BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 41 
they talked together. ‘*Oh, these youths will hit it in course of time. 
Whence did they come? These youths are pretty. They have much 
hair.” In the evening the two girls came home. Blue-jay said: ** Ln! 
These girls always disappear. I think they will shoot that strange 
thing.” 
For four days these young men were seen and they almost hit it. 
On the fifth day the people talked together again: ** Where may these 
youths come from who always come near hitting it?” In the evening 
the two girlscame home. They carried only few potentilla roots. Then 
the people said: ** To-morrow we will go to hunt. We shall recognize 
these youths.” In the morning the people made themselves ready. 
They prepared their arrows. Then they went down to the water to 
hunt that something. They grew tired. All the time they were try- 
ing to nit it. Then the two youths were seen. A person said: ‘*The 
two youths who nearly hit it are coming.” It came in sight and 
acgelo’xoa yaNi ta/nki. Qa’mtéwa qicte’mam? Tjd’kti tqjulfpXuna’yu. 
will do it that some- Whence they come? Good youths. 
war 
Lga’pEla Lr’qaqeo.” Xa'piX aqa wi icgoa’mam ctaNi cha’tjau. 
Much their hair.’ In the even- then again came home these virgins. 
ing 
Ige’kim igé’sqés: * ! Quili’te kja’ya ckex cgi cga’hatjau. Cta’xka 
He said blue-jay: et Te Always nothing are these my virgins. They 
aLqi ia/maq acgerlo’xoa yaNXi ta’nki itkjé’nuwa-i.” 
later on hit they y will do it that something strange.’’ 
Lakt ~tgua’max iqn’cqrlkel ctaXi cqju’lipX. A’koapo ia’maq 
Four days they were seen those youths. Nearly hit 
acyild’/xoax ctaXi eqjulipX. E’taquinemiX id’qoya aqa wit’ax 
they did it those youths. The fifth sleep then again 
igo’ Xuiteu ta-itei té’1Xam: ‘*O, qa’mtanq icté’mam ta-u eqju’lipX / 
they talked to- these people: “Oh; whence come these youths? 
gether : 
Gwa'nrsum cta’xka a’koapo ia’maq icge’l6x.” Na’piX qackjoa’mamx 
Always they nearly hit they do it.’ In the even- they came home 
ing 
ctaXi cha’tjau. NOd’'Ljemax icta’kjewula yaXi ikjEna’tan. Tgugoa’kim 
these virgins. Little their load “those potentilla roots. They said 
ta-itei té’Xam: S10) la aqexeluwa’lalem aqcugula’qika qa’xiqa qa 
those people: * To-mor- they go to hunt they will fe recog- whence 
Tow nized 
tqjulipXuna’yu.” 
the youths.” 
Kawi X oguXuala’yutck ta-itei téXam. Tjaya’ta  iter’tux 
Early they made themselves those people. Good they made 
ready them 
tga’qamatcX. Aga wi itgn’txa ta-itci té’Xam. Aqa wi 
their arrows. Then again they went those people. Then again 
down 
aqixEluwa’lalemtck yaXi ta’nki. Tiizl igo’xoax ta-itci te’) Xam. 
they went to hunt that something. Tired became those people. 
Ké’nuwa tia’maq iqtilxo/lalemtck. Aqa wi iqr/cqrlkrl ctaXi 
Try hitting it they always did. Then ee they were seen those 
eqjwlipX. Aga inn’kim tgoare’LX: ‘‘Aqa wi ctét ctaXi eqju ‘lip ox 
youths. Then he said & person: vaphen again come those youths 
Cta’xka ctaNi’yax qjoa’p ia’maq acgild’xoax ctaXi eqju TipX. ee mex 
They these nearly hit ‘they do it those “yout $ Visible 
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