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BOAS) KATHLAMET TEXTS OT 
cottonwood said: **Oh, how bad looks the blood of her private parts.” 
“Oh, you bad thing! When you are put into the fire, you shall not 
burn.” She came to the spruce tree: ‘tls my painting becoming?” 
**Oh, how bad looks the blood of her private parts.” ‘*Oh, you bad 
thing! When you are put into the fire, you shall not burn well, you 
shall crackle.” She left it and came to the cedar. She asked it: ‘*Is 
my painting becoming/” “It is becoming.” ‘‘Oh, you speak well 
to me, younger brother. When people make canoes, they shall 
exchange them for slaves. They shall use you for making houses, and 
exchange them for dentalia. They shall use your bark for making 
coats for women.” She left it and came to the fir. She asked it: ‘‘Is 
my painting becoming?” ‘‘Ah, it is becoming.” **Oh, younger sis- 
ter,” she said, ‘* when a person sings his conjurer’s song, you shall be 
burned. You shall burn well.” She came to the maple. ‘‘Is ay 
painting becoming?” ‘‘It is becoming.” ‘*Ah, younger brother, 
they shall use your bark for making baskets. * She left it and came 
. 
é’koma. Igioqu’mtcxokoa: ‘Lil’nkueq tei Len’qawulqt?” Ited’ Xam: 
the cotton- She asked it: “Becoming  [int. my blood?” It said to her: 
wood. to me part.] 
“Qantee’X Lqa Eqoe'tXat po  qaLcea’tcqoa-it  Lia’qawulqt.” 
“When maybe a Vulva if it is ugly on a person its blood.” 
“Na of ta/nki gia’mela! Ma’nix qamxelgé’Lxalemx _ niict 
“Oh, this something bad! When you are burnt not 
amXEmLXNa'ya.” JIgigd’qoam é’makte: ** Liinkueq tei LeE’qawulqt/” 
you shall] burn.” She reached it the spruce “Becoming  [int. my blood?’ 
tree: tome part.] 
“Qantel’X Lqa eqoe’tXat Lia’qawulqt qaLega’tcqoa-it.” "Na 
“When maybe a vulva its blood is ugly on a person.’ “Oh, 
gi tanki gia’mela! Ma’nix = aqamxelge’Lx¢ a/’meLaqLaq. 
this something bad! When you are burnt, you crackle. 
Nict tja’ya amXemiXa/ya.” Iga-iqr’luqu. eae e’ckan. 
Not good you shall] burn,” She left it. She found it the cedar. 
Igiuqu’mtexdgua: “‘Lii’nkueq tei LeE’qawulqt?” **O, Le’mkueq,” 
She asked it: “ Becoming {int. ~ my blood?” “Oh, becoming to 
to me part.] you,” 
ited‘ Xam. ** Qoii/2rj imnd’1 Xam a’oé@! Ma’nix ikn’nim aqamd/xoa 
it said to her. “Right you speak to me younger When a canoe you are made 
brother! 
aga trla’etiX aqamtXemo'ta. Tqoe’Lé aqamuxo’lalema, iqiato’k 
then slaves are exchanged for you. House you are made, ongest 
dentalia 
aqamt Xem0'ta. Aqjo@’loLx aqd/xoa_ amé’qéco.” Ta-iqn’luqik. 
are exchanged for you. Coat for women is made your bark.” She left it. 
Igo’egam amqei’ckan. Igoqu’mtexokua: *Li’nkueq tei Lge’qawulgt ” 
She found it the fir. She asked it: “Becoming — [int. my blood?’ 
to me part.] 
“A e/mkueq ~mé’qawulqt.” ‘SA, aa a’tcé,” igo’) Xam *‘‘ma/nix 
“Ah becoming your blood.” “Ah, younger sister,” she said to it, “when 
to you 
atktexema’ya LgoaLe’lX koalé’wa argum Xulgé’Lxa. Imé’X emarXat.” 
he sings his con- a person then they will burn you. You will burn well.’ 
jurer’s song 
Igid’egam itcuna’g. ‘*TcuXoa wii’nkueq tei LgE’qawulgt?” “A, 
She foundit the maple. “Well becoming _ [int. my Sind? SUA 
to me part.] 
Li’mkueq Lmé’qawulqt.” “‘A, aaadowe, iqd’mxom aqiuxO’lalema 
becoming your blood.” “Ah, younger basket will be made 
to you brother, 
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