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as far as Kanaka Bar, Kokwe'la returned. Wherever he went, hog-fennel 

 grew up Ntla Teit 2.45. 



Hill-Tout gives an account of the story as heard in Lytton. Here the 

 mother tells the boy that his father was drowned, then that he fell from 

 a tree when trying to take a hawk's nest, then that he had fallen over a preci- 

 pice. The hog-fennel plant twines itself around his feet. He trains to 

 become a shaman, and in his dream learns that he is the son of the Hog 

 Fennel. He sets out to look for the tribe to which his mother belonged, 

 meets people who are watching a game of ball, in which he joins. He hits 

 the legs of one of his opponents, and he is then called Hog Fennel. He goes 

 fasting again, and becomes a powerful shaman. Then he meets the Trans- 

 former brothers, and they test their powers. He makes with his fingers 

 three small holes in a rock, causes them to be filled with soup, which the 

 brothers can not empty. When he shakes the brothers, they find that they 

 can eat some more. However, they can not empty the holes. He, in his turn , 

 empties them quickly. According to the Lillooet version Lilft and the 

 present version, this happened at Nka'ia, below Lytton Ntlc. 



Kokwe'laha'it, the child of the Hog Fennel, asks his mother who his father 

 is. She says first that the rock, then the trees, last the water, killed his 

 father. He tries to shoot them, but they tell him that they are not guilty. 

 He leaves; and wherever he goes, the hog-fennel plants shake their leaves 

 and cling to his legs. A Catfish calls him by name, and he transforms him. 

 Having learned who his father is, he kills his mother. In another version 

 he transforms her into stone. He visits a village where Frog wishes to marry 

 him. The people marry him to another girl; and Frog, in revenge, jumps 

 on his face, where he remains. The child of Hog Fennel is made the moon. 

 The Frog may still be seen in his face U 224. 



It will be noticed that in this version the encounter with the 

 Transformers is omitted. The end of the tale is ordinarily an 

 independent story. It would seem that the Hog-Fennel 

 Transformer is not an essential part of the Transformer tales 

 of the Lower Thompson Indians. 



In the Nicola Valley version he is described as a man of large stature and 

 great strength. He quarrels with his companions, and then the people 

 reproach him with his descent. According to some versions he begins to 

 travel in company with the Qwa'qtqwaL. A little above Lytton he haw a 

 contest with them. The brothers are unable to produce a spring, while, when 

 he kicks the ground, water flows forth NtW Teit 3.319. 



The Lillooet version is almost identical with that of the Lower Thompson. 

 A girl marries the Hog-Fennel Root; and her son, Tsu'ntia, becomes the 

 ancestor of the Upper Lillooet. A number of boys quarrel with him, and he 

 changes one of them into a catfish. His mother tells him that his father 

 was drowned. When he threatens to shoot the water, it informs him that it 

 has never seen his father. She gives other evasive answers, and he finally 

 throws her into a lake. Then he begins to travel, and transforms people 

 into animals, fishes, and rocks. He also changes the features of many parts 

 of the country. Below Lytton he meets the Qoa'qtqwaL, who were coming 

 up the river. They try to transform each other, but are unsuccessful. He 

 gives them a small dish of food, which they are unable to empty. When 

 they try the same experiment, he empties their dish quickly. They lie 

 down to sleep, and the marks of their bodies may be seen to this day. Then 



