BOAS| KATHLAMEY TEXTS 93 
monster's legs are like water lilies,” he sang. He struck the Bear’s 
legs with the adz and then they threw him down. Then they cut his 
neck and hauled him out of the house. 
The next morning the Panther went hunting again. He went to 
hunt elks, and told his brother: ‘* Do not go away, else our fire will go 
out.” He went out and the Lynx went to play. Then he thought 
the fire. He went home and the fire was low. He tended it and 
went out again to play. Then he forgot his fire. A long time he 
played, then he remembered it. He went into the house, but the fire 
was already out. Again he swamacross. He went ashore and opened 
the door of the house of the Grizzly Bears. He entered. Now the 
old woman had four fires. He took one firebrand and put it aside. 
Then she looked after the fires. She spread her legs, struck her vulva, 
and said: ‘‘ You, you, you have eaten it, you have eaten it, the fire, the 
fire, vulya, vulva!” Then he put that firebrand back again. The old 
Itcilea’mit yaXi é@’qa-itk ia’qo-itpa. Kopii’ icgign’na-it.  Ia’tuk 
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He struck it that adz his legs at. Then they ‘thre w him His neck 
down. 
Lqjup fegé’x6x. Tcgid’Lata La’xaniX. 
eut they did it. The y hauled outside. 
him 
Wax igé teukt?X. Aga wit’ax id’ya ikjoaya’wa. Imo’lak 
The next day came. Then again he went the panther. Elk 
morning 
igior’loe. Itcid’ Xam ia’mXTX: ‘*Niict qa’mta mo’ya,  ia/okiX 
he went to He said to him his younger “No where go, else 
hunt. brother: 
teXup nax0’xoax atxa’toL.” Io’pa ipu’koa igixkjaya’wolalemtck. 
extin- will be our fire. He went the lynx he always went to play. 
guished out 
Igayi'lkatx aya’ton. Ioe’Xkjoa, aqa itso’koa-its aya’ton ake’x 
He thought of his fire. He went home, then small his fire was. 
Tga-iXelgitx. Aga wi id’ya igixkjaya’wolalemam. — Iga’-ilalakuit 
“He made a fire. Then again he he went to play. He forgot it 
went 
aya tou. Le2lé  igixkjaya’ wolalemtck. Tgayi'lkanx = aya’ton. 
‘his fire. Long a he played. He thought of his fire. 
Io’pqam tr’ctaqL. A’nqa teXup wuXi acta’tor iga’xdx. Aga wit’ax 
Hecamein theirhouse. Already extin- that their fire was. Then again 
guished 
id’ kjuix‘a @wa  kjanate’ton. Igigd’ptekamiX — itcixn’lakiqiX 
he swam thus across. He came up to the he opened the door 
house 
Leayimuke te’LaqL. Ja'ckupq. Aqa la‘ktka tea’qaleptckiX wuXi 
the grizzly their house. He enterec Then four only her Hee ands that 
bears 
aqjeyo'qt. Itea’grlga =WEXt wuXi  aqa’leptckiX. Kela’tX 
old woman. He took it one that firebrand. Far 
iteaxe’ma. Iktukjuma’nanemtck taXi tea’qaleptckiX. jak ign’tox 
he put it down. she looked at them those her firebrands. Spread she did 
them 
tea’ qo- tt.  Inaxe/Iqil/X we’gakei: ‘*Mai’ka = maika’,  mo’welq; 
her legs. She slapped her hands: “You you, you ate it 
herself 
mowii'lq; wa’tut wati’L, wi'qéctq wiqii’etq.” Aqa wit’ax itcaxe’ma 
you ate it the fire the fire, vulva vulva.” Then again he put it 
down 
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