BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 197 
woman, the mother of Pé’Lper, said to her son: ‘*You must eo to 
the La’qxaLema and take their gill nets. I want to make a coat.” He 
went right away and took their nets. He took them away from the 
La’qxaLpma and from the Willapah. His mother made coats. As 
soon as her coat began to get a little bad, she threw it away and her 
son went to take away more nets. Then Pe’Lpet heard that one 
youth of the La’qxaLEma was bathing in order to make himself strong. 
He said: ‘*Oh, the poor na’qxatema. I must let them alone. They all 
run away when they see me.” The next summer the old woman said 
again to her son: ‘*Go and take the nets of the La’qxatema for me.” 
He went, and when the people saw him, they all ran away. Now the 
youth said: ‘*I will go to-morrow. Pé’tpet is getting to be too 
hopeful because you are afraid of him.” Then that day the people 
went down the river to catch sturgeon. At low water a canoe was 
seen. That youth had caught a large sturgeon. They had just 
wa'yaq ya’ Xi Pe’/Lpet. AgiolXa’mx ya’Xi itca’xan: ‘‘Qd6’i 
his mother ~ that Pe/Lper. She said to him ~ that her son: “Must 
qamoix La’qxaLEmapa qamtugoa’lemamx tkjanXa’té.  Aqjée/Lxap 
you go La/qxaLEma to fetch them gill nets. A coat 
ano’ Xua.” A‘nga qayOTX — qatctugoa’lemamx tkjan Xa’te. 
I will make it.” Already he went he fetched them gill nets, 
QatctoXoacga’mx La/qxaLema kja Gira’ XuilapaX.  Aqjé/Lxap 
He took them from them the La’qxaLEma and Willapah. A coat 
ago’xoax wa'yaq. Nox itca’mela qayaxelo’xax aga’qjéLxap, 
she made it his mother. A little its badness was on it her coat, 
anqa agaxe’max. <A’qa wi agd’nax qatcugoa/lemamx ya’ Xi 
already she threw it away. Then again another one he fetched it that 
itca’/xan akjan Xa’té. A’qa  igixelten/maq LeXa’t — Lqoa’/ton 
her son a net. Then he heard one he had bathed 
La/qxaLEmax LqjulipX. wtxamgelxola. ‘“Qoi  ia’e  iqr’tox 
a La’‘qxaLEma youth. He had made himself “Must letalone they are 
strong against him. 
qLa’qxaLEma, tea’giutgoax, aqa ac itgEnqElkela’ya tguwa’Xita 
the La/qxaLEema, the poor ones, when they see me they run away 
kanauwe.” A’2qa wi itcakoa-?X ig@’xoxix. A’qa wi igid’/IXam 
all.” Then again summer it became, Then again she said to 
him 
itca’/xan wu’ Xi agjeyo'qt: *Qo’i qamo’tx gamané’tam akjanXa’te, 
her son that old woman: “Must you go bring me a gill net, 
La/qxaLEma avi kjanXaté.”  Ke’nuwa qaydTX ac aqiqrlke’lX. 
the La’qxaLEma their gill net.” Try he went and he was seen. 
Aga tguwa’Xit kanauwe’. <A’qa ige’kim ya’ Xi igiu'ipX: “Ola 
Then they ran away all. Then he said that youth: “ To-mor- 
row 
a’qa nai’ka and’ya. Kjwan qé’yuxt Pe’Lpet. Kyjwac mexé/xoxt.” 
then I I shall go. Hopeful he is made Pe/LpeL. Atraid you are.” 
Ige’teuktiX, a/qa wi itgi’ya ta-itci té1Xam qa’eqamiX 
~ Day came, then again they went those people down the river 
OXuikjanXa’temam. Qjol, aqa  iqé’qrelkel ikr/nim. EXt 
they went to fish sturgeon in Low water, then it Was seen a canoe. One 
gill nets. 
ia’kjéténax ya'Xi tia’qxaLemax ya’Xi iqju’lipX; ia’qa-in ya’Xi 
what he had that La’qxaLema that youth; large that 
caught 
ina’gon acd/max wu’ Xi acta’kjanXate.  Iqé’qrelkel ya’Xi ike’/nim 
sturgeon just that their two selves’ net. It was seen that canoe 
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