BOAS) KATHLAMET TEXTS 95 
He stayed in the door for a long time. Then the Panther said: ** You 
are talking all day. Come in; we will fight.” The Grizzly Bear 
entered, and they fought. They fought a long time. Then the Pan- 
ther said to the Lynx: *‘‘Oh, where are you? The monster is making 
me tired.” The Lynx threw off his kettle and danced about. ‘* Elder 
brother, the monster’s legs are like water lilies,” he sang. He hit the 
Bear’s leg with the adz. Then they threw him down. They cut his 
neck and hauled him out of the house. The Lynx was told: ‘*Stop 
leaving our fire. The monsters will kill us.” For two days the Pan- 
ther did not leave him. Then he went again. 
_ {The same a third and a fourth time. | 
Now only the:strongest Bear was left. They stayed there five nights. 
Then the Panther left and said: ‘‘ Don’t forget our fire. He will kill 
us. The one who is left is really strong.” The Lynx said: ‘‘I shall 
not go away.” After a little while the Lynx went out, but right away 
he looked again after the fire. He went out often, then he forgot it. 
He played about a long time, then he remembered his fire. He went 
Ioe’kim ikjoaya’wa: ** Wi'2goa ame’xaltco. A’ckatpq, txelga’yux.” 
He said the panther: “All day you will talk. Come in, we will fight.” 
Ta’ckupq ica’yim. Iexer’leayi. Id’LqtiX icXe/lgayi. Iqid’lXam 
He entere: ee, They fought. Long they fought. He was told 
ear. 
ipu’koa: ‘“‘A qa’xpa mkeé’xax?” Aga tell inge’nux Lqcxé’Lau. 
the lynx: “Ah where are you?” Now _ tired makes me the monster. 
Itcaxé’ma a’yaqjtan. Itee’grlga @’qa-itk: 
He threw off his kettle. He took it an adz: 
“B/kjilxoa’/q wuiLa/qo-it wuLgexé/Lau, Bap ee) ékjilxoa/’q!”’ 
“Water lilies his legs the monster, elder water lilies!” 
brother, 
Tgiexta’nukitck. Itcilga’mit ia’qo-itpa yaXi eé’qa-itk. Kopi’ 
He danced about much. He struck it his leg at that adz. There 
icgign’La-it, ia’tuk Lqjup icgé’xox. Icgid’Lata La’XaniX. Iqid’l Xam 
they threw him hisneck cut they did it. They hauled outside. He was told 
down, him 
ipu'koa: *Kapr’t amqelo’qiqa atxa’ton. Atktxoté’na tqexera’uke.” 
the lynx: “Enough leave our fire. They will kill us the monsters.” 
Mé‘ket?X id’goya nicq@ igiqn’loquq, aqa wi id’ya ikjoaya’wa. 
Twice he slept ane he left him, then again he the panther. 
all went 
[The same a third and a fourth time. | 
EXa'tka igicxkja’etix‘it yaXi ktia’~xéwulX. Aga _  ifexé’la-it 
One only was left by themtwo ~ that the strongest one. Then they stayed 
quinemiX icto’goya. Aga wi igiqr’luqiq. Itcio’lXam: ‘‘ Néct 
five they slept. Then again he left him. He said to him: “Not 
amaqo’quqa atxa’tor.  Atetxote’na. Ya'Xka wukj ktia’Lx¢wulX 
leave it our fire. He will kill us. He really the strongest one 
yaXi iukjua’etix'it.” _Ige’kim ipu’koa: ** Néct qa’mta nd’ya.” 
that he is left.” He said the lynx: “Not anywhere I shall go.” 
No'rjiX qayupa’x  ipu’koa. A’nga wi qatcd/kctamx aya’ton. 
A little he went out the lynx. Already again he looked at it ‘his fire. 
Qa’ watiX LXuan i0’pa. Aqa iga’yelalakuit aya’ tou. 
Several times perhaps he went out. Then he forgot it his fire. 
IgiXkjaya’wolalemtck; ele igiXkjaya’wolalemtck. Igayi’lkatx 
He played; long he played. He thought of 
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