TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



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of his '.-aiioc. N"o\>- lit' iirrivod on the l)e:ich in front of Super- 

 natural place, where the people were gambling-. Then Txii'msEni 

 said, sliaking his large blanket, which was all wet, "Ehi-hi-hi! Water 

 dropped on me from Txii'msEm's bag' net." Then the chief said, 

 '•Where does that come from that you are speaking of, Giant?" 

 "Yes; the canoes are full. Thej' caught olachen with their rakes 

 last night." "'Ah! Txii'msEm is lying." "'Go and look at my canoe." 

 The young men went and saw what he had spoken of. Then they 

 believed him. They saw olachen spawn in TxJi'msEm's canoe. Then the 

 chief said. "What do these great fools, the olachen, come here for?" 

 There were persons sitting in the corners of the house who held the 

 strings of olachen. They took care of the olachen in the corners 

 of Supernatural place. The chief said to them, "Let go what you 



aL m;dt. K'e k''atsk"t ai- qa-g'a'uL SpE-nExno'qg'e. hwil i 



lo-d"a'L xsant 



ill silt 



thev gam- 

 bled. 



hu lalnU'-l 



XLk-\- 



Then 



txa-a'k-sk". 



all wet. 



He'tg-e: 



He said: 



at tlie beach in front tlie magic power, where 



nf the house of place of 



hes Txii'iiisEin luXlu'wul wl-^ula't 



saifl Txa'msEm shaking his blanket 



large 



'fyhihihihi," deya'. Le-ho'tgut ncE 



"E'hihihihi," thu:? he said. On stood on nie 



(|'aiii-k*sax-Le'.siL Txii'msKiii. K''e a'l^'ixL sKiira'yit: "A nda 



only drippings of Txa'msEin. Then said the chief: "Ah where 



inix'ma YiL 



they are full 

 (canoes) 



([a-k'^erla't aL g'*i-a'xk"." "A, hek"s Txii'msEm." *'Hwa'i! Ado, 



tho.se they at last night." "Ah, he tells a Txii'msEm." " Well! G<>. 



raked lie 



sEm o'*a'aE ma'lEi.st.'' K''e k'si-Lii'oL (faima'qsit; at o'a'adi't 



vou see mv canoe." Then (Uit walked the vouths; thev saw 



(pUir.) 



an-he'ri Wl-g'a't. K*"e SEm-ho'tk"sd("t. (x'a'adeL lanL sfik* ai> 



what said Giant. Then thev believed him. Thev saw 



pawn (ila- 

 of chen 



aL 



and 



he'tg-e: 



said: 



they did 



Then 



he said 



t'an dExdo'qL dexdii'EdEL 



who 



held 



the strings of 



sak'. Lo-iiiEn-hwrit. aL 



B. A. E.. Ik-LL. L'T— 02- 



3 



■i 



mals Wl-g'a't. Nujan a'lg'ixi. sEuia'g'it 



theoa- Giant. Therefore spoke tlie chief 

 noe of 



"TsE na-'u'at g'e'En aL wud'a'x ax-(|aga'odEtg'e aL g'ltwuyfi'n 10 



"To he jfive food the great fools of early olachen 

 whcfDi says 



as huwi'lt." NLk"'e a'lg'ixt aL g'at lo-mEii-hwa'nt aL timo'st. 11 



to the in up sitting in tlie cor- 



people ner, 



sak", niELi-k''a'lL g-at fan haba'ElL 12 



the each one man that 



olachen, 



SIX "'amo'sL SpE-nExn<j'q. 



the corners of the magic 



place of power. 



" Qalix'le'L an-hwu'nsEmESt, 



■•Let go what you have," 



took care 

 of 



NLqan 13 



Therefore 



deya'. U 



thus he 

 said. 



