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TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



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When the day liroke. the princess rose. Again she heard the raven 

 crying on the beach; there were even two ravens. She called the 

 poor little boy, saying, ''See why the ravens are crying on the beach." 

 Again he rose and went down. There was the salmon that he him- 

 self had caught in the sea. He took it and went up. He entered, 

 carrying it, and laid it down near the old grandmother. She split it 

 and roasted one-half. When it was done, she addressed the princess, 

 wanting her to eat of it, and she ate with them. The poor little boy 

 and the old grandmother ate one end; the princess ate the other end. 

 He did so every night. Then the princess noticed that the skin of the 

 poor little boy began to be very clean. One night she did not sleep. 



q'a'mts'En ts'ent. NLk''e huX q'amts'En g'e'eLt aL La delpk"L 1 



secretly he entered. Ttirn again secretly he lay at (perf.) short 



down time 



dEiii hwil niEsa'x'. Q"ai-ank'siu'kL dEm inEsa'x', ni,k''e 2 



(flit. I being daylight. Still was spread ont i fut. i daylight, then 



huX g'tn-he'tk^L Lgo-wi'lk"siLk". NLk""t>t huX naxna'L hwil 3 



again rose the princess. Then again she heard where 



the princess, 

 little 



a'lg'ixL qaq; q"ai-t"Epxa'L qa'qg-e. NLk'"et huX go'gsaanL 4 



spoke the even two ravens. Then again awoke 



raven ; 



Lgo-wi'lk'siLk" Lgo-guii'Em Lgo-tk-T''Lk". NLk"'e a'lg-ixt: 5 



the princess the poor little boy. Then she .spoke: 



little little 



"Hwila'xT. an-ha'L qaq aL g'a'u!" NLk"'e huX g'm-he'tk"t. 6 



"Learn what says the at in front of Then again he rose, 



raven the honsel" 



NLk""e iaga-iii'et. Gwinii'deL, hiin Le lEp-g'idi-go'udEt aL 7 



Then down he Behold, the self he had caught it at 



went. salmon 



lax-m6'6ng"e! XLk'"et go'ut. NLk'"e bax-de-iii'et; nLk'"e de- 8 



on the sea! Then he took it. Then up with he then with 



it went: it 



ts'e'nt. XLk"'et sg'it aL awa'aL Lgo-nts'e'etst. NLk-'et q'aLt. 9 



he Then he laid at the prox- his grandmother. Then she 



entered. it down imity of little split it. 



NLk-'et ia'odEL Le sto'ot. NLk-'e a'nuk.st. NLk-'e a'lg'ixL 10 



Then she roasted one half. Tlieu it was done. Then spoke 



Lgo-nts'e'etst det-gun-g'e'ipt aL Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". NLk'"et de-g'e'ipt. 11 



his grandmother also caused to eat it at the princess. Then also she ate it 



little little 



K'sax La q'apL de-g"e'ipL Lgo-guii'Em Lgo-tk-'e'Ek" qauL 12 



Only (perf.) one end on ate the poor little boy and 



tlieirpart little 



Lgo-nts'e'etst. Hwii'il K'"e g'e'ipL Lgo-wi'lk"siLk" La q'ap. 13 



Well! Then ate the princess the end. 



his grandmother, 

 little 



the 



little 



Txane'tk^L axk''L hwi'ltg'e. NLk'"e llik's-g-a't'EnL Lgo-wi'lk'siLk" H 



Every night he did so. Then took notice the princess 



little 



hwil La sak'sk"L ana'sL Lgo-gua'sm Lgo-tk''e'Lk". NLk''e 15 



being (perf.) clean the skin the poor little bov. Then 



of little 



