Boas] KATHLAMET TEXTS 69 
and ran outside. He swam away from the shore, carrying the fire. 
[Soon] he arrived at [the place where] his relatives [were staying and 
brought them the fire. The people made a fire. Then they said to 
the Skunk: ‘*Go and examine the house, and try to find a hole where 
we can enter in the night.” The Skunk went and laughed, running 
about under the houses. Then an old man said: ‘* Behold! there is a 
Skunk. Never before has a Skunk been here, and now we hear it. 
Search for it. Kallit.” They looked for the Skunk. Then it ran 
hom> “because it became afraid. They told Robin: **Quick! go and 
look at the house. See if there is a hole where we can enter at night.” 
Robin went and entered a small house. There were two old women. 
He warmed himself and remained there. Then they said to the Mouse 
and to the Rat: ‘‘ Quick! go and look for Robin.” The Mouse and 
the Rat went. They entered the last house. Then they cut the bow- 
strings and the strings of the coats of the women. They did so in 
all the houses. They cut all the bowstrings. Then they went home. 
a'tot. Io’yam tia’cuXtikepa. Itcd’k"Lam wuX a’tor. Igoxué’kitx 4 
fire. He arrived his relatives at. He brought it that fire. They made a fire 
ta-itei té1Xam. Iqo’lXam_ apjé’exac: ** Ai’aq ame’ya atr’ktctam 9 
those people. She was told the skunk: “Quick go go and look for 
tqu’Lé, mané’x qa’xpa alxacgd’pqa Xa’piX, ma/nix amtucga’ma 93 
the house, when where we goin at night, when you find it 
qa’xpa Lxoa'p oguake’x tqu’Le.” Igd’ya apje’exac: ** Hii’2, hé, he, he.” 4 
where hole is the house.”’ she went the skunk: SSE he, he, he,” 
ka‘nauwe qax gé’gualiX tqie’maX kaxgqjaya’wulalemtck. Inr’/k‘im 5 
every where below the houses she laughed. He said 
Lqjeyo'qt: ““O, nict qa’nsix apjé’exac no/yamx deé’ka. Tateja dée’ka  ¢ 
an old man: “Oh, never a skunk arrived * here. Behold! here 
igaltci'mele. Mega’naxn mega’waq!” Iqo’naxt wuX apjé’exac.  _ 
she is heard. Search for her ill her!” She was searched that skunk. ( 
ror 
Aqa iga’Xkjoa; kjwac iga’xOx. ‘*Ai’aq,” iqid’/Xam ska’sa-it, ‘‘ai’aq 8 
Then she went home; afraid she got. “Quick,” he was told robin, “quick 
me’ya te’ketam tqu’Le qa’xpa Lxoa’p dguake’x, gdpa’ Xa’piX g 
£0 goand look at the house where hole is, there at might 
alxo pqa.” lo’ya ska’sa-it. I6’pqa_ itd/kjoa-its tqu’Le.  Gopa’ 10 
we will go in.” He went robin. He entered a small house. There 
mo'ketike tqjeyo'qtike oxoela’etiX. Gopa’ igixckoa’mit ska’sa-it. 11 
two old ones were. Then he warmed himself robin. 
Gua’nEsum i0d’ya ska’sa-it. ‘*Ai’aq me’téya.” iqco’lXam aco kja 1 
Always he was robin. “ Quick you two go,”’ they two were mouse and = 
gone told 
iqa'lnpas. ‘* Amtgena’xtam  ska’sa-it.”  Icto’ya a’co kja iga’lapas. 13 
rat. “Go and look for robin.” They two mouse and rat. v 
went 
Icto’pqa ke’mkitiX tqu’Lé; icto’pqa. Aga Lqjo’ PLqiop icgb/ Lux 
They two the last house; they two Then eut they did 14 
entered entered. them 
PE j’keé Lga’Lanemax. 1Lqjo’ Prajop icgr’tux tE/nEmcke tga’Lanemax | _ 
e bows their strings. they aa o did the women their strings 15 
them 
tea’qjéLxap. A+, ka’nauwe ta’Xi tqié’maX a’kua_ icgn’tdx. 
their coats. Ah, all those houses thus they did 16 
them. 
Ickto‘LXum = Lga’LanrEmax Lpuil'ke. Aqa ick’Xkjoa. ‘‘A, aqa 
They finished their strings the bows. Then they two went “Ah, me ile 
them home. 
