BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 191 
at home and spun again. She spun all day and all night. She had 
strung up only part of their long dentalia, and the sinew was at an end. 
Then she said to her grandson: ‘‘To-morrow I will go to another 
house.” She arose early and went to another house. She said: **1 
come to ask fora present. Please give me some sinew. My grand- 
son’s woodchuck blanket is torn.” Then she received much sinew as 
a present and went home again. When she came home, she spun 
all day and all night and strung up the long dentalia. After a 
little while she had used all the sinew. Then again she said to her 
grandson: ‘**To-morrow I will go to another house.” Early in the 
morning the old woman arose and went to one house. She entered, 
and one woman said: ‘* Ha! that old woman is going to ask again for 
a present of sinew. What is she doing with it? Every day she car- 
ries sinew home.” Again they gave her sinew, but she was pre- 
aqjeyo’qt tr’ctaqupa. A’qa wi iga’ktkem; iga’ktkem  ka’nauwé 
old woman their house to. Then again she spun; she spun all 
Lka’etax, ka’nauwe Lpod’lemax. Ia’ema  qa’wa  a’qa = wi 
days, all nights. Only part then again 
igaxe’LXOm wu'Xi agé/Lata ya’ Xi icta’qawikjéne. Igio’ Xam 
she finished that sinew that their dentalia. She said to him 
é'teatgen: ‘O’la wi't’ax and/ya tgd’nax tqu’Lepa.” Kawi’X 
her grandson: “ To-mor- again [shall go another ouse to.” Early 
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igaxe/latck, a’qa wi't’ax igd’ya_ tgd’nax tqu'Lepa. Tga’k ‘im: 
she arose, then again she went another nous & to. She said: 
*Aqgé’nata finxitg?e’maqjemitam.  Si/aqjula a’qa LE/XLEX cxé’guxt 
“Sinew I come to ask for a present. His wood-chuck then torn it is 
blanket 
é’tetgEn.” Igalema'gq{em Lea’pEla wu’ Xi age’Lata wu’ Xi aqjeyo’qt. 
my grandson.” She was given asa much that sinew that old woman. 
present 
A’qa wi'tax iga’/Xkjoa. lgoaXkjoiai’mam tx’ctaqupa. A’qa wi't’ax 
Then again she went home. She came home their house to. Then again 
iga’ktkem. Ka’nauwé Lka’etax igi’ktkem, ka’nauwe Lpo’lemax 
she spun. All day she spun, all nights 
iga’ktkem. A’qa wi igixn’kjéLé icta’XawikjéLe. No'LjiX a’qa 
she spun. Then again she strung them their dentalia. A little then 
up 
wi igaXe’LXom wu'Xi agé’tata. A’ga wi igid’|Xam é’tcatgen: 
again it was finished that sinew. Then again she'said to her grandson: 
im 
“O/la aga wi tgd/nax tqu’tepa and’ya.” Kawi/X  igaxr’latck 
“To-mor- then again another house to I shall go.” Early she arose 
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wu Xi aqjeyo’qt. A’qa wi igd’ya teXt bq vepa: Igd’pqam 
that old woman. Then again she went one ouse to. She came in 
kopa’ teXt tqu’tepa. Ive’k‘iim veXa’t Lqage’lak: **Qja, 
there one house to. She said one woman: “Ha, 
aqe’Lata igaxitema’q|eémLam wu Xi aqjeyo'qt. Ta’nki 
sinew she asks for a present that old woman. What 
igiage’IXalem wu'Xi aqé/Lata’ Ka’nauwe Lka’etax igogue't 
does she do with it that sinew? All days she always 
carried it 
te’ctaqipa.” Wi igalema’q;émi aqé’Lata. A’qa nict Lga’pela 
their house to.’’ Again she was given asa sinew. Then not much 
present 
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