Boas] KATHLAMETD TEXTS 113 
them. Mink gathered only a few and lay down. Now the noise of rain 
was heard and a freshet came. In the morning Mink had disappeared. 
He drifted away with the water. Now Mink’s elder brother went 
down the river and ctied. He went a long distance and came to a 
jam. He searched for his younger brother at that jam. There he saw 
him between the logs. His stomach was full of water. He blew on 
him and he recovered. ‘*I slept and that fellow waked me. I will 
shoot him.” “Did you sleep? You were dead. You drifted down 
the river.” 
Then they came to the Panther’s wife and there they stayed. There 
vas an old man, one of the woman’s relatives. Mink was teasing him 
all the time. Now the Panther’s wife gave birth to a child. The 
woman's relative said to Mink: ‘‘Let us go to get wood.” Mink 
said: *‘AIl right, we will go.” Early the following morning they 
went across the water. There they made a fire at the foot of a fir tree. 
Norj ka ftetopje’yatx iko’sa-it, aqa kopa’ igixd’keit. Teto’ko-inte, 
A little only he gathe red it mink, then there he lay down. It rained, [ 
tejac, tejac, tejae, Luwa’ iLve’x6x. Ige’teuktiX aqa kja’ya iko’sa-it. 5 
noise of rain, afreshet it became. Day came then nothing mink. a 
Io’Xuné. Ilyage’ta-it @yalXt, aqa id’stso @yalXt  iko’sa-it. 
He drifted. He was there his elder then he went his elder mink, 3 
brother, down the brother . 
river 
To’quiqt, id’stso ikjoayawa’. Kela7X id’ya. Itceno’egam Ltca’une. 
He cried, he went the panther. Far he went. He found it a jam. 4 
down the 
river 
Ttcid’‘naxi ia’mXTX = kopa’, raXi wtca/unépa. Kopa’ itcid’cgam — - 
He searched his younger there, that jam at. There he found him a 
for him brother 
iauiqja’yaqt LaXi Ltca/unépa. Par ia’wan tteu’qoa. Po, po, po, , 
he was between that jam at. Full his belly water. Blow, blow, blow, ) 
them 
po itel’yux. Ttetl Xa'takoa ik0’sa-it.  ** Na’qxoyo, iteind’gxouy 7 
plow he did him. He recovered mink. “T slept, he waked me 
taya’x, ia’maq anélo’xoa.” ** Mo’qxoyo na? Imo’maqt; imo’Xune.” 
that one, shoot T shall do him.” “You slept {int. You were dead; you drifted.” ~ 
part.]? 
Aqa wi icto’y qa ‘eqamiX. 9 
Then again they BN ee own the river. 
Ietd’‘yam wuXi aya’kikalpa ikjoayawa’. Aqa kopa’ icxé’la-it. 
joa I 10 
They arrived that his wife at the panther. Phen there they stayed. 
Iqjeyo’qt yaXi ia’qoqein iko’sa-it. Ka’nauwé qa’tgemax qatce’xax 
An old man that his sister-in- mink, All kinds of ways he did to 11 
law’s relative him 
yaXi ia’qdqein. Qa-itcix'inemd’tx‘ema-itx. Lii4, aqa igakXr’tom 19 
~ that his sister-in- He always made fun of him. Some then she gave birth A 
law’s relative. time, 
aya’kikal ikjoayawa’. Itcio’|/Xam_ ia’qdqein: “*O'la aqa te’mEqo 45 
his wife the panther. He said tohim __hisrelative’s ‘‘To-mor- then wood 0 
brother-in-law: row 
atxo’ya.” Igeé’kim iko’sa-It: ‘‘Qoa’tj atxo’ya.” Kawi’X aga 
| : ate 
we will go e said mink: “All right! we will go.” Early then 
for.”” 
icté’gdsix", Ictigd’samix’. Aqa icgia’lEgitx amgei’ckan. LXuan 45 
they went They came across. Then they burnt it a fir. Perhaps 
across. ’ 
B. A. E., Buti. 26—01—S8 
