boas] TSIMSHIAN MYTHS 321 



Mother Wolf died; and he was very sorry, for he was alone among the 

 animals. He always went hunting with his two wives, and obtained 

 all kinds of animals, and his two wives were very strong. If he 

 missed a shot, his two wives would run after the animal that he had 

 missed and catch it. Therefore he was a great hunter, greater than 

 the beasts of prey. Often he would give a great feast to the wild 

 animals. 



Many years had gone by, and he Mas thinking of his own home. 

 Therefore one day he said to his two wives, "I must go down and 

 visit my home." His two wives went with him. Before they 

 reached the village he said to his wives, "Stay here for a while, until 

 I come back to take you down!" Then he went to the village alone; 

 and when he arrived there, he went to his father's house. He 

 entered, and the people did not know him, for he was very hairy. 

 He sat down at the end of the large fire, at the side toward the door. 



A great chief was sitting at the head of the large fire, with his 

 wife. He said to his young men, "Ask the man there where he 

 comes from." Then the two young men went to him and asked 

 where he came from. He replied that he was the son of the great 

 chief of that house. Therefore the new chief ordered him to come 

 and sit with him at the head of the fire. He arose and sat down at 

 the right-hand side of his cousin the new chief. Then the new chief 

 sent his slaves throughout the village and called all the people. He 

 embraced his cousin and wept with him; and when all the people 

 were in, he said to them, old and young, "This is my cousin whom 

 we lost many years ago and whom we thought to be dead, but he is 

 still alive, so let us have a good time with him tonight!" 



He said to his old people, "I will dance for my cousin the great 

 prince." Then all the people had a great celebration. 



The prince told the chief his cousin that his two wives were staying 

 far behind the village. He said, "I will go up and bring them down." 

 Then he went with his other two younger cousins, and he took them 

 down to the house. They were sitting down at their husband's 

 sides, and they were given all kinds of food to eat. Then the new 

 chief gave each of them a costly garment. He gave the prince a 

 dancing-garment, a marten garment, and to the wife who was sitting 

 on his right side a sea-otter garment, and to the one who was sitting 

 on his left side a marten garment. Then they were all happy. 



Every morning, while the people were still asleep, the two wives 

 would be awakened by the smell of something. Then they wakened 

 their husband and told him that they smelled some animals near the 

 village. They caught them and brought them home, and he invited 

 the people almost every day to give them fresh meat. 



His cousin the new chief loved him very much, and all the people 

 of the village loved him. One day he and his two wives went to 

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