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1.8. Origin of fire (p. 660). 



I. Animals try in vain to carry away fire in mouth Ri, Ne. 



II a. Raven in form of Deer Ts, N, Sk, BCi goes to get the fire and ignites 

 II a' or Deer Tl, H, Ri, Ne, K, Nu, Co, Car/ wood which he has tied— 

 II act to his tail, which is burnt short Ts, N, Tl, Sk, H, Ri, Nu; 



II ii'ii' to his head Xe. K. Co, Car: 

 II a" a" to his leg Nu. 



II 6. Chicken Hawk Til takeg fire away iu beak whk . h ig bumt ghort 



II ft' Raven Tl, Hai J 



II c, a'a'. Raven ignites wood that is tied to his head Chil. 

 II d. Raven is given fire in a stone tray M. 



III a. Deer has been unsuccessful; the dancers steal the fire-drill, which is car- 



ried away Nu. 

 Ill ft. Caribou has been unsuccessful; the Muskrat takes the fire Car. 



I 6. Mink 1 steals the child of the owner of the fire and returns it in exchange 

 I //. Raven j for the fire (p. 662, see p. 657) K, Na, Sts. 

 I 66. The owner of rain is substituted for the owner of fire Squ. 

 As incidents: 

 Magic (light (p. 661) Nu, (p. -682) Ne. 

 Why rabbits' feet are black (p. 662) Chil. 



1.9. Stone and Elderberry Bush (p. 663). 



a. Stone and Elderberry Bush give birth, the latter first. Therefore man 



dies like leaves Ts, N. 

 a'. Raven tries to make man of rock and leaves; he succeeds in making him 



of leaves Tl, Kai, M. 

 ft. Wren wishes to live under graves, therefore man is made mortal Kai, Ri. 



c. Discussions leading to origin of death Ntl, Lil, QuLu, Wish, Coos, Takelma. 



d. Man dies because a person tried too early to take hold of his dead son, who 



was dancing with the ghosts K. 



1.10. Raven paints the birds (p. 664). 



a. The birds are painted Sk, BC, Ne. 

 ft. The birds dress themselves Tl. 



c. He makes the nostrils of birds Sk. 



d. When the birds are painted, Raven is dissatisfied with his colors and is 



blackened Chippewayan BC, Ne, Co. 



d' . Bluejay brags of his gay colors, which are then taken from him by Clam 

 Chin, Quin. 



d" . Birds that Raven refuses to paint are made beautiful by Master Car- 

 penter Sk. 



c . Transformers transform men into birds and paint them, Chilliwack. 



1.11. Txa'msem and Lagobola' (p. 666). 



I a. Raven and his rival quarrel about the nobility of their respective 



families Tl, Kai, Co. 

 I ft. Txa'msEm and Lagobola' are out hunting Ts, N. 



II. Raven's rival takes off his hat. Fog is produced. Raven accepts his 



rival's claim Ts, N, Tl, Kai, Co. 



III a. The fog is sent out into the world Tl. 



IV. When the fog disappears, Raven does not recognize his son (see p. 708) 

 Co. 

 As incident: Quarrel about the nobility of families (p. 704). See BC, 

 Ri, K, Nu, Co. 



