Part 9

Giê′nhao la g̣ᴀn l’ āxᴀnā′g̣ila′-i ʟ̣ū lᴀ la gīdjigī′łdas. Nᴀñ djā′das sʟꜝg̣u′ñ x̣iā′lāgᴀs g̣axaga′-i g̣ei qē′xaiyañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ. Giên la g̣ei lᴀ dᴀ′ñnanᴀñᴀs giên lᴀ la xā′gudjañas. “G̣ō′tgūł xā′-idᴀg̣a-i xᴀn dᴀñ qîñīg̣awa′gᴀsga” hᴀn l’ sī′wus. L’ qā′dji lā′g̣a lᴀ qꜝadai′yag̣ᴀn. La′hao Ī′ʟꜝgᴀs hᴀn ʟꜝ kī′g̣adagᴀ′ñga.” Giê′nhao Daiyū′-ał-lā′nas lᴀ la tia′ʼgas at gūdᴀña′-i lā′gᴀñ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giên Qꜝā′stᴀ gu ʟꜝ naxā′ndies. ʟ l’ ʟ̣ā′g̣agᴀs g̣a′g̣añ lᴀ i′sîs g̣ᴀn gᴀm ʟꜝ u′nsᴀtg̣añañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ nā′ñgᴀñ qa′odihao tcī′na lᴀ ʟ̣′sʟtcꜝai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Tcꜝū u′ngua l’ nā′ñg̣atcꜝus. Kꜝiäł la gi la qē′xagᴀñᴀs. Qa′odihao l’ dā′g̣alᴀñ stā′nsîñxai′yas nᴀñ da′og̣anagas giūga′was lā′g̣a l’ tā′agañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên lᴀ si′łg̣a tcꜝidᴀ′n x̣āł lᴀ gañā′ñ g̣e′ida lᴀ sila′-iᴀg̣a lᴀ ʟ̣łinā′gañ wᴀnsū′ga.

L’ nā′ñg̣atcꜝiwa′-i ʟ̣ū l’ sila′-iᴀg̣ei lᴀ qē′xas. “Tā′xetg̣añ dina′ñ,” hᴀn l’ sī′wus. Tcī′na-i si′łg̣a ᴀ′ñg̣a l’ gū′dᴀñasi. L’ sila′-isi xag̣ā′gases hao lᴀ łiñg̣ai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Gut l’ naxā′ñ qa′odihao nᴀñ kꜝwai′yagas kꜝodaʟ̣′g̣o-ułaiyañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên dag̣ala′-ig̣a la gū′stᴀ nᴀñ qagā′gas kꜝōdaʟ̣′g̣o-ułas. Giên dag̣ala′-ig̣a î′sîñ nᴀñ kꜝodaʟ̣′g̣o-ułas. Hᴀn ēdjî′ndixᴀn djī′guag̣a kꜝō′daxā′g̣o-ułasi.

Giên gaatxᴀ′n g̣ālx̣uā′ nᴀñ da′og̣anas ta′-idig̣ᴀ′ndixᴀn l’ djā′sg̣a l’ tꜝa gi qꜝa′oʟꜝxas. L’ sqᴀnsg̣ā′djudie′s. L’ djā′sg̣a l’ g̣ō′da ʟ′gūdᴀñᴀs. Lᴀ qāłai′yasi. Giên l’ dā′łułda′s giên l’ g̣ō′tg̣ei l’ djā′sg̣a gī′nᴀ gītcꜝai′yas l’ dᴀlqꜝᴀ′lgutsg̣ā′łas. Giên lᴀ dᴀñsqꜝasdai′yasi giên lᴀ squ′ngudᴀñasi. Giên î′sîñ gañā′ñ lᴀ la isda′s. Î′sîñ l’ dałulda′s. Giên lᴀ dᴀñsqꜝasdai′yasi giên lᴀ qîñsqā′gîñᴀsi.

Giê′nhao g̣ō′dᴀx̣uaga-i lᴀ dᴀñsqꜝasdᴀga′-i ʟ̣ū′hao l’ g̣atuła′s giên g̣ᴀ′ltaxaga-i gī lᴀ xada′si giên djā′asîñ stᴀ lᴀ qā′gᴀñg̣ada′gᴀs. Giên l’ djā′sg̣a lᴀ ʟ̣g̣a dā′awas. A′nᴀñ qꜝā′-ig̣odies g̣adō′xa dā′g̣ᴀñ lᴀ x̣îtqag̣oñgoa′ñas. Lᴀ x̣îtgî′ndal qa′odihao Tꜝēs-qoa′naiya nā′g̣a g̣ei djā′asîñ stᴀ lᴀ qā′gᴀng̣atcꜝai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. G̣e′istᴀ ê′sîñ dā′g̣ᴀñ lᴀ xagada′ʼgas.

Giê′nhao î′sîñ lᴀ lᴀ x̣îtgî′ndal qa′odihao Qa-it-gwa′-ig̣a gu lᴀ qaʟꜝxai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên qō′ya-iqā′gᴀn lᴀ tcꜝiła′si giên sʟ′xodjî g̣ei î′sîñ lᴀ tcꜝiła′si. Hᴀn l’ wag̣ᴀ′ndixᴀn łiña′xᴀn ʟga-i g̣a kꜝi-ᴀ′ng̣adasi giên łg̣ē′da-i wa g̣a l’ dastā′sgidesi. Kꜝī′wag̣eiłsi gut lᴀ qała′si. Kꜝiwa′-i lᴀ dᴀ′ñat agᴀ′ñ dᴀñgᴀmstᴀła′si, giên dag̣ᴀ′ñ gut l’ xagūłai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Gagū′t lᴀ qag̣ᴀ′ngaʟai′yag̣ᴀn hao Tꜝā′xet-kꜝiū′ᴀg̣a hᴀn ʟꜝ kī′g̣adagᴀ. Taxeda′-i nᴀñ łî′ñg̣aiya′g̣ᴀni. Atha′o kꜝiwa′-i ʟꜝ kīg̣adagᴀ′ñgᴀñ. “Łgîtgia′g̣ᴀñ g̣a łᴀ ga xē′giłū′da Łgîtgia′g̣ᴀñ g̣a łᴀ ga xē′gᴀñū′da.”

Giê′nhao Qꜝā′stᴀ g̣a î′sîñ lᴀ qā′-idañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên gu kī′g̣a ʟꜝᴀ gi lᴀ sū′udax̣idag̣ᴀn, “Xē′gîndā′lłas,” “Sg̣ā′na-djat-ʟg̣a′okꜝoa′n­sg̣as,” “Sg̣ā′na-djat-lalā′g̣a-gut-skiä′mskun-nā′was,” “Na′g̣ei-ga′­iłas,” “Sîns-g̣a-na-x̣utā′-ix̣iwas.” Giê′nhao “Sg̣ā′na-djat-kꜝia′g̣a-ga-xē′gᴀns” hᴀn da′og̣anᴀñ lᴀ kī′g̣adas. “Sg̣ā′na-djat-g̣a-ga-xē′gᴀns” hᴀn agᴀ′ñ lᴀ kī′g̣adas.

Giên Gîtîngī′djats sg̣oā′na qꜝadᴀ′ñ lᴀ qā′łdas. Giên l’ daog̣ᴀ′ng̣a î′sîñ lᴀ stᴀ qā′x̣iasg̣as. La′hao Qꜝā′stᴀ qꜝā′tgu gu ga kꜝoā′nʟꜝxagᴀ­ñᴀñ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao g̣ᴀ′nʟ̣a-i qā′sg̣a agᴀ′ñ lᴀ ʟg̣ā′g̣eiłdaiyañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ. La′hao tā′xeda-i dag̣ā′ñ wᴀnsū′ga. Gᴀm ʟꜝ ʟā′skîtgū′t­g̣añgᴀñgā′ñagîn nᴀñ ʟꜝ tia′ʼg̣ases. Giê′nhao taxeda′-i qꜝā′si-lāgā′ñañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ.

Nᴀñ djā′adas qała′s sila′-ig̣a hao ʟꜝ ā′xadax̣ida′ñ wᴀnsū′ga. Daiyū′ał-djina′s ā′xada-i xai′wasi. Giên l’ ā′xada qa′odihao gaatxᴀ′n Sg̣ā′na-djat-g̣a-ga-xē′gᴀns g̣ā′lx̣ua ʟꜝ qea′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga. Taol gia′at xē′dᴀx̣ustᴀ lᴀ tā′dᴀs. U′ngu sg̣ā′ltcꜝît gia′at lᴀ tā′dᴀs. Lā′g̣a ʟꜝ qea′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga. ʟꜝ ā′xadadi qa′odihao sg̣ā′lᴀña-i wᴀ gu lᴀ sg̣ax̣idā′g̣ᴀni. “A tcinā′ g̣aog̣ā′ gut łᴀ. Kudjū′giagᴀñdāl wᴀ gut ē kū′łgᴀłdā′lgîł.”

Tcꜝig̣ogī′g̣a lnagā′-i dī′tgu tcꜝū gia′gᴀñasi′hao ʟꜝdjat hᴀn kig̣ai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Lᴀ sagū′stᴀ nᴀñ djā′da nā′gᴀs. Gᴀm ʟgu ā′xᴀt łā′ña-i lᴀ łgia′l łiña′-i ga′og̣āñañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ. L’ qꜝᴀl lā′g̣a g̣ā′awa ʟ′djiwus. Giê′nhao sg̣îl gā′-ikꜝugāwas lᴀ qēxa′s giên lᴀ ʟstai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Lᴀ gi lᴀ ᴀ′nłᴀg̣adas. L’ x̣êl wa g̣ei sg̣ā′djiwus. La g̣ei lᴀ ᴀ′nłas giên ʟꜝ ā′xadas g̣ei lᴀ xē′tgu lᴀ ʟ̣gî′ñgoañᴀs. Wᴀ gu taxeda′-i āxada′-i g̣e′istᴀ lᴀ sʟꜝsta′si giên la qai′îsi giên ᴀ′ñg̣a lᴀ qꜝā′dagᴀñasi.

Î′sîñê′sîñ gañā′ñ lᴀ ī′djiñᴀsi. Axada′-i ga dag̣ā′si tās xax̣idesī′ giên axada′-i at ʟꜝ xaskîtsg̣a′si giên “Ku′ndᴀx̣ūñ wā′dᴀg̣a-i.” Giên gaatxᴀ′n g̣ā′lx̣ua g̣ei lᴀ ʟ̣gî′ñgūña′-i ʟ̣ū łg̣a at la nᴀñ qꜝatsg̣a′s. Lᴀ gi qa′osgîtsg̣a′si. Gᴀm lᴀ gu g̣ałg̣ā′g̣ᴀñᴀs. Sîñgaʟ̣ana′-i gu nᴀñ djā′da tꜝē′stᴀ tā′xet kꜝu′ng̣odia gu ʟ̣′g̣o-ułasi.

Ga′-istᴀ lnagā′-i g̣ā′g̣odi qa′odihao nᴀñ kꜝwai′g̣alᴀñ qoa′nas wa′ʟ̣uxᴀn djatinā′g̣añ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên g̣ā′lx̣ua ʟꜝ ā′xadas. ʟꜝ gᴀ′nłg̣alᴀñʟꜝxas giên taxeda′-i ʟꜝ gūsgî′łsi. Djā′g̣alᴀñ dᴀ′ñat ʟꜝ tā′gᴀñesi. Gī l’ stała′si giê′nhao la ê′sîñ djating̣a′yañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giên l’ djatia′ngatcꜝiwa′-i ʟ̣ū ʟꜝa at lᴀ ā′xadas giên g̣ā′lx̣ua l’ qā′ʟꜝxas giên tā′xet lᴀ gūdjiā′was. G̣alᴀ′nsʟia′-i ʟ̣ū djā′g̣alᴀñ lᴀ ʟskî′nxas. “Halᴀ′ gatā′” hᴀn lᴀ lᴀ sū′das. “Sʟgūs hao g̣ā′lx̣ua gatā′ga” giên ʟā′lᴀñ lᴀ kîlg̣e′idᴀxasʟa′s.

Giên dag̣ala′-ig̣a g̣ā′lx̣ua î′sîñ ʟꜝa at la axadā′gas. Giên ʟꜝ gᴀn­dā′lʟꜝxaga-i ʟ̣ū î′sîñ ʟꜝᴀ ga kitsgî′łs. G̣alᴀ′nsʟia′-i ʟ̣ū ʟā′lᴀñ skwa-i lᴀ tꜝā′ʟ̣gᴀñᴀs giên hᴀn djā′g̣ᴀñ lᴀ sū′udas “Sʟgus hao g̣ā′lx̣ua gatā′ga.” Giên la ê′sîñ lᴀ kîlg̣e′idaxasʟas.

Giên lnagā′-i g̣a na ʟꜝ ʟ′g̣ołg̣asi. Xā′ña ʟꜝ tꜝag̣onadai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ g̣eiłgīga′-i ʟ̣ū Tꜝa′g̣un-naas hᴀn lᴀ ʟꜝ kī′g̣adas. Ḷū′hao dī′da l’ ī′djas skꜝiä′xᴀn la g̣a gā′-iłx̣ida′ñ wᴀnsū′ga. La at ʟ̣ū ga′isʟia′-i ʟ̣ū kꜝîłg̣ax̣ida′ñ wᴀnsū′ga. Lᴀ tꜝa′g̣a ʟꜝᴀ gi gā′-iłx̣îtskiā′ñ ʟꜝ sūgā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giên gaatxᴀ′n î′sîñ ʟꜝ ā′xada qa′odi g̣ā′lx̣ua ʟꜝ axadā′gatcꜝa′was. Nᴀñ djā′g̣a skudjū′dies. Tꜝᴀ′lgi nᴀñ ē′łiña ʟx̣iā′ndies. Giê′nhao l’ sʟꜝa-i lā′g̣a lᴀ qꜝa-itkꜝuʟai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ djā′g̣a ʟꜝa gᴀ′ñgîñañ g̣ā′tułas. Lᴀ lᴀ ʟdadjā′ñ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giên tā′not Ku′ndji g̣a tā-i gi nᴀñ ā′xadayä′nañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên g̣alx̣uā′ l’ gi′tg̣a djadā′g̣a sqe′ux̣ua l’ qꜝadiʟ̣′gañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên gī′tg̣ᴀñ ʟskī′nᴀña-i gi l’ łg̣oā′gas giên g̣āla′-ig̣a lᴀ ku′ndjigiä′lañ wᴀnsū′ga. La ê′sîñ qꜝadī′gᴀs. Siñg̣a′-i l’ skî′nxaiyas gitg̣ᴀ′ñ gi lᴀ kiagā′ñas. Gᴀm l’ gi′tg̣a ga′og̣ᴀñᴀs. Giên ʟua′-i stᴀ tān stꜝa′sᴀl kîtgî′łsi lᴀ qe′iñᴀsi.

Giê′nhao lnagā′-i xā′-idᴀg̣a-i tāns xā′-idᴀg̣a-i g̣ᴀn stꜝē′xag̣iłx̣idai′­yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Xā ʟꜝ gî′ñ-īna′ʼqoa′nᴀs giên sqā′ba qoa′na î′sîñ ʟꜝ ʟ′g̣ołg̣as. Gᴀm ʟgu kꜝiū kī′da g̣a ʟꜝa gia′gᴀña-i ga′og̣ᴀñesi. Gañā′xᴀn ʟꜝ ʟꜝdax̣î′tsi.

Wᴀgañā′ñ ʟꜝ î′sda qa′⁺odihao xā′ga-i î′sîñ tā′na-i dōx̣idā′ñ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ. Gaatxᴀ′nhao na stᴀ xᴀn xā′ga-i ga da′wasi. Giê′nhao ʟ̣g̣a ga dā′wasi. A′xᴀnxᴀn tana′-i g̣atła′si. L’ gī′tg̣alᴀñ stîñ lᴀgi xā′dᴀsîs.

Łg̣ē′da-i ʟꜝ tꜝaqꜝā′-iłaiyasi. La g̣ᴀn gī ʟꜝ g̣ā′łg̣awa-i ʟ̣ū stag̣a′ñ lᴀ ʟg̣adā′ñasi giên kunᴀ′ñ tꜝᴀ′lgi la ʟłᴀskiä′gᴀñᴀsi. Giê′nhao xā′ga-i ʟꜝ ku′ntcꜝidañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ.

Giê′nhao qā′-ida-i gū′stᴀ la g̣ᴀn ʟꜝ g̣agoyî′ñg̣oasi. Giên l’ î′stꜝał­g̣oas giên łtā′x̣ulᴀñ gut tāna′-i tꜝanā′nᴀñasi. Giê′nhao lᴀ ʟꜝ g̣ᴀlgᴀ′n­dax̣îtg̣ā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga, giên na′si l’ gutlā′g̣oasi. Gī′nᴀ kꜝā′na lᴀ ʟꜝ tadag̣ogā′ñañ wᴀnsū′ga. Gᴀm l’ kîłgūlg̣ᴀ′ñg̣oas. Giê′nhao tā′na-i gī′tg̣ei nāñ qa′odi xā l’ qꜝokꜝotu′łgag̣a′wañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên l’ a′og̣a ê′sîñ l’ sî′łg̣a gūdᴀ′ñg̣oas gîñkꜝotwā′lañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giê′nhao tā′na-i ʟꜝ ʟꜝda qa′odihao sqā′ba ᴀ′ñg̣a nᴀñ qî′ñg̣agiä′lañ wᴀnsū′ga. Gī′nᴀ xā′-idᴀg̣a la g̣a ga qꜝadag̣ā′dies giên tꜝa′g̣o lᴀ g̣ᴀlqꜝā′-igîñᴀs. Giê′nhao lᴀ la qꜝa-ig̣aʟꜝxai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giê′nhao lnagā′-i stᴀ nᴀñ qā′-idañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ. Tcī′na-kun nā′g̣a g̣ei lᴀ qā′tcꜝas. Sg̣ā′na-qeda′s ʟꜝdā′las giên Tcī′na-kun nā g̣ei dā′lx̣unᴀñtcꜝī′gᴀñasi giên gatā′ga-i lā′g̣a ʟꜝ tā′gᴀñᴀsi. L’ qꜝaiya′s g̣aga′n la g̣ᴀn ʟꜝ nā′ñagᴀs.

Giê′nhao l’ nā′tg̣a łā′ma qē′xas giên lᴀ la ʟsta′s giên lᴀ la qꜝag̣adai′­yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên gaatxᴀ′n sg̣ā′na-qeda′s ʟꜝdala′-i ʟ̣ū lᴀ hałgoa′das. L’ qā′g̣a tꜝā′g̣a la g̣ᴀn stꜝexagᴀ′nsi. Tꜝᴀ′lgi lᴀ xałgoa′dagᴀñasi. Qa′odihao lᴀ gui ga ʟ′sʟgîłs. Kꜝiwa′-i g̣a lᴀ qꜝog̣ā′wasi. Sʟnᴀñ lᴀ gia′ʼłdas giên sg̣ā′na-qeda′s dā′lx̣unᴀñtcꜝia′-i ʟ̣ū lᴀ kîtqꜝa′iadi′gas. Kiägī īdjiga′-i ʟ̣ū î′sîñ gañā′ñ lᴀ isda′si. Lᴀ g̣aga′nhao sg̣ā′na-qeda′s lᴀ gi ʟꜝ łg̣oā′g̣adañ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giê′nhao gaatxᴀ′n Sî′ñgidjigît nā g̣a lᴀ qā′-idañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên hᴀn lᴀ la sū′das “Xā′-ides sîñ lā dī at gīnᴀ′ñg̣ansga” hᴀn lᴀ gi lᴀ sī′wus.

Waigiê′nhao Qꜝā′stᴀ qā′sg̣a djinā′ hᴀn kī′łgulʟdjā′wañ wᴀnsū′ga “Dalᴀ′ñg̣a ł gūdagīdᴀ′ñg̣asga. Daiyū′-ał-lā′nas ha-ilū′ qa′odi î′sîñ skꜝū′lg̣ilg̣ā′nses” hao la sūdai′yag̣ᴀn.

Giê′nhao gu tcꜝū ʟꜝ skîtg̣ā′g̣añ wᴀnsū′ga. Giên la g̣ei ʟꜝ qꜝā′tnanᴀñas giên lᴀ ʟꜝ g̣a-iłgalᴀ′ñʟꜝxas. Giê′nhao gī′g̣awa-i ʟꜝ ʟ′g̣ołg̣ai′yañ wᴀnsū′gᴀñ. Giên l’ g̣e′iłgīga-i ʟ̣ū Gīg̣a′o-ᴀ′ldᴀloas hᴀn lᴀ ʟꜝ kig̣adai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. Giê′nhao gitg̣ᴀ′ñ gī′g̣awa-i lᴀ dag̣adai′yañ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ djā′g̣a Gîtînā′g̣añ wᴀnsū′ga. L’ Na­yū′ᴀns-xā′-idᴀg̣a-i ku′nī hao idjā′ñ wᴀnsū′ga.

Giên ga Xo-iga′sga-i ga xē′gᴀñ ᴀ′ñg̣a dā′g̣añ wᴀnsū′ga. A′thao nᴀñ xo-igā′ kꜝotwā′lgᴀnqasā′gas giên ga xēgᴀ′ñgᴀñ wᴀnsū′ga.

Hao ʟ g̣e′idᴀñ.

STORY OF THOSE-BORN-AT-SKEDANS

[Told by John Sky of Those-born-at-Skedans]

There lay Flat-slope [107] town. At that time there was sickness in the place. Da′tcꜝi-kî′lsʟas’s [108] daughter, Woman-whose-feet-make-a-thunderous-noise, owned a knife that shut up. [109] Then Woman-whose-feet-make-a-thunderous-noise died at Tcixodᴀ′lx̣a. [110] They said that something carried her off on account of the knife. They then took the body of Woman-whose-feet-make-a-thunderous-noise to Flat-slope town. They also said that the knife belonged to Pestilence, [111] and they took it to the middle of the inlet. They then put feathers on it and let it sink easily into the water. On account of the knife they owned the sea water. [112]

Some time after that Tꜝā′giao began hunting with dogs. One time, while he was going after his dogs, the bear turned upon him. Then the bear pulled the skin of his head from him. They went out and got him. And they brought him away. They laid his body away, and again they owned the sea, the land, and all the inlets. [113]

Then the Common-food-steamers [114] gave them a plate of copper for their inlet. He was Wā′nᴀg̣ᴀn’s son. [115] He was the one [the bear] killed at Kꜝial. And a woman of the Town-of-Cumshewa people [116] also gave a plate of copper to Those-born-at-Skedans for her inlet.

After that Skî′ltꜝakîñañ [117] began to hunt with dogs. And his dogs began barking at something at Łg̣a-i. [118] While he was following them his leg slipped into some [crevice]. His leg was scraped to the bone. He died there. And again they claimed the sea water, the inlets, and the land. The Common-food-steamers put out another copper plate for G̣ałî′ns, [119] and the Town-of-Cumshewa woman put out another copper plate for Qa′na.[119] They claimed all the islands along with them. There was no land lying vacant.

Some time after that Wā′nᴀg̣ᴀn again came there (to Skedans) to live. And he had a daughter, Flowing-property, [120] when they settled at Skedans. After that Flowing-property went to Skedans bay for something. And a woman of the Witch people [121] went with her. A woman of the Common-food-steamers[114] also went with her. While they were going along they upset. Then Flowing-property, with the woman of the Witch people, was drowned. Then the people wept, wept, wept. Presently they sent food to them through the fire, and in the same house laid claim to the sea and the islands. [122] Those-born-at-Skedans owned them.

After the death of Wā′nᴀg̣ᴀn another Wā′nᴀg̣ᴀn who came to live in his place had Gîtko′na [123] as his son. It was he who built [the house] Gutkwa′-ida. [124] Gîtko′na married a woman of Those-born-at-Qꜝā′dᴀsg̣o-creek. [125]

One day he went out to hunt seal on Gwai′ya. [126] When he went with his spear for some hair seal that lay on the rocks, outside of the hair seal lay a small killer whale with two dorsal fins and white stripes. It looked pretty. And he speared it.

And, when the killer whale wriggled away from the spear, it went along the surface of the sea blowing. It went under at Corner-of-mouth. [127] They fled at once. When they came abreast of Gwī′g̣ᴀl [128] all the broad water was crowded with killer whales. They were jumping over the canoes. He looked southward. The surface of the sea was covered. He looked northward. It was the same. The mats [129] rolled toward him and stopped near by. The stringers[129] also stood up on end and fell close to them. Tcꜝa′g̣ᴀnsqꜝa′gida-i[129] also fell near by.

After they had fled for some time they landed at Gwī′g̣ᴀl. They then turned over the canoe among the driftwood. At that time the killer whales were jumping about upon their tails on the dry land. By and by they (his comrades) said to Gîtko′na: “Come, let us try to do something.” Big killer whales lay in the canoe cove. At that time they took out tobacco for them. When they laid it down with calcined shells behind it the g̣ō′tgadugᴀmłg̣al [130] took it into its mouth. The big creature at once moved seaward. Immediately, all vanished into the ocean.

When they got home the shamans did not say anything good about him. They said he had better not go anywhere on the ocean for four years. He had struck the son of Corner-of-mouth. The shamans told his father and himself that the supernatural beings were talking about him—whether they would let him fall from a steep place, or let him fell a tree upon himself, or let him capsize. The shamans said that they would give him up at the end of four years. During all that time he did not go out to sea for anything. During all that time he did not go after anything at all.

Skilanʟî′nda spoke to him as follows: “I see something strange near you, and I will break something you love.” [131] One day they made a box for him. He kicked it. The box then burst. Gîtko′na at once lay down in bed [for sorrow].

While he still lay there a white animal [132] swam into Skedans harbor. He at once told his father not to allow anyone to go to it. So his father directed. Then he set out after it with three canoe companions. They pursued it. After he had shot at it in the inside of the harbor for a while it led him out. At the same time a fog enveloped him. They then beat drums for him and they threw skids one against another. After two foggy nights had passed it cleared in the morning. Then some went toward Lake inlet. [133] Some also went to Rock-point. [134] They picked up his paddle. They again owned the sea. They again owned the land.

After that his father died, and G̣oa′łdao took his place. [135] His son was Lg̣akꜝia′o. At that time they went to Gwai′ya to fish. He (the son) begged some boys to accompany him thither. And they went out in a crowd. Then, as soon as they had taken out hadja, [136] they plucked off their feathers and made fun of them.

After they had been doing this for some time they went to I′ʟꜝga-i-ᴀ′ndjusg̣as [137] after ʟꜝkꜝia′o. [138] They then let down Lg̣akꜝia′o into a crevice. After he had taken off ʟꜝkꜝia′o and given them to the children for a while he tried to get out. The walls were jammed in against his head. The tide was coming up to him.

They at once carried the news to his parents. His parents immediately took hides, paints, and feathers and went thither. They then started a fire there and put these into it, and talked [through the fire] to I′ʟꜝga-i-ᴀ′ndjusg̣as. [139] They asked to have him let out. When all the property was destroyed the crevice became large and they pulled him out of it. They (supernatural beings) started to take him because he made fun of the hadja of I′ʟꜝga-i-ᴀ′ndjusg̣as.

After that they again went for birds. Then again, as soon as they had plucked the hadja, they let them fly away. They made fun of them. While they were going along the edge of a cliff Lg̣akꜝia′o fell down. And he fell from the cliff. When he was caught halfway down they told him not to move. But still he did move, and fell again. That time he was smashed to pieces below.

Then, when the children went home, his father told them not to enter their houses. At once the parents of the children gave him property. They paid him many moose skins. They then set him (i.e., his body) up there. They made four posts for his grave. [140] It is the one on [a post of] which there is a tree. After that boys stopped playing with boys of Those-born-at-Skedans, because they had paid for this injury. [141]

Before that a woman of Those-born-at-Skedans became a shaman. When she began to perform she told her father to tie a dancing skirt upon her. Her father did so. The supernatural power spoke to her. He promised her ten whales.

After she had fasted for a while she went out, and something made a noise near by, such as a person makes between his lips. When she looked toward the noise she saw some mussels. Those were the souls of whales. She said they were going to be in Skedans creek. After ten nights had passed they went to look. Whales floated there. There was a row of them. They found ten whales in the creek. Even at this day their vertebræ are to be seen there.

They said something against a supernatural power which was walking on the seaweed [on an island owned by Those-born-at-Skedans]. One day a certain person entered Gutkwā′-ida and said: “Some one is walking about on Island-that-turns-about-with-the-tide.” [142] She then went out and called toward it: “Who is it on that island, A′wiya kūdā′lła.” [143] Then, they launched a canoe quickly, and went over to look. There was nothing on it to be seen. And when they got back they wept much in Gutkwā′-ida.[124] She had spoken against the supernatural being. She died.

This was told by the best story-teller in Skidegate, himself a member of that family. It was that division to which the town chief of Kloo belonged, and was reputed to be one of the most powerful Eagle families on the islands. Part of the family lived at Skedans, and, as may be inferred from the story itself, the town chief of that place was generally father of the town chief of Kloo, who therefore lived at Skedans before assuming his position at Kloo itself.

QꜝŌ′NA-QĒ′G̣AWA-I

ʟꜝ′x̣îñᴀs lnagā′-ihao g̣ag̣odai′yag̣ᴀn. Ga′-iʟ̣uhao gu stꜝeqa′ga­g̣ᴀn. Ga′-iʟ̣uhao Datcꜝi-kî′lsʟas gudjā′ñg̣a, Djat-stꜝag̣a-ga-xē′gᴀns, sqao-qꜝō′dax̣uñ dag̣ai′yag̣ᴀn. Ḷū′hao Tcixodᴀ′lx̣a gu Djat-stꜝag̣a-ga-xē′gᴀns kꜝotwā′lag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao sqa′oqꜝodax̣uña-i ga′gi lᴀ gi ga stalᴀ′nsʟañ ʟꜝ sā′wag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao ʟꜝ′x̣îñᴀs lnagā′-i g̣a Djat-stꜝag̣a-ga-xē′gᴀns kꜝō′da ʟꜝ qꜝa-isʟai′yag̣ᴀn. Ḷū′hao sqa′oqꜝodax̣uña-i Ha-iłī′las gia′g̣a î′sîñ ʟꜝ sūs giên siga′-i g̣a lᴀ ʟꜝ qꜝā′-isʟsg̣aiyag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao lᴀ ʟꜝ łtᴀng̣oa′das giên lᴀ ʟꜝ hagᴀñg̣asʟgai′yag̣ᴀn. Sqa′-oqꜝodax̣uña-i tꜝa′gu g̣ayuwa′-i g̣a ʟꜝ kî′lskidag̣ᴀni.

Ga′-istᴀ ga′g̣et qa′odi Tꜝā′giao xagī′g̣ax̣idag̣ᴀn. Ga-iʟ̣ū′hao gaatxᴀ′n xā′ga-i ʟ̣g̣a ᴀ′ñg̣a la qā′giagᴀñgᴀndixᴀn lᴀ gui tā′ng̣a-i qꜝa′-iłg̣ᴀłdaiyag̣ᴀn. Ga′-iʟ̣uhao tā′ng̣a-i l’ qā′dji qꜝᴀl wᴀ stᴀ dᴀñʟꜝʟai′­yag̣ᴀni. Giê′nhao g̣a lᴀ ʟꜝ tang̣ai′yag̣ᴀn. Ḷū′hao stᴀ lᴀ ʟꜝ ʟgā′­wag̣ᴀn. Lᴀ ʟꜝ ʟꜝnsgułgīgas giên hitꜝᴀg̣ᴀ′n g̣ā′yuwa-i g̣a ʟꜝ kî′lskidag̣ᴀni ʟga-i î′sîñ g̣a′oaga-i wa′ʟ̣uxᴀn î′sîñ.

Ḷū′hao ga Dā′g̣aña-sê′lga tꜝa′g̣o ᴀ′ñg̣a g̣a′oag̣a-i sqa′ogu ᴀ′ñg̣a tꜝa′g̣o qꜝā′-isʟaiyag̣ᴀni. Wā′nᴀg̣ᴀn gi′tg̣a hao īdjā′g̣ᴀn. Kꜝia′l gu′hao lᴀ ga isdai′yag̣ᴀn. Giên nᴀñ Łqê′nuł-djī′naga î′sîñ g̣a′og̣as sqa′ogu ᴀ′ñg̣a tꜝa′g̣o Qꜝō′na-qē′g̣awa-i gi qꜝa-isʟai′yag̣ᴀn.

Ga′-istᴀhao î′sîñ Skî′ltꜝakîñañ xagī′ᴀg̣ax̣idag̣ᴀn. Ga′-iʟ̣uhao Łg̣a-i gu lā′g̣a xā′ga-i gada′osi. G̣ō′ʟ̣ᴀg̣a lᴀ qagᴀ′ndixᴀn l’ yäł­tcꜝai′yag̣ᴀn. L’ kꜝial skū′dji sg̣u′nxᴀnhao lā′g̣a wa g̣ei sqꜝadjā′wa­g̣ᴀn. G̣ei l’ kꜝotᴀłsī′ giên î′sîñ g̣ā′yuwa-i g̣a′og̣a-i wai′giên ʟga-i î′sîñ g̣a ʟꜝ kî′lskidag̣ᴀni. Ga Dā′g̣aña-sê′lgas î′sîñ tꜝa′g̣o kîtqꜝā′i­djîłgwagag̣ᴀn G̣ałî′ns sqa′ogu ᴀ, giên nᴀñ Łqê′nuł djī′naga î′sîñ Qā′na sqa′ogu tꜝa′g̣o kitqꜝā′-idjîłgwagag̣ᴀn. Gwai′tcꜝida-i dᴀ′ñat xᴀ′nhao ga ʟꜝ kî′lskidag̣ᴀn. Gᴀm ʟgu ʟga′-i g̣a ga ā′gīxanag̣a′ñ­ag̣ᴀn.

Ga′-istᴀ ga′g̣et qa′⁺odi î′sîñ Wā′nᴀg̣ᴀn tcia′xaʟꜝxaiyag̣ᴀn. Ḷū′hao Tꜝaogwa′g̣anat lᴀ qe′igag̣ᴀn Qꜝō′na ʟꜝ łg̣ā′sʟas ʟ̣ū ᴀ. Ga′-istᴀhao Łg̣a-i g̣a Tꜝaogwā′g̣anat gī′nᴀ tā′ng̣aiyag̣ᴀn. Ḷū′hao nᴀñ Stꜝa′o-djidᴀga la at īdjā′g̣ᴀn. Giên nᴀñ Dā′g̣aña-sê′lga î′sîñ la at īdjā′g̣ᴀn. Qagîñg̣ᴀ′ndixᴀn l’ xasʟg̣ā′wag̣ᴀn. Ḷū′hao Tꜝaogwa′g̣anat nᴀñ Stꜝa′o-djidᴀgas dᴀ′ñat l’ tcā′ʟ̣g̣adag̣ᴀn. Ga′-iʟ̣ū sg̣ā′-igaga-i îs, îs, îs. Qa′odi lᴀ gi ʟꜝ ūga′-i na′-ig̣ahao î′sîñ g̣ā′yuwa-i at gwai′tcꜝida-i ga ʟꜝ kî′lskidag̣ᴀni. Qꜝō′na qē′g̣awa-i ᴀ′ñg̣a dag̣ag̣ea′la­g̣ᴀni.

Ga′-istᴀ Wā′nᴀg̣ᴀn. kꜝotula′-i sî′łg̣a î′sîñ Wā′nᴀg̣ᴀn hᴀn kī′g̣a nag̣ea′lga-i ʟ̣ū Gîtko′na lᴀ qe′igag̣ᴀn. La′hao Gutkwai′daxełdaiya­g̣ᴀn. Nᴀñ Qꜝā′dᴀsg̣o-qē′g̣ao djī′daga Gîtko′na ī′nagag̣ᴀn.

Gaatxᴀ′nhao Gwai′ya g̣a xōt gi lᴀ saiyā′nag̣ᴀn. Ḷū′hao xō′da-i tā′-isʟg̣a qꜝa dᴀ′ñat lᴀ qā′giagᴀña-i ʟ̣ū xō′da-i qꜝadax̣ū′stᴀ sg̣ā′na łg̣a′na sqꜝastî′ñ qꜝa′lᴀñag̣a kꜝᴀ′tdju ʟ̣łî′ndaiyag̣ᴀn. L’ hā′nagadᴀs. Giê′nhao qꜝa′ga-i at lᴀ lᴀ kidā′g̣ᴀni.

Ḷū′hao qꜝa′ga-i la g̣e′istᴀ łkū′stᴀga-i ʟ̣ū sg̣ā′naga-i g̣ā′yuwa-i qꜝā′łgut lᴀ stᴀ kwaskᴀ′ñgîñañdalag̣ᴀni. Xē′łag̣ot gu′hao l’ gayu­gai′yag̣ᴀn. Gañā′xᴀnhao stᴀ lᴀ ga-itg̣oqa-itg̣ā′wag̣ᴀni. Gwī′gᴀl ʟ̣ū l’ g̣eiłg̣awa′-i ʟ̣ū ʟ g̣ā′yao qꜝā′gas sg̣ā′na at skꜝulʟꜝxai′yag̣ᴀn. ʟua′-i tꜝᴀ′lgi kwax̣a′otcꜝigagañag̣ᴀni. G̣ᴀ′ñxet gui l’ qē′xaiyas. G̣ā′yuwa-i qꜝᴀl-skꜝū′daga. Qꜝa gui î′sîñ l’ qē′xaiyas. Ga-i î′sîñ wᴀgañā′xᴀn g̣ēt. Lgudja′-i la g̣a skꜝax̣unᴀ′ñdalasi giên l’ xᴀ′ñg̣astᴀ xᴀn ʟan idjā′ñag̣ᴀni. Sqꜝag̣awa′-i î′sîñ l’ gia′xaʟꜝxasi giên l’ xᴀ′ñg̣astᴀxᴀn qꜝagā′ñag̣ᴀni. Tcꜝa′g̣ᴀnsqꜝa′gida-i î′sîñ qꜝaʟꜝxagā′ñ­ag̣ᴀni.

Ga′-iʟ̣uhao l’ ga-itg̣ogî′ñg̣o qa′odi Gwī′g̣ᴀl gu lᴀ ga-itg̣og̣ā′sgida­g̣ᴀni. Ḷū′hao ga′-ina-i sū′g̣a ʟua′-i lᴀ dagū′tꜝᴀłdag̣awag̣ᴀni. Ga′-iʟ̣uhao sg̣ā′naga-i kꜝidᴀ′ñ at ʟga-i qꜝa′g̣aga-i gut agᴀ′ñ kîtqadadjî′ñgañag̣ᴀni. Qa′odihao Gîtko′na hᴀn ʟꜝ sūdai′yag̣ᴀn “Ha′lᴀ tꜝalᴀ′ñ ū gudᴀ′ntcꜝañ.” G̣agaga′-i g̣a′hao sg̣ā′na yū′ᴀnda ʟ̣g̣oxā′ñgialag̣ᴀn. Ga′-iʟ̣uhao gū′la-i wa g̣a ʟꜝ gia′lgasg̣aiyag̣ᴀni. Wᴀ dī′tgu gwa′ga-i dᴀ′ñat ʟꜝ î′sdag̣a-i ʟ̣ū g̣ō′tgadugᴀmłgala-i wᴀ xełī′­g̣ei ū îsdai′yag̣ᴀni. Gañā′xᴀnhao nᴀñ yū′ᴀns ʟ̣′dax̣îtsg̣aiyag̣ᴀni. Gañā′xᴀnhao ʟ gī′na na′odᴀgas gagugai′yag̣ᴀn.

Ḷū′hao l’ îsg̣oa′s giên ʟꜝ sg̣ā′ga l’ qî′ñgutg̣añx̣idag̣ᴀn. Ḷū tā′da stᴀ′nsîñ g̣ᴀn lᴀ ʟꜝ gī′na tā′ng̣axałga′ñag̣ᴀn. Xē′łᴀg̣ot gī′tg̣a hao lᴀ ki′tadjag̣ᴀn. Sg̣ā′na-qeda′s l’ xᴀ′nsgu ga kî′lłas ʟꜝ sg̣ā′ga l’ g̣ō′ñg̣a gi at la gi sūdagā′ñag̣ᴀn lᴀ ʟꜝ ʟ̣goē′xałîñ at gwī′g̣añ lᴀ ʟꜝ xa′-ixałiñ at lᴀ ʟꜝ xā′sʟxałañ. Tā′da stᴀ′nsîñg̣eił giên lᴀ gi ʟꜝ qa-î′nsʟaasañ ʟꜝ sg̣ā′ga lᴀ gi sū′gañag̣ᴀn. Kꜝiä′łhao gᴀm l’ gī′na tā′ng̣ag̣añag̣ᴀn. Kꜝiä′łhao gᴀm gī′na lᴀ da′og̣añag̣ᴀni.

Skilanʟî′nda hao hᴀn l’ kî′ñgugᴀñadaiyag̣ᴀn: “Dᴀñ gwa′di gī′na ł qêñakꜝi′g̣a giên gī′naga dᴀñ kꜝū′g̣a ł qā′-itgusʟasga.” Gañaxᴀ′nhao la g̣ᴀn g̣o′da la ʟꜝ ʟg̣ołg̣ai′yag̣ᴀn. Lā′g̣a lᴀ la stꜝaqadai′yag̣ᴀn. Ḷū′hao g̣oda′-i g̣ei g̣atłai′yag̣ᴀn. Gañā′xᴀnhao Gîtko′na ta-iqā′­wag̣ᴀn.

Ha′oxᴀn l’ ta-idig̣ᴀ′ndixᴀn Qꜝō′na-g̣ag̣aga-i g̣ei g̣adagᴀ′ndjao ʟ̣gīʟꜝxatcꜝai′yag̣ᴀn Gañā′xᴀnhao g̣ō′ñg̣añ gᴀm la g̣a nᴀñ lᴀ ʟuqā′­sg̣axałg̣a′ñag̣ᴀn. Gañā′xᴀnhao l’ g̣ō′ñg̣a sā′wag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao tcꜝa′ał łg̣unwā′lgu lᴀ ʟ̣g̣a lᴀ tcꜝix̣iā′ñag̣ᴀn. Lᴀ gi g̣ag̣aga′-i g̣ei lᴀ tcꜝī′dju qa′odi lᴀ ga g̣ᴀ′lgastᴀgwa’gag̣ᴀn. Atguʟ̣ū′ yä′nᴀña-i lᴀ gi qa′ogusʟaiyag̣ᴀn. Ḷū′hao Qꜝō′na gu gaodja′o lᴀ gi ʟꜝ sqotxē′gᴀns at tꜝakꜝu′nxēt guta′t ʟꜝ qꜝā′-itg̣ag̣adañgañag̣ᴀn. G̣āl stîñ yä′naña­g̣ea′lga-i ʟ̣ū l’ qadjī′sʟia-ułaiyag̣ᴀn. Giê′nhao Sū-qā′łi gui ga qa′-it. Tꜝēs-ku′n gui î′sîñ ga qa′-it. Ga-iʟ̣ū′hao ā′la-i lā′g̣a ʟꜝ qî′nstᴀ-îndjā′­wag̣ᴀn. Ga′-iʟ̣u î′sîñ g̣ayuwa′-i ga ʟꜝ kî′lskît. ʟga-i ga î′sîñ ʟꜝ kî′lskît.

Ga′-istᴀ l’ g̣ō′ñg̣a kꜝotwā′lasi giên lᴀ sî′łg̣a G̣oa′łdao nag̣ea′lag̣ᴀn. Ga′-iʟ̣u Lg̣akꜝia′o lᴀ qē′gag̣ᴀn. Ga′-iʟ̣uhao Gwai′yᴀ g̣a ʟꜝ xaona­î′nsg̣aiyag̣ᴀn. Ga′-iguhao ʟ g̣ā′xa lᴀ tcꜝag̣ᴀ′nłiñasi. Giê′nhao ʟꜝ qꜝoa′łdax̣idag̣ᴀni. Ga′-iʟ̣ū hadjiga′-i ʟꜝ ʟ̣′īʟꜝxa ʟā′guda ʟꜝ gadā′si at ʟꜝ nᴀ′ñx̣îsg̣alᴀñgā′ñag̣ᴀn.