BOAS) KATHLAMET TEXTS 5 Dit 
Then said the [next] younger brother: ‘*I will go to-morrow and 
look for our elder brother.” It became day. ‘Then he took his arrows 
and went. He went far. He saw a house and reached it. There was 
an old man. [He said:] ‘‘O, grandson; you have come at last. Your 
elder brother was here. Look at the elk skin which he left here for 
me. He slept here. Many women went picking berries, and he went 
to look for them. I wish you would also leave some food for me 
before you go away. There are many elks near by here.” [The young 
man] said: **I shall leave some food for you.” Then they two went 
inland. [The old man] said: ‘*Stand here.” He stood there. After a 
little while a person shouted: ‘* Ah, an elk is coming there!” He saw. 
an elk coming. He shot at it and shot at it again. Twice he shot at it. 
Then the elk jumped at him and devoured him. The old man took off 
the [elk] skin and went home. He carried his skin on his back. 
Now three brothers remained. The next one said: ‘To-morrow I 
He said ~ that other one his younger “To- I shall go to look 
brother: morrow for him 
é'lxalXt.”  Ige’teukte; itcd’guiga tia’qamatex. Aqa wi id’ya. 
ourelder brother.”” It became day: he took them his arrows. Then again he went. 
loya’4; kela’2ix: id/ya. Ited’quikrl tqu’Le. . Iugoa/qoam ta’ Xi 
He went; far he went. He saw it a house. He reached it that 
bquite. Aqa LoXt tLa’Xi xtajeyo’qt. ‘O2, qa’cd, imte’mamt. 
1ouse, Then there was that old man. SO; grandson, you came indeed! 
Igit?’'mam @milXt.  E’keta  ia’pjaskwal imo’lak,  itcinn’Itatke. 
~ He came your elder Look at it its skin the elk, he left it as food 
brother. for me. 
Teka i0’qoya. Lga’prlatike te’nemcke oxuikjé’wula,  e’watka 
Here he slept. " Many women they always pick there only 
berries, 
wi i0/ya itctona’xtam tr/nemcke, kja wi amnelee’tatkea, teXua 
also hewent he went to look the women, and also you shall leave food then 
for them for me, 
qamEnqrlo’quqax. Gipa’ qjoa’pix’ gimo’lrkemaX.” — Itcid’| Xam: 
you leave me. There near % having elks,”’ He said to him: 
* Avamelge’tatkea,” Aqa ict6’ptcka. Itcio’l Xam: **Gipa’ 
“T shall leave food for you.” Then they eworwent He said to him: “Here 
inland. 
mo’tXuita.” Ayod’tXuit. Koala’ aqa ingé’loma LeoaLre’lX: ‘* A4, 
stand.”’ ‘He stood. A little then shouted a person: “Ah, 
while 
aqa yaXi id/itt imd/lak.”  Itce’qrikel imo’lak ite’t.  Ta’maq 
then that it comes the elk.” He saw it an elk came. Shooting it 
itce’lax. We'tjax ia’maq itce’lax; md/kctiX ia’maq _itce’lax. 
he did it. Again shooting it he did it; twice shooting it he did it. 
Itcé’kenpEna yaXi imd’lak. Gopa’ aqa igée’wulq yaXi iguare’]X. 
It jumped at him ~ that elk. There then he was de- that person. 
voured 
Itcixe’ma ia’pjaskwal yaXi iqjeyo’qt. Aqa ige’Xkjoa yaXi 
He took it off his skin * that old man. Then he went home ~ that 
iqjeyo’qt. Itsi/yustx vaXi ia’ pjaskwal. 
old man. He carried it that his skin. 
on his back 
Aqa wonike inukjoaitiXt a’-itc: Lteta’muXike. — Ige’kim 
Then three remained those their yOUDEEE He said 
brothers. 
