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bird Djidja't calls out at the enemies. A small bird finally says he can not do any- 

 thing. 



In the version Tin the woman asks, •What will you do for a living?" Mink says 

 his smell kills; Marten is a fast runner, Mountain Goat kills with his horns and lives 

 on bluffs far away from harm; Wolf is a fast runner, and has plenty to eat. He is not 

 satisfied when the woman declines him, and comes back, carrying a mountain goat 

 in his mouth. She goes to a lake; and a frog, a handsome youth, appears, and says 

 although he is small, all large animals are afraid of him. The Grizzly Bear shows his 

 strength and his teeth. The bird S!as! is a good singer; the bird Tslinige'ni is hand- 

 some and liked by women; the Fox has beautiful clothing, runs, and gets what he 

 wants; the Lynx is a traveler and eats birds; the Wolverene is a good hunter. 1 



Last of all, when the woman calls, a stroke of lightning appears Ts 1, Ts 5, N [a 

 shining man appears on top of the mountain Tla; a handsome man Sk6; a man- 

 who held a bow and arrows in his hands, carried a quiver on his back, dancing- 

 leggings, and a gable-crowned hat Ska]. She weeps because the animals that appear 

 are weaker and weaker. Finally, when she wipes away her tears, she goes up the hill 

 to call, and a voice is heard from above M. There are five strokes of lightning, and 

 a man appears with garments like tongues of fire Ts 1 [she is blinded by the lightning, 

 but continues to call, and there are four strokes; there is a clap of thunder, and she 

 faints N]. Then a supernatural being with wings stands in front of her Ts 5. She 

 asks him what he can do, and he says when he turns over his hand in battle, the earth 

 turns and trees are thrown over Ts 1 . [He takes a club from under his blanket, turns it 

 over; the ground turns and trees grow up; the woman and her daughter are buried in 

 this show of his power; when he turns the club back, they reappear; he steps with his 

 right foot and the ground cracks. Here follows a description of how he built his house 

 by means of his magical powers Ski/. He says he moves about as quick as thought. 

 His father is the Sun; he speaks to the Sun, and it gets hot Tla. He asks, "Can I not 

 look down upon the enemies on the opposite side? " M.] This supernatural being prom- 

 ises his help, and is accepted (all versions) [his father sent him to help the women Ts 5; 

 he came to help them N, Sk6]. He takes the mother under one arm, the daughter 

 under the other, and flies up to the sky [a mountain Ts 5]. Before starting he tells 

 the women not to open their eyes until they reach the sky. Gau'6 disobeys four times; 

 then he pulls out a branch near the top of a tree and puts her in Ts 1 [he puts her 

 into a cave after tearing out a rock, which he then puts back; upon his question, she 

 says she is uncomfortable; then he tears out a branch of a little cedar, puts her in, 

 and puts the branch back Ts 5]. [He tells the women not to open their eyes, although 

 they hear a noise. While passing through the clouds, they hear noises, and the old 

 woman opens her eyes. Then she is put into a tree, as before N. He takes the 

 women up, one on each side of his body, tells them not to look, and climbs a lofty 

 mountain. When the mother looks, he slides back. Then he pulls a limb out of a 

 tree and puts her in Sk6. A spherical cloud rolls up with them; he tells his wife not 

 to look Tla. When he goes up, the mother wants to go along, but a voice tells her 

 that she will stay in a tree; there she lives M. Before this a basket comes down from 

 heaven. She puts her daughter into it, and the basket goes up. When her daughter 

 disappears, the old woman makes a house. At daybreak she finds a half-salmon. in 

 front of the house, and some more food every day M.] He says to the old woman, 

 ' ' Travelers shall listen to you . ' ' For this reason trees creak in the wind Ts 1 , N . [ Cedars 

 creak in the windTs 5; people will hear your voice, therefore trees creak in the wind Sk/<. 

 He puts the mother into a tree, tearing out a branch, and names her Woman Of The 

 Forest. She is to mock people, and becomes the echo Tla.] 



[The one who appeared to her is the Moon, called One Who Goes Along Above. He 

 puts on his quiver and hat, and takes his bow and goes up with his wife Ska.] The 



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