BOAS) KATHLAMET TEXTS 107 another place. His elder lirothcr .searched for him and found him

He

had onlyone arm.

Then

lieshot a squirreland put its

arm

onto Mink.

He

blew water on

him

and herecovered. '"Ihaveslept," said Mink, "'Behold,

you waked

nu>,

!

" ""Did

you

sleeps

You

were dead.''

"I

willshoot

him who waked

nie.""

Now

they

went

againand

came

to a lake.

A swan

was

swimming

there. It had

two

heads. ^link said to his elder brother: ''Shoot thatswan."' "No. thatswan isamonster;

you

seeithas

two

heads."

"Oh,

.shoot it!"

He made

hisbrother tired,and he shot theswan;

then it turned over.

Mink

said: ''Iwill

swim

andgetit."

But

his elderbrothersaid: " No, theywill

drown

3'ou;

you

willbe

drowned

in that lake."

He

looked

away

andalreadj'

Mink

was

swimming

in the lake.

He

reached the

swan

and took it.

Then

both of

them

went down. Hiselderbrothercried:

"Oh,

poorbrother!

Now

the}'have

e'yaxo. KEla'iX i\'OLa'taXit e'yaxo, kElfi'iX ya'xka iqexe'ma.

hisarm. Far ^"itk'lldown h'isarm, far ^' he lelldown. 1

Itcio'naxL e'yalXt. Iqio'naxL ^iko'sa-it. Iqio'ckam iko'sa-it; acja

Hesearched fiiselder He was mink. He wasfound mini;; then 2

forhim brother. searchedfor

e'nat kja e'yaxo. la'maq itce'lox ik;a'otEn e'yalXt ikO'sa-it.

oneside none hisarm. Shoot hodidit a squirrel hiselder mink. o

lirother

IqigE'qjoaLk ikjii'otEn e'yaxo. Iqe'yox po, po. po, po. i.tcu'qoa • Itwasputonhim thesquirrel itsarm. Itwas'done blow, blow, blow.t>Iow, water po'po iqLe'lox. Ljpaq ige'xox: "Na'qxoyo," ige'kim iko'sa-it. ~

blown wason him. Recover hedid: "Islept,"" liesaid mink. ^

"Tatcja iqeno'qotcq." "'Mo'qoyo na? Imo'maqt."

"E,

ia'maq

"Behold Iwaswaked." "Youslept [int. Youwere dead." "Eh, shoot C»

part.]?

atcj anelo'xoa," itcio'lXam e'yalXt. -,

surely Ishalldo him," hesaid tohim hiselder ^*

brother.

Aqa

wi icto'ya. Qsi'xpa qicgiu'ckam iuVla. lukjue'x'ala § Then again they went. Somewhere they foundit alake. Itswam iqelo'q.

Cmokct

cia'qjaqctaq

yaXi

iqelo'q. Itci5'lXam iko'sa-it 9

a swan. Two itsheads 'that swan. Hesaid tohim mink

e'yalXt: "Ia'ma<i e'lox

yaXi

iqelo'<i!" "Kja'ya. iqcxe'Lau

yaXi

li^iselder "Shoot doit ^'that swan!" "No," amonster "that 10

brother:

iqelo'q.

Amio'qume mokct

cia'qiacjctaq." "Qa'txoa ia'maq e'lox!" ^^

swan. Youseeit two itsheads." "Must shoot doit!"

Ta-lll itcl'yux e'valXt, aqa ia'maq itce'lox. Kopa' igicEltcge'x'it Tired hemade hiselder then shoot he did him. Then itturned over

him brother,

yaXi

iqelo'q. Ige'kim iko'sa-it: "Anukjue'x'iya; aniuguii'lEmam."

that swan. Hesaid mink: "Iwillswim;' Iwillgoandtakeit."

12 13 Ige'kim

yaXi

e'yalXt: ''Kia'ya, aqimo'LatjaniEnqEma _^^

Hesaid 'that hiselderbrother: "No," youwillbedrowned ^{-^*}

e'yagi'Latja'mEnqiX." Ige'kikct e'yalXt, a'nqa

yaXi

iukjue'Xat

hismeansofdrowning." Helooked Kiselder already ^*that swam 1»>

brother,

iko'sa-it. Itcigo'qoam

yaXi

iqelo'q. Itce'gElga. Ljlap icto'ya .,„

mink. Hereachedit "that .swan. Hetookit. Under theyw"ent -^^

water ckanacmo'kct. IgigE'tcax e'yalXt: ""O, igoa'LelX itca'mXiX.

both. Hecriid hiselder "Oh, ^' poor myyounger

brother

:

brother.

108 BUEEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY

^[biu,.26

eaten him."

He made

five fires and heated stones in all of them.

When

the stoneswereliot,hethrew

them

intothe lake and

made

the water boil.

Now

^the lake was boiling.

He

hadusedallhis stones.

The

lake became drj andall the monsters were lying on the dry- bottom. Their

mouths

were aboutafathomlong.

He

cut thebellies of the large monsters.

He

finished

them

all,but hedidnotfindhis brother.

Then

he cut the bellies of the smaller monsters.

He

cut

them

all, but he did not find his brother.

Then

the Panther cried again. Finallyhecut thebelliesofthe small monsters.

He

cut

them

all.

Now

there

was

onlyonelargenewtleft.

He

had skippedit.

He

cried again.

He

gave

up

thehopeof findinghisbrother.

Now

only thatnewt wasleft.

He

stoppedcrying.

Now

he cutitsbelly. Thex'B was

Mink

holding theswan.

He

carried

him

tothewater; heblewon

him

and herecovered.

He

said:

"I

haveslept; behold, he

waked

me.

Aqa

iqe'wulqj." IgaeXE'lgiLx; qui'nEm tqa'lEptckiX itci'tox.

1 Then heiseaten." He madeatire; five fires hemade

them.

9 iLe'xEltq; kanamtqoa'nEui taXi tK'toL iLe'XEltEq. iLo'tcqa-it Heheated allfive tliosc tires he heatedstones. Theywere hot

stones;

o

LaXi

LqE'nakc.

Aqa

itd'yutcXEiu

yaXi

ikakjO'LitX.

Aqa

lEp

those stones. Then hemadeboil "that lake. Then boil

A ige'x .ya'Xi ikakjo'LitX.

Ka'nauwe LaXi

LqE'nakc

iLXE'LXom.

did ^" that lake. .\U those stones he usedthemall.

5

Aqa

qjE'cqjEC ige'x

yaXi

iui'la.

Aqa

itco'kjumaxXaca'iX Then dry became ^"that lake. Then he hauledondryland 6 tqcxexiVwukc.

LXuan

ita'nXamax tga'k"cXatkc. lje'xljex

themonsters. Perhaps eachone fathom theirmouths. Cut

7 itci'tox tgfi'unakc, ka'nauwe taXi gitti'qa-iLax tqcxeLa'wukc.

liedidthem their bellies, all those large monsters.

Itcto'LXum. Nact itcio'cgam ia'mXiX.

Aqa

^taXi

mank

ksE'max 8 Hefinishedthem. Not he foundhim hisyounger Then those alittle small

brother.

q tqcxeLa'wukc ka'nauwe lje'xljex itci'tox tga'unakc. Itcta'LXum

monsters all cut he didthem their bellies. Hefinishedthem 111 ka'nauwe. Nact itcio'cgam ia'mXiX.

Aqa

wi igigE'tcax

yaXi

-•- '

all. Not he foundhim hisyounger Then again hecried that brother.

11 ikjoayawa'.

Aqa

^{ata'xtjax taXi} ksE'max lje'xljex itci'tox

panther. Then next again those smallones cut he didthem

19 tga'unakc.

Ka'nauwe

lje'xljex itci'tox.

AeXt wuXi

^aqjasE'na;

their bellies. All cut he did them. One that newt;

lo itca'qa-iL

wuXi

aqja-sE'na. TcaqjE'l'eyipX ac qayaxkua'x.

Aqa

large that newt. Refuse(leftover) and ^itwasskipped. Then

wi igigE'tcax, igigE'tcax.

TE'menua

ige'xox atciucga'm ia'mXiX.

14: again hecried, hecried. Giveup he did hefindshim hisyounger brother.

-IE

Aqa

^a'ema iguki oa'etiXit

wuXi

^aq;asE'na.

Qan

ige'xox; igigE'tcax, Then only islying there that newt. Silent he became; he^cried,

-iLf

tcXua

LjEx itcl'vox itca'wan. Kopa' ige'x6x iko'sa-it. ItcigElga't

then cut hed"idit itsbelly. There liewas mink. Heheldit

17

vaXi

iqelo'q. ItcI'vukT Ltcu'qoapa. Itcl'yux po, po, p6, po,

•

' "that swan. Hecarriedhim waterto. Hedi<lhim blow, blow, blow, blow, -10 ilc

tXu

itcilXa'takua. ItcilXa'takua iko'.sa-it: "No'qxoyo, tatcja

*" _{and herecovered.} Herecovered mink: ^"Islept, behold!

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Iwillshoothim." Huthiselderlirother said:

"Did you

sleep;

You

weredead."

Now

theywentagain.

They

wentalou^distance. In theaftei'noon they landed.

The

Panther said:

"AVe

will sleep here,"and

made

a fire.

Mink

was hungry.

He

said to his elder brother: "I

am

hungrj'."

The

Panthersaid: "Strikethosesprucetrees.

A

deerwill

come

out. Ithas long ears."

Mink went

andstruck the sprucetrees.

Then

a

mouse

ran out of the woods.

"Oh.

elder brother," hesaid,

"thereitruns!" Hiselder brother aroseandlooked.

Only

a

mouse

passed by.

"Did you

see it?" said Mink. "Onl}' your grand- mother,themouse,passedme."

"They

arehisgrandmothers

when

I

am

nothungry."

"Quick, go andstrikethe sprucetrees,a deerwillcome. Ifitisa

buck

it hasantlers."

Mink went

and struck the spruce trees.

Ho

shoutedto hiselder brother: "Oh,elderbrother! Itisjust

what you

toldme.ithasantlers."

The

Pantherlooked.

A

snailwas crawling

itcino'qotcc[. la'maq atcj anilo'xoa." Ige'kim e'yalXt iko'sa-it:

hewakedme. Shoot suri'ly I.^alldo him." fie said his elder mink:

;1^

brother

"Mo'qxoyo

nal Imo'maqt." _,^

"Youslept [int. Youwere dead." ^{-^}

part.]?

Aqa

wi ictd'ya. Ksla'iXicto'ya. YaXi' aqaLa'xaqaicxe'gela-iX. .:,

Then again they went. Far they went. There thesun then thev landed. ^''

Ige'kim ik;oayawa':

"Te'ka

gi atxoqo'ya." Iga-ixa'21giLx. Walo' 4 aesaid the panther: "Here ^this wewillsleep." He madeatire. Hunger igi'yux ^iko'sa-it.

"Walo'

gE'nuxt," itcio'lXam e'yalXt. "Ai'aq ,,

acte'don mink. "Hunger actson me," hesaid tohim tiselder "Quick "^

him. brother.

aml'ya!" iqio'lXam iko'sa-it. "Lja'qLjaq amto'xoa taXi g

goT" hewastold mink. "Strike dothem those

tEma'ktcXEmax.

Ma'nix ema'cEn aletl'ya itfi'Lqtax tia'utcakc." ^

sprucetrees. When adeer willcome long itsears."

Io'3'a iko'sa-it. Lja'qLjaq itci'tox taXi

tEma'ktcXEmax.

Igua'Xit „

Hewent mink. Strike he did those sprucetrees. Itran out "

them

a'co.

"A,

apXoya'!" itcio'lXam e'yalXt,

"yaXi

aqa ioitta'." q a mouse. "Ah, eMerbrother!" hesaid tohim liiselder "that then coming." "^

brother,

10 11 lo'tXuit e'yalXt; ige'kikct.

A'ema

a'co iga'eXkoa. "Tco'Xua."

Hestood hiselder helooked. Only amouse passedhim. "Well,"

there brother;

ige'kim iko'sa-it, ''a'ema

wuXi

ame'ckiX a'co iga'nExkoa."

nesaid mink, "only that your grand- the passedme."

mother mouse

" Tia'ckeXEnana taya'x ka nict walo' gE'nutx." _i>2

"His grandmothers those when not hunger actsonme."

''Ai'aq ami'ya, ai'aq aini'ya. Lja'qLjaci amto'xoa tEma'ktcXEmax. j^g

"Quick go, quick go. Strike dothem thesprucetrees.

Ma'nix ema'cEn, aqa Lia'qtcam ma'nix e'kala." lo'ya iko'sa-it. jj.

When adeer, then itsantlers when a male." Hewent mink._

Lja'qLjaq itci'tox taXi

tEma'ktcXEmax.

Itcige'loma e'j-alXt: "A. _.f,

strike he did those sprucetrees. Heshouted h'iselder "-\h, ^"^

them ^tohim brother;

anXoj^a'! Lja tau imEno'lXamte Lia'qtcam

yaXi

io'itEt." 16 elderbrother! Look what yousaid tome, hisantlers that ^iscoming."