Tsimshian texts / by Franz Boas.

  • Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Date:
1902
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Credit: Tsimshian texts / by Franz Boas. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 172 BUEEAU OF AMEEICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 27 food. Then the little old woman took the coal and made a fire. They did not eat for a whole day, and for a long time they had no food. Then the prince went out. Early in the morning he sat outside. It was low water. Then an eagle was screeching on the beach. The prince called his little slave: “ See wh}' the eagle is screeching on the beach.” The slave ran down and came to the place where the eagle was sitting. When he was near by, the eagle flew away and, behold, a little trout was lying on the sand. Then the little slave shouted, telling the prince, “A little trout, my dear, lies on the beach.” Thus spoke the little slave. Then the prince said, “ Take it.” The little slave carried it up, and the prince ordered him to roast it. The slave roasted it. g'e'ipdetg'^. Nnk^’et go'uL their food. Then took sE-me'Lt. . NLk-’e txane'tk sa she fire, made Then all day nakL hwi'ldet. aqL-g'I'pdet. long they did so, without their food. NLk-’e d’at 1 aL g-a'lEq, Then he sat at outside, NLk-’e a'lg-ixL xsk-a'ak- Then spoke an eagle. Lgo-wud'ax-g’a't lak. Nnk^’et the old person the Then little fire. nig’i txa'xkdetg'e. NLk”e La not they ate. Then when NLk-’ e k-saXL LgO-Wl'lk-SlLk. Then went out the little prince. aL he'Luk. SEm-sg-iL ak-s. at morning. Very low was the water. aL g-fik-s. NLk-’et At A, WO OL at offshore. Then called LgO-Wl'lk\SlLk the prince little Lgo-xa e: the slave: little “Add', “Add, g'a aL see an-ha'EL what says xsk'ak' the eagle aL at g-i'ik-s.” NLk-’e uk.s-ba'xL Lgo-xa'E. NLk-’e hagun-a'qLkt offshore.” Then from ran land to sea the little slave. Then toward he reached aL hwil dEd’a'L xsk-ak-. Lfl q’ai'3um delpkL Lgo-xa'E, at where sat the eagle. When close by near was the slave, little uLk-’e g-iba'yukL xsk-ak-. Gwina'deL, Lgo-la'X sisg-it aL lax-a'us. then fiew the eagle. Behold, a trout lying on the beach little NLk-’e wi-am-he'L Lgo-xa'E, , at ma'LEL aL Lgo-^vd'lk-siLk: Then shouted the slave, little he told to the prince: little “Lgo-la'X, “A trout, little aL ma'LEt. and he told it. nat, my dear, hwil being NLk-’e Then ani-sg‘i't on the lies beach a'lg’ixL said aL g'au. on the beach of house.” Lgo-wi'lk’siLk: prince; the little De'yaL Thus said “ Golc.” “Take it.” Lgo-xa E the slave little NLk-’et Then gOL LgO-Xa'E. took it the slave, little LgO-Wl'lk‘SlLk“ the prince little NLk’’e tsagam-ia'et. NLk”et gun-ia'ddEL Then from sea he Then ordered roast it to land went. him to aL Lgo-xa'E. NLk”et ia'odEL Lgo-xa'E. to the slave. Then roasted it the slave, little little