Sxwiyám e tse Xwlemi.

1. There reportedly on the Orcas Island (was) a young man and (he) desired a young lady here at S

2. Then got married they the X. the young lady and glad everybody glad that was united X. with the young lady from S.  

3. And (it was) not long that (they were) glad and then quarreled they  

4. (they) quarreled and always quarreled.  

5. Then was told X. by wife his better (good) if you went home.  

6. Go you back go.  

7. There will (be) your food those bony animals.  

8. And then reportedly answered he the X.  

9. (he) told wife his good I guess if I went home and stay here you just. 10. (there

10. are) lots (of) those steelhead fat legged stealhead that you eat will.  

11. Stealhead just that you eat

12. Then apparently went home X.  

13. But became lonesome X.  

14. Then told he younger brother his go I will go (to) see and named he wife his but not I know what name her (was).  

15. And said the younger brother his go I will along

16. Then apparently (he) aboarded canoe his and came (to) see wife his.  

17. And (it was) just apparently half tide.  

18. And not went (they) ashore, but went aground (on the bar).  

19. Then said X. not you come ashore.  

20. If (there) will (be) killing, when come out the men, and not come ashore, go you back.  

21. Not (he) reached the house her of wife his and came out she.  

22. And then she sat down.  

23. (They) sat and then (they) talked.  

24. (It was a) long time that talked they and came out the men, younger brothers her and the older brother her, the wife of Xw.  

25. Then apparently then murdered they Xw. 

26. (He) was murdered.  

27. Then went back the S

28. (He) went home and told he the parents-his killed-they the late Xw., killed-they.  

29. And was like this the mind of Sx. .  

30. Go-I-will back when finished-I-will (with) my -training. 

31. Then apparently trained- he the Sx. .  

32. (He) bathed. 

33. Every day that bathed-he.  

34. (He) turned and went back to the lake where dived-he.  

35. Every where (was) the place that bathed-he looking for the weapon-his when comes-he back, (there will be) revenge.  

36. reportedly dived-he there (at) Blakely Island, and came also to Point Lawrence.  

37. (He) there Point Lawrence. 

38. Every lake dived-he went bathing. 

39. Then went-he reportedly and go arrived at Deception Pass and there dived-he. 40. (He) came also home (and

40. then climbed-he up on the Mt. Constitution.  

41. And there dived-he.  

42. Then (he) came ashore.  

43. Finished (he) diving-his, came ashore, and rested.  

44. A long time reportedly that rested-he and he felt sleepy.  

45. Then then fell asleep.  

46. (He) slept and dreamed about the weapon-his.  

47. Like this-will (be) also your weapon. 

48. Make-it-you!  

49. It will use-you when fighting. 

50. Warrior-will (be)-you.  

51. You the warrior this your-place here.  

52. Then reportedly then thought-he the Sx. good I go to take revenge (on) those men.  

53. Then apparently came-he.  

54. It was night when (he) arrived at M.  

55. Then then went inside-he of the house and used-he the weapon-his.  

56. Finished he and arrived at the next house and also did it-he.  

57. Finished he and arrived at the next house.  

58. And was doing this apparently and until apparently the last one.  

59. There the end house came out an old man and was told, help me, don't you use the your weapon.  

60. If-will-you not, and then this will (be) your land, your possession will this land, your possession-will (be) this river.  

61. Every will thing (be) your possession.  

62. Then said he apparently Sx. good, like this (it)-will (be).  

63. Go-I-will home and tell-I my parents that you gave (me) this your land and your river. 

64. Then arrived home-he Sx. , and told parents-he. that possession-his this Sq'. , possession-his the river, Sq'. river.  

65. And then apparently then believed the parents, and (they) told S. , good we guess if went-we look at your land your river.  

66. Came-they reportedly ashore came oh, it truly reportedly (was) Sx. 

67. It truly (was) possession-his this land and the river. 

68. Then reportedly went-they back and went to Orcas Island.  

69. Then went-they to Lopez Island and were brought the houses to Lopez Island and were brought the houses there (at) Lopez.  

70. (They) brought (them) to Gooseberry Point.  

71. There that reportedly built-they the houses, there at Gooseberry Point from Lopez Island. 

72. And it's like this (about) the houses, crowded at the place (of) the houses.  

73. And it was named Xwl. , Xwl. .  

74. It was like this the houses-their. 

75. And if came out the people, then saw-they the people there at the other house.  

76. That's from where (came) the name Lummi, Xwl. .  

77. It's not Lummi (but) Xwl. (where) the houses.  

78. That's the name of the village, Xwl. .  

79. And that's the brought-it the Lummi.  

80. It's not Lummi, Lh. (is) the name-their, Lh. , from where the persons come, Xw. and younger brother-his the Lh. .  

81. That's from where all the people (come), the Lh. and the Samish, Swinomish, Stillaguamish, Snohomish, Duawamish, Suquamish. 

82. That's from where stemmed the people

83. Everyone (is) from the people who lived through the flood at Sq'. .  

84. It was like this, covered with water this earth and there (were) the raft-people.  

85. Was covered with water this earth and then made-they a raft, saving-they from the big tide.  

86. (The ground was) covered with water and then dried again the earth, and then called-they the raft (place) this.  

87. Already long time probably story this, story, it's not (of) today (it) is so.  

88. It's probably the ancesters there (of) Sx. (who) named the lakes and the islands.  

89. It's not (of) today the names (of) these island, the lakes, mountains, where Sx. (was) when trained-he

90. Truly the powerful warrior, Sx. .  

91. Everybody knows Sx. , the name Sx. .  

92. (He was a) warrior. 

93. Everybody knows Sx. , that (he was a) warrior, powerful warrior.  

94. When dried the earth, then went scattered the people

95. I named, named-I those who went south, some went north.  

96. If-you see your friend and then say-he, from there-I the people who lived through the flood that's where I am from.  

97. Oh sir also-I from the people who lived through the flood, says your friend, when see (him).  

98. Go-you and arrived at Duwamish, Suquamish, and then say-he from the people who lived through the flood (am)-I

99. From here (are) these people, Lh. . 

100. That's from where-they (are).  

101. And (it's) like this, the talk (of) this Lh. (it's) like-well (be) this, stand up-will smoke-their (in) your land. 

102. Everybody will when (they) look, and it will (be) the Lh. (that) see-they, high class, high class people.  

103. And don't, don't let fall your smoke.  

104. Don't let fall your smoke. 

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