boas] TSIMSHIAN MYTHS 319 



Then the old chief called all his wise men, and showed them these 

 garments, the armor, and the hat. The wise men said, " The young 

 man who has been killed is a prince of the Wolves;" and the wise 

 men said, "Moreover, my dear prince, build a fort! Let all our 

 young people build a strong fort, lest the cruel wolves come and 

 devour our wives and children!" 



In the same, night a cry was heard at one end of the village, "Oh, 

 my child, my child, who ate the deer whole! Only give me your 

 brother's adultery garment, that I need! Oh, my child, my child, 

 who ate the deer whole! Only give me your brother's garment, that 

 I need!" 



All the people in the village did not sleep that night, for they heard 

 the mother of the man that bad been killed crying through the vil- 

 lage. Before daybreak she ceased her wail, and all the people of the 

 village, young and old, went out to get logs, and before evening they 

 came home bringing the logs. In the night the wail came again at 

 the other end of the village. "Oh, my child, my child, who ate the 

 deer whole! Only give me your brother's garment, that I need! 

 Oh, my child, iny child, who ate the deer whole! Only give me your 

 brother's garment, that I need!" The mother of the slain one went 

 around the village throughout the night, wailing, "Oh, my child, ray 

 child, who ate the deer whole! Only give me your brother's adultery 

 garment, that I need ! Oh, my child, my child, who ate the deer whole ! 

 Only give me your brother's garment, that I need!" Before day- 

 light she left. 



Then all the people of the village began to build a fort. They made 

 a double wall around it. The women and children gathered stones 

 in the fort, and they built a sidewalk over the top of the wall, and 

 all the people moved into the fort. 



As soon as evening came, they heard wolves howling in the woods 

 behind the village, at one end of the village, and at the other end; 

 and howling of wolves was heard on the other side. Then they came 

 from all sides, nearer and nearer, and all the wolves stood around 

 the double fort. Then the mother of Prince Wolf said, "Only give 

 me your brother's garment of cleft feet, my dear, else we shall eat 

 all of your people, tonight!" 



The prince replied, " I will not give, you your son's garment, I 

 will keep it myself!" and the mother said, "And where is my son's 

 body? Give it to me!" The prince did not reply a word. She 

 repeated, "Give me my son's body, or I will devour your people!" 



All the wolves began to gnaw at the walls of the fort; and when 

 the first wall almost fell, then the people went upon the wall and threw 

 stones down at the wolves, and many were killed. 



On the following morning all the wolves from every direction 

 assembled, and the outer wall fell, but the second wall remained. 



