BOAS] TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 91 



Then G'ix'suts'fi'ntx' told him wlicre tlie rhild was. He said, ■■^^'ait 

 in the woods until they are all asleep, then go up to the roof of the 

 house." The man went, and when he came nearer, he heai'd the voiee 

 of his boy, who was erying-; hut as soon as the boy stopped, the ehief 

 ordered his men to i)oke th(» Hrv until many sparks flew up. AVhen 

 all the people were asleep, the man went to the roof of the house 

 where the child was. The ehild recognized his father and cried; 

 but his father r(>buked hini, saying, '"Don't cry, don't ci'vl They 

 might hear you in the house." The boy stopped and the man took 

 him ort'. In his place he tied the wooden image to the smoke hole. 

 Then he went down. Early in the morning the chief ordered his 

 peoph^ to poke the fire. Then the wooden image cried while the man 



G"ix'sats'a'ntx*f. hwil le-ho'k.sk"i. Lgo'uLk"L g'a'tg'e. "Tse 1 



Gix-satsTi'ntx' where on was the child of Ihc num. 



with it 



k""ax-d\Tnen ai. g'ile'lix' Lii dEui wa'woqdet dEm k'"e 2 



"Oniy stay in in tlie ^vheii ifnt.i they sleei> (fut.) then 



woods 



niEn-ie'En," de'yas G'ix'sats'a'ntx". K'"e iii'eL g'a'tg'i"'. ?> 



liyi go," thus sjiid G'ix-satsTi'ntX'. Then went the man. 



NLk""e haguna'qLk"t. NEk''et nExna'i. am-he'L Lgo'uLk"tg"e 4 



Then toward he ^'ot. Then lie Ilea rd tlie voiee of Ids eliild 



NLk'*('t Invihi'x'L i.u-o-tk'\''Lk" iiEgua'odEt. NlR'^o wT-yt''tk"t. i:» 



Thc'U kiii-w tlu- bdv his father. Then lie cried. 



NLk'^ot Iti'iolL neo-ua'oclEt: ''G'lUV, g'ilu'l nExiui'yitg'r ul lU 



Then rebiikuil his fathL-r: "Don't. don't! they hear it in 



him perhaps 



ts'p:ni-h\vj'lp." XLk''e lui'uL Lyo-tk*'e'Lk". NLk"'et sil-go'diL 11 



in the Thi_ii shipped the boy. Then oIT took 

 liouse." little 



g*'at Lgo'uLk"tg*r'. NLk'"et ia'gai-lr'-t(|\il-da'k'LEL g'a'dEiii li 



the hi.s ehild. Then how- on against he tied the person 



man ever of 



p'an. Nuk'^e d'Ep-iii'et. NLk''c he'Luk. NLk*'ot huX 1^ 



wood. Then down he Then morning. Then again 



went. 



gun-sE-im~'LEL sEiifa'g'itL lak". XLk''(" huX ayawri'tk"L 11 



or- III buFTi the ehief the lire. Then again cried 

 dered maki' 



