TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



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Now he was hungry iiyain. and ho used the canoe of the person whom 

 he had killed. Only the man's canoe and harpoon remained. The ( iiant 

 used them. Then he speared seals, and caught four. He returned 

 and went ashore. He took the seals out of the canoe, and began cut- 

 ting wood. Then he huilt a tire, and placed stones in it in order to 

 heat them. Then he put the seals on a pile of hot stones. He cooked 

 the four seals, and covered them with skunk-cabbage leaves. The 

 Giant then raised the cover and took out a seal, which li(» at(> 

 when it was cooked. Then he stretched out his hand and took out 

 another seal. There was a stump of a tree near by. The (liant held 

 the seal in his hands and said to the stump, "Don't you envy me, 

 Stump r' Then he went into the woods. Meanwhile the Stump rose 

 and sat down on the hole in which the seals were steaming. The seals 



Xdax's Wi-g-a't. NLk'Vt liax'L niali. g'a'tg-e i.a g'i-no'oL i 



hungry Giant. Then 



In- usuil tlie the person (iicrf. ) 



oanoe of 



nlrearlv 

 ik-ad' 



g'a'tg'e. K'sax-ma'lL g'lna-g'a'ot qanL sgan-da'pxLt. NLk-"et 2 



the person. Only his behind was and the shaft of his Then 



eanoe harpoon. 



hax-s Wi-g'a't. NLk-"et lEp-g'a'Lk"L elx. Txalpx daa'tjLgut. 3 



used it Giant. Then he him- speared seals. Four lie got. 



NLk-'e lo-y:i'ltk"t. 



Then 



elx. 



he return- 

 ed. 



him- 

 self 



NLk-'e 



Then 



k"'atsk"t. NLk-'et uks-do'tfL 4 



he landed. Then out he took 



the 



seals. 



lEUila'mk'L 



hot the 



NLk-'e 



Then 



yukL sa-a'Lk"t. NLk-'e da'r.ept 



he be.iiaTi mak- lire- Then 



La 



luak- Hre- 

 ing wood. 



le-d'a'LL 



on lie laid 



he built a lire of When 

 tones and sticks. 



loop, nLk-'et le-d'a'LL elx aL lax-an-,sa'lKp. 6 



lie on on the pile of 



als hot stones. 



XL elx sii'lEpdetg-i"'. Yina'qi. le-ha'-baxt. NLk-'e La 7 



•o.ike.i. 



Skunk-cab- 

 bage was 



on for cover. 



le-d"a't. NLk-'e tgoii 



on it was. Then this 



nwii> 



did 



Then liH-rf. I 



Wl-g-a't. l)a'tsdEL ha'-baxtg-e. 8 



tjiant, he lifted his cover. 



NLk-'et k-si-go'L elx. NLk-'et g'ipt La a'nuk.st. NLk-'et ^ 



Then he ate it (perf. i done. Then 



Then out he 



took 



huX 



again 



nak"st. 



he stretched 

 out his hand. 



a seal. 



NLk-'et 



Then 



huX 



again 



o-OL 



he 

 took 



k-'elL 



CLX. 



seal. 



DTiL 10 



There 

 was 



his When 



pro.xiniity. 



tgonL het aL am-ha'ts'g-e 



this he to the stump: 



said 



iwa'at. La k'uL-yo'gus Wi-g'a't k-'elL elx, 11 



Giant one seal. 



-yo gi 



about he 



earried 



am-ha'ts' aL 



a stump in 



nro.Kiniiiv. earneu 



No'mdzik's hats-. No'nidzik's 12 



"Knvious stump. Knvious 



hats'." NLk'^e iii'et il\ ([alri'iit. NLk-*e g'iii-hc'tk^L ain-ha'l>\ ^'^ 



stump." Then he to the rear of Then rose the stiiiiip. 



went the house. 



NLk-'e le-cra'tk"L • an-sa'lKps Wl-g-a't. Tq al-k'slaXL v\x. l"^ 



Then 



on he sat 



the liole lor 

 steaming of 



Against it was 

 under him 



