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TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



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uiotlier did uot stay in the house. They hud gone to another place, to 

 another house. Only four men, his most intimate friends, watched 

 him. Then they sang- '"Ae!" accompanying their song with batons. 

 Then thej' sjioke, singing. Then the bodj' came to life again. The 

 bones were covered with flesh. Then he sang. He invited the tribe 

 of his father in and the people came. Then the prince said, "Burn 

 the meat of all the squirrels that I shot during the past 3'ears, and 

 burn their bones and the skins, which I am keeping in many boxes." 

 The people did so. They l)urnt it all. 



Then the great master of the squirrels was glad, because his tribe 

 had come to life again. Then the prince sang, "la heiaha a, heia haa' 

 aya negwa' iaha! I become accustomed to this side; I become accus- 



nig"i lo-d'a'L nEgua'odEt qanL noxt. G'id'an-d'a'tk" aL k"'elL 



not in were his father and his They were in in other 



his 

 mother. 



hwilp. 



honse. 



NLk-'e 



Then 



TgonL 



This 



K-sax-txalpxda'l 



Only fniir inc'ii 



They were in 

 other place 



Ep-an-sEp.sfEp'Ensk" fan le'Lk'tg'e. 



friends 



his 

 own 



a'd"ik-sk"t 



came 



he'tg'e. 



he said. 



dEUl 



(fut.) 



NLk-'e 



Then 



hwil 



when 



le'mix' 



they sang 



le'mix •tg'e. 



he sang. 



who 



aL dza'eg'ixt: 



and started beating 

 witli sticlcs: 



NLk-'e 



Then 



watched 

 him. 



"Ae!" 



"Ae!" 



dax-g'a'tt. 



he got strong. 



Ha'ts'ik-sEui a'd'ik-sk"t dEui 



Once more came (fut.) 



hwil 



where 



smax't. 



flesh. 



NLk-'et 



Then 



he in- 

 vited 



UEgUa'dEL 



his father 



qal-ts'a'p 



the people 



aL 



NLk-'e 



Then 



dEm 



to 



le'mix 't. 



he sang. 



hetk"t. 



stand. 



NLk''e ts'ElEm-qa'odEL qal-ts'a'p. NLk''e a'lg'ixL Lgo-wi'lk".siLk"' 



Then into were gone the people. Then said the prince. 



TgonL 



This 



ts'EnLi'k' 



squirrels 



het: 



he 

 said: 



Le 



what 



ga-ts'e'pt dEm 



bones ( fut. ) 



thus he 

 said 



the 

 little 



1 



2 

 3 



4 

 5 

 6 



7 



the 

 little 



AmL dEm txeltk" La ga-sma'x'L wi-he'ldEm 8 



V 



"Good (fut.) bum the meat of many 



guXgo'ye aL txane'tk"L k'oL. TsE k'sax La 9 



shot by me in all the years. Only 



txe'ldESEmEst," de'yaL Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". "qanL 10 



you will burn," thus he the prince, "and 



La ga-ana'st wi-he'lL qal-hc'nEq hwil lo-daxdo'xL ga-ana'st." 11 



the skins many boxes where in are the skins." 



NLk''e hwilt lEgEm-qa'f Endet. 12 



Then they into they put it all. 



did so 



NLk"'e lo-il'mL qa'odEL wI-me'nL ts'EULi'k". Ha'ts'Ek'sEm huX 13 



Then in was heart tlie master the squirrels. Once more again 



good of great of 



wI-he'lL ts'a'pdetg"e. NLk"'e lemix'L Lgo-wi'lk'siLk": "la heiaha 14 



many his people. Then sans the prince: "fa heiaha 



little 



a, heia haii' aya negwa' itiha. Deui ([ai-k'ax-mawiL an-g'i'E, 15 



ii, heia haa' aya negwa' iaha. tFut.) get used to this side, 



