BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 161 
brought forth; see if it isa boy ora girl.” They went to see. They 
said: **She brought forth a girl.” She had put an apron onto her 
child. When it had grown a little she carried it away. She ran 
away right down the river. They searched for her up the river. 
They did not find her. They searched for her two months, but they 
did not find her. Then she turned back, and went up the river. Now 
they searched for her downward. For two months they searched for 
her everywhere down the river. They did not find her. Then 
Tia’ pexoacxoac gave it wp and remained where he was. 
Now the woman washed her son. He became a warrior. He was 
stronger than his father. One day he said to his mother: ** Which of 
his wives does he like best?” His mother replied: **Two of them he 
likes best.” ‘* Where are their beds?” ‘* Their beds are in the middle 
of the house. When you go there you must lie down thus [the heel of 
one foot resting on the toes of the other].” Now he went. He arrived 
and opened the house. He went and lay down at one side of the 
house. The woman accepted him. She thought her husband had 
returned. She believed that he was her husband. Now she lay down 
iqgo’/kectam. ‘‘A, Lqagé’lak iknoxd’tom.” Liit4, a’qa axLa’qjiLxap 
she was looked “ Ah, a girl she gave birth toit.” Long then a coat 
at. 
igaLE/lox. A’qa ma’nki ina’xa-in inp’x. A’qa ikLota’mit Lea’xan. 
she maceit - Then a little large it be- Then — she carried it her child. 
for it. came. away 
Ikxota’mit nau’i qa’eqamiXx. Ké’nuwa igd/naxt ca’xaliX. Kja’ya 
She carried it atonce down the river. Try she was above. Nothing 
away searched for 
nict iqd/egam. Modket tLkiemena’ke iq6d/naxL, niicqe iqd’cgam. 
not she was found. Two months she was not at all she was 
searched fer, found, 
A’qa wi iga’xkoa ca’xalfX. A’qa qa’eqamiX iqd/naxt, Modket 
Then again she turned above. Then down the river she was Two 
back searched for, 
Lkiteme’nake iqo’naxL qa’eqamix ka’nauwe qa’xpa. Niict iqd’egam. 
months she was down the river every where. Not she was 
searched for found. 
A’qa tii’menua ige’x Tia’pexoacxoac. A’qa i0’La-it Tia’ pexoacxoac. 
Then give up he did Tia’ pexoacxoac. Then he stayed Tia’pexoacxoac. 
A’qa igigr’qoat itca’xan aqagé’lak. Aga itjd’xoyal igé’xdx. 
Then she washed him her son the woman. Then + a& warrior he became, 
Itce’yurq wi'yvam. “EXt wée’kua aqa ited’lXam wa’yaq: ‘SLan 
He was supe- his father. One day then hesaidtoher his mother: ‘Whom 
rior to 
tqjex ite/LOx Lia’kékal?” A’qa igid’|/Xam_ wa'yaq: **Cmdket tqiex 
ike he does her his wife?” Then she said to him his mother: “Two ike 
itei’céx cia/’kekal.” ‘‘Qa’xpa icta/iXmeme’” ‘A, @wa kjawicr’gé 
he does his wives.” “Where their beds?” “Ah, there in the middle 
them of the house 
icta’| Xemé. Ma'nix amod’ya amxo’kcita, aqa @’wa mto’xa te’/mipe.” 
their beds. When you go you lie down, then thus do your feet.” 
A’qa id/ya. Id’yam. Itcioxoa’laqn tqu’Le. A’qa igéxd’kecit tr’nat 
Then hewent. He arrived. He opened it the house. Then he lay down on one 
side 
tqu’Le. ITee’erlga aqagelak.  Igaxtd’xoa-it: ** lgi Xatkjoa’mam 
the house. She took him the woman. She thought: **He came home 
B. A. E., BuLi. 26—0i1——11 
