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BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 9) 
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they are paddling. Let us run away.” All the people ran away. 
The Rabbit landed and went up. There were no people. Then he 
stole much food. He went home; and when he came home he carried 
up that food. In the evening his mother came home. ‘Oh, don’t 
fight those people any more; they will kill you.” ‘*Iam not going to 
die. When they strike me, I shall recover.” 
After five days he went down the river again. He twisted spruce 
limbs and tied those branches. He pulled out many branches, and 
they were all moving when he was paddling.t He came near the 
town. Then war-cries were heard. Now those people took their 
arrows and went out. They said: ‘*There are many people coming; 
let us run away,” and all the people ran away. The Rabbit landed 
and began to steal. He stole all kinds of food. Then his canoe was 
full. Then he went home. He came home and carried all the food 
LgoaLelX 1a/xantX: “A, wga’pelatike té1Xam _ teate’t; 
person outside: “Ah, many people are coming; 
oguakie’wala.  <A’yaq IXwa'Xita.” Itewa’Xit ka’nauwé - ta-ftci 
they are paddling. Quick let us run away.” They ran away all those 
téIXam. Igixe’gela-iX ikanaXme’né. I[d’ptega. K-‘j6m ka’nauwée 
people. He landed the rabbit. He wentup. No noise all 
te'TXam. Aga wi igé’kuXtk. Itci’LuXtk Lga’pela LxElema’emax. 
people. Then again he stole. He stole them many kinds of food. 
Igé’Xkjoa. IgiXkjoa’mam. Iteto’kufpteck taXi LxeElema’emax. 
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He went home. _s came home. He carried them up those kinds of food. 
Tso’yustiX igaXkjoa’mam wa’yaq. ‘‘O, kopr’t aqa saq°? mto’xoam 
In the evening she came home hismother. “Oh, enough now war make onthem 
te’ Xam. Aqamuwa’qoa.” ‘‘Aqanuwa’qoa, ma‘nix ano'mEdta aLqe 
the people. You will be struck.” ‘*Tam struck, when Tam dead by and 
by 
atcinal Xata’kua.” 
I shall recover.” 
Wis qot/nemiX = id/qoya-TX ~— aga wi _10’stso. Xa’ Xa 
Again five times he slept then again he went down Twist 
the river. 
itci’t6x tpe’naLX, aqa kjau’kjau itci’Lé6x LaXi _ xe’puke. 
he did them spruce limbs, then tie he did them those branches. 
Qatcixkja’goatckoax aga = qaLxela’yuwalalemx tLaXi_ Lr’puke. 
He pulled them out much then they moved much those branches. 
Qjoa’p itcio’Xoam yaXi é@JXam. <Aqa wi @’Lutk _ itci’yux. 
Near he came it that town. Then again war-cry he made it. 
Itgo’guiga tga’qamatcX ta-itci té1Xam.  Iter’pa. I2gdgoa’kim: 
They took them their arrows those people. They went out. They said: 
“(CQ toa’prlatike ta-itei té’1 Xam. Tetjo'kti Ixwa’ Nita!” 
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“Oh many those people. Good we run away!” 
Itguwa’Xit ka’nauwé ta-itei téIXam. ITgixe’gela-i ikanaXmp/né. 
They ran away all those people. “He landed the rabbit. 
Aqa wi igé’kuXtk. Itci’tuXtk kanauwe’ txelema’emax. Par 
Then again he stole. He stole them all kinds of food. Full 
ia’xanim, aga wi igé’Xkjoa. IgtXkjoa’mam.  Itetd’kufptck taXi 
his canoe, then again he went home. “He came home. He carried them up those 
LxElema/emax. ‘Tso’yustiX igaXkjoa’mam = wa'’yaq.  Igid/l/Xam 
kinds of food. In the evening she came home his mother. She said to him 
1They were tied to his paddles so that they all moved up and down with his motions, looking 
like so many people. 
