BOAS] TSIMSHIAN TEXTS . 99 



Then he s^ciit the feathers. They eanie down again, soaring over the 

 children. The eldest boj- saw them and took them. He put them on his 

 head and ran about, playing. Then hi.s feet began to rise from the 

 ground. The sky took him up. His younger brother. Little-sloe- 

 bush, ran up to him, but his feet were lifted from the ground. He 

 could not pull his brother down. When he felt that he was getting 

 weak, he said, "Break, my roots!" and his feet left the ground. 

 Then the Little-spruce-tree rushed up to them. He tried to keep his 

 feet to the ground, but when he gi-ew weak, he also said, "Break, my 

 roots!" Then Little-grindstone rushed up to them, and suddenly 

 there was a great mountain. He also tried to keep his feet down while 

 the Heaven was pulling him upward. He did not move because the 



d'Ep-ma'gaL (jaq'ii'x". NLk-'e huX de-d'Ep-yu'kt ai. lax'-o'i, 1 



down he sent feathers, Tlien again also down they to nnlopnf 



eame 



k'opE-tk"'e'Lk". NLk'"et g'a'ai. Lgo-se'lg"it. NLk-'et huX gO'ut. 2 



the children. Then saw it the eldest. Then attain lir 



little little " t.«ik it. 



K"'et le-he't"Ent aL lax-t'Eui-qe'st. Qane-hwila k'uL-l)a'xt ai. 3 



Then on he put it at on his head. Always jilioiit Ikimh nt 



qala'qtg'e. >sLk''e a'd'ik*sk"i. hwil huX iax"ia'qt i/i ha'ts'ik'sKm 4 



playing. Then eame (verbal again it hung (perf.) again 



noun) 



dEHi huX uiEn-do'qL lax-ha'g'e. NLk'"e huX iax'ia'qt. NLk""e 5 



(fut.) again up took the heaven. Then again he hung. Then 



him 



tq'e'saaL Lgo-wa'k't Lgo-dEp-sgan-sna'x hwa'tg'e. NLk''»"t ImX <; 



rushed to his brother Little- sloe-bush his name. Then he also 



him little 



dExdo'qL asisa'it. NLk''e lu'g'it huX da;i'((Lk"t. Skwao't iiuX 7 



he took his feet. Then not also he succeeded. He gave up again 



de-da'mo;antg*e. NLk''e Lat batp. dEm hwil ali'8k''t, niJc'e S 



also pull. Then when he fell (fut.) being weak. then 



tgouL a'lg'ixtg'e: "La dEin wudEii-bisbe'sL. wi'sdeist." ;» 



this hesaid: "(Perf.) (fut.) along tear. my roots." 



de'ya. MLk''e huX de-lisIe'sk"L a.sisa'it. XLk""et t<i'e'saas Lgd- 10 



thus Then also also hung his feet. Then rushed iii little 



he said. him 



dEp-am-sa'etjs. NLk'"e huX skwa'et asisa'it. NLk^'e i,:i huX 11 



spruce-tree. Then jilso lie gave up his feel. Then (perf.) also 



a'd'ik-sk"L dEm ali'sk"t. NLk-"e huX a'lg'ixtg'e. TgonL het: 1l' 



became ifiil.) weak. Then alsd he spoke. Thi.** lit' 



^aHI: 



" La huX wiid-En-bisbe/sL, hwi'sdei.st biVu I " NLk*'e tq'o'sau.s i;; 



"(Perf.) ulvn iilniiK' ft'ar, my roots'" Then rushed to 



hiiu 



Lj^o-dEp-aiu-qii'x, NLk''r' sa-hr''tk"i> \vi-.sqane'st. NLk"\" skwa'et 14 



Little- grindstone. Then siid- sIchkI a mountain. Then he gave up 



(leiily great 



hiiX de-da'nioanL lax-ha'g'e. Ni'g'i huX Laiitk"t aL hwTl 15 



again altio puHing the heaven. >'nt al?>u it moved beeau;-e 



