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taiu and his whole body was covered with crystal. Soon he became 

 aware that with the crystal he had attained the power of flying. Then 

 he flew all through the world. He believed that he had been absent 

 for four days, but in reality there had been as many years. Finally he 

 returned to his village. His clan happened to be at ISTe/nelk-as fishing 

 on the lake by the light of torches. 



Then he appeared in the shape of a white eagle and quartz was rain- 

 ing down where he was seen. He alighted on a tree and sang — 



Ha-a ha a ha a ha ha-a nil ha a a ne. 



Then the people knew that he had returned and that he had obtained 

 magical power from Ma'tEm. They bathed and went down to the shore, 

 each carrying a staff to which a crystal had been fastened. But 

 O'meaLEmae, whose name was now Ma'tEm, smelled them and did not 

 allow himself to be caught. When it grew dark, he was soaring over 

 the houses. In vain the people tried to catch him. One of his old play- 

 mates was very anxious to catch him. He made a loop of cedar bark 

 rope and succeeded in throwing it over the bird's head. The latter 

 continued soaring about. The youth, who now received the name 

 Ma'taanoe, followed him. He asked the people to sweep the house 

 and to iflacG a jdank on the roof. When they had done so, Ma'tEm 

 alighted on the plank. Three times he flew up again, but the foarth 

 time he came down into the house, accompanied by Ma'tnanoe. 



Later on Ma'tEm went out with his slaves to cut wood. His canoe 

 capsized and he descended to Be'benaqaua. There he saw many 

 dances and he received the lolo'LalaL, the ghost dance, and the name 

 Ld'i.Emae. 



I obtained another version of this tale from a Kwakiutl, although 

 the tale belongs also to the Nimkish: 



A youth was in the habit of spending his time with his sweetheart 

 and notwithstanding the urgent appeals of his mother he refused to 

 marry. Late one night he came home and asked his mother to prepare 

 food for him. She was angry and said: "Go back to the place where 

 you came from and get your feed there. I shall not give you any- 

 thing." Then the youth was sad. He lay down and remained in bed 

 four days without partaking of any food. His mother began to worry 

 and asked him to rise, but he did not listen. Then she called the 

 youth's sweetheart to call him, but he did not listen to her either. At 

 last, after four days, he arose and went into the woods without knowing 

 where he went. He had lost his senses. He came to a lake. There he 

 threw off his clothing and swam and dived in the lake. He remained 

 under water for a long time. Wlien he canu'- up again, a totem pole 

 rose with him. He said, " 1 do not want you," and thought, "I will go 



