Kathlamet texts / by Franz Boas.

  • Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Date:
1901
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Credit: Kathlamet texts / by Franz Boas. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of that elk skin. The old man gave a sudden start [because it pained him]. Once more he scratched the fat. The old man gavoag'ain a sudden start. He said: “The elk and m}^self have one skin in com- mon.” He said: “You shall leave me some elk before you leave.” [The boy] said: “All right; I shall leave [some food] for you. I will go out tir.st.” Then he went out with his dog. Then the youth made five lakes. He said to his dog: “Beware! Keep up your courage! The monster will devour us!” He had five quivers full of arrows. He placed one quiver near each lake. Then he re-entered the house. The old man said: “Come! Let us go inland and hunt elks!” The}’ went inland. [The old man] said: “Stand here.” The youth stood there. Then the old man shouted: “Ah, here it is coming!” The youth looked, and, indeed, an elk came. He shot, shot, shot, and shot at it all day long. Then he finished his ari’ows. He went to one lake and took one of his quivers. Then he shot, shot, shot, and shot at it. tcjuX itci'yox. nek; ige'xdx yaXi icpeyo'qt. Wi'tjax tcjuX scratch he did it. Start with he did that old man. Again scratch pain itci'yox yaXi ifi'pXEleu. Wi kjwaLqe' Lek;“ ige'xdx yaXi he did it that its fat. Again thus start with he did that pain iqjeyo'qt. Ige'k’im yaXi iqjeyo'qt: “AntxEluwa't itci'piaskwal olefman. He said ' that old*^man: “ Our two selves’com- my skin mou property imo'lak ia'pjaskwal.” Itcio'lXam: “ AmEiiElga'tatkca imo'lak, the elk its skin.” He said to him: “ You shall leave it for me elk, tcXu qamEnqElo'qLqax.” Itcio'lXam: “Q;oil'E ayamElga'tatkca. then you leave me.” He said to him: ‘‘All right I'shall leave it for you. Anupa'yatcXua.” Aqa icto'pa kja ia'kiutkjut. Aqa itci'Lux I will go out first.” Then they two and his dog. Then he made went out them qui'iiEin LkakjoLe'tXEmaX yaXi iqju'lipX. Itcio'lXam itX'kjutkiut: five lakes that youth. He said to him his dog: “O, qa't|UcXEm! e'memxtc qjE'lqjEl e'xa e'memxtc. AtctxuwE'lqam “Oh, beware! your heart strong make it your heart. He goes to devour us iqcxe'Lau.” Qui'nEm Lga'qjetsxo tia'qamatcX. EXt ikakjo'LitX the monster.” Five their quivers his arrows. One lake eXt ita'qjetsxo tia'qamatcX qatcto'tXeimtx. Aqa wi iii'ckupq one their quiver his arrows he placed near it. Then again he entered taXi tqu'Lcpa. Aqa ige'k'im yaXi iqjeyo'qt: “Tea! txo'ptcga, that house in. Thei^ he said ' that old man: “Come! let us go inland, atxigElo'ya imo'lak.” Aqa icto'ptcga. Itcio'lXam: “Gipa' we will go elk.” Then they two went He said to him: “Here hunting inland. niE'tXuit!” lo'tXuit yaXi iqju'lipX. Aqa igige'loma yaXi stand!” He stood that youth. Then he shouted that iqjeyo'qt: “A2, yaOCaue aqa io'itt.” Ige'kikct yaXi iqju'lipX. Oldman: “Ah, this then comes.” He looked “ that youth. Itce'qalkEl a'qanuwe imo'lak ite't. Tia'maq itcte'lux, tia'maq He saw it indeed an elk came. Shooting it he did it with shooting it with them them, with them itcte'lux, tia'maq itcte'lux, tia'maq itcte'lux, ka'nauwe we'koa. he did it with shooting it he did it with shooting it he did it with all day. them, with them them, with them them, Iguxoa'LXum tia'qamatcX. lo'ya ikakjo'LitXpa. Itco'kuiga He finished them his arrows. He went lake into. He took them 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17