BOASJ TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 79 



gi'duiid is yonder." It was very cold in tlie inoi'iiint;'. There was a 

 place wiiei'e water was runiiino' down. It was slippery l)ecause the 

 water was frozen. The Beaver followed the Porcupine across the 

 place. Then the Beaver was trouUled because his feet were slippery, 

 but the Porcupine had long claws. Then he returned to see what the 

 great Beaver was doing, and he said to him. •'Come, do it, friend," 

 but the Beaver could not cross th(^ place on account of the ice on the 

 mountain. Then the Porcupine returned, and took the Beaver by tlie 

 hand and led him across. Thus the Beaver got across. The Porcu- 

 pini> was going to play with him: just once he did so. Then they 

 walked on, and came to the place where the tree was standing. The 

 Porcupine said to the Beaver. "Now climb this tree." The Beaver 



daiiKiLk". Hetk"i. an-(iala'gaeE ai. da'u." NLk'"e aVl'ik'sk"!, 1 



friend. There my iiljiygniunrl at yontler," Then lanie 



■stands 



he'i.uk. NlIc'c sEuigal sa(iL gunii'xk". Da'uL dz"a'ds;"ik's. TgoiiL 2 



tlie Then very sharp the eoM. Ice was the ground. This 



morning. was 



hwili. iaga-(ia'6L a'k'sg'e. HiLia'Lk"L hwil dfi'utg'e. NeLne't 3 



it\va< down ran water. Slippery where ice. Tlieri- 



tsa"a-de-yo'.\guL aXt ts'icme'lix'. XLk'"e huX aba'g"ask"i. i 



across also followed the the beaver. Tlieii again troubled was 



him porcupine 



ts'Kme'lix', gwa'nEm hTLia'Lk"'i- an'o'nt. K'"e tgon hwilr 5 



the beaver. always slipiyiery hi>^ liands. Tlien this did 



were 



a'Xtg'e. Xene'luk"!. Le Latjst. Ni.k'"r- ImX lri-ya'ltk"'i, aXt 6 



the Long were (perf.) his claws. Then again returned the 



porcupine. porcupine 



at g'a'aL hwilL wT-ts'Eme'lix'. XLk""e a'lg'ixL a'Xtg'e: "Sa! 7 



to see what did the beaver. Then said the "Come! 



great I'orenpine: 



aniL hwi'lEn. danujLk"!-" De'yaL tiXt aL wI-ts'Eme'lix". Qo'sel 8 



good do, friend!" Thus said the to tlu- beaver. He could 



porenpine great not 



ts'Eme'lix' dEm tsaga-a'qLk"t aL hwil dfi'uL sqane'st. XLk'"e 9 



the beaver (fut.) across he reached lieeansc ice the mountain. Then 



was 



lo-ya'ltk"i, ;iXt. Ni.k''e tgonL hwilt; go'udEL an"6'ni- 10 



returned the Then this he did; lie took the hands of 



I'orcupine. 



ts'Eme'lix'; nLk'"e tsaga-de'entk"t. NlIc'c tsaga-a'qLk"t. La 11 



the beaver; then across he led Then across he got. (Perf.) 



him. 



he-yu'kt dct-sEl-(iala'qL aXt ts'Eme'lix' i["ai-k''e'Elt hwil 12 



he was also with to i)lay the the beaver just once 



going hiiu i>orcui>inc 



de-hwi'lt. NLk''e i,6'6det. XLk''et hwa'dcL hwil hetk"j, gan. 13 



also he did Then they went. Then they readied where stood the 



so. to tree. 



NLk''e tgonL hwilL a'Xtg'e: "AiiiL dEin mEii-ie'en,'" deya' 14 



Then this did the porcupine: "Good tfut.j up go." thus he 



said 



