BOAS] TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 209 



taken them up to her hushancr.s house, he felt l)adly. He j^rew angry, 

 and seolded the great (xrizzly Bear. He felt badly because he did not 

 get anything. The young man said, "You rise too early, great 

 Drop-jaw." Thus he said to the great Grizzl\' Bear, and he scolded 

 again, '" You feed us with your excrements." Then the great Grizzly 

 Bear took notice of it. She became angry, ran out, and rushed up to 

 the man who was scolding her. She rushed into the house, took him, 

 and killed him. She tore his flesh to pieces and broke his bones. 

 Then she went. Now she remembered her own people and her two 

 children. She was veiy angry, and she went home. Her husband 

 followed her, but the great Grizzly Bear said, "Return houie, or I 



NLk"V> m'g"it g'a'aL han aL ts'Em-La'mgan Lat huX 1 



Then not he saw salmon at in the trap after again 



bax-qa'od'Ent wI-lig"'e'Eusk" aL hwilpL nak\st, niLne'L qan 2 



up she had the grizzly bear to the her therefore 



finished them great house of husband. 



lo-si'epk"L qa'odEt. NLk""et hak".st. Ha'k'siL q'aima'sEm g"aL 3 



in sick was his heart. Then he He seolded the young man 



seolded. 



wl lig-'o'Ensk". Lo-srepk"L qa'odEt aL hwil qal-wi'tk^t. TgonL 4 



the grizzly bear. In sick was his heart because he did not get This 



great anything. 



hcL q'aima'sEm g"at: "Ax-de-ha'wuL Lo'oqL wl-tg'aa'q," 5 



said the young man: "Not on quit early great drop-jaw." 



your part rising 



aL wI-lig-'e'Ensk", an-he't. Ha'k'sit qan het. G'e'lp'ElL 6 



to great grizzly bear, that he He scolded there- he .said Twice 



is what said. fore so. 



hwil ha'k'st. " Wl-ang'a'tgum gwats," de'ya t hwil huX 7 



(verbal he scolded. "Great giving for food excrements," thus he when again 



noun ) said 



hak-st. NLk--et a'd'ix-L wI-lig-'e'Ensk-g-e. NLk-'e a'd'tk-sk^L 8 



he scolded. Then she noticed it the grizzly bear. Then she came 



great 



hwil lo-sfepk^L qa'odEt. NLk''e wl-k'si-ba'xt aL wi-Li'ntx't. 9 



No'oL g-a'tg-e. K"Le-qa'6dEL .smax-t. NLk-'e heLa'LagaL txane'tk^L 12 



It was the man. All was finished his flesh. Then were broken all 



dead over 



Le dzedz'e'pt. NLk-'e hwil k-'e iii'et. Am-qa'6dEL Le ts'apt 13 



his bones. At once she went. She remembered her people 



hwil hwaiiL t'Epxa'tL Lg-i'tg-e. K-'e iii'EL wI-lig-'e'Ensk". A'lEq 14 



where wi're two her cubs. Then went the grizzly bear. Angry 



great 



lo-srepk^L qa'odt. NLk-'et y6xk"L nak-st. NLk-'e tg5ii heL 15 



in was sick her heart. Then followed her Then this said 



her husband. 



B. A. E., Bull. 27 -02 14 



