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TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



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cainc to be with child and gave birth to a boy, to another one, and 

 to .still another one, and to two more. They were very .strong. 

 There were three male.s and one .stone and one knife and one snot. 

 The one was named Little-crab-apple-tree, the next one Little-sloe- 

 bush, the next one Little-.spruce, the following Little-mountain, the 

 next one Little-knife, and one moi'e was called Snot. The woman 

 had six children. 



The woman and her little grandmother .suckled them. Now the}- 

 were a little older, and then they were grown up. Now they also 

 liegan to play. Thej' took a stick and played ball. (In olden times the 

 people called this "ball-play.") Then the mother said to her children: 

 '"Stop, children I Your grandfathers were killed on account of this 



qani. yu'ksa. NLk"'e a'd'ik'sk^L hwil o'bEnt. NLk'"e aqLk''L 1 



anil evenings. Then she eame (verbal pregnant. Then 



noun) 



she gave 

 birth to 



k-"alL Lgo'uLk"t. NLk-'e huX k-'alt. Ntk-'e huX k-\llt. 2 



one boy. Then again one. Then again one. 



Q'ai-bagade'lL dax-g"ig'a'dEt. Gula'n e'uXt de-k''a'lL 16'6pg-e 3 



To- two were strong. Three men with one stone 



gether 



de-k''a'li, ha-q"o'L de-k""a'lL nii'eLt]. Lgo-dEp-sgan-me'lik'st hwaL 4 



with one knife witli one snot. Little- crab-apple-tree was the 



name of 



k"'alt; nLk'"et Lgo-dEp-sgan-sna'x hwaL k"'alt; iiLk''e 5 



one; then Little- sloe-bush the name one; then 



of 



Lgo-dEp-am-sii'eqs hwai. k""ult; nLk"'e Lgo-dEp-sqane'st hwaL 6 



Little- spruce the name one; then Little- mountain the name 



of of 



k"'alt; nLk'"e Lg5-dEp-ha-q'o'L hwaL k''alt; nLk'"et Nil'eLq 7 



one; then Little- knife the name one; then Snot 



the name again 

 of 



hwaL huX k'"alt. QTiElda'lL Lg'iL hana'qg'e. g 



one. Six were the the woman, 



children of 



NLk"'e qanet-hwila lemats'ik'sa'ant aL txane'tk''L sa qanL 9 



Then always she suckled them at all days and 



Lgo-nts'e'ts. NLk'"e La ri'd"ik-sk"t dEui hwH k'opE-t'est'e'st. 10 



the grand- Then (perf.j came (fnt.) being a little large, 



little mother. 



NLk''e La fe,st'e'.st. NLk""et huX sl-d'a'det dEm huX 11 



Then they were large. Then again new- they (fnt.) also 



ly started 



hwil qala'qdet. HuX do'qdeL gan. NLk-'et huX ia'tsdeL 12 



(verbal they played. Again they took sticks. Then again they struck 



nounj 



Let. TgoiiL sE-hwa'dEL waLEn-g'ig'a't. T'ak' t sE-hwa'detge. 13 



a ball. This made name the people. T'ak- they made its name. 



ancient 



NLk-'e a'lg-ixL noxL k"opE-tk''e'Lk"g-e: '•'G'ila.sEm. Lgo'uLk". 14 



Then said the the little children; "Stop, child, 



nmlher of 



1). A. E., Bull. 27—02- 



