BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 15s 7/ 
my dogs.” She entered, but there her dogs were lying. On the 
following day she went again to pick berries. In the evening she 
‘ame home. There were many tracks of children. There were many 
arrows and shells. ** Where did these children come from?” She 
entered and her dogs were there. The following morning she 
went again to pick berries. She did not go far, and there she picked 
berries. Now she heard children. When the sun was still high up in 
the sky she returned. She thought: **I will go home. They might 
kill my dogs.” Then she returned. Then she arrived at home. 
There were no children, but the beach was all covered with tracks of 
children. She entered, and there her dogs were lying. She thought: 
**T will hide to-morrow.” In the morning she made herself ready. 
She went out and remained in the grass. After a little while she heard 
children in the house. Soon a girl came out, went around the house, 
and entered again. **Did you see our mother?” ‘*Oh, she went a 
long time ago. There is nobody outside.” Soon a child came out; 
“pXuan aqtote’na ton’ kjotkjotke.” Ig6'pqam; 0/xoaxt 
“Maybe they will be killed : my dogs.” She came in; there were 
tga’kjotkjotke. A’qa  ige’teukt?X wi't’ax. A’qa wi igd’ya 
her dogs. Then day came again, Then again she went 
igaxalo’kca. Tso’yustiX a’qa wi igaXatkjoa’mam. O2,  a’qa 
she picked rere s. In the evening then again she came home. Oh, then 
Lga’pelatike tga’ Xatk — tqa’totenike. = Oxoa’xtax _tqa’matex 
many their t tracks boys. There were arrows 
Lea'peEla. A’qa Li’XuXt we’melkjé. Lea’pela Li’ XuXt. ‘*Qamta 
many. Then there lay shells. Many lay there. “Where 
Lqa —itgaté’mam tke tqa’totentke ¢” Igo’pqam; 0/2 xoaxt 
maybe came these boys?”” She came in; there were 
tga’kjotkjotke. Wax igd’ya wi'tax igaxalo’kcam. Qjoa’ptX 
7 her dogs. Next day she went again she went picking Near 
berries. 
igo’'ya. <A’qa  kopa’  igaxn’luke.  A’qa — igauiter’mlétemtck 
she went. Then there she’ picked berries. Then she heard them 
tqa’totenike. Ka ca’xalfX aqaxa’x, a’qa igd’Xkjoa. ‘‘O, ai’aq 
boys. When up the sun, then she went home any quick 
anXkjoa’ya. LXNuan aqtotée’na ten’ kjotkjotke.” A’qa iga’Xkjoa. 
I will 0 home. Perhaps they will be my dogs.” Then she went homies 
killed 
A’qa igaXkjoa’mam. Kjrmm tqa’totenike. Aqa Ljmén ma’tntX 
Then ~ she came home. No boys. Then soft at sea 
toa’ Xatk — tqa’totentke. Igo’pqam: —-0/2xoaxt teak; otkjotke. 
their tracks boys. She came in; there were her dogs. 
Tgaxd’ Xoa-it: Oia aqa anxpco’ta.” Iee’teuktiX, 
She thought: ‘To-morrow then I will hide.” Day came, 
iga Xf'lt Xuitek. Igo'p Ig0’La-it — te’ pedopa. Koala’ aqa 
she made herself ready. Shey we 2B mae She stayed the grass in, Soon then 
igauitcE’maq  tqa’totenike tqu’Lipa. Koala’ a/qa_ —itpa’mam 
she heard them boys the house in. Soon then she came out 
Lqage’l = kja’skjas. ItuXoa’Lakva tqu’'Le. A’qa wi iLd’pqa. 
a female child. She went around it the house. Then again she entered. 
“Tew Xoa ima/qElke] wa/lxaq?” ‘‘A’nga igd/’ya, kji wa’xantX.” 
Vell you saw her our mother?” * Long ago she went, nobody outside.” 
Koala’ a’qa ito’pa wkja’skas. Leon iLd’pa. Led/nax iLd’pa. 
Soon then he went a boy. Another went out. Another went out, 
out one again 
