“ This will be found in volume V of the Memoirs of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, 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.
1 The half-rock woman in the corner, or the woman rooted to the ground, is very common in Haida stories. ”

“ Kꜝā′wa-i The eggs gañā′gasi. were thick on it. 6 Giên And lnagā′-i the town gia′og̣a at the end of la he qa′-idesi started giên and g̣ᴀnʟ̣a′-i the creek g̣a to (at) lᴀ he tā′gᴀsi. ate. 7
Giê′nhao And then ī′nans herring xā′-idᴀg̣a-i people ʟꜝdax̣idā′ñ came wᴀnsū′ga. they say. Ga′-istᴀ After that ga′g̣et time passed 8 qa′+odi after tcī′nᴀs salmon xa-idᴀg̣a′-i people î′sîñ too qasā′gix̣idies. started to move. ʟū Canoe g̣asg̣oā′nsîñ one 9 gū′g̣ahao in there ʟꜝ they qasā′g̣ax̣idaiyañ started to go wᴀnsū′ga they say xa-iʟ̣ᴀ′gui earth’s surface toward ᴀ. started. ”

“ Ga′odjiwa-i The drum ê′sîñ too lā′g̣a his ʟꜝ they qꜝa′-isʟgiasi. put. Gu There 3 sg̣ō′łgułg̣añ toward the right g̣adā′ñ around lʼ he g̣atg̣ā′łgᴀłgîñ turned qa′odihao after [a while] gīla′-i the deep place sʟꜝîñga′-i the bottom 4 xᴀn even lʼ he gāgū′giesi. vanished at. Uiê′dhao Now ta-inᴀ′ñg̣asas there are going to be plenty of salmon giên when ga′odjiwa-i the drum gīla′-i the deep place 5 g̣a in lā′g̣a his ʟꜝ they gudᴀ′ñxēgᴀ′ñgᴀñᴀñ hear the noise of wᴀnsū′ga. they say. 6
Hao Here ʟan finished lʼ it g̣e′ida. becomes. ”

“ The fortes are accompanied by a slight pause or explosion in utterance, and the laterals are related to l’s, coming nearest in intonation, however, to the combinations dl and tl or kl; x is like German ch in ach; x̣ is formed farther forward ”

“ Łᴀ I ga things tā′gᴀn ate hao for this dī me 3 tꜝē′djî half gîñłg̣ā′gaga.” am rock.” Gañā′xᴀn So gᴀm not lᴀ he tā′g̣ᴀñᴀsi. was eating. 4
Ḷꜝa Them (the children) ał with lᴀ he nā′ñgasg̣agᴀñᴀs. was going down to play. Gaatxᴀ′nhao One time kꜝā′wa-i salmon eggs qꜝoldjū′­g̣adasi was a great heap 5 giên and lʼ he qꜝā′was sat giên and g̣olᴀ′ñałañ inside his blanket lā′g̣a his xag̣ā′tcꜝas. put into his mouth. Giên And 6 nᴀñ a g̣ā′xa child lʼ him qêns saw giên and la him g̣ᴀ′nstᴀ at kia′gañas: shouted: “A “This Qolqꜝᴀ′lg̣oda-i Moldy-forehead īʟꜝ our 7 nā′g̣ē dung tagā′+.” eats.” ”

“ Giên And g̣aoʟ̣ immediate cooking g̣ᴀn for lʼ his a′og̣a mother lʼ his qā′dji head qꜝeitqꜝā′-iʟx̣idia′-i started to cut off ʟ̣ū when sqā′wa-i the knife 14 hayî′ñ instead lʼ his x̣îl neck gut upon qꜝa′onanᴀnsi clicked giên and lᴀ she qea′ñasi. looked [in] . Lʼ Her gi′tg̣a son 15 x̣ālxełgīstagia′ñas copper used to have around his neck lᴀ she sqā′dᴀs. recognized. Giê′nhao And then tcꜝū plank sku′nxa clean gu at lᴀ it la she 16 [13] ʟ̣łinā′gas. put. Giên And lʼ his g̣ō′ñg̣a father ga′g̣a in it (the house) tā′nadaiyes. stayed. Na-i The house u′ngu on top of lᴀ him 1 la she g̣ałînā′gᴀs. put. ”

“ Wai′giên And gū′g̣ei into there lᴀ he 8 qaʟ̣′g̣asi. went. Giên And lᴀ him dᴀ′ñat with ʟꜝ they ʟuqā′ went by canoe qa′odi after lnagā′-i the town qea′ñgag̣eiłsi came in sight 9 giên and ya′ku middle tā′djîg̣a very ʟꜝ they î′sg̣oas landed nᴀñ the qꜝō′las chief xē′tgu in front of ᴀ landed giên and ʟꜝa them at with 10 [8] lᴀ he qa′îłs. went up. Giên And tadjx̣uā′ rear part of house lᴀ him ʟꜝ they qꜝā′otcꜝidas had sit giên and lᴀ him ʟꜝa they ga something 1 tā′dax̣idaiyas. had begun to give to eat. ”