BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 63 
of that elk skin. The old man gave a sudden start [because it pained 
him]. Once more he scratched the fat. The old man gaye again a 
sudden start. He said: ‘‘The elk and myself have one skin in com- 
mon.” He said: ‘*You shall leave me some elk before you leave.” 
[The boy] said: ** All right; I shall leave [some food] for you. I will 
go out first.” Then he went out with his dog. Then the youth made 
five lakes. He said to his dog: ‘* Beware! Keep up your courage! 
The monster will devour us!” He had five quivers full of arrows. He 
placed one quiver near each lake. Then he re-entered the house. The 
old man said: **Come! Let us go inland and hunt elks!” They went 
inland. [The old man] said: *‘Stand here.” The youth stood there. 
Then the old man shouted: ‘‘Ah, here it is coming!” The youth 
looked, and, indeed, an elk came. He shot, shot, shot, and shot at it 
all day long. Then he finished his arrows. He went to one lake 
and took one of his quivers. Then he shot, shot, shot, and shot at it, 
tejuX itci'yox. wekj" ige’xdx yaXi iqjeyo’gt. Wi'tjax tcjuX 
seratch he did it. Start with he did ~ that old man. Again scratch 
pain 
ite’ yOx yaXi ‘ia’pXeleu. Wi kjwanqé’ Lekj" ige’x6x yaXi 
he did it that its fat. Again thus start with he did that 
pain 
iqieyo’'"qt. IRge’k‘im yaXi iqjeyd’qt: ‘‘Antxeluwa’t ite?’ pjaskwal 
old man. He said that old man: “Our two selves’ com- my skin 
mon property 
imd'lak — ia’pjaskwal.’ Itcio' Xam: ‘*Amenelgii’tatkea imod’lak, 
the elk its skin.” He said to him: “You shall leave it for me elk, 
teXu gameEnqeElo’quqax.” Itcid'|Xam: ‘*Qjoi'L ayameleii’tatkea. 
then you leave me.”’ He said to him: “Allright I shall leave it for you. 
Anupa’yateXua.” Aga ictd’pa kja id/kjutkjut. Aqa_ ite? Lux 
I will go out first.” Then they two and his dog. Then he made 
went out them 
qui’nem tkakjoLe’tXrmaX yaXi iqiwlipX. Itcid’ Xam ia’kjutkjut: 
tive lakes that youth. He said to him his dog: 
“QO. qa’tjueXem! @’memxte qjp'Iqjrl @’xa @’mémxte. Atctxuwe’lqam 
“Oh, beware! your heart strong makeit your heart. He goes to devour us 
igexe’Lau. ~ Quinem Lea’ qgjétsxo tid’qamatcX. EXt ikakjo/ritX 
the monster.”’ Five their quivers his arrows. One lake 
eXt ita’qjétsxo tia’qamatcX qatcto’tXemitx. Aga wi ia’ckupg 
one their quiver his arrows he placed near it. Then again he entered 
taXi tqu'Lepa. Aqa igée’k'im yaXi iqjeyo’qt: ‘Tea! txd’ptega, 
that house in. Then he said that old man: “Come! let us goinland, 
atxigElo’ya imo’lak.” Aga — icto’ptcga. — Itcio/-Xam: = ** Gipa’ 
we will go elk.” Then they two went He said to him: “Here 
hunting inland. 
mEtXuit!”  JotXuit yaXi iq; whip. Aqa igige’loma yaXi 
stand!” He stood that youth. Then he shouted that 
igjeyO’qt: ‘‘A2, ya’Xaué aga id/itt.” Imgée’kikect yaXi iqiwlipX. 
old man: “Ah, this then comes.” He looked that youth. 
Itce’qgalkel a’qanuwée imo’lak ite’t.  Tia’maq itcte’lux, — tia’maq 
He saw it indeed an elk came. Shooting it he didit with shooting it 
with them them, with them 
itcté’lux, tia’maq itcté’lux, tia’maq itcté’lux, ka’nauwe we’koa. 
he didit with shootingit hedidit with shootingit he did it with all day. 
them, with them them, with them them, 
Iguxoa’LXum — tia’qamateX. lo'ya — ikakj6’LitXpa. Itcd’kuiga 
He finished them his arrows. He went lake into He took them 
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