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Boas] KATHLAMET TEXTS 179 
cut tail pieces of salmon and one of them went. He said: ‘‘I am 
going in vain; he will not eat these tail pieces. Those which we gave 
him before are still there. His house is full of bird skins. Perhaps 
he will do something with these bird skins.” Then the eldest brother 
said their youngest brother might be feeling lonesome and that for 
this reason he might play with the bird skins. Now that person 
went to see their youngest brother. He brought him food. When 
he reached their house his youngest brother was singing shaman’s 
songs. He thought: ‘Behold! he is singing.” He looked into the 
house. There he was lying on the bed on his back singing. He sang: 
** They gave me tail pieces, but Lam not discontented.” Thus he sang. 
His face had changed. [The visitor] said to his youngest brother: 
*“Are you singing?” but he did not reply. He spoke to him five 
times, but he did not reply. Then his brother gave it up and went 
home. He came home. He felt sorry. His heart was sad. He stayed 
a long time and did not speak. Then his wife said to him: ** What is 
Ige’k-fm: ‘*Qana’qa nod’ya. Ni2eqé(t) ixntela’x gi  tpjia’eXiks. 
He said: “In vain I go. Not at all he eats them these salmon tails. 
Oguake’xax tau a/nga_ iqtilqoé’mam, a’qa pat tau te’lxaqh 
They are there what before he was given to eat, then full that our house 
ita’pjackoal tpjEspje’suks. Ta’nki LXuan  atciuguée’xa ya’ Xi 
their skins birds. Something perhaps he will do with ~ those 
them 
ita’pjackoal tpjuspjE’suks.” I=ge’kim ya’Xi @’LalXt: “*LXuan 
their skins birds.” He said that their elder “Perhaps 
brother: 
@yamXte Jax ige’xdx,  tantxo tixenEmo’t Xumx ta’ Xi 
his heart lonesome became, therefore he plays with them those 
tpi ESpj r’suks.” J60'ya ya’Xi e€Xa't igoare’lX. Itcio’kctam ya’ Xi 
birds.” He went that one person. He went to see that 
im 
ina’mXTX; itcilqoe’mam. Qjoa’p — itctd’xoam  tr’LaqL, aqa 
their younger he brought him food. Near he reached it their house, then 
brother; 
LexEnLa’ mit ia’m XTX. 
he sang much his younger 
brother. 
intea’m XIX.” Iteick Xa’/napq 
He thought: “Oh, behold, 
IgixLd’xoa-it: “*O, Lqost, e’ktexam 
singing sha- 
man’s songs 
tr’Laqupa. Icilga’qgoX ia’ Xamépa 
our younger He looked into their house in. He lay on his his bed on 
brother.” back 
LexEnLa'mit. Ixd’la: ‘‘Spfa’sXiks qne’leqoée’2m, tatcja, — nicta’2 
he was singing He said: “Salmon tails I was given to eat, behold, not 
much. 
agEXxE’sga.”  Kjoarge’ ige’xOx @ktexam.  Ixelo’ita a’qa 
Tam discontented.” Thus he did he sang. Different then 
sia’xostpa. Ke’nuwa  itcid’-Xam ia’mXiX. **Mar’ktcxam — tei?” 
his face in. Try he spoke to him his younger “Do you sing {int. 
brother. part.]?” 
Nedctge itcio Xam. Quii/nemiX  ké’nuwa _itcid’ Xam. Niict 
Not at all he spoke to him. Five times try he spoke to him. Not 
iteteqa’watck.  Tii’menua ig@’xdx ya'’XNi @’yalXt. A’qa igé’ Xkjoa. 
he answered. Give up hedid ~ that his elder Then he went home. 
brother, 
IgfXkjoa’mam. té’yaxax. Nict itjo’kti igé’xdx é’yamXte. 
He came home. He was sad. Not good Became his heart. 
Le'zle id’ta-it, nict igé’xaletcd. Igid’lXam_ aya’kikala: 
Long he stayed, not he spoke. 
She said to him his wife: 
“Qa 
“How 
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