Ts'ak- 



[Told by Moses] 



There was a hoj- named Ts'ak' and his old grandmother. They had 

 a small house, and a small brook was running near by. There were 

 salmon in the brook. Ts'ak' went down carrying a stick with a bone 

 point, and speared the salmon. He got a great many. Then he made 

 a rope of cedar twigs and strung them up. Then Ts'ak" went up the 

 little river and caught many salmon. Then he returned, ])ut he did 

 not find the string of tish that he had placed in the water. He had 

 lost it. Then he was sorry. l>ecause the great Grizzly Bear had eaten 

 all the salmon which he had strung on the cedar twigs. He said, 

 "Big drop-jaw Grizzly Bear has done this." Then the great Grizzly 



Ts'ak- 



K''ali. Lgo-tk''e'Lk"g"e Ts'ak'L hwa'tg'e de-k"'a'lL Lgo-nts'e'etst. 



One little boy Ts'iik- his name with one little 



NLk''e hetk''L Lgo-hwi'lpdetg-e. 



little their house. 



Then (there) 



stood 



NLk-'e 



Then 



baxL 



aL awa'adetg'e hwil me'siL han. NLk''e ia's 



their proximity 



salmon. 



Then 



grand- 

 mother. 



i.go-a'k's 



a water 



little 



Ts'ak-, 



Ts'ak-, 



yu'kdiL gan hwil le-d"a'L na'tstg-c. NLk-'et g-aLk"L 4 



he carried a whore on was a bone Then he speared 



stick point. 



han, wI-he'ldEi, daa'cjLgutg-e. NLk-'e t'ak"L cf'aqL. 



salmon, many he got. Then he cedar 



twisted twigs. 



k-"ax-sa-qe'detg-e. NLk-'e huX gali-ia's Ts'ak- aL ■ 



for a he a Then again up went Ts'ak to 



while made string. river 



Lgo-a'k-s. NLk-'et g-aLk"L wi-he'ldEL han. Hwa'i 



the water. Then he speared many salmon. Well! 



little 



La lo-ya'ltk"t. NLk-'e ni'g'it hwaL hwil g-ak'SL qettg-e. 8 



(perf.) he returned. Then not he found where lay in his string 



water offish. 



Gwatk"L qettg-e. NLk-'e a'd'ik-sk-L hwil lo-srepk"L (jats 9 



It was lost his string Then came being in sick heart ipf 



NLk-'et 



Thou 



maga'uL 



up rivcrof 



NLk-'e 



Then 



Ts'ak-, aL 



Ts'ak-, 



his string 

 of fish. 



hwTl 



because 



sick 

 the 



5 

 6 



7 



ia'eL wi-lig-'e'Ensk"L fan dzai- 



went the grizzly bear who ate all 



the grizzly bear 

 great 



k-s-qa'gum g-a'Lk"tg-e, nLk-'e Le .sa-qe'dEt aL 



first he speared, then (perf.) he a of 



made string 



a'lg-ixs Ts'ak-: "i-:i huX neL wl-tk-'aa'gat. 



said Ts'ak : "(I'erf.) again he great drop-jaw. 



han Le 10 



the (perf.) 

 salmon 



(|"aqL. NlIj-'c 11 



cedar Then 



twigs. 



fan hwilfi'gut 12 



who liasdtinu it 



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