BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 109 
I will shoot him.” But his elder brother said: ** Did you sleep? You 
were dead.” 
Now they went again. They went a long distance. In the afternoon 
they landed. The Panther said: ‘‘We will sleep here,” and made a 
fire. Mink was hungry. He said to his elder brother: **T am 
hungry.” The Panther said: **Strike those spruce trees. A deer will 
come out. It has long ears.” Mink went and struck the spruce trees. 
Then a mouse ran out of the woods. ‘*Oh, elder brother,” he said, 
‘there it runs!” His elder brother arose and looked. Only a mouse 
passed by. ‘‘Did you see it?” said Mink. ‘‘Only your grand- 
mother, the mouse, passed me.” ‘* They are his grandmothers when I 
am not hungry.” 
**Quick, go and strike the spruce trees, a deer will come. If it is a 
buck it has antlers.” Mink went and struck the spruce trees. He 
shouted to his elder brother: ‘*Oh, elder brother! It is Just what you 
told me, it has antlers.” The Panther looked. A snail was crawling 
itcino’goteq. Ia’maq ate; anilo’xoa.” I=ge’kim é’yalXt_ iko’sa-it: 
he waked me. Shoot surely I shall do him.’’ ‘He said his elder mink: 
brother 
**M6’qxoyo na? = Tmo/maqt.” 
“You slept {int. You were dead.” 
part.]? 
Aqa wi icto’ya. Kela’iX ictd’ya. YaXi' aqaa’x aqa icxe’gela-iX. 
Then again they went. Far they went. eee the sun then they! ‘landed. 
Ige é'kim ikjoayawa’: ‘‘Te’ka gi atxdqd’ya.” Iga-ixii'Zloitx. Wald’ 
e said the panther: “Here this we will sleep.” He made a fire. Hunger 
igi/yux iko’sa-it. ‘‘ Wald’ gn’nuxt,” itcid’|Xam é’yalXt. ‘‘Ai’aq 
acted on mink. “Hunger actsonme,” he said to him his elder “Quick 
him. brother. 
ami’va!” = iqid/1 Xam ___—sik6'sa-it. © ““Lja’qnujaq  amto’xoa  taXi 
go!” he was told mink. “Strike do them those 
tema’kteXemax. Ma/nix éma’crn aléti’ya ita’Lqtax tid’utcake.” 
spruce trees. When a deer will come long its ears.” 
To'ya iko’sa-ft. wja’qujaq itci’tdx taXi tema’kteXemax. Igua’Xit 
He went mink. Strike ae did those spruce trees. It ran out 
them 
aco. “A, apXoya’l” itcid’|Xam @’yalXt, ‘‘yaXi aga ioitta’. 
amouse. ‘Ah, der brother!” he said to him his elder “that then coming.” 
brother, 
To'tXuit @yalXt; igé’kikct. A’ema a’cod iga’eXkoa. ‘*Tco’Xua,” 
He stood his elder’ Te looked. Only amouse passed him. “Well,” 
there brother; 
ige’kim iko’sa-ft, ‘‘a’éma wuXi amé’ckiX a’cd  iga’nexkoa.” 
e said mink, “only that your grand- the passed me.” 
mother mouse 
“Tia’ck@XeEnana taya’x ka nict wald’ gp’nutx.” 
“His erepaueirers those when not hunger actson me.” 
** Ai’aq ami’ya, ai/aq ami/ya. Lja/qLjaq amto’xoa tema’ktcXemax. 
‘ | 
“Quick £0, quick £0. Strike do them the spruce trees. 
Ma’nix ema’cen, aqa Lia/qteam ma’nix @’kala.”  J6’ya iko’sa-it. 
When a deer, then its antlers when a male.” He went mink. 
Lia’ qujaq itcitox taXi tema’kteXemax. Itcigé’loma é’yalXt: “*A, 
Strike he did those spruce trees. He sho outed his elder “Ah, 
them to him brother: 
apNoya’ Lja tau imeEno’]Xamte Lia’qtcam yaXi  io/itet 
siNer brothe i Look what you said to me, his antlers that is coming.” 
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