BOAS) 



TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



57 



Grizzly Boar was afraid to do so. Then Txil'msKiii pushed his knife 

 along the canoe, liandiny- it to tlie Bear. Now the Bear cut oti' his 

 penis, and he fainted. ^Vllen he felt that he was djing, he made a 

 rush at Txa'in.SEin, trying- to kill hini, l)ut Txii'msEiii jumped into the 

 water and dived. He clung to the bow of the canoe, and when he 

 knew that the Bear was dead, he boarded the canoe again. He went 

 ashore and stepped up to the Bear's wife. 



He put stones into the lire and told the female Grizzly Bear to 

 swallow the hot stones. He said that the wives of those who do not 

 catch anything must do so, and she was to do so, because her hus- 

 band had not caught any halilnit. The chieftainess trusted him. 

 Txa'msEin took up the stones with tongs. He told her to open her 



wusEn-ma gas 



iiloTis; 



put 



Txil'msEiu ha-LEbe'isk" ai, dEui de-hwi'lL lig'"e'Ensk" La 



Txii'msEm a knife to (fut.) also do so the grizzly bear (perf.) 



hwi'ltg"e. K'"e det-q"d'tsr. lig""e'Ensk"L La gan-dEde'list. K'e 



he (lid so. Then also cut the grizzly bear (past) his penis. Then 



no'oL lig'"e'Knsk". Lut baqL dEiii hwil no'ot. k'"e 



he was the grizzly l.iear. When he felt I, fut.) being lie dies, tlien 

 dying 



wusEn-he'tk"t aL dEm dzak"s Txil'msEUi. K''et uks-so'6ksk"s 



along 



he rushed 



(fut. I 



Txii'iusKni ts"Ein-a'k's. 



Txii'msEln in water. 



kill 



K-\-t 



Then 



Txii'msKm. 



Then 



out of 

 eanoe 



dived 



Lat hwila'x'L 



when he knew 



mal. K-'e 



the Then 



canoe. 



ha'ts'ik'sEiii huX niaxk"t ul 



onee more again he boarded at 



K''c bax-iii'et aL awa'aL 



Then up he to the pro.x- 



went iniity of 



g'lldEp-da'lbik'sk"!, g'its'a'gtiL 



under he elung tlie bo^v of 



hwil no'oL lig-'e'Eiisk", k''e 



bein.g dead the grizzly bear, then 



ts'Eiii-ma'l. K''e tsiigam-lie'tk"t. 



in the Then to shore he stood, 



eanoe. 



nak'sL lio""e'Ensk". 



the wife 

 of 



the grizzly 

 liear. 



•i 



5 



6 



7 



K''e txiiidEL lo'op. K*"e het dsmt 



Then he put into stones. Then he said (ftit.) 



g-e ipL 



he put into 

 the tire 



hana'gam 



the feniale 



lig' e Ensk 



grizzly bear 



g'a mg'im 



hoV 



Jo opg'c. 



stones. 



hwf'lL nak'sL 



does so the wife of 



ax-mo'gut, 



not ealehing. 



K-"et 



Then 



hwil 



luaLt 



he told 



hana'gam 



the feniale 



iig'\'.'Ensk". 



grizzly 

 bear. 



K-'e 



Then 



ax"ia'ivsl<"L 

 trusted 



g"ap-hwila 11 



really 



;ix-mo'k"L nak'sL 12 

 13 

 14 



noi cauKlit 



tin.- hiis- 

 bati.i of 



sio*idEmiia'(|i;'*e. 



the c-hieftuiiic^s. 



K'\'t hfik'^i^s Txii'ni.sEm lo'opg'r* ai. ti'ant. K''et o-un-ipi'kL 



Then took iiji Txii'msEm stuiu-s with sticks. Then he hn to 



with tongs cau.sfd open 



