Boas] KATHLAMET TEXTS 33 
wore on a stone, but it did not break. He tried to throw it away, 
but his hands closed. He went on, and he came near his own town. 
He tried to remain standing, but it was as if his feet were pulled 
toward it. Then he lost his senses and destroyed the whole town 
and killed his relatives. Then he recovered. The whole town was 
destroyed, and the ground was full of bodies. Then he cried again: 
‘Ka! ka! ka! ka!” He bathed and tried to take off what he wore, 
but it stuck to his body. Sometimes he struck it against stones and 
thought it might get broken. Then he gave it up. He cried. 
Now he looked back, and there the ails woman was standing. She 
said to him: ‘*I tried to love you; I tried to be kind to your people; 
why do you cry? You wished for it and wanted to wear my blanket. 
Now she took it off and left him. She went home. He stayed there; 
he went a short distance and built a small house. 
nixo’/xoax yaNi = qtcigrlea’t Ke’nuwa = qateixe’max ya Ni 
it did that what The had on, Try he threw it away * that 
qtcigElga’t. Koa’nesum tikqjoa/Lkux té’yakei. We'tax qayo'tx. 
what he had on. Always became bent his hands. Again he went. 
Aqa ia’xtjax ia’]/Xam. Qjoa’p qatciyo’xax ialXam, ke’nuwa 
Then hisownnext his town. Near he did it his town, try 
qayo'tXuitx ya'Xka ja aqoxoakja’x tia’qo-it. Kyrm noxoa/xax 
he stood he behold it pulled them his feet. Nothing became 
tia/xatakoax, qatcid’/xax ia|Xam, Liman, Liman, Ljman, Ljman. 
his reason, he did it his town, break, break, break, break. 
Ka’nauwé qatciutXo’mx ialXam ka tia’cuXtike qatetunXo’mx. 
All he finished it his town and his relatives he finished them. 
Lipaq nixo’xoax; kjem ia/lXam. Pan elLX  0’xoaxt tmé@mulo’ctike. 
Recover he did; otis his town. Full the ground were corpses. 
Nixo/xoax qa! qa! qa! qa! niktca’xamx. Ke’nuwa nixqoa’tx. Kénuwa 
He did qa! qa! qa! qa! he cried. Try he bathed. Try 
Laq®? nixo’lalemx yaXi iqe’'ltit, ka @’yanq nixkja’Xitx. Ani’ 
come off he did that whathewore, and his flesh it pulled. Sometimes 
LqeE/nakepa nixegé@/lalemx. NixntuXoaitx, kjo’ma ca’ca alfxd’/xoa. 
stone on he struck it. He thought, perhaps break it will. 
Ti’menua nixo’xoax. Aga wi niktca’xamx ka _ id/qulqt. 
Give up he did. Then again . he cried and he wept. 
Nix‘ena’qoax, aqa-igeEmtXue’la wuXi  aqjeyd/qt.  ** Mai/ka,” 
He looked back, then she stood there that old woman. ENG 
agid’ Xam, ‘“‘mai’ka.  Ke’nuwa tqjex i@’mx6x, kenuwa  tqjex 
she said to him, “you. Try ike I did you, try like 
ntox temé’cuXtike. Qa’teqe mo’quiqt? Mai/ka ime’ Xaqamit, aqa 
I did your relatives. Why you weep? You your mind, then 
them 
imé’Luk yaXi itci’kjeté.”  Aqa igé/krlka. Liq? igé@/x6x yaNXi 
you carried it ~ that my blanket.” Then she took it. Takeoff shedidit ~ that 
qtcigrlea’t. Aqa iga-iqn’ltaqi; iga’Xkjoa. Id/ta-it kopa’. Id’ya 
iGHNEGD had on. Then she left him; she went home. He stayed there, He went 
mank kelatX. Kopa’ tqu’Lé ite?’t6x, ito’qoa-tts tqu’ Le. 
a little far. There ahouse he made it, a small ouse, 
B. A. E., Bun. 26 
