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The brothers went on their journey, and soon arrived at the city 

 of the Air. One of the Air chiefs, North Wind, invited them in, 

 and gave Ids daughter to Nalq to be his wife. Then another chief, 

 South Wind, invited the other three brothers in, and gave his 

 daughter to Little Grindstone to be his wife. Then another chief, 

 East Wind, invited the two remaining ones in, and gave his daughter 

 to Little Crabapple Tree to be his wife; and another chief, a beautiful 

 man, invited Little Feather in, and gave him his daughter to be his 

 wife. Now they were married. 



On the following day North-Wind Woman said to her husband, 

 "Let us travel about!" Nalq made ready to go with his wife, and 

 it was not long before the north wind blew hard. Nalq went along 

 with her. He felt cold, and mucus came from his nose. It fell on 

 the water and became ice, and therefore ice goes along with the 

 north wind. On the same day the South- Wind Woman asked her 

 husband to travel -with her. Little Grindstone was ready to go, 

 and the south wind blew very hard. Then Grindstone, who fol- 

 lowed her, let the water collect in his mouth, and blew it out up into 

 the air, and it came down like rain. Therefore the rain goes with 

 the south wind, and the people use water whenever they sharpen 

 anything on a grindstone. Now, the following day East-Wind 

 Woman asked her husband to journey with her, but Little Crabapple 

 Tree was too lazy to go out with his wife; therefore the east wind 

 blew harder and harder, trying to move her husband, but the roots 

 of the Crabapple Tree spread out under the ground. Then (he 

 whirlwind blew with the east wind, and Little Crabapple Tree's 

 roots gave way, and he went along with his wife. Therefore whirl- 

 winds come with the east wind. 



Again the following day the West- Wind Woman asked her hus- 

 band to journey with her; and before they started, Little Feather 

 said to his wife, "Don't blow so hard, lest you fall behind me, for I 

 am faster than you!" and the west wind blew gently. She went 

 along with him all round the world; and therefore the west winds 

 blow gently now, for she is afraid of falling behind her husband, 

 Little Feather; and these four brothers help the four winds now and 

 for all time to come, and we are always reminded of the deeds of 

 these four brothers. That is the end. 



12. The Feast of the Mountain Goats 1 



When the people lived in our own village on the upper course of 

 Skeena River, which is named Prairie Town, there were many hunters 

 among them. They often went out hunting, and succeeded in 

 catching many animals. Among them were six brothers who were 



