Boas] KATHLAMET TEXTS 101 
find the Seal. Then Blue-jay became tired, and went to defecate. 
Then they dug up the cache. They found the Seal, took her at her 
head and bent it down. Then she yomited the salmon. The people 
took them and tied them into bundles. They left only that which was 
too soft. Blue-jay came home. He became angry and said: **I heard 
the Crab and you left me only refuse.” He tied up the soft parts 
which they had left. Then the people went home. They approached 
their town and slept. They made a fire some distance from the water. 
They said to Blue-jay: ‘‘Come and warm yourself.” But he replied: 
‘“No; I want to stay here in the canoe. I am warm enough here.” 
Then he ate all the meat. Blue-jay finished all the meat that he had 
taken and tied up rotten wood [in its place]. Early the next morning 
they went homeward. After some time they reached their home. 
Then the boys came down to the beach. These people’s children and 
Blue-jay’s children came down together. They gave them all those 
bundles, and Blue-jay gave his children his bundle. The boys went 
Ké’nuwa = iqd/naxi~—s ag@/sgoax. Tii’menua ige’x _—iqé@’sqés. 
Try she was searched the Seal. Give up he did blue-jay. 
for 
IteLotsja’tsjam. Le’kiek iqé’y6x ikjoa’yat. Iqo’cgam_ aqé’sgoax. 
He went to defecate. Dug it was the cache. She was found the seal. 
Iqia/nexokté, ac €@’wa_ iqgé’ydx itea’qjaqetak. T?gagr’mqoq. 
She was taken at her and thus was done her head. She vomited. 
ead, 
Tkto/mqdq ~~ taXi teu’nat. Itgo ‘Xoagick ta-itei te’ Xam. 
She pomited those ‘salmon. Ther, gathered them those people. 
them 
Itguxoakjé’/nianukutck. Aga ta’ema taXi manaqjée’ Ljme’nLjmen. 
They tied’ them in bundles. Then only that too soft. 
Aqa_ 10’pqam ige ‘sqés. Kala’Ikuilé ige’x igé’sqés. ‘*K’wa_nai’ka 
Then he came in blue-jay. Angry became blue-jay. “Thus I 
inxEtcE’/maq; tatcja tqj@/ipX iqtenn’lot.” Itsoxoakjé’niakoa taXi 
I heard; behold! refuse is given to me.’’ He tied it in a bundle that 
<tr] . ' : > iqe’aqes / 
manaqjé’ LimpnLjmEn igé’sqés. Aga igd’Xoakjoa ta-itci té’]/Xam. 
too soft blue-jay. Then they went home those people. 
Qjoa’p itgid’xoam @1Xam, aqa_ itgi’qoya. IgoXué’gitx LxeE’léu 
Near they reached it town, then they sieve They made a fire inland 
ta-itci té1Xam. Ké’nuwa iqid’/|Xam ige’sqés: ** Me’tptcega igé’sqés. 
those people. Try he was told blue-jay: “Come up! blue-jay. 
Mxatckjoa’mitam.” = I[gé’kim ige’sqes: ‘““Kia'ya qatxo tii’ka 
Warm yourself.” Tie said plue-jay: “No, must here 
gena’kuXt. Nuskjoa’it, nd’skjoa-it gi ikE’nimpa qa na’kuXt.’ 
I stay in the Tam warm, lam warm this canoe in where Iam in the 
canoe. canoe,” 
Itixe’/lemux ka’nauwe taXi  tqiélXam. TaXi __ itctd’mitckjé 
He ate all that meat. That he took it up 
tqLée’1Xam, itcté’LXom, itcaxkjé/niakoa a’lemlem. Kawi’X  aqa 
meat, he finished it, he made a bundle rotten wood. Early then 
wi itgi’ya igd’/Xoakjoa. Nod’LjiX itgi’ya, aqa iguXoakjoa’mam. 
again they they went Rone! A little they went, then they cane home, 
went 
Itga’Lxa tqa’toténike ita’qdq ta-itci tél Xam, ia’qdq_—ige’sqés. 
They went to the boys their those people, his children — blue-jay. 
the beach children 
Kate’x’ itga’txa. Itkta/owit ka’nauwe taXi oxoakjé’niayuktax 
Together they went to Theygave them all those bundles 
the beach. 
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