Boas] KATHLAMET TEXTS 2293 
up there, although I was menstruating, and nothing happened to me. 
Perhaps they deceive you only.” Then the girl said: ‘‘ Next time 
I will go along when you go.” 
Then they went again and the girl went along. They gathered 
roots. The women went and gathered roots. When the women went 
digging roots, the girl had her head covered with long dentalia. 
Dentalia were tied to her body. Now they lost her. One woman 
said: ** Where is that girl who accompanied us?” They searched for 
the girl, ‘*Maybe she went to the town of the Thunderbird.” A 
mist covered the prairie. They went to search for the girl near the 
rocks. They found her near the rocks. All kinds of sea birds were 
flying around the rocks. At a little distance the noise of the flying 
birds was heard. They saw that girl and told her: ‘*Come! we will 
go home.” But she did not look. They tried to take her hands and 
Niict qa qanxo’xoax. LXuan qana’qa la/xlax qr’muxt.” Iga’k*tm 
Not anyhow I was. Perhaps tonopurpose deceived you are done.” She said 
wu Xi aqjela’wulX: ‘‘Wi't?ax amecd/ya, a’qa = anxeltd’ma.” 
that girl menstruating “Again you will go, then I shall goin 
for the first time: company.” 
A’qa_wi't’ax —itel’ya. A’qa  igaxr/lt0m wu'Xi — ahia’tjau. 
Then again they went. Then she went in that maiden. 
company 
Tke'qeilema itdo’guiga. A’qa itgi’ya ta-ftci te’nemcke, a’qa 
Roots (sp.?) they took iene Then they went those women, then 
itktupje’yatx tke’qcilema. Ka oOxuikjé’wula_ ta-ttei tre’nemeke, 
they gathered roots (sp.?). When they gathered those women, 
them roots 
ka‘nauwe tega’ktéma wu’ Xi aha’tjau Lea’qjaqetaq, ka’nauwé iLinre’t 
all her ornaments that maiden her head, all they put on 
her hair 
igqawikje’Le. E’tcatq ka’nauwé kjau’kjau ta’lOXt tkté’max. A’ga 
long dentalia. Her body all tied were to it ornaments. Then 
ingona/xtatck  wu'Xi aha’tjau. Ine’/k‘im LeXa’t Laageé’lak: 
“they lost her that maiden. She said one woman: 
“*Qa’xpa gilxa’ctewal tau aha'tjau?”  A’qa itgo’naxL wu'Xi 
“Where our companion that maiden?” Then they searched that 
tor her 
aha’tjau. ‘““LXuan igd’ya ya’ Xi ikenuwakcod’ma — ia’lXampa.” 
maiden. * Perhaps she went that Thunderbird his town to.”’ 
A’qa iga-ikxa’Laqo-ix ta’Xi temqa/emaXpa. A’qa itgonid’xnam 
Then ~ it became foggy that prairie on. Then they went to 
search for her 
wu’ Xi aha’tjau ta’Xi tqn/nakepa. Qjoa’piX ta’ Xi tqw/nake, a’qa 
that maiden those rocks at. Near those rocks, then 
iqd’cgam = =6-<6/ Xtgoapa. = =Tixn’lak"t ya’ Xi iqn’nake — kanauwe’ 
she was where she They flew those rocks all 
found was at. around them 
ma’LniX qa tpjecpjn’cuke. LXuan qa’xpa kela’TX, iqawitce’melit 
seaward where pirds. Perhaps where far, it was heard 
ataXulam: temm wu'Xi a’taXulam. A’qa_ ikto’qumit wu'Xi 
their noise : temm that their noise. Then they saw her that 
aqjela’wulX. Iqd’lXam: ‘‘Mn’té alXkjoa’ya.” Neéct iga’kiket. 
irl menstruating She was told: “Come, we will go home.” Not ‘she looked. 
or the first time. 
Ké/nuwa iq0’guiga te’@axo. Ke’nuwa iqa’xkja, néct 
Try they were taken her arms. Try she was pulled, not 
