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TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



95 



The children had a t^tick with which the}' struck a wooden ball. 

 After a little while that hoy liegaii to ri^je, his feet leaving the groiuid. 

 Then another one rushed up to him and took hold of his feet. His 

 hands stuck to the feet of the tirst boy, and his feet also left the 

 ground. Then another boy rushed up to him and took hold of his 

 feet, but he also went up. Still another one rushed up to them, tak- 

 ing hold of the feet. He also was lifted upward. Still other ones 

 ran up to them, until all the children were gone. Then a man saw it 

 and rushed up to the children. He also hung onto them. Another 

 one rushed up to them, and took hold of his feet. Thej' all went u]) 

 to heaven, the whole town, and nobody was left. The Heaven took 

 them all up. He was anno3^ed on account of the noise of the children. 



TgonL hwili, k'opE-tk''e'Lk"; gam. do'qdet; nLk''e huX 1 



This did thv little childroir. sticks they held; then also 



gauL ia'tsdet. Ho'g'igaL Lefi, ga'ng^e. Nlhc'l ia'tsdet aL 2 



ctiiih- tViiH" ctrti^L- T il-ii ii Kii 1 1 fVii-i cti/^b- Tlinri flim- 



stick 



thev struck 



the stick. 



they 

 struck 



gan. NLa ts'o'sg'im nak"t de-iax"ia'qL k'"alL Lgo-tk'"e'Lk". 3 



the Then a little UmK with hung one little boy, 



wood. him 



nLk"'e lisle'sk"L asisa'it La niEn-da'uLt. XLk'"e ti["e'saaL k""alL 4 



then hung his feet ( perf. ) np he Went. Then rushed one 



dExdo'goL asisa'it. NLk''et ttj'al-hathe't an'o'nt aL asisa'ii. 5 



he took his feet. Then against stuck his hands to the feet 



of 



liuX de-lisle'sk"L asisa'it. ]NLk*"t" 6 



also also hung his feet. Then 



Liro-tk''e'Lk"o--e. XLk'T 



the 

 little 



Then 



huX tq'e'saaL k'"alL Lg()-tk'"e'Lk"'; huX dExdo'qL asi.sa'it. 7 



also rushed one little hoy, also he took his feet. 



to him 



NLk'"c huX de-iax'ia'((t. NLk'"e huX tq'e'saaL k'"alt. NLk""e 8 



Then also onhi.s he hung. Then again rushed one. Then 

 Ijarl 



dExdo'qL asisa'it. NLk''e huX iax'ia'qt. NLk""e huX tq'e'saaL 9 



he took 

 hold of 



his feel. 



Then 



als 



he hun^ 



Then 



rushed to 

 them 



k"'alt. La lUEn-qa'odEL k'opE-tk'V'Lk". nLk'"et g'a'aL t"e'sEm 10 



one. When up were the children, then saw it a large 



finished little 



g'at. NLk""e de-tq'e'.saat. NLk"'e huX de-iax'ia'qt. NLk''e 11 



man. Then on his he rushed Then also on his he hung. Then 



part to them. part 



huX tq'e'saaL huX k'Mlt. NLk-'e huX dExdo'qL asE.sa'it 12 



again rushed again one. Then also he took the feet 



Lfi wagait-lax-ha' hwil uiEii-sa'k'sk"det. NLk'^e qane'-hwila 13 



(pcrf, I up to sky where up they went. Then always 



hwih, txane'tk"L tjal-ts'a'p. Ni'g-i Lgo-q'am-g'ina-da'L k'alt. 14 



did all town. Not little only behind was one. 



SEm-mEn-qa'odet aL lax-ha'g'e. Lo-hwa'ntk"L qa'odEt aL hwil 15 



Very up they were by the heaven. In was annoyed its heart because 



finished 



