944 TSIMSHIAX MYTHOLOGY [etii.axs.S1 



1.46. Wren kills the beak (p. 718). 



a. Wren flies into a bear, and kills hirn by tearing him up Tl, Lil, Nil. Chin, 



Quia. 

 /». Wren kills bear by starting a fire in hia stomach (p. 719) X, Sk, BC, H, Ri. 



Similar incidents: pp. 611, 659, 687, 718, 868. 



1.47. Raven pulls off the arm of a chief and it is put back (p. 719) Sk, Co, Chil> 



Loucheux, Wasco (?) 



T.48. Raven is set adrift in a box, which he easily unties Tl. 

 As incident of setting youth adrift, see p. 796. 



1.186. Raven pretends to build a canoe in order to be fed by the people for whom 



he builds it (p. 720) Ts. 



1.187, 188. Txa'msem and the Wolves. He pretends to be a good hunter, but 



steals the Wolves' game and is driven away by them (p. 720) Ts. 



1.190. Raven is drowned by the Spider Crab or Devilfish, with whom he 

 tries to play (p. 721) Ts, Sk, Ne. 



1.211. Txa'msem and Lagobola' have a shooting-match (p. 721). They stake 



Nass against Skeena River Ts, N. 

 As incident: Birds are used as arrows N, Tl. 



1.212. Txa'msem believes that he has found a beautiful blanket, which 



proves to consist of moss and lichens (p. 722) Ts, N. 



1.216. Txa'msem makes the princess sick and cures her (p. 722). Raven [Deer, 

 Coyote] wishes to get possession of a woman. He causes her to be 

 sick, pretends to be a shaman, and has intercourse with her while he 

 pretends to cure her Ts, K, Sts, Nil, Sh, Wish, Till. 



1. — . The further history of Txa'msem. 



I. Txa'msEm appears in a chief's house, looks in, and is shot at (see p. 820) 

 (p. 723) Ts. • 

 II. A young man visits Txa'msEm, who lives in a deep valley and has 

 hunting-dogs. 

 As incidents: 

 The deep valley (see p. 456) Ts. 

 Pups become large hunting-dogs when put down (see pp. 742, 793). 



2. The meeting of the wild animals (p. 723; see p. 728, No. 8 6). 



3. The porcupine hunter. A man kills too many porcupines, and is punished by 



the Porcupine chief until he pronounces the name of the latter 

 (p. 723) Ts. 



4. The story of Grizzly Bear and Beaver. Beaver makes a swamp, mocks 



Grizzly Bear, who jumps in and is drowned (p. 723) Ts, Kai. 



5. Story of the Porcupine. Bear maltreats Porcupine, who takes revenge by 



calling the cold (p. 724) Ts. 



6. Beaver and Porcupine (p. 724). 



I. Porcupine carries Beaver up a tree, and he can not climb down. 



1". Coyote carries Beaver inland. 



II. Beaver carries Porcupine to an island, and he can not swim back. 

 II '. Porcupine is found on an island Tsts. 

 III. Porcupine calls the cold. The water freezes, and he can go back. 



