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bim, driveu by a man. Tbe pbeasaut killed it, and wbeu be was skia- 

 iiing it tbe mau stood watcbiug bim aud said, "AYell, pbeasaut, you 

 cau sboot straigbt;" but tbe pbeasaut tbougbt it was uot so. So? 

 wbeu tbe luau saw tbat tbe jibeasaut was not i^roud, be said tbat tbe 

 latter would be able to carry tbe deer nearly borne, ouly wben be sbould 

 almost reacb bis bouse tbat it would become very beavy. Aud so it 

 was; for wbeu be was almost bome it became so beavy tbat be could 

 uot carry it. He laid it down, aud bis wife came aud belped bim. 

 Wbeu tbe raven beard tbat tbe pbeasaut bad killed a deer be sent bis 

 sous to carry some fisbes to tbe pbeasaut, so tbat be migbt receive 

 some meat in returu; but wbeu tbey were going into tbe pbeasaut's 

 bouse tbe pbeasaut drove tbem out. Tben tbe raven told bis cbildren 

 to figbt witb tbe cbildren of tbe pbeasaut, aud tbey bad a battle. Tbe 

 raveu's cbildren tbrew fisbes at tbe pbcasant's cbildren, wbo, in return, 

 threw tbe grease of tbe deer at tbe raveu's cbildren. Tbe raven sat 

 between tbe two armies, aud wben tbe little i)beasauts tbrew any 

 grease tbe raven caugbt it aud ate it. After a time tbe raven went to 

 bunt deer. Wbile be was travelliug be met and sbot a deer, driveu by 

 tbe same man wbom tbe pbeasaut bad met. Wbile be was skiuniug it 

 tbe mau, acting as if be was surprised, said, "Tbe raven can sboot 

 straigbt." Tbe raven was proud, and said, " I cau sboot straight, be- 

 cause I am a raven." Wbeu be was about to carry tbe deer bome tbe 

 man said tbat wben be sbould nearly reacb bis bonse it would turn 

 into sometbiug else. So, wben tbe raveu bad almost got bome, be 

 dropped his game and went aud told bis wife wbere to find it. She 

 went to tbe place wbere be bad left tbe deer, but wben sbe arrived she 

 found it bad all turued to rotteu wood. 



A ijooman and her husband. — At cue time there was a woman liviug 

 at ber father's bouse, aud after awbile a man came by nigbt aud took 

 ber for bis wife, but soon afterwards be deserted ber. After a time sbe 

 took some of ber father's slaves aud weut to tbe otber side of tbe water 

 to bunt for tbe mau, but was uuable to find bim. So sbe started for 

 bome, but after baviug gone some distance sbe looked down on tbe 

 bottom of tbe canoe aud saw a mau smiling at ber. Sbe knew it was 

 ber busbaud; be pulled ber down, aud tbe slaves saw ber no more. 

 Some time afterward sbe made a visit to ber parents. At a second 

 visit a child was boru to ber. On a third visit ber face was covered 

 witb some kind of moss. During ber second visit ber parents wished 

 to deceive the man, hence tbe^' took a slave witb a face exactly like 

 tbat .of tbe married won)an aud started to carry ber to the man, but a 

 seagull cried out aud said it was not the light woman, so they took 

 tbe true wife aud restored ber to ber busbaud. This mau killed a 

 great many fisbes and sent tbem to bis father-in law. After a time 

 tbe woman died and there was afterwards beard a voice crying, whicb 

 was tbe woman's voice. Wben this woman's tribe go off to sea they 

 always cai)size. (Some Indians believe this to be true.) 



