transfer list selection to new list?

i am trying to make an extremely simple iphone app. i will briefly explain here,

there is a table view with 5 items
they each lead to different table view when clicked
when you click on item on second table view, it brings you to a text file


every table view/text file is different.

I have the first list coded, but can someone explain how to transfer from table view to table view to text?

I know this is extremely simple, but i am having trouble understanding code, and it would be awesome if you guys could help.