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BUREAU OK AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



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(Jiant'^ [Ave, you going to drink from the] roots of little alder trees ?'" 

 After they had eaten, he gave Txii'msEiii his basket-cup. Txii'msEui 

 took it and went toward the water, but there was no water in the brook. 

 It was lost. Then Txil'insKin worried. He knew at once that 

 Logobola' had caused the water to be lost. He returned. His voice 

 was almost choked by tears when he spoke: "Oh, dear Loofobolfi'. 

 chief, please don't tease m(>. T am very thirsty." Then Logobolfi' 

 pretended to drink. He took the basket and he dijjped water up him- 

 self. Then Txa'msEm drank. Then the flood tide set in. 



8. Then they went up Nass river, each in his own canoe. When they 

 had gone up to the point when; the current runs downward, Txii'msEui 

 said, "Let us gamble." Lo^obola' agreed, though he did not care. 

 He asked Txii'msEm, "What game shall we playf Txii'msEin 



1 Lgwa-lu'i?'" NLk*'e La LaxLa'ExkMet, k''et g'ina'mL qok" 



little alder?" Then when they finished eating, then he gave a basket 



2 ha-a'k"sdet. K''et go'us Txa'msEm. K''e Lat qa'oL awa'aL ak's. 



their cup. Then took it Txii'msEm. Then (perf.) lie went the prox- the 



to imity of water, 



3 NLk''e ni'g"i baxL ak's, gwatk"L ak's. K'"e aba'g'ask"s 



Then not ran the water. it was lost the water. Then was troubled 



4 Txa'msEm. K"'et q'amgait-hwila'x's Txii'msEm Logobolfi' qan 



Txii'msEm. Then at onee knew Txii'msEm L6g6bola' on account 



of 



5 gwatk"L ii'k'sg'e. K''e lo-ya'ltk"t. K''e ]o-k""ilEk'"il:ryinixt ai. 



was lost the water. Then he returned. Then in he was choked and 



by tears 



6 he'tg-e: "SEm'a'g-it! Wa'g-i Logobola'! Wa'gal huX sEbEna'yin 



he spoke: 



"Chief! 



brother 



L6^6bola'! 



don't 



7 neE, 



me, 



La 



(perf.) 



gwalk"L qa'odeE ai. dEm a'k'scE." K*'o 



dry my heart for (fut.) I drink.'* Then 



his-a'k-sk"s 



pretended to 

 drink 



S Logobola'. 



L6^6bolH'. 



Logobola', 



Logobola'. 



9 K-'e 



Then 



ak's 



drank 



10 8. NLk-'et 



Then 



K''et goL qo'k"g'e. K''et lEp-g'a'ps 



Then he took the basket. Then self dipped 



it up 



Txa'msEm, nLk''e La pta'lik's. 



Txii'msEm, then (perf.) the water 



rose. 



ts'Em-Le'sEms lUELag'udti't aL 



La lo-qa'6dct 



when 



in they went 

 (up river) 



11 mmal. Ni-k^'et hwa'deL g'ig'e'nix" 



a canoe. Then they reached up river 



12 Le'sEms. NLk''e hes Txii'msEmL 



Nass river. Then said Txii'msEm 



Nass river one in each in 



g'lsi-ba'xL ak'sEiii 



13 q'am-anii'ocjs Logobola'. 



without agreed L6g6bola'. 



caring 



14 dEm hwil xsa'ndet. ' 



(fut.) (being) they play. 



NLk-'et 



Then 



hwil 



where 



dEm 



(fut.) 



g'e'dExs 



asked 



down 

 river 



x.sa'ndet. 



they gamble. 



the water 

 of 



NLk-'et 



Then 



Txii'msEni; agoL 



Txa'msEm. wliat 



"DEm qamme'ntsnoni." ••Aiiuc dzapt." 



"(Fut.) we try archery." "Good make it.' 



' L6g6bola"s words arc in Tsimshian <li.^5ct. 



