BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 57 
ever came back from Cascades (in one day). It takes five to go and 
come back from Cascades. Let us put our canoe alongside of theirs.” 
Then they went alongside their canoe. They took Blue-jay, pulled his 
head, and twisted his face. They took the Crow, pulled her head, and 
twisted her face backward. They took the Flounder, who was in the 
bow of the canoe. They put her mouth crosswise. ** Later genera- 
tions shall never come back from Cascades in one day.” Blue-jay was 
thrown inland and the Crow was thrown inland. ‘* Crow shall be your 
name; you shall not talk the Wasko language.” The Flounder was 
thrown into the water and was told: ‘*Go down the river to the beach, 
and lie down flat. Your name shall be Flounder.” 
atja’ntsa. Nict qa’ntsiX niXta’kuax  ike’nim — ike’catckpa. 
the crow. Never returns a canoe Cascades from. 
QuinemtX qayogd'ix ikn’nim qayd’suwulXemX, teXua qiyd’yam 
Five sleeps a canoe goes up, then it arrives at 
ik@’catek.  A’yaq, alxgé@’Lqamela.” Aga iLge’LqameEla  igé’sqes. 
Cascades. Quick let us go alongside their Then they went alongside blue-jay. 
canoe.” the canoe 
Tqne/nxukté ige’sqés. Ewa ictikte’qoXuittX si/axdst. IRqa’grlga 
He was taken at blue-jay. Thus they twisted his face. She was taken 
his head 
atja’ntsa, iqia’nxukte. Ictiktn’qoXuitiX rauxost.  Iqra’nxukte 
the crow, she was taken at her They twisted her face. She was taken at 
head. her head 
ip 
apke’cX a’kjamitx. Ewa’ iukjula’txit itea’k"cXat. ‘‘ Aloxoa’xa 
the flounder in the bow of Thus he put it eross- her mouth. “Generations of 
the canoe. ways 
t@1Xam_ niict qa’ntsix aluXoata’koa EXt we'koa  ike’catckpa. 
people never they shall return one day Cascades from. 
Tg@x@’ma ig@’sqés Lxe'léuX. IJd’koa iqaxé’ma atja’ntsa Lxe’'léuX. 
He was blue-jay inland. There she was the crow inland. 
thrown thrown 
*Atja’ntsa imé’xaléu, néct qa’ntsiX tuxole’met amxeltcuwa’ya.” 
“Crow your name, never Wasko language you shall speak it.” 
Iqale’matx apke’cX. iqd'|Xam = apke’cX: ** Me’ya qa’eqamix 
She was thrown the flounder, she was told the flounder: “Go down the river 
into the water 
Lkamila’leqpa. Amsinqjoya’yayaxtix’. Apké’cX imeé’xaléu.” 
beach to. You shall lie’down flat. Flounder your name.”” 
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