590 TSIMSHIAN MYTHOLOGY [eih. ANN. 31 



The Coinox incident of the Transformer's meeting with a shaman, who says 

 that he is merely enjoying the fine weather and is then thrown into the water 

 and transformed into a fish with stout body and thin tail, is presumably 

 identical with this tale Co 5.63. 



The incident of Q !a / neqe £ lak u 's meeting with Yix-a/gEme £ , as told in 11.227, 

 isidentical with one of the versions of his meeting with Ha'yilik'a £ we. When 

 they meet, Yixa'gEme 5 is first transformed into a young sawbill duck, then 

 he is retransformed into a man. Next Q !a'neqe £ lak u is transformed in the 

 same way. Then Q !a'neqe £ lak u makes a deluge, which does no harm to 

 Yix'a'gEme £ 's house, the smoke coming out of the water. According to one 

 version, Yixa/gEme £ also makes a deluge in return. Q !a'neqe £ lak u becomes 

 afraid of him and passes. The same incident is recorded in the Q la'mtalal 

 tradition K 10.100; K 9.453. Q !a'neqe £ lak u meets Chief Qla'mtalal. Assoon 

 as he looks at him, the chief's pile-driver falls into the water; but, owing to 

 the chief's magical power, comes up again. Qla'mtalal calks his house, 

 because he knows that Q !a'neqe £ lak u is going to make a deluge K 9.453. 



The same story is told of Ma'leleqala, who built a house of large trees and 

 calked the openings with clay. During the deluge he remained safe inside. 

 After the water had subsided, his brothers hauled in drift-logs, which became 

 their tribe. When Q !ii'neqe £ lak u meets him, he wears a head-ring of red- 

 cedar bark, and is told that he shall be the first to receive red-cedar bark in 

 the winter ceremonial 9.480. 



The incident of the flood is also told of Ha'yilika £ we without express refer- 

 ence to Q !a'neqe £ lak u . It is said in this version that the deluge lasted for a 

 whole year, and that the raven K!wek!waxa' £ we caused the flood to subside 

 K 5.167. At another place in the 0' £ meal tradition a contest between 

 Ha'yilika £ we and /£ ineal is told of, in which they point at each other with 

 their fingers. Ha'yilika £ we makes a hole in /£ meal's head, while the 

 latter makes a hole in Ha'yilika £ we's chest. Then 0' £ nieal produces the 

 flood, which leaves shells on the roof of the house. Ha'yilik'a £ we throws 

 these through /£ meal's stomach, a feat that /£ meal is unable to imitate, 

 lie makes, however, another flood, while Ha'yilik'a £ we causes the smoke of 

 his house to pass through the water. Then they throw each other respec- 

 tively with the double-headed serpent and trees, and finally become friends 

 5.182. 



6. Q !a'neqe £ lak u meets Xate'tsEn 9.3. 



Analogous to this is also the meeting between Q !a'n<"qe £ lak" and Xate'tsEn. 

 They treat each other to meat of the double-headed serpent. Then they 

 transform each other unsuccessfully into fog and a crane, each resuming 

 human shape immediately after the transformation. Next they race on 

 Xate'tsEii's playground, running first up a mountain, then down again, and 

 then jumping into the canoe. Q!a'neqe £ lak"'s belt comes off, and he falls 

 into the water. Xate'tsEn believes that he has vanquished him; but 

 Q !a'neqe £ lak u comes up again, and transforms a beaver and the watchman of 

 Xate'tsEn's salmon weir into stone. 



7. Q !a.'neqe £ lak" meets Ts!a'qame £ K 10.167-171. 



Q !a'neqe £ lak u meets Ts!a'qanie £ , and they try their powers. He points at 

 him with his finger, and a hole appears under the eyes of Ts!ii'qame £ . He 

 heals himself, and performs the same trick on Q!a / neqe £ lak u . The Trans- 

 former asks his companions to cut off the head of Ts!a'qame e . They do so; 

 and he comes back to life. The Transformer orders his companions to cut 



