EE . 
a ae Ee 
BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 173 
many stones to them. Then they went up to them secretly and shot 
him. His body was full of arrows. In four rows the people sur- 
rounded him. ‘They tried to take him, but he ran into the water and 
dived. The nets did not shake. The arrows drifted on the water 
where he had dived. All the arrows came out and drifted on the 
water. The people went home. The youth said: ‘‘If you do not let 
him alone, you will never see himagain. If you wish, you may always 
see him. You may go and see us play.” Next day his friend went 
again. He cried and cried and cried a long time and he saw his 
friend standing there. ‘*Oh, my poor friend, you will not see me 
again; my heart is tired.” Then they shot at targets again. The 
people came again; part of them came in canoes. They took arrows. 
Again they surrounded them. He said to his friend: ‘* They are sur- 
rounding us.” Again they shot him. Five rows of people surrounded 
wukj iqn’t6x xtcu’goapa. Kjau’kjau iqLo’koax Lga’pEla LqE/nake 
straight they were water in. Tied they were done many stones 
made 
ta’ Xi = nauaitk. A’ga — isxa’skjbnukiuwa. Tia’maq — iqté’lox; 
that net. Then they approached them Shoot he was done 
secretly. with them; 
ka‘nauwe pan tqa/mateX @’iang. La’ktiX igd’Xomaya té/l Xam. 
all full arrows his body. Four times they met the people. 
Kopa’ id’ya, igé’kta. Ke’nuwa itge’orlea. A’nqa @’wa ma’~niX 
There he went, he ran. Try they took him. Already there seaward 
ige’kta. Igikté’mEng. Ne2ct igd’xoala ta’Xi nauaitk.  Kopa’ 
e ran. He dived. Not they shook those nets. There 
yaXi’ igikté’meng kopa’ itkXw’/nitck ta’Xi tqia’matcX. Ka’nauwée 
then he dived there they drifted those arrows. All 
Laq itxe’xdx ta’ Xi tqa’mateX. YaXi’ ma‘uniX Lax igé’xdx. 
come they did those arrows. Here seaward visible he became. 
out 
Igo’ Xokjoa ta-ftei té1Xam. Igé’kim ya’Xi iqiu’lipX: **Mané’x 
They went home those people. ‘He said that youth: “When 
nEct ia’¢ amegid’xa, a’qa nict qantsi’/X amegiqelkrla’ya. Mane’x 
not let you do him, then never you will see him. When 
alone 
tqjex amckto’xoa amcgid’qumita gua’nEsum, amcod’yima, ac 
ike you do it you see him always, you go, and 
aqEntd’qumita yaXi’ wa’qjpas qantxegn'liL.” Ige’teuktiX, kawi'X 
you look at us there target we play.” ~ Day came, early 
id’ya ia’cike. Igign’teax, igign’tcax, igign’tcax. Lele igign’tcax. 
he his friend. He cried, ~ he cried, he cried. Long he cried. 
went 
Jee’kiket. IutXué’la ia’cike. ‘*O, temé’giutkoax, cike.  A’2qa 
He looked. There stood his friend. “Oh, your unhappiness, friend. Then 
kapr’t imp’/ngelkel. A’qa tell igé’xdx @’tcamxte.” Kopa’ wa’qjpas 
| 5 | 
enough you saw me. Then tired it became my heart.” There target 
icxe’cgam. A’qa wi itgi’ya té’lXam. Aqa’watike teakenima’ 
they two played. Then again they went the people. Several in a canoe 
itg’ya. Ka’nauwé tqi’matcX itgiguiga’t ta-itei té’1Xam. A’qa 
they went. All arrows they held them those people. Then 
wi't’ax iqeXr'takoa. Itcid’|Xam ia’cike: *‘ A’qa wi iqtxn’Lak"t.” 
again they were He said to him _ his friend: “Now again we are 
surrounded, surrounded.” 
A’ga wi tia’maq iqtél6x;  qui’nemiX igd’Xomaya_ té’1/Xam 
Then again shot he was five times coiled around people 
with them; 
