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TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



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took her bag to the middle of the house. The great Grizzly Bear was 

 also in the house. The great Grizzly Bear said to her husband, 

 " Take some dishes to the rear of the house." Her husband did so. 

 Then she defecated into a dish, and the berries she had eaten fell 

 into it. Now the dish was full of berries that she had picked. The 

 Indians saw her defecating into the dishes. Then the Grizzly Bear told 

 the man to take the dishes that were full of what had come out of her 

 anus and place them before the people; Init they were afraid to eat it 

 because thej' had seen that they had come out of her anus. Th(\v only 

 ate the berries that the Indian woman liad picked. They took home 

 the food that the great Grizzly Bear had given them, and the wives of 

 the people ate it at their own houses. Then the great Grizzly Bear 

 was glad. 



ts'Em-g'itsa'on, 



in in ttie house, 



nLHEL hwil de-lo-d'a'L wi-lig'"e'Ensk". NLk''e 1 



being also in was the grizzly bear. Then 



that is being also in was the grizzlj' bear, 



wliere great 



a'lg'ixt aL nak"st: " Huts'Eo-d'a'Lt qa-ts"o'oL ts'ak'." NLk""et 2 



she said to herhus- " Back from fire put some dishes." Then 



band: 



gun-huts'En-d'a'Lt nak'st. NLk"'e hwilt. NLk''e wI-ts'Em-g'a'61t 3 



made back from put herhus- Then he did .so. Then large in heranus 



them fire band. 



de-k'si-y6'xk"L ma'E 



Le g'e'iptg'e ma'Ldet det-g'e'Elt. 4 



on out went 

 her part 



Nlucl Le 



What she 



k-si-yo'-xk^t. 



out went. 



berries what she ate she said on she pieked 



her part them 



g'c'ipt lo-d\i'LEt. NLk'^e ts'Ein-y-'ii'olt do- 



ate 



NLk-'e 



Then 



in she put. Theii 



mEtme'tk"L ts'ak* 



full was the dish 



in 



her anus 



lllv 



g-a'aL 



saw it 



alo-g'ig'*a't 



the Indians 



llWll 



where 



gwa'tstg'e 



excre- 

 ments 



per- 

 haps 



UL de-sE-ma'it. Tk*'e 6 



of on her she berries. Then 



part made 



la't. Hwii'i! NLk-"et 7 



in it. Well! Then she 



ma E 



berries 



tan 



that 



k-si-y<Vxk"L 



out came 



gun-do' got La mEtme'tk"L ts'ak' aL 



or- to take full dish of 

 dered 



ts'Em-g'a'olt. NLk"'e doxt aL qa-ga-sii'XL qaL-ts'a'p. NLk''e 9 



in heranus. Then she laid at before the people. Then 



it 



laxbets'S'x'det aL dEmt g'e'pdeit, aL hwil gwa'tstg"e la'ot, 10 



the.v were afraid 



to 



(fut.) 



eat It. 



liecanse 



de-g'ina'niL wi-lig''e'Ensk"g'e. NLk'V- 



also she had the grizzly bear. Then 



given them great 



aL lEp-ts'Eiu-huwiipL qal ts'a'pg*e. 



at own in the houses of the people. 



qa'odEL wMig""e'Ensk". 



heart the grizzly bear, 



great 



exere- per- in it, 

 ments haps 



aL hwilt g'a'adet hwil k*si-y6'xk"L ts'Ein-g'a'olt. K'sax-sE-ma'iL 11 



because they saw it where out of it came in heranus. Only made berries 



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g'e'ipL ga-ne'nik'sk"dctg'e 13 



ate it their waives 



