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BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 141 
peds and asked for their intestines. Last of all he asked the Lynx. 
She went to take his intestines. She got them and took them home. 
They were right. They did not make him feel sick. 
They stayed there a long time. Then the woman was about to give 
birth to a child. She became sick, and she gave birth to two children. 
First she gave birth to an Owl, then to a Panther. The Panther said: 
**T will kill your owl-child.” But the woman said: ‘*No; the poor 
one. Let them grow up together!” They played together, and 
the Panther washed his son. The woman washed her son, the Owl. 
They grew up.. The Owl’s child killed shrews; the Panther’s son 
killed chipmunks. Now they were really grown up. The Owl’s son 
killed young mice and the Panther’s son killed fawns. They did 
what their fathers had done. That is the story. To-morrow we shall 
have fine weather. 
ia’teqEm it@e’l6x. Ka‘nauwe quxauwa’yuwala kenuwa 
his sickness they made All quadrupeds try 
on him. 
itcto’xauwa’koatck — t@a’qjamcuke. Ke’qamtqiX aqa —_ipu’koa 
he asked them their intestines. Afterward then the lynx 
aya xtjax. Iktéxga’lemam  tia’qjameuke. Ikto’ktam, _ itixn’lox. 
last. She went to take them his intestines. She brought they were 
them, on him. 
Qjoi’Lj aqa  ya'Xkapa. Nicqé  ia’teqrm _ itgé’léx. 
All right, then him on. Not at aT his sickness they nade on him, 
Livle icxe’la-it. Aqa iLragremti’lkoatck.  Itea’teqem — iaxn’]6x 
Long they stayed. Then she was about to give birth. Her sickness was on her 
wuXi = aqagé’lak. Igaxii/2tom. Ta’newa  ika/oXad ia’ Xan 
that woman. She gave birth. First the owl his son 
igioXu’tom, ke’ gamtgiX ikjoayawa’ ia’/Xan igioXu’tom. — Igé’kim 
she gave birth to afterwarc the panther his son she gaye birth He said 
him, to him. 
ikjoayawa’; ** Anewa’qoa ya’ Xi ika’oXad. ia’ Xan.” Tea’kfm wu’ Xi 
the panther: “T will kill him that the owl his son.”’ She said that 
aqagé’lak: ‘* Kja’ya, tia’kiutkoax. A’ngé é@’Xtkat?X  actd’mta. 
woman: FNO2 the poor one. Later on together they will 
grow up, 
acxkjaya/wulalema.” = A’qa_—iteiuqoa’tuttck —ia’Xan _—_ ikjoayawa’. 
they ail ay together.’ Then - he washed him his son the panther. 
A’qa igiugoa’tuttck wuXi agagé’lak ia’Xan_ ika’oXad.  A’qa 
Then she washed him that the woman his son the owl. Then 
icta’qa-iLax igixacr’lux. Iqjand/’meqL qatciwa’qoax ya’ Xi ika’oXad 
large they became. Shrews he killed them that owl 
ia’ Xan. Aguskuii's qatcuwa’qoax ya’ Xi ikjoa’yawa ia’/Xan. Aga 
his son. Chipmunks he killed them that panther his son. Then 
pat icta’qa-ibax. <A’cO aga’xan qatcuwa’qoax ya'Xi_ ika’oXad 
really large. Mouse its young he killed them that owl 
ia’Xan. Aqjii/xcap  qatcuwa’qoax ya’ Xi ikjoa’yawa ia’ Xan. 
his son. Fawns he killed them that panther his son. 
Kjoarqi’ cta’xi ci’ctam, kjoarqi’ wi cta’xka ici’x6x. Kjanékjané’: 
Thus as those fathers, thus also they did. The story; 
O'la  aca-igii’p. 
to-mor- good weather. 
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