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242 SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANTHROPOLOGY NUMBER 23
"That's all, then, take your wife. Go with her! Be
kind to her! Thank you, may God repay you for
carrying my son back to me. Well, take your wife.
Your wife is your pay, that's all, because if my son
were to die I wouldn't have anyone to keep me
company. Because my son is my constant travelling
companion wherever I go. I walk first, my son walks
right behind me," he said.
"Ah!" said [the boy]. "All right then, I'll come tell
you how things are going. I'll come and visit you.
Your daughter and I will visit you," he said.
"All right, come back! If you haven't any money,
if you haven't any corn, if you haven't anything to
eat, come back. Come and ask for it here. You've
seen now that I have money. You've seen now that I
have corn. I don't go hungry here. Come and ask.
Even if she comes by herself, send my daughter. It's
just that my house is far away. You won't reach my
house quickly," he said.
"Yes, you're right of course!" said [the boy]. "No,
I'll come, even if I have to spend a night here when I
come," he said.
"All right, come then," said [Thunderbolt].
He didn't return. He left on good terms. He didn't
return. The poor woman had children. They grew
up. Her children were big now. Her children were
baptized. He had never hit her. Then he went and
got dru—nk. He drank with his compadre. He went
and hit her. She went and complained about it. I
don't know what it was that caused the man to die. I
don't remember very well anymore how it goes.
She left. She went. He died. He hit his wife. That
woman went to complain. "Where did you go?" he
asked.
"I went to our father's house. I went to spend the
night. I went to sleep with our father, so you
wouldn't hit me," she said.
"Oh, I hit you, but it was because I got drunk. You
don't think I would hit you for nothing! But I hardly
hit you at all, just once," he said. "My hand didn't
hurt," he said.
"Your hand didn't hurt! It's just that now my eye
is so wonderfully blue!" The poor woman was very
blue here.
"Oh, but never mind, you shouldn't have gone to
tell our father. Would it please our father, since he
has said he would kill me if I hit you once?" he said.
"Never mind, go talk to our father! As for me, I
don't know," she said.
"See here, I'm going to talk to him tomorrow,
then," he said. He left. He went to talk to his fatherin-law.
"Father!" he said.
"Come, come in ! Won't you eat?" said [his fatherin-law].
"Come on, let's eat,"—I don't know if it
was fish or what they ate—"Let's eat some fish," he
Va7i 7un, 7a li "Mu k'usi 7un che7e, 7ik'o ch'el
lavajnile, batan 7achi7uk 7un, k'uxubino me 7un, 7a
li jkreme, kol aval sk'extabot riox ti 7akuchbon tale,
bweno, 7ik'o ch'el lavajnil, ja7 7atojol lavajnil a7a,
mu k'usi porke 7a ti chamuk i jkreme che7e, mu xa
buch'u jchi7in, yu7un ja7 jchi7il ta j-mek ta xanbal i
jkreme, ti bu chixanav i vo7one, ba7yi chixanav
vo7on, ja7 tijil chanav i jkreme," xi la 7un.
"7Aa!" xi la. "Yechuk che7e, te chtal kal ava7i ti
k'u x7elane, te xtal jvula7anot, jvula7anot jchi7uk
latzeb 7une," xi la 7un.
"Teyuk, te xatal mi ch'abal 7atak'inik mi ch'abal
7aviximil, mi mu k'u chalajesike, xatal, xtal 7ak'an 7a
li Ii7 toe, 7avil xa ti 7oy jtak'ine, 7avil xa ti 7oy
kixime, mu7nuk chivi7naj Ii7 toe, xtal 7ak'anik, 7ak'
7o mi ja7 xtal stuk xatak tal li jtzebe, ja7 no 7ox ti
nom i jnae, mu xataik tal ta 7ora li jnae," xi la 7un.
"Ji7 7ava7uk a7a!" xi la. "Mo7oj, chital 7ak' 7o mi
li xivay 117 junuk 7ak'ubal ti k'alal mi nitale," xi la.
"Teyuk, te xatal," xi la 7un.
Va7i 7un, ch'abal la, lek la bat ch'abal, 7ayan yol ti
prove 7antze, 7ich'i, muk' xa ti yole, yich' vo7 ti
yole, mu to 7ox la bu smaj, ja7 la taj ba ya—kubuk
yu7un yuch' la xchi7uk skumpare taj ba smaj 7une,
ba sk'an 7o parte, ja7 mu jna7 k'usi xi bu bat ti vinik
7une, ti 7icham 7une, 7a li jun chak mi 7olon 7osil,
mu xa jna7be smelol lek 7un.
Va7i 7un, bat 7un, bat la, laj la, smaj taj yajnil
7une, ba sk'an parte taj 7antz 7une. "Bu Ia7ay 7un?"
xi la.
"Li7ay tzna jtottik, 7a vayikon, 7a jchi7in ta vayel
jtottike, 7ak'anuk 7a li chamajon," xi la 7un.
"7Aa, chajmaj pero yu7un ja7 ti chiyakube, yu7
van yech no 7ox chajmaj 7un, pero ti muk' 7ep
xajmaj, j-moj no 7ox," xi la. "Muk' k'ux i jk'obe," xi
la.
"Mu7yuk k'ux lak'obe, k'u ti toj lek lavi xi yaxal li
jsate!" Yox la ta j-mek Ii7 li prove 7antz.
"7Aa pero yiyil 7un, muk' xba 7avalbe li jtottik ti
yechuke, mi lek cha7i li jtottik 7une, ti yaloj yu7un ti
j-7ech'el chismil ti mi yu7un lajmaj 7une?" xi la.
"Yiyil te xba 7ak'opon i jtottike, vo7one mu jna7,"
xi la.
"K'el avil va7i 7un, chba jk'opon 7ok'ob che7e,"
xi la 7un. Bat la 7un, ba la sk'opon ti sni7-mol 7une.
"Tot!" xi la.
"La7 7ochan tal, muk' chave7?" xi la 7un. 7A li,
"La7 jti7tik..." mu jna7 mi choy k'usi la me tzti7ik
7un. "Jti7tik choy," xi la 7un. Xi la smuk'tikil ti