BOAS] TSIMSHIAN TEXTS l75 



Another niornino- tlio princo went out again. The eaifles had given 

 them all kinds of tisli, and tlieir houses were full of dried salmon. 

 The slave was quite larg(> when all the salmon was g<^ne. 



One morning' the prince went out again, and. behold, he saw an eagle 

 far out on the water. He sent his slave down. The little slave had 

 grown to be a little stronger. Behold, there was a large lialil)ut. 

 The little slave shouted. ''There is a large halibut, my dear!" The 

 prince said. "Take it"; hut the little slave I'eplied. "I can not carry 

 it." The prince went down himself and dragged it up. The little 

 grandmother sj)lit it. and they were satisfied. Thej- did so for many 



NLk"'e huX k"'e'ElL he'Luk, nLk-"e huX k'saXi. 1 



Then again one morning, then again went out 



Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". Lfi txane'tk"L hwil lik's-g-ig-a't han an-hwi'nL 2 



the [jrince. When all kiniis of salmon what they did 



little 



xsk-fik- at tsagam-g-e'ndeL Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". La lig-i-mEtme'tk"L 3 



the eagles thev from sea gave the prince. when about full 



to land food little 



txane'tk"!. huwi'lp aL gwa'lgwa han. i.a wIt'e'sL Lgo-xa'E La i 



all the houses of drv salmon. iPerf. ) great tlie slave when 



little 



hwil am-tja'odEL han. 5 



all was finished tlie 



salmon. 



NLk-"e Lfi huX aVrik-sk"L he'Luk. NLk-"e huX k'.saXL Lgo- 6 



Then again canu- morning. Then again went out the 



litlle 



wi'lk-siLk". Gwina'dt'L, xskTik' huX g-a'at aL g-fik's uks-nak" 7 



prinee. Behold, an eagle again he saw at off shore from land fur 



it til sea 



tgo'stg'e. NLk"'e huXt uks-hr-'tsL Lgo-xa'E. La ts'o'sg-mi 8 



that one. Then ag.uin down he the slave. iPerf. ) a little 



to w-ater sent little 



masL Lgo-xa'g"e Lfi Lgo-wI-t"e's. Lfi Lgo-dax-g'a'tt. NLk'"e 9 



hegrew tne slave (perf.l a large. i I'ert. i a stmni; Then 



little little little 



huX uks-iil'et. Gwina'deL. wl-txo'x'. NLk'"e huX wI-am-he'L 10 



again from land he Behold. a halibut. Then again shouted 



to sea went. large 



Lgo-xa'E at ma'LEtg'e: *" Wl-txox". se. nati" NLk'"e a'lg-i.XL 11 



the slave he told: ".l halibut. look, my Then said 



little great dear I" 



LgO-wilk'.siLk": '•(xoLa'. g6i>;i'." NLk-"et ma'LF.L Lgo-xa'E: 12 



the prince: -'Take it, take it." Then he told ibe slave: 



little 111 tie 



"Lgu'ksaaneE.-' NLk-"e lEp-uks-iii'eL Lgo-wi'lk-siLk". NLk-'et lEp- 13 



"1 ean not do it." Then self from land he Ibe prinee. Thi'U he bim- 



to sea went little self 



tsagam-q'a'exqLt. NLk-'et q'oL Lgo-ntse'tst. NLk-'e sEm-htsil'iL l-t 



from sea dragged Then split it the grand- Then very were 



to land it. little mothi-r. satisfied 



qaga'odetg-e. Hwa'i! lu huX wI-he'lL .saL hwi'ldet. nLk-"e 15 



their hearts. Well! (Perf.) again many days they did so, Ih™ 



