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TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



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out iigaiii. Then he found the great .skin of the frog and put it on. 

 Again he went to the shoi-e of the great lake and dived. He walked 

 about on the Itottoin of the lake and caught a trout, a little larger one. 

 Then he went ashore again. Again he put oil' the skin and hung it on 

 the branch of the tree; He went home again and laid it on the sand in 

 front of the house. The poor little boy entered secretly and lay down. 

 When the day broke, a raven was crj'ing on the beach. The princess 

 heard it and said to the poor little boy, "Go and hear why the raven 

 iscrying on the })each."" The poor little boy went down again, although 

 he himself had caught in the lake what the raven found on the beach. 

 He went down and took it. Then he returned again and entered. He 



NLk''ct huX hwaL hwil le-ia'qL wi-ana'sL qana'o. NLk"'et 1 



Then again he found where on hnntr the skin the frog. Then 



great of 



huX gula't. NLk"'et ha'ts'ik'sEni huX uks-ie'et aL lax-ts'il'L 2 



Then once more again toward he at on edge of 



again he put 

 it on. 



again toward he 

 water went 



wi-fa'x. NLk''e huX so'uqsk"t. NLk-'e huX k"uL-da'uLt aL 3 



the lake. Then again he dived. * Then again about he at 



great walked 



ts'Em-s'iii'nL wl-t'a'x. Hwil'i ! NLk''o huX g"idi-go'ui. IfiX 4 



in the bottom the lake. Well ! Then again he caught a trout 

 of great 



Lgo-q'ai-ts'o'sg'ini wi-t"e's. NLk'"e huX ts'ak"sk"t. NLk-'e huX 5 



a still small great. Then again he went Then again 



little . ashore. 



sa-ma'gat. NLk"'e ha'ts"ik'sEni huXt le-ia'qt. NLk"'e huX 



off he took it. Then once more again on he Then again 



once more again on he 



hung it. 



na-ia't't. NLk"'e ha'ts'ik-sEmt huX sg'it aL lax-a'us aL 



Then once more again he laid at 



out of he 

 woods went 



he laid 

 it 



on the 

 sand 



qa-g"a'uL hwilp. NLk'"c ha'k'sEm huX q'am-ts'e'uL Lgo- 



in front of 

 house of 



the 

 house. 



once more 



secretlv entered the 



Utile 



the 

 little 



guii'Em Lgo-tk''e'Lk". NLk""e huX q'a'mts'En g'e'eLt. NLk'V 



poor little boy. Then again secretly he lay Then 



dowii. 



q'ai-ank'siu'kt raEsa'x'. nLk"'e huX a'lg'iXL qilq aL g'ii'u. 10 



still was spread the then again spoke the at in front of 



out tlaylight, raven thehi.iuse. 



NLk"'et huX naxna'L Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". NLk''e huX a'Ig'ixt 11 



Then again heard it the princess. Then again she said 



aL Lgo-guii'Eni Lgo-tk'"e'Lk": "Hwila'x"L an-hii'eL qaq 12 



Lgo-tk''e'Lk". ALk'"e ne fan lEp-g'idi-go'ut aL ts'Em-fa'x. 14 



little boy. Although he who self ca\ight it in in the lake 



iaVa ie'et. NLk'^et o-o'ut. 15 



down he Then he touk 



went. it. 



