BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 229 
were not knotted together. Then she lighted a torch and saw a large 
snake which had just reached the door. Its face was the size of the 
moon. When it became daylight the large snake went out and all the 
small ones followed. Then the woman followed the large snake. It 
went into the woods to the place where she had dug fern roots. 
Then the large snake went into the ground and all the small snakes 
went in also. The woman went down to the water, and she cried 
going. Her husband had become a snake. 
Therefore the Klatsop do not gather large fern roots. They gather 
only small ones. When a large one is found, they do not take it. 
Then the woman went to her relatives. She told them: ‘‘My hus- 
band became a snake. Heate a large fern root. If you do not believe 
me, go with me. I will show you the place where he went into the 
ground.” The people said: ‘‘Let us go and see.” On the following 
day the people went, following the woman. She showed them where 
kjau’kjau. Wax igr’Lux naqjaxd/egan. A’qa ici’q@pa id/yamt 
tied. Light she did it a toreh. Then the door at it arrived 
ya Xi gia’qa-in,iteji’'yau. wuXuan La tLkimena’ke  cia/xdst 
that large snake, Perhaps like the moon its face 
icta’qa-irax,  Nikteo’ktx?X, a’qa iupa’x ya’Xi_ gia’qa-in itcji/yau. 
large. Day came, then itwentout that large snake, 
A’qa ke'qamtqiX qatgiwa'x ta’Xi ksw/max  tejia’uke. A’ga 
Then afterward they followed those small snakes, Then 
agiwa’x ya’Xi_ igia/qa-in itcj’yau  wu'Xi  aqagé’lak. Kopa’ 
she followed that large snake that woman. There 
it 
qayo'ix LxeE/leu ya'Xi g60/lapa akjé'cana. Kopa’ qayo’tx ya’ Xi 
it went inland that where she fern roots. There it went that 
worked at 
gia’qa-iL itej’yau. Nilo’pqaxfX @1X, qatild’pqaxtX —ka’nauwé 
large snake, It entered the they entered all 
ground, 
ta’Xi kse’max tejid’uke. A’qa nd/Lxax wu'Xi aqagé’lak. O'qulqt 
those small snakes. Then she went that woman, She cried 
down to the 
water 
no/Lxax. Iteji’/yau nfxd/xoax itea’kikal. 
she went A snake he became her husband. 
down to the 
water. 
Ta’ntxo niet gicta’qa-in ckjé/'cana aqeupjia’txax Tia’kjelake. 
Therefore not a large fern root is gathered Klatsop. 
A’ema = ksb’max — akj@/cana aqopj ia’ Lxax. Mani’x efeta’qa-in 
Only small fern roots are gathered, When a large one 
aqcucga’mx, a’qa niict aqceupjia/Lxax ckjé/cana. 
itis found, then not it isgathered a fern root. 
A’qa no'ix wu’ Xi aqagé’lak tga/cuXtikepa. Naxk"Lé/tegoax: 
Then she went that woman her relatives to. She told them: 
“Ttej’yau  ige’xdx itei’/kikal. Ckjé’cana icixr’/Immux, — icta’qa-in 
“A snake he became my husband. A fern root he ate it, a large 
=A | a aes — Am) ~ ?} oe owe =; ere ee, 
ckjé’cana. Ma’nix amcgEngé’qjanéma, a’qa alxd’ya. Ayamexrnema’y: 
fern root. When you disbelieve me, then we will go. I shall show you 
qav’xpa ya’Xi eX ige’lopqiX.” ** Alxgio’ketama,” — igueoa’k-im 
where that ground he entered it.” “We will go and see,” they said 
té1Xam. Igé’tcukt?X. A’qa itgi’ya ta-ftei téIXam ka wu'Xi 
the people. Day came. Then they went those people and that 
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