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TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



75 



Now he entered the Reiner's house, mul ate the food the Beaver 

 gave him. Sticks were the food at the Beaver's feast. Now the 

 PorciipiiK^ was really troubled because he had to eat sticlcs, but he ate 

 them. 



Another day the Beaver said to the Porcupine. "My dear, let us 

 play." Then he told him how they would play. He said, "I will 

 carry you on my back, and four times I will come up.'" Then the 

 Porcupine thought, "Now I surely must die.'' but he agreed. The 

 Beaver carried the Porcupine on his back and said, "Hold on to my 

 neck and put your nose close down to my nape." Now the Porcu- 

 pine was really ready to die. The Beaver dived, but before he did 

 so he struck the water with his tail. Then a little water splashed into 



a'k"s. NLk"'e ts'ent 



water. Then 



Ts-ouL o-atk"!. 



he 

 filtered 



ai. hwilpL 



ill the house <if 



ts i:me iix'. 



the beaver. 



NLk-'e 



Then 



This 



luid for food 

 in the feast 



ts'Emeiix'g'e 



the heaver; 



sticks 



g-a'tk"tg-e. 



were the f(.)od lor 

 his feast. 



SEm-aba'g*ask"L 



reallv troiil>led was 



NLk-'et 



Then 



Hw-ii! 



Well: 



g-e ipi 



ate 



La 



When 



aXt : 



the 

 pf)reupine 



aXt 



the 

 porcnpiue 



k''e'Eli, sa 



one 



dEUlt 



^ftit.i 



hwil 



where 



g-e ipL 



he eats 



yo'oxk"t. 



he ate. 



NLk-'e 



Then 



ga llg-e 



stick. 



dav, 



ga ng-e. 



the stick. 



llLk- I 



then 



heL 



said 



"DanuiLk", 



" Friend, 



damqLk" 



friend, 



dEUl 



ifut.i 



qala qnoni. 



we play." 



ts Eme h.\- 



the beaver 



NLk-'et 



Then he 



aL 



dEm 



(flit. I 



hwil 



(verbal 

 noun I 



ami. 



good 



hw?lL 



did so 



hwil (jala'q: "Deiii hwa'lcE ne'En. TxalpxL 



being the.v "(Fut.i I carry you. Four times 



will piay: it is 



g-a'bEneE." NLk-'e tgouL heL qatL a'Xtg-e: 



I emerge." Then this said the the porcu- 



heart of pine: 



a'Xto-e 



no oeE, 



I die," 



de'yaL qa'otL 



the heart 



thus 

 -said 



ts'Eine'lix-. 



the beaver. 



ts'Eme'lix- 



• the Vieaver 



t'Em-la'neE. 



my neck. 



aL 



to 



Nl 



NLk -"et 



Then 



a'Xtg-e: 



the porcupine: 



dEiii 



1 Flit. J 



tne porcu- 

 pine, 



hwa'lix-L 



he carried on 

 his back 



• Deiii 



"(Fut.i 



NLk-'e saxk^t. 



Then he agreed. 



aXt. 



the 

 porcupine, 



Eni-g-it 



strongly 



TgonL 



This 



aXt: 



the por- 

 cupine: 



ma'LEL 



told 



dEm 



(fut.) 



"La 



"(Perf ) 



NLk-'e 



Then 



heL 



said 



1 



3 

 4 



5 

 6 



dax-yu'kdEUL 



fast hold to 



k-'e 



then 



kwa'ts'ik-s 



right on 



tq al-sg-in 



against lie 



aXt 



ai. 



at 



ts'Ein-de'bEleE." Nxk-'e gw'aldEtii qa'diL qatL aAt aL 



my nape." Then was ready the heart the the at 



heart of porcupine 



dEiii (j"ap-n6'6t. NLk-'e so'uqsk"L ts'Eme'lix-. TgonL hwili. 



(fut.) really he Then dived the beaver. This did 

 dies. 



ts'Eiiie'lix- aL qu'oqL dEm so'uqsk"t. Le-ia'tst lax-a'k-s 



the beaver at before (fut.) he dived. On he on the 



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Struck 



water 



