BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 149 
Coyote said: ‘tI ate him, I devoured him.” Now the Bear spoke: 
‘Well, show him to me.” Then Coyote spit and the saliva on his 
hand looked just like Raccoon. The Grizzly Bear spoke: ‘‘It is good 
that you have eaten that little rascal.” Then Coyote said: *‘Let us go 
into my house.” They entered and came in. Then Coyote said: ** Now 
let us bet. You shall swallow these five stones. I shall swallow the 
other five.” Coyote went out and put a reed into his mouth. — It 
‘ame out again at his buttocks. Then he entered again. He swaliowed 
one stone and the Grizzly Bear swallowed one stone. Grizzly Bear’s 
face became red. Coyote swallowed another stone and the Grizzly Bear 
swallowed another one. Then Grizzly Bear’s face became contorted. 
Coyote swallowed the third stone and the Grizzly Bear swallowed 
the third one. Then tears ran down Grizzly Bear’s cheeks. Coyote 
swallowed another stone and the Grizzly Bear swallowed the fourth one. 
Then Coyote swallowed the fifth one. He blew, and steam came out 
tsakjoaiXen, ana tsamo/iXun tsamod/iXun.” Igée’kim itja’lapas: 
(?) , sometimes (2) (?) a He said coyote: 
*Kioai Xen ink/LOx, leqi” ink’LOx.” Igé’kim ica/yim: ‘‘ Ni’ Xua 
Wu (?) I did it, swallow I did it.” He said the grizzly “Well 
bear: 
Lenxaty’n’ema.” EOD ee ig@’xdx _itja’lapas, to ige’/x6x, 
show it to me.” Oy ei he did coyote, spit he did, 
itcLo’/meqo-it. Ya'Xka inata’t igixé’maXit Le’yakcipa. Igée’kim 
he spat it. That raccoon lay his hand on. He said 
ica’yim: ‘‘Qjoi’L mtd’wilq] Lqoée’tgactgac.” ‘Tca! txd'y: 
the grizzly “All right you ate him the little rascal.” “Come! let us go 
bear: 
te’kqupa,” igé’kim itja’lapas. Ictd’ya te/iaqipa, té/iaqn itja’lapas. 
my house to,”’ he said coyote. They two his house to, _ his house coyote. 
went 
Icto’pqam. “Atxemgé’tea!” ige’kim — itja’lapas. * Qoii/nema 
They two came in. “Let us bet!” ‘he said coyote. “Five 
ambLuwu Iqjama La’ Xi Lqe’nake, qoii’nEma nai’ka nLuwu'lqjama.” 
you will swallow them those stones, five I T will swallow them.” 
Jo’pa_ itja’lapas, iga-ixw’luktco a’pak. E’wa ia’potepa Lax iga’xdx 
He went coyote, he put it into a reed. There hisanusat come it did 
out (his mouth) out 
wu Ni apak. Wi'tax ia’ckupq. Itce’wulq; éXt ya'Xi iqe/nake 
that reed. Again Le entered. He swallowed it one that stone 
itja/lapas. Itce’wulq] ica’yim EXt ya’ Xi iqn’nake. Naue’ tpell 
coyote. Heswallowedit the grizzly one that stone. At once red 
bear 
ic’x6x_ ci/axdst.  Igd'n itce’wulq; itjalapas, ina’mdkst. Igod’nax 
became his face. Another heswallowed it coyote, the second one. Another 
one one 
itc@’wulqj ica’yim ina’mdkst. Naui’ iciktcje’wunX ya’ Xi ica’yim. 
he swallowed the grizzly the second Atonce his face became con- that grizzly bear. 
it bear . one. torted 
ILa’Lon itee wulg| itja’lapas. 1La’LOn ites wulgi ica’yim. Nau’i 
it 
The third he swallowec coyote, the third he swallowed it the grizzly At once 
one one. bear, 
tid’laqetk itktXui'yotco. I=gd'n itcé’wulq;  itja’lapas  ina’lakt. 
his tears they ran down. Another he swallowed coyote the fourth 
one it one, 
Ina‘lakt itcé’wulq; ica’yim ya’Xi iqr’nake. E’Laquinem iteé’ wulq; 
The fourth he swallowed the grizzly that stone. The fifth one he swallowed 
one it bear it 
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