BOAS] TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 51* 



J must return while it is still <'hilly. I shall have enough hy that time.'' 

 Txii'msEiii replied. •• I shall do whatever you say. Chief." Little 

 Piteh said. "Well:" Then they started for thetish bank. They 

 fished all night. When the sun rose Little Pitch wanted to go ashore, 

 but Txii'm.sEm said. ""I enjoy the fishing-. Lie down in the bow of 

 the canoe and cover yourself with a mat." Little Pitch did so. Then 

 Txa'msEm said. '"Little Pitch!" •"Heh!" he replied. After a while 

 r.xii'm.sEUi called again, "Little Pitch!" He answered again in a loud 

 voice. After some time Txii'msEm called again. Then Little Pitch's 

 voice was weak. Now Txii'msEni hauled up his line and paddled home. 

 He pretended to paddle strongly, but he put his paddles into the water 



k'si-gwa'ntk"'i, i.oijs. Q'ae-gugunii'gamk's. k''e huX k"'a'tsgue. | 



out risi's tilt' sun. Still chilly. then a,i?aiu 1 lau'l. 



Ami- ([ape'ii, iiia'gueE." lv''e a'lg'ixs Txii'msEm: "Lig'i-agd'i- y 



A number I catrh." Then said T.xa'msEm: "Whatever 



gntxi 



dEm he'nist, sEiii'a'g'it. (Ieui hwn'lcE." K''e hes T-go-sg"a'n: 3 



(ftit-i yniisay, chief. (fut.) I do." Then snu\ little pitch; 



"Am!" K""e sig-a'6tk''det aL ig'a'det dEm dE-mu'kdel 4 



"Well!" Then tliev started to fish (fut.i thev fished 



halil.ut 



txox'. K'"r' hwiidet ai. wl-sa'. K''o k'si-yu'kL Lo'qsg'e, 5 



halibut. Then they did so at all day. Then out rose the sun, 



k""e hi''s Lgo-sg"a'n (Ieui tsagam-g'"ri'ndet. K''c nigi hes (i 



then said little piteh (fut.) ashore thev go. Then no said 



Txii'msEui: " Q'ae-he-yu'ki. a'k'sdaL mo'gucE. Q'am-ld-gll'ELEn 7 



Txii'msEm: "Still beginnin.tj sweet I eateh. Only in lie down 



