TSIMSHIAK TEXTS 



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it \v:is burning all over. Then the hluejav fell down. He dropped 

 down uoain to the foot of the mountain. Ts'ak" was very nuieh 

 troubled because there was no way to go on. He and his great slave, 

 Drum-belly, lay down on the gras.s, and slept. It was almost day- 

 light, and Ts'ak" was still asleej). Then he heard a voice: " My grand- 

 mother invites you in." He did not know who was speaking, and lay 

 down again. He bit a hole in his blanket and looked through it. 

 Behold, there was a little Mouse that came out of a bunch of grass 

 and said, "My grandmother invites you in." Now he saw the little 

 Mouse disappearing under the bunch of grass. He rose, went to the 

 grass, and pulled it out. Behold, there was a house under it. A 

 woman was sitting there. "Enter, mj' dear, if it is you who wants 



K''e huX iaga-t"Egua'ntk"L gusgwa'os. K' 



Then 



riowii 



fell 



the bhiejay. 



Then 



ha'k'sEui huX 



(ince more again 



the 

 foot of 



XLk-"e 



Then 



Ihe mountain. 



la'Ldet 



ok'st aL menr. stjane'stg'e. 



he to 



dropped 



aqL-y6'xk"t 



with- (way) to 

 out go. 



wI-xa'Eg'e, Ano'LEm IjanL 



the slave, Drum- belly 



great 



they lay 

 down 



XLk-'e 



Then 



aba'g'ask"s 



was troubled 



Ts'a'k'g'e 



Ts'ak- 



ai. lax-ha'p'Esk". K\iL-ste'lL 



at on grass. ,\bout aceom- 



panied him 



hwa'tg'c. NLk"'e wa'woqdetg'e. 



Ills name. Then they slept. 



Hwil'il i,a delpk"L dEin mEsfi'x', q'ai-huwo'qs Ts'ak'; nLk"'e 



Well! 



(fut.i 



daylight. 



still 



slept 



then 



hcL 



say- 

 ing 



hwilfi'x's 



he knew 



naxna yit: 



he lieard: 



Ts-ak- 



Ts'ak- 



" Yukt-wo'on 



"She invites y<iu 



he'tg-e. 



hi-< blankoi. 



dze'EtseE.'' NLk'^e 



my grand- Then 

 mother." 



NLk*'e ha'k'sEm huX 



Then once more again 



ni'g'it tj 



not 



g-ii'eLt. 7 



he lay 

 <lo\vn". 



qalk-si-g-a'usk"t la'Et. 8 



through he looked at it. 



NLk'^e na-ha'ts*iL iiuia't^^'o. NLk*\' 



Then en- he bit hi-< blanket. Then 



tirely 



Gwina'doL, Lgo-qfi'k'L k".si-\vi'tk"t aL ts'Eiu-an-ha'p'E.sk". ]S'Lk*'e 



Behold, a mouse out came from from in bunch of grass. Then 



little 



ha'ts'ik'sEUi huX hct as T.s'ak*: "Yukt-wo'on dze'EtseE." K) 



once more again it to Ts'ak- "She invites you my grand- 



saiil mother. ' 



NLk'et q'ai-g'ilii'ls Ts'ak* Lgo-qa'k'L ts'ElEiii-da'uLt ai. 11 



Then still observed Ts'ak- the mouse into it w tut lu 



little 



ts'Ein-an-hil'p'Esk". NLk*'e hetk"s Ts'ak*. NLk*'e haiiun-ir'T't. lii 



in bunch of grass. Then he T-^'ak". Then towanl he 



stnod went. 



K*"et hasba-be'sL ha'p'Esk". (iwina'deL, hwilp lukL-hr-'tgut 13 



Then upside he the grass. Behold, a house under stond 



down ^ tore 



aL LaXL hil'p'Esk". NLk'^e aig'ixL hana'q lo-d'a'tg-'e 1-1 



at the under- the grab's. Then said a in sittnig 



woman 



tsEda ne'En dEin t'aii 



the under- 

 side of 



lat: 



"Ts'e'nsn 



■'Enter 



nat, 



my 

 dear, 



if 



(fut.) 



(ja'oi. 15 



who 



gc les 

 for 



