BOAS] TSIMSHIAN TESTS 185 



the land. Then tlie prinoe wont out. He did not allow them to land. 

 He took one l)ox out and opened it. He took a bow and arrows out 

 of it and shot at the canoes. He did not desire them to eome, because 

 they had deserted him. Therefore he was very angry. But finally 

 the people landed and went n\). They made little sheds, and he gave 

 food to his fathei- and mother. He j)itied them, therefore hi' did so. 

 When they wei-e apiHoaehino- the shore one woman stretched out 

 hei- hands to eat the grease that she saw on the water. Therefore the 

 pi-ince, the chiefs son, was ashamed. He did not marr\' her, but 

 he married oidy the younger one. 



The people went ashore. Then the prince invited them into hi.s 



NLk''e ad'a'd'ik'sdeitg'e wI-he'lL mal. NLk''e k\saXL 1 



Ttien came many t-anues. Then went out 



Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". Ni'g'it ana'qi. dEm k'"esk''a'tskdet. NLk"'et 2 



the prince. Not he agreed i fut. i thev land. Then he 



little 



k"si-go'uL k''elL xpe'is. Ni.k""e k'si-go'ut aL g'ahj. NLk'"et 3 



out took one box. Then out he took to out.side. Tlien he 



it 



q'a'gat. NLk"'et lo-go'uL ha-Xda'k" (|aiiL hawi'l. Ni,k-"et 4 



opened it. Then he in took u Itow and arrows. Tlien he 



guXL txane'tk"L mnifd. Ni'g'i liasa'qt aL (Ieui ad"a'd"ik'sk"t 5 



shot all t lie eanoes. Not he wanted to (fut.) they eonie 



ai^ t hwil .slsak"sta'qsdeit ne'tg'f'. NeLne'L qsm wI-t"e'sL hwTl t! 



Ibecause they had left behind him. Therefore hewasmueh (verbal 



noun) 



lo-sI'epk"i. qa'ott. Nxk-'e k-'esk-'a'tskt wi-he'klEm g-at. XLk-'e 7 



in sick heart. Then landed mnny iienplf. Then 



bax-Lo'odet. NLk**r' dzipdzfi'pdcL k'(jpE-hwi'lp Imq'o'L. NLk"'e 8 



up they went. Then they made little houses tents. Then 



vukL t g-'TriL Lgo-wi'lk'8iLk" np:o-ua'6dEt ([ans noxt. 1* 



bewail he to ^,'ive the prince his father and his 



fcHid little mother. 



Q'llL-qa'odEt lat qan hwilt. Tg-oni. hwilL k'Tdi. luma'qg'e. Q'ai 10 



He took pity on there- he did This diil nne wunian. First 



them fore so. 



tvSE tsagam-yu'kL mal aL lax-a'k*.s, k''et t'ukrs-Lo'odEL aiTo'iit 11 



when from reached the at on the then she out put her hand 



sea to land canoe water, 



at o"e'fpL t'rdx* HI/ o'a'at aL lax-a'k's. N'ELne'L qan 12 



she ate grease at seeing on on the Therefore 



it water. 



dza<iL Ltro-wi'lk'siLk", Ljjo'uLk"!. sEuiTi'o'it. NLk*'r ni'g-"it 13 



was tlie prince. the child of the ehief. Th-ii not he 



ashamed little 



nak*yk"t; q'ain-k'M'l Lgo-ts'Ewi'noit. lui.ne'r, iia'k*.sgutg"e. 14 



married her; onlv one the youngest. her he married, 



little 



NLk'T* Lfi tsagani-qa'odEL qal-tsVp, nLk"'et wcVoL 15 



Then when iruni sea were gone the people, then he invite*! 



to land them 



