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out to see who was coming. When he saw the Salmon he 

 was much surprised, but came out and pretended to wel- 

 come him, saying, " Why, Salmon, I thought you had been 

 killed last year, and I have been singing your death-song, 

 and telling my friends how sad I was." Then the Salmon 

 laid down the arrow with which the Rattlesnake had hit 

 him, saying, "Rattlesnake, is this your arrow?" "Yes," 

 said the Rattlesnake, "where did you find it?" "I found 

 it down on the shore." "Oh!" replied the Rattlesnake, 

 " I lost that yesterday while shooting ducks, I knew that 

 it must have fallen somewhere, but tould not find it." 

 Then the Salmon said, "Give me some hot coals, Rattle- 

 snake, I want to mend my boat with pine gum before I 

 leave this place."- Then the Rattlesnake brought out some 

 hot coals, which the Salmon took and set the grass lodge 

 on fire, and as the Rattlesnake was burning, said to him, 

 "Rattlesnake, hereafter when more people come into your 

 country you must not bite them with* your arrows, but 

 they must kill you wherever they find you or your people." 

 Then the Salmon left and travelled a long distance when 

 he saw the Wolfs lodge. He crawled up very slowly and 

 found the Wolf's wife alone, but guarded by the Louse 

 and the Flea. Then the Salmon said to the Louse, " I am 

 the husband of the woman in that lodge, and if you will 

 assist me I will give you the Wolf's head for your share," 

 and to the Flea, "you shall have the Wolf's back and rump 

 for your share." They both agreed to accept the offer 

 and allowed the Salmon to enter the lodge. Then the 

 Salmon and his wife planned how they should destroy the 

 Wolf, as well as his two brothers who lived in the lodge 

 also. The Salmon took a sharp knife and waited. Towards 

 evening the oldest wolf returned carrying a deer on his 

 shoulders, which he threw into the lodge and then went 



