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TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



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on the bottom of the great hike and caught a trout. Then he returned. 

 Ho went ashore carrying a small trout. Then lie took the skin off. 

 He took good cai e of it. There wa.s a tree that had a long branch. 

 He hung the skin of the great frog on it. Then he went home. 

 The princess was still asleep. The poor little boy stepped very softly 

 and entered the house. He laid down the little trout in front of the 

 house. Then he entered secretly and lay down. Eai-ly in the morn- 

 ing the princess rose. She heard a raven crying on the beach. 

 When she heard it, she said to the poor little bo}', "See why the 

 raven is crying on the beach.'' The poor little bo}' rose and "went 

 out. Me w(»nt to the front of the house and, behold, a little trout 



EL lo-.sia'nL wi-t'a'xg"e. Niik^'et g'ldi-go'uL la'Xg'e. NLk*'e 1 



on in the the lake. Then he caught a trout. Then 



bottom of great 



lo-ya'ltk"t. NLk-'e ts''ak-sk''t. K'uL-yu'kdEL laX, Lgo-ts'o'osk-, 2 



he returned. Then he went About he carried the a smaU, 



nig-1 



not 



sEm-wi-t"e'st. 



very large. 



ashore. trout, 



Ntk^'et sa-ma'gaL Le lo-Lo'otgutg'e. 3 



little 



A/ A . 



Then 



off he took 



(past) in wa.s put on. 



NLk"'et sa-ma'gat. NLk^'et ,sEmt-ama g'a'adEt. Hetk°L ^a'ng'6. 4 



Then he off took it. Then he very well he saw it. There a tree. 



stood 



NLk"'e sa-he'tk"i, ane'stg'e. NeL hwilt le-ia'qL ana'sL wl-qana'og'e 5 



Then off stood a branch. There where on hung the skin the frog 



he of great 



aL hao'ng'e niEsa'x'g'e. NLk''e na-iii't aL ts'Em-hwi'lpdetg"e. 6 



at before daylight. Then out of he to in their house. 



woods went 



Q'ai-huw6'(^L Lgo-wi'lk"siLk''g"e. SEin-q'a'mts'En k'uL-ie'ei. Lgo- 7 



still slept the princess. Very secretly 



the 

 little 



about he 

 went 



the 

 iittle 



gua'Em Lgo-tk"'e'Lk"g'e. Saa'mi. ts'ent aL ts'Em-hwi'lpdetg'c aL 8 



poor little boy. Slowly he at in their house and 



he 

 entered 



La Lesk^t sg'it Lgo-la'X aL qa-g'a'uL hwilp. NLk"'e q'a'mts'En 9 



he he laid 



linished down 



NLk''e 



Then 



the trout 

 little 



ST'li't'Lt. 



ts'ent. 



he Then he lay 



entered. down. 



Lgo-wi'lk'siLk"g*e. NLk''e 



the princess. Then 



little 



in front of 



NLk-'e 



Then 



naxna'L 



she heard 



the 

 house. 



Then 



secretly 



he'Luk, nLk"'e La'oxL 10 



morning, then 



hwil a'lg'lXL 



where spoke 



rose 

 early 



qaq aL 11 



the at 



raven 



g'ii'u. NLk"'e g*m-he'tk"t, naxna'yit hwil a'lg'JxL qaq aL 12 



in front of Then she rose, she heard where spoke the at 



the house. raven 



g"a'u. NLk'"e a'lg'ixt aL Lgo-guii'Em Lgo-tk''e'Lk": "G'a'aL, 13 



she said 



the 



little 



poor 



little 



boy: 



"See, 



,1 • 



NLk'"e g-in-he'tk"L Lgo-guii'Em 14 



Then ro.se the poor 



ai, g'a u se; 



at in front of look!" Then ro.se the 



house little 



NLk-'e k".saXt. NLk"'(5 iaga-ie'et aL qa-g"a'uL 15 



Then he went Then down he to in front of 



out. went house 



