part I

, pages 243 to 245. Apart from linguistics, the story is interesting from the point of view of Indian psychology. It was related by the present chief of Those-born-at-House-point (Na-iku′n qe′ig̣awa-i), once the leading family of Rose Spit and Cape Ball, on the eastern coast of Graham island.

QOL-Qꜝᴀ′LG̣ODA-I

Moldy-forehead

[Skidegate dialect]

Nañ g̣axā′hao qꜝodᴀ′s giên awu′ñ at A certain child this [there] was a famine when his mother of

qꜝosigwā′ñag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao 1 sqā′gi qul l’ asked for something to eat And then dog salmon upper part of his

a′og̣a lᴀ gi qꜝeitʟai′yag̣ᴀn giên g̣a lᴀ łtꜝē′gᴀñᴀsi. 2 mother him for had cut off and in he thought it was not enough.

Kꜝaᴀ′ng̣adᴀñ lᴀ sī′usi giên l’ sg̣ā′-iłx̣idᴀs. 3 It was too small he said and he began to cry.

Lʼ sg̣ā′-ił qa′odihao lᴀ dᴀ′ñat lᴀ qā′x̣ułs. Giên He wept after it with he went out. And

sug̣ā′g̣odia g̣ei lᴀ 4 la abā′gies. Giên wa swampy place on beach lay into it he put the chewed [salmon]. And it

g̣a sqagia′-i g̣a tcᴀ′tsg̣asʟasi giên qoā′nasi. 5 Si′łg̣a lʼ in the dog salmon in swelled up and there was much. Afterward he

gū′łsi. Giê′nhao lᴀ sg̣ā′-iłx̣idañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ. 6 was sorry on account of it. And then he began to cry they say.

Lʼ sū′di qa′odi lʼ xē′tgu ga tcꜝaastiā′ñga ʟū tᴀ′mdju gug̣a′ 7 He cried after him before some two companions canoe narrow in

ga-isʟʟꜝxa′s giên la g̣ᴀn ʟꜝ g̣agoyî′nʟ̣g̣as. Wai′giên gū′g̣ei lᴀ came and floated and him for they invited in. And into there he

8 qaʟ̣′g̣asi. Giên lᴀ dᴀ′ñat ʟꜝ ʟuqā′ qa′odi lnagā′-i went. And him with they went by canoe after the town

qea′ñgag̣eiłsi 9 giên ya′ku tā′djîg̣a ʟꜝ î′sg̣oas nᴀñ qꜝō′las came in sight and middle very they landed the chief

xē′tgu ᴀ giên ʟꜝa at 10 lᴀ qa′îłs. Giên tadjx̣uā′ in front of landed and them with he went up. And rear part of house

lᴀ ʟꜝ qꜝā′otcꜝidas giên lᴀ ʟꜝa ga 1 him they had sit and him they something

tā′dax̣idaiyas. Na-i ku′ngida′-i g̣a nᴀñ tꜝē′djî had begun to give to eat. The house the corner in a certain one half

łg̣ā′ga qꜝaoa′wasi 2 hᴀn lʼ sū′udas: “Gᴀm ha′osi tā′g̣ᴀñ. Łᴀ rock sat as follows him said to: “Not those eat. I

ga tā′gᴀn hao dī 3 tꜝē′djî gîñłg̣ā′gaga.” Gañā′xᴀn gᴀm lᴀ things ate for this me half am rock.” So not he

tā′g̣ᴀñᴀsi. 4 was eating.

Ḷꜝa ał lᴀ nā′ñgasg̣agᴀñᴀs. Gaatxᴀ′nhao Them (the children) with he was going down to play. One time

kꜝā′wa-i qꜝoldjū′­g̣adasi 5 giên lʼ qꜝā′was giên g̣olᴀ′ñałañ salmon eggs was a great heap and he sat and inside his blanket

lā′g̣a xag̣ā′tcꜝas. Giên 6 nᴀñ g̣ā′xa lʼ qêns giên la g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ his put into his mouth. And a child him saw and him at

kia′gañas: “A Qolqꜝᴀ′lg̣oda-i īʟꜝ 7 nā′g̣ē tagā′⁺.” 8 shouted: “This Moldy-forehead our dung eats.”

Giên nᴀñ tꜝē′djî łg̣ā′gas hᴀn lʼ sū′udas: “Dᴀñ qꜝō′da And the one part was rock as follows him said to: “You are hungry

giê′nᴀ 9 lnagā′-i gia′ogi g̣ᴀnʟ̣ koaʼtꜝᴀ′mdᴀgasi g̣a qā′-idᴀn. Ḷū when the town at end of stream flows narrow to start over. When

g̣ei tcī′na 10 skug̣a′si sg̣oā′na ʟ̣′stagiłîn ʟ̣ū lʼ qꜝā′dañ giên la into salmon come up one of bring ashore when it cut open and him

g̣ᴀn ʟ̣gwa-i 11 ʟ′g̣ołg̣añ giê′nᴀ lʼ kî′tsgîłîn giên lʼ ʟ′gusi for stick make when it roast at the fire and its parts

wa′ʟ̣uxᴀn ᴀ tā′gᴀñ. 12 Tcꜝā′nuwa-i g̣ei łᴀ lʼ skū′djî all of them eat. The fire into you (imp.) its bones

sī′sgañ. Qo′nxᴀnᴀ sila′-i g̣ei dā′yiñᴀñ.” 13 put on fire. More than do it (carefully) the place into search around.”

Giê′nhao g̣a lᴀ qa′-idesi giên gañā′xᴀn lᴀ wa′gañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ. 14 Giên And then to he started and as directed he did they say. And

stᴀ lᴀ qā′ʟꜝxaga-i ʟ̣ū giên nᴀñ ē′ʟꜝxagidas gi′tg̣a xᴀ′ñē stꜝē′g̣ias. from he came when and the chief(’s) son’s eye became sick.

15 Giên nᴀñ tꜝē′djî łg̣ā′gas tcī′na lᴀ tā′gᴀs sila′-i g̣ei lᴀ la And the one part was rock salmon he ate the place into it him

daiyā′ñg̣axałs 16 giên gañā′xᴀn lᴀ îsî′si giên tcī′na xᴀ′ñē told to hunt around and so he did and salmon eye

g̣ada′oxa ga stagī′dᴀñᴀs 1 ʟ̣gwa-i gīdjiga′-i sila′-i g̣a la around something is ring-shaped the stick shoved in the place in he

qē′xas. Giên lᴀ la îsg̣ā′sg̣as. Giên 2 siłgiā′ñ lʼ qā′ʟꜝxaga′-i found. And it he put into the fire. And back he came

ʟ̣ū nᴀñ xᴀ′ñē stꜝīʟdjā′was gᴀm gī gī′nᴀ 3 x̣ᴀ′tᴀsg̣ᴀñᴀs. when an eye was very sick not to thing smallest was [matter with].

Lā′g̣a lʼg̣ea′lasi. Tcī′nᴀs xā′-idᴀg̣a-i g̣ā′łᴀnda-i hao 4 ʟꜝdᴀg̣ᴀn His became well. Salmon people the souls these there

skū′g̣adaiyañ wᴀnsū′ga. 5 came into the creeks they say.

Giên nᴀñ tꜝē′djî łg̣ā′gas hᴀn î′sîñ lʼ sū′udas: “Dᴀñ And one part was rock as follows also him addressed: “You

qꜝō′dᴀłs 6 kꜝiäł łᴀ g̣a qā′-idᴀñᴀñ. Skū′dji łᴀ da′-ixᴀn become hungry every time you to set out. Bones you carefully

qē′iñᴀñ. Tcꜝā′nuwa-i 7 g̣ei łᴀ sî′sg̣aʟ̣g̣ā′gᴀñᴀñ.” Giên gañā′xᴀn lʼ look after. The fire into you put into the fire.” And so he

qꜝotg̣ā′xag̣îłs giên g̣a 8 lᴀ qā′-idesi giên tcī′na-i lᴀ was made weak by hunger when to he started and the salmon he

ʟ̣′sʟgîłsi giên g̣ᴀn lᴀ tcꜝā′naoda′si giên 9 wᴀ gu lᴀ tā′gᴀñᴀsi. took and for he made a fire and it at he was eating.

Gaatxᴀ′nhao nᴀñ xē′wē stꜝēg̣ia′lañ wᴀnsū′ga. 10 Ḷū ê′sîñ g̣a One time one’s rib became sick they say. At that time too to

lᴀ la dayā′ñg̣axałsi. Nᴀñ xē′wē gu lᴀ qē′xas. 11 La ê′sîñ lᴀ it he told to seek. A rib at he found. It too he

sqꜝag̣ā′sg̣as. Siłgiā′ñ lʼ qā′ʟꜝxaga-i ʟ̣ū la ê′sîñ lʼgīłs. 12 put into the fire. Back he came when he too became well.

Gu lᴀ î′sdi qa′⁺odi gaatxᴀ′n gū g̣a x̣iä′łʟꜝdālʟꜝxas. There he was after one time there to [some] came dancing.

Ḷū wᴀ gu 13 ʟꜝ′skîtsi giên na êsî′ñ At that time it at landed and [in the] house too

x̣iä′łx̣idie′s. Giên nᴀñ tꜝē′dji łg̣ā′gas lʼ sū′udas: 14 “Djā dī′tgi began to dance. And one part was rock him addressed “Say behind

łᴀ qa-îłî′n ʟ̣ū łgᴀ′ñwal ʟā′dji gī xā′ʟ̣añ. Wa′djx̣ua 15 na you go when young hemlock branch to break off. Over there house

g̣a ʟꜝ x̣iä′łdies ku′ngida-i g̣ei łᴀ daxā′djîłtcꜝañ. Gᴀm ʟ̣g̣a in they dance the corner into you (imp.) shove [it] in. Not after

1 qē′xatcꜝig̣ᴀñᴀñ.” 2 look in.”

Giên gañā′xᴀn lᴀ wā′gasi. Giên lᴀ qꜝala′si giên g̣ei lᴀ And like it he did. And he felt strange about it and into he

qē′xatcꜝas. 3 Gī lʼ tcꜝałᴀ′nskidᴀsi. Xa-inā′ñxan ᴀ′ñg̣a lᴀ looked in. To he had his head stick. Barely his he

dᴀñqꜝā′-iʟas. Lʼ xᴀñ 4 inag̣wa′-i lag̣a kꜝawagux̣iā′ñas. Lᴀ stᴀ pulled off. His face half it to was covered with eggs. It from

ᴀ′ñg̣a la xā′x̣unᴀñᴀs. 5 Giên łgᴀ′ñula-i ê′sîñ lᴀ his own he scraped off with fingers. And the hemlock limb too he

dᴀñłg̣ā′-stagwa′gasi. Kꜝā′wa-i gañā′gasi. 6 Giên lnagā′-i pulled out. The eggs were thick on it. And the town

gia′og̣a la qa′-idesi giên g̣ᴀnʟ̣a′-i g̣a lᴀ tā′gᴀsi. 7 at the end of he started and the creek to (at) he ate.

Giê′nhao ī′nans xā′-idᴀg̣a-i ʟꜝdax̣idā′ñ wᴀnsū′ga. Ga′-istᴀ And then herring people came they say. After that

ga′g̣et 8 qa′⁺odi tcī′nᴀs xa-idᴀg̣a′-i î′sîñ qasā′gix̣idies. ʟū time passed after salmon people too started to move. Canoe

g̣asg̣oā′nsîñ 9 gū′g̣ahao ʟꜝ qasā′g̣ax̣idaiyañ wᴀnsū′ga one in there they started to go they say

xa-iʟ̣ᴀ′gui ᴀ. ʟꜝ ʟ′g̣aʟ̣. 10 ʟꜝa g̣a ga earth’s surface toward started. They loaded [the canoe]. Them to some

stꜝa-iku′ndjidag̣a xᴀ′ñē stꜝē′gᴀsi wa′g̣a ʟꜝ′djida at stꜝē′gᴀsi had their feet tied up eyes were sick theirs bound up with were sick

11 agᴀ′ñ qî′ñg̣ogīxañasi. Gī ʟꜝ gwa′was. ʟg̣awa′-i themselves stood around to go. For they refused. The provisions

g̣e′iłgīʟ̣ qa′odi 12 sū′g̣ei ʟꜝ dā′yiñasī′ giên sg̣oā′na ʟꜝ were finished after among they hunted around and one they

qē′xasi giên ʟꜝ dᴀñgia′xasi 13 giên ʟꜝ qꜝatatꜝᴀ′lgᴀñasi. Gᴀm ga found and they pulled him up and they threw him ashore. Not those

ʟꜝ ʟgudā′g̣ᴀñasi. A′sʟda sg̣oā′na 14 agᴀ′ñ sg̣ᴀ′lgaʟ̣s. they handled carefully. These one [thereof] himself hid.

Giê′nhao tanū′tga′s giên ʟꜝ stꜝa-i stꜝeqoā′ngᴀñᴀñ 15 And then it was fall and they the feet are sore to many of them

wᴀnsū′ga at xᴀ′ñē stꜝē′gᴀñ wᴀnsū′ga. 16 they say with eyes are sore they say.

Giên Qolqꜝᴀ′lg̣oda-i î′sîñ ʟꜝa at qaʟ̣′gas. Wᴀ stᴀ qā′gîñ qa′⁺odi 1 And Moldy-forehead too them with got in. It from went after

stᴀn ga′-igîñ ga-i ʟꜝ qēxai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. ʟꜝ tꜝē′dji gu charcoal floating that they saw they say. Them part of there

hā′-iluasi. 2 Ga′-istᴀ sg̣ol ga′-igîñ g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ î′sîñ qā′ʟꜝxasi. were destroyed. From that foam floating to also came.

Ga′-igu î′sîñ ʟꜝ tꜝē′dji 3 ha′-iluᴀs. 4 There too them part of were destroyed.

Ga′-istᴀ qā qa′⁺odi qwēsdjî′ngoas g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ qā′ʟꜝxas giên lʼ łgî′tg̣a 5 From that went after edges of sky to came and it near

ga′-isʟ lʼ qꜝō′g̣ołdaga-i ʟꜝ kꜝwa-i-î′ndas. Lʼ qꜝō′ułdaʟe′iłiya′-i ʟ̣ū floated it came together they counted. It shut when

6 lʼ xē′txa ʟꜝ ʟuqaga′-i ʟ̣ū ʟuwa′-i taʟ̣djū′ g̣a qꜝoa′dᴀsi. Lᴀ it under they passed when the canoe half in was broken. It

ga 7 qꜝō′gadᴀs. Giê′nhao taga′ogᴀñᴀñ wᴀnsū′ga. 8 something crushed. And then few were left they say.

G̣e′istᴀ qā′gîñ qa′⁺odi qꜝa′-idjig̣aos qꜝaogᴀ′ns gañā′ñ Into from (out of) went after many stars sit like

gī′nᴀ g̣e′ida 9 g̣ei ʟꜝ qē′xas. G̣a′og̣ax̣ig̣atx̣iā′ hao īdja′ñ something was like into they saw. Inlet mouths those were

wᴀnsū′ga. Giên ʟꜝ 10 łg̣u′nułxa at ʟꜝ stᴀnsî′ñxa at ʟꜝ ʟe′iłxa they say. And three persons with four persons with five persons

g̣ei qꜝaoxā′ñasi. G̣a′og̣aga-i 11 yū′ᴀnsi′ giên ʟꜝ ʟaa′łxa g̣ei into got off. The inlets were large and (when) them ten of into

qꜝa′oxañasi. Giên Qꜝā′da-g̣ᴀ′nʟ̣a-i 12 tꜝa′gi ʟꜝ ga′-isʟas got off. And Seaward creek mouth of they (people) floated

la g̣a hao ʟꜝ idja′ñ wᴀnsū′ga. ʟꜝ ga′-iyiñgîñ 13 qa′odi it to they came they say. They floated there after [a while]

ʟꜝ gia′xas giên ʟꜝᴀ ʟꜝ ē′⁺yo-dā′gᴀñ. Giên ʟꜝᴀ ʟꜝ 14 they stood up and them they said “ē′yō” to. And them they

kîlg̣e′idaxā′s giên ʟꜝ qꜝa′otꜝᴀ′lgᴀñᴀs. Xā′-idᴀs hao ʟꜝ made ashamed by saying and they sat down. People these then

ē′⁺yodaga′ñañ 15 wᴀnsū′ga. 16 kept saying ē′yō too often they say.

Sîñx̣ia′s giên lʼ a′og̣a xᴀndᴀwā′gas sg̣ā′-iłgᴀñᴀs lᴀ qe′iñᴀs. 1 It was evening and his mother in mourning was weeping he saw.

G̣ō′ñg̣añ î′sîñ la qîñqā′g̣oñᴀs. ʟꜝ qā′yîñ qa′odi ʟꜝ His father too he saw walking about. They went after [a while] them

kꜝia′og̣a 2 tꜝa′odji ʟꜝ ʟ′g̣ołg̣añ ʟꜝ sī′wus. G̣astî′ñ on account of fort they built they said. Two

qê′ñgałas giên ha′oxᴀn 3 tꜝē′wan ʟꜝ sī′wus. Ga′istᴀ went up to look at and not quite finished they said. After that

î′sîñ ʟꜝ qî′ñgałasi. Ha′oxᴀn tꜝē′wan ʟꜝ 4 sū′usi. again they went up to look. It was not quite finished they said.

Wai′giên î′sîñ ʟꜝ qê′ñgałasi giên g̣eiłgī′gᴀñ ʟꜝ And again they went up to look at it and it was finished they

sī′wusi. 5 said.

Giên x̣îlga′owas giên ʟuwa′-i djîn qā′łi g̣e′istᴀ tꜝā′skꜝi And it was fine weather and the canoe edges inside out of pole

djiñ ʟꜝ 6 dᴀñsqꜝā′sdᴀsi giên qō′yaqā′g̣ᴀn la at ʟꜝ kîtx̣idᴀsʟa′si. long they pulled off and sky it with they shook.

Gañā′xᴀn 7 dālag̣e′îłsi. ʟū′goasi kꜝū′iñᴀsi. Gu′tat At once rain fell. Those in the canoe were happy. Themselves

ʟ̣′nanᴀñᴀs. Tꜝa′odjiga-i 8 ʟꜝ x̣îtgidᴀñgasäsi g̣ᴀn ʟꜝ qā′łi [they] fixed. The fort they went up to fight for they shook

hî′ldᴀñᴀs. Gīga′o hao īdja′ñ 9 wᴀnsū′ga. Gañā′xᴀn ʟꜝ insides. Fish trap this was they say. So they

skꜝū′x̣idᴀsi. 10 started up in a crowd.

Ā′wuñ lᴀ sqā′dᴀs giên xē′tgu lᴀ sqū′g̣agatgîłs. Giên lʼ His mother he recognized and in front of he swam ashore. And his

a′og̣a 11 lᴀ gi ski′djiwus giên agᴀ′ñ lᴀ gīgoyî′ñʟ̣stasg̣as. Giên mother him to tried to club and himself he saved to seaward. And

î′sîñ gañā′ñ 12 lᴀ īdjiga′-i ʟ̣ū hᴀ′nxᴀn awu′ñ agᴀ′ñ lᴀ again like he did when right there his mother himself he

skîtkꜝō′tułdas. 13 let club to death.

Giên g̣aoʟ̣ g̣ᴀn lʼ a′og̣a lʼ qā′dji qꜝeitqꜝā′-iʟx̣idia′-i And immediate cooking for his mother his head started to cut off

ʟ̣ū sqā′wa-i 14 hayî′ñ lʼ x̣îl gut qꜝa′onanᴀnsi giên lᴀ when the knife instead his neck upon clicked and she

qea′ñasi. Lʼ gi′tg̣a 15 x̣ālxełgīstagia′ñas lᴀ looked [in]. Her son copper used to have around his neck she

sqā′dᴀs. Giê′nhao tcꜝū sku′nxa gu lᴀ la 16 ʟ̣łinā′gas. Giên lʼ recognized. And then plank clean at it she put. And his

g̣ō′ñg̣a ga′g̣a tā′nadaiyes. Na-i u′ngu lᴀ 1 la father in it (the house) stayed. The house on top of him she

g̣ałînā′gᴀs. 2 put.

Lᴀ gi g̣ālstᴀ′nsîñg̣ela′-i ʟ̣ū lʼ qag̣ᴀ′ñ g̣a qa′g̣otcꜝî′lg̣ax̣idies. 3 Him to four nights passed when his throat in a slight noise started.

Lʼ ʟꜝ′xadjî lā′g̣a qea′ñg̣ag̣eiłs. Lᴀ gi g̣ā′la i g̣ā′tsg̣aʟ̣asi 4 His top of head his came in sight. Him to the nights passed

kꜝiä′ł lʼ ʟ̣dā′lʟꜝxas. Qᴀ′odi lᴀ stᴀ tcī′na-i qꜝᴀl all that time he was coming out. By and by him from the salmon skin

dā′lʟg̣oyasi giên 5 na gi lʼ g̣ē′tg̣attcꜝas. Giên lʼ was washed off by the rain and house to he went in. And he

sg̣ā′g̣adᴀs. La g̣ᴀn ʟꜝ sū. 6 became a shaman. Him for they sang.

Giên stᴀ ʟꜝ tcꜝī′g̣ax̣unañasi giên anawa′-ig̣a î′sîñ gu ʟꜝ And from they moved away and next season again at they

tcꜝigoa′­gidᴀñesi. 7 Î′sîñ tcī′nag̣ea′lga-i ʟ̣ū giên tcī′na-i came to get salmon. Again salmon came when and the salmon

skux̣ida′-i ʟ̣ū 8 u′ngut nᴀñ x̣āł ʟ̣łîñgwa′ñasi. Giên lʼ came up when on top of one shining one was. And it

kidaga′-i stᴀ lᴀ sī′wus giên 9 la gi sg̣un ʟꜝ kîtdjū′gᴀñᴀs. the spearing from he said and it to only they tried to spear.

Qa′odihao la g̣ᴀ′n kī′tao lᴀ ʟg̣ołg̣ai′yañ 10 wᴀnsū′ga giên lᴀ la ki′dᴀS. By and by it for spear he made they say and it he speared.

Lᴀ la dᴀñʟ̣′sʟgila′-i ʟ̣ū tcī′na-i 11 kꜝotula′-i at gu ʟ̣ū la It he pulled ashore when the salmon was dead at the same time he

êsî′ñ kꜝotwā′lañ wᴀnsū′ga. Lʼ g̣ała′nda-i 12 î′sîs g̣ᴀn gᴀm lʼ too died they say. His soul was for not he

u′nsᴀᴀtg̣añañ wᴀnsū′ga. 13 knew they say.

Giên lᴀ ʟꜝ ʟ′g̣ołg̣aqꜝawasi giên lᴀ qoa′gi ʟꜝ ʟłînā′gᴀs. And him they made sit up and him over the head of they sat.

Giên 14 lᴀ gañā′ñ nᴀñ ʟꜝ ʟ′g̣ołg̣aʟ̣sʟas giên tcꜝā′nuwa-i djî′nxa lʼ And him like one they made (dressed) and the fire near he

15 skîtqā′g̣oñᴀsi. Ga′odjiwa-i î′sîñ lā′g̣a ʟꜝ went around while they beat time. The drum too his they

skī′dᴀñasi. ʟā′guda la 16 g̣ᴀn ʟꜝ sī′wus. G̣ā′la-i beat. At the same time him for they sang. The nights

stᴀ′nsîñg̣ela′-i ʟ̣ū nᴀñ tᴀ′ñgīlaga g̣ei 17 agᴀ′ñ lᴀ four passed when a tidal inlet into himself he

gā′sʟgīxᴀlgā′ñas g̣e′ihao lᴀ ʟꜝ g̣asʟgai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. 1 used to tell them to put into this him they had put they say.

ʟā′łda u′ngu lᴀ tā′-idigañas u′ngu lᴀ ʟꜝ ʟta′-is. Giê′nhao Plank on top of he always lay on top of him they laid. And then

lᴀ ʟꜝ 2 îsdai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Ga′odjiwa-i ê′sîñ lā′g̣a ʟꜝ him they put there (in water) they say. The drum too his they

qꜝa′-isʟgiasi. Gu 3 sg̣ō′łgułg̣añ g̣adā′ñ lʼ g̣atg̣ā′łgᴀłgîñ put. There toward the right around he turned

qa′odihao gīla′-i sʟꜝîñga′-i 4 xᴀn lʼ gāgū′giesi. after [a while] the deep place the bottom even he vanished at.

Uiê′dhao ta-inᴀ′ñg̣asas giên ga′odjiwa-i Now there are going to be plenty of salmon when the drum

gīla′-i 5 g̣a lā′g̣a ʟꜝ gudᴀ′ñxēgᴀ′ñgᴀñᴀñ wᴀnsū′ga. 6 the deep place in his they hear the noise of they say.

Hao ʟan lʼ g̣e′ida. 7 Here finished it becomes.

ÎŁDĪ′NĪ

[Told by Isaac, of the Łi′elᴀñ qē′awai family.]

Îłdī′nī lived at End-of-trail town. [14] All of his friends also lived there. And he went out to fish. And, the wind blowing from the shore, he was blown away. He was unable to get to land. He was blown about in the sea all day. And while he was being blown about evening came upon him. He was also blown about during the night. And morning again dawned upon him. He did not see land. And he was again blown about all day. But the wind did not blow hard. Therefore he did not capsize. While he was being blown about evening again came upon him. He was again blown about all night. He was blown about for a long time. And morning again dawned upon him. During all that time he saw no land.

Then Îłdī′nī sang because he wanted the wind to become fair. And he stood in the canoe. He began to sing: “Lake (i.e., Ocean) spirit, calm the waves for me. Get close to me, my Power. My heart is tired. Make the sea very calm for me, ye hō yē hō′ lō!” etc. [15] While he was still being blown about evening came upon him. And again morning dawned upon him. Although it was foggy in the morning the wind was not strong. He floated about at random. Every evening shut down foggy. And he was unable to stand up. His legs were weak, because he had been long in the canoe. Then he again sang the same song. And morning came again. He could see no land. And, while it was still foggy evening came upon him. All that time the wind was not strong. Again morning dawned upon him.

Then he floated near to land. He remained floating there. He did not get off for his legs were bent together. During all that time they did not see him. Although he was very near where people lived they did not see him.

Then he saw a child playing about, one not grown but big enough to talk. And the child did not see him for his canoe was floating close to a rock. Then Îłdī′nī called to the child because he wished them to know about him. And, when he called, the child was afraid to go to him. After it had been afraid for some time [Îłdī′nī] said: “I am Îłdī′nī.” It was a male child. And it went out to him. And it came and stood near him. And he said to it: “My name is Îłdī′nī.” “Now you, too, say ‘Îłdī′nī,’” said he to it. And the child said “Îłdī′nī,” but said it wrong because it did not yet know how to talk very well. He pronounced his name again. And the child also pronounced his name. It said it right. And the child started away from him.

Then it turned away from him. It began saying, “Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī.” It was afraid of forgetting his [name]. And when it got some distance away it forgot his name again. Then it returned to him. And, when it came to him he again told it his name. “Say ‘Îłdī′nī’,” said Îłdī′nī to this child. And the child in turn said so. And again it said it right. Then, as it went away from him, it began repeating his name. “Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī,” it began saying. While it was saying “Îłdī′nī” it entered the house. That time it did not forget the name.

And, even while opening the door, it kept repeating “Îłdī′nī.” The child said to its grandfather: “Grandfather, find Îłdī′nī; grandfather, find Îłdī′nī.” And it led its grandfather to the place from whence it had come. They came to where he floated. The wife was also with them. And, being at once much troubled at the sight of him, they quickly got into his canoe. They came in front of their house with him.

When they got out they wanted to take him up to the house quickly. Then he showed them his legs. He also showed them that he was unable to stand. He merely made signs with his fingers. He did not know their language. And the man ran up for his mat. And, when he brought it down, they placed him upon the mat. Then they carried him into the house. They placed him near the fire.

Then they put warm things upon him. And they also warmed him at the fire. They also put warm things on his head. They also warmed water for his legs. And, when the water became warmed a little, the woman began putting it upon his legs. At the same time the man also kept warm things on his head. And, as he sat there, he tried to straighten his legs a little. They became well. They stopped putting hot water on them.

And, when he asked for a stick, they gave it to him. And, after they gave it to him, he raised himself up. He tried to go outside. And, after he had sat outside for a while, he came back again with the help of his stick. They did not give him food because they saw that something was the matter with him. Although they had not seen him before they saw that he was a chief.

Then they warmed water for him. They also cooked food for him. And, when the water was warm, she put a great deal of grease into it, and they set it before him. She also gave him a spoon. This is how the ancient people did. And after he had drunk the broth she also set food before him. She let him eat grease with it. And after he was through eating she put another kind of food before him. When she saw that he ate his food as if he were well she gave him another kind of food.

And he (the husband) saw that he had become well, and he said to his wife: “When the wind is fair we will go with him to the town.” It was evening. And they did not sleep during the night because they wanted to go to the town with him. But the chief slept soundly. And while he slept they put their things on the beach. They also launched their canoe. And they put their things into the canoe. They did not live far from the town. And when he awoke they told him they were going away with him.

Then the woman went in their canoe. The man went with him in his canoe. They came to the town with him. And the people were astonished at them. Before that they had one canoe. And when [they saw] that they had two they were surprised at them. They were a great crowd waiting outside for them. Then they saw another person sitting in their [canoe].

And when they came ashore the whole town went to them, for they had never seen him before. They came with him to the Stikine town. They quickly took him into the house. And the house was full of Stikine people, men, women, and children. They were surprised to see him. Although they had never seen him before, they saw that he was a chief.

And now the one who came to the town with him said to the crowd: “When my grandchild went out to play it found this person. It went to play. After it had been gone for a while it came in. Then, as it opened the door, it came in saying ‘Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī. Grandfather, Îłdī′nī found,’ it said. So we went to see him. And we took him into the house. He was unable to stand. His legs were bent together. And we carried him up in a mat to the house. We worked over him all day [to make him well]. And after he did stand up he went outside with the help of a cane. Then we gave him food. When he got well we came this way with him. I came hither with him because I did not want to remain alone with him in an uninhabited place,” [16] he said.

While they were telling about him the people observed that he was feeling of his skin with his teeth. And they told one another about what he did. Then the chiefs of the Stikine people said: “Taste the chief’s blood.” Then one felt of his skin with his teeth. And when he lifted his head he said: “The chief’s blood is salt.” Then the chiefs of the Stikine people were very much astonished. Then they knew that he had been blown about for a very long time. And the town people went outside. Then they knew what had happened to him, but they did not know whence he had come.

And they began to care for him. He was there for many years. And he remained there always. He did not go back, because he did not know where his town was. He had four children. Two were boys and two were girls. And all the time he was at the Stikine he wept for his children. But he did not weep for his wife. [17] And the one who had found him made him his friend (i.e., took him into his family and clan).

And after he had lived there for a long time he came to understand their language. After he had wept for a while he sang a crying song. He began the following crying song: 𝄆 “Hēg̣ōnōnē′ ʟa′gwaiyē djū′qoqołtēdj. 𝄇 Ha gūsē′, ha gūsē′ łē′nī gîta′nī hagūsē′.” [18] And he joined that tribe. Then he told them that he had belonged to the Fish-eggs and they all gave themselves to him because they saw that he was a chief. And his friends, the Fish-eggs, lost him.

And by and by his friends heard that he was a chief of the Stikine. In old times people did not go to other places. They fastened a feather to the end of a stick, and they raised it. If the feather was not moved by the wind they went out. [19] Therefore his people did not learn about him quickly. But afterward they heard about him. And when he knew that his friends had heard about him he sent down the songs for his friends. By and by, when they heard his [songs], his friends were very glad. “Although I want to go to you, there is no way to do so. I am very well off. But there I was not happy. My friends, the women and men of the Fish-eggs, are very numerous.” [20] Then his friends ceased to be sad for him, because they knew he was happy. But his wife was married to another man, for they had thought that he was dead.

This is the end.

The almost complete absence of a mythic element in this story suggests that it may be founded on fact. At least it must have been used to explain a relationship supposed to exist between the Fish-eggs, a branch of the great Stᴀ′stas family of Masset, which belonged to the Eagle clan, and some family among the Stikine Indians.

ÎŁDĪ′NĪ

[Masset dialect]

Kꜝiū′sta gu Îłdī′nī na′gan. Lʼ ta′olᴀñ wa′ʟ̣uᴀn î′sîn gu End of Trail (town) at Îłdī′nī lived. His friends all too there

nā′ñᴀn. 1 Wᴀ′giên stᴀ lʼ xa′oyiênanê. Wᴀ′giên dī′dastᴀ tadja′o lived. And from he went fishing. And off shore wind

ʻa′dōsa′s giên 2 lʼ x̣u′deîdan. Dītga ʟūqagalē′ blew and he started to blow away. Ashore to go by canoe

ʻadō′ lʼ ʻêsgai′an. Sîn sʻaskꜝu sī′sgut 3 lʼ x̣utgᴀ′ñgwañan. he was unable. Day whole upon the sea he was blown about.

Wᴀ′giên hawa′n lʼ x̣utgᴀ′ñgwᴀñgᴀndan la da 4 sîñiai′an. Wᴀ′giên And while he was blown about him for was evening. And

ʻa′lgua î′sîn lʼ x̣ū′tgᴀñgwañgañan giê′nhao î′sîn laga 5 in the night too he was blown about and then too to him

sanʟ̣a′nan. Wᴀ′giên gᴀm ʟᴀga lʼ qê′ñʻᴀñgañan. Wᴀ′giên ha′osîn sîn 6 was morning. And not land he was seeing. And again day

sʻaskꜝu lʼ x̣ū′tgᴀñgwañgañan. Ta′djuē gᴀm hī′kꜝan ʻa′dowañgañanî. 7 whole he was blown about. The wind not but was blowing hard.

Ałdjī′ᴀłū gᴀm lʼ xa′sʟʻañgañan. Hawa′n lʼ x̣ugᴀñgwᴀ′ñgᴀndan 8 Therefore not he capsized. While he was being blown about

ha′osîn la ga sîñia′-iᴀn. Ha′osîn ʻāl sʻasgu lʼ again him to was evening. Again night whole he

x̣ū′tgᴀñgwañan. 9 Djī′⁺iña lʼ x̣ū′tgᴀñgwañgañan. Wᴀ′giên was being blown about. Long time he was being blown about. And

ha′osîn laga sa′nʟ̣anan. 10 Wᴀ′kꜝiäł ʟᴀga gᴀm lʼ qê′ñʻañgañan. 11 again to him was morning. All that time land not he was seeing.

Wᴀ′giên Îłdī′nī hîn kꜝᴀdjūłdjawan tadjuwē′ lᴀgala′-i dᴀ lʼ 12 gudᴀ′ns And Îłdī′nī like sang the wind become good to he wanted

ʟ̣ū ᴀ. Wᴀ′giên ʟuē′gua lʼ gia′gᴀn. Wᴀ′giên sʻā′lanē dᴀ 1 lʼ when sang. And in the canoe he stood. And the song to he

kîłā′wan: “Sū sg̣ā′na gîtg̣ā′lᴀnsʟ. Dī put his voice to: “Lake (= ocean) spirit make waves calm (for me). My

sg̣ā′nawē qᴀ′nskida­gî′ñga. 2 Dī qaiî′nsʟa. Adī′ ga supernatural power got close to in canoe. I became tired. Me for

ʟꜝnawa′ʻagᴀsʟa yēhō yēhō′lō, etc.” 3 Hawa′n lʼ make the sea milk (i.e., calm) yēhō yēhō′lō, etc.” Yet he

x̣ū′tgᴀñgwa′ñgañan. Ha′osîn laga sî′ñiyēyᴀn. Wᴀ′kꜝiên 4 gᴀm was being blown about. Again to him was evening. But still not

laga tadja′o ʻā′dawangañan. Wᴀ′giên ha′osîn laga sa′nʟ̣anᴀn. 5 to him wind was blowing hard. And again to him was morning.

Yä′nañaūłai′an. Wᴀkꜝie′n gᴀm tadja′o ʻatawā′ñan. Wᴀ′giên It was foggy in the morning. But still not wind was strong. And

sîn 6 sʻasgu ha′osîn ʟᴀgua′nan lʼ gī′gīgᴀñgwañgañan. Wᴀ′kꜝiäł day whole again aimlessly he was floating about. All that time

yä′nᴀñ­ʻagᴀndan 7 sîñiai′ᴀn. Wᴀ′giên gia′ga-i ʻadō′ lʼ while it was foggy evening came. And to stand up around he

ʻê′sgasʟaian. Lʼ qꜝo′lū 8 lā ʻagā′lan ʟū′guʻa lʼ got (he was unable). His legs his were weak in the canoe he

îsxᴀ′nsqadan ᴀła′. Wᴀ′giên ha′osîn sʻā′lᴀñē 9 ʻa′hᴀn lʼ was for a long time because. And again the song same he

kꜝᴀ′djūgañan. Wᴀ′giên ha′osîn sanʟ̣a′nan. Wᴀ′giên gᴀm 10 ʟᴀga lʼ was singing. And again was morning. And not land he

qê′ñʻᴀñgañan. Wᴀ′giên ha′osîn yä′nᴀñʻagᴀndan lᴀ da 11 sîñiai′an. was seeing. And again while it was foggy him for was evening.

Wᴀkꜝiê′ł gᴀm tadjuwē′ ʻa′dōwañga′ñan. Wᴀ′giên ha′osîn 12 laga All that time not the wind was strong. And again to him

sanʟ̣a′nan. 13 was morning.

Wa′ʟ̣u ʟᴀga gu lʼ gā′-iîñułaiyan. Wᴀ′giên hawa′n gu lʼ At that time land at he floated in the morning. And yet at he

gā′-iîñ 14 gañganê. Gᴀm xetgu lʼ qā′łᴀñgañan lʼ qꜝo′lū was floating. Not below (ashore) he was getting his legs

gu′tga lā łgᴀkꜝᴀdā′ñan 15 ᴀ′ła. Ałdjī′ᴀłu gᴀm xetga lʼ together his were bent because. Therefore not off he

qā′łʻᴀñgañan. Wᴀ′kꜝiêł gᴀm la ʟꜝ 16 qê′ñʻañgañan. Ḷꜝ na′ᴀñ was getting. All that time not him they were seeing. They lived

qꜝoł djiłī′ lʼ îs kꜝiên gᴀm lᴀ ʟꜝ qê′ñʻᴀñgañan. 17 near very he was although not him they were seeing.

Wᴀ′giên nᴀñ ʻa′a gūsaʻai′ya gᴀm ʟ̣ᴀqō′nan nā′ñgwans lʼ qä′ñan. And a child knew how to talk not big played about he saw.

1 Wᴀ′giên gᴀm anᴀ′ñ ʻa′as lʼ qêñʻā′ñan tꜝē′dja-i ga ʟuē′ And not this child him saw the rock against the canoe

lā′ña gī′tasi 2 ᴀła′. Gᴀm la lʼ qêñʻā′ñan. Wᴀ′giên Îłdī′nī nᴀñ his floated because. Not him it saw. And Îłdī′nī the

ʻā′xᴀdjūs ga 3 kiägā′ñan la ʻᴀn ʟꜝ u′nsᴀdē dᴀ child to was calling him for they know (that they might know) to

lʼ gudᴀ′ns ᴀ′ła. Wᴀ′giên la ʻᴀn lʼ 4 ʻa′yîns giên la ʻa qagē′ ga lʼ he wanted because. And it for he called and him to go to it

łʻwa′gagañan. La ga lʼ łʻwagaxᴀ′nsgats 5 ʟ̣ū “Îłdī′nī were afraid. Him of it was afraid for a long time when, “Îłdī′nī

ła-ō īdjî′ngua” hîn anᴀ′ñ ʻa′as lʼ sudai′an. Nᴀñ īłña′-o 6 I that am” as precedes this child he said to. A male this

idja′n. Wᴀ′giên la lʼ qasʻai′an. Wᴀ′giên la qꜝoł lʼ gia′ʟꜝagan. was. And him it went out to. And him near it came and stood.

7 Wᴀ′giên hîn la lʼ sudai′an, “Îłdī′nī hîn ō dī kiʻa′ñgua. And as follows it he said to, “Îłdī′nī like this I am named.

Hai 8 dā îsî′n ł Îłdī′nī hîn sū,” hîn la lʼ sudai′an. Wᴀ′giên Now you too (imp.) Îłdī′nī like say,” like it he said to. And

anᴀ′ñ 9 ʻa′xᴀdjūs, “Îłdī′nī” hîn sā′wan. Wᴀ′giên lʼ kî′lsgudaiani, this child, “Îłdī′nī,” like said. And it said it wrong,

a′nᴀñ 10 ʻa′xadjūs gᴀm yê′nkꜝe gū′saoʻaiyā′ñan ᴀ′ła. Wᴀ′giên this child not very well knew how to talk because. And

ha′osîn kiä′ñ 11 lʼ kꜝwai′an. Wᴀ′giên a′nᴀñ ʻa′xᴀdjūs hᴀnîsî′n lʼ again his name he mentioned. And this child again his

kiē kꜝwai′an. 12 Wᴀ′giên lā lʼ kî′łyêdaian. Wᴀ′giên a′nᴀñ ʻa′xadjūs name mentioned. And his it said right. And this child

lᴀ stᴀ qā′-idan. 13 him from started.

Wᴀ′giên lᴀ stᴀ ʻᴀñ lʼ ʟ̣sʟa′s-qałīya′n. 𝄆 “Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī, 14 And him from himself it turned around. “Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī,

Îłdī′nī,” 𝄇 hîn lʼ sū′îdan. Da lᴀ lʼ qꜝē′sdadē ga lʼ łʻwa′gas Îłdī′nī,” like it began saying. For his it forget to it was afraid

15 ᴀłū′ lʼ sā′wan. Wᴀ′giên lᴀ stᴀ lʼ djiîñē′ʻełs ʟ̣ū ha′osîn therefore it said. And from him it got far when again

lʼ kiē 16 da lʼ qꜝē′sgadan. Wᴀ′giên ha′osîn la gui lʼ staʻē′lan. his name for it forgot. And again him toward it returned.

Wᴀ′giên 1 la ʻᴀn lʼ qā′ʟꜝas ʟ̣ū ha′osîn kiʻa′ñ laga lʼ sudai′an. And him to it came when again his name to it he told.

“Îłdī′nī hîn 2 ł sū,” hîn anᴀ′ñ ʻa′as ha′osîn Îłdī′nī sudai′an. “Îłdī′nī like (imp.) say,” like this child again Îłdī′nī said to.

Wᴀ′giên anᴀ′ñ 3 a′as ha′osîn gîña′n sā′wani. Wᴀ′giên ha′osîn lʼ And this child again like said. And again he

kîłyê′daiane. 4 Wa′ʟ̣ū ha′osîn lᴀ stᴀ lʼ qā′-its-qałīyan lʼ kiē′ lʼ said it right. Then again from him it as it went away his name it

kꜝwī′dᴀñîdan. 5 𝄆 “Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī,” 𝄇 hîn lʼ began to repeat. “Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī,” like it

sū′-idan. Hawa′n “Îłdī′nī” hîn 6 lʼ sū′gᴀndan na ga lʼ began to say. Yet “Îłdī′nī” like while it was saying house to it

qatcꜝai′an. Wa′ʟ̣ū ʟꜝao gᴀm kiē′ da lʼ 7 qꜝē′sgadañan. 8 entered. Then, however, not the name for it forgot.

Wᴀ′giên kꜝiwē′ lʼ daʻa′sʟtcꜝasi ʻai′yan “Îłdī′nī,” lʼ And the door it opened right through “Îłdī′nī,” he

sū′daltcꜝaian: 9 “Tcîna′-i, Îłdī′nī qeigᴀ′ña,” hîn a′nᴀñ ʻa′as went in saying: “Grandfather, Îłdī′nī find,” like this child

tcī′nᴀñ sudai′an. 10 Wᴀ′giên giê′stᴀ lʼ qa′gan ʻa lʼ its grandfather said to. And from whence it went to its

tcî′na lā lʼ ʻalqa′-idan. Wᴀ′giên 11 ga-î′ns gu la ʻᴀn grandfather its it led. And floated at him to

lʼ îsʟꜝaʻā′wan. Lʼ djā î′sîn la ᴀł idja′n. Wᴀ′giên 12 they came. His wife too him with was. And

na′ʻaistᴀgañan lʼ łkꜝwī′dᴀsʟyua′nʻwas ʟ̣ū lā′guʻē as soon as (they saw him) they were much troubled when into his (canoe)

lʼ xū′stᴀʟiawan. 13 Wᴀ′giên nē xetgu lᴀ dᴀ′ñᴀł they got quickly. And the house in front of him with

lʼ ʻā′sgadaʻwan. 14 they arrived.

Lʼ îstꜝała′ʻwas giên hawī′dan na ga lʼ îsdē′yē da 15 They got off when quickly house to him take up to

la lʼgudᴀña′ʻwan. Wᴀ′giên qꜝo′lawūñ la lʼ qêndā′ʻwan. Gia′ga-i they wanted to do to him. And his legs he showed to them. To stand

16 ʻadō′ lʼ ʻêsga′si î′sîn la lʼ qêndā′ʻwan. Hî′ñan he was unable too he showed them. Only

ʻa-i la sʟꜝî′silᴀñgañan. 17 Gᴀm ʟꜝ kîl lʼ gudᴀñʻā′ñan. he made signs with his fingers. Not their language he knew.

Wᴀ′giên nᴀñ ī′łiñas lgūs dō ʻatᴀgā′lan. 1 Wᴀ′giên tcꜝā′nuē djîngu And the man mat for this ran up. And the fire near

la lʼ ʻā′waʻwan. 2 him they put.

Wa′ʟ̣ū gîn kꜝī′na la gui lʼ î′sdałaʻwan. Wᴀ′giên tcꜝā′anuē 3 ʻa Then things warm him upon they put. And the fire in

îsî′n la lʼ ʟᴀkꜝî′nᴀñidaʻwan. Wᴀ′giên lʼ qadjî′ñ gu î′sîn gîn 4 too him they made warm. And his head at too things

kꜝī′na la lʼ î′sdaʻōgañan. Wᴀ′giên lʼ kꜝial hᴀn îsî′n xao warm him they put on. And his legs too liquid (water)

lā 5 lʼ ʟîkꜝī′nᴀsʟaʻwan. Wᴀ′giên xao łñan kꜝīnîsʟa′s his they warmed for. And liquid (water) a little became warm

ʟ̣ū lʼ kꜝia′l gui 6 nᴀñ djā′adas îsda′idan. Wᴀ′tał when his legs upon the woman began putting it. At the same time

nᴀñ ī′łiñas hᴀn îsî′n lʼ qᴀ′dji ga gîn 7 kꜝî′ndagañan. Wᴀ′giên the man too his head to things kept putting warm. And

łña′n lʼ qꜝa′oas gu hᴀn qꜝolᴀwu′ñ lʼ 8 ya′gᴀłdaian. a little he sat there even his legs he tried to straighten.

Wᴀ′giên lā′ña lā′gane. Wa′ʟ̣ū ʟan lā′ña lʼ And his were good (well). Then stopped his he

ʻā′łdaʻwane. 9 put hot water on.

Wᴀ′giên sqꜝā′ñu lʼ gīnᴀ′ns giên la ga ʟꜝsqꜝasʟai′an. Wᴀ′giên And stick he asked to be given when him to they gave it. And

la ga ʟꜝ 10 sqꜝasʟa′s ʟ̣ū ʻᴀñ lʼ kîtgia′gan. Wᴀ′giên him to they gave it when himself he stood up by means of. And

kiaga agᴀ′ñ lʼ kī′ʟ̣sʟîwagudañ­an. 11 Wᴀ′giên kia lʼ to the outside of himself he tried to go. And outside he

qꜝao qaod ha′osîn siłgā′ñan sat after a while again back

agᴀ′ñ lʼ kī′ʟ̣sʟtcꜝaian. 12 Lʼ he came in with the assistance of the stick. He

ʻā′dagas lā lʼ qê′ñʻwas ᴀłū′ gᴀm tao la ga was different (i.e., sick) his they saw therefore not food him to

lʼ îsdā′ʻañʻugañan. 13 Gᴀm la lʼ qêñʻā′ñʻugañan kꜝiên lʼ ī′ʟꜝ-adas they gave. Not him they saw (before) although he was a chief

lā lʼ qêñā′ʻwan. 14 his they saw.

Wᴀ′giên xao laʻᴀn lʼ qê′nîsʟdaʻwan. Ila′ î′sîn tao la ʻᴀn And liquid (water) for him they warmed. Besides food him for

15 lʼ ʟî′ñʻalᴀñaʻwan. ʟ̣ī′sʟ̣ūan xao kꜝī′nᴀsʟᴀs ʟ̣ū tō they cooked. By and by liquid (water) was warm when grease

ʻē lʼ qoa′n­dᴀyūanan. 1 Wᴀ′giên la xetgu lʼ tcꜝîsā′ʻwane. Wᴀ′giên into she put very much. And him before they put it. And

sʟagu′l îsî′n 2 la gu lʼ tꜝa′osʟaian. Ao ʟᴀgu ʟʟ̣ū′ xadē′ spoon too him to she gave. This how the ancient people

wᴀgā′ñan. Wᴀ′giên 3 wa′ʟ̣ʻa xao lʼ nîłgī′s ʟ̣ū tā′wē were doing. And after it broth he had done drinking when the food

îsî′n la xetgu lʼ îsdai′ani. Tō 4 xᴀn î′sîn wᴀsūwē′t la lʼ too him before she put. Grease too with it him she

tadai′an. Wᴀ′giên lʼ tagī′s giên tao qꜝᴀ′lat 5 hᴀn îsî′n let eat. And he finished eating when food another kind too

la xetgu lʼ îsdai′an. Wᴀ′giên dᴀ′man la ga tās lā lʼ 6 qêns him before she put. And well he something ate his she saw

ᴀł gîn tā′wa qꜝᴀ′lat î′sîn la ga lʼ îsdai′an. 7 with some food another kind of too him to she gave.

Wᴀ′giên dᴀ′man lʼ ʻēłs la lʼ qä′ñan giên hîn djā′ʻᴀñ lʼ 8 And well he became him she saw and like his wife he

sudai′an, “Tadja′o las ʟ̣ū lnaga′-i ʻa lᴀ dᴀ′ñᴀł tꜝalᴀ′ñ said to, “Wind is good when the town to him with we

ʟūqā′-idasañ.” 9 Wᴀ′giên sîñiai′yᴀn. Wᴀ′giên gᴀm ʻā′lgua will go by canoe.” And it was evening. And not in the night

lʼ qꜝᴀsʟʻā′ñʻūgañan 10 lᴀ dᴀ′ñᴀł lnaga′-i ʻa ʟūqā′-idē dᴀ they were sleeping him with the town to go to

lʼ gudᴀñʻā′wan ᴀ′ła. A′nᴀñ 11 ī′ʟꜝagidas ʟꜝao qꜝayū′anan. Wᴀ′giên they wanted because. This chief, however, slept much. And

lʼ qꜝas tꜝał ʟʻā′wē 12 qꜝᴀ′tᴀgaña lʼ îsdā′ʻwan. ʟuē′ he slept while the property on the beach they put. The canoe

îsî′n tcānga ᴀ′ña lʼ îsdā′ʻwan. 13 Wᴀ′giên ʟū′gue gîn too into the sea theirs they put. And into the canoe things

ᴀ′ña lʼ îsdā′ʻwan. Gᴀm lnaga′-i stᴀ lʼ 14 djī′îñʻañaʻwan. Wᴀ′giên theirs they put. Not the town from they lived far. And

lʼ skī′nas ʟ̣ū lᴀ dᴀ′ñᴀł lʼ ʟuqā′-idaʻwasîs 15 la ga lʼ he awoke when him with they would go off by canoe him to they

sudā′ʻwan. 16 said.

Wᴀ′giên la′gia ʟū′e guʻa nᴀñ djā′das ʟuqā′gan. Nᴀñ î′łiñas 1 And his canoe in the woman went by canoe. The man

hᴀn îsî′n gia ʟuē′guʻa lᴀ dᴀ′ñał ʟuqā′gan. Wᴀ′giên lᴀ dᴀ′ñᴀł too his canoe in him with went by canoe. And him with

lnaga′-i 2 gu lʼ ʟuî′sʟꜝaʻawan. Wᴀ′giên lᴀ ʟꜝ qꜝᴀlā′ʻwan. the town at they came by canoe. And they were surprised at them.

Wᴀ′kunastʼ ʟuē′ 3 lā ʻasʻwā′nsîñaʻwani. Wᴀ′giên wēd ʟꜝao Before it the canoe theirs was one. And now, however,

lā ʻā′stᴀñʻwasi ʟ̣ū 4 la ʟꜝ qꜝᴀlā′ʻwan. Kia lᴀ theirs were two when they were surprised at them. Outside them

kꜝiū′ ʟꜝ skꜝūlyū′anaʻwan. Wᴀ′giên nᴀñ 5 xā′da qꜝᴀ′lat lā′guʻa for they were in a great crowd. And a person another in theirs

tcꜝā′ñwas ʟꜝ qä′ñan. 6 sat they saw.

Wᴀ′giên lʼ kîtʟꜝ′djagᴀłʻwas ʟ̣ū lnaga′-i ʻaskꜝu hᴀn lʼ 7 dō′îtʻawane And they came ashore when the town whole very them went to

gᴀm wᴀ′kunastʼ lᴀ ʟꜝ qêñʻā′ñgañan ᴀ′ła. Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n 8 lnaga′-i gu la not before it him they saw because. Stikine town at him

dᴀ′ñᴀł lʼ ʟuîsʟꜝaʻa′wan. Wᴀ′giên hawī′dan na ga 9 la ʟꜝ îsdā′ʻwan. with they came by canoe. And quickly house to they took them.

Wᴀ′giên Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n xadē′ īła′ndjidē îsgiê′n djā′dē 10 dᴀñᴀła′n And the Stikine people the men and the women with

îsî′n ʻa′aga-i dᴀ′ñᴀłan îsî′n na-i stagā′ne. Lᴀ ʟꜝ 11 too the children with too the house was full. Them they

gusʻā′naʻwagan. Gᴀm wᴀ′kunastʼ lᴀ ʟꜝ qê′ñʻañgañan kꜝiä′nan 12 lʼ were surprised at. Not before it him they saw although he

ī′ʟadas lā′ña ʟꜝ qä′ñan. 13 was a chief his they saw.

Wᴀ′giên ao la dᴀ′ñał lʼ ʟuqā′ʟ̣agan. Hîn ga skꜝū′lasga-i 14 ga lʼ And now him with they came home. Like the crowd to he

sā′wan, “Dī tꜝakꜝᴀ′n nañʻā′gᴀn ʟ̣ū a′nᴀñ xā′das lʼ 15 qe′igᴀn. said, “My grandchild went out to play when this person it found.

Lʼ nañʻā′gᴀn. Lʼ gō qaod lʼ qā′tcꜝîgᴀn. Hitꜝᴀ′n 16 It went to play. It was after gone a while it came in. Then

kꜝiwē′ lʼ daʻā′sʟtcꜝîgᴀndan, “Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī” hîn lʼ the door it as opened, “Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī,” like it

sudā′ltcꜝîgᴀn. 1 “Tcî′na Îłdī′nī qeigᴀ′na,” hîn lʼ sū′gᴀn. came in saying. “Grandfather Îłdī′nī (I) found,” like it said.

Ałdjī′ᴀłū la tꜝalᴀ′ñ 2 qêñʻā′gᴀn. Wᴀ′giên na ga la tꜝalᴀ′ñ Therefore him we went to see. And house to him we

î′sdagᴀn. Gia′ga-i ʻadō′ lʼ 3 ʻê′sgagᴀn. Lʼ qꜝolū′ gutga took. To stand around he got (was unable). His legs together

lā′ña łgakꜝᴀ′dᴀñagᴀn. Wᴀ′giên lgūs 4 ʻā′ñᴀł na ga la tꜝalᴀ′ñ his were bent. And mat in house to him we

ʻā′sʟtcꜝîgᴀn. Wᴀ′giên sîn sʻasgu la ʻadō′ tꜝalᴀ′ñ 5 carried up. And day whole him around we

ʟeî′ldᴀñgᴀn. Wᴀ′giên lʼ gia′gᴀn ʟ̣ū kia′ga tried to make (well). And he stood up when outside

agᴀ′ñ lʼ kiʟ̣′sʟuwagᴀn. 6 Wa′ʟ̣ū la tꜝalᴀ′ñ ga ga tā′dagᴀn. Lʼ lᴀ′gas he went with a cane. Then him we gave to eat. He was well

ʟ̣ū hā′łgui ga la dᴀ′ñᴀł 7 tꜝalᴀ′ñ ʟuî′stꜝeidᴀn. when hither to him with we went by canoe.

ʟigᴀ′nłañan ła sʻun la dᴀ′ñᴀł idjiga′-i ga dī 8 gwa′was In an uninhabited place I alone him with stay to I disliked

ᴀłū′ hałguī′ la dᴀ′ñᴀł ł ʟuqā′-idᴀn,” hîn lʼ sā′wan. 9 therefore hither him with I came by canoe,” like he said.

La ᴀł lʼ giała′ndawa′s tꜝał qꜝā′lᴀñ lʼ qꜝogudᴀ′ns Him of he (they) related while his skin he felt with his teeth

lā′ña ʟꜝ qê′ñ­qꜝołdaian. 10 Wᴀ′giên gu′tgᴀ la ʟꜝ his they saw him secretly. And to each other him they

sudai′an. Wᴀ′giên Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n xadē′ 11 ī′ʟꜝadē hîn sā′wan: “Nᴀñ told about. And Stikine people the chief like said: “The

ī′ʟꜝadas ʻa-i ł qꜝogudᴀ′ñʻō.” Wᴀ′giên 12 lʼ qꜝᴀl lā′ña nᴀñ chief blood (imp.) taste ye.” And his skin his one

qꜝo′tsgiłdaian. Wᴀ′giên stᴀ lʼ ʻᴀ′nstᴀʟꜝas ʟ̣ū 13 “Nᴀñ felt with his teeth. And from he lifted his head when “The

ī′ʟꜝadas ʻa′-iyū tᴀñā′gᴀñgua,” hîn lʼ sā′wan. Wa′ʟ̣u Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n 14 chief’s blood that is salt,” like he said. Then the Stikine

xadē′ qꜝᴀ′ldᴀñayuā′nan. Djī′ña lʼ x̣ū′tgᴀñgwañan ʻᴀn people were very much surprised. A long time he was blown about for

wa′Ḷū lā′ña 15 ʟꜝ u′nsᴀdʻelan. Wᴀ′giên lnaga′-i xa′dē kia′ga then his they came to know. And the town the people outside

īdjā′ne. ʟᴀgu lʼ 1 ʻets ʻᴀn la ʟꜝ u′nsᴀdᴀłs ʟ̣ū ʟī′djîstᴀ lʼ îs went. How he was like for him they knew when whence he was

gᴀm ʻᴀn ʟꜝ u′nsᴀdaʻañan. 2 not for they knew.

Wᴀ′giên gu hᴀn dᴀma′n la ʟꜝᴀ qê′ñidan. Wᴀ′giên And there right carefully him they began to look after. And

ʻᴀ′na 3 qoan gut gu lʼ īdjā′ni. Wᴀ′giên gu hᴀn lʼ years many during there he was. And there right he

ʟîgaiʻe′lane. Gᴀm 4 siłgā′ñ stᴀ lʼ îsʻā′ñane gᴀm stayed always (joined the tribe). Not back from he went not

ʟī′djan lʼ ʟᴀga îs ʻᴀn lʼ u′nsᴀdʻañan ᴀ′ła. 5 Lʼ gī′dalᴀñ where his land was for he knew because. His children

stᴀnsā′ñan. Stᴀñ lā īła′ndjidagan giên stᴀñ îsî′n 6 lā djadā′gan. were four. Two his were men and two too his were women.

Wᴀ′giên Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n gu lʼ îs kꜝīäł gī′dalᴀñ da lʼ 7 sʻā′-iłgañan. And Stikine at he was while his children for he was weeping.

Dja′ʻᴀñ dᴀ ʟꜝao gᴀm lʼ sʻa-iłʻā′ñgañan. Wᴀ′giên la 8 nᴀñ qē′yaiyan His wife for however not he was weeping. And him one found

lʼ taodī′łgīgan. 9 him took for his friend forever.

Wᴀ′giên gu lʼ îsxᴀ′nsgats ʟ̣ū ʟꜝ kîl lʼ gwa′lan. And there he lived a long time when their language he understood.

Wᴀ′giên lʼ 10 sʻā′-iłgᴀñ qaod ʻᴀñ lʼ And he wept after a while for he

kî′lkꜝᴀdjū-idan. Wᴀ′giên hîn lʼ kꜝᴀdjū′idan: began to sing a crying song. And like he began singing:

11 𝄆 “Hēg̣ōnōnē′ ʟa′gwaiyē djū′qoqołtēdj 𝄇 𝄆 Hagūsē′ 𝄇 Łē′ni gîta′nī hagusē′.” 12

Wᴀ′giên gu hᴀn lʼ ʟîgai′ʻelane. Wᴀ′giên lʼ Kꜝā′ogᴀs And there right he joined the tribe. And he was of the Fish-eggs

ʻᴀ′nstᴀ 13 ᴀ′ña lʼ sā′wan giên la ga agᴀ′ñ ʟꜝ î′sdaʻodjawan lʼ about his he told and him to themselves they all gave he

ī′ʟꜝagidas lā′ña 14 ʟꜝ qêñgā′ñan ᴀła′. Wᴀ′giên lʼ was a chief his they saw because. And his

ta′olᴀñ Kꜝā′was lʼ gōdiagā′ñan. 15 friends the Fish-eggs him lost.

ʟī′sʟ̣uᴀn wᴀ′giên, Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n ᴀł ta′olᴀñ ʻᴀn lʼ ī′ʟꜝadas lā′ña ʟꜝ By and by however Stikine of his friends for he was chief his they

1 kî′ñgudañan. Gᴀm ʟꜝᴀkꜝwā′nan ʟʟ̣ū′ ʟᴀ′gui ʟꜝ heard. Not any time in old times to any places they

ʟuqā′-idᴀñgañan. 2 Sqꜝā′ñ-kunē łtᴀ′nʻu ʟꜝ kiū′łgudjîlgañan. started by canoe. End of a stick feather they fastened.

Wᴀ′giên sa ʟꜝ 3 kîłgudjîlgā′ñane. Gᴀm łtanuē′ And up they lifted it. Not the feather

x̣ū′łkꜝwesîłdansi ʟ̣ū hitꜝᴀ′n ʟꜝ 4 ʟūqā′-idañan. was moved by the wind when then they started out by canoe.

Ałdjī′ᴀłū gᴀm la ʻᴀn hawī′dan ʟꜝ u′nsadᴀłʻañan. 5 Wᴀ′giên silē′t Therefore not him for quickly they knew. And afterward

la ʟꜝ kî′ñgudañan. Wᴀ′giên lʼ ta′olᴀñ lʼ kî′ñgudᴀns 6 ʻᴀn lʼ him they heard about. And his friends him heard about for he

u′nsᴀdʻelan ʟ̣ū sʻā′lañē ta′olᴀñ dᴀ lʼ xᴀ′ndjutꜝā′lane. 7 Wᴀ′giên came to know when the song his friends for he sent down. And

ʟī′sʟ̣ūᴀn lā ʟꜝ gudā′ñan ʟ̣ū lʼ ta′olᴀñ gu′dᴀñē layuā′nan: by and by his they heard when his friends the minds were very good:

8 “Dalᴀ′ñ ʻa dī gutqa′o skꜝiä′nan gᴀm ʟᴀgu dalᴀ′ñ ʻa dī ʻē′tłîñē 9 “You to I want to go although not how you to I can go

qā′ʻᴀñgañgᴀñ. Dī layuā′ngᴀñ. Ha′oʟ̣n ʟꜝao gᴀm dī lā′ʻᴀñgᴀn. is to be seen. I am very well off. There however not I was happy.

10 Dī ta′olᴀñ Kꜝā′was djadē′ îsgiê′n īła′ndjidē î′sîn qoanyuā′ngᴀñ.” My friends Fish-eggs women and men too are very many.”

11 Wᴀ′giên ʟan lʼ tawē′ la ᴀł gudᴀñē′ stꜝē′gan lʼ And stopped his friends him for their minds were sick he

lās ʻᴀn ʟꜝ 12 u′nsᴀdaʻelan ᴀ′ła. Lʼ djā ʟꜝao nᴀñ ī′łiña was happy for they came to know because. His wife however a man

qꜝᴀ′lat īnʻē′lan lʼ kꜝō′tᴀłs 13 ʻᴀn lā ʟꜝ u′nsᴀdan ᴀ′ła. 14 other came to marry he was dead for his they thought because.

Hao ʟan ʻê′lgᴀñ. 15 Here end becomes.

STORIES ACCOMPANIED BY TEXTS

HOW SHINING-HEAVENS CAUSED HIMSELF TO BE BORN

[Told by Walter McGregor of the Sealion-town people]

She was a chief’s daughter at Djū. [21] Her father had a slave he owned watch her. Then she said to the slave: “Tell a certain one that I say I am in love with him.” And, when she went out with him to defecate next day, she asked the slave if he had told him. And he said to the chief’s daughter: “He says he is afraid of your father.” He had not told him, and he lied.

She told the slave to tell another that she was in love with him, and again he did not tell him. He told her he feared her father. When she was unable to get any of her father’s ten nephews she went with the slave. And her father discovered it.

Then they abandoned her. Only the wife of her youngest uncle left some food for her.

She went down on the beach to dig. After she had worked for some time she dug out a cockleshell. In it a baby cried. Then she looked at it. A small child was in it. Then she took it to the house. She put something soft around it, and, although she did not nurse it, it grew fast. Soon it began to creep. Not a long time after that it walked about.

One time the child said: “Here, mother, like this.” He moved his hand as if drawing a bowstring. When he said the same thing again she understood what he meant. Then she hammered out a copper bracelet she wore into a bow for him, and another she hammered into arrows. When she had finished [the bow] she gave it to him along with the two arrows. He was pleased with them.

Then he went out to hunt birds. When he came back, he brought his mother a cormorant. His mother ate it. The day after he went hunting again. He brought in a goose to his mother. His mother ate it. And next day he again went hunting. He brought in a wren. Then he skinned it. He dried [the skin]. He treasured it. And next day also he brought in a kꜝu′tcꜝix̣u. [22] That, too, he skinned. That too, he dried. And the next day he brought in a blue jay. He skinned and dried that also. The day after that he brought in a woodpecker. That he also skinned. That he also dried.

One time some one was talking to his mother. The house creaked moreover. And when day broke he awoke in a fine house. The carvings on the house posts winked with their eyes. [23] Master Carpenter let himself become his father. He got up and said to him: “Come, chief, my child, let me dress you up.” Then he went to him and he put fair-weather clouds [24] upon his face. “Now, chief, my son, come and sit idle seaward.” As soon as he did so, the weather was good.

One time he asked to go fishing with his father. “We will pull out Devilfish-fished-for.” And on their way to fish they pulled it out. [25] Then they stopped at House-fishing-ground. [26] He seated his father in the bow. After he had looked at the rising sun for a while he said: “Now, father, say ‘The chief among them thinks he will take it.’” This his father said. “Say ‘The one who comes around the island thinks he will take it,’ father.” And he said so. “Father, say ‘The shadow increases upon Tcꜝi′nła-i; hasten, chief.’” And so he said. “Father, say ‘The great one coming up against the current begins thinking of it.’” So he said. “Father, say ‘The great one coming putting gravel in his mouth thinks of it.’” So he said. And again, “Father, say ‘You look at it with white-stone eyes (i.e., good eyes).’ Father, say ‘Great eater begins thinking of it.’” So he said. [27]

After he had finished saying these things it seized the hook. At once it pulled him round this island. He struck the edges of the canoe with his hands. He said to it: “Master Carpenter made you. Hold yourself up.” The thing that pulled him about in the fishing ground again pulled him round the island.

And when it stopped he tried to pull in the lines. He pulled out something wonderful, head first. Broad seaweeds grew upon its lips. It lay with halibut nests piled together [around it]. [28] He began to put the halibut into the canoe. When the canoe was full he pulled the canoe out to make it larger. After he had put them in for a while longer his canoe was full, and he released it.

Then they went away. He brought halibut to his wife. She dried them. Then he again called for his son, and when he had finished painting him up he said to him: “Now, chief, my son, go over there and see your uncles.” So he started thither. He came and sat down at the end of the town. After he had sat there for a while they discovered him. They came running to him. They then found out who he was. And they again moved over to where his mother lived.

After they had lived there for a while he went out wearing his wren skin. He said: “Mother, look at me.” Then his mother went out after him. He sat as broad, high, cumulus clouds over the ocean. [29] His mother looked. Then he came in and asked his mother: “Did I look well?” “Yes, chief, my son, you looked well.” Then he also took the blue-jay skin, and he said to his mother: “Look at me.” Then she went out after him. Her son sat blue, broad, and high over the sea. Then he came in and said: “Mother, did I look well?” “Yes, chief, my son, you looked well.” And he also went out with the woodpecker and said: “Mother, look at me.” Then she went out after him. He sat over the sea, the upper part of him being red. She smiled at her son, and when he came in he said: “Mother, did I look well?” “Yes, chief, my son, the supernatural beings will not tire of looking at you.”

Then he said: “Mother, I shall see you no more. I am going away from you. When I sit in front of Qꜝanᴀ′ñ [30] in the morning, there will be no breeze. No one can touch me. [31] When the sky looks like my face as my father painted it there will be no wind. In me (i.e., in my days) people will get their food.” [32] “Now, chief, my son, when you sit there in the morning I will send out feathers for you.”

Then he started off from his mother. His father also went off from her, and said: “I also am going away from you. Settle yourself at the head of the creek. I shall see you sometimes and I shall also see my son.” Then he, too, went off.

And at evening she called for her youngest uncle. She said to him: “When you go fishing to-morrow wear a new hat and have a new paddle.” And early next day they went fishing. Then she sat down at the end of the town with her knees together. And when she pulled up her dress the wind blew out of the inlet. Every time she raised it higher more wind came. When she had raised it to a level with her knees a very strong wind blew. And she stretched her arm to the thread of life [33] of him only who wore the new hat, and she saved him, because his wife left something for her. That was Fine-weather-woman, [34] they say.

Then she took her mat and property and started into the woods up the bed of the creek. And she fixed herself there. And a trail ran over her. She said that they tickled her by walking upon it, and she moved farther up. There she settled for good. When her son sits [over the ocean] in the morning, she lets small flakes of snow fall for [him]. Those are the feathers.

This is one of the most important of all Haida stories, telling as it does of the incarnation of the sky god, the highest deity anciently recognized by them. Sîñ, the name by which he is known, is the ordinary word for day as distinguished from night and from an entire period of twenty-four hours, which also is called “night;” but it seems to be more strictly applied to the sky above as it is illuminated by sunshine. Hence I have chosen to translate the word “Shining-heavens.” A similar conception is found among the Tsimshian of the neighboring mainland, where the sky god is known as Laxha′. It would be interesting to learn whether it also obtains among the related Tlingit of Alaska.

SÎÑ AGA′Ñ QEIDAG̣Ā′G̣AN

Lʼ gidā′gañ wᴀnsū′ga Djū gu ᴀ. L’ xā′tg̣a nᴀñ xᴀ′ldᴀña dag̣ai′as l’ qā′-idjîtdāg̣ᴀñᴀs. Giê′nhao nᴀñ xᴀ′ldᴀñᴀs hᴀn lᴀ la sū′udas “Ha′lᴀ ałā′na at ł tā′-idisîñᴀñ gī sī′wuñ.” Giên dag̣ala′-ig̣a lᴀ dᴀ′ñat la qax̣ua′lgaga′-i ʟ̣ū nᴀñ xᴀ′ldᴀñᴀs lᴀ gi lᴀ suudaga′-i gi la at la kia′nᴀñᴀs. Giên hᴀn nᴀñ gida′s gi lᴀ sī′wus “Dᴀñ xā′tg̣a gi l’ łg̣oa′gañ l’ sū′ugᴀn.” Gᴀm lᴀ sū′udag̣ᴀñᴀsi skꜝiä′xᴀn la kꜝū′gadañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Nᴀñ sg̣oā′na at ê′sîñ la tā′-isîñᴀs nᴀñ xᴀ′ldᴀñᴀs gī lᴀ nī′djîñxa′łsi giên î′sîñ gᴀm lᴀ sū′udag̣ᴀñᴀsi. Giên l’ xā′tg̣a gi l’ łg̣oa′gañ lᴀgi la sī′wus. L’ xā′tga nā′tg̣alᴀñ ʟā′alᴀs g̣adō′ la kîłg̣etsgaiya′-i ʟ̣ū nᴀñ gida′s nᴀñ xᴀ′ldᴀñᴀs at tā′iyañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên l’ xā′tg̣a g̣ᴀn u′nsᴀtdᴀłsi.

Giê′nhao lᴀ stᴀ ʟꜝ tcꜝa′sdaiyañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ qā′g̣alᴀñ sg̣oā′na djā′ag̣a daog̣anā′gas sg̣u′nxᴀn gatā′ lᴀ gi înxai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga.

L’ djig̣ā′gasg̣agā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga. Gañā′ñ lᴀ ī′djîñ qa′odi skia′l qꜝal lᴀ łg̣eg̣ā′-istaiyas. G̣a nᴀñ g̣ā′xa sg̣ā′-iłas. Giên lᴀ qeā′ñᴀsi. G̣a nᴀñ g̣ā′xa kꜝᴀ′tdju ʟdᴀ′sdiasi. Giên na gi lᴀ la ʟ̣′x̣idᴀs. Lᴀ g̣adō′ gī′nᴀ łtā′nawa lᴀ îsdai′yas, giên gᴀm lᴀ la ʟꜝî′ndag̣ᴀns skꜝiä′xᴀn l’ īnag̣a′-i x̣ā′ñalas. A′asîñ l’ ʟx̣uqā′g̣uñx̣idᴀs. Gᴀm stᴀ ga djī′iñag̣ᴀñg̣ᴀ′ndixᴀn l’ qag̣ō′ñx̣idᴀs.

Gaatxᴀ′n nᴀñ g̣ā′xas hᴀn sī′wus “Ña, ā′wa-i hᴀn ᴀ.” Sʟꜝañ lᴀ ī′djig̣onā′das. Ga′-istᴀ î′sîñ gañā′ñ la sa′oga′-i ʟ̣ū gī′nᴀ lᴀ sū′udas g̣ᴀn l’ u′nsᴀtdᴀłs. Giên x̣āl lᴀ sʟꜝgᴀtx̣ai′as la g̣ᴀn łg̣ēt g̣ᴀn lᴀ qꜝā′dᴀñᴀ′s giên nᴀñ sg̣oā′na î′sîñ tcꜝidalᴀ′ñ g̣ᴀn la qꜝā′dᴀñᴀs. La g̣e′iłgīdaga′-i ʟ̣ū tcꜝidalᴀña′-i sqꜝa′stîñ dᴀ′ñat lᴀ gi lᴀ xasʟa′si. At l’ gudᴀña′-i lā′gasi.

Giên l’ xē′tet-tcꜝî′nłgoañgas. L’ stī′łʟꜝxaga′-i ʟ̣ū kꜝia′lu a-u′ñ gi lᴀ kꜝu′sʟtcꜝias. L’ a′og̣a l’ tā′gᴀs. Ga-i dag̣ala′-ig̣a î′sîn l’ xetî′t-tcꜝînłgoañgai′yas. Łgitg̣u′n awu′ñ gi lᴀ ʟ̣sʟtcꜝai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ a′og̣a l’ tā′gᴀs. Giên dag̣ala′-ig̣a î′sîñ l’ xete′t-tcꜝînłgoa′ñgaias. Dā′tcꜝî lᴀ ʟ̣′sʟtcꜝas. Giên ᴀ′ñg̣a lᴀ la ʟꜝsta′si. Lᴀ la qꜝā′g̣adas. Lᴀ la qoyā′das. Giên dag̣ala′-ig̣a ê′sîñ kꜝū′tcꜝix̣u lᴀ ʟ̣′sʟtcꜝias. La ê′sîñ ᴀ′ñg̣a lᴀ ʟꜝ′stas. La ê′sîñ lᴀ qꜝa′g̣adas. Giên dag̣ala′-ig̣a î′sîñ ʟꜝai′ʟꜝai lᴀ ʟ̣′sʟtcꜝias. La ê′sîñ lᴀ ʟꜝ′stas giên lᴀ la qꜝa′g̣adas. Ga-i dag̣ala′-ig̣a î′sîñ sʟū′djag̣ada′ñ lᴀ ʟ̣′sʟtcꜝias. La ê′sîñ lᴀ ʟꜝ′stas. La ê′sîñ la qꜝa′g̣adas.

Gaatxᴀ′nhao l’ a′og̣a g̣a nᴀñ kiłgula′s. Nā′ga-i î′sîñ łqeg̣otcꜝî′lgasi. Giên sîñg̣aʟ̣a′nas giên nā′ga-i lā′gasi g̣ei lᴀ skî′nxaasi. Nā′ga-i kꜝuxa′o­xᴀña-i qꜝeida′-i qeauldā′ñᴀsi. Wᴀtg̣adagā′ñ hao la g̣ᴀn agᴀ′ñ g̣ōñ­ag̣ā′g̣aʟꜝxadai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ qꜝałā′was giên hᴀn lᴀ la sū′udas “Ha-i ʟ̣ag̣ᴀ′l kî′lsʟa-i łqên halᴀ′ dᴀ′ñgi ł gî′ñg̣atdjañ.” Giê′nhao la g̣a lᴀ qā′gᴀs giên l’ xā′ña la yanxā′gīda′das. “Ha-i, kî′lsʟa-i łqên, qꜝadᴀx̣uā′ ła sā′anaqꜝa′osg̣a.” Giên gañā′xᴀn lᴀ isî′si gañā′xᴀn sîn-laa′was.

Gaatxᴀ′nhao g̣ō′ñg̣añ dᴀ′ñat la xa′o-însā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga. “Na′o-gi­xa′ogaiyas tꜝalᴀ′ñ dᴀñtcꜝīstā′sga.” Giên l’ xa′o-îns gut lᴀ la dᴀñtcꜝî­stᴀtꜝālas. Giên Na-giū′ g̣a lᴀ gei′sʟg̣eiłgīgᴀs. G̣ō′ñg̣añ sqe′ugu­g̣awasī′ g̣a lᴀ tcꜝā′ñgîñgîñᴀs. Tcꜝī′g̣oya-i la qea′qꜝa′-idā′ldi qa′odi hᴀn l’ sī′wus “Ha-i, g̣ō′ñga-i, ‘Wasū′g̣a qꜝola′-i ū gudał′dadiañ,’ hᴀn ᴀ sū.” Gañā′xᴀn l’ g̣ō′ñg̣a sī′wusi. “‘Gwai′îs g̣adō′ gudā′lskiänᴀsi gudał′dadiañ,’ hᴀn ᴀ sū, g̣ō′ñga-i.” Giên gañā′xᴀn lᴀ sī′wusi. “‘Tcꜝî′nła-i-xā′stᴀwañ, ī′ʟꜝgas. G̣a ła gūdᴀña′ñ łg̣ā′gîñ,’ hᴀn ᴀ sū, g̣ō′ñga-i.” Giên gañā′xᴀn lᴀ sī′wusi. “‘Djū tꜝā′x̣ustᴀ qayū′djiwa-i ū gudał′dadiañ’, hᴀn ᴀ sū, g̣ō′ñga-i.” Gañā′xᴀn lᴀ sū′daiyag̣ᴀni. “‘Łg̣ā′xets nᴀñ xatā′ndals yū′djiwa-i gudał′dadiañ,’ hᴀn ᴀ sū g̣ō′ñga-i.” Gañā′xᴀn lᴀ sū. Giên hᴀn î′sîñ “‘G̣ō′dansda-xᴀ′ñadas a′thao dā qea′tcigīdiᴀñ,’ hᴀn ᴀ sū, g̣ō′ñga-i.” “‘X̣ā′mᴀłtᴀgoañ yū′djiwa-i ū gūdał′dadiañ,’ hᴀn ᴀ sū, g̣ō′ñga-i.” Gañā′xᴀn lᴀ sū′usi.

Ā′sga-i gañā′ñ lᴀ sugī′ga-i ʟ̣ū lᴀ gu lᴀ qꜝa′oʟꜝxai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. A′asîñ a′si gwai′ya-i g̣adō′ lᴀ la g̣ᴀlg̣ā′łgᴀłdā′asi. ʟua′-i djī′ina ᴀ′ñg̣a lᴀ sqotskidā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga. “Wᴀtg̣adagā′ñ dᴀñ ʟ′g̣ołg̣ag̣ᴀn. Si′a ła agᴀ′ñ xaᴀ′ndju” hᴀn lᴀ la sū′udas. Giwa′i g̣a lᴀ ga g̣ᴀlgā′­isʟasi. Î′sîñê′sîñ gwai′a-i g̣adō′xa lᴀ ga g̣ᴀlgā′łg̣ᴀldaasi.

Giên î′sîñ gā′-isʟia-i ʟ̣ū lᴀ gi lᴀ dᴀ′ñg̣aawas. Gū′gus tꜝag̣anē′ la dᴀñᴀ′ndjîʟꜝxas. L’ kꜝū′dᴀ gut ñā′lagᴀs. L’ łtᴀ′lgaga′-i gutg̣ᴀ′n qꜝa′-idasi. Xagwa′-i lᴀ īʟ̣x̣idā′ñ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ. ʟua′-i lā′g̣a sta′ʼgasi giên gutg̣e′istᴀ lᴀ dᴀñgī′djiʟꜝxagᴀ′ñᴀsi. Lᴀ īʟ̣ qa′o⁺di ʟua′-i lā′g̣a sta′ʼgasi giên lᴀ la ʟ′sʟgias.

Giên stᴀ lᴀ ʟuqā′-ig̣oasi. Djā′g̣ᴀñ gi xagwa′-i lᴀ ʟgua′si. L’ djā′g̣a qꜝā′gada′si. Giê′nhao î′sîñ gitg̣ᴀ′ñ g̣ᴀn lᴀ g̣ag̣oyā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên î′sîñ lᴀ gi lᴀ gî′ñg̣atgī′ga-i ʟ̣ū lᴀ la sū′udas “Ha-i, kî′lsʟa-i łqên, adjx̣uā′ dᴀñ qā′g̣alᴀñ naxa′ns ła qî′ñg̣a.” Giê′nhao g̣a lᴀ qā′-idᴀñ wᴀnsū′ga. Lnagā′-i gia′ogi lᴀ qꜝa′oʟꜝxasi. L’ qꜝa′o-u qa′odi la g̣ei ʟꜝ qē′xas. Lᴀ ʟꜝ da′ox̣ides. Ā′hao ʟꜝ lag̣ᴀ′n ʟꜝ u′nsᴀtdaalañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên gagū′ l’ a′og̣a nā′gᴀs g̣a î′sîñ ʟꜝ tcꜝig̣ahū′nᴀñᴀs.

Gu lᴀ naxā′ñg̣o qao′⁺di datcꜝa′-i qꜝᴀl dᴀ′ñat ᴀ′ñg̣a la qax̣uā′lañ wᴀnsū′ga. “Ā′wa-i, dī łᴀ qē′xañ” hᴀn l’ sī′wus. Giên l’ a′og̣a l’ ʟ̣g̣a qax̣uā′las. Tᴀñg̣ ona′-i g̣a l’ qwē′g̣awa-qꜝō′łdjiwas. L’ a′og̣a qe′iñᴀs. Giên l’ qatcꜝai′as giên a-u′ñ at lᴀ kiä′nᴀñᴀs “Dī gua lā′ga.” “Ā′ña, kî′lsʟa-i łqên, dᴀñ lā′gᴀñ.” Giê′nhao ʟꜝai′ʟꜝga-i qꜝᴀl î′sîñ lᴀ îsdai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên hᴀn ā′wuñ lᴀ sū′udas “Dī ła qē′xᴀñ.” Giên l’ g̣ō′ʟ̣ag̣a la qax̣uā′lasi. Tᴀñg̣ona′-i g̣a l’ gī′tg̣a g̣ō′łg̣ał qꜝo′ł­djiwasi. Giên l’ qatcꜝai′as giên hᴀn l’ sī′wus “Ā′wa-i dī gua lā′ga.” “Ā′ña, kîlsʟa′-i łqên, dᴀñ lā′gᴀñ.” Giên sʟudjā′g̣adᴀña-i î′sîñ dᴀ′ñat lᴀ qā′x̣ułs giên hᴀn l’ sī′wus “Ā′wa-i dī łᴀ qē′xᴀñ.” Giên l’ ʟ̣g̣a lᴀ qā′x̣ułs. “Tᴀñg̣ona′-i g̣a sᴀ′gui l’ sg̣ētłtᴀ′px̣iañwas.” Gitg̣ᴀ′ñ g̣a agᴀ′ñ lᴀ dᴀ′ñgidᴀs. Giên l’ qatcꜝia′-i ʟ̣ū l’ sī′wus “Ā′wa-i, dī′gua lā′ga.” “Ā′ña, kîlsʟa′-i łqên, sg̣ā′na-qeda′s dᴀ′ñg̣a qea′xolgîlgā′nsga.”

Giên hᴀn l’ sī′wus “Ā′wa-i ʟan dᴀñ ł qî′ñga. Dᴀñ stᴀ ł qā′-ida. Qꜝanᴀ′ñ tꜝa′g̣a ł qꜝa′o-uła′s giên gᴀm ʟgu stᴀ x̣utskîtg̣ᴀñgā′nsga. Dīgi siîñā′g̣asga. Dī g̣ō′ñg̣a dī gi gîñg̣e′idᴀñ gañā′ñ g̣etuła′s giên gᴀm ʟgu stᴀ x̣ū′tskîtg̣ᴀñgā′nsga. Xā′-ides dī g̣ei xełā′ñ g̣egīdᴀg̣ā′n­sga.” “Haku, kîlsʟa′-i łqên, dā qꜝa′o-ułas giên łtᴀ′ng̣o dᴀñ gi ł gug̣a′osgadag̣ā′nsga.”

Giên awu′ñstᴀ l’ qā′-idañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ g̣ō′ñg̣a ê′sîñ lᴀ stᴀ qā′-itx̣idie′s giên hᴀn sī′wus: “Ła ê′sîñ dᴀ′ñstᴀ qā′-ida. G̣ᴀ′nʟ̣a-i qā′sg̣a łᴀ agᴀ′ñ ʟg̣ag̣e′iłdañ. Dᴀñ ł qîñg̣ā′nsga giên gī′tg̣ᴀñ î′sîñ ł qîñ­g̣ā′-nsga.” Giên la ê′sîñ qā′-idañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giên sîñx̣ia′s giên l’ qā′g̣a da′og̣anagas g̣ᴀn lᴀ g̣ā′g̣oyîñᴀs. Giên hᴀn lᴀ la sū′udas “Da′g̣ał ʟꜝ xa′og̣agia′-i giê′nᴀ dadjî′ñ ʟa′ʼga gut êsî′ñ giê′nᴀ ā′la-i î′sîñ ᴀ′ñg̣a ʟa′ʼdañ.” Giên dag̣ala′-ig̣a sîñg̣a′-ixᴀn ʟꜝ xa′og̣agiäsi. Giên lnagā′-i gia′ogi lᴀ qꜝaokū′djîłsi. Giên łqēdaga′-i ᴀ′ñg̣a lᴀ dᴀñgī′stałia′-i ʟ̣ū tā′djîłsg̣as. Sa′nᴀñ lᴀ îstag̣ᴀ′nsi kꜝea′ł tadja′-i wai′gi qä′skidesi. Kꜝō′lᴀñ ʟ̣ū lᴀ dᴀñgī′stᴀłia′-i ʟ̣ū yan djiłī′­xᴀn l’ xā′sʟsg̣a′si. Giên nᴀñ dadjî′ñg̣aʟa′ʼgas wa′nwa-i gi sg̣u′nxᴀn lᴀ xā′g̣atsg̣as giên lᴀ la qā′g̣ᴀndag̣a′ñ wᴀnsū′ga l’ djā′g̣a lᴀ gi gia­î′nxaiyag̣ᴀn g̣aga′n ᴀ. Ḷla′-djat hao idjā′ñ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giê′nhao lgudja′-i at ʟāwa′-i ᴀ′ñg̣a la îsta′si giên l’ qax̣iagiā′lᴀñ wᴀnsū′ga g̣ᴀ′nʟ̣a-i qā′łi g̣ei ᴀ. Giê′nhao gu agᴀ′ñ lᴀ ʟg̣ā′g̣eiłda′asi. Giên lᴀ gut kꜝīwā′gas. Lᴀ ʟꜝ tꜝasê′lgᴀñᴀñ l’ sū′us giên dī′tgi ê′sîñ l’ g̣ō′dalgialañ wᴀnsū′ga. Ga′-iguhao l’ tcī′ag̣eiłsg̣oā′nañañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ gī′tg̣a qꜝa′o-ułas giên tꜝa′g̣ao kꜝᴀ′mdᴀla gī lᴀ gug̣a′oskadagᴀ′ñᴀs. Ga′-ihao łtᴀ′ng̣o īdjā′g̣ᴀn.

Hao ʟan l’ g̣e′ida.

HOW MASTER-CARPENTER BEGAN MAKING A CANOE TO WAR WITH SOUTHEAST

[Told by Abraham of Those-born-at Qꜝā′dᴀsg̣o-creek.]

Master-carpenter at a steep place at one end of the town of Sqa-i began making a canoe in which to war with Southeast. [35] The first one that he finished at the edge of the steep place he threw down into the water. It split. After that he made another. He made the measurement of thickness of this one greater than for the one he had made before. And when he finished it he threw it into the water. That, too, split apart. After that he made another one and had it thick. When he threw that in it also split apart. After that he made still another and had that also very thick. When he threw that in it broke also.

Before all this happened he tried to wedge apart two canoes from one log. Then Greatest Fool came to him. And he told him how to use his wedges. He told him to use bent ones. When he did so, they came apart. In that way he made two [at once]. [36]

When he could not accomplish it (i.e., make a canoe that would not break) he let the limbs stay on one and threw it off from the cliff. It went down safely. Then he thought it good and set out to find him (Southeast). He knew where he lived.

Then he came floating above him. And he challenged him. After he had called to him for a while a current flowed out rapidly. A large amount of seaweed came floating with it. After it came his matted hair. When he came to the surface he seized him. When he started off with him (Southeast) he called for his nephews.

First he called Red-storm-cloud. The neighboring sky became red. This passed away from it quickly. At once the wind blew strong. [37] While this wind was blowing very hard he called for Taker-off-of-the-tree-tops. The wind immediately blew harder. The tree tops that were blown about fell close to him. All that time he spit medicine upon himself.

For the next one he called Pebble-rattler. At once the wind was further increased. The waves came rolling in. The stones made a noise. The sand blew about. All that time he spit medicine upon the things he had in his canoe. At that time he called for Maker-of-the-thick-sea-mist. There were many of them (the nephews). Part have been forgotten. [38] By and by he called for Tidal-wave. And when he came he (Master-carpenter) was covered with water. All that time he spit medicine upon his things. At that time they were too much for him.

Then he got him ashore. Some of the old people said that he (Southeast) [39] died.

His mother was named “To-morrow” (Dā′g̣ał). [40] For that reason they were accustomed not to say dā′g̣ał; else they said there would be bad weather, so they called dā′g̣ał, ałg̣alā′g̣a.

The end.

This little story seems to have been very well known throughout the Queen Charlotte islands. What seems to have been a longer version was known to old Chief Edenshaw at Masset. This one was related to my informant by an old man of the Ninstints people, now dead.

WATG̣ADAGĀ′Ñ XE-Ū′GI QA-IDA′O G̣AN LUDĀ′ÑGAX̣IDAG̣AN

Sqa-i lnagā′-i gia′ogi nᴀñ stā′las gū′hao Wᴀtg̣adagā′ñ Xeū gi qa-ida′o g̣ᴀn ʟuʟ′g̣ołg̣ax̣idag̣ᴀn. Stā′la-i qo′lgi nᴀñ la g̣eiłgī′­gaʟā′gañas stā′la-i gū′stᴀ lᴀ kidagai′yag̣ᴀn. Gu′tstᴀ l’ g̣atg̣adatcꜝā′­g̣ᴀn. Ga′-istᴀ î′sîñ nᴀñ lᴀ ʟ′g̣ołg̣asi. Ku′ng̣ada lā′na la łkiä′gag̣ᴀn ī′la lᴀ la kꜝwidai′yag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao la êsî′ñ lᴀ g̣eiłgīdā′asi giên lᴀ la kidagai′yag̣ᴀn. La ê′sîñ gu′tstᴀ g̣ā′tsqadᴀtcꜝag̣ᴀn. Ga′-istᴀ î′sîñ nᴀñ lᴀ ʟ′g̣ołg̣asi giên lᴀ la gañadai′yag̣ᴀn. La êsî′ñ lᴀ kī′dagaiya′-i ʟ̣ū gu′tstᴀ g̣atsqā′dᴀtcꜝag̣ᴀn. Ga′-istᴀ î′sîñ nᴀñ lᴀ ʟ′g̣ołg̣asi giên la êsî′ñ lᴀ gā′ñayū′ᴀndaiyag̣ᴀn. La êsî′ñ lᴀ kꜝā′dᴀgaiya-i ʟ̣ū la êsî′ñ xosdai′yag̣ᴀn.

Ku′ng̣ᴀstᴀhao gutg̣e′istᴀ nᴀñ lᴀ djîtgī′stᴀtꜝadjî′ndies. Ḷū′hao Sʟi′ñgutg̣a-sg̣ā′na lag̣ᴀ′nstᴀ qaʟꜝxai′yag̣ᴀn. Ḷū′hao ʟꜝua′-i lā′g̣a lᴀ kîlg̣ołg̣ai′yag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao ga skᴀ′pdᴀla at lᴀ la waxā′lag̣ᴀn. Gañā′xᴀn lᴀ ūga′-i ʟ̣ū′hao gutg̣e′istᴀ l’ g̣astai′yag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao lā′g̣a l’ g̣astî′ñg̣ea′lag̣ᴀn.

ʟ′g̣ołg̣aga-i g̣adō′ la g̣etsgia′-i ʟ̣ū nᴀñ ʟā′dji wa g̣ei lᴀ qꜝa′oda dᴀ′ñat stā′la-i qu′lgustᴀ lᴀ la kī′dagaiyag̣ᴀn. Gī′nᴀ tcꜝā′łłg̣asgidᴀs gañā′ñ l’ îsgai′yag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao lᴀ la lā′daiyag̣ᴀn giên lᴀ gū′g̣a lᴀ la tā′ng̣ax̣idag̣ᴀn. Gia′gu lᴀ na′as g̣ᴀn l’ u′nsᴀdag̣ᴀn.

Giê′nhao lᴀ sī′g̣a lᴀ gā′-isʟʟꜝxaiyag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao lᴀ la gīnᴀ′ñx̣ît­giañag̣ᴀn. Lᴀ la gīnᴀ′ñgîñ qa′o⁺dihao tcī′wa-i ʟꜝa koaʼg̣ā′ʟꜝxaʟā­gañag̣ᴀn. Ga′-ihao ñalg̣aᴀ′nda yū′dᴀla dā′lłg̣ᴀłdᴀʟꜝxaiyag̣ᴀn. Ḷg̣a skatcꜝigila′-i î′sîñ lā′g̣a dā′lłgᴀłdaʟꜝxaiyag̣ᴀni. L’ ᴀ′ntcꜝîʟꜝxaga-i ʟ̣ū′hao lᴀ lᴀ g̣ē′tg̣aʟ̣daiyag̣ᴀn. Ḷū′hao lᴀ dᴀ′ñat lᴀ ʟuqāʼ-it­x̣îtgiañga-i ʟ̣ū tā′x̣ulᴀñ gi lᴀ kiä′gañag̣ᴀn.

Sg̣etxaa′łda gi lᴀ kia′gañʟā′gañag̣ᴀn. A′txᴀn qōyaqag̣ᴀ′n sg̣ē′d­ułdaiasi. Wa′guxᴀn g̣ā′gugag̣ᴀni. Gañā′xᴀn tā′djwa-i sqag̣adā′­g̣ᴀni. Ā′sga-i ʟ̣ū haoxᴀ′n tā′djiwa-i sg̣ag̣adā′g̣ᴀndixᴀn Qā′-it­qā′dji-x̣āʟ gi lᴀ kiä′gañag̣ᴀn. Gañā′xᴀn g̣eigia′ñxᴀn tadjiwa′-i sg̣ag̣adā′g̣ᴀni. Qa-ida′-i qā′dji x̣utgā′si la gutxᴀ′n x̣a′odjig̣agī­gā′ñag̣ᴀni. Kꜝiä′łhao x̣ila′-i gu′dañ lᴀ tcꜝî′ñułg̣adᴀñgāñag̣ᴀni.

Lagū′stᴀ Łg̣ā′xet-ʟdag̣a gī lᴀ kiägā′ñag̣ᴀn. Gañā′xᴀn î′sîñ tadjiwa′-i wᴀ gi qasgidā′g̣ᴀni. Lūa′-i g̣atā′-idᴀldañᴀsi. Łg̣ā′ga-i łg̣ā′-idaga­gañag̣ᴀni. Tā′dja-i î′sîñ x̣ū′tga. Kꜝiä′łhao gī′nᴀ gū′g̣a lᴀ î′sîs gui x̣ila′-i lᴀ tcꜝî′ñułg̣adᴀñgañag̣ᴀni. Asga-i ʟ̣ū′ îsî′ñ Nᴀñ-skēs­tā′igîsʟgᴀñᴀs-yä′nᴀña-ta-igî′ñgᴀñᴀs gi lᴀ kiagā′ñag̣ᴀn. Qoa′nag̣ᴀni. Tꜝē′dji gi ʟꜝ qꜝa-iskī′dᴀñ. Qa′odihao Ta-idᴀ′l gi lᴀ kiägā′ñag̣ᴀn. Ga-iʟ̣ū′hao l’ qatꜝa-idā′las giên l’ qasā′g̣agusʟg̣ᴀñdalag̣ᴀn. Kꜝiä′łhao x̣ila′-i gī′nᴀ gū′g̣a lᴀ î′sîs gui lᴀ tcꜝî′ñułgadᴀñgañag̣ᴀn. Ga-iʟ̣ū′hao l’ xᴀn tꜝᴀ′lgi ga g̣e′iłgiañag̣ᴀn. Ga-iʟ̣ū′hao lᴀ ʟꜝ g̣ē′tg̣atgîłdaiyag̣ᴀni. ʟ̣! qꜝaya′hao ʟ xā′-idᴀg̣a sū′g̣a l’ kꜝotwā′lag̣ᴀn sū′gᴀñga.

L’ a′og̣ahao Dā′g̣ał hᴀn kī′g̣añ wᴀnsū′ga. A′thao gᴀm dā′g̣ał hᴀn ʟꜝ sū′g̣ᴀñgᴀñgîn giên sîndā′g̣añaasañ ʟꜝ sugā′ñag̣ᴀni. A′thao ałg̣alā′g̣a hᴀn dā′g̣ał ʟꜝ kī′g̣adagᴀñgᴀñgîn.

A′hao ʟan l’ g̣e′idᴀñ.

THE CANOE PEOPLE WHO WEAR HEADDRESSES

[Told by Walter McGregor of the Sealion-town people]

There were ten of them, and they went to hunt with dogs. After they had gone along for some time it became misty about them, and they came to a steep mountain [41] and sat there. Their dogs walked about on the ground below. They yelped up at them.

Then they started a fire on top of the mountain, and one among them who was full of mischief put his bow into the fire. But, when it was consumed, it lay on the level ground below. Then he also put himself in. After he had burned for a while and was consumed, lo, he stood on the level ground below. Then he told his elder brothers to do the same thing. “Come, do the same thing. I did not feel it.” So they threw themselves into the fire. They were consumed and stood at once on the level ground.

And when they put the next to the eldest in, his skin drew together as he burned. His eyes were also swollen by the fire. That happened to him because he was afraid to be put in. When he was consumed he also stood below. The same thing happened to the eldest. This mountain was called “Slender-rock.”

Then they left it. After they had traveled about for a while a wren made a noise near them. They saw a blue hole in the heart of the one who was traveling nearest to it. And after they had gone on a while longer they came to the inner end of Masset inlet. When they had traveled on still farther (they found) a hawk [42] feather floated ashore. This they tied in the hair of the youngest. He put feathers from the neck of a mallard around the lower part of it. It was pretty.

Now they came to a temporary village. They camped in a house in the middle which had a roof. They began eating mussels which were to be found at one end of the town. He who was mischievous made fun of the mussels. He kept spitting them out upward. By and by they set out to see who could blow them highest [through the smoke hole]. One went up on the top of the house and held out his blanket, which was over his shoulder. By and by he looked at it. His blanket was covered with feathers. They did not know that this was caused by their having broken their fast.

And after they had walked about for a while in the town they found an old canoe. Moss grew on it. Nettles were also on it. They pulled these off, threw them away, and repaired it. Then the mischievous one made a bark bailer for it. On the handle he carved a figure like a bird. He carved it in a sitting posture. They tied a bunch of feathers in the hair of one of their number, and he got in forward with a pole. Another went in and lay on his back in the stern. They poled along.

After they had gone along for a while they came to a village where a drum was sounding. A shaman was performing there. The glow [of the fire] shone out as far as the beach. Then they landed in front of the place, bow first, and the bow man got off to look. When he got near [the shaman said]: “Now, the chief Supernatural-being-who-keeps-the-bow-off is going to get off.” He was made ashamed and went directly back.

And the next one got off to look. When he got near [the shaman said]: “Chief Hawk-hole [43] is going to get off.” And he looked at himself. There was a blue hole in him. He became ashamed and went back.

The next one also got off to look. When he got near he heard the shaman say again: “Now the chief Supernatural-being-on-whom-the-daylight-rests is going to get off.” And he went back.

Then the next one got off. He (the shaman) said, as before: “Now the chief Supernatural-being-on-the-water-on-whom-is-sunshine is going to get off.”

And another one got off to look. When he got near [he said]: “Now the chief Supernatural-puffin-on-the-water [44] is going to get off.” He was also ashamed and went back.

And another got off. He (the shaman) said to him: “Now the chief Hawk-with-one-feather-sticking-out-of-the-water [45] is going to get off.” He looked at the shaman from near. He had a costume like his own. Then he also went back.

Still another got off. When he, too, got near [the shaman said]: “Now the chief Wearing-clouds-around-his-neck [46] is going to get off.” And he, too, went back.

And another got off. When he came near [the shaman said]: “Now the chief Supernatural-being-with-the-big-eyes is going to get off.” He remembered that he had been thus. [47]

And yet another got off. When he, too, came near the door [the shaman said]: “Now the chief Supernatural-being-lying-on-his-back-in-the-canoe is going to get off.”

Then he got on again, and the oldest got off to look. When he came near [the shaman said]: “Now the chief who owns the canoe, Supernatural-being-half-of-whose-words-are-raven, is going to get off.”

Then the eldest brother said: “Truly, we have become supernatural beings. Now, brothers, arrange yourselves in the canoe.” Then they took on board some boys who were playing about the town. They put them in a crack in the bottom of the canoe. And they pulled up grass growing at one end of the town for nests. They arranged it around themselves where they sat.

Then they started round the west coast. When the one who had a pole slipped his hands along it, its surface became red. He alone pushed the canoe along with his staff.

As they floated along, when they found any feathers floating about, they put them into a small box. If they found flicker feathers floating about, they were particularly pleased and kept them.

Then they came to a town. A woman went about crying near it. They took her in with them. When this woman’s husband came from fishing with a net [he thought] some man had his arms around his wife. Then he put burning coals on the arms about her. But it was his wife who got up crying. [48] It was she who was going about crying, whom they took in.

Then they made a crack in the bottom of the canoe for her and put her hand into it, whereupon it ceased paining her. They made her their sister. They placed her above the bailing hole.

Then they came in front of Kaisun. And the woman at the head of Djū, Fine-weather-woman, [49] came to them. [She said]: “Come near, my brothers, while I give you directions. The eldest brother in the middle will own the canoe. His name shall be ‘Supernatural-being-half-of-whose-words-are-Raven.’ [50] Part of the canoe shall be Eagle; part of it shall be Raven. Part of the dancing hats shall be black; part of them shall be white. The next one’s name shall be ‘Supernatural-being-with-the-big-eyes.’ The one next to him will be called ‘Hawk-hole.’ The next one will be called ‘Supernatural-being-on-whom-the-daylight-rests.’ The next one will be called ‘Supernatural-being-on-the-water-on-whom-is-sunshine.’ The next one will be called ‘Puffin-putting-his-head-out-of-the-water.’ The next will be called ‘Wearing-clouds-around-his-neck.’ The next will be called ‘Supernatural-being-lying-on-his-back-in-the-canoe.’ The next will be called ‘Supernatural-being-who-keeps-the-bow-off.’ He will give orders. Wherever you give people supernatural power he will push the canoe. And the next younger brother will be called ‘Hawk-with-one-feather-sticking-out-of-the-water.’ And the sister sitting in the stern will be called ‘Supernatural-woman-who-does-the-bailing.’ Now, brothers, set yourselves in the canoe. Paddle to Stā′ngwai. [51] It is he who paints up those who are going to be supernatural beings. He will paint you up. Dance four short nights in your canoe. Then you will be finished.” That was how she spoke of four years.

Immediately, he (Stā′ngwai) dressed them up. He dressed them up with dancing hats, dancing skirts, and puffins’-beak rattles. He pulled a skin of cloud round the outside of the canoe. He arranged them inside of it. Where they sat he arranged their nests. All was finished.

This is the end.

Compare with this the conclusion of the story of The-supernatural-being-who-went-naked and a story in the Masset series (Memoirs of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, 1905, volume 5,