boas] APPENDIX II SUMMARY OF COMPARISONS 943 



1.39. Raven kills the seals by clubbing them when they can not see (p. 706) 



Tl, Se, Squ. See also 1.33. 

 .•Is incident: Oil drips out of Seal's hands Se. See 1.32, a. 



1.40. Raven pretends to be dead (p. 706). 



a. Raven [Mink] is buried. When his wife takes another husband, he 



goes back home K, Co, Sts. 



b. After being buried he steals sea eggs K. 



c. He pretends to be dead, comes back to marry a girl that was refused to 



him Chil. 



1.41. Raven burns his sister's groins. 



(a) Raven and the girl (p. 707). Raven [Mink] covets a girl. He causes sparks 



to burn her groins, and says she may be cured by sitting on a certain 

 plant M, Sk, H, BC, Ri, Ne, K, Nu, Co, Chil. 



(b) The Thunderbird abducts Raven's son (p. 70S). 



I. The boy that originates from a secretion of his body tries to jump and is 

 abducted by the Thunderbird Sk, H, Ri, Ne, K. 

 II. The boy reappears, but he does not recognize him and refuses to accept 

 him Sk, H, Ri. 

 .4s incident: Lost boy not recognized K, Co. 

 III. For this reason the dead do not return H, Ri. 



1.42. Raven deserts Master Fisherman on a lonely island, assumes his shape, 



marries his wife, and is killed by Master Fisherman, who has returned 

 (p. 710) Kai, M, Sk. 



1.43. War with the Thunderbird. 



(a) Raven goes to take revenge for the death of his son (p. 712) H, Ri, Ne, K. 



(6) Thunderbird steals the wife of another bird (p. 712). 

 I. The birds have a game of hoops Ne, K, Nu, Co. 



II. After the game, Thrush Woman produces berries by her song K, Nu, 

 Co, Sts. 

 As incident: (See p. 696) Ts, N, M, BC, K, Nu, Chil, Quin, LkungEn, Squ. 



III. Thunderbird abducts the woman Ne, K, Nu, Co, Sts. 



IV. The birds try to regain her, assuming the form of fish. These are caught, 



their bones are thrown into the water, revive, and take the woman 

 along Ne, K, Nu, Co, Sts. 



V a. The woman is abducted again Ne. 



V b. The animals decide to take revenge K, Nu, Co. 



(c) The animals make an artificial whale and kill Thunderbird (p. 714) H, Ri, 



Ne, K, Nu, Co. 

 As incident: The killing of Pitch in order to calk the whale (see p. 683) 

 Ri, Ne, K. 



1.44. Txa'msem and Chief Grouse (p. 716). A supernatural being claims a 



hunter's arrows as his own. He punishes the arrogant who deny his 

 claims, and rewards the meek who accept the claim Ts, BC, Nu, Cow, 

 Chil, Nez Perce, Ojibwa. 



1.45. Raven invites the monsters (p. 718). 



a. Raven invites the monsters, which become rocks Ts, Tl, M. 



6. A chief invites the monsters, who promise to become less dangerous Ts. 



c. A chief invites a sea monster and induces it to restore people whom it has 



killed Tl. 



d. Raven invites the monsters and shows himself stronger than they Ne. 



