He asked for a piece of dry salmon, and they gave him a piece of
dry salmon that was half moldy. He said, “Why did you give me a piece
that is half moldly?” Then he threw it into the corner of the house.
Again he went to pull in a sea gull. When the sea gull swam out from
him he waded out and fell into a hole. He was nowhere to be seen.
YūˊCīˊtǃka a Kîksᴀˊdî āˊỵê hᴀs qoˊsatᴀntcyê ye
The Sitka Kîksᴀˊdî they have a salmon stream thus
dowasāˊkᵘ Dᴀx̣ēˊt. Akǃᵘtatsīˊn īc akōˊ wudzitāˊn.
called Dax̣ēˊt. Lively-frog’s father there came to camp.
Yuỵadᴀˊkǃu qosūˊkǃu īqqǃ. Adᴀˊxayu Ākǃᵘtatsīˊn
The boy was playing on the beach. After it Lively-frog
yukēˊʟ̣adî ᴀsǃnūˊtǃa. Adᴀˊx duīˊt yān uwahaˊ.
sea gulls caught with bait. And then to him hunger was.
Nēłeˊ wugūˊt. ᴀt yāntc wudzîgāˊx.
Into the house he went. Something to eat he cried for.
ᴀtqēˊcî āwaxōˊx. Doqǃwēˊx wuduwatiˊ 311-5
A piece of dry salmon he asked for. His mouth they gave for
yuᴀtqēˊcî, ᴀcuwuˊ wudîʟᴀˊx. Ye ỵawaqaˊ,
a piece of dry salmon half of which was moldy. Thus he said,
“Tsǃᴀs ᴀcuwuˊ wudîʟᴀˊxe a kᵘcēˊgî?”
“Only half moldy is why did you give me?”
Qaqǃēˊx ỵīˊti yūˊde ke awułîdjuˊqǃ. Tsǃu wugūˊt
Corner of house was into it up he threw it. Again he went
yukēˊʟ̣ᴀdi ᴀsnūˊtaỵe de. Adᴀˊx yukēˊʟ̣ᴀdî
the sea gulls he was pulling in to. After it the sea gull
dudjînᴀˊq dāk nᴀkwᴀˊn tcǃuʟeˊ hūtc tsǃu dāk
from him out was swimming then he also out
acuyêˊnᴀskwᴀn. Tcǃuʟeˊ qâkx wukwāˊn dukanᴀˊx qōˊcᴀkᴀn
waded. Then out he waded from him a hole
duwakoˊ. Tsǃu ʟēł dekīˊ awustīˊn.
he fell into. Again not out there he was seen.
Now his father missed him and said, “Where is my child?” He said this
to his wife. Then they got up. They looked outside. They called to
him, “Lively-frog-in-pond, where are you?” They looked everywhere.
They called to everything. Then they went to the place where he had
baited his traps, and saw his tracks leading into the water. They wept,
saying, “What has become of you, my son?” The man waded out, crying,
looking for his son. Then they did not sleep looking for their son.
They hunted everywhere for him. Next morning they went into the water
and along the shore. They had not eaten anything since their son was
lost. They hunted for him all summer. After they had hunted for him for
months they gave up looking.
Adᴀˊx duīˊctc wusīhaˊ ye ỵawaqaˊ, “Gusūˊ 311-10
Then his father missed him thus and said, “Where is
ᴀxỵīˊtkǃ.” Ducᴀˊt ye ᴀdaỵaqaˊ. Adᴀˊx tcǃuʟeˊ hᴀs
my child?” His wife so he spoke to. After it then they
wudînāˊq. Gᴀˊndî hᴀs qotīˊs. Adᴀˊx hᴀs aīˊqǃ
got up. Outside they looked. After it they called to him,
“Ākǃᵘtatsīˊn gusūˊ we ê?” Hᴀs qocīˊ āg̣aˊ.
“Lively-frog, where are you?” They looked everywhere for him.
Tcᴀwaỵîˊqǃ hᴀs aīˊqǃ Adᴀˊx ᴀqǃᵘ ᴀsnūˊtǃaỵê
Then they called to everything. After it at it he had baited
ᴀt hᴀs uwaᴀˊt aqǃoˊs-ītiˊ hᴀs aosîtīˊn tcǃuʟeˊ
there they went his tracks they saw then
hīnx hᴀs akāˊwusîke. Hᴀs g̣ᴀˊxsatê ye hᴀs
into the water they went. They crying thus they
qǃaỵaqaˊ “Wāˊsᴀ īˊwani ᴀxỵīˊtǃ?” Adᴀˊkdage
said to [him] “What has become of you, my son?” Outward
nakwᴀˊn g̣āx tīn duỵīˊtg̣a qutīˊsǃ yuqāˊ. Adᴀˊx
he was wading crying with for his son looking the man. Then
tcūł hᴀs uxêˊqǃᵘ xō hᴀs qucīˊ hᴀsduỵīˊtg̣a.
never they slept while they hunted for their son.
Djᴀłdakᴀˊt ỵēt hᴀs qocīˊ āx 312-5
Everywhere [their] son they hunted for after it
tsǃutāˊt yūhīˊn tāq qā yên tcukaˊ. ʟēł hᴀs
in the morning the water in and along the shore. Not they
ᴀt uxwaˊ tcǃu hᴀsduỵīˊt łqōˊwustīỵî dᴀx. Adᴀˊx
thing ate then their son was lost since. After it
djᴀłdakᴀˊt yukutāˊn hᴀs qocīˊ hᴀsduỵīˊtg̣a. Adᴀˊx dîs
everywhere all summer they hunted for their son. Then months
cūwax̣īˊx̣ ag̣āˊ hᴀs qociỵîˊ ā hᴀs
were all past for him they hunted after which they
aołîx̣āˊtc.
gave up looking.
Lively-frog-in-pond had been captured by the salmon people, however,
who swam out with him. They looked to him like human beings. Then they
came to the salmon people’s village with him. He pouted all the time
because he was always hungry. Then the salmon people said, “Let us go
with him to Amusement creek.” So they went with him to the creek. They
put his arms around the necks of sand-hill cranes at the creek’s mouth.
Adᴀˊxayu Akǃᵘtatsīˊn qoˊa xāt qoaˊnitc ᴀsgīˊyu
After it Lively-frog, however, salmon people were
wusînēˊx. Duīˊn yā ỵᴀnᴀkwᴀˊn tcǃayeˊ 312-10
captured him. With him there were swimming those
łīngîˊt yêx duwag̣eˊ ỵᴀtiˊ. Adᴀˊx duīˊn xāt qoaˊnî
people like his eyes were in. Then with him salmon people’s
ānîˊt ỵāwagūˊ. Adᴀˊx ʟēł tucqēˊnutc tcᴀʟᴀˊkᵘ
to village they got. Then he was pouting all the time because
duīˊt yān uhaˊîtc. Adᴀˊx yūˊxāt qoaˊnî ye
to him hunger was always. Then the salmon people thus
ỵaˊwaqa, “Duīˊn ỵᴀkᵘnᴀˊg̣ahā Kātᴀˊxwᴀxsᴀkᴀ-hīˊnî de.” Adᴀˊx
said, “With him let us go Amusement creek to.” Then
duīˊn ỵᴀkuwuhāˊ yuhīˊndê. Adᴀˊx asēˊnᴀx
with him they went to the creek. Then around neck of
djīˊỵᴀnduwatiˊ yuhīˊn wᴀt dūˊłî.
they put his hands the creek at mouth of sand-hill cranes.
Afterward he was always hungry. But when he began to take some eggs
from among those on the beach, they shouted, “Moldy-end is eating eggs
along the beach of the town,”[152] and he felt badly.
Adᴀˊxawe duīˊt yān uhāˊîtc. Ādᴀˊx yuāˊnig̣ayā
Then to him hunger always was. Then on beach of the town
qᴀhāˊkᵘ cīỵᴀdihēˊn qa ỵᴀtǃēˊnᴀx ᴀkaodicāˊt.
eggs were many and from among them he began to take.
Ketǃāˊn duwaîˊqǃ “Cᴀnyāˊkǃᵘʟāx ān îg̣ayaˊ qᴀhāˊgu
They were shouting, “Moldy-end town along beach of eggs
aỵaxāˊ.” Adᴀˊx dutūˊwu yên ēkᵘ.
is eating.” Then his feelings were bad.
Next door to the place where he lived the people were always dancing.
After a while he looked into the house where they were dancing, and
his face was all over fish eggs. It was the herring people dancing for
joy. One woman called him aside and said to him, “Do you remember when
you said something against the salmon people? That is why they have
captured you.” She said to him, “Do you know the creek over there? When
you are hungry roast salmon from it in the fire and eat them there.
After you have eaten, put all your leavings into the water and your
roasting sticks also, in order to wash the leavings off.” When he was
hungry he did just the way he had been told. When he was very hungry
again he went to get another salmon. He ate it. Just as he had been
told, he put his leavings into the water. He washed off his roasting
stick. That evening, however, the eye of the salmon people’s chief was
sore. He cried with it, and did not sleep. Then the woman said to him,
“Do you know where you cooked? Perhaps you left the eye there.” He
found it, and when he had obeyed her directions the eye was cured.
Atǃūˊk dukîdaˊ kadeˊ ỵᴀg̣asēˊtc ᴀʟǃēˊx.
Next door to the place where he lived always went on dancing.
Anᴀˊx nēł aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn yuˊa 313-5
After that into the house he looked where
ᴀduʟǃēˊxe. Tcǃuʟeˊ duyakîˊk āˊneł awutiỵîˊ
dancing was going on. Then his face inside it was
djᴀłdakᴀˊt duyakîˊk g̣āqǃᵘ wusîˊti. Hᴀdju yao qoaˊnî
all his face fish eggs was. Because herring people
aˊyu ᴀʟᴀˊkᵘ ᴀʟǃēˊx hᴀsdutūwuˊ sîguˊ.
it was for it dancing for it their feelings were happy.
He adᴀˊx ʟēˊnᴀx cāwᴀˊttc wuxōˊx ye ᴀcdaỵaqaˊ
There was there one woman called him thus said to him,
“Îsîkūˊ gî xāt qoaˊnîx
“Do you know ? salmon people
qǃᴀˊnaqeʟ̣îg̣ᴀˊt ᴀ aˊya
when you ever said anything against that is why
iˊusînēx.” Adᴀˊx ye ᴀciaˊosîqa, “Isîkūˊ ge
they captured you.” Then thus she said to him, “Do you know ?
hēx kāˊwadaỵî hīn. Ayîˊk dᴀx xāt nᴀdᴀˊx
that is there creek. Down in it from salmon from at
gᴀnēłtsîˊkx tcǃᴀgūˊqǃsa îīˊx yānhaˊ. 313-10
roast by the fire and eat it to you when there is hunger.
Adᴀˊx yên îxaỵîˊ îˊqǃaite djᴀłdakᴀˊt
Then there after you have eaten your leavings all
hīˊndê yē yunᴀsnīˊk, îtsīˊgî-dāˊa tsǃu
into the water then put your roasting stick also
ᴀdāˊdᴀx yūˊnawusǃk.” Tcǃuʟeˊ duīˊt yān
from on it to wash off the leavings.” Then to him hunger
wuhaỵîˊ tcǃᴀ wāˊsᴀ cūˊkᴀn duwᴀdjāˊ tcǃᴀ ayᴀˊx qōwanūˊkᵘ.
being just how all he was told just like it he did.
Adᴀˊx tsǃu aʟēˊn duīˊt yān uwahaˊ tsǃu wugūˊt
Then again very much to him hunger was again he went
ag̣ᴀˊtag̣êt. Ādᴀˊx awaxaˊ duqǃwaīˊtê.
to get another salmon. Then he ate what he got for his mouth.
Ādeˊ cukduˊ djēsîỵêˊ tcǃᴀ ayêˊx duqǃaīˊtê
There all as he was told right like it his leavings
hīˊndê ye aosîˊnê dutsīˊgî tsǃu ᴀdaˊ
into the water thus he put his roasting stick also from it
wuūˊsǃ. Adᴀˊx x̣āˊna xāt qoaˊnî anqāˊwo
washed. Then in the evening salmon people’s chief
dūˊwaq yanīˊkᵘ. ᴀdjiỵīˊt cdaˊỵᴀduqᴀ. ʟēł
his eye was were sore. On account of it he cried. Not
wutēˊx. Adᴀˊxayu cāˊwᴀt ye ᴀcaˊosîqa, “Isîkūˊ gî 314-5
he slept. Then woman so said to him, “Do you know ?
yūˊa ᴀt gaỵîsīˊỵiỵê? Gwᴀł a kao-ux̣īˊx̣
where things you cooked? Perhaps there you left
yuqāˊwag̣ê.” Adᴀˊx qoˊa ye awūˊsniỵî ît yūˊanqawo
the eye.” Then, however, so having done to the chief
tcǃuʟeˊ wunēˊx duwāˊq.
then was cured his eye.
After this the woman said to him, “They are going to start home with
you.” Then all of the salmon people started home with him. Afterward,
while the salmon people were swimming along, they spoke of the sīt, of
which they were frightened. By and by they came in sight of the sīt. It
opened and shut. When the salmon went through it, some of them would be
cut in two. Now they passed through. They saw canoes [of the herring
people] coming to meet them. “We have done all of our work before you”
[said they. They answered] “When will your cheek-flesh save the person
that eats it?” “Our eggs are our cheek-flesh.”
Adᴀˊx yūˊcāwᴀt ye ᴀciaˊosîqa, “De îānêˊde
Then the woman thus said to him, “Away to your home
îīˊn ke ᴀt g̣ᴀx dux̣ūˊn.” Adᴀˊx djîłdakᴀˊt
with you up they are going to start.” Then all
yūˊxāt qoaˊnî duīˊn ᴀt wux̣ūˊn duānîˊde.
the salmon people with him started to his home.
He-adᴀˊx ye ỵânakwᴀˊn yūˊxāt qoaˊnî
While from this thus were swimming along the salmon people
kᴀdunīˊk sîīˊt hᴀs ᴀkᵘʟ̣îxēˊʟ yūˊxāt qoaˊnî. 314-10
mentioned sîīt they were frightened the salmon people.
Wananīˊsayu wududzîtīˊn yusîīˊt. Wuˊctê yukudînūˊkᵘ.
At last they came to see the sîīt. Together it would close.
Anᴀˊxayu yêˊnaā yūˊxāt. Adᴀˊxayu
Through it would go [to their creeks] the salmon. Then
ᴀˊxoa yūˊxāt kāxdūˊtc. Adᴀˊxayu anᴀˊq
among them the salmon would be cut in two. Then through it
hᴀs wūˊha. Hᴀs aˊosîtēn hᴀsdug̣ēˊdî ỵânaguˊ wēˊyākᵘ.
they came. They saw to meet them were coming the canoes.
“Ỵīˊcukᴀt qōˊya kᴀntuˊłî ʟēł ỵīdᴀˊdî gwedjîˊtc.” “Ỵīˊwᴀctu
“All before you we have all done our work.” “Your cheek
qǃoˊxōtc qog̣āˊxsînēx dēˊdjᴀᴀxaˊ.” “Awᴀctuˊ qǃoˊxo
flesh [when] will save whoever eats it.” “Cheek flesh
ayuˊ hag̣āˊqǃu.” 314-15
are our eggs.”
Then the salmon gathered together. They said to one another, “Where
are you going?” and some said, “We to the Stikine,” others, “To
Chilkat,” others, “To Taku,” others, “To Nass,” others, “To Alsek.”
They mentioned all of these rivers. After that the canoe came to the
mouth of the river. They said, “Stand up in the canoe and see where
we are.” Then one stood up in the canoe to look around. The salmon
would say, “Is the fort ready?” and one would go up to look. What they
called a fort was a salmon trap. Every time he came back he said, “It
will soon be ready.” By and by he said it was ready. Then the salmon
people went thither. The salmon people entered the creek. They were
very happy. The evening after they went to surround the fort. All the
salmon went up in the creek in two schools. Then his mother, who was
cutting down on the beach, saw Lively-frog-in-pond. He thought he was
going to his mother. Then his mother called to his father to come and
spear him. He swam close to her. Then she called out to him again, “A
fine salmon is swimming around here.” So his father speared him. He
lost consciousness. Afterward the man said to his wife, “Cut it to use
it fresh.” But when she was trying to cut off its head it seemed hard
for her to use her knife, and she saw the copper that had been about
her son’s neck. Then she cried out, “This is my little son. He must
have been captured by the salmon people. Here is the copper ring that
was around his neck.” Now she took out a mat with feathers inside of
it. She laid the mat down and put the feathers around the salmon. After
that she put the mat on top of the house. In the house, however, they
kept singing shamans’ songs for him.
Adᴀˊxayu wucxᴀˊnt hᴀs ỵaˊodîgu yūˊxāt. Ye hᴀs
Then together they got the salmon. Thus they
qǃāˊỵaqa, “Gudēˊsa ỵīˊỵᴀkᵘgwaha.” ᴀxōˊa ye
said to each other, “Which way are you going?” Among them thus
ỵawaqaˊ, “Ohāˊn qōˊa Stîqǃhīˊndê,” ᴀxōˊa, “Qōˊa
some said, “We now to the Stikine,” others, “Now
Djîłqāˊtdê,” ᴀxōˊa, “Tǃaqoˊdê,” ᴀxōˊa, “Nāˊsdê,” ᴀxōˊa,
to Chilkat,” others, “To Taku,” others, “To Nass,” others,
“Ałsēˊxdê.” Djîłdakᴀˊt yahīˊn hᴀs awasāˊkᵘ. 315-5
“To Alsek.” All these rivers they mentioned.
Adᴀˊxawe hīn wᴀtt wusǃîx̣īˊx̣ wēˊxāt. Ye
Then river to the mouth of got the salmon. So
qoỵāˊwaqa, “Yākᵘ nᴀx āˊgūx dᴀhāˊnî.”
they said, “Canoe from where [we are] stand up and see.”
Adᴀˊxayu qᴀduˊ ke wutāˊnî ᴀsgēˊyu yākᵘ nᴀx
Then to see out was inside canoe from
wudîhāˊn. Adᴀˊxayu yūˊxāt ye hᴀs ỵânaqēˊtc,
started to stand. Then the salmon thus they would say,
“Yūˊnū ᴀgîˊ ʟēł yên unīˊtc.” Tcǃuʟeˊ ʟēˊnᴀx
“The fort ? not there is ready.” Then one
ᴀkīkᴀˊndî akᴀˊnduqēˊtc. Hᴀdjuˊ yucāˊł ᴀˊsgîyu
to go up to see they told. This a salmon trap was that
yunūˊwu ye hᴀs aỵasāˊkᵘ. Tcǃuʟeˊ qox wudaqǃāˊktc 315-10
a fort thus they called. Then back every time he came
ye ỵânaqēˊtc “Deyêˊndê ỵanᴀnīˊn.” Wananīˊsayu
thus he was always saying “Soon it will be ready.” At last
yên uwanīˊ ye ỵawaqaˊ. Xāt qoaˊnî de yên uwanīˊ.
there was ready so he said. Salmon people thither went.
Tcǃuʟeˊ hīn uwaqǃᴀˊq yūˊxāt. ʟᴀx hᴀsdutuwuˊ
Then creek went in the salmon. Very their minds
yukǃeˊ. He adᴀˊx yux̣āˊna ᴀdadeˊ āˊwaāt
the goodness. After this the evening to surround [they] went
yūnūˊ. Adᴀˊx djîłdakᴀˊt yūˊxāt dēxnayêˊx
the fort. Then all the salmon in two schools
hīnt ỵāˊwaa. Adᴀˊx aîˊt aosîtīˊn duʟāˊ
in the creek went. Then there saw his mother
īg̣edᴀx̣ᴀˊc Akǃᵘtatsīˊn. Adᴀˊx duʟāˊ xᴀˊndî
cutting down on the beach Lively-frog. Then his mother to
ỵānaguˊt dutuwuˊtc. Tcǃuʟeˊ duʟāˊtc tǃaˊỵawaqā 315-15
he was going he thought. Then his mother called to
duīˊctc g̣ᴀtag̣êˊt qᴀˊdju ᴀxᴀˊnt ᴀˊskî ūwaqǃᴀˊq.
his father to come and spear him to her [so] close he swam.
Adᴀˊx tsǃu aîˊt tsǃu ᴀt aỵawaqāˊ, “Akǃêˊ xāt
Then again to him again she called out, “A fine salmon
hēx uwaqǃᴀˊq.” Adᴀˊx qōˊa duīˊctc uwatᴀˊq.
around here swims.” Then, however, his father speared him.
Tcǃuʟeˊ ʟēł ctāx aodanuˊkᵘ
Then not of imself he had consciousness
wudutāˊg̣ê. Adᴀˊx qōˊa ducᴀˊt ye
as soon as he was speared. Then, however, his wife thus
aỵaˊosîqa, “Tūdj sᴀkᵘ nᴀx̣ᴀˊc.” Adᴀˊx qōˊa kāx
he said to, “Fresh [to use] for cut it.” Then, however, off
yᴀx āsaỵaˊʟîqǃ, yêtīˊqǃ dułîˊtaỵî
like she was trying to cut its head to cut off her knife
ᴀt yuỵᴀcîˊqǃēłk dāˊsayu. Aosîtīˊn duỵīˊt 316-5
something the hard for her how was it. She looked her son’s
sî ēq kᴀtîˊqǃî. Tcǃuʟeˊ ke ctǃaỵaˊodîqa, “ᴀxỵīˊtkǃ
neck copper twist. Then out she cried, “My little son
ᴀsgēˊya xāt qoaˊnitc ᴀˊskǃî wusnexêˊn.
this is salmon people by he must have been captured.
Dusēˊt kᴀłīˊnî ēq kᴀtîˊqǃ aˊya ỵāˊtî.” Tcǃuʟeˊ g̣ātc
His neck was around copper ring this is.” Then mat
īˊqg̣e awacᴀˊt qǃoaʟǃᴀtūˊ. Ye aỵaūˊ
down she took with feathers into it. As follows she put
yug̣ātc. Tcǃuʟeˊ yūxāˊt daỵêˊ awaūˊ yuqǃoaˊʟǃ. Adᴀˊx
the mat. Then the salmon around she put the feathers. Then
yuhîˊt ka yên aosîtaˊ yug̣āˊtc. Nēł qoˊa 316-10
the house on there she put the mat. In the house, however
tcᴀʟᴀˊkᵘ îxtǃ cīˊỵê ducîˊ dudāˊqǃ.
always shaman singing his songs for him.
In the middle of the night something shook on top of the house.
Looking at his son, the man saw that he had become a human being about
his head. When he looked at him again, he saw that he had become
a human being still farther down. Then he looked at him again. He
was become entirely human. After that they heard a spirit talking
to him. The spirit inside of him said, “I am Moldy-end-of-salmon.
It is I.” “It is I,” said another spirit inside of him, “It is I,
Sand-hill-crane-at-the-mouth-of-Amusement-creek.” Another spirit in him
said, “It is I, Sīt spirit.” And the woman that had helped him also
became his spirit, saying, “It is I, Woman spirit.” Another one said
inside of him, “It is I, Herring spirit.” Then another one spoke inside
of him, saying, “It is I, Salmon-people’s-canoe spirit, I.”
Adᴀˊx qoˊa adeˊ kaodinêˊt yūˊtāt ỵīn
Then, however, there he was shaking the night middle of
yuhîˊt kādêˊ. Adᴀˊx qoˊa yuqāˊ duỵīˊt aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn
the house on top of. Then, however, the man his son looked at
aosîtēˊn ducāˊnᴀx qoˊa tcǃuʟeˊ łīngîˊtx
[and] saw from his head, however, then become a human being
sîtiˊ. Adᴀˊx tsǃu a-îˊt ᴀt aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn dāsayuˊ dukᴀtūˊt
he was. Then again at him here he looked how into his
dᴀx dukîˊndî łīngîˊtx sîtiˊ. Adᴀˊx a-îˊt
from farther down become a human being was. Then at him
tsǃu ᴀt aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn. Djîłdakᴀˊt łīngîˊtx
again there he looked. The whole thing become a human being
sîtiˊ. Adᴀˊx a-îˊt adeˊ yēk dutuˊ yuqǃayatᴀˊnk.
was. Then at it there spirits in him they heard talking.
Adᴀˊx qoˊa yē qǃaỵaqᴀˊ, “Xᴀtaˊỵa Cᴀnyakǃᵘʟāˊx, ᴀxāt,ˊ”
Then, however, thus it said, “I am Moldy-end, it is I.”
yūqǃỵaqᴀ yuyēˊk dutūˊqǃ. “Xᴀtaˊỵa,” yuqǃaỵaqaˊ
said the spirit inside of him. “It is I,” said
dutūˊqǃ yuyēˊk,
inside of him the spirit,
“Qatukwᴀˊx-sᴀka-hīˊnî-wᴀtkᴀ-dūˊłî, aˊỵa xᴀt.” 317-5
“Sand-hill-crane-at-mouth-of-Amusement-creek, it is I.”
Tsǃu ye ỵawaqaˊ yuyēˊk dutūˊqǃ, “Xᴀˊtaỵa
Again thus said the spirit inside of him. “It is I
Sîīt-koyēˊga xᴀt.” Adᴀˊx yūˊcāwᴀt ᴀcukawudjāˊỵî tsǃu
Sīt spirit I.” Then the woman that had helped him also
duyēˊgîx osîteˊ, “Xᴀtaˊỵa, Cāwᴀˊt-qoyēˊk ᴀˊxᴀt.”
become his spirit was, “It is I, Woman spirit, it is I.”
Adᴀˊx tsǃu dutūˊqǃ ye aỵāˊwaqa, “Xᴀtaˊỵa,
Then again inside of him thus said, “It is I,
yao-qoyēˊk ᴀˊxᴀt.” Adᴀˊx tsǃu a-îˊt tsǃu dutūˊqǃ
Herring spirit, I.” Then another one inside of him
āqǃaodîtaˊ, “Xᴀˊtaỵe Kēˊʟ̣adî-qoyēˊk axᴀˊt.” Adᴀˊx
spoke, saying, “It is I, the Sea-gull spirit I.” Then
tsǃu a-îˊt ye ỵawaqaˊ dutūˊqǃ, “Xᴀtaˊỵa, 317-10
another thus spoke inside of him, “It is I,
Xāt-qoaˊnî-yāˊgu-qoyēˊk, ᴀxᴀˊt.”
Salmon-people’s canoe spirit, I.”
After that his father came to him, and the shaman said, “Clean
everything in the house thoroughly.” Again he said, “The young women
must never live in this house but in another.” He also said, “Put clean
sand around the fireplace inside. Never let a woman look at me.” The
spirit was singing in him. Then he went into a trance, wrapped in a
mat. He was brought into the house. There they put eagle down upon his
mouth. He sang in the house, walking around the fire. Then his spirit
asked to have a rattle made for him. He also said an apron should be
made for him. So his rattle was made like the sǃūsǃ,[153] but his apron
was designed like the sīt. His drum was painted with the sand-hill
crane. Afterward his bone necklace was made of pieces like salmon and
herring. Then the spirit inside of him danced. He saw the salmon very
plainly as if they were people about him. Then he would talk with the
salmon people, and he became a very wonderful shaman. His friends
learned to obey him absolutely. Whatever he foretold came to pass. He
told them that there was going to be a death before it happened. If a
person was going to be saved it happened according to his prediction.
If he told them to go hunting in a canoe and informed them what they
were going to get, they got it.
Adᴀˊx duīˊc duxᴀˊnt uwaguˊt. Yē qǃaỵaqaˊ
Then his father to him came. Thus said to him
yuîˊxtǃ, “Wēˊnēłỵi łdakᴀˊt tcēqǃ āxgᴀˊndî
the shaman, “In inside of the house all things dirty outside
naiūˊsǃ.” Adᴀˊx tsǃu ye qǃaỵaqᴀˊ, “Yīs acaˊ łîł
put.” Then again thus he said, “Young women never
wēˊnełqǃ ye tcᴀg̣ōˊt āhîˊt ỵīqǃ ye hᴀs nᴀgᴀtiˊ.”
in the house thus another house down in so they will be.”
Adᴀˊx tsǃu ye ỵawaqaˊ, “Wēˊnēłye gᴀˊnda
Then again so he said, “Inside the house around the fireplace
kǃêdēˊn naiʟǃēˊwu.” Adᴀˊx tsǃu ye ỵawaqaˊ, 317-15
it is well you put clean sand.” Then again thus he said,
“Łîł cāwᴀˊt xāx ułg̣enêˊq.” ᴀt cî yūˊyēk
“Never woman at me allow to look.” Was singing the spirit
dutuˊ. Adᴀˊx yūˊg̣ātc tūqǃ kaołîtǃîˊk. Adᴀˊx
in him. Then a mat inside of he went into a trance. Then
nēł wuduwacᴀˊt. Nēłqǃ qǃoaʟǃ
inside the house he was brought. At the house eagle down
duqǃweˊ ye duwauˊ. Adᴀˊx ᴀt cîˊ nēłqǃ.
his mouth thus they put on. Then he sang in the house.
Tcǃuʟeˊ gᴀˊnda ỵᴀgūˊt. Adᴀˊx duyēˊgî qǃa yᴀx
Then around the fire he walked. Then his spirit voice like
cecuˊx wuduʟ̣îyᴀˊx dudjiỵîˊs. Tsǃu dukǃêdēˊdî sᴀkᵘ āˊkadjî
rattle to have made for him. Also his apron for him on him
kāˊwaqa. Adᴀˊx ducecūˊxu qoˊa 318-5
he said should be made. Then his rattle however
sǃūsǃ yêx wuduʟ̣îyêˊx dukǃîdeˊdî qoˊa sîīˊt yêx
(a water bird) like was made his apron however sīt like
kᴀndūˊdjîxît. Dugāˊwu dūˊłi yêx kᴀndudjîxîˊt. Adᴀˊx
was designed. His drum sand-hill crane like they painted. Then
dusǃᴀqseˊdî wuduʟ̣îyêˊx xāt yêx qa yao yêx
his bone necklace was made salmon like and herring like
yên duʟ̣îyêˊx. Adᴀˊx aʟǃēˊx yēk dutūˊqǃ. Adᴀˊx
there they made. Then danced spirit inside of him. Then
yuxāˊt ʟᴀx wāˊsᴀ aỵatīˊn uwaỵaˊ tcᴀ duyêˊx
the salmon very who he saw [plainly] was as if around him
łīngîˊt yêx. Adᴀˊx yuxāˊt qoaˊnî tîn yuqǃoˊłaᴀtgînutc. 318-10
people like. Then the salmon people with he would talk.
ʟᴀx wâˊsa qayaˊ qot wuneỵîˊ îxtǃîˊx sitîˊ.
Very how person wonderful become a shaman he was.
Yudoxōˊnqǃî ʟᴀx wâˊsa doqǃwaˊ yêx
His friends very how his mouth like
qodzitiˊ. Tcǃᴀ dāˊsa ᴀkᴀnīˊk tcǃuʟeˊ
came to be (i. e., to obey him) Whatever he told then
ayêˊx yuỵatīˊk. Qokᵘgwanāˊwu tcǃuʟeˊ
like it was. If there were going to be a death then
qōn yuᴀkānîˊk. Qayeˊ
before [it happened] he told them. If a person
qōˊkᵘgwanēxe tcǃuʟeˊ yuᴀkanîˊkk ayêˊx
was going to be saved then the way he told them like it
yūˊỵᴀtīk. Yên cūˊdê naqoˊx yuyukoỵasîqēˊk
it was. When to hunt they went by canoe the way he told them
dāˊsᴀ g̣ᴀx dudjāˊq qōn yuᴀkāˊỵanîkk.
what they were going to kill before he had told them.