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was dead. They laug'hed at him and left hiui. After a while 

 Txa'msEin opened his eyes. He did not find anythiuo- to eat. 



7. Txa'uisEui found another house which belonged to Chief Cor- 

 morant. The house was full of provisions, and he sat down and ate. 

 Then he asiied the Cormorant to join him in catching halibut. 

 Txil'msEui did not catch anj'thing, while Chief Cormorant caught a 

 great many. Then Txii'msEm went up to him in the canoe. He took 

 a lous(( from the Cormorant's neck, held it up to him, and .said, "Open 

 your mouth and 1 will put your louse into it." The Cormorant 

 replied. "'No! Put it overboard into the water." "You will not catch 

 anything if I put it into the water.'' Txii'msEui urged him, "Put 

 out your tongue and let me put it on." Then the Cormorant did so. 



no'ot, k'"et k"sta'qsdet aL hala'yixdet. NLk''e La de-q'a'axL i 



he was tlion tliey k'ft him and laughed. Then (perf.) also opened 



dead, 



ts'd'list Txa'msEm, k""e ni'git hwaL lig'i-ago'L dEm g'e'bEt. ^ 



his eyes Txii'msEm. then not he founcl anything (int.) his iood. 



7. K''e Lat huX hwas Txii'msEm hwilpr. sEm'ag'idEm 3 



Then (perf.) again found Txa'msEm the house of ehief 



ha'uts. HelL wunii'x" aL hwi'lptg'e. NLk''e lo-d'a't ht'ot 4 



eormorant. Much food in his house. Then in he sat in it 



down 



aL yo'oxk"t. NLk''e Lat huX sii'lix't aL dEm ig-a't 5 



and ate, Thett (perf.) again he asked him to 



to go with him 



dEuit mu'kdeL txox'. NLk^'e ni'g'ide moks Txii'msEm, (; 



(fut.) they linlilait. Then nothing caught Txii'msEm, 



catch 



ksax-sEm'a'g"idEm ha'uts he'ldEL nmkt. NLk"'e La si-go'n, 7 



only ehief eormorant many caught. Then (perf. ) a little 



while, 



ts'Em-mfi'l. NLk''et go'uL 8 



Then he took 



(fut. I fish 



halibut 



nLk''e wusEn-iii's Txii'msEm 



then along went Txa'msEm 



aL 



the 

 canoe. 



ts'esk" aL t'Em-la'nix'L ha'uts. K"'e dEx-yo'gutg'e: 9 



a haise from the neck of the cormorant. Then he held it; 



"Q'a'gan dEm lo-ma'qdeEL t.s'e'sgun aL ts'Em-a'gan." K"'e 10 



^fut.) in I put your louse in in your Then 



■ Open 



your 

 mouth.' 



said the cormorant. 



piu it 



in the water." 



Not 



dEin mo'gun, tsE nda 



liut.i V(^u catch, if someone 



t'uks-ma'gat ts'Em-a'k's." K-'e 12 



out puts it in water." Then 



g'a))-ii;i'(|"als Txii'msEm. " Iv'si-Lo'odEL de'lEii dEiu le-sge'ist 13 



nun-h urged him Txa'msEm. "t")ut put your tongue (fut.) on I lay it 



la'ot." NLk""e hwilL ha'utsg'e. K'si-Lo'odEL dc'lixt. It 



on It." Then did so the eormorant. Out he put his tongue. 



