BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS UB 
She went to gather roots. They had one large canoe. The Rabbit 
launched it and went down the river. There was a town down the river. 
There were many houses, and the people had dried salmon. The peo- 
ple were silent. Now they heard war-cries. They said: **Oh, maybe 
somebody is making war on us.” All the people ran away. The Rab- 
bit landed and went up to the houses. There were no people there; 
they had all run away. Then he stole. He stole their winter salmon. 
His canoe was full. He stole their roe; he stole all kinds of things. 
He went home and came to his house. He carried up the different 
kinds of food. In the evening his mother came home. ‘*Oh, where 
did you take that food?” she said to him. ‘I made war on those peo- 
ple down the river.” ‘*Oh, then you will be killed,” said his mother. 
“Oh, Iam not going to die. When they strike me, I shall rise again.” 
Then they ate, and they had much food in their house. 
They stayed there five days. Then he went down the river again. 
He put those branches into his canoe. Then he went down to 
Igaxelixjé’wulalemam. uxt icta’Xanim, ia’qa-it ictaé’Xanim. Aqa 
~ She went to gather roots oO their canoe, large their canoe. Then 
and berries. 
itcid/cgiLx yaXNi icta’Xanim. Aga i0’sts& qa’eqamiX ikanaXme’né. 
he launched it that their canoe. Then hewent down the river the rabbit. 
down the 
river 
E1lXam qa’eqamiX igé’xax, tLea’pela tqie’max. Oxuék"cr’mal 
[+ ©) s s 
A town down the river was, many houses. They were drying 
salmon 
ta-itei té’lXam. Kad oxoela’itix: ta-itei té’1 Xam; aga @’Lutk igé@’xox. 
5 
those people. Where were those people: then war-cries became. 
Jooovoa’ kim: ‘*O L~qdct saq® iqr’lx6x.” Itewa' Nit kanauwe’ ta-ttei 
SUD > 
They said: “Oh behold! war  ismade onus.’ They ran away all those 
télXam. _Igixé’gela-ix' ikanaXme’ne. Jo’ptcka Lxe’leuX taXi 
people. He landea the rabbit. He went up inland those 
tqLe’mapa. Kj6m te’) Xam. Ka’nauwe — itgwa’ Nit. Aqa 
houses to. No noise people. All had run away. Then 
ige’kuXtk ikanaXme’né. Itci’tuXtk te’qjawan. Pa2n  ia’xanim 
he stole the rabbit. He stole them winter salmon. Full his canoe 
itci’tux. Akibo’t — itco’Xtka. Ka'nauwe ta’nki_—itci’yuXtk. 
he made Salmon roe he stole it. All things he stole them. 
them. in skins 
Ie@’Xkjoa. Id’yam_ tr’ctaqupa. I[d’ptega. ——Itetd’kuiptck ta Xi 
He went home. He arrived that town at. He went up. He carried them up those 
LXElema’emax. Tsd’yustiX igaXkjoa’mam wa'yaq: ‘*O, qa’xpa 
kinds of food. In the morning she came home his mother: LO} where at 
imd’euiga gi LxElema’emax/”  igid’l Xam. ““A, saq°® ing’t6x 
did you take these kinds of food?” she said to “Ah, war I made on 
them him. them 
ta-tte: gqaeqamiX té’lXam.” ‘‘He, aqamuwa’qoa.”  igid’|/Xam 
those down river people.” “Heh, you will be struck,” she sé a to him 
wa'yaq. ‘*O, niet qantsi’x and’meqta manix aqenuwa’qoa.” Aqa 
his mother. “Oh, never I shall be dead when Tam struck.” Then 
icLXLXE'lpmetck. Aga Lga’prEla teta’LXElemaémax tE’ctaqLpa. 
they two ate. Then many their kinds of food their house in. 
Qoi’nEmiX id’qoyaiX aqa wi i0’ya, 10’sts6. Aga wit 
Five times he slept then again he went, he went down Then again 
the river. 
