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TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



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woman said, '"Throw your earrings into the fire." Ts'ak' did so. He 

 threw ills ('arriiiijs into the fire, and she pulled them out by magic. 

 Then the woman said to Ts'ak", "All the pi'inces from everywhere try 

 to marry tile daughter of the ehief. The stone door of his house has 

 killed a great many. It shuts rapidly. He uses it to kill the princes. 

 You uuist count how often it opens. It will open four times. Then 

 put this lu'ross tiie doorway. Wait a little while before you enter." 

 Then the woman gave him a little carving of ice, not very long. 

 Ts'ak" wore a marten robe and a dancing robe. He came near the 

 house. Then he asked the great slave to sit down. He alone 

 approached it. Now he came near the door. Then he did as the 



hwai. 



the 

 name of 



NLk-'e 



Then 



NLk-'e 



Then 



hana'(jg'e 



the woman. 



NLk''e huX ts'ent lat qanL wi-xa'K. 1 



Then again he in it and the slave, 



entered great 



huX a'lg'ixi. hana'qg'e: " Nilt, txe'klEL qants'emo'En!" 2 



again .spoke the woman: "My lliri;)W into your earrings!" 



dear, the fire 



iiwils Ts'a'k-g-e. Txe'ldEL (jants'emu'Xt. NLk-'e 3 



lie (lid Ts'ak*. He threw in- his earrings. Then 



to tiie fire 



ha'k'SEUi huX na'mtsElL hana'qg'e. XLk'"e a'lg'ixL hana'qg"o 4 



onee more again took them out tlie woman. Then spoke the woman 



of hre by magic 



■La txane'tk"L k'opE-wrik'siLk''L hwil dzixdzo'q 5 



as Ts'ak ■ : 



to Ts'ak-: 



dEm fan 



(fut.) who 



"(Pert. I all 



nak'sL Lgo'uLk"L 



marrv tlie daughter 



of 



little 



jirinees of 



Lo'op a'dz'EpL SEiii'a'g'idEst. 



stone the door oi the ehief. 



txane'tk"L k'opE-wi'lk'siLk". 



nil little princes. 



sEin'a'g'it. La wI-he'lL ia'tst. 



the chief. (Pert.) many he 



killed. 



Haha'gwax, niLne't hii'yit aL 



It claps that he tises against 



together, 



K*'e huX daXL an-hwu'nt. 



Then again dead w ho do so. 



niE 



you 



6 



7 

 8 

 9 



Hwa'il dEUi le'tsxan qape'ii. dEm q'aqt; txalpx dEiu (j'aqt, 



Well! (fut.) count how (fut.) it four (fut.) it 



often opens; times opens, 



dEm k"'e' l6-sqa-he't'Ens gon .se!" NLk"'et g-ina'niL 10 



(fut.) then in side- place this !" Then she gave 



ways him 



hana'q Lgo-ala'gnm da'wut. Lgo-ts'o'.sg'im wl-na'k". "TsEda La 11 



carving ice. a small very long "If (perf.) 



the a 



woman little 



httlc 



ts'ElEm-a'(iLgun niE dzE ksi-go'ut," deya'. Gwis-haL gula'is Ts'ak" 12 



into you get you take it thus Blan- mar- the blan- Ts'ak- 



out," she said. ket ten ket of 



qanL gwTs-halai't. NLk"'? La hagun-deipk"s T.s'ak", nLk"'e 13 



and hlan- daniiug. Then (perf.) toward near Ts'ak, then 



ket 



d'a'dEL wI-xa'E. NLk""e k",sax-ne't Ts'ak'L hagun-ie'et. K"'e 14 



hesat the slave. Then only he Ts'ak- toward he Then 



down great went. 



hagun-a'(}Lk"t aL awa'aL pto'E. NLk""et hwil fan t hilL hana'tjL 15 



toward he nl the i>rox- the Tlicu he did what said the woman 



reached imity of door. 



B. A. E., Bull. 27—02- 



