852 TSIMSHIAN MYTHOLOGY [eth. ann. 31 



youth takes the girl to his father Ts 5, Sko, the supernatural being of the shining 

 heavens Sk6 [when they reach the sky, he tells her to open her eyes; they are in an 

 open country, with grass, flowers, and fruits Tla; the youth in heaven has the name 

 His-legi-yo'ontk; he takes her to his father's house; the rays of the sun fall through 

 a chink upon her N]. She has four sons and two daughters; their names are 

 Gumxma'lad, A'aiya/wuxk, Gumdasu'mada, Ligi-yu'°n, KsEm-hamha'm, KsEm-g-i- 

 lax-wilo'gon, the last two girls Ts 1 [she has four sons and two daughters, whose names 

 are in order LExye'wun, KsEm-hamha'm, SisgEg6'°sk, KsEm-gudz'Ex-t'a'la, Gain- 

 t'asa'n and (?) The second and fourth of these are girls Ts 5]. After they are born, the 

 grandfather bathes them in a small well in front of a seat. Then he pulls them, stepping 

 on their feet and holding the heads. [She has three sons and two daughters named, 

 the sons, His-legi-yo'ontk, Ax-t'Em-hwilhwi'lg-it (Headless), Le-gVamExsk (Lying 

 •On); thegirls, KsEm-hamha'm (Pigeon)and KsEm-gwadziq-t'e'lix (Excrement Grease) 

 N. She has five sons and one daughter Sko; eight sons and two daughters; the eldest 

 son is called Puncher (Xatagi'a); the elder girl, One Who Heals The Place Where The 

 Arrows strike ; the other one, One Who Sucks Arrow Poison From Wounds Ska ; seven 

 boys and one girl; the girl is afraid of everything; therefore women are afraid nowa- 

 days Tla.] The body of the youngest one is all stone Ts 5 [the grandfather puts stone 

 in the body of the eldest one in place of bones Ska]. [A voice is heard from above, 

 and a basket comes down with Lia's nine sons and one daughter, who visit their 

 grandmother M.] They are taught to gamble by their grandfather Ts 5, Sko. They 

 are also taught to fight Ts 5, N, Ska, Sk6. The grandfather gives a small club to the 

 eldest one. He gives them bows and arrows; and the sisters suck out the arrows, saying 

 that they are only thorns Ts 5 [the grandfather makes bows and arrows for the boys, 

 lets them shoot at one another's eyes; the girls suck the wounds, which close at once 

 N; the grandfather sits in front of the town, and lets the children fight; their weapons 

 rebound from their blankets; the elder sister sucks out the arrows; the younger 

 one spits on her palms and rubs on the wounds, which heal up at once Ska; when the 

 brothers fight, the sister puts on her belt and tries to stop them by seizing their weapons 

 Sk6; the grandfather says they will be quarrelsome; he tells them to examine 

 their bracelets when quarreling, and gives them armor and weapons Tl]. The youngest 

 one, who is stone, fights with his fists Ts 5. The grandfather gives them a box which 

 is to save them when hard pressed by their enemies. He tells them to open it when 

 hard pressed and to turn the opening -toward the enemies Ts 1, Ts 5. [The boys carry 

 a club which overturns houses N ; the grandfather pulls out the innermost box from 

 a set of five; he tells them when in danger to cover their faces and take off the cover, 

 and not to look until all noises cease Sko ; the youngest one is told to put a wooden wedge 

 with drawing into a fire, saying to it, "Speak to my grandfather!" Ska; the grand- 

 father gives them a small wedge and a knife; the sisters are given medicine, which 

 they are told to spit on their brothers when they are wounded Sk6; they are given a 

 painted wooden wedge; when in danger, they are to put it into the fire and say, 

 "Grandfather, enemies are beating us!" Tla; the youngest one has bow and two 

 arrows like weasels M.] 



The grandfather makes houses for them with painted fronts. The eldest one has 

 the moon; the second, stars; the third, a rainbow; the fourth, lax-6'm Ts 1 [eldest, 

 rainbow; second, moon; third, stars; fourth, lEx'o'm]. The houses stand in pairs, 

 opposite each other Ts 5. [The house of the eldest has three doors ornamented with 

 skulls; it is called lax-6'm. The doors are called QaLxsi-sqa'ek ("dark passage"). 

 Painted planks are in front of the houses. The oldest has a head-ornament 

 decorated with abalone; the second, one decorated with skins; the third, bows inlaid 

 with abalone. All wear ermine blankets N. They are given each ten slaves and 

 a row of houses set with cedar limbs. The crests are, for the first, thunderbird; sec- 

 ond, sculpin; third, rainbow; fourth, killer whale; fifth, human being; sixth, stars; 

 seventh, cormorant; eighth, sea gulls. The sisters are given two impenetrable marten- 



