TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



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only pretended to phiy with it. When he was outside, he took it 

 and ran away with it. One man saw him and said, "Txii'msEm is 

 runnino' away with the sun-box!" Then Txii'msEm ran away- He had 

 assumed his full size which he had when g-oing about murdering. 

 Then he ran. 



oil. He eame down the river and arrived at its mouth. It was 

 dark there, and he heard the ghosts catching olachen at night. 

 He said. "Give me one of the things you have caught." One 

 man replied. "Who is talking there? That is the great Txa'msEm; 

 ha, ha, tssi!" After a while Txa'msEm said again, "Give me one 

 of the things you caught, or I will tear the sun-box." Then all 

 the ghosts said, "Ha. great slave; you great Scabb3'-shin! Where 

 did vou obtain what vou are talking about, great slave, great 



"K'si-dE-l)a'is Txii'msEm ma'xEist. ha'u!" K''e baxs Txa'msEm. 3 



■'Out with runs Txa'msEm the max, hail!" Then mn Txii'msEm. 



Ha'tsik'SEm huX ho'g'ig'at La waLEn-wI-gesga'6t aL he-yu'kx, 4 



like 



(perf.) formerly large 



while 



wi-gui'x"-su-g'a'tg'e. K"'e 



great expert murdering. Then 



ba'xt. 



he ran. 



m 



5/7. K''e La g'i.si-a'qLk^'t aL saXL Le'.sEms .sq'axk". K''et 



Then when down he at the mouth Nass river in the dark. Then 

 river arrived of 



uExna'L hwil yu'kt mokL Uo'lEq sak" aL a'xk"g'e. NLk''e 



he heard (verbal they catching ghosts olachen at night. Then 



(verbal 

 noun) 



thev 

 did 



deya'. 



thus he 

 said. 



from sea 

 to land 



"Ag'o'L he'tsEn," deya'L k'MlL g'at. '"La 



"Whatisthis talking," thussaid one man. "(Perf.) 



huX 



again 



ncL 



he 



bet: "SEm tsagam-ma'gEL k"'a'guL an-hwu'nsEmEst lame';" 8 



he said: "You from sea take one what you get to us;" 



wi-Txii'msEm, hii hil'E tssi." Ami, qa-na'gut, k"'e 



hii ha'E tssi." A good while. then 



the Txii'msEm 

 great 



huX hes 10 



again said 



Txii'msEm: "Seui tsa^am-ma'gEL k'ii'guL an-hwu'nsEmEst lame'. 11 



T.xa'msEm; 



Hawinne 



Soon I 



he'det: 



spoke. 



Nda niE 



Where vou 



from sea 

 to land 



take 



what you got 



to us. 



besL 



tear 



"Tsae' 



■ TsaO' 



max Isi'sem.' 



the max for vou." 



K"'e sa^ait-he'L 



Then together said 



llo'lEq aL 12 



the ghosts and 



wi-xa'E wI-wu'sEn-amalma'lgum t'Em-La'ni. 13 



big slave big along scabby leg below knee. 



dEuiE'l dE-wf'tk"L an-hii'nist wi-xa'E. wi-le'luks?" 14 



ifut.) with Clime what you great slave, great thief?" 



with 

 it 



c<»me 

 from 



what vou 

 say" 



