boas] COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TSIMSHIAN MYTHOLOGY 659 



there, but they are unable to do so; finally he makes a canoe of a maple tree; the rest 

 of the story is not given in detail, but it is simply stated that he enslaves the Wind Ska. 



Some of the versions have here accounts of futile attempts made 

 by various animals. 



In Ne 9, Mink, Fur Seal, and Seal try to reach the house, but they are unable to do 

 so on account of the smell. 



Kute'na, when going with the animals to make war on Southeast Wind, finds the 

 door open and the wind blowing out; Southeast Wind is sitting inside, with back 

 turned toward the door; Mink is sent in to shut the door, but faints on account of the 

 smell; Raccoon, Marten, and a small bird have the same fate; Eagle takes hold of his 

 back, but faints Ne 5. Deer tries to enter, but is blown back when he opens the 

 door Ne 10. 



They land on a point this side of the Wind's house ; Loon, Sawbill Duck, Cormorant, 

 Eagle, and Fisher try to round the point, but are unable to do so on account of the 

 violence of the wind; Robin flies along near shore and succeeds; he enters the house, 

 sits down near the fire, therefore his breast is red; the chief orders a small fish to try, 

 and Kwo'tiath delivers the wrong message, saying that its eyes shall be near together, 

 therefore the eyes offish are close together; while the animals are eating, the Rock Snipe 

 makes a noise; the chief orders them to be quiet, but Kwo'tiath delivers a wrong 

 message, telling them to continue making noise, therefore they do so at the present time; 

 the Gull, notwithstanding its weak eyes and broken wings, rounds the point, and 

 the wind ceases; then the canoes are hidden in the woods Nu 5. 



The Cockle enters; the Wind lies with his back toward the door; the Cockle tries 

 to kick him, but is unable to do so, therefore Raven breaks him Ts. 



After these vain attempts to overcome the Wind — in some cases 

 before these attempts — the animals place themselves with a view of 

 catching the Wind. The Halibut lies down in front of the door (Ts, 

 Ne 5, Ne 9, Ne 10, K 11). This incident is used also in the story of 

 a war against a dangerous man Ne 10.358. 



The Halibut lie down in two rows in front of the house; the birds hide behind 

 them Ska. Heron and Kingfisher, who are good spear-throwers, are placed at the 

 entrance of the house; Halibut and Skate, near the front entrance Nu 5. 



The final attack on Southeast Wind is given in two different forms. 

 In one type of tale an animal flies into his body, lights a fire, and the 

 smoke compels the Wind to come out (see pp. 611, 687, 718, 868). 



Wren (?Golden Eye) enters the Wind from behind, starts a fire in his stomach; 

 the Wind coughs and comes out of the house Ne 9. Golden Eye goes in, carrying his 

 fire-drill; he finds Southeast Wind with his back turned toward the door; the Wind 

 has a bad odor; Golden Eye jumps into his mouth, produces fire, and makes him 

 cough Ne 10. Red Cod takes his fire-drill; he makes smoke in the house of the 

 South Wind, so that the Wind has to go out Ts. 



In all these versions the tale continues, telling how the Wind, on 

 coming out of the house, slips on the halibut and is caught. 



In the Tsimshian version he slides into the canoe, where he is held by the Devilfish. 

 Raven then asks his warriors to kill him. In Ne 5 he slips and is carried into the 

 canoe. In Ne 9 and Ne 10 Deer is asked to kill him. In K 11 Devilfish, Sea Bear, 

 Merman, and Deer lie in wait for him and threaten to kill him. 



In other versions the attack is made in a different form. 



