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TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



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carried small sticks. Now the chiefs great slave rose in the corner 

 of the house. He was a giant, and his head reached up to the corner 

 of the house. He had a ]ng belly. Then one boy went toward the 

 rear of the house, and stood near by in front of him. The boy took 

 a stick and struck the slave's belly while Ts'ak" was performing his 

 incantations. Therefore the people used to call the slave Drum-bell}^ 

 Now Ts'ak' pulled out the sickness and saved her. He took all her 

 father s elk-skins in payment. She gave herself to him in marriage, 

 and he took all her grease boxes. Then Ts'ak' became a great chief, 

 because he had saved the chief's child. He married her, and the chief 

 gave with her his giant slave whose name was Drum-belly. Ts'ak" 

 reallv married the daughter of the chief. 



SESOSEm 



little 



gan. 



sticks 



aL 



amo'st. 



the corner. 



amo'st. 



the corner. 



Then 



Wl-g*a'L 



He was a 



great man 



Wl-la'iL 



NLk-'e lo-iuEn-he'tk"! wI-xa'atk"sL SEm'a'g-it 



in up stood the slave of the chief 



the slave of 

 great 



liwao;ait-lo-tq'al-go'usk''L t'Ein-qe'st 



up to in against it 



reached 



Greatly large 

 was 



NLk-'e 



Then 



Lgo-tk"''e'Lk". 



little boy. 



Lgo-tk-'e'Lk"L 



the bov 



little 



suwa'ansk"t. 



he cured. 



NLk-'e 



Then 



gan, 



a stick, 



ban. 



his 

 belly. 



hagun-he'tk"t 



toward he stood 



his head 



wits'En-ia'L, 



back from went 

 the tire 



aL 



to 



k-'aiL 



one 



aL 



at 



qa-sii'sXt. 



his front. 



Yu'kdEL 



He held 



at 



he 



NLk-'et 



Then 



dEm 



(I'ut.) 



ia'tsL 



struck 



ia'tsL 



strike 



banL 



the 

 belly of 



Lgo-tk''e'Lk" 



boy 



Nel su-hwa'dEL waLEn-g'ig'a't 



That made name 



of olden 

 times 



the 

 littk 



as 



<if 



wi-xa E 



the -slave 

 great 



banL 



the 

 belly of 



La 



when 



sag -IS 



out 



pulled 



wi-he'ld 



much 



Ts'ak- 



Ts'ak- 



hwil 



the 

 people 



ha-sl'epk". NLk-'e 



the .sicknes.s. Then 



Ano'LEm 



Drum- 



ma'tk-'tg-e. 



she was saved. 



ban. 



belly. 



NeL 



That 



hwi'ls 



he did so 



Ts'ak". NLk'"e Lat qa'ot'Ens 



Ts'ak-. Then (perf.) he finished it 



yukL 



he 

 began 



wI-xa'E. 



the slave 

 great 



NLk-'et 



Then 



hwilt, 



he did, 



Ts'ak- 



Ts'ak- 



Le Lia'ns nEgwa'odEt. 



the elks of her father. 



NLk-'e La wi-t'e'sL 



Then (perf.) was great 



dE-ma'tk"s 



he saved 



Na'k'sgus 



He married 



ho'ksaanL 



to be with 

 her he caused 



Ts'ak- 



Ts'ak- 



T.s'ak- 



Ts'ak- 



Hana'qstg-e qanL 



She gave her- and 



self as wife 



hwil sEm'a'g'its Ts'ak- 



being chief Ts'ak-. 



sEui'a'g-it. NLk-'et 



the chief. Then 



SEm'a'g-it. NLk 



the chief. 



grease 

 bo.xes. 



txane'tk''L hahe'nq. 10 



all 



NLk-'e La 11 



Then (perf.) 



Lgo'uLk"L 



the child of 



Lgo'uLk"L 



the daughter 

 i>f 



nak-sk"t. 12 

 13 



Then 



SEui'a'g-iL wI-xa'E. Ano'LEm banL 



the chief tlie slave Drum- belly 



great 



NLk-'e sEm-ho'm na'k'sk^s Ts'ak- Lgo'uLk^L sEm'a'g-it, 



Then really married Ts'ak- the child of the chief. 



he married 

 her. 



tq'al- 



against 



hwa'tg-e. 



his name. 



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