BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 211 
For five days she came to their house and the one only saw her. 
The mat which she carried on her back was small. They were sleep- 
ing, and when it was dark the one said to his friend: ** Behold! you 
do not see the Hunger. She stood in the door for a long time, then 
she turned back.” The other one did not reply. Then the first one 
continued: **’To-morrow I will take her mat away. I will help you.” 
The other one replied: *‘ He will take the Hunger’s mat, and even I 
was unable to take it from her.” The other one said: ** You will see, I 
shall take her mat away.” 
On the following day the mother of the one youth said: ‘* What 
are you whispering all the time?” ‘*We are afraid that the Hunger 
may kill us.” The sun went along and it came to be afternoon. 
Then that youth tied his hair up on the back of his head. Again they 
lay down in bed. The one of the friends said: ‘* Now, when she comes 
again, I shall take her mat.” His friend replied: ‘t Well, maybe you 
Qoii’nEma Lka’etax igaté’mam tr/Laqipa. Tecd’qumit ya’ Xi eXa't. 
Five days she arrived their house at. He saw her that one. 
Ino’kjua-its La’Xa Lqja’penX kvo/stXula. Icknga/yuXuit Xa’p 
‘ ‘ 
Small that mat that she carried. They two lay down in the 
evening 
ya’ Xi ia’cike, a’qa itcid’ Xam: ‘“‘iqoct nictq@ mod’qunit ei Wald’. 
that hisfriend, then he said to him: “Behold, notatall yousawher this Hunger. 
Li'leé no’tXuit elxaciqpa, teXua naXta’kuax.” Niict qa igé’k-fm 
Long she stood our door in, then she returned.”’ Not any- “he spoke 
how 
ya'Xi ia’cike. = Itcid’| Xam: ‘O’la a’qa_ nai‘ka  antaxcga’/ma 
that his friend. He said tohim: ‘To-morrow now I T shall iake it 
sates her 
Lga/qjapenX.” — Itcio' Xam _ia’cike:  “*Ayamgelgé'cgama.” —** Lé, 
~ her mat.”’ He said to him his friend: “T will nelp y' ou.’ *Lé, 
fqtaxn’cgam aga Lega’qjapenX Wald’. A’la nai’ka ta’teja niet 
it will be taken now her mat the Hunger. Even I, however, not 
from her 
nLaxn’cgam Lea’qjappnX.” Itcio’| Xam ia’cike: * A’Lqi 
I took it from her her mat.” He said to him his friend: ‘Later on 
amaqElkela’ya,  anLexcea’/ma Lea’ qjapEnX.” 
you will see, I shall take it t from her ~ her mat.” 
Wax ige’tcuktiX. Igid’l/Xam wa’yaq ya’ Xi eXa’'t iqju’lipX: 
Next day came. she said to him his mother that one youth; 
day 
“Tan Lqa gi ca’ucau qatcimtd’xoa-itx?” **Qoi acXemerna’tiX 
“What maybe this low voice ne always said to you?”’ “Must they are afraid 
waldo’ alxia’-ita.” gd’ya aqalarx. Lax igaxd’qoam  aqata’x. 
t 
hunger we shall die.” He went ne sun. After- he arrived the sun. 
noon 
A’qa ittXn/melapteck ya’ Xi iqiu'lipX. A’qa wi ickiqa’yuXuit 
Then he tied his hair on the that youth. Then again they two lay down 
back of his head 
icta’|Xamepa. Itcid’| Xam id’cike: *‘ A’qa niaxcga’ma Lea/qjapenX 
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their two selves’ He said tohim hisfriend: ‘Now I shall take it her mat 
bed on. from her 
mani’x alaté’mama wi'tax.” ‘* NiXua’,” itcid’lXam ia’cike, *o’la tga 
when she will arrive again.” SVE he saidtohim his friend, ‘‘to- then 
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