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TSI.MSHIAN TEXTS 



111 



The sealion kept on 5>'oi"g all the time. Now he went ashore at a 

 distant country and they landed on a sandy beach. They pulled the 

 canoe up and placed it tinder the trees. Then they sat down. Behold, 

 early in the iiiorninjj- a canoe was coining. One small man was in the 

 canoe, but he was usino- a large canoe. When he came opposite them, 

 he rose. He held a line. Then he jumped into the water. For a 

 short time he clubl)ed halilnit under water, and then he took his 

 line and strung them up. He caught many halibut, and had a long 

 string. Then he emerged again. He took his canoe and went 

 aboard. He put all the halibut that he had caught under water 

 into the canoe. The men who were sitting under the trees saw 

 what he was doing. He stayed in the canoe for a long time. Then 

 he took his line a second time and dived. Again he clubbed halibut 



qanet-hwila dE-Lo'oL fe'bEng'e. NLk'"e tsagani-a'qLk"det aL l 



always caused it to the sealion. Then from i^ea they at 



go to land reaehed 



hwagait-hwil nak". NLk-"e g-ii'6det aL lax-a'us. NLk-"et 2 



long ways being far. Then they were at on the Then 



beaeh. 



bax-sa'k'deL null. Ilwagait-ma'qdet ul spagait-^angu'n. XLk'"e 3 



up they pulled the Away they put it at among trees. Then 



canoe. 



hwa'ndet. NLk-'e sEm-he'Luk. Gwina'deL. mal La a'd"ik'.sk''t. 



Then really morning. Behold, a (perf. i came. 



they sat 

 down. lanoe 



G"uda't Lgo-tk*'e'lk"; wl-t"e's mfih. ha'it. Lfit hwaL qa-g-a'Xdct. 



One man a bov; a large canoe he used, (pert, i he in front of 



in canoe little " came them. 



NLk-'e lo-he'tk"L g-a'tg-e. Yu'kdeL nmo'lk". Nxk-'e so'uqst. 



Then in stood a person. He held aline. Then he dived. 



huX 



yu kdet 



he held 



ni g'l 



not 



NLk''e da'uLt aL ts'Eo'yuX qanL 



Then he went at the bottom "f and 



the sea 



wl-na'k"t. NLk'"et (["ax'<i"airi'nL txox' aL ts'Eo'yuX. NLk'"et 



very long. Then he clubbed halibut at the bottom of Then 



goL mao'lk". 



he the line, 



took 



Wi-na'k"L (je'ttg'e 



Very long was his string. 



NLk-"et .sa-ge'dEt. 



Then he made a string 

 of them. 



the bottom of 

 the sea. 



Wi-he'lL txox- 



Manv halibut 



an-hwi'nt. 



lie made. 



NLk-'e 



Then 



g-a'bEiit. 



he emerged. 



NLk-"et 



Then he 



goL 



took 



nuilt. 



uLk-'e logom-ba'xt. NLk-"et loi^-om-do'qL txox 



then into he went. Ihen into he took 



the 



lialibiit 



his 

 canoe, 



aL 



wliat he at 



made 



dzapt 



t.s'Eo'yuX 



La 



(perf. I 



iogom-qa'ot'Ent. 



int 



G'a'aL 



the 

 canoe. 



■i 



5 

 6 

 I 



8 



9 



10 



11 



hwant uL V2 



sitting at 



g-at 



the bottom of (perf.i into he had taken They the 



the sea it all. saw men 



g-ile'lix-g-e. Nak''L lo-dTi't aL ts'Em-ma'l. NLk-'et huX go'uL 1.3 



inland. Long in he was at in the Then again he 



mao'lk\ NLk-e hatsEm huX so'uqsk"t. NLk-"c hiiX yiikt 14 



the line. Then once more again he dived. Then again he 



began 



