t̕aɬigʷs– Rock Cod
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hilitəb ʔə tiʔiɬ t̕aɬigʷs ti bək̓ʷ gʷat dxʷʔal sxʷak̓ʷiss.
dᶻahak̓ʷuʔ ʔucut ti bək̓ʷ gʷat, “ɬuq̓ʷuʔ čəɬ ɬugʷadadgʷad čəɬ
čəxʷəluʔ gʷəl dxʷsʔgʷad. ʔucut, “tiʔiɬəw̓ə t̕aligʷs!
ck̓ʷaqid ƛ̕uhilid ti bək̓ʷ gʷat. huy, ƛ̕ubdibəɬ kʷi ɬuhilid tiʔiɬ cədiɬ.”
Everyone was ordered around by this Rock Cod until they tired of it.
Finally they all said, “Let‘s get together. Let‘s discuss this“.
The main speaker was Grey Whale.
He said, “That Rock Cod! He is always giving orders to everyone.
How about us giving orders to him for a change.”