Boas| KATHLAMET TEXTS alii 
his excrements. Then one boy came to him and said: ‘* What are you 
doing?” He replied: ‘‘I am playing with my excrements.” ‘*Oh, 
that is forbidden.” ‘Don’t tell, else I shall be scolded.” Then the 
other boy said to him: ‘‘Oh, snow will fall and we shall die of hun- 
ger.” ‘If you tell the people I shall kill you.” 
The next night snow began to fall. It fell for two days, and the 
houses were covered. Then it began to freeze. Now the boy told 
the people. He said: *‘I found that boy playing with his excrements; 
maybe he caused the cold.” ‘* Behold!” said an old man, ‘‘it is for- 
bidden. All this is forbidden in this country.” Then his father and 
mother were told: ‘* Your child caused the cold. Behold! he played 
with his excrements, although it is forbidden. That boy found him 
rolling his excrements down the hill.” Then the people became hun- 
gry. Then they said: ‘‘What do you think? Let us buy that boy 
from his parents. We will place him on the ice.” Thus spoke the 
Aqa qaLigo’'qoamx LeXa't Lkja’skas. QargiolXa’mx: ‘**Ta’nki 
Then he met him one boy. He said to him: “What 
mxé’|xalem /” QateLolxa’mx: “‘Itei’qéxalé nxénemo’tX rmx.” 
are you doing?” He said to him: “My excrements Tam playing with.” 
QatgiolXa/mx taXi wkja’skas: ‘“‘He, tga’kjézau.” ** Nict 
He Said to him that boy: F ‘Heh, it is forbidden.” “Not 
amxkué’tegoa. Aqanomé’la.” QatgiolXa’mx LaXi wkja’skas: **A’Lqi 
tell. T shall be scolded.” He said to him that boy: “Later on 
Ltga aLoLa’ita. Alxia‘ita walo’.” ‘*Mane’x amxkreé’tcgoa 
snow will fall. Weshalldie of hunger.”’ Oot you tell them 
ayamowa’qoa.” 
I shall kill you.” 
Agon a’pol aqa Ltga qaLona'itx. Makct Lka’etax  qaLora’itx 
One night then snow fell. Two days fell 
tga. Aga tlap qatgé’x SORE UND qaLugoatge’koxo-itx. Aqa 
snow. Then covered went the houses; they were covered up. Then 
qatctlbo’xo-ix aya’xtaxix. O, aqa qaLxkne’tcgoax LaXi Lkja’skas. 
eold came, Oh, then he told that boy. 
Qargé'mx  kei/ana: ‘‘Inigd’qoam = ia’qéxalé = ix"Enkmo’/tX rmx. 
He said the one “T found him his excrements he played with. 
referred to: 
LXuan ia’Xka_ igitso’mit itci’yux.” ‘‘O, Lqdct, a’qanauwe,” 
Perhaps he the cold he made it.” “Oh, behold, indeed,” 
ite’kim we’Xat xajeyo’qt. ‘“Tga’kjénau. Ka’nauwé tga’kjerau 
said one old man. “Tt is forbidden. All is forbidden 
ta’yax el1X.” Aga igcdlXam yaXi wiyam kja wéa’yaq: 
this country.” Then they two were that his father and his mother: 
told 
‘“Imta’xan igitso’mit itei/yux. Tea’kjérau. Ta'teja tea’ kjéiau; 
“Your son the cold he made it. It is forbidden. But it is forbidden, 
ta'‘teja inEmo’tXemx ia’qéxalé. Ingid’cgam LaXi LeXa’t Lkja’/skas. 
but he played with his excre- He found him that one boy. 
ments. 
ItsioquiXta’matsh ia’géxalé.” Aqa wa'ld ign’/tux ta-itci té1Xam. 
He was rolling down his exerements.”” Then hunger asi on those people. 
them 
Aqa_ igugoa#’kim: ‘*Wu'ska, alxgiumela’lema yaXi — ikja’skas. 
Then they said: “Well, Tet us buy him that boy. 
Qa’da  mea’XadakoaX? Alxgicxamela’lema  yaXi __ icta’xan. 
How your mind? We will buy him from them that their son. 
