BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 205 
supernatural helper which was killed said: ** What shall we do to 
these Indians? They will be deceived. We will make a bird to attack 
them.” They made a bird which was to attack those two Indians. 
Now the people thought: **Oh, two persons killed the figure of that 
supernatural being.” 
Now indeed snow began to fall. It fell for three days, then it 
became cold. It was cold for two nights. Then one man of Sunnyside 
said: ** Keep quiet; do not go about much. It is going to be cold.” 
One of the youths who had killed the figure of the supernatural being 
went toward the water. He looked up the river. Then ice came 
drifting down the river and two eagles were sitting on it. He went 
up to the house and said to his friend: *‘*Quick, friend, let us go 
down to the water. There are eagles drifting down on the ice. They 
are eating something.” His friend said: ** Let us go; maybe they are 
eating a sturgeon.” The two went down to the water and launched 
their canoe. They went to look at the ice on which the eagles were 
oid’ yuLEmax iqe@’waq: Qa aqtn’xa Nate’tanue? A, la’xlax aqto’xoa 
the one having the it was “How will be the Indians? Ah, deceive they will be 
figure of the super- struck : done done 
natural being 
Naté’tanué. Lpjbspjes aqLugué’xa.” LpjL/spjEs aqLe@Elo’xoa 
the Indians. A bird it will be made.” A bird was made against 
them two 
cta’Xi cté/‘tanué. JouXuino’Xoa-it té Xam: ‘*O, ama’ketike Lei 
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those two two Indians. ~ They thought the people: Ons two men these 
itg@’waq i10/LEmax.” 
they the figure of the 
killed it supernatural 
being.” 
A’qanuwé Ltga iLd’La-it. Lo’nfX | id’qoya-TX Ltga iLd’La-it. 
Indeed snow lay. Three times he slept snow lay. 
A’qa_itce’lpo-ix. Ma’ket?X id’qoya-tX  itcé’IpoiX.  lge’k‘im 
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Then it was cold. Twice he slept it was cold. They said 
gaLa/awaxEmin: SHAG prt amecx0'xoa. Nict qa’mta 
the Awa’/xamin: “And quiet be. Not anywhere 
amcgo'cgewalema. Itso’mit igé’xax.” To'uxa =ya’Xi = EX a't 
~ go much. Cold it gets.” He went down that one 
to the water 
igiu’lipx cta’Xka cta’Xi icge’waq id/LeEmax. = Ige’kiket ¢’wa 
yout they two those two they two the figure of the ‘He looked there 
killed it supernatural 
being. 
ca’xalfX. A’qa ikaba’ @’tgateX. Maket ctejiqteji’quke tigrla’itiX. 
up. Then ice drifted down Two eagles were on it. 
the river. 
Id’ptega tqu’Lepa.  Itcid/IXam_ ia’cike: ** A’yaq, cike, atxo’Lxa. 
He went up the house to. He said to him his friend: “Quick, friend, letusgodown 
to the water. 
Tejiqtc;iquke ta’nki LXuan ioxoela’x é’tgateX ikaba’pa.” IZge’k‘im 
Eagles some- perhaps they eat it drifts the ice on.” He said 
thing down the river 
ia’cike: ** A’yaq te/xoya; LXuan ina’qon ya’ Xi iqixela’x.”  I[cto’Lxa 
his friend: ‘Quick let us go; perhaps a sturgeon that it is eaten.” They two 
went down 
to the water 
ma’LniX. legio egitx icta’Xenim. Icgid’/kctam ya’ Xi ikaba’ ya’ Xi 
seaward. hey two their two selves’ They two that ice that 
launched it canoe. arrived 
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