BOAS] TSIMSHIAN TKXTS 77 



Tln'ii the Porcupine did so. He invited the Beaver to hi.s house. 

 'W'iien the messenger who had Invited the Beaver returned, the 

 Bea\ er went up the valley in which the Porcupine lived. When the 

 Beavei- entered the Porcupine's house, the latter struck the fire with 

 his tail, so that it burned. Then he was going to play with the 

 Beaver. After he had struck the fire with his tail, his tail was burn- 

 ing. Tiien the Beaver made a song, as follows: "The little tail of 

 the little Porcupine is burned in the middle, pa! The little tail of 

 the little Porcupine is burned in the middle." The Porcupine ran 

 about in front of the Beaver, with whom he intended to play. After 

 he had done so, the Porcupine gave food to his friend the Beaver. 



XLk""e hwilL aXt, de-w6'6L ts'sme'lix' an-da'mqLk"t. I 



Then did s<> the also he the beaver his friend, 



jxircupiiie, invited 



NLk""e de-dfi'iii. Van wo'ol ts'Eme'lix'. NLk''e lo-ya'ltk"t 'A 



Then nUi> lie who invited the beaver. Then returned 



went 



t'aii wo'ot. XlIc'c ii'i'L ts'Eme'lix" aL ts'Ein-t'e'n. NLk"'e 3 



who invited Then w<'nt the beaver to in the Then 



him. valle.v. 



bax-iii'et. TgoiiL hwili. a'Xtg"e. XLa ts'r-nL ts'Kine'lix' 4 



up lie Tlii< did the poreupine. When entered the bea\er 



went. 



aL hwilpL aXt. nLk'"e tgoni, hwfli, a'Xtg'e. Le-ia'tsi, 5 



in the house the then this did the poreupine. t)n he 



oi jioreupine, struek 



lax-an-hi'k" aL k'o'uk''t. N'Lk'"("' me'Ltg'e. XLk'"e yu'kdet (i 



on the tire- with his tail. Then it burnt. Then he began 



pla.-e 



sii-tialtTfiL ts'Eme'lix' iiii.ne'L tiaii hwilt. La Lesk"t 7 



with to jilay the beaver therefore he did so. When he finished 



le-ia'tsL aXt k'o'uk"t aL lax-an-la'k", nLk"'e mcL 8 



on struek the his tail on on the iire- then burnt 



poreupine place. 



k"r)'uk"L a'Xtg'e. XLk''e tgonL he'tg'e. Se-]e'mx"ditg"e: !• 



the tail "if the poreupine. Then this he said. He a song: 



made 



''Le-g'a-xtsE-mt"'!. Lgo-k'o'uk"L Lgo-a'Xt. Pa! Le-g"a-xtsE-me'L lo 



"In niiddh- burnt the tail of the poreu- Pa! In middle burnt 



little little pine, 



Lg()-k"ri'iik"i. Lgo-a'Xt."' Al lo-tgo-ba'xt aL ([ii-sii'eXL 11 



the tail of the poreu- While in around he at in front of 



little little pine." ran 



ts'Eme'lix" aL det-sEl-<i;da'(is d:lm([Lk"t. XLk''e La qti'odEL 1'2 



the beaver to also with play his friend. Then when ^vas finished 



hwilL a'Xtg'e, nLk'"e de-dza'pL wuna'x' Lfi dEm 13 



what did the poreupine, then on his he food (jterf. ) (fut.i 



part made 



de-yo'6xk"L ts'Eme'lix'. XLk'e tgoiiL hwiii. tiXt, le 14 



on his eat the beaver. Then this did the 



Iiart jiorcupiue, 



1 Spoken very slowly, and aeeompanied by very rapid beating of time with a stick. 



