Part 5

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, part 1, page 213). It tells the origin of certain supernatural beings who were supposed to speak through shamans, how they received their names, etc. The headdresses here referred to are the elaborate structures with carved wooden fronts, sea-lion bristles around the tops, and rows of weasel skins down the backs. Things thrown into the fire were supposed to go to the land of souls, hence the idea of sending men thither in that way is perfectly natural.

QꜝADAX̣UĀ′ GA DJÎ′ŁG̣EIDA LGÎNS

Giê′nhao l’ ʟā′ałg̣o xa g̣ō′ʟ̣ᴀg̣a lᴀ gᴀ′ndax̣îtg̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ gᴀndā′lg̣o qa′odihao lᴀ gi yä′nᴀñᴀg̣eiłg̣oas giên nᴀñ ʟ′dag̣awa stala′ g̣a′-iłgᴀłda gu la gᴀ′nłinaʟꜝxag̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao xā′ga-i lā′g̣a xē′daxa ʟga′-i lga-i g̣ei lā′g̣a gᴀnłgałg̣wa′asi. La g̣a sqē′nanłg̣ogā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giê′nhao ʟdag̣awa′-i u′ngu lᴀ tcꜝaanō′g̣adag̣wasī′ giên l’ sū′ug̣a nᴀñ giūgā′was łg̣ē′da-i ᴀ′ñg̣a tcꜝā′anawa-i g̣ei xag̣ā′sg̣aiyañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên lā′g̣a g̣oha-ilua′-i ʟ̣ū xē′dᴀ ʟga-l’ga-i gu ʟꜝa lā′g̣a xag̣odie′si. Giê′nhao la ê′sîñ agᴀ′ñ ʟ̣g̣ā′sg̣as. L’ g̣oxagᴀ′ñdi qa′odi l’ x̣ᴀlhā′ilua-i ʟ̣ū xē′dᴀ ʟga-l’ga-i gu ʟꜝ lᴀ giā′gᴀñᴀsi. Giê′nhao kꜝwai′g̣alᴀñ ê′sîñ gañā′ñ lᴀ î′sxałsi. “Halᴀ′ dalᴀ′ñ î′sîñ gañā′ñ î′sg̣o stᴀ. Gᴀm gu łᴀ qꜝałag̣ᴀ′ñgᴀñ.” Giê′nhao tcꜝaanua′-i g̣ei gu ʟꜝ ʟîsg̣ā′asi. X̣ᴀlhā′-iluᴀsi giên ʟga-l’ga′-i gu ʟꜝa giagᴀ′ñgᴀñᴀsi.

Giên nᴀñ kꜝwai′as gū′stᴀ nᴀñ qā′g̣agas ê′sîñ lᴀ ʟꜝ ʟ̣g̣ā′sg̣aga-i ʟ̣ū l’ qꜝᴀl gū′tg̣a x̣ᴀlłgᴀ′mdax̣ide′s. L’ xᴀ′ñe g̣a ê′sîñ x̣ᴀlsqā′sg̣asʟas. Ḷg̣ā′sg̣aga-i gī l’ łg̣oagaiyā′g̣ᴀni g̣agā′nhao l’ īdjā′ñ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ x̣ᴀlhā′-ilua-i ʟ̣ū la ê′sîñ xē′dᴀ giā′gᴀñᴀs. Giên nᴀñ kꜝwai′yas ê′sîñ gañā′xᴀn agᴀ′ñ îstā′si. Łg̣atꜝā′djiwas hᴀ′nhao ʟdag̣awa′-i kig̣ā′ñ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giê′nhao stᴀ lᴀ gᴀ′ndax̣îtg̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ gᴀndā′ldig̣o qa′odihao da′tcꜝi l’ dagwu′lgi łkiā′g̣was. Ga-igū′stᴀ nᴀñ ʟ̣′dadjia′s kꜝū′g̣a gu l’ g̣ō′łg̣ał xē′łsu la qî′ñg̣awañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao ga′-istᴀ lᴀ gᴀndā′lg̣o qa′odihao G̣ao sʟꜝî′ñ g̣a lᴀ gᴀ′ndalʟꜝxag̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ gᴀndā′lg̣o qa′odihao skiä′mskun tꜝā′g̣un gā′-itꜝaoga′­ogadie′s. A′hao nᴀñ dā′og̣ᴀnas la kiug̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. Xā′xa x̣îl tꜝā′g̣ona-i qꜝol g̣adō′ lā′g̣a la îstag̣wā′si. Lā′g̣a lā′gasi.

Giê′nhao gū′g̣a lā′na sî′ldiyagas gu lᴀ gᴀ′ndalʟꜝxag̣was. Giê′nhao ya′kug̣a ga ta′-iîs sg̣oā′nsᴀñ g̣ā′gîłiagas g̣aha′o lᴀ îsg̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao lnagā′-i gia′ogi g̣ᴀl qꜝā′awasi lᴀ tā′x̣idig̣oasi. ʟꜝ sū′ug̣a nᴀñ giūgā′was g̣ala′-i g̣ᴀn la qꜝa′ʼgasi. Lᴀ x̣utqꜝā′tꜝałgᴀñᴀsi. Qa′odihao nᴀñ x̣utcꜝiya′-i ʟꜝ qî′ñx̣idiya′ñ wᴀnsū′ga. Na u′ngui nᴀñ qā′ałas giên kꜝia′og̣a lᴀ skiū′djîłsi giên l’ skiū g̣ei īdjî′ñᴀsi. Qa′odihao gī lᴀ qexai′asi. Łtᴀ′ng̣o sg̣u′nxᴀn la skiū′gîñgiā′gᴀñᴀs. A′hao ʟꜝ gutg̣ā′tgodax̣idia hao gᴀm g̣ᴀn l’ u′nsᴀtg̣ᴀñg̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao lnagā′-i gut la gᴀ′nłᴀłg̣o qao′dihao ʟū-gᴀnsilā′ga la qē′xag̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. Lᴀ gut kî′nxanā′agas. At lᴀ gut g̣odᴀ′ñx̣al īdja′s. La dᴀñdā′ñg̣og̣awas giên lᴀ la ʟ′g̣ołg̣agā′g̣was. Giên nᴀñ giūgā′was kꜝō′dji-x̣ū′dao g̣ᴀn ʟ′g̣ołg̣as. Gidjigī′da gu gī′nᴀ lᴀ qꜝa′it-xete′t-dag̣ᴀñā′gas. Qꜝa-itqꜝā′was. Giên tꜝā′g̣un g̣a ê′sîñ nᴀñ ʟꜝ kiūłqā′-idjalas giên sqeux̣uā′ sqꜝā′ño lᴀ sqꜝagî′ns dᴀ′ñat la qaʟ̣′gas. Giên l’ sg̣oā′na ê′sîñ tꜝā′ñg̣a ta-ig̣aʟ̣′naʟ̣gᴀs. Giê′nhao l’ kîtgī′da­x̣îtg̣ā′awañ wᴀnsū′ga.

L’ gīdā′lgîñg̣o qa′odi lā′na g̣ag̣odī′a gu gaodja′o xegᴀ′ndia g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ lᴀ ʟūqā′ʟꜝxag̣oas. Gu nᴀñ sg̣ag̣adia′si. Kꜝī′wa-i g̣ē′stᴀ qꜝā′tgi xᴀn g̣og̣ā′adaga łgidjū′usg̣adia′s. Giê′nhao xē′tgu lᴀ kung̣a′ogîł­g̣wasi giên nᴀñ sqē′wagas qeā′ñg̣atꜝałsi. G̣ᴀn l’ ā′xᴀnag̣ela′-i ʟ̣ū “Hᴀku īʟꜝga′-i qatꜝałsa′-o ī′djîñ Sg̣ā′na-kîtg̣adjū′gîns.” Giê′nhao lᴀ ʟꜝ kîlg̣e′idaxā′sʟaiya′s giên siłgiā′ñ xᴀn l’ qāʟ̣′gas.

Giên gū′stᴀ lā′na ê′sîñ qîñg̣atꜝā′lᴀsi. G̣ᴀn l’ ā′xᴀnag̣ela′-i ʟ̣ū “Ī′ʟꜝga-i qatꜝᴀ′lsa-o ī′djîñ Skiä′mskun-xē′lᴀ.” Giên gudᴀ′ñ l’ qē′xaiyas. L’ g̣ō′łg̣ałxē′las. Giên lᴀ ʟꜝ kîlg̣ē′daxasʟa’s giên l’ stīłʟ̣′gas.

Giên gū′stᴀ lā′na ê′sîñ qeā′ñgatꜝᴀłsî′ñᴀsi. Lᴀ ê′sîñ g̣ᴀn ā′xᴀnag̣elā′-i ʟ̣ū î′sîñ nᴀñ sg̣ā′gas î′sîñ hᴀn sī′wus lᴀ gū′dᴀñᴀs “Hᴀku ē′ʟꜝga-i qaatꜝā′lsa-o ē′djîñ Sg̣ā′na-sa′nʟ̣ina-ᴀ′ndjugîns.” Giên la êsî′ñ stᴀ stiłsg̣ā′sa.

Giên gū′stᴀ lā′na ê′sîñ qatꜝā′las. Î′sîñ gañā′xᴀn ʟꜝ sī′wusi “Hᴀku ī′ʟꜝga-i qatꜝᴀ′lsᴀñ Sg̣ā′na-x̣a′-iaᴀ′ndjugîns.”

Giên î′sîñ nᴀñ qeā′ñgatꜝa′lᴀsi. G̣ᴀn l’ ā′xᴀnag̣ela′-i ʟ̣ū “Hᴀku ī′ʟꜝga-i qatꜝᴀ′łsa-o ē′djîñ Sg̣āna-qoxᴀn-a′ndjugîns.” Giên la êsî′ñ ʟꜝ kîlg̣e′idaxāsʟa′s giên l’ stīłʟ̣′gas.

Giên î′sîñ nᴀñ qatꜝā′lᴀs. La ê′sîñ gañā′xᴀn ʟꜝ suudā′si “Hᴀku ī′ʟꜝga-i qatꜝᴀ′lsa-o ī′djîñ Skiä′mskun-tꜝa′odjugîns.” Giên ā′xᴀn nᴀñ sg̣ā′gas la qē′iñᴀs. ʟgu gī′nᴀ la giā′gîns gañā′ñ gī′nᴀ g̣e′ida la giā′giñᴀs. Giên la ê′sîñ stiłʟ̣′gas.

Giên î′sîñê′sîñ nᴀñ qatꜝᴀ′łs. La ê′sîñ g̣ᴀn ā′xᴀnag̣ela′-i ʟ̣ū “Hᴀku ī′ʟꜝga-i qātꜝᴀ′lsa-o ī′djᴀñ Yên-xē′łgîñ.” Giên la ê′sîñ stiłʟ̣′gas.

Giên î′sîñ nᴀñ qatꜝā′lᴀs. G̣ᴀn l’ ā′xᴀnag̣ela′-i ʟ̣ū “Hᴀku ī′ʟꜝga-i qatꜝā′lsa-o ē′djᴀñ Sg̣ā′na sqā′sg̣etgîns.” Ḷū ʟgu l’ ī′djas g̣ᴀn lᴀ gutskidā′ñ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giên î′sîñê′sîñ nᴀñ qatꜝā′las. La ê′sîñ kꜝiwa′-i g̣ᴀn ā′xᴀnag-ela′-i ʟ̣ū “Hᴀku ī′ʟꜝga-i qatꜝā′lsa-o ē′djîñ Sg̣ā′na-tā′-ig̣aʟ̣î′ngîns.”

Giên l’ qaʟ̣′gas giên nᴀñ kꜝwai′yas ê′sîñ qeā′ñg̣atꜝᴀłsi. G̣ᴀn l’ ā′xᴀnag̣ela′-i ʟ̣ū “Hᴀku ī′ʟꜝga-i ʟua′-i dag̣ā′si qatꜝᴀ′lgᴀnqasag̣a′-o ē′djîñ Sg̣ā′na-kîl-tꜝē′dji-ya′lᴀgîns.”

Giê′nhao l’ kꜝwai′ᴀg̣a hᴀn sī′wus “Ya′nhao īʟꜝ sg̣ā′nag̣wag̣eā′l­ᴀg̣ᴀn. Hᴀku stᴀ, agᴀ′ñ łᴀ ʟ′g̣ołg̣a-ga′-isʟug̣o.” Giên lnagā′-i g̣ei ʟ g̣axā′ nā′ñᴀsi lᴀ īʟ̣g̣oa′si. ʟua′-i sʟꜝî′ña ʟudā′lᴀsi g̣a lᴀ dā′sgîtg̣oasi. Giên lnagā′-i gia′ogi qꜝᴀn łtᴀ′lg̣a g̣ᴀn lᴀ kīʟ̣′g̣oas. ʟg̣et l’ tcꜝixā′ñ­g̣oas g̣ei g̣adō′xałg̣añ lᴀ ʟꜝ ta′-iłgᴀłdag̣oasi.

Giê′nhao daosgua′ gut lᴀ gī′dax̣îtg̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. Sqꜝā′ño la sqꜝagiā′ñᴀs gut lᴀ ʟłiya′-i ʟ̣ū tꜝā′skꜝi-qꜝᴀl sg̣ē′da ʟꜝᴀ la sqꜝā′gîñᴀs. La sg̣u′nxᴀnhao tꜝaskꜝia′-i at ʟua′-i kitgīdā′lᴀsi.

L’ gidā′lgîñg̣oas gut tꜝā′g̣un ga-itꜝa′ogîñdā′las giên g̣o′da kꜝu′dala lᴀ î′stag̣ā′was g̣ei lᴀ î′stag̣ō′gᴀñᴀs. Qañg̣ā′sg̣a sg̣ā′ltcꜝît tꜝā′ag̣un ga-itꜝa′ogîñdā′lᴀs giên la î′stagᴀñᴀs.

Giên lā′na g̣ā′g̣odia g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ lᴀ gīdā′lʟꜝxag̣ā′was. L’ ʟā′g̣ei nᴀñ djā′ada sg̣ā′-iłqā′g̣oñᴀs. Giê′nhao qꜝadᴀ′ñ lᴀ la qaʟ̣′dag̣was. A′hao nᴀñ djā′ada ʟā′lg̣a wᴀ stᴀ ā′xada-în l’ îsg̣ā′was ʟ̣ū l’ djā′g̣a tꜝᴀ′lgi nᴀñ ī′łiña ʟx̣iā′ndies. Ḷū′hao g̣otx̣ā′l dā′djag̣a tꜝa′łg̣a lᴀ la ʟʟū′łdaiyas. L’ djā′ag̣a ʟꜝa kꜝᴀ′ñgîñañ g̣atū′łdaiyas. Hao ᴀ sg̣ā′-iłgwañ qꜝa′dᴀñ lᴀ qaʟ̣′dag̣awañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giê′nhao ʟua′-i sʟî′ña la g̣ᴀn lᴀ kīdag̣wā′si giên g̣a l’ sʟꜝa-i la dadjî′sgîtg̣wa′si, giên ʟan lā′g̣a stꜝeigā′ñ wᴀnsū′ga. Lᴀ la djā′asidag̣e′iłg̣was. Qā′tᴀnxᴀla′-i sī′ᴀg̣a lᴀ la g̣e′iłdag̣oas.

Qa′-isun xē′tgu lᴀ ga-i′sʟʟꜝaxā′g̣aawañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên Djū qā′sg̣a djī′na ʟla-djat la g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ qā′ʟꜝxasg̣as. “Hā′łgwa dag̣aig̣ā′ña halᴀ′ da′lᴀñ dī kîñgugᴀ′ndᴀ Ya′kug̣a kꜝwai′ya-i g̣ēts hao ʟua′-i dag̣ā′sa. Sg̣ā′na-kîl-tꜝē′dji-ya′lagîns hᴀ′nhao l’ kig̣ā′sga. ʟua′-i tꜝē′dji g̣ō′da-gi-x̣iā′ñqasañ. L’ tꜝē′dji êsî′ñ xoeg̣ā′gᴀsga. Djī′łkꜝia-i tꜝē′dji łg̣ā′łqaasañ; l’ īnag̣wa′-i ê′sîñ g̣adā′sga. Lagū′stᴀ nᴀñ qaas Sg̣ā′na-sqā′sg̣etgîns hᴀn kiᴀg̣ā′sga. Lagū′stᴀ nᴀñ qaas êsî′ñ Skiä′mskun-xē′lᴀ hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. Lagū′stᴀ nᴀñ qaas êsî′ñ Sg̣ā′na-sa′nʟ̣na-ᴀndjū′gîns hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. Lagū′stᴀ nᴀñ qaas êsî′ñ Sg̣ā′na-x̣a′-iya-ᴀndjū′gîns hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. La′gustᴀ nᴀñ qaas êsî′ñ Qoxᴀ′n-ᴀ′ndjugîns hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. Lagū′stᴀ nᴀñ qaas ê′sîñ Yan-xē′ł­gîñ hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. Lagū′stᴀ nᴀñ qaas êsî′ñ Sg̣ā′na-ta′-ig̣aʟ̣î′ngîns hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. Lagū′stᴀ nᴀñ qaas ê′sîñ Sg̣ā′na-kîtg̣adjū′gîns hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. La′hao ʟua′-i g̣a kîłhᴀ′ndaasañ. ʟgu dalᴀ′ñ sg̣akꜝui′sux̣idie′s giên wᴀ gui lᴀ kîtgī′sʟgā′nsga. Wai′giên lagū′stᴀ da′g̣ona-i g̣eidᴀ′s ê′sîñ Skiä′mskun-tꜝa′odjugîns hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. Giên djā′asa-i tꜝā′ñax̣ua g̣e′idᴀs ê′sîñ Sg̣ā′na-djat-x̣ū′dagîns hᴀn kīᴀg̣ā′sga. Ha-i dā′g̣a-ig̣ā′ña agᴀ′ñ łᴀ ʟ′g̣ołg̣a-ga′-isʟg̣o. Stā′ngwai łᴀ tā′ngax̣îtg̣o. La′hao sg̣ā′na-qeda′s agᴀ′ñ łî′ñgas giên gī gîñgēdᴀ′ñga. La′hao dalᴀ′ñ gi gîñg̣atgā′sga. G̣āl gîts stᴀ′nsîñ ła x̣iä′łgîñgwᴀñ. Hao ʟ dalᴀ′ñ g̣e′iłgī-ga′-isʟasas ī′dji.” Tā′da stᴀ′nsiñhao lᴀ kīg̣adai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Gañā′xᴀnhao lᴀ la ʟ′g̣ołg̣asi. Dji′łkꜝia-i at gᴀndtcꜝîłg̣ā′gîga-i qꜝa-ix̣itᴀg̣ā′ñwa-i lᴀ ʟ′g̣ołg̣asi. ʟua′-i g̣ᴀ′lg̣ado yan-qꜝᴀl lᴀ dᴀñgułgᴀłdā′asi. Qałī′ᴀg̣a ʟꜝᴀ lᴀ ʟ′g̣ołg̣a-ga′-isʟas. ʟg̣et L! tcꜝixā′ñᴀs g̣ei ʟꜝ tᴀ′lg̣ag̣ei lᴀ ʟ′g̣ołg̣as. Ā′hao g̣eiłgīgā′g̣ᴀni.

Hao ʟan l’ g̣e′ida.

TCꜝÎÑ QĀ′-IDJÎT

[Told by Richard of the Middle-Gîtî′ns]

Beaver’s store of food was plentiful. While he was away hunting Porcupine stole his food. But instead of going away he sat there. Then Beaver came and asked him: “Did you eat my food?” And [he said]: “No, indeed; how can the food of supernatural beings be taken? You have supernatural power and I have supernatural power.” [52] He told him he had stolen his food. Then they started to fight.

Beaver was going to seize him with his teeth, but when he threw himself at his face the spines struck him. After he had fought him for a while Beaver went to the place where his parents lived. He was all covered with spines.

Then his father called the people together. And the Beaver people came in a crowd. Then they went along to fight him. And at that time he used angry words to them. Now they pushed down his house upon him. They seized him. Then they took him to an island lying out at sea, upon which two trees stood.

And when he was almost starved he called upon the animals which were his friends. [53] He called upon his father. He called upon all of his friends. It was in vain.

By and by something said to him: “Call upon Cold-weather. Call upon North-wind.” [54] He did not understand what the thing said to him [and it continued]: “Sing North songs. Then you will be saved.” So he began singing: “X̣unē′ qā′sa x̣unē′, let the sky clear altogether, hū⁺n hū⁺n hūn hūn.” After that he sat on the rock and, after he had sung “X̣unisä′⁺, let it be cold weather; gaiyä′ʟisä′⁺, let it be smooth on the water” for a while North weather set in. The wind accompanying it was strong. Then he began to sing for smooth water. And, when it became smooth, the surface of the sea froze. When the ice became thick his friends came and got him. But he was not able to walk.

Now after he had been taken into the house of his parents his father called all the Forest people. And he gave them food. In the house they asked him why they (the beavers) did this to him. And he said they did it to him because he ate Beaver’s food. Then the Porcupine people started to war with the Beaver people. But they did not defeat the Beaver people. After they had fought for a while they stopped.

After that, while they were gathering food, they seized Beaver. The porcupines did. They were always plotting against him. Then they took him up upon a tall tree. And after he had been there a while he began eating the tree from the top. He finally got down and went away. He could not climb trees.

Tcꜝîñ is the Haida word for beaver, but I do not know the meaning of qā′-idjît. This probably was originally a Tlingit story.

TCꜝÎÑ QĀ′-IDJÎT

Tcꜝîñ gatā′g̣ahao qoā′nañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao stᴀ lᴀ giaałga′-isi sila′-ig̣ahao lā′g̣a A′oda gataga′-i lā′g̣a lᴀ q′ołdai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao stᴀ qā′-idag̣aatxᴀn gu lᴀ qꜝao-uā′wag̣ᴀni. Giê′nhao Tcꜝîñ qā′ʟꜝxas giên la at gī lᴀ kiänā′ñag̣ᴀni “Ała′na-i dā gua gatagā′-i nā′g̣a îsdai′yañ.” Giên “Ga′oano, ʟî′ñgua ʟꜝ sg̣ā′nag̣was gatā′ga ʟꜝ î′sdañ. Dᴀñ sg̣ā′nag̣wag̣a wai′giên dī ê′sîñ sg̣ā′nag̣wag̣a.” Lā′g̣a lᴀ qꜝołdā′ñ lᴀ la sū′udas. Giê′nhao la g̣ᴀn lᴀ g̣ax̣iłtᴀx̣idā′ñ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giê′nhao Tcꜝîñ l’ qꜝox̣î′tg̣aʟꜝxas giên gui agᴀ′ñ lᴀ qꜝadā′s giên l’ xᴀ′ñat ī′ma-i tꜝatsgīdā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga. Lᴀ lᴀ î′sdadi qa′odi Tcꜝīña′-i yā′g̣alᴀñ naxā′ñᴀsi g̣a ū qā′idag̣ᴀni. Giê′nhao gᴀm ʟgu ʟꜝa lā′g̣a ī′ma-i ga′og̣ᴀñᴀsi.

Giê′nhao l’ g̣ō′ñg̣a la g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ ītgîdai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao Tcꜝîns xā′-idᴀg̣a-i skꜝulg̣ē′iłs. Giê′nhao lᴀ ʟꜝ da′ox̣idag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao ga′-iʟ̣ū î′sîñ kī′lᴀñ lᴀ dā′g̣ᴀñdaasi. Giê′nhao lᴀ gui lā′g̣a na′ga-i lᴀ gui ʟꜝ dadjîtꜝᴀłdai′yag̣ᴀni. Giê′nhao lᴀ ʟꜝ gīdjigī′łdas. Giê′nhao qꜝā′da nᴀñ gwai′ya gu qa′-it stîñ gīxā′ña g̣a lᴀ ʟꜝ qꜝa-isʟsg̣ai′yag̣ᴀn.

Giê′nhao gu l’ ʟ̣′tcꜝîdala′-i ʟ̣ū la at giā′g̣oañ qē′g̣awas gī lᴀ kiä′­gañx̣idā′g̣ᴀn. G̣ō′ñg̣añ gī lᴀ kiä′gañ. ʟgusī′îñ wa′ʟ̣uxᴀn gī lᴀ kiä′gañ. G̣adō′ la g̣ē′tsgi qa′odihao hᴀn gī′nᴀ l’ sudai′yag̣ᴀn “Djā tā′da gi łᴀ kiä′gañ. X̣ā′g̣og̣a gi łᴀ kiä′gañ.” Hᴀn gī′nᴀ l’ sū′udas gᴀm lᴀ gudᴀ′ñg̣ᴀñᴀs. “X̣a′oga sg̣ala′ñg̣a ga łᴀ sū giê′nhao dᴀñ qagā′nsga.” Giê′nhao lᴀ gi lᴀ kîłgā′wag̣ᴀn 𝄆 𝄆 “X̣ūnē′⁺ 𝄇 qā′sa x̣ūnē′⁺ 𝄇 dax̣ūnᴀñag̣askī′g̣a hū⁺n hū⁺n hūn hūn.” Ga′-istᴀ tꜝedja′-i lᴀ qꜝa′osi giên 𝄆 “X̣ūnisä′⁺ 𝄇 𝄆 tadag̣ełā′⁺ 𝄇 𝄆 gaiyä′­ʟisä′⁺ 𝄇 𝄆 ʟ̣a-i łā⁺ 𝄇 l’ sū qa′odihao Qꜝa′gᴀñ-tadax̣idai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Ta′djiwa-i dᴀ′ñat g̣ā′tg̣oyū′ᴀnᴀsi. Giê′nhao ʟ̣ai′ya-i î′sîñ lᴀ sū′dax̣idai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao l’ ʟ̣a-ig̣ea′las atguʟ̣ū′ g̣ā′i­yawa-i qꜝᴀl qałsg̣ai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Qᴀ′lg̣a-i gañā′g̣ela-i ʟ̣ū′hao l’ łtā′x̣ui l’ da′oʟꜝxasg̣aiyag̣ᴀn. Lᴀ ʟꜝa qā′g̣ōña-i g̣adō′ g̣ē′tski­x̣idag̣ᴀn.

Giê′nhao l’ yā′g̣alᴀñ naxā′ñᴀs g̣ei lᴀ ʟꜝ îsdᴀg̣a′-i ʟ̣ū l’ g̣ō′ñg̣a Łkꜝiê′ns xā′-idᴀg̣a-i gīdā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao lᴀ ga tā′das. Na′-ig̣ahao gī′nᴀ g̣aga′n lᴀ ʟꜝ îsdag̣a′-i gī la at ʟꜝ kiä′nañag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao Tcꜝîñ gatā′ga lᴀ tā′gas g̣aga′n lᴀ ʟꜝ îsdai′yañ l’ sā′wag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao Tcꜝîñs xā′-idᴀg̣a-i at A′oda xā′-idᴀg̣a-i gut î′sdax̣idā′g̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao Tcꜝîñ gᴀm ʟꜝ ʟlā′⁺g̣añag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao gu ʟꜝ î′sda qa′⁺odi ʟan gu ʟꜝ g̣eiłdai′yag̣ᴀn.

Ga′-istᴀhao gatā′ gi ʟꜝ hᴀ′lxa qa′odihao Tcꜝîñ ʟꜝ gīdjîg̣iłdai′yag̣ᴀn. A′oda lᴀ îsdai′yag̣ᴀn. La g̣a ʟꜝ ʟgutgiā′ñag̣ᴀn. Ḷū′hao qa′-it djīñ⁺ gui lᴀ ʟꜝ qꜝa-isʟłai′yag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao gu l’ îs qa′odi qa′-ida-i qā′dji gu′stᴀ lᴀ tax̣idai′yag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao l’ g̣ē′tg̣atʟꜝxatꜝᴀłs giên la êsî′ñ qā′-idag̣ᴀn. L’ stꜝalā′ñg̣alg̣ā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Hao ʟan l’ g̣e′ida.

THE GIRL WHO FED A RAVEN

[Told by Wī′nats, chief of the Seaward Gîti′ns]

Her father came in from fishing. Then her mother cut up the fish, and she tore up the liver and fat of the halibut and gave it to a raven. After she had done this for some time spring came, and they were hungry. Then they began to get things that were exposed at low tide. [55]

One time the raven sat in front of her and made motions as if it were eating something. Then she went to it. Chitons were piled up there. She picked them up and gave them to her uncles’ wives. And next day she again went after things that were exposed at low tide and gave the things to one to whom she had not given them before. The raven had begun helping her in return for what she had done.

After that they went out with her again. She found the tail of a spring salmon. She took that to the house also. The pieces became larger and larger each time until finally she found a whole one. Then she went again for things that were exposed at low tide. She found a porpoise’s tail. She came in after finding it. During all that time she gave food to her uncles’ wives.

One day she was coming in after getting things with them. As she was walking along last in the trail in front of Tow hill two good-looking men came to her. One came up on each side of her, and they took her home with them. They came to a town and led her into the house of the town chief.

After she had stayed there a while she heard them say: “The one hunting for things at North cape [56] stays away a long time.” She understood their language plainly. After some time had passed they said: “He is coming. Now he comes along, turning over at intervals.” She went out with them to look at him. “He comes walking,” they said. Still the raven came flying. It turned around as it came. They call it “taking a basket off one’s back.” In that way it communicated news every now and then. It came in and said: “I cut up a whale which had floated ashore at North cape.”

Then the town chief said: “Give the woman you brought food in exchange for the help she gave you.” At once all of the town people gave her food. They gathered for food halibuts’ tails and heads and berries. They gave these to the woman.

At the time when she went with them for things that were exposed at low tide she was lost for a long time. Her father did not know where she was. One day she [was found] sitting in front of her father’s house in the morning surrounded by the food. Then she gave food to her uncles. She gave them a part. By trading with the rest her father became a rich man.

After that she told her father what she had heard at the Raven town: “Father, a black whale lies at House point,[56] they say. He who went hunting cut it all up. You would better go to it, father.” Then he went thither. In truth, a whale lay there. Not one part of it was gone. Only a little had been taken off the upper side of it. Then they began cutting it up.

After he had cut up the whole upper part of it he was tired out. Then he made a little house of driftwood and steamed himself. He became stronger. Next he went away and told the town people about it. Then all the town people went out and cut it up. That time they finished it.

This is all.

Some refer to this story for the origin of the Raven crest.

XŌ′YĀ GĪ NAÑ DJĀ′ADA G̣Ā′XA GĪ′DAX̣IDĀ′G̣AN

L’ xā′tg̣a xao-î′ntcꜝus. Giê′nhao l’ a′og̣a taqꜝā′dᴀs giên xagwa′-i ʟgwul at g̣a′-iasi g̣ei lᴀ dᴀ′nnanᴀ′ñasi giên xō′-iga-i gī lᴀ gī′dagañañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ. Hᴀn l’ wā′gᴀñ qa′odihao qꜝenʟ̣g̣ā′g̣ada′-i ʟ̣u ʟꜝ qꜝodā′lañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao ʟꜝ wa′nx̣idañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giên xo-iga′-i l’ ku′ng̣ᴀstᴀ qꜝā′wosi′ giên gī′nᴀ sqasałā′ñgᴀñasi. Giê′nhao g̣a lᴀ qā′gasi. Gu tꜝa īg̣awa′dies. Giê′nhao la xā′x̣idesi giên qāñ djā′g̣alᴀñ gī lᴀ isdā′si. Giên dag̣ala′-ig̣a î′sîñ ʟꜝ wā′ng̣asi giên nᴀñ gī lᴀ ga î′sdag̣a-i gā′was gī lᴀ ga îsda′s. Xo-iga′-i xᴀ′ñgiañ lᴀ gi kꜝᴀñx̣idai′yañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ.

Giên î′sîñ la at lᴀ wa′ng̣ag̣as. Tꜝag̣u′n łgia′da lᴀ qē′xas. Ga-i ê′sîñ nagi la îsda′si. Ga-i ê′sîñ wᴀ gi g̣asgidᴀ′ndixᴀn l’ ʟ̣′sgug̣eiłs. Giên î′sîñ l’ wā′ng̣aias. Sqol łgiä′da ê′sîñ lᴀ qē′xas. Lᴀ qē′xatcꜝusi. Kꜝiä′ł qā′g̣alᴀñ djā′g̣alᴀñ gī lᴀ isdagᴀ′ñasi.

Giên gaatxᴀ′n ʟꜝa at lᴀ wā′ng̣atcꜝī′wus. Tao xē′tg̣a kꜝiū kida′s gut lᴀ g̣odᴀx̣uā′ l’ qā′giagᴀña′-i ʟ̣ū la g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ ga īłî′ndjida hā′na stîñ gᴀndā′lʟꜝxas. Giê′nhao gutłg̣ᴀ′stᴀ lᴀ gi ʟꜝ gᴀ′nsgîts giên qꜝadᴀ′ñ lᴀ ʟꜝ qa-idai′yañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ. Giên lā′na g̣ā′g̣odia g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ ʟꜝ gᴀndā′lʟꜝxas giên nᴀñ lā′na aog̣ā′gas na′-ig̣ei lᴀ ʟꜝ g̣ᴀ′lqatcꜝas.

Giên gu lᴀ îsugwā′ñ qa′odi hᴀn ʟꜝ sī′wus lᴀ gū′dᴀñᴀs. “Qꜝaku′n g̣a nᴀñ sîng̣ā′g̣agᴀn gaosg̣oā′nᴀñga.” Da′-ixᴀn ʟꜝ kîl lᴀ gū′dᴀñᴀs. G̣ē′di qa′o⁺di, “l’ qā′gᴀñ,” ʟꜝ sī′wus, “Haku kꜝiā′ñ lᴀ qagî′tx̣îs­g̣ᴀ′łdag̣ᴀñdalga.” Giên ʟꜝa atxᴀn lᴀ gi lᴀ anagoā′ñg̣agoa′g̣as. “L’ qagiagᴀñᴀ′ñ” ʟꜝ sā′was. I′lᴀ xō′yā x̣ida′las. Agᴀ′ñ lᴀ gᴀ′ñał­dagᴀñdā′las. “Xêng̣ᴀ′lsʟa” hᴀ′nhao ʟꜝ kī′g̣adagᴀñgᴀñ. Gī′ałg̣ala′ñ hao lᴀ g̣ᴀlsʟgᴀ′ñdaalañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ qatcꜝai′yas giên hᴀn l’ sī′wus, “Qꜝaku′n gu kungᴀn ł qꜝeitʟ′sʟgᴀn.”

Giê′nhao lnagā′-i g̣a nᴀñ ē′ʟꜝxagidagasi hᴀn sā′wañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ “Nᴀñ djā′ada dalᴀ′ñ î′stᴀgᴀn dalᴀ′ñ gi qꜝᴀ′ngᴀñgîn gī łᴀ xᴀ′ñgiañ gī′dag̣ao.” Giên gañā′xᴀn lnagā′-i xā′-idᴀg̣a-i wa′ʟ̣uxᴀn lᴀ gi gatā′ isdā′si. Xā′gu łkia′da qadjî′l xō′ya tā′ga at g̣ān ʟꜝ tā′ga ga′-ihao ʟꜝ tā′na î′sîñ wᴀnsū′ga. Gā′-ihao nᴀñ dj′ā′das gī ʟꜝ gī′daiyañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Ḷꜝa at lᴀ wā′ng̣aiyas gū′hao l’ gaosg̣oā′nañañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ xā′tg̣a gᴀm ʟgui′ l’ ta-ig̣aga′-i g̣ᴀn u′nsᴀtgā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga. Sîñg̣ᴀ′lg̣ada xadᴀ′ñ nā′g̣a qꜝe-u′ gi ʟg̣ao sū′ug̣a lᴀ qꜝa′o-ułai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên qā′g̣alᴀñ gī gataga′-i lᴀ îsda′asi. Tꜝē′djî at lᴀ giä′dag̣awañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ. Sqa′og̣ahao l’ xā′tg̣a ī′ʟꜝxagidag̣ea′lañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ.

Giê′nhao xō′ya lanā′g̣a gu ki′łgu lᴀ gūdā′ñag̣ᴀn xadᴀ′ñ gi lᴀ nīdjā′ñag̣ᴀn. “Ha′da-i. Na-iku′n gu hao kun ʟ̣g̣ō′diañ wᴀnsū′ga. Nᴀñ sî′ng̣ag̣aiya′g̣ᴀn hao l’ qꜝeitʟsʟai′yag̣ᴀn. G̣a ła qa′-it, ha′da-i.” Giê′nhao g̣a lᴀ qā′-idañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ. Yan kuna′-i wᴀ gu ʟ̣′g̣odiasi. Gᴀm l’ ʟ′gusi wᴀ stᴀ ga′o-ug̣ᴀñᴀs. L’ ū′na gī′nᴀ sg̣u′nxᴀn sqasqꜝā′­x̣unᴀñagᴀs. Giê′nhao lᴀ la qꜝa′-itx̣idañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giên l’ ū′na lᴀ qꜝa-itʟ̣′sʟas giên l’ g̣ā′xag̣îłs. Giên gu lᴀ qas­qꜝā′gidasi giên g̣a agᴀ′ñ lᴀ sîłu′ng̣alᴀñesi. L’ dagwī′g̣asʟas. Giên stᴀ lᴀ qā′-idesi giên lnagā′-i xā′-idᴀg̣a-i gī la g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ lᴀ sā′wañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ. Giên lnagā′-i xā′-idᴀg̣a-i wa′ʟ̣uxᴀn l’ qꜝe′itg̣aasi. Ga-iʟ̣ū′hao lᴀ ʟꜝ ha′-iludayañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ.

Hao ʟan l’ g̣e′ida.

SOUNDING-GAMBLING-STICKS

[Told by Tom Stevens, chief of Those-born-at-House-point]

One whose father was a chief made gambling sticks. And one day he sent out his father’s slave to call any one who might choose to gamble. “Hū⁺” [he shouted]. [57] He did the same thing every day.

One morning some one spread out gambling sticks. Only his hands were visible. The upper part of him was enveloped in clouds. And he (the chief’s son) came and sat opposite him. After they had talked about what property they would stake they began gambling together, and he lost. Afterward he staked more. He continued to lose until he lost all of his father’s property. Then he lost the slaves, and when those were all gone he staked the rear row of the town. That, too, went. And [he staked] the next row. That, too, was lost. There were five rows of houses in his father’s town. And again he wagered a row. That was also lost. He lost all five rows of the town. Then he staked his father, mother, and sisters. And they were lost.

The people immediately made ready their canoes and got on board. It was foggy. Then they went off, and after a while the voices of the crowd became lost in the distance. [58]

And after he had gone about in the town for a while he began to push along with a pole a cedar beam owned by his father, and he got it down to the water. [59] Then he used his gambling-stick bag for a pillow, put on his marten-skin blanket, and lay down upon it.

Now he floated about. Many nights passed over him. During all that time it was calm weather. By and by something said to him: “Your powerful grandfather asks you to come in.” He looked in the direction of the sound. Nothing was to be seen. He saw only the ripples where it had gone down. He was floating against a two-headed kelp.