BOAS] 



TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



55 



He made a soiiy of the wordts, "Steam it in a hole." When the hole 

 was hot he went to gather h-aves of the skunk-cahbage to cover it. 

 Then he <'ut the salmon leng-thwise and put it on top of the leaves in 

 the hole. A stump hiy near the hole. Then he took part of the 

 salmon out and said to the stump, shaking the salmon, "" 1 am sure j'ou 

 envy me. Stump." Then he went to get some more leaves which were 

 to serve as his dish. After he had left, the Stumi) moved and sat 

 down on top of the hole. Now Txii'msEm returned to eat. Behold, 

 the Stump was sitting on the hole. Then he opened his mouth and 

 cried on account of his food. He took a long lever and turned the 

 Stiuiip over. Behold, it had eaten all the salmon. Then he hit the 

 Stump with stones, and turned it all over with his lever until the 

 Stump was broken. It was quite rotten. He found a few small 



ho'g'igat le'mEdei, he'tg"e. aL hwil k'"e' an-niE-le'mx't aL 1 



liktr singing ho said, at bt-ing tln'U making a song of 



'sa'lEbEL!" K'V 



TlK-n 



■"steam it m a 

 linlo." 



i,a g'aniL an-da'lEptg'e, k''e sE-hina'qt 



wliLMi liot the hole for Steaming, then he made leaves 



of skunk-eabbage 



ai, dEUi ha'yaEm sfi'lEpt. K''et hadix"-q6'tsL niEle't. K"'e 



t" 1 flit. I use of steaming. Then lengthwise he cut the steel-head Then 



txa-le-ba'Lt aL hi 



all <ni he I 



spread 



ai. 



nt 



awa aL 



the prox- 

 imity of 



he'tg'e aL 



he said to 



the steel-head 

 salmon. 



an-sii'lEp. Q'ai'j'im d'siL an-sa'lEpt -^ 



on on top of hole for Close by was the hole for 



steaming. steaming 



am-ha'ts'. K"'et k'si-go'uL q'apL mEle't. K"'e 5 



a stump. Then out betook the end the steel- Then 



of head salmon. 



am-ha'ts": "No'mdzik's, hats';' 



the stump: "Yoti nuist envy me. stump;' 



mEle't. K''e huX ie'et aL SE-hina'qt aL 



the steel- Then again he to make leaves of to 



head .salmon. went skunk eabbage 



qala'nt, k"'e le-gii'iksguL am-ha'ts' ai. 



after, then on crawled the stump on 



K-'e 



Then 



lo-ya'ltk"t 



he returned 



aL 



dEm 



Ifut.i 



vo'oxk"t. 



am-ha'ts' aL 



the stump at 



hwi'lL (Ieui 



he did SCI (fut.) 



wT-am-hfi'ts". 



the stump, 

 great 



k"L("-ax-"o'xM. 



all he hit 



over 



K''e g'u.sgwa'EL 



Then was broken 



lax-an-sa'lEpt. K" 



I'll the hole for 

 steaming. 



g'e'ipt. K'"et go'uL 



his food. Then he took 



q'aqt (aL) wi-ye'tk-f h.vil 1<> 



crying 



Th(.'ii lu" openeci with 

 his muuth 



a stick, 



then 



qe'niEgant H 



he turned over 

 with lever 



(iwina'deL, dzaL am-ha'ts' dEin g"e'iptg"e. K""et 1- 



Behold, he ate all the stump (fut.) his food. Then 



am-lia ts g'e 



the stump 



aL 



with 



lo'op (|anL 



stones and 



k'uLHiam-qe'niEgant. 13 



about only he turned it 

 over with lever. 



ga'ng'e aui-ha'yix. K''et hwithwa'L k'opE- ^'^ 



the stick well rotten. Then he found small 



