TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



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a stump. Ho took it rnd said, '"I cauirlit you." Then lie rotunied. 

 He entered iind put the littli' stump down in his house. 



20. The Giant was sad all the time, because he was huno-iy and there 

 was no food in the house. Therefore he resolved what to do. 

 Early next morning he ran out of the house. Behold, there were 

 ripples on the water. Salmon and halibut and bullheads and por- 

 poises were swimming about in the water. There were all kinds of 

 salmon. When the Giant saw this, he said, ''Ala! ala! alal guts'e'ek". 

 Then the salmon said, "Hml" There was one chief among the 

 salmon who conmianded all the others. He said, "lean not hear what 

 the chief on shore there is saving:" thus he said to the Ciiant. Then 



G-a'at 



He sjiw 



" GodeE 



■•I take 



NLk-"e 



Then 



hwil d'aL 



there 

 was 



nenisdae, 



vou, 



. verbal 

 iu»nn 1 



am-ha'ts\ 



a stump. 



Nil 



Then 



godeE 



I take 



nenisdiie." 



vou.'' 



go'udEt; 



'lie took it: 



• NLk-T' 



Then 



tgonL het 



this lie 



lo-ya'ltk"t. 



he. 

 returned 



ts ent. 



he entered. 



Sg-I'lL 



It lay 



i,<;o-am-ha'ts' aL ts'Em-hwi'lpt. 



stump at in his house. 



the 

 littli 



20. Qa'nf'-hwila 



.\lway.s 



bet ni'g'i sg'iL 



he not there was 



said 



hwila het. NLk'"e 



being say so. Then 



si'Epk"L qa'ots Wi-g"a't aL Xdtix't. qan 



siek was the heart Giant 



dEUl 



I, tut. I 



g"e bEt. 



his food. 



sEm-he'ELuk, 



verv earlv. 



NLk-"e 



Then 



k--i5 



then 



on 

 account of 



sa-ga'6tk"t 



he resolved 



liuiigfT. there- 

 fore 



IL clEin 



to (hit.) 



k-si-ba'xs 



out ran 



Wi-g-a't. 



(TJiint. 



3 



■i 



Gwina'deL. 



Behold. 



qauL 



and 



txox' 



halibut 



lik's-g'ig'a'L 



kinds of 



Wl-g-a't: ' 



Giant: 



guts'e'ek"." 



guts' e'ek"." 



lax-a'k"s 



on the 

 water 



qanL 



and 



Mn. 



salmon. 



■Ala', 



■xw. 



NLk-'i 



Then- 



menL 



the 

 chief of 



ban. 



salmon. 



naxua'L 



hear 



NLk-T> 



Then 



sagait-qa'odiL 



together were 



hwil Lak"L ak's 



where was rippled the 

 water 



mas-q'ayfi'it qanL dzlX. Wi-he'lt. 



t)ullhead and porpoise. Man.\-, 



NLk-"et 



Then 



g-a as 



saw 

 it 



Wl-g-a't. 



Giant. 



ala', 



ahV. 



huX 



again 



ala'. 



ala'. 



guts'e'ek", ala', 



guts'e'ek". al:"i'. 



TgOIlL 



This 



al'a', 



ala'. 



han 



salmon 



hwil 



nil 



hes 



said 



ala , 



.•il:"l'. 



x.--me'niExk"L han: 



said"Hm!" a salmon: 



TImiiil" K'TiIl 



•■Hra!' 



hii'ng'e, t'an 



the salmon, wlni 



a'lg'igaL 



eomiiiande.l 



txane'tk"L 



all 



hwil 



all 



tgonL 



this 



heL 



said 



hahii'L 



what says 



sEiu a g'lt 



the chief 



?Em a g'ldEiii 



the chief 



g'ile'lix'," 



inland," 



hiin : 



-salmon: 



deya' 



thus he 

 said 



One 

 was 



lik"s-g"ig"a'L 



kinds of 



'■(TwaiiEni-uig'in 



•■.Vlways not I 



as Wl-g'a'tg'e. 



to Giant. 



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