BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 209 
roots and potentilla roots to eat. Then the friends slept again. In 
the afternoon the one said again: ‘‘There, the Hunger is coming.” 
The other friend had seen her already. The first one said: ‘I will 
take her mat away.” The other one replied: ‘*Oh, indeed, our poor 
relatives.” This one of the friends had seen her. First she looked into 
the last house. She looked into all the houses. Now she came to them. 
He thought: ‘*When will he jump at her? She is looking in now.” 
When she looked into a house the children began to ery of hunger. 
Then she turned back again and went home. When she had gone 
some distance, the other friend said: ** There, she is going back again; 
she did not come to us.” But the other friend had seen her look- 
ing into the house. He thought that she was not a very strong super- 
natural helper of his friend. 
His friend said again: ‘*To-morrow I will take her mat from her,” 
and the other one replied: ‘* Indeed, our poor children and our poor 
qayuXuimo’Xumx ta-itei té’1Xam kja ia’ema ikjena’tan. A’qa wi 
they ate those people and only potentilla Then again 
roots. 
ickiqa’yuXuit ia’cike. Lax aqara’x a’qa wi igé’k‘im: ‘*A’qa wi 
they twolay down his friend. After- sun then again he said: “Now again 
noon 
alate’ya wu'Xi Walo’.” A’nqa tcdo’qumit ya'Xi ia/cike. Ige’k-tm 
she will that Hunger.” Already he had seen that his friend. He said 
come her 
ya’ Xi ia’cike: ** A’qa antaxcga’ma Lea’qjapenX.” ‘*O, a’qanuwe,” 
that his friend: “Then Ishall Eee from her mat.” “Oh, indeed,”’ 
1er 
itcio [Xam, ‘‘a’qa tga’giutgoax txa’euXtike.” Ted’qumit ya’ Xi 
he said to him, “now poor, our relatives.”’ He saw her that 
ia’cike. Ta’newa taXi kw/mkitiX tqu’te igfekXa’napq. A’qa wi 
his friend. First that at the end house she looked into it. Then again 
tgon teXt tqu’Lé. Ka’nauwe ta’Xi tqié’maX  igtckXa’napq. 
another one house. All those houses she looked into them. 
Iganga'tqoam Laitegapa. Igixid6’xoa-it ya’ Xi ia/cike: **Qantsi’x Lqa 
She reached those at. - He thought that his friend: “When may- 
be 
gi atsagenpena’ya igickXa’napq te’Laqipa.” IgickXa’napq, a’qa 
this he will jump at her she looks into their house at.”’ She looked into the — then 
house, 
iguxoe’nimtck ta-ftei tqa’totenike. Wald’ igr’tux. Wi igaxr’takoa; 
they cried those children. Hunger acted on Again she returned; 
them. 
iga’Xkjoa. YaXi’ kela’?X igd’yam, a’qa ige’k‘tm ia’etke: ‘* A’qa 
she went home. There far she arrived, then he said his friend: ‘Then 
wi aXaXe’tak"t. Niict igalxga’t joam.” Tateja ya’ Xi ia/cike 
again she returns. Not she reached us.” But that his friend 
tcd’qumit igaLgd’qoam. IgickXa’napq tr’Laqupa.  Tetxido’Xoa-it 
he saw her she reached them. She looked into their house in. ~ He thought 
ya’Xi iactke: ‘“‘Nict xqdct! pat aya’ yoLremaX.” 
that his friend: “Not behold! strong his supernatural helper.” 
A’gqa wi'tax ige’k‘im ya'Xi ia’cike: ‘‘A’la a’qa antaxce’a’ma 
Then again he said that his friend: “*To- then I shall take it 
_ morrow from her 
Lga’qjapenX.” Itcid’| Xam: ‘*A’ kat a’qanuwé. = Tga’giutgoax 
~ her mat.” She said to him: “Ah, indeed. Poor 
BaeAG He. Bun. 26—01——14 
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