BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 11 
following day she left him again. The Crane said again: ** Come here.” 
Then he gave him food. Now he gave him a knife, and said: **If you 
want to kill her, take her inland. When you find white pines, then 
kill her. If you want to kill her, cut her neck. Then something 
round will jump out. Catch it. She will say to you: ‘Kill me.’ 
But you must catch that round thing. She will die when you break 
it.” On the following day she ertied him again. He said: ‘‘ We 
will go inland.” Then they went inland and arrived on a mountain. 
There were many white pines. Now he took hold of a tree. Then 
she bent her neck and he cut it. Now a round thing jumped [out and 
ran about]. She said: ** Kall me.” Then he took it and squeezed it. 
She was dead. Now spruce trees and hemlock trees fell down. He 
climbed up that white pine. He ascended it and went up. There he 
was near the sky. Then he took his arrows and shot at the sky. 
Now he shot his arrow. He shot more. Now his arrows formed a 
wi iqiqr’ltaqr. Aga wi itcio’lIXam iqjoa’sqoas: *‘* Mite.” Aqa 
again he was left. Then again he said to him the crane : ‘Come.”’ Then 
wit'ax itc@’lqoém. Aga itca’ilota aqewe’qée. Ma'ntx amuwa'qoa, 
again he gave him food. aa he gave it to a knife. “When you kill her, 
him 
aga Lxe/leuX amod/kra. Ma’nix amiusga’ma iqi’meEn, aqa_ kopa’ 
then inland carry her. When you find it white pines, then there 
amuwa’qoa. Ma’nix amuwa’qoa, Ljqjop amid’xoa itea’tuk. Aga 
kill her. When you kill her, eut do it her neck. Then 
atsupna’ya lo’/elo. =Aqa = ya’xka_ amix‘Eluwa’lalem. —_Ke’nuwa 
it will jump out a round Then it eatch it. Try 
thing. 
agEmulx‘a’ma: ‘Nai’ka nto’waq.’ Amix‘Eluwa’lalema yaxi 10’rlo. 
she will say to you: “Me kill.’ Catch it that round 
thing. 
Ma’nix Lkjop amid’xoa, aqa ald/meqta.” Aga wit'ax ige’teukte. 
When squeeze you do it, then she will die.” Then again St got day. 
Aqa_ wit’ax igé’yuctx. Aga itcd’/Xam: ‘‘Atxo’ya Lxe’2leuX.” 
Then again she carried him. Then he said to her: “We will go inland.” 
Aqua fetd’ya Lxe’ZleuX. Aga fegid’skam ca’xaliX @’1X  ipa’kalpa. 
Then they went inland. Then _ they found up country mountain on. 
Aqa @’xowé iga men ixénXa't. Aqa itcé’kelka @’mEqo. Aqa e’wa 
Then many ite pines stood there. Then he took it a stick. Then thus 
(bent) 
igl’yux itea’tuk. Aga Lqjop itci’axdx itea’tuk. Aga itci’sdpEna 
she made it her neck. Then cut he did it her neck, Then it jumped 
lo'elo. Aga itcixbluwi/lalemtck. Aga igid’ Xam: ‘*O, nai’ka 
the round Then he caught it. Then she said tohim: ‘Oh, me 
thing. 
nto’waq!” Aga itcé’kelka kja Lkjdp itci’‘yuX. Agqa igd’maqt. Aqa 
kill me!” Then he took it and squeeze he did it. Then she was dead. Then 
ioitcd @’makte. Aqa id’ited iqd/étema. Aga ioque’wulXt iqa’mEn- 
fell down the spruce Then felldown the hemlock Then he ascended a white 
trees. firs. pine 
oqpa’tix:. Aga id’ya ca’xalfX, ioque’wulXt. Qjoa’p igd’cax aga 
there. Then he went up, he ascended. Near the sky then 
itco’kuika tia’qamatceX. Ta’maq_ itce’lax igo’eax. Aqa_ itca’maq 
he took them his arrows. Shooting it he did it the sky. Then shooting it 
iteia’l6x aya’qamatcX. We't’ax itca’maq atcia’/l6x. Aqa @’2taLqt 
he did it his arrow. Again shooting it he did it Then long 
with it with it. 
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