BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS Wadi 
Rabbit!” They went to look at the canoe and saw that it was full of 
branches. Polypodium leaves were tied to them. Then they skinned 
the Rabbit and took off his hide. In the evening his mother came 
home. Herson was not there. ‘Oh, my son is killed,” she thought. 
The Rabbit was thrown into the water near the beach. He had no 
skin. Early in the morning his mother went down the river to search 
for him. She cried while she was going. She went down the river 
and came to the water in front of the town. There she saw some- 
thing white lying on the ground. She went to look at it. Behold, 
her child was lying there! She carried him to her canoe and put 
him into it. Then she went up the river crying. She went a long 
distance. Then she said to her child: *‘Rise! Are you dead, indeed? 
Rise!” She said this often. When she was near her house the Rabbit 
rose. ‘*Oh,” he said, ‘‘I slept a long time and I got cold. I have no 
blanket. His mother said to him: ‘*Did you sleep? You were dead. 
You were killed. You were skinned, and your skin was taken away 
from you.” ‘Let us return to get my skin.” ‘*Oh, maybe we shall 
ia/xanim ma/~niX, aga Le’puke pan yaXi ikp’nim. Kjau’kjau 
his canoe at the water, then branches full ” that canoe. Tied 
a’qelqel avy/loxt. Aqa seX" iqi’yux. Laq iqé@’xux ia’/pié skwal. 
polypodium were. Then skinned he was. Off was made his skin. 
leaves 
Tsd’'yustiX igaXkjoa’mam = wa’yaq. Kja _—_itca’xan. “(0 
In the evening she came home his mother. None her son. “Oh, 
= Se ae S Ar, ”? ~ Ginn pl fn A zi on Sm fi 
aqa ig@’waq itci’xan,” igaXwo’xoa-ft. Aqa iqéxé’ma Ltcu’qoa 
then he is killed my son,”’ she thought. Then he was thrown water 
qaLXumwe'la ikanaXmp’ne. <Aqa kja ia’ pjaskwal. Kawe’x aqa 
shore line the rabbit. Then none nis skin. Early then 
igd/stsO wa’yaq igiuna’xtam. O’quiqt igd’ya. I=god’stso. Igo’yam 
she went his she searched She ~ she She went She ar- 
down the mother for him. wailed went. down the rived at 
river river. 
yaXi @1Xam aya’matntX. Igé’qelkel ta’nki tkjop ixe’mat. I2god'ya, 
that town toward the water She saw it some- white lay there. She 
from it. thing went, 
igid’ketam. Lqdct itea’xan yaXi ixe’mat. Ige’yukn ma/LniX 
‘she went to Behold! her son that lay there. She carried seaward 
lcok at it. him 
igid’kia icta’Xanimpa. Igiakxa’yim, aqa igd’suwulX. O’qulqt. 
she hauled her canoe into. She put him into then she went up She cried. 
him the canoe, the river. 
Kela?X igd’ya. Igio’lXam itca’xan: **Mxe'latck! A’qanuwé tei 
Far she She said tohim her son: “Rise ! Indeed [int. 
went. part.] 
imo’'maqt? Mxe'latck!” E/xawitiX igid’/Xam. Qjoa’p tr’ctaqLpa 
you dead? Rise!” Often she said to him. Near their house at 
aqa igixe’latek ikanaXme’né. ‘*O,” ige’kim, ‘*é’yaLqtiX inoqo’pte. 
then he rose the rabbit. *Oh;?? he said, “long I slept. 
Aga ses inn’x6éx. Qax  itci’kjete?” Igid’IXam — wa'yaq: 
Then cold I got. Where my blanket?” She said to him his mother. 
*ImEqo’'pti tei? Imd’magqt, iqamd’waq. Tsjpx" iqé’yox ime’kjete, 
“You slept {int. You were you were Skinned wasdone your 
part.]? dead, killed. blanket, 
iqeEmxE’cgam.” ‘Tetjo’kti atxta’koa, aniogoa’lemam _ itci’kjétée.” 
it was taken “Good we return, I will go and take my blanket.” 
from you.” 
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