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TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



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again. He was now quite strong, because he had much to eat. When 

 he got there, behold, there was a large porpoise. The little slave 

 shouted twice. Then the prince went down and dragged it up to the 

 house. They cut it and put the meat away. They filled another 

 house. 



Thus the eagles returned the food that the prince had given to them in 

 the summer. The eagles reciprocated. They pitied the prince because 

 he had pitied them in summer. The eagles were glad, and therefore 

 they fed the prince. 



One morning the prince went out, and, behold, there were many 

 eagles. He sent the little slave down, and when he went down and 

 reached there, behold, there was a large sealion. Again the little slave 



Lgo-xa E. 



the slave, 

 little 



NLk-'et 



Then 



Lgo-xa'E. 



tlie slave, 

 little 



NLk-'et 



Then 



ai. i,a hwil wI-he'lL g'e'ipt, neme'L qan hwilt. 



heean.<e much he ate. therefore he was 



huX hwat. Gwina'deL, wi-dzI'X. 



again 



lie reached 

 them. 



Behold, 



a porpoise, 

 large 



NLk''e wI-am-he'L 



Then .'shouted 



G'e'lp'ElL wi-am-he't. NLk''e uks-ia'eL Lgo-wi'lk'.siLk". 



Twice he shouted. Then from went the prince. 



huX 



again 



Then from went 



land to sea 



NLk-'et 



Then 



the 

 little 



huX 



again 



"Wi-he'lL hwil lo-do'xt, 



Many where 



Hwa'i! 



Well! 



tsagam-qa'EqLt. 



from sea he dragged 

 to land it. 



NLk''e La huX metk^L k"'eli 



they Then (perf. ) again full one 



put. 



Deltk"L xsk'a'ak"g'e aL Let hwil 



the eagles to him who 



ba'Ldetg-e. 



they spread 

 them. 



hwilp. 



house. 



Reel pro- 

 eat ed 



ofi'ndEL 



wflk-SlLk^a-g 



Xirinoe 



LgO- 



the 

 little 



aL ban hl g'i-se'nt. NeLne'L qan La de-de'ltk"L 



of salmon in the last Therefore 



gave 

 food 



the last Therefore (perf.) on recipro- 



summer. their part cated 



La q'ilEm-qa'oL Lgo-wMk'siLk" as 



(perf.) they took the prince from 



pity on little 



ne'detg'S. NLk"'e sEm-lo-am'a'niL qaga'oL xsk"a'ak"g'e, niLne't qan 



xsk'ak' 



the eagles 



Lat 



(perf.) 



sityii'wuL 



exchanged 



them. Then 



La det-g'i'ndcL 



(perf.) on they gave 

 their part food to 



NLk-'e La huX 



Then 



again 



Lgo-wi'lk-siLk". 



the prince, 



little 



uks-he'tsL L!Jo-wi'lk'.siLk"L 



prince 



good 



Lgo-wi'lk'.siLk". 



the prince, 



little 



a'd'iksk"L 



came 



hearts 



he'ELuk. 



morning. 



the eagles, 



NLk-'e 



Then 



therefore 



1 



2 

 3 

 4 



5 

 6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



Gwina'deL, xsk'ak"L wI-he'ldEt. 



Behold. eagles many. 



huX k-saXL H 



again went out 



NLk-'et huX 12 



Then again 



from sent 

 land to sea 



Lgo-xa'E. 



the slave, 

 little 



the 

 little 



NLk-'et 



Then he 



Lgo-xa E. 



the slave, 

 little 



NLk-'e 



Then 



huX 



again 



huX 



again 



huX 



again 



nui LEL 



told it 



Lg*0-XU E. 



the slave, 

 little 



hwat. (Twina'doL. wi-fe'bEn. 



reached Behold, a .sealion 



tliere large 



(r'e'lb'ElL wi-aiii-he't, at 



Twice he shouted. he 



uks-iii'eL 13 



from went 

 land to sea 



NLk-'et 14 



Then 



ma'LEL. 15 



told. 



B. A. E.. Bull. 27—02- 



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