BOAS] TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 205 



Then they ate sahiion, and she also ate; and they gave her a dish 

 fiUed with erab apple mixed with grease, and she ate it. The people 

 were much astonished. 



After a while the great Grizzly Bear said to her husband, " Give me 

 your child; I wish to sec it." Then the man took the child, because 

 the great Grizzly Bear wanted to have it. He gave it to her, aud the 

 child did not cry. 



Another day the Bear said, "Call your wife." Then the woman 

 came, the Hrst wife of the man. She entered and sat down next to 

 the man, her own husband. Later he had married the Grizzly Bear. 

 His one wife was the Bear, the other was a woman of his own tribe. 

 The woman onlv had a child. The Grizzlv Bear had no children. But 



NLk-'et x-ha'ndit. NLk-'et g'epL wi-lig-'e'Ensk". NLk-'et 1 



Then they ate salmou. Then ate it the grizzly bear. Then 



great 



lo-d'a'L La'ix aL ts'Em-ts'a'k*. K"'et huX sg-et. NLk-'et huX 2 



in put erab apple in inside of dish. Then again it lay in it Then again 



and grease there. 



g"epL wi-lig-'e'Ensk". SEmgal lo-sana'LguL qal-tsVp hwi'ltg'e. 3 



ate the grizzly bear. \'ery astonished was the town what he did. 



great 



NLk*'e La sl-go'n, nLk''e a'lg'ixL wi-lig''e'Ensk" aL nak'st: 4 



Then when later on, then said the grizzly bear to her 



great husband: 



"Ado, go'uL Lgo'uLgun," de'ya aL nak'st: "Dsm g'a'ae." 5 



"Ado, take your ehild," thus she to her "Will I see it." 



said husband: 



NLk''e dti'uLL k'"alL g'at fan goL Lgo-tk-'e'Lk". NLk''e da- 6 



Then went one man who took the child. Then he 



little caused 



a'd"ik'sk"t, nLk"'et gunaL wi-lig-'e'Ensk". NLk-'et g-ina'mdetg'e. 7 



it to come, then wanted it the grizzly bear. Then they gave it. 



great 



NLk-*e nig-i ayawa'tk"L tk-'cLk". 8 



Then not cried the child. 



NLk-'e huX a'lg'ixL wI-lig-"e'En.sk" aL huX k''e'lL sa: 9 



Then again said the grizzly bear at again one day: 



great 



"AmLg wo'oL na'k-sin." Nik-'e a'd'ik-.sk"L hana'q Le 10 



"Good invite your wife." Then came the woman 



waLEn-na'k'sL g'a'tg'e. K''e ts'ent. K-'e d'at aL awa'aL 11 



formerly the wife the man. Then sheen- Then she sat at the 



of tered. down proximity of 



g'a'tg-e, lEp-na'k"stg*e. K"'e se-na'k'sguL wi-lig-'e'Ensk". K*'alL 12 



the man, her husband. Then he married the grizzly bear. One 



own newly great 



lig-'e'En.sk" nakvsL g"a'tg-e; de-k-'a'lL JEp-hana'q aL lEp- 13 



grizzly bear the wife of the man; also one i)wn woman of his 



own 



ts'a'pt. K-'alL Lgo'uLk''t hana'qg'e. Nxk-'e nig'idi 14 



town. One child the woman. Then no 



