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TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



189 



entered another house, and again sat down near the fire. Tht> wife of 

 the owner rose and gave her the liacks of sahiion to eat, but ><he did 

 not accept them. She left the house. She did so in every house. 



The friend of the chiefs son who had gone out re-entered and said 

 to the prince, "A little slave girl is coming along the street." Then 

 his friends spoke: "Wh}- don't j'ou marry her when she comes in 

 heveV When she came near the chief's house, they took a mat and 

 spread it in the rear of the house. The prince sat down on it. Then 

 the little slave girl entered. Her head was very large. She was not 

 at all clean. One of the prince's friends said, "Sit down over here." 

 Then the little slave girl wallced to the rear of the house and sat down 

 by the side of the prince. His friends started a large fire. Her hands, 



NLk-'e huX d'at ai. ci'api. lak". XLk-"e huX hctk"L nak-sL 1 



Tlien again she sat at 



down 



the end 

 of 



the 

 tire. 



Then 



stood 



g-at. NLk-'et huX g-ent aL k-oE. NLk-"e ni'g-it g-e'ipt. 2 



the Then again shi' kiivi- of liaek. Then not she ate it. 



man. lier to eat 



NLk"'e ha'ts'ik-sEm k'saXt. Txane'tk"L huwi'lp iiwil invi'lt. 3 



Then 



NLk-'e 



Then 



sEui'a'g'it. 



the chief. 



once more 



k'saXL 



he went out 



NLk-'e 



Then 



slie went 

 out. 



k-'alL 



.\u 



houses 



g'at, an-siEp'e'nsk''L Lgo'uLk"L 



the son of 



aL 



to 



Lgo-wi'lk'siLk": 



the prince; 



little 



ha'ts'ik'SEm huX ts'ent. NLk''e a'lg'ixt 



once more again iie entered. Then he spoke 



"Slsi.sag'ap-yukL Lgo-wa'tk"." NLk-'e 



'■ On the street is a slave girl." Then 

 coming little 



al'a'lg-ixL an-sEpsI'ep'Ensk"L Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". TgonL he'det: 



spoke the friends of the prince. This they sjiid: 



little 



"Ha'o! Am niE dsm na'k-sg-e, atse La de-ts'e'nt." NLk-'et 



■■.\h! Good you (fut.) marry her. when (pert.) also she enters." Then 



go'udeL sqa'naa. K-'et ba'Ltlet aL cj'alil'n. NLk-'e le-d'a'L Lgo 



they took a mat. Then tlicy spread at rear of Then 



rear of 

 house. 



on sat the 



little 



the slave girl, 

 little 



slie 

 entered 



As large her 



as that little 



head : 



clean. 



Then 



spoke 



an-sI'Ep'Ensk"L Lgo-wi'lk-.sii.k": 



friend of the prince: 



little 



NLk-'e g-ime-ia'L Lgo-wa'tk". 



Then to rear went 



of house 



the 

 little 



slave 

 girl. 



4 



5 

 6 



7 

 8 

 9 



a mat. Then they spread at 



wi'lk-siLk" la'Et. NLk-'e a'd'ik-sk-L Lgo-wa'tk". NLk-'e ts'ent. 10 



prince on it. Then came the slave girl. Then 



Qa-la'iL Lgo-t'Em-q'e'st; ni'g-i sak-sk"t. NLk-'e a'lg-ixL k-'itlL H 



" Hwagait-g-e'e dEiu hwil d'fin." 1^^ 



" Over there is ifnt.) wlierc ynu sit 



down." 



Nxk-'e d'fit aL sto'ok-sL Lgo- 13 



Then she sat at the side of the 



down little 



wi'lk-siLk". NLk-'e yukt sE-me'Lt an-.sip,si'ep'Ensk"t lak". NLk-'e 14 



prince. Then began to burn the friends tire. Tlien 



make 



wI-me'LL lak". Txane'tk"L an'(/nt (janL (ja.sisa'it (|anL LipLa'nt 15 



much burnt 



the 

 tire. 



All 



her hands 



and 



her body 



