BOAS] TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 7l 



luikccl. Then he was ashamed. He took a root and killed man}' 

 ravens. After he had caught them he fastened their skins together 

 and put them on. He went for a long time, and then he saw a dancing 

 blanket hanging in front of him. He was very glad; he took off his 

 raven blanket and tore it to shi-eds. He threw it down and went to 

 take the dancing blanket, but behold, there was nothing but old. with- 

 ered leaves. Then the Giant was troubled. It was no dancing blanket 

 at all, and he cried with a loud voice. He returned and found the 

 shreds of his raven blanket. He cried while he was gathering them 

 up. Then he repaii'ed the ra\en blanket, making a small blanket out 

 of it. which he put on. 



sKm-k'sax-tsax-o'tk". NLk''e dzaqt. NLk-'et k"si-go'i, hwist. 1 



very only he was naked. Then lie was Then out he roots. 



ashamed. took 



NLk-'et huk"gusii. c|ri(|. NLk'"e daa'(iLk"L wl-he'ltt. Ni,k""et 2 



Tlien lie caught ravens. Then he got many. Then 



ne-de-ts"ipts"e'EbEL anna'st. NLk''et gula't. NLk-"e iii'et; B 



together he fastened their skins. Then he put it on. Then he went; 



La nak^L hwil iii'et. nLk""et g'a'ai. hwil ,sqa-iax'ia'qL 4 



(perf. I long (verl.tal he went. then he .s;iw (verbal across hung 



noun) nonti) the way 



gwls-halai't. NLk'"e sEm-lo-fi'iuL ([ii'ott. TgonL hwils Wi-g'a't. 5 



blanket dancing. Then very in good his heart. This did Giant. 



was 



Sii-go'deL gwls-qa'qt. Ni,k''et k"Le-besbe'st. NLk''e .sa-d'a'tElt. 6 



Off he took blanket raven. Then all over he tore it. Then ofT he put it. 



iS'i,k"\" ia'et a I, :iw;i'aL gwis-halai't. (xwIna'deL, maLax'a'.st. 7 



Then he went into the prox- blanket dancing. Behold, withered old 



imily ol' leaves. 



XLk''e alja'g'ask^s Wl-g'a't. Nig'ide gwls-halai'ts go'stg"e. 8 



Then ;vas troubled eiiant. Xo blanket dancing this. 



was 



NLk-"e wl-amht"'- Wi g'a't aL wi-\e'tk"t. NLk-"e lo-ya'ltk"t. 9 



Then shouted Giant and he cried. Then he returned. 



K""("t hwai. hwil doxL q'am-lnsbe'sL gwls-qa'qt. NLk''e 10 



Then he where was only the torn blanket raven. Then 



found 



sagait-do'qt qa'ne-hwila k'uL-wi-ye'tk"t. NlIv'^c yuk hak'SEm 11 



together he always about he cried. Then lie tiegan again 



took it 



ne-de-ts'Epts'e'EbEt. NLk'^e huX :Td'ik'sk"t hwil Lgo-wIt"e'st. 12 



together to make it. Then again it came where a large. 



little 



Ni.k'"e hatSEmt huX gulfi't. 13 



Then once more again he put 



it on. 



