BOAS]} : KATHLAMET TEXTS 21 
her. ‘*Go and take my trout, woman,” he said. Now she went down 
to the beach. All the canoes were lying there. She searched for 
trout, but she could not find any. Then she found a bundle of willow 
branches. She went to the house and entered. ‘Did you bring 
trout?” ‘TIT did not see any; I found only this bundle of willow 
branches.” ** What kind of salmon do you take? [Willows are my 
salmon. |” After some time night came, and they went to sleep. Now 
her husband slept. She put her hand on his stomach. Now it was 
full of sticks. Then he awoke, and his stomach felt sick. “He sang: 
“Trout, trout broke my bones, they broke my ribs!” Then the 
woman arose. Now she went to the end of the town. There she 
found a small house. There she lay down. Now it grew day. 
The Beaver said to the Mink: ‘*Go and bring your sister-in-law. 
Say to her: * Will you keep me, or shall I take you to him?’” Now 
the Mink went. ‘I came to fetch you, Nikeiamtea’c! Your husband 
iragr’mia-it. ‘*Tga’lemam tr’qjéxené, aqagé’lak!” Aga igd/Lxa 
he approached her. Fetch the trouts, woman!”’ Then she went to 
the beach 
aqage’lak. Aqa  ka’nauwe aky’nim ola’/kadX. Aqa_ ikto/naxt 
the woman. Then all canoes were there. Then she searched 
‘for them, 
te’qjexene. Kja’ya, nfct ikto’egam. Aga igid’/ckam Gla%tk. Kau 
Li [ei > 2 ‘ 
the trouts. Nothing, not shefound them. Then shefound them willows. Tied 
ig@’xox. Aga iga’xkjoa tqu’Lépa. Igo’pqam. ‘*Tso’Xoa, tr’q;¢XEne 
they were. Then shé went home house to. She came in. “Well, trouts 
imtk’Lam tei?” ‘Kya nict ind’quikel. Ta’ema ela/itk kjau ike’x 
you brought {int. “Nothing not Isaw them. Only willows tied were 
them part.]?”’ i 
iniw’ckam.” ‘*TantxO ma’yax te/méq;eXene?” Li2, aga igd/ponem. 
I found them.” “What your trouts?”’ Long, then it got dark. 
Inkiqa’yoXuit aga iogo’ptit itea’kikal. A’ga @’wa igi’yux ia’wan. 
They wenttosleep then slept her husband. Then thus shedidit his belly. 
Ikrikxa’ema Le/gakei. Aga te’mgd pan ia’wan. Aqa  kopa’ 
g i 
She put on to it her hand. Then sticks full his belly. Then there 
igiX?’qo-itq. Aga ia’teqem ia’wan. Aqa ige/ktexem: 
he awoke. Then sick his belly. Then he sang his con- 
jurer’s song: 
“KiéXana, kjéXana, kjéXana aiqté/nElXala, taXi tgé/kemtomax.”’ 
= ole r ve 
Penne e sc a iehee SA heal ay shel 
‘Trout, trout, trout broke my bones those my ribs.” 
Aqa igaxa’latek wuX aqagé’lak. Aqa igd’ya yaXi ke’mukittX. 
Then ~ she arose that woman. Then she went that end of town. 
Aqa_ ikto’egam ito’qoa-its tqu’Le. Aga kopa’ igaxad’keit. Aga 
Then she found it a small house. Then there she lay down. Then 
ige’teuktiX:  ‘* Aneta/2m ame’potexan, —k0’sa-it! AmulXa’mam: 
it got day: “Fetch her your sister-in-law, mink! Go and say to her: 
‘Mai’ka tei namxii’Lx, nai’ka tei qamanii/Lx?’” = Aqa_ io’ya 
‘You [int. do youtakeme I {int. do you take me to Then he went 
part.] for yourself, part.) him?’” 
ko’sa-it. ‘* Ayamtea’Iema’m, Nikciamtea’c! Iteend|Xa’m éme’kikal: 
mink, “T came to fetch you, Nikciamtca’c ! He said to me your husband: 
*“Mai’ka tci namxii’/Lx, nai’ka tei qamanii’Lx?’?” ‘O, nict tqjex 
‘You {int. doyoutake me I {int. do you take me to “Oh, not like 
part.] for yourself, part.] him?’” 
