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course with the man, whom she helps; but as soon as he disobeys, she kills him Ts 145. 

 The variants of the tale will be found discussed at the place referred to. 



The version of Plucking Out Eyes contained in our collection is of 

 a similar type: 



A young man meets a supernatural girl who lives in a pond , and marries her. When- 

 ever he shouts four times, she emerges from the lake. One of his friends watches him 

 and calls the woman, who takes him to the bottom of the lake, where he steals the 

 son of the couple. The child then plucks out the eyes of all the people and kills 

 them Ts 154. 



The variants of this story will be found discussed on p. 746. 

 A rather elaborate story of this type is that of the chief who married 

 the Robin and the Sawbill Duck. 



A chief does not want to marry, but finally, following the advice of his tribe, sends 

 out messengers to find a wife for himself. Two of these messengers reach the house of 

 the Robin, which on one side has winter, on the other side summer. They take home 

 the chief's daughter, who in course of time gives valuable presents to her husband. 

 Other messengers find the Sawbill-Duck Woman, who also consents to marry the 

 chief. In the course of time her father sends an ample supply of sea food. On their 

 way to the village the woman places a large mass of mussels on the platform of the 

 canoe on which she is sitting. The chief sees the mussels, which are considered 

 cheap food, is offended, and has them thrown into the water. The sea food is trans- 

 formed into stones, and the Duck Woman flies away Ts 179. 



The same element enters also into the story of the town of Chief 

 Peace. 



A prince gambles away his property and is offended by his wife. He flees, and is 

 met by a few people, who take him to the town of Chief Peace, who, in return for 

 certain presents, gives him his daughter. He sends his son-in-law home with his 

 daughter, giving him many presents. The princess forbids the young man to look 

 at another woman, but finally discovers, by means of her magic cup, that he has dis- 

 obeyed her. She goes home over the surface of the water, and her husband follows 

 her. When she looks back, he is drowned, but is later on revived by her father Ts 207 

 (see also p. 780). 



The second part of the Tlingit story of the rejected lover, which 

 will be discussed on p. 767, belongs here. 



The Loon dives with the rejected lover and carries him to the house of Chief Calm, 

 whose daughter is given to him in marriage. Finally he wishes to return home. 

 The same incident with the magic cup occurs, as well as the return of the woman and 

 the death of the man Tl 244. 



Quite similar to this is an incident in the Asdi-wa'l story. 



The chief in heaven sends one of his slaves in the form of a white bear to induce 

 Asdi-wa'l to come to his house. Asdi-wa'l pursues the bear and marries the daughter 

 of the Sun. The Sun tests him in various ways, and finally, when he sees that he 

 can not overcome him, sends him home. Then follows the same story as before. 

 When the woman discovers that he is not true to her, she goes home, looks back, and 

 he disappears under water, but is revived again by his father-in-law Ts 1.83, 109-111. 



A man's wife is seduced by the Wolf prince. Her husband kills the latter and is 

 attacked by the Wolf mother. He takes the Wolf prince's name, is adopted by the 



