BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 173 many stones to them. Then they went up to theui secretly and shot

him. His bod\-was full of arrows. In four rows the people sur- roundedhim.

They

tried to take him,but he ran intothewater and dived.

The

nets did not shake.

The

arrows drifted on thewater

where

he had dived. All the arrows

came

out and drifted on the water.

The

peoplewent home.

The

youthsaid: "_If

you

donotlet

him

alone,

you

willneversee

him

again. If

you

wish,

you may

always seehim.

You may

go and see us play."

Next

day his friendwent again.

He

criedand cried and cried a long timeand he saw his friend standing thei-e. ''Oh,

my

poor friend,

you

will not see

me

again;

my

heart is tired."

Then

the}' shot at targets again.

The

people (;ame again; part of

them came

incanoes.

They

tookarrows.

Againtheysurrounded them.

He

said to hisfriend:

"They

aresur- roundingus." Againthey shot him. Fiverowsof peoplesurrounded

wukj iqE'tox Ltcu'qoapa. Kjau'kjau iqLo'koax Lga'pEla LqE'nakc

straight they were waterin. Tied theyweredone many stones \

made

ta'Xi naua'itk. A'qa isxa'skjEnukLuwa. Tifi'maq iqte'lox;

that net. Then theyapproachedthem Shoot hewas done 2

secretly. with them;

ka'nauwe psiL tqil'matcX e'iaLq. La'ktiX

igo'Xomaya

te'lXam. o

all full arrows hisbody. Four times theymet thepeople.

Kopa' io'ya, ige'kta.

Ke'nuwa

itge'gElga. A'nqa e'wa

ma'LniX

j.

There he went, ^eran. Try they took him. Already there seaward ige'kta. Igikte'mEnq. Ne2ct igo'xoala ta'Xi naua'itk. Kopfi' 5

heran. Hedived. Not meyshook those nets. There

yaXi' igikte'uiEnq kopa' itkXE'nitck ta'Xi tqa'matcX.

Ka'nauwe

q

then he dived there theydrifted those arrows. All

Laq itxe'xox ta'Xi tqa'matcX. YaXi'

ma'LniX

Lax ige'xox. n

come they did those arrows. Here seaward visihle he became.

out

Igo'Xokjoa ta-itci te'lXam. Ige'kim ya'Xi iqju'lipX: ''Mane'x g They went home those people. Hesaid ^" that youth: "When nEct ia'c amcgio'xa, a'qa nictqantsi'X amcgiqElkEla'ya.

Mane'x

not let you do him, then never youwill see him." When ^t?

alone

tgiex amckto'xoa amcgio'qumita gua'nEsum, amco'yima, ac jq

like youdoit youseehim always, yougo, and

aqEntii'qumita yaXi' wa'q;pas qantxcgE'llL." Ige'tcuktiX,

kawI'X n

you lookatus ^'there target weplay.'' Daycame, early

io'ya ia'cikc. IgigE'tcax, igigE'tcax, igigE'tcax. Le'le igigE'tcax. _^.^

he his friend. Hecried, hecried. hecried. Long hecried. ^-'--'

went

Ige'kikct. lutXue'la ia'cikc.

"O,

tEme'giutkoax, cikc. A'2qa -^^

Helooked. There stood his friend. "Oh, your unhappiness, friend. Then kapE't iniE'nqElkEl. A'qa tEll ige'xox e'tcamxtc." Kopil' wa'qjpas 14

enough yousawme. Then tired itbecame myheart." There target

icxE'cgam. A'qa wi itgi'ya te'lXam. Aqii'watikc tcakEiiInia'

^^5

theytwoplayed. Then againtheywent thepeople. Several ina canoe

itgi'ya.

Ka'nauwe

tqa'matcX itguguiga't ta-itci te'lXam. A'qa ^j;

theywent. All arrows they heldthem those people. Then

wi't'ax iqcXE'Lakoa. Itcio'lXam ia'cikc: "'A'qa wi iqtxE'Lak"t."

again they were Hesaid tohim hisfriend: "Now again weare 17

surrounded. surrounded."

A'qa wi tifi'macj iqte'lox; qui'nEniiX

igo'Xomaya

te'lXam „

Then again shot he was livetimes coiledaround peiij'le -Lo

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them.

He

wasfullofarrows; then he rantothe water.

The

people tried totake hold of him,buthe ran into the water.

The

peopletried to harpoon him. All the arrows

came

out andhe

emerged

far

from

the shore.

Then

hisfriendsaid:

"Now

}'ou

may

cry;

you

willnever see

him

again.

He

will alwaj'sremaina monster.''

Then

thepeople cried. Thej'cut their hair, and his friend c^ried all the time. Five dayshisfriendcried.

He

looked

up

andtherehisfriendwasstanding.

'"Oh,

my

poorfriend. I

am

not dead.

You

arealways cryingforme.

I

am

inahouselikeyours. Mj'

name

isEmogoa'lEkc.

A

person

who

sees

me

will

become

a chief.

Now

stopcrying."

Thus

he spoketo his friend.

,

nuXoa'goamx. Pa^L

ige'xox tqa'matcX, a'qa wi ige'kta ma'LniX.

^ _{they met. Full he}became arrows, then again ne ran seaward.

n

Ke'nuwa

itge'gElga ta-itci te'lXam. YaXi'2

ma'LniX

ige'kta.

-^ Try they tookhim those people. Here seaward heran.

Ke'nuwa

itkLe'loqck ta-itci ikE'nimpii qogoake'x te'lXam.

g ^Try they harpooned those canoein beingin people.

Ka'nauwe

Lfiq itxe'x tqa'matcX. YaXi'2

ma'LniX

Lax ige'xox.

4. All come they did thearrows. Here seaward i-isible he became, out

K Ige'kim ya'Xi ia'cikc:

"Kjo'ma

tcja amcxe'nimtck.

Met

qantsi'X

*^ Hesaid 'that his friend: "Perhaps behold youcry. Never

r. amcgiqElkEla'ya. A'qa gua'nEsum iqcxe'Lau ige'x." Igoxoe'nimtck

" youwillsee him." Then always a monster heis." Theycried

/T ta-ltci tS'lXam.

Ka'nauwe

LE'gaqco Lqjop itgi'Lox.

Ka'nauwe

those people. All theirhair cut they didit. All

cj Lka'etax ia'cikc niktca'xEma-itx.

Qoa'nEmiX

io'qxoya igigE'tcax

° _{days hisfriend hecried. Five times hissleeps hecried}

q ia'cikc.

E'wa

ige'xox, iutXue'la ia'cikc.

"O,

tEme'giutkoax, cikc.

" his friend. Thus hedid, he stood his friend. "Oh, yourpoverty, friend.

jQ

NEcqe

no'maqt, tatcja gua'uEsum mEngE'mqElqt. KjoaLqa' Lja

"^ Notatall Idie, behold always youcry forme. Just so behold

-.H mai'ka tqu'Lipa noxt. Emogoa'lEkc itci'xaleu. Qia'x LkakjEma'na

•'-'- your housein Iam. Emogoa'lEkc myname. If a chief

,,T Lxo'lalEmx

tcXua

LkEnqElkEle'ma-itx. Kope't aqa imgE'tcax,"

^•^ hegets then theywillalwaysseeme. Enough now youcry,"

13 itcio'lXam ia'cikc.

hesaid tohim his friend.

The Brothers

(told ISfl-i)

The name

of acountiyisNag'io'na. Five

meu

and one

woman

lived inatownthere.

Every

year,inOctober,theywent"toNe'tEl todry salmoti.

They

never gave their youngestbrother anj'food.

They

gave

him

onlytailpiecesof salmon.

They

did soeveryj'ear.

They

gave

him

onlytailpieces ofsalmon.

For

liveyearsthey

moved

fi-om Nagio'na to Ne'tEl and backagain.

Then

theyoungestbi'otherhad

become

ayouth.

When

theywere

moving

to Ne'tEl, he saidtohis elder brothers:

"Leave me

here at ourhou.se." The}'had a large housefourteen fathoms long.

Then

they

moved

to Ne'tEl and left theiryoungestbrother behind.

They

stayed a long timeat Ne'tEl; then theeldestonesaid: "'Go and take food to our j'oungest brother.

Take him

tail pieces of salmon."'

One

of

them

went and took his youngest brother tail

Nagio'na ia'xaleu ya'Xi elX. Kopa' iLii'lXam Lqui'nEmikc

Nagicj'na itsname " that country. There theirtown live 1

Lka'lukc kja aeXa't aqage'lak. XixElta'qoamxiX tcfi'maux ^

men and one woman. Every year Oetoljer -

nixo'xoaxiX qaLo'ix Ne'tElpa

qaLXElukcEma'mamx.

Nest qantsi'x ,,

itgot tlicywent Ne'tEl to theywenttodry salmon. Not e^'er '^

qaLgilqoe'mX ya'Xi iLil'mXiX. Ma'nix qaLgilqoe'mX, aqa cta'ema

theygavehim * that theiryounger When they gavehim then only 4

toeat brother. to eat,

.spjia'sX aqcilqoe'mX.

Ka'nauwe

Lqeta'qEmax k;oaLqe'. Cta'ema

salmontails newasgiven .\11 years thus. Only 5

to eat.

spjia'sX aqcilqoe'niEniLx. .\. qoii'nEmiX Lqeta'qEmax iLgE'Layu.

salmontails hewasgivento eat. .\h. livetimes years theymoved. f,^{'^}

A'qa iqiu'lipX ige'xox j'a'Xi iLa'mXiX. A'qa wi iLgE'Laj^u e'wa Then ayouth hebecame that theiryounger Then again theymoved there i

brother.

Ne'tEl. ItcLo'lXam Le'valXtikc: "Ta'ka amcinqElo'qLqa gi o

Ne'tEl. Hesaid tothem hise'lderbrothers: "Here leaveme this ^

tE'lxaqLpa." Ita'2qa-iL ta'Xi tE'LaqL. Itfi'LElXam LE'ganXa igo'n a

our houseat." Large that house. Ten fathoms more

lakt ta'Xi tqu'Le. A'qa iLacjE'loqLq iLfi'mXiX; iLgE'Layu e'wa

four that house. Then theylefthim theiryounger theymoved there 10 brother

:

Ne'tElpa. -,

Ne'tElto. J-1

Le'le Lxe'la-it Ne'tElpa. Ige'k'im ya'Xi ixgE'qunq: -._,

Long they stayed Ne'tElat. He.said ^" that the eldestone: '

-

"

Mcgilqoe'mam

ilxii'mXiX.

Amcktilqoe'mamx

tpjia'sXikc."'

"Goandgivehim ouryounger Bringhimto eat salmontails." 13

to eat brother.

lo'ya eXa't. Itcilqoe'mam iti'mXiX tpjia'sXikc. lo'yam ta'Xi Hewent one. Hebroughthim hisyounger salmontails. HeaVrived that 14

toeat brother

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piecesofsalmon.

He came

tothe house, buthisyoungestbrotherwas not there. Bird skinswere hangingin thehouse.

He

waited

some

time,but hisyoungestbrother did not

come

home.

Then

that per- son went

home

again.

He hung up

the tail pieces of sahnon and left them. In the evening the j-oungest brother

came

home.

He

entered and the tail pieceswei"ehangingthei'e.

He

thought:

"Oh,

they

came

toseeme.

What

shall I do with thosetailpieces?

They

justgive

me

taifpieces of salmon to eat."

He hung them up

near the door, and skinned the birds which he had found on the beach.

All the year round he searched for birds on the beach; he alwaj's caughtbirdsonthe beach.

Hisbrothers stayed for alongtimeat Ne'tEJ.

Then

theeldestone said again:

"Take

food to our youngest brother." Tail pieces of salmonwerecut again,and anotherofthebrothers went.

He

arrived atthehouse andentered. There

was

nobodythere,butone.sideofthe house wasfull of bird skins. His youngest brotherwas not there.

tE'LaqLpa.

Kja

ya'Xi ia'mXiX. la'ema tpjEspjE'suks

cu'XcuX

1 ^theirhouseat. Nothing tliat liisyounger Only birds skinned

brotlier.

oguake'x.

Qu'LquL

ta'wixt tE'LaqLpa.

Ke'nuwa

itcigi'mLa-it.

^ they were. Hang they did theirhousein. Try he waitedforhim.

Nact igiXatkjoa'mam.

Aqa

wi ige'Xkjoa ya'Xi igoaLe'lX.

^ Not hecamehome. Then again hewent home that person.

,

QuL

itcta'wiX ta'Xi tpjia'sXiks. -Itco'qo-iqLq. Tso'yustiX, i Hang he didthem those salmontails. Heleftthem. In the evening, K a'qa igiXkioa'mam ya'Xi iqju'lipX. lo'pqa. A'qa

quL

ta'wiXt

^ then hecamehome ^*that youth. Heentered. Then hang they did

tpjia'sXiks. IgixLo'Xoa-it:

"O,

iqEnE'tkctam lj.

Tan

O salmontails. Hethought: "Oh, theycametoseeme, behold! What Lqa aniugue'xa gi tpjia'sXiks? Koale'wa Lqa tpjitl'sXiks 7 mavbe shall1do with these salmontails? Just mavbe salmontails

' ^'

them

iqtnE'lqoim."

Qul

itcta'wiX kjawu.si'qepa. A'qa wi

cu'XcuX

^ Iamgivento eat." Hang he didthem nearthe door. Then again skin itci'tux tpjEspjE'suks. Itcto'mitcke

ma'LniX

tkamila'lqpa.

O hedidthem birds. Hefoundthem seaward beachon.

on the beach

Ka'nauwe

Lqa'etaq qayackta'goatcgoa-itx. Qatctome'tckjenanEraa-itx 10 All year hew«nttosearchon the beach. Healways foundthemonthebeach

tpjEspjE'suks.

11 birds.

Le'le i.xe'la-it Le'ialXtikc ya'Xi Ne'tElpa. A'qa wi itcLS'lXam

-1

9

Long they stayed hiselder ^' that Ne'tElat. Then again hetoldthem

^-^ ^" brothers

e'LalXt:

"O,

mcgilqoe'mam ilxa'mXiX." A'qa wi i.qju'pLqjup

-|o theirelder "Oh, bringhimfood ouryounger Then again cut

brother; brother."

iqE'tux tpjia'sXiks. A'qa wi io'_ya igo'n e'Xate'yalXt. lo'yam

-|I theywere salmontails. Then again lie another one Iriselder Hearrived

-*-* went brother.

tE'LaqLpa. la'ckopq.

KjAmm

te'lXam, ta'ema tpjEspjE'suks

15 ^{theirhouseat.} Heentered. No people, only birds

ita'pjackoal paL. tE'nat tqu'Le.

Kja

ya'Xi ia'mXiX. No'ljiX

^^/I their skins full oneside the house. Nothing that hisyounjrer Alittle

lO brother.

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