Tsimshian Texts (Volume 1) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ... skin of the great frog on it. Then he went home. The princess was still asleep. The poor little boy stepped very softly and entered the house. He laid down the little trout in front of the house. Then he entered secretly and lay down. Early in the morning the princess rose. She heard a raven crying on the beach. When she heard it, she said to the poor little boy, "See why the raven is crying on the beach." The poor little boy rose and went out. He went to the front of the house and, behold, a little trout aL lo-s'ia'nL wi-t'a'xg-S. NLk--et g'idi-go'uL la'Xg-e. NLk--e 1 on in the the lake. Then he caught a trout. Then bottom of great lo-ya'ltkut. NLk--e ts-ak'skut. K-uL-yu'kdEL laX, Lgo-ts-o'osk-, 2 he returned. Then he went About he carried the a small, ashore. trout, little mg'i sEm-wl-t-e'st. NLk--et sa-ma'gaL Le lo-Lootgutg-S. 3 not very large. Then off he took (past) In was put on. NLk-'et sa-mii'gat. NLk-'et sEmt-ama g'a'adEt. HetkuL ga'ng-e 4 Then he off took it. Then he very well he saw it. There a tree. stood NLk-'e sa-he'tkuL ane'stg-e. NeL hwilt le-ia'qL ana'sL wI-qana'og-e 5 Then off stood a branch. There where on hung the skin the frog he of great aL hao'ng-e mEsii'x'g-e. NLk--e na-ia't aL ts-Em-hwiTpdetg-e. 6 at before daylight. Then out of he to in their house. woods went Q'ai-huwo'qL Lgo-wi'lk'siLkug-e. SEm-q'a'mts-En k'uL-ie'eL Lgo-7 still slept the princess. Very secretly about he the little went little gua'Em Lgo-tk-'e'Lkug e. Saa'mL ts'ent aL ts-Em-hwi'lpdetg-e aL 8 poor little boy. slowly he at in their house and entered La Leskut sg-it Lgo-la'X aL qa-g-a'uL hwilp. NLk-'e q'a'mts-En 9 he he laid the trout at in front of the Then secretly finished down little house. ts-ent. NLk-'e g-ii'eLt. NLk--e he'Luk, ...