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nobody can cure him. He is called in, pulls out the arrows, and receives Masmasala'- 

 nix's daughter as a reward H 5.237. 



LEma'e is deserted and begins to catch salmon. These are stolen over night by a 

 Dzo'noqlwa. He shoots her, pursues her, and is called in by the Dzo'noq Iwa's 

 daughter, who draws water for her sick mother. He sees the arrows, pulls them out, 

 and receives as a reward the Dzo'noq !wa's daughter and other presents When pulling 

 out the arrow, he shoves it to and fro to make her more ready to give him what he 

 wants Ne 5.190, K 5.161, K 9.53. 



A woman is living with her only son. Their provisions are stolen by a Dzo'noq !wa, 

 and the woman shoots her K 10.103. In this version the Dzo'noqlwa is found dead, 

 and the characteristic incident of the healing is omitted. 



Ya'xstal lives with his brother and dries salmon. A Dzo'noq !\va steals them. He 

 shoots her and pursues her. He reaches a lake, and the Dzo'noq Iwa's daughter runs 

 out. He is called in. The people can not see the arrow which he pulls out, and 

 he receives the girl as a reward K 5.1-19. 



Kwo'tiath harpoons a shark. He follows it and reaches the Shark village, where 

 he is called in. The Sharks can not see the harpoon, and he is promised the daughters 

 of the Shark if he should cure her. He pulls the harpoon out of the wound, and she 

 recovers Nu 5.99, Nu ap 916. 



Qate'mot throws a piece of bark to the ground and hits a double-headed serpent. 

 He descends to the bottom of the sea, to the house of the double-headed serpent, 

 where he finds that nobody can cure the patient. He appears as a shaman, whom 

 the people fear. He sees the bark, and when he is promised an appropriate reward, 

 he pulls it out. 'When he returns, he has supernatural powers Co 5.94, K 11.24. 



A man throws away a torch. He travels in a canoe, reaches a house, and finds two 

 women who are looking for medicine. They take him home. They order him to 

 lie down with closed eyes in the canoe. He sees his torch in the side of a sick person. 

 The shamans are unable to see it. He orders the people to cover him, pulls out the 

 torch, and thus cures the sick person, whose daughter he marries, Coos 127. 



The following probably belongs here too : 



A thief steals provisions. Finally it is found out that during the night an arm is 

 stretched out into the house and takes away the food. The thief is caught with a 

 magic rope and killed with medicine Sts 360. 



This incident has a very wide distribution. It occurs not only in 

 America, but also in other continents (see, for instance, 5.352). 



The following Comox story is evidently related to this group, but 

 worked out in a different form: 



A boy whose father is absent boils fish. The Grizzly Bear steals them. When the 

 father returns, he tries to shoot the Bear, who, however, tears out the man's arm and 

 takes it away. The shamans try to cure the sick man. Finally the Raven learns 

 what has happened, goes to the Bear's house, whom he feeds until he falls asleep. 

 Then Raven steals the arm which is hanging over the fire, and, by his shamanistic 

 song, restores the arm, which is fastened by the snail Co 5.7S (see also p. 719). 



(m c) The Sea-Lion EocTc — Continued 



Out of gratitude the Sea Lions send the visitor home. 



Asdi-wa'l is well treated by the Sea Lions, but gets homesick. The chief orders 

 his attendants to borrow the canoe of various Sea Lions; but they excuse themselves, 

 saying that their canoes are broken. Finally the chief takes his own canoe; that is, 

 his stomach. It is ballasted with stones, tied up, and Asdi-wa'l drifts home. He is 



