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TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



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tion you." The poor little })oy tsat down neiir to her, and the princess 

 said to him. "T know that you found the trout and the small salmon. 

 The raven did not find them on the heaeh. Now I have found a large 

 .salmon. I know that you have got many trout. You killed them. 

 My grandmother dried many salmon, and I have found this large 

 salmon." Then the poor little boy said, '' It is true. My uncle treated 

 us thus. He deserted yt)u and me and my grandmother. We were 

 without food, therefore I went into the woods. I came to a large 

 lake. Then 1 shouted, and a great frog emei'ged. It swam ashore 

 and I killed it. I skinned it, and I put on its skin. Then I caught 

 trout and salmon and I became vei'y clean. Now I am great. You 



a Ig'ix 



spoke 



NLk"'e d'flL 



Then sat 



Lgo-wi'lk'siLk" as ne'tg'e: "Deui g'e'daxa 



the princess to him: "(Fut.) Task 

 little 



Lgo-guii'Eui Lgo-tk-'e'tk" aL awa'at. 



the poor little boy at her prox- 



little imity, 



ii'lg'ixL Lgo-wi'lk'siLk" as ne'tg'e: "La hwila'yi 



s[)oke the princess to him: "(Perf.) I know 

 little 



ne'En t"an dEdo'qL laX qanL sESo'sEm han, netL huwii'iL 



voti \\h" catight the and small salmon, not fonnd by 



wi-t'e'sEm han 



a large salmon 



NLk-'e 



Then 



ne'En." 



you." 



NLk-'e 



Then 



ai. 



qaq 



the 

 raven 



aL gon. 



at now. 



"■"a U. 



at in front of 

 the house. 



trout 



Hwii'i! 



Well ! 



La huX 



I Perf. ) again 



dzak"t. 



killed It 



that 

 what 



hwa'e 



found 

 by me 



Hwii'i I La wI-he'lL IfiX g'idi-do'gan. La hwila'yi 6 



Well! (Perf.) many trout you caught. (Perf.) I know 



ne'En fan heya'tst. La huX wi-he'lL han gwa'lk"dEL 7 



you who killed (Perf.) also nuiny salmon dried 



them. 



nts'e'Etse. La huX hwa'e wI-t'e'sEui han." NLk'^e a'lg"ixL 8 



my grand- (Perf.) again found a large salmon." Then spoke 



mother. by me 



Lgo-guii'Em Lgo-tk-"e'Lk": '"la'^ai-netl Hwil hwi'ls dEp-be'Ebe 9 



the poor little boy: "However it is Thus did mv uncles 



little true ! 



as ne'En qans ne'E qans ts'e'edze. Sak"sta'qsdet ne'En 10 



to you and me and my grand- They deserted ' you 



mother. 



qans ne'E (jans ts'e'Edze. NLk'"e aqL-g'e'bEn, uLqan liwi'leE, 11 



and me and my grand- Then with- food you. there- I did so. 



mother. out fore 



iii'c aL g'ile'lix'. Mk''e' hwaL wi-t'a'x. NLk-'e qe'Lxkue. 12 



I to into the Then I found a lake. Then I shouted, 



went woods. great 



NLk''e g'a'bEni, wi-qana'o. NLk"'e wiram-la'qt. NLk''e ne 13 



Then emerged a frog. Then ashore it swam. Then I 



great 



Mk-"e' tsa'odEt. iiELnf-'t lo-Lo'otgue. Nik'"e' g'uli- 14 



i then skinned it. that in I was put. Then 1 



do'qL laX ([auL han. NLk""e La sEm-sa'k'skue. Hwii'i! La 15 



caugnt trout and salmon. Then ilVrf.) very clean 1 Well: (Perl.) 



