34 BURKAf <IK AMKKH'AN KTHXoLOGY [ini.i. .>7 



are holding." Then these men did so. Four of them wei-e sittiny in 

 the corncr.s of the house. As soon as Txii'msEui heiird iiiin say 

 "Let go," he ran out to liis litth> canoo. lie paddled, and took his 

 olachen rake. He said, "They go up on botli sides of the river." He 

 was very glad. Then he wont to eat olachen. His canoe was (|uite 

 full. He had not used his rake, hut the whole shoal of olachen had 

 jumped into his canoe, so that it was full. 



Then hecamped at Crab-apple place. Heclapped on tln' sIduc until 

 it was quite smooth, that the olachen should not disajjpeai-. Then in^ 

 was very glad. He stayed a little farther up Nass ri\('r. He made 

 a spit for roasting olachen in ordei' to prepare them for his meal. 

 When the olachen were almost done, he said to the gull that was 

 sitting opposite him, "Come, Little Gull." The gull ('ume and ate 



1 K"'e huwi'lii g'a'tg'e. Txalpxda'F.lg'e lo-niKn-liwa'nt ai> 



Then tlicy Jid so the people. Fnur peracms in up were in 



2 ax"'amo'st. Lguthe' iiExna's Txil'msEni t'eLxs: "Qale't," hwil k'^e 



the corners. Immediately heard Tx-i'nisEm shout: "Let go," at once 



3 baxt. At qa'oL Lgo-ma'lt; hwtl k-"e hwax't. At go'uL 



he ran. He went little his then he paddled. lie took 



to canoe; 



4 ha-k'''eda'tg'e. K'"e he'tg"e: " Hou. lax-lo-ll6'xk"tEst ha'wu 



the rake for Then he said: "Hon, on in they go ha'wu 



olachen. both side.* 



5 de'ya ai. hi.sgusg'e'tk"st. K''et ([a'oL dEmL hwil g'il)i^ 



thus he and he was glad. Then lie went (tut.) being eating it 



wild to 



G sa'ak'L lo-me'tk"t aL ts^Em-mfi'lt. Nig'it k"'ax-ha'x'L ha-k''edii' 



olachen in full in in his canoe. Not he used the rake 



7 lEp-lo-(ir''nExk''L an-g'a'saa Lgo-ma'lt. K'"e metk"t ai- sak". 



self in falling a .shoal little canoe. Then it was full of olachen. 



S K''e La dzoqt aL Lgo-sgan-me'lk"st, nL hwil hwi'lt. t"axt"a'aL 



Then when hestayed at little crab-apple then he did so. heclapped 



tree 



9 lo'op. K-'e sEm-ia'Lk"L lax-o'L 16'op op tsE g'utg'wa'6tk"L 



the stone. Then very slippery the top of the stone that should be lost 



not 



10 silk' (jan hwi'lt. T'axt'a'aL lo'op, lu^qan het ai. lO-dfi'iiLt 



the there- he did .so. Heclapped the stone, therefore he said where in lie went 

 olachen fore 



11 aL ts'Em-Le'sEms. K''e sEm-lo-ii'mL qa'ott. NLk"\"' huX dzoqt 



to in Nass river. Then very in good his heart. Then again he stayed 



was 



12 aT. g'ig'c'nix" aL Le'sEuis. K'^e dzfipL gan-x'qana'qtg"e aL 



at up the river at Nass river. Then he made a stick torroasting to 



olachen 



13 dEm hwil a'nuksL sak' dEm g'c'bEt. K''e La dEm fi'nuksL 



(fut.) being cooked the for his food. Then when (fut.) cooked 



olachen 



li .sak", k"'e hc'tg'e aL (je'wun tpi g'l'ikvsit: ••Lo-sE-hwa'lde 



the then he said to the gull oiiposile him: "In do I 



olachen. 



