BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 119 
What do you think, I will eat you. Then I shall wail for you all the 
time.” Salmon-berry replied: **No; your nephews would be poor.” 
They came home and Salmon-berry told her children: **That mon- 
ster said she would eat me. If she really should eat me, don’t stay 
here any longer. (Go away at once, else she will eat you also. If she 
tries to deceive you, do not believe her.” Robin’s children were all 
girls. Salmon-berry’s children were all boys. 
Robin and her younger sister went out often. One night Robin 
came home alone. Behold, she had cut the neck of her younger 
sister. Then Salmon-berry’s sons thought: ‘‘She has killed her.” 
The name of Salmon-berry’s eldest son was Wa’ckokjumai/hé. Robin 
said: ‘* Your mother lost her way.” One of Salmon-berry’s sons was 
small. He was stillan infant. It was night, but Salmon-berry’s eldest 
son remained awake. He thought that Robin might try to eat them 
when they were asleep. While he was awake, she arose and went 
out slowly. She threw Salmon-berry’s breasts into the fire. Then 
Ka'nauwe Lgeta’kemax iamge’mtcax.” igd Xam: ‘* Kja’ya 
All years I ery for you.” She said to her: “No, 
La’géyutkoax Lmé’wulXnana.” IcXkjoa’mam. — Igaxa-flgu’itck 
poor your nephews.”’ They came home. She told him 
itea’xan a’lele: ‘‘IgEnuxd’/la wuXi aqexé’Lrau aganuwu'lqjama. 
her son salmon “She said to me that monster she will eat me, 
berry: much 
Ma’nix qénagenwu'Iqjama, navi = kelaf?X — ameod’ya. Niict 
When she eats me, at once far go. Not 
te’ka amexela’-ita, ya’okiX agamerwu'lqjamx. Ma/nix  1a’/xlax 
here stay, else she will eat you. When deceive 
agEmco’xoa, néct a’qanué amxiuXua‘ita.” Ka’nauwe tr/nencke 
she does you, not indeed you think,” All females 
itea’qoq ame’sgaga. A’lele ka’nauwe tka’luke  itea’qdq. 
her children robin, Salmon all males her children. 
berry 
Qa'watiX ictd’ya amé’/soaga kja aga’mtX. Xa'piX aga 
Several times they went robin and ‘his sister. At dark then 
igaXatkjoa’mam amé/sgaga a’ema. Qoct, Lajup igia’xdx  itca’tuk 
she came home robin alone. Behold, eut she did it her neck 
Wwudi aga’mtXiX. Ipixtd’xoa-it yaXi itca’xan a’lele: ‘‘A’qa 
that her younger sister. He thought that her son salmon “Now 
berry: 
igo’waq.” Wa’ckokjumai’hé ia/xaleu yaXi itca’xan a’lele yaXi 
she killed Wa/ckokjumai’hé his name that her son salmon that 
her.” berry 
ixen’qung. Tkrio’| Xam: **Igoma’tako-it wa’meaq.” It’kjoa-its yaXi 
the eldest one. She said to him: “She lost her way your mother.” Small that 
éXa’t iteda/xan a’leie ixgé/sqax ka  ign’tuke.  Igd’/ponrm; 
one her son salmon the youngest and he sucked. Tt got dark; 
berry one 
igixh’gElemtck yaXi ixgn’qunq . itea’xan a’lele.  IgixL0’Xoa-it 
he was awake that eldest one her son salmon He thought 
berry. 
akLuwe'Iqjama ma’nix angé’witx‘ita. Qa é’xkel aqa igaxn’latck; 
she would eat them when they would sleep. Where heawake then she arose: 
Lawa’ igd’pa. Ikta’tkXatq taXi tjo’max. Ipge’kim yaXi 
slowly she went ont. She threw them those breasts. He said that 
into the fire 
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