Part 7

Then they went to bed. He awoke in the night and tried to stretch himself. He pushed his feet against something that was near him. It was the crooked root of a tree. He felt large roots running in every direction. On the next day, when morning came, they again got up.

He looked toward the door. In the corners of the house on either side hung halibut hooks. One having the picture of a halibut had a halibut hanging down from it. One having the picture of a land otter on it had a red cod hanging down from it. They gave those [fish] to him to eat when they fed him. All the shamans around the ocean were in that house.

The next evening he again began performing. They gave him many elk skins. There was a big pile on the side near the door. Many boxes of grease also lay near it. After he had danced round the fire for a while he pulled out the spear. He pushed it in again. He pulled it out, and he stopped performing. He again put it in, and [the otter] again began to suffer.

During all that time he had the urine mixed with blue hellebore, which he had let decay together, hung by him in a water-tight basket. After he had performed for a while the great shamans that were around the house made fun of him. After he had gone round the fire for a while he was doubled up as he moved, and they imitated him near the fire. He then called for his power, and by its help stood upright. The people in the house made a great noise at this. He then again ran round the fire, took urine in the hollow of his hand, and, as he ran about, threw it at them. All the shamans around the ocean were nearly choked by the bad stench and said to him: “Don’t, Tcꜝaawu′nkꜝa. You do not treat us well.” Large clams spurted water at him. Small clams spurted water toward him. Everything was different (i.e., hostile) toward him, owing to those people whom they had got as shamans. As he ran he pointed the spear that he had pulled out at the faces of the shamans of all countries who were about the house. They did not see it.

Now he thought, “I wish they would give me the halibut hooks. I might then save the chief’s son.” Then the broad, black men reported what he thought: “If you give him those halibut hooks he says that he might save the chief’s son.” Throughout the long time during which he performed he thought in this way. During all that time they did not want to give them to him. Every morning halibut and red cod hung from them. He was there many nights. By and by they gave him the halibut hooks. He now performed again, and he pulled out the spear for the last time. The chief’s son was saved.

On the next day they took him back. They launched a big canoe. At once, they began to put the elk skins into it, with the boxes of grease. The halibut hooks he also had under his arms as he lay there. They now started back with him. They arrived with him during the night at the place whence they had fetched him. They put off the elk skins and the boxes of grease. On the following day, when it was light, although he had held the halibut hooks firmly, there was no trace of them. This was the first time that people learned about halibut hooks. Where they had landed the elk skins on the beach only seaweeds were piled up. The boxes of grease, too, were nothing but kelp heads in which was a large quantity of liquid. The canoe was a large rotten log lying there.

This is the end.

Tcꜝaawu′nkꜝa is both the name of a supernatural being and the name of any shaman through whom the supernatural being spoke. It is a Tlingit name and the story is evidently Tlingit also, though Tlingit spirits often “spoke through” Haida shamans.

TCꜝAAWU′NKꜝA

Nᴀñ g̣ā′xa g̣agwā′ñkꜝiaʟ̣das hao a′og̣alᴀñ wᴀ dᴀ′ñat tcꜝīdā′l qa′odihao lᴀ dᴀ′ñat g̣ᴀl gi lᴀ qā′gaskîtg̣awas. Guha′o lᴀ gi lᴀ qꜝā′-iskîtg̣awañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên lᴀ stᴀ lᴀ ʟūqā′-itg̣oas. ʟg̣ēt l’ g̣ē′tg̣at­g̣awa′-i ʟ̣ū la g̣ei lᴀ gūtg̣atg̣oa′sgîñ. Lᴀ gui lᴀ stī′łg̣oas. La g̣ᴀn l’ ā′xᴀna-g̣ē′łg̣awa′-i ʟ̣ū la g̣ᴀn ʟꜝ sū′dies lᴀ gūdᴀ′ñg̣oas. Kꜝā′ldjîda lᴀ sī′g̣a tꜝā′tg̣ōdies. Giên lᴀ la da′otꜝᴀłg̣awa′-i ʟ̣ū g̣ag̣wā′ñkꜝia-i g̣a lᴀ gu ga qā′wādies. Giên lᴀ la qā′g̣aʟ̣g̣oas. Giên lnaga′-i gu l’ yā′g̣alᴀñ lᴀ dᴀ′ñat îsg̣oa′si.

Ga′-istᴀ g̣ā′g̣ēt qa′⁺odi l’ ʟ̣ā′g̣ag̣ea′lga-i ʟ̣ū la g̣a ga gā′gu­x̣idag̣ᴀn. L’ kꜝwai′g̣alᴀñ at l’ qā′g̣alᴀñ ʟꜝᴀ qoa′nag̣ᴀn. Lᴀ qā′g̣a djā′g̣alᴀñ gᴀm la g̣a kꜝū′gagᴀñgā′ñag̣ᴀn. Nᴀñ da′og̣anᴀs djā′g̣a sg̣u′nxᴀn lᴀ gi gīdagā′ñāg̣ᴀn. L’ nā′ng̣a qꜝa′-iyas sg̣u′nxᴀn la g̣a ʟxā′ndas. Lnaga′-i g̣a lᴀ î′sg̣ō qa′odihao la gᴀ gā′gūdjîłī′ga-i ʟ̣ū nā′nᴀñ dᴀ′ñat lnaga′-i qꜝō′łga nᴀñ g̣ᴀ′nʟ̣a koa′ʼdᴀgai′esi djî′ngî gā′łda na lᴀ ʟg̣ō′łg̣ag̣āwag̣ᴀn. Giên g̣a nā′nᴀñ dᴀ′ñat lᴀ nāg̣ē′łsi.

Ga′-istᴀhao lnaga′-i g̣a lᴀ qā′-itsi giên l’ qā′g̣a djā′g̣a daog̣ᴀnā′gas lᴀ gi gī′dagāñāg̣ᴀn. L’ xetî′t tcꜝî′nłg̣oañg̣aiyag̣ēla′-i ʟ̣ū ᴀ. Gu lᴀ nāxā′ñg̣oasi kꜝiä′łhao l’ nā′ng̣a lᴀ xēłī′wangā′ñagîn. Giên la ê′sîñ łg̣ēt qꜝēnᴀ′ñ ʟ′g̣ōłg̣aiyas. L’ xetî′t tcꜝî′nłgoañgī⁺gᴀnᴀs. L’ ła′oatgīgᴀs.

L’ xetî′t tcꜝînłg̣oā′ñgᴀñ qa′⁺odihao łg̣ō kꜝū′da gwā′ñga lᴀ qî′ñqꜝao­awag̣ᴀn. Giên nānᴀ′ñ gi lᴀ la sū′udas. Giên hᴀn l’ nā′ng̣a l’ sū′udas, “Î′sîñ lᴀ dā qē′îña giê′nᴀ l’ kꜝū′da qꜝā′ʟ̣añ. Hakꜝoa′ng̣ētsi kꜝū′da ʟꜝ qaʟa′si giên ʟꜝᴀ gi qꜝᴀ′ñgᴀñ wᴀnsū′ga.” Gañā′xᴀn î′sîñ lᴀ la qeā′ñga-i ʟ̣ū l’ kꜝū′da lā′g̣a lᴀ qaʟ̣ai′yāg̣ᴀn. Giên lᴀ stᴀ lᴀ qā′-idaga-i ʟ̣ū ʟg̣ēt lᴀ stᴀ l’ g̣ētg̣ada′-i ʟ̣ū lᴀ la sūdai′yāg̣ᴀn “Dᴀñ gi ł qꜝᴀ′ñgasga, tꜝakꜝî′ng̣a.”

Giên ga′-istᴀ l’ nā′ng̣a sqā′ba l’ sqā′tgadax̣idāg̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao g̣ᴀ′nʟ̣a-i qās g̣ei tān gi lᴀ sqā′badᴀx̣idā′g̣ᴀn. ʟan lnaga′-i gu lᴀ ʟꜝ qîñx̣idā′g̣ani. Gia′atg̣axᴀn lnaga′-i g̣a lᴀ qā′-idᴀsi giên l’ qā′g̣a djā′g̣a daog̣anā′gas sg̣un lᴀ gi gī′das giên dᴀ′ñat lᴀ qā′-idᴀñᴀs. Lnaga′-i gu ʟga-i gu lᴀ gi gwa′ūgañagᴀni. Gᴀm ʟgu g̣ei l’ g̣ētłiñē′ gō′g̣añasi. Lᴀ gi ʟꜝ gwa′ūgīlā′gas. G̣aga′na l’ qā′g̣a da′og̣ᴀnᴀs djā′g̣a lᴀ gi gī′dagᴀñᴀs. Ga′gi hao lᴀ ēdjañā′g̣ᴀn.

L’ sqā′badagᴀñ qa′odihao tān la g̣a ga kꜝādā′g̣ᴀn. Lᴀ la qꜝa-iłgalᴀ′nʟꜝxaiyag̣ᴀn. Gᴀm l’ g̣ā-i kꜝᴀ′tdjū xᴀn lᴀ dā′ñg̣ᴀñᴀs. Lā′g̣a lᴀ qꜝa-ix̣î′lg̣adasi giên î′sîñ lā′g̣a lᴀ tā′g̣was. Hao ʟꜝ l’ djia′lāg̣îłʟā′gᴀñg̣ā′wag̣ᴀn. L’ dā′guiag̣ēłs kꜝia′łhao sqā′ba-i wᴀ gi lᴀ qā′sgidaiyāg̣ᴀni. Hao î′sîñ l’ daodā′gāñgas giên î′sîñ nᴀñ lᴀ tia′gañ wᴀnsū′ga. La ê′sîñ g̣ā-i x̣ᴀ′tdjū xᴀn gᴀm lᴀ dañgā′ñagîn. Giên nā′ga-i ê′sîñ lᴀ ʟꜝdag̣ā′wag̣ᴀn. Ga-i g̣a lᴀ qꜝa-ix̣î′lg̣adasi. Î′sîñ lᴀ qꜝa′-iūgiasi. A′hao gī lᴀ hᴀ′lxax̣idīgāwag̣ᴀni. L’ da′otꜝagañgas kꜝiäł sqābaga′-i g̣a lā′g̣ā ʟ̣′g̣ōdīx̣idag̣ani. Sqā′baga-i sqꜝaʟa′ᴀł g̣a xᴀn lā′g̣a gᴀ′nłg̣oañx̣idag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao nā′ga-i î′sîñ lᴀ yū′ᴀng̣eiłdag̣awā′g̣ani.

ʟꜝʟ̣ū′xᴀn l’ gᴀ′ntcꜝig̣wañ la g̣ᴀn ʟꜝ gūdᴀ′ns ʟ̣ū l’ qā′g̣a daog̣anā′gas djā′g̣a l’ qeā′ñg̣adaiyāg̣ᴀn, l’ kꜝōtu′lg̣ag̣wañ la g̣ᴀn lᴀ gū′dᴀns ʟ̣ū ᴀ. Hayî′ñ lā′g̣a nā′ga-i kꜝatkꜝā′-i⁺dᴀlagā′wag̣ᴀn gī′na gia g̣ā′-iya at ᴀ. Giên nᴀñ lᴀ qeā′ñg̣adaiyag̣ani stīłʟꜝxa′si giên ʟgu l’ g̣ēts lᴀ gi lᴀ sūdagā′wag̣ᴀn. Waigiê′nhao lā′g̣a lᴀ qolgî′ndag̣ā′wag̣ani.

Gaatxᴀ′n l’ naxā′ndihao qa′odihao g̣āl ya′ku l’ nā′ng̣a skiä′⁺nadies ʟ̣ū l’ gī′tg̣a gu ga qā′was lᴀ g̣āndā′ñag̣ᴀn. Wai′giên dag̣ala′-ig̣a gᴀm gītg̣ᴀ′ñ at gī lᴀ kiä′ñañgañā′g̣ani. Waikꜝiä′łhao tā′na-i lᴀ qꜝāi′­łgalᴀñgāñañgīni. Gaatxᴀ′nhao î′sîñ g̣ā′lx̣ua l’ nā′ng̣a skꜝiä′nadias ʟ̣ū î′sîñ l’ gī′tg̣a gu ga qā′wag̣ᴀn. A′hao ʟꜝ kun dᴀ′ñat la qā′-idag̣ᴀn. G̣ā′g̣ēt qa′⁺odihao î′sîñ g̣āl ya′ku lᴀ gu ga qā′awag̣ᴀn. Ga-i î′sîñ l’ nā′ng̣a g̣ā′ndañag̣ani. Wᴀkꜝiä′łhao gᴀm tꜝā′kꜝînᴀñ at gi lᴀ kiä′­nᴀñg̣ᴀñgañagīni. Lᴀ gu ga qā′ūgᴀñ qa′odihao Tcꜝaawu′nkꜝa la g̣ei kīg̣ā′ñ kꜝwiʟꜝxai′yag̣ᴀn. Ha′ohao ʟ ku′ng̣ag̣agoā′ñkꜝī g̣a lᴀ gī ʟꜝ qꜝā′-isgidāg̣ᴀn ʟ̣ū lᴀ gu ga qā′awag̣ᴀn. Ga′-igi l’ qꜝā′-iskîtg̣āwag̣ani. Hao ʟ g̣ᴀ′nstᴀg̣añ qā′ʟꜝxaiyag̣ani. Hai a′hao Tcꜝaawu′nkꜝa la g̣ei kīg̣ā′ñ kꜝwīʟꜝxagai′yag̣ᴀni.

Sîñgaʟ̣ana′-i ʟ̣ū′hao ʟnaot l’ nā′ng̣a la gi kiä′nañāg̣ani. Giê′nhao l’ nā′ng̣a hᴀn la at kiä′nañag̣ᴀn, “Djā łqên gāsî′ñhao gᴀm sg̣ā′na gut gūtgawā′g̣ᴀn dᴀñ g̣ei g̣ā′lx̣ua kīg̣ā′ñ kꜝwī′ʟꜝxaūdjañ.” ʟū′hao nānᴀ′ñ gi lᴀ giałg̣alᴀ′ndaiyāg̣ᴀn. “Hao łg̣ō kꜝū′da ł qꜝaʟꜝa′ atxᴀ′nhao lᴀ xē′tgu ł qᴀ′ñgax̣īdᴀn. La g̣aga′nhao gī′na gī ł hᴀ′lxas dī g̣ᴀn ʟ̣a′olg̣ᴀn.” G̣aga′nhao lā′g̣a ga gā′gūgag̣ani. Hao ʟgu ʟꜝa′g̣ei lᴀ sū′us giên ʟꜝā′g̣a ga gagū′gᴀñᴀñ wᴀnsū′ga Tcꜝaawu′nkꜝa ᴀ.

Giê′nhao lgūsa′l g̣ᴀntcꜝîłg̣ā′gia g̣ᴀn l’ nā′ng̣a la g̣ᴀn ʟ′g̣ōłg̣aiyāg̣ᴀn. L’ kꜝīa′-i ku′ng̣eistᴀ lᴀ sqā′x̣istas giên g̣e′istᴀ la g̣a gī′na lᴀ kiū′x̣aiyag̣ani. Wai′giên sg̣ā-skū′djî î′sîñ la g̣ᴀn lᴀ ʟ′g̣ōłdaiya′g̣ani. Uiê′dhao sîñx̣aia′-i g̣a lᴀ sg̣āg̣agā′g̣ᴀn. L’ nā′ng̣a hao la g̣ᴀn giū′gī ʟ̣′gīgagag̣ᴀn. Giên la g̣ᴀn lᴀ sā′wag̣ᴀn. A′hao ʟ sg̣ā′g̣aga-i lᴀ îsku′nstaiyag̣ani. Lnaga′-i stᴀ hao lᴀ ʟꜝ qîñqꜝō′łdaʟꜝxagīx̣idag̣ᴀn asʟ̣ū′ ᴀ. Wᴀskꜝie′n ᴀ′ñg̣a tā′łg̣a la g̣ētdjūg̣oa′si ʟgu l’ g̣ētg̣oa′s ᴀ. Gᴀm lā′g̣a nagoa′si g̣ᴀn ʟꜝ u′nsᴀtg̣añag̣ani.

Giê′nhao lnaga′-i gu ga taga′-i ha′-ilūx̣idai′yag̣ani. Giê′nhao gu ʟꜝ kꜝōdā′lag̣ani. Giê′nhao l’ qā′g̣a da′og̣ᴀnas djā′g̣a lᴀ gi gī′dagañag̣ᴀn, gī′hao xᴀ′ñgiañ la ê′sîñ gī′dax̣idag̣ᴀn. A′hao ʟ lᴀ g̣ei ʟꜝ g̣ałqē′xaiyag̣ᴀn.

Giê′nhao lnaga′-i g̣a nᴀñ gīdā′g̣a stꜝēg̣iā′lag̣ani. Giê′nhao la g̣ᴀn ʟꜝ sg̣aʟ̣′g̣ax̣idag̣ᴀn nᴀñ stꜝē′g̣îłs g̣ᴀn ᴀ. Sîñx̣ia′s giên lᴀ g̣ada′o ʟꜝ g̣ē′tx̣idies. Ga′odjîwa-i xē′g̣îłs lᴀ gūdᴀ′ns giên g̣a lᴀ qā′-idag̣ᴀni Tcꜝaawu′nkꜝa-łiña′-i ᴀ. Waigiê′nhao g̣ei lᴀ qî′ntcꜝaiyāg̣ᴀn gia′g̣a ʟꜝ gia g̣ada′o g̣ē′das g̣ei ᴀ. Waigiê′nhao l’ qagᴀ′nda-łiña′s lā′g̣a lᴀ qîntcꜝai′yag̣ᴀn. Gī′na g̣aga′n l’ stꜝē′gᴀs l’ xᴀnā′g̣a tca′olaiyag̣ᴀn. Waigiê′n lᴀ g̣ada′o g̣ēts ga-i ʟꜝa gᴀm lā′g̣a qîñg̣ā′ñag̣ᴀni. L’ qagᴀ′ndag̣a-i g̣ada′o ʟꜝ g̣ētsgai′yāg̣ᴀn. Wᴀkꜝiä′ł ū l’ nawā′s g̣a lᴀ sg̣ā′g̣agī⁺gā′ñagîn.

G̣ēt qa′odihao nā′nᴀñ g̣a lᴀ kîlqā′-idāg̣ani. Nᴀñ stꜝē′igᴀs g̣ada′o lᴀ g̣ē′tsiîñᴀs nā′nᴀñ lᴀ sū′dag̣adaiyāg̣ᴀn. Giên gī lᴀ nī′djîñᴀsi giên la g̣ᴀn ʟꜝ nā′ñagag̣ᴀn. Hayî′ñ la g̣ᴀn ʟꜝ kꜝaʼg̣ā′g̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao l’ sg̣ā′ga ʟ̣ū lᴀ ga qî′ñqꜝōłdagañag̣ᴀn xa-idg̣a′-i la g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ sā′wag̣ᴀn. Giên hᴀn xᴀn lᴀ ʟꜝ î′sdagudᴀ′ñxalag̣ᴀn. Giên lᴀ ʟꜝ ʟ̣′x̣idag̣ᴀn.

Giê′nhao g̣a lᴀ qā′-itx̣idia′si ʟ̣ū na′xᴀn agᴀ′ñ lᴀ ʟ′g̣ōłg̣aʟ̣sʟaiyā­g̣ᴀn. L’ nā′ng̣a kᴀ′ndcꜝîłg̣agia at sg̣a-skū′djî la g̣ᴀn ʟ′g̣ōłg̣aiyag̣ᴀn lᴀ gia′gīgag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao g̣a lᴀ qā′-idag̣ᴀn. Kꜝīwa′-i g̣ei xᴀn lᴀ gu ga qā′ūdalʟꜝxatcꜝai′yag̣ᴀn. Hai uiê′dhao lᴀ g̣ada′o lᴀ g̣ētxidā′g̣ᴀn. Giên nᴀñ stꜝē′gᴀs lᴀ qagᴀ′ndaiyag̣ᴀn. Hao ʟ agᴀ′ñ lᴀ g̣ᴀlgoē′ʟꜝxa­sg̣oā′nᴀñāgᴀn. Hao ʟ lnaga′-i g̣a l’ g̣ē′tgadag̣ᴀn. A′si gia′g̣a-iya-i lᴀ gi lā′g̣a ʟꜝ da′ʼg̣ōx̣idag̣ani. Giên sqao lā′g̣a qoa′nag̣ani. Giên ʟꜝ stꜝē′ga g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ lᴀ ʟꜝ ʟ̣g̣a gī′naga-i ê′sîñ qoa′nag̣ᴀn. Hao ʟ l’ g̣iā′lag̣ᴀn. A′hao ʟꜝ xᴀn l’ g̣ā′ñasgīda′-i ga ʟ̣ū lᴀ gi nᴀñ gīdagā′ñag̣ᴀn, la ê′sîñ xᴀ′ñgiañ l’ qeā′ñga-i la x̣idā′g̣ᴀn. Wᴀkꜝiä′łhao lᴀ ʟꜝ ʟ̣′g̣agāñag̣ᴀn. ʟg̣ē′txᴀn l’ kīîñā′gāg̣ᴀn.

G̣ēt qa′odihao sʟgūs xa′-idᴀg̣a-i l’ ʟ̣′x̣îtî′ng̣asas lᴀ qeā′ñag̣ᴀn. Sa′nʟ̣ans kꜝiäł l’ tāñāgā′ñag̣ᴀn. L’ nā′tg̣alᴀñ skꜝū′laiyag̣ᴀn. Lᴀ ʟꜝ ʟ̣′x̣îtîng̣oasas lᴀ qeā′ñ atxᴀ′nhao nᴀñ la at īdjiga′-i gi nā′dalᴀñ at lᴀ kiä′nᴀñgañāg̣ᴀn. Gaatxᴀ′nhao tcigᴀ′nsgan lᴀ xā′xagātax̣ida′g̣ᴀn. Gwai′kꜝia ê′sîñ g̣ei lᴀ îsdagā′ñāg̣ᴀni.

Ku′ng̣a ʟꜝ sg̣agīʟda′os ʟ̣ū′hao la at ʟꜝ nᴀ′ñx̣īsg̣alañag̣ᴀn. Ga′-istahao nā′dᴀlᴀñ agᴀ′ñ lᴀ x̣ī′da-îndaiyāg̣ᴀn. Gañā′xᴀnhao lᴀ la x̣ī′da-îndaiyāg̣an. Giên lᴀ la x̣idag̣ā′wag̣ᴀn. Lᴀ la tꜝā′łādāg̣ā′wag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao djī′iña gut lᴀ sī′g̣a lᴀ gā′yîñg̣ā′wag̣ᴀn. Qwai′ya-i lᴀ dᴀ′ñx̣īdᴀsʟia′-i kꜝia′og̣a ʟg̣ałdai ya gu hao lᴀ la îsdag̣ā′wag̣ᴀn. Qa′odihao qwai lᴀ dᴀñx̣ī′desʟasi ʟ̣ū′hao lᴀ la dᴀ′ñʟ̣x̣îtg̣āwag̣ᴀn. A′hao ʟ łnagwai′g̣a g̣wa′ul lᴀ qeā′ñāg̣ᴀn. G̣āl qoan hao l’ x̣ī′dag̣agāg̣ᴀn. Sg̣ās-na-i ta′-ig̣ō gia′watꜝᴀłs hao lᴀ qeā′ñāg̣ᴀn. Ā′hao ʟ g̣ētgiā′ñxᴀn l’ sg̣ā′g̣a tcꜝīg̣ea′lāg̣ᴀn.

Asga′-istᴀ lᴀ stī′łʟꜝxas ʟ̣ū′hao sʟgūs xa-idᴀg̣a′-i l’ ʟ̣′x̣itîng̣oasas lᴀ qeā′ñag̣ᴀn. Wᴀkꜝiä′łhao nā′dᴀlᴀñ at lᴀ kiä′nᴀñgāñāg̣ᴀn, nᴀñ la at īdjiga′-i gī ᴀ. Gut ku′ng̣asgañ. “Ła hao dᴀ′ñat î′sg̣asga” lᴀ ʟꜝ sū′dagāñag̣ᴀn. Waigiê′nhao nᴀñ da′og̣ana g̣agwī′g̣ag̣ᴀn gᴀm dā′⁺lskîdāg̣ᴀñ łkiā′gua sg̣u′nhao l’ ʟ′g̣agāñag̣ᴀn. Î′sîñ l’ tcīgᴀ′ndaiyaiag̣ᴀn. “Ła hao î′sg̣asga,” hᴀn hao l’ sūugā′ñag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao l’ kꜝwai′g̣alᴀñ hayî′ñ la g̣ᴀn qꜝᴀgā′ñag̣ᴀn. G̣ā′g̣ēt qa′odihao lᴀ ʟꜝ ʟ̣′x̣itîngā′wag̣ᴀn. G̣āl ya′ku hao lᴀ ʟꜝ tā′ng̣a-îng̣ā′wag̣ᴀn. A′gia g̣āla′-i g̣a lᴀ ʟꜝ tā′ng̣a-îng̣oasês g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ xᴀ′nhao nādᴀlᴀ′ñ gī lᴀ sā′wag̣ᴀn. Giên nā′dᴀlᴀñ wa′ʟ̣ūxᴀn agᴀ′ñ lᴀ qꜝadᴀña′-i daxā′lag̣ᴀn. “Dī at nᴀñ î′sgūda łᴀ g̣ā′lx̣ua skiä′nagwañ. G̣ā′lx̣ua hao dī ʟꜝ tā′ng̣a-îng̣oa′sga.” Wᴀi′giên nᴀñ tcīgᴀ′ñdies a′hao kꜝīwa′-i tꜝa′og̣ᴀn łkiā′gua ta-idai′yag̣ᴀn.

Xā′xa gi nī′djîña sī′sa g̣a′hao lᴀ dag̣ai′yāg̣ᴀn. La′hao qꜝēnᴀ′ñ l’ ʟ′g̣ōłg̣adaiyāg̣ᴀn l’ sg̣ā′g̣adᴀs ʟ̣ū ᴀ. Gañaxᴀ′nhao asga′-i g̣āla′-i g̣a lᴀ ʟꜝ ʟ̣′x̣îtîng̣āwag̣ᴀn.

Waigiê′nhao lᴀ ʟꜝ da′otcꜝaiyag̣ᴀn. Nā′dᴀlᴀñ ʟskī′nᴀña-i g̣ada′o lᴀ g̣ētsg̣ai′yāg̣ᴀn. Sʟgūs xa-idᴀg̣a′-i hao gui qᴀñ ʟꜝ djīdai′yañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ. Waigiê′nhao nᴀñ ā′łdjiwa-i dāg̣ᴀñai′as lᴀ ʟ′gadañas. Lᴀ ʟꜝa lᴀ ʟskî′nxaiyag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao Tcꜝaawu′nkꜝa lᴀ gi sqō′tg̣ādāg̣ᴀn. Sʟgūs xa-idᴀg̣a′-i sū′ug̣a nᴀñ lā′na lg̣a′-ig̣agagas gī′tg̣a hao stꜝē′gᴀs g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ hao lᴀ ʟꜝ ʟ̣′x̣idag̣ᴀn. A′hao l’ nā′tg̣alᴀñ sʟgūs xa′-idᴀg̣a-i ʟꜝ ʟkꜝasʟas. Nᴀñ da′og̣anagas sg̣unxᴀ′nhao lᴀ stᴀ dᴀñʟ̣ʟᴀg̣a-i g̣ada′o ʟꜝ g̣ētsg̣ai′yāg̣ᴀn.

Giên ga′odjiwa-i ᴀ′ñg̣a la îsdai′yag̣ᴀni giên tcīgᴀ′nsgᴀn lᴀ xā′xadai′­yag̣ᴀn î′sîñ. Giê′nhao lᴀ dᴀ′ñat ʟꜝ ʟūqā′-idag-ᴀni. Tcꜝā′g̣ᴀn lᴀ ʟꜝ tā′-iguʟ̣nādaiyag̣ᴀn. L’ nā′tg̣a î′sîñ gañā′xᴀn ʟꜝ îsdai′yag̣ᴀn. Lᴀ dᴀ′ñat ʟūqā′ qa′⁺odi ʟūwa′-i sʟꜝîñ dā′g̣ᴀñgadᴀñ ʟꜝ sū′usi giên ʟꜝ skū′g̣alᴀñîng̣ōgañag̣ᴀni. A′hao ʟꜝ g̣a′og̣ē djī′ga hao īdjā′ñag̣ᴀn. ʟūwa′-i ʟꜝ skū′g̣alᴀñ hao ʟꜝ qꜝō′x̣ūnᴀñgāñag̣ᴀn. Hao î′sîñ îsʟsī′ giên tcag̣ᴀ′n lᴀ ʟꜝ ᴀ′ñgadā′ndag̣was giên ʟꜝ ʟūqā′-idāñāg̣ᴀn. ʟꜝ ʟūqā′ qa′⁺odi qās gut gī′na łgałg̣ā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga. A′hao qꜝa-i xē′txa lᴀ dᴀ′ñat ʟꜝ tꜝa′g̣ag̣oa′s hao lᴀ g̣āndᴀ′ñg̣ōgañag̣ᴀn. ʟūqā′ qa′⁺odihao lnaga′-i ā′xᴀnag̣ēłîñ ʟꜝ sā′wag̣ᴀn.

Giê′nhao xa-iʟ̣a′g̣a lᴀ ʟꜝ ᴀñxa′osʟdag̣ā′wag̣ᴀn. Lnaga′-i xētg̣ᴀ′n ā′xᴀnag̣ea′lga-i ʟ̣ū ya′kug̣a ga tā′-ig̣ōdies g̣e′istᴀ g̣ōsqalō′tx̣a łgīdjū′dai′yag̣ᴀn. Î′sîñ na′-i g̣a lᴀ kꜝia′og̣a ʟꜝ skꜝūlyū′ᴀndies qag̣ᴀ′n­g̣āxē′gᴀñdaiyag̣ᴀn. Wᴀxē′tgu gīg̣a′ogīga-i ʟ̣ū hao lᴀ ʟꜝ sūdai′yag̣ᴀn, “Qā′tꜝᴀłda, Tcꜝaawu′nkꜝa.” Wai′giên sī′sᴀ xā′xa dā′g̣añagag̣ᴀn. L’ qā′tꜝᴀłs giên ku′ng̣ᴀstᴀg̣añ la qā′-idaiyag̣ᴀn. L’ ku′ng̣ᴀstᴀ lᴀ qa′îł qa′odihao agia′g̣a lᴀ kꜝia′og̣a skꜝū′laiyā′g̣ᴀn. Ī′lᴀ ʟꜝa′hao lᴀ ku′ng̣ᴀstᴀ sīsᴀg̣a′-i lā′g̣a qatcꜝai′yag̣ᴀn. Giên g̣ōʟ̣g̣axa′n la ê′sîñ qatcꜝai′yag̣ᴀn. Giên nā′dᴀñ gî′ñg̣añ lᴀ dᴀñʟ̣′dasgī′⁺gag̣ᴀn. A′hao ʟ la ʟꜝ x̣ūnᴀñā′g̣ag̣ᴀn. Tcꜝaawu′nkꜝa hᴀn hao lᴀ ʟꜝ sū′dagāñag̣ᴀn. Ya′ngua a l’ sg̣agag̣ā′g̣ᴀn. A′hao gia′g̣a nᴀñ g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ lᴀ ʟꜝ ʟ̣x̣îtîñg̣ā′wag̣ᴀn g̣a ʟ̣′g̣ōdies īla′ ʟꜝa′hao lᴀ kꜝia′og̣a g̣a ʟꜝ skꜝūldai′yag̣ᴀn. A′hao ʟgu lᴀ ʟꜝ sg̣ā′nag̣ᴀñʟdjā′wag̣ᴀn.

L’ qatcꜝīya′-i ʟ̣ū nā′xa ʟꜝ sg̣ā′ga skꜝū′las lᴀ qeā′ñag̣ᴀn. Tadjx̣uā′ nᴀñ stꜝē′gᴀs ʟ̣′g̣ōdies skū′dji qꜝa qꜝała′t tā′djig̣a la g̣ei kꜝūdjū′dies lā′g̣a la qeā′ñag̣ᴀn. A′hao ʟ sta Tcꜝaawu′nkꜝa gia′gu i′sîs ga-i lnaga′-i stᴀ ga saiyä′nag̣ᴀn. Sʟgū g̣ā′dᴀg̣a skū′djî qꜝa at ʟꜝ kīdā′g̣ᴀn. Wa g̣ēi ga kꜝūʟai′yag̣ᴀn. La′hao a stꜝēdai′yag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao lᴀ g̣ada′o lᴀ g̣ētx̣idai′yag̣ᴀn. Wai′giên hᴀn nā′dᴀñ lᴀ kîñgūgā′ñag̣ᴀn. Łkiā′gua ga′odjiwa-i ʟꜝ kiū′tcꜝîsx̣iāwag̣ani. “Gaodjiwa′-i stᴀ dᴀñ ʟꜝ x̣îtqꜝadā′dao xᴀn ᴀ qadjî′ñ ʟꜝ qā′-itqꜝa′-igadañga. Wᴀ′skꜝiên xēigᴀ′ñgasañ.” Wai′giên hᴀn î′sîñ l’ gūdā′ñag̣ᴀn “Gū′gus hao dī g̣ᴀn gwīgoa′saani.” Wai′giên łkiā′gua g̣a kꜝī′djî dᴀ′mxao qꜝᴀl łg̣ał ʟgaigī′gas. Ga-i hao hᴀn l’ sū′daiyañ wᴀnsū′ga. “Dᴀ′ñg̣a ʟꜝ u′nsīdᴀn sg̣ā qun dᴀñ g̣ᴀn ʟꜝ kꜝadjū′g̣asga.”

Gañaxᴀ′nhao lᴀ g̣ada′o lᴀ g̣ētx̣idai′yāg̣ᴀn. Tcꜝā′anuwa-i g̣ada′oxa lᴀ sg̣ag̣ag̣u′ndī qa′odi lā′g̣a qꜝa′ga-i lᴀ dᴀñkꜝōsta′si giên agᴀ′ñ lᴀ łîñᴀñai′gagūgañag̣ᴀn. Î′sîñ l’ sg̣ag̣ag̣u′ndī qa′⁺odi sīłgiā′ñxᴀn wa g̣ei lā′g̣a lᴀ gīdjîgā′ñag̣ani. Gwa′łᴀñ xᴀn l’ sg̣ā′g̣ax̣idīya′-i ʟ̣ū lᴀ gī ʟꜝ ā′naguñas na′si skꜝūtcꜝa′s gaodjiwa′-i stᴀ lᴀ ʟꜝ x̣itg̣āda′si giên g̣e′ixᴀn qā′djîñ lᴀ ga′odjîwa′das ga′odjiwa-i wᴀ′skꜝien xē′gañag̣ani. Ga-i ʟ̣ū la at ʟꜝ x̣ū′nᴀñaga′ñagēni. “Tcꜝaawu′nkꜝa, sg̣a yū′djao, Tcꜝaawu′nkꜝa.” A′hao ʟan l’ sg̣ā′g̣agañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giê′nhao ʟꜝ ta-isʟai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên g̣ālx̣ua′ l’ qaskî′nxaiyas giên l’ hīxa′og̣aʟꜝxaiyasi. Axᴀ′n gī′na g̣ᴀn lᴀ tꜝā′sgidᴀs. Skūsqā′n­dᴀg̣a-i. ʟg̣ē′txᴀn ʟꜝūgītxā′ñasi lᴀ ʟgu dā′ñag̣ani. Dag̣ala′-ig̣a î′sîñ sî′ñg̣aʟ̣a′nesi′ giên l’ qꜝa′ołūg̣awag̣ᴀn.

Łkiä′gui l’ qē′xaias. Na-i ku′ngida g̣a gutxᴀ′nłag̣a ta-ū xā′x̣īwas. Nᴀñ sg̣oa′na xā′gu dag̣ᴀñā′gas g̣e′istᴀ xā′gu gux̣iā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. Nᴀñ sg̣oā′na ê′sîñ sʟgū dā′g̣ᴀñagas g̣e′istᴀ ê′sîñ sg̣ᴀn gū′x̣iwas. Ałsī′ hao lᴀ ʟꜝ tadagā′ñañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ la at ʟꜝ dai′îns giê′nᴀ. Sūs g̣ada′o sg̣a′a-i hao na-i g̣a sg̣un ta-ig̣ōdai′yag̣ᴀni.

Hao î′sîñ sîñx̣ia′s giên lᴀ g̣ada′o la g̣ē′tx̣idias. Tcꜝî′sgu qoa⁺n at lᴀ ʟꜝ ʟ̣′x̣idᴀs. Łkiā′gua a sʟūłgī′djiwas. Gaiyîña′-i î′sîñ wᴀ qꜝō′łg̣a qꜝu′ldjūwesi. Tcꜝā′anuwa-i djî′nxa lᴀ sg̣aqag̣u′ndi qa′odi lā′g̣a qꜝā′g̣a lᴀ dᴀñkꜝūstai′yasi. Sîłgiā′ñxᴀn wa g̣ei î′sîñ lā′g̣a lᴀ gītcꜝa′si. Lā′g̣a lᴀ dᴀ′ñkꜝūstasi giên ʟan agᴀ′ñ la łîñā′ñgañag̣ani. Hao î′sîñ wᴀ g̣ei lā′g̣a lᴀ gītcꜝa′si giên î′sîñ l’ g̣ō′xagîlgañagîn.

Wᴀkꜝiä′łhao tcīgᴀ′nsgᴀn g̣ei gwaikꜝia′ la îsdai′yas. Wᴀ dᴀ′ñat lᴀ xā′xag̣adaiyas. ᴀ′ñg̣a qē′gu g̣a lᴀ qᴀ′nsīgîñgī⁺gas. L’ sg̣aqag̣u′ndi qa′⁺odi nā′xa sg̣ā yū′dᴀla īdja′s la at nᴀñx̣īsgalā′ñag̣ᴀn. Tcꜝaanūwa′-i g̣ada′oxa la qā′g̣ōñ qa′odi gu′tgī l’ kꜝū′sʟga′s giên tcꜝā′anuwa-i djî′nxa lᴀ ʟꜝ kꜝiā′ñkꜝasiāñdai′yag̣ᴀn. Giên sg̣ā′nag̣wañ gī lᴀ kiä′gans giên l’ giā′xaʟꜝxagāñag̣ᴀn. Giên na′asi la g̣a hūgᴀñgā′ñagîn. Giên hitꜝᴀg̣ᴀ′n tcꜝā′nuwa-i g̣ada′oxa la g̣adᴀsī′ giên tcīgᴀ′nsganā-i lᴀ łkūʟ̣a′si giên l’ ʟ̣x̣iê′ndals īna′atxᴀn wᴀ gui lᴀ qałkūx̣ūstᴀdālgā′ñag̣ᴀni. Ḷꜝ nā′xa sūs g̣ada′o sg̣a′a-i agᴀ′ñ gī′łgalas tcînqa-itaog̣atꜝā′djîñas giên hᴀn lᴀ ʟꜝ sū′dagañas, “I Tcꜝaawu′nkꜝa gᴀm dᴀñ lāg̣ᴀ′ñga.” Sqaos lᴀ gui tcꜝî′nułsg̣a′gūdᴀñ. Kꜝiū′ lᴀ gui tcꜝîñu′łañ. Gī′naxᴀ′nhao la g̣ᴀn agᴀ′ñ agīg̣ā′dagañag̣ᴀn. Ałsī′ wā′ʟ̣ūxᴀn ʟꜝ ʟ̣′g̣agañagīni. Hao î′sîñ ʟ̣x̣iê′ndals gut qꜝā′ga-i lā′g̣a lᴀ dᴀñkꜝū′stᴀasi giên sūs g̣ada′oxa sg̣a′a-i nā′xa agᴀ′ñ gī′łgᴀls xᴀ′ñgut lᴀ la dakꜝūdjūdā′lgañagîn. Gᴀm lᴀ ʟꜝ qîñg̣ā′ñag̣ᴀn.

Giê′nhao hᴀn la gūdā′ñag̣ᴀni. “Tā′wa-i at gua dī ʟꜝ ʟx̣ît-łiña. Ga-i ʟ̣ū ʟꜝa′hao nᴀñ gīda′s ła qagᴀ′ndā-łî′ña.” Giê′nhao ga qꜝᴀl łg̣ałdᴀ′mdīlas l’ gūdā′ñag̣ᴀn g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ lā′g̣a sā′wag̣ᴀn. “Ha′osi tā′wa-i lᴀ dalᴀ′ñ ʟx̣î′tsi ʟ̣ū′hao nᴀñ gīda′s lᴀ qag̣ᴀ′ndałiñañ l’ sū′ga.” Djī′îña gut l’ sg̣ā′gas kꜝiä′łhao hᴀn l’ gūdā′ñag̣ᴀn. Kꜝiä′łhao la g̣a ʟꜝ qō′yadai′yāg̣ᴀni. Wᴀkꜝiä′łhao g̣e′istᴀ xagwa′-i at sg̣ana′-i kꜝiā′­ga-ūłgīgañāg̣ani. G̣al qoan hao gu lᴀ īdja′ñ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ. Qa′odihao hᴀn xᴀn lᴀ gi tā′wa-i ʟꜝ îsdai′yag̣ᴀni. Hai asga′-i ʟ̣ū′hao î′sîñ l’ sg̣ag̣ā′gas giên qꜝaga′-i lā′g̣a lᴀ dᴀñkꜝūstᴀsg̣oā′ñañāg̣ani. A′hao nᴀñ gīdā′gas qagā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Dag̣ala′-ig̣a hao sîłgiā′ñ lᴀ ʟꜝ qa-isʟai′yag̣ᴀn. ʟū yū′ᴀn ʟꜝ gīłᴀgai′­yag̣ᴀn. Gañā′xᴀn tci′sgwa-i wᴀ gug̣ei ʟꜝ ʟg̣aʟ̣x̣idā′g̣ani gā′yîña-i dᴀ′ñat xᴀn ᴀ. Tā′wa-i ê′sîñ l’ tā′-idies g̣e′ixᴀn la sqōtxagiā′ñag̣ani. Hao sîłgiā′ñ lᴀ dᴀ′ñat ʟūqā′-idañ wᴀnsū′ga. Ḷū′hao giê′stᴀ lᴀ ʟꜝ ʟ̣x̣ida′s gu g̣ā′lx̣ua lᴀ dᴀ′ñat ʟꜝ îsg̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. Tcꜝî′sgwa-i ʟꜝ ʟ′g̣atꜝᴀłsi at gā′yîña-i ʟꜝ ī′tꜝᴀłsi.

Dag̣ala′-ig̣a sîñgaʟ̣a′nasi giên tā′wa-i ʟgu gī′na lᴀ gī′djîgîtʟdjawas gᴀm gut qꜝałgag̣ā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga. Hao ʟ xā′gu tā′wa-i ʟꜝ sqā′tg̣aʟā­gā′ñag̣ᴀn. Qꜝā′da tcꜝî′sgu ʟꜝ ītꜝā′łas ñalga-ᴀ′nda sg̣u′nxᴀn gu łgī′­djîawañ wᴀnsū′ga. Gā′yîña-i î′sîñ łqeā′ma qā′dji ga xao g̣ei stᴀ′mgīlañ sg̣u′nxᴀn īdjā′g̣ᴀn. ʟūwa′-i ê′sîñ skᴀnskwᴀn yū′⁺ᴀn gu łgī′g̣ōdai­yag̣ᴀni.

Hao ʟan l’ g̣e′ida.

STORY OF THE FOOD-GIVING-TOWN PEOPLE

[Told by Edward of the Food-giving-town people]

The town of Sqē′na [71] was in existence. And Supernatural-woman-in-whom-is-thunder [72] came to be settled [there], [along with] the Middle-town people, [73] Sand-town people, [74] Point-town people, [75] Rear-town people, [76] Witch people, [77] Food-giving-town people, Mud-town people. [78]

After the town had stood there for some time some boys split pieces of cedar with their teeth, put the ends into the fire, and made them hard and sharp. They then fastened small stones to the ends, and went from house to house, trying to shoot the dogfish roe through holes in the corners of the houses by means of bows. They burst them in this way and then laughed.

After they had shot for a while they burst the skins full of dogfish roe belonging to the mother of the town chief. Then trouble arose, and the people fought each other with arrows and war spears.

Now, after they had fought for a while they went away on their canoes. The Middle-town people went; the Point-town people went; the Rear-town people went; the Witch people went; and only the Food-giving-town people remained in the place. After they had lived there for a while they, too, moved off to Lanai′ya. [79]

They continued to live there. They liked the place. And the Witch people came to have a town, Falling-forward town, on the other side of them. They were good friends to each other.

After they had lived a while at Lanai′ya the wife of a man of the Food-giving-town people became sick. When she fell sick she suffered all night. And she directed her husband as follows: “When I die, have them put four dogfish on top of me, because I used to like them as food. Do not put ropes around me. I am afraid to have ropes put around me.”

And, after she had suffered for four nights, she died at nightfall. Then they had his wife sit up. When two nights were passed they put her into the box. Her husband put his head into the fire [for grief] and some others pulled him out. He then put four dogfish into her box, and did not put a rope around it. After many nights had passed he went to see his wife. There were large maggots in the box, and he wept, at the same time striking his head against the box.

One morning, after he had wept for some time, the fire was out, and he sent one of his slaves to the town of Falling-forward for live coals. He then entered the town chief’s house [and discovered] that his master’s wife, who was supposed to be dead, had married there. She and the town chief’s son were in love with each other.

He then thought that his eyes deceived him, and he looked toward her again. After that he took the live coals and went in to his master. He did not speak plainly [being a foreigner]. And he said: “Stop your crying. She has married on the other side.” But his master whipped him.

He then went thither again. He saw that they were still playing with each other. And, when he again reported it to his master, he whipped him again. After this had happened four times [his master] came to believe what he said. He then related to his master all he had seen.

Now he (his master) went thither. He looked in. His wife, he saw, had in truth married some one there. They were playing with each other. They were laughing at each other.

He then went away. After he had kept watch for a while that evening he went over. He hid himself inside behind a post. And after they had sat up for a while they went to bed. When the people in the house snored he went to [the place where his wife and her lover were]. They were talking together. And, when they were asleep, he went away.

Very early in the morning he was gone. He was away. He was away. He was away. Some time after dark he came home. He felt happy. He looked at the box. Only dogfish were in it.

Next morning he was gone early. He broke knots into pieces. He scraped, greased, and polished them. That was why he was away. He then brought them home. He did not let any one see. He alone knew about it. He ceased to cry. He sat about happy.

And in the evening he went over and hid himself in the house. Then all fell asleep. He went to the place where they were sleeping. When, after talking for a while, they slept he stretched his hand to the rectum of the man and drove a knot sliver into it. The man did not move. And he did the same thing to the woman. She, however, moved and muttered. He then went away.