BOAS) KATHLAMET TEXTS 51 
The Salmon and his people went on ascending the river. Then 
another person said: ** At last my brother’s son arrived, whose but- 
tocks are full of maggots. If it had not been for me, your people 
would be dead.” ‘* Who is talking there?” said the Salmon. ‘‘Oh, 
your aunt, the Sagittaria-root.” He put some small dentalia on her 
buttocks and gave her three woodchuck blankets. Then they left her. 
They went some distance. 
Then another person said: ** Oh, at last my brother’s son has arrived, 
whose buttocks are full of maggots. If it had not been for me, all 
your people would be dead.” The Salmon said: ‘* Who is talking 
there?” ‘*Oh, your aunt, the large Sagittaria-root.” ‘‘Let us go 
ashore.” He put large dentalia on her buttocks and gave her five 
woodchuck blankets. He placed her in the mud. 
Then they continued going up the river. They had gone some dis- 
tance. Another person spoke: *‘Oh, at last my brother’s son has 
arrived, whose buttocks are full of maggots. If it had not been for 
me, all your people would be dead.” ‘* Who is talking there?” ‘*Oh, 
your uncle, the Rush-root.” ‘* Let us go ashore,” said the Salmon. They 
Aga wit’ax ito’suwulX igu’nat kja tia’xelawemax. Aqa wi Lgo’nax 4 
Then again he wentup' thesalmon and his people. Then again another 
iLE'xaletco LgoaLe’lX: ** Koala ctea’qa qayd/yamx itci’tkeu ia’pote 9 
spoke person: “At last he arrived my nephew hisanus ~ 
ga’yamoa. Qe nic nai/ka ink’/x6x ngoaLé’1X pan oguXoia'ra-it 93 
having maggots. If not I I had been I person, (then) had died 
tmée’1Xam.” ‘ran LaXi a’/kua Lxd’la?” igé/kim. ‘A, amé’rtak 4 
your people.” “Who that thus talking?” he said. “Ah, your aunt 
aLEemqja’emax.” Itcalga’mit akupku'p itca’potepa. Itei’calté cqju’la. - 
small sagittaria-root."’ He putontoher smalldentalia at her anus. He put on- a woodchuck a 
to her blanket. 
Lon itcicalté Laqjola’. Ineqa’luqiq. Kerla’‘?X mank itd’ya. 6 
Three heputon woodchuck They left her. Far alittle they went. 
to her blankets. 
Aqa wi Lg0d/nax ini’xrlatcd Lgoare’lX: ** Koala ctea’qa qayd/yamx 7 
Then again another spoke person: “At last he arrived 
itci’tkeu, ia’pote ga’yamoa. Qé néketx nai’ka inn’xdx ngoarée/lX, ¢ 
my nephew, hisanus haying maggots. If not I I had been I person, 
pan gigoXua’ta-it tmé’lXam.” Igé’kim igu’nat: ‘‘Lan LaXi a’/kua 9 
(then) had died your people.” He said thesalmon: ‘‘Who that thus : 
Lx0'la?” ‘‘A, ame’xak atsqjemé’mix’ wuXi 4/koa axo’la.” 10 
talking?” “Ah, your aunt, sagittaria-root she thus talks.’” 
* Alxe’gelaiX!” — Itcflga’mit igqawikje’Lé iteca’potepa. Qoii’nEma 44 
‘Let us go ashore!” He put on to her long dentalia her anus at. Five 
tqjula’max itei’tanlte. Itcd’/k1i @’LjuweElkijuwelkpa. Iteura’etamit. 19 
woodehuck he put on to He carried mud to. He put her down. = 
blankets her. her 
Aqa wit’ax ito/suwulX. KowlaiX itd’yam. Aga wi iLe’xeltcu 13 
Then again he went up the Far he arrived. Then again he spoke 2 
river. 
LgoaLé/ 1X: ‘* Koala etcaqa qayd’yamx ited’wulX ia’pdte e¢a’yamoa. 
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a person: “At last he arrived my nephew his anus having mag- 
gots. 
Qe neketx nai’ka ink’x6x ngoare’lX, pan qigoXua’La-it tme’|Xam.” |; 
Ti not I I had been I person, (then) had died your people.” 
Ige’kim: ‘“‘ran taXi a’kua Lxd'la?” ‘*A, emé’mot ipjr’nxaLX.” 4¢ 
He said: ““Who that thus talking?” “Ah, your uncle rush-root.”* 
