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Ho gave him the IkuIv of ;i tree ;ind sonic needles of tlu' spruce, 'riicn 

 the Heaven- was afraid to eat them; Init t\w Porcupine said to his 

 friend the orcat Beavei', "'Eat fast, friend," and the Beaver did so. 

 Tlien he said to the Beaver, ' "Friend, let us play to-morrow morning. 

 There is a tree on a grass.v slope. That is my playing ground," and 

 when they were going to lie down to sUu'p. the Porcupine sang, 

 ^'VVhen T walk along the edge (?) (0 ( '. ) my shooting star 

 drops out." Then the Porcupine spoke to the sky. and it cli>;irc<l up. 

 and in the morning the ground was covered with ice. 



Now he gave another feast to the great Beaver; and when lie had 

 finished, the Porcupine said. "Now let us play, friend. My playing 



1 masL gani. de-g-a'tk"t qanL i-e la'qsL ^an. NLk-'e de- 



bark of tree on his food for and 



his part feast 



xpcts'a'Xi, ts'Eme'lix- ai- dEm 



was afraid the beaver to i fut.'i 



leaves of u tree. 



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hcL aXt aL an-da'mqi.k"t 



said theporeii- to his friend 



pine 



damqi.k"t. T'iiVan. dam(iLk"t." 



friend. Eat fast, friend." 



NLk'"e a'lg'ixL aXt: ••Damqi,k 



Then said the "Friend." 



porcupine: 



"DEm (jala'cpiom qans ne'En 



■'(Flit.) we phiy and you 



his part 



det-g'e'ipt. NLk-"e tgouL 



on food. Then this 



his part 



wI-ts"Eme'lix': "T'il'gan, 



the beaver: "Eat fast, 



great 



NLk'-e hwilL 



Then did so 



(le ya ai. 



Ilms lie said to 



ts'EUie'lix'. 



the lieaver. 



ts'Eme'lix'. 



the beaver. 



atsE 



wilell 



lax-so'ukst. NeLne'i. 



on a grassy There is 



slope. 



IIetk"L gan aL 



There a tree on 



stands 



La dEui wa'woqdet. NLk''e huX 



(pert.) (fut.) they slept. Then again 



he'Luk ts"Efa'Lak". 



morning to-morrow. 



an-(|airi'(iaist." NLk'"e 



my pljiyground." Then 



lemx'L aXt: "Deui 



sang the "(Fut.) 



porcupine; 



k-si-PiLt"o'L uEwinoLl 



out drops 



hwil haL-ia'cE go, aL dEp sio'wal 



being along I 



edge walk 



wTai. Hak'su hada'mgwa. k'wodzo pia'lsdd."' NLk'"e tgoiiL 



excrements my star," Then this 



a'lg-ixL aXt aL ts'Eme'lix-. A'lg-ixL aXt aL lax-ha'. 



said the to the beaver. It sjioke the to heaven. 



7)oreHpine porcupine 



NLk-e hwilL lax-ha'. NLk-'e a'd'ik-sk"L hwil q"anda'uL 



Then it did so the heaven. Then it eamc (verbal clear 



noun) 



lax-ha'. NLk-'e da'uL dz'ii'dz'ik-s ai, he'Luk. 



tlie sks'. Tlieii ice was tlie ground in the 



morning. 



NLk-'f' huX wo'6tk"L aXt aL wT-ts'Eine'lix-. NLk-'e La 



Then again sent an the to the beaver. Then (perf.) 



invitation porcupine great 



Le'exk"L ts'Eme'lix-, uLk-"e a'lg-ixL aXt: "Deui qala'qnomi.st, 



finished the beaver. then said tlie "(Fut.) we play, 



eating porcupine: 



' This senience is in Tsim.shian dialect. 



