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the Thompson versions, and recalls the East European stories where 

 a pike's mouth is introduced in its place. The Ainu tale mentioned 

 above is analogous to the first-mentioned form of the incident. 



(12) The Youth Is Set Adrift 



(9 versions: Kodiak 92; Tl 202; M 513; Sk 271; Sk 273; Sk 278; Ne 10.370; Se 54; 



Lil 320. See also Ri 5.228) 



This incident is confined to the story of the man who married 

 among the Eagles. 



The jealous uncle makes a box, puts his nephew into it, ties up the box, and throws 

 it into the sea. The box lands, and is found by the Eagle girls, Kodiak 92; Sk 271. 

 The jealous uncle ties the youth to a board, takes him out to sea, and sends him 

 adrift. The board lands on a sandy beach, and the boy is found by a number of girls 

 Tl 202; Sk 273. The boy, while asleep on a bear skin, is put into a box, which is 

 tied up. He is taken far out to sea and thrown overboard. He lands on a sandy 

 beach, and is found by two Eagle women Sk 278. The story M 513 is almost the 

 same. The jealous brother puts the youth into a box covered with abaloue shells. 

 The youth takes a mouse along, and some tallow, which he uses for calking the 

 inside of the box. The jealous brother ties a stone to the box and throws it over- 

 board. The mouse gnaws a hole, gnaws through the anchor-line, and the box floats. 

 The daughters of Thunderbird find it adrift and take it ashore. The youngest one 

 takes it, Ne 10.371. The youth is trapped on the chief's bed, which is covered with 

 pitch. He is set adrift and lands at the home of the Eagle woman Se 54. 



The youth has a board fastened to his back under his shirt. When he is found with 

 a young woman, the slaves are ordered to take him far out to sea and to throw him 

 overboard. He drifts ashore, lights a fire, and takes off the board. A Mouse rails 

 him. He finds under a bunch of grass the entrance to a house, and enters the house 

 of the Bald-Headed Eagle Lil 320. 



The analogous Rivers Inlet story opens somewhat differently. 

 A chief maltreats his twelve slaves. Eventually the latter tie him and desert, him 

 on an island. A Mouse calls him, and invites him to enter the house of the Thunder- 

 bird Ri 5.228. 



(13) The Flood 



(3 versions: Tl 120; ^4.257; Ntl Teit 2.40) 



After Raven has thrown the devilfish into the house, it swells up and fills the house. 

 At the same time the waters rise and flood the whole country Tl 4.257. Raven At 

 Head Of Nass River, when unable to overcome the youth Raven, causes rain to pour 

 down, puts on his hat, from which waters pour out, and floods the world Tl 120 (see 

 p. 629 1. 



Related to this may be the Thompson incident of a contest between 

 Coyote and his father-indaw, who have a trial of fire, water, wund, 

 and cold (Ntl Teit 2.40; see also U 210). 



(14) The Revenge of the Animals 



(7 versions: Tl 201; Tl 4.257; BC 82; K 11.13; Co 5.68; Co 5.70; Sts 5.39) 



After the boy has thrown the devilfish down in front of his uncle, it assumes enormous 

 proportions. The uncle is afraid, and begs the boy to take it away Tl 201. After 

 Raven has thrown the devilfish into the house, it swells up and produces a flood 

 Tl 4.257. Sun sends his son-in-law to catch a bird. He does so. The bird is taken 



