BOAS] TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 139 



"A copper hangs on a tree and the people ti'ied to knock it down, but 

 they did not succeed." '"Go on and try to hit it yourself," said the man. 

 Then he took up a stone and gave it to the l)oy. Ho took up another 

 one and gave it to him, and still another one and gave it to him. 

 Then he said, "You shall knock it down. Take first this white stone, 

 then this black stone, then this blue stone, and finally this one." The 

 poor little boy took them, and then the man said, *■' Do not show 

 these stones to the people." 



On the following morning the people went again and began to throw. 

 The poor little boy went up with them and said he would throw too. 



qal-ts'a'p?" Ntk-'e heL Lgo-tk"'e'Lk"g'§: "Le-ia'qL oq aL 1 



the people?" Then said the boy: "On hangs a at 



little cupper 



lax-ga'n, nLneL o'yh. qal-ts'a'p. NLk''et nig'it da-a'qLkMet." 2 



on a tree, that they the people. Then not they reach it." 



throw it 



"Hwii'il TsE o'yin. ana'!" NLk''et go'uL k''elL 16'cpg'e. 3 



"Well! Throw it, goon!" Then he took one stone. 



NLk-'et g-ina'mt aL Lgo-tk-'e'Lk". NLk-'et huX go'uL huX 4 



Then he gave it to the bov. Then again he took again 



little 



k"'elt. jS'Lk'"et g'ina'mt. Hwa'il >sLk''et huX go'uL huX 5 



one. Then he gave it. Well ! Then again he took again 



k'^elt; nLk''et huX g'infi'mt. NLk"'e a'lg'iXL g'at hagun- 6 



one ; then again he gave it. Then he said the toward 



man 



he'tgut aL awa'aL Lgo-gua'Em Lgo-tk"'e'Lk". NLk"'e a'lg'ixt: 7 



standing at proximity the poor little bov. Then he said: 



of little 



"TsE o'yin, ana'I TgonL dEm k's-qa'oqdEn ma'k'sgum 8 



"Throw it, goon! This shall first yon white 



lo'op. NLk''e huX k'"elt t'o'otsgum lo'op. Hwii'i! HuX 9 



stone. Then again one black stone. Well ! Again 



k-'elL lo'op hwil gu.sgua'ose. Hwil'i! HuX k-'elL lo'op neL 10 



one stone being blue. Well! Again one stone that 



dEm hwil qii'odEt." DoqL Lgo-gua'Em Lgo-tk-'e'Lk". NLk''e 11 



(tut.) being the last." He took the poor little boy. Then 



them little 



a'lg'ixL g"a'tg"e hagun-he'tgut aL awa'at: "G"i'16 niE dze 12 



said the man toward he stood at his prox- "Do not you 



imity: 



gun-g'a'adEt aL txane'tk"sL g*a'tg"e." 13 



cause to see them at all people." 



NLk''e huX mC'sa'x', nLk'^e ha'tsEk-sEm huX bax-ga'odEL 14 



Then again daylight, then once more again up went 



txane'tk"L g"a'tg"e. NLk''e hatsEui huX he-yukt ox'det. 15 



all the peO[»le. Then once more again they they 



began threw. 



NLk*'e de-bax-i:i'L Lgo-giiii'Em Lgo-tk^'e'Ek". NLk*'e de-he'tg'e 16 



Then also up went the poor little bov. Then also he said 



little 



