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Beaver and Porcupine — Continued. 



II". Beaver carries Coyote to an island, Apache. 



A. Beaver invites Porcupine. 



A'. Porcupine protects Beaver against the Bear Tl. 

 A". Porcupine steals Beaver's food Sk. 



B. Porcupine invites Beaver. 



B". Porcupine holds a council to decide how to punish Beaver Sk. 



C. Squirrel helps Beaver down Tl. 



D. Beaver and Porcupine assign to each other their respective dwelling-places. 

 II"'. Beaver is carried to an island. 



IIP. Beaver calls the cold. 



The versions differ particularly in the order of these incidents. 



Beaver and Porcupine are separated by a river, Hare Indians. 



The Deluge (p. 727). A deluge originates because the people maltreat a trout. 

 They are scattered Ts. 



Sux and Moon. 



(a) Origin of the Sun (p. 727). 



a. Two brothers turn into Sun and Moon Ts. 



b. Various animals are tested, and one is finally selected to act as Sun U, 



Sh, Okanagon, Kutenai, Wish, Wasco. 



c. The sons of Pitch make war on the Sun and become Sun and Moon Co. 



(b) Origin of the seasons (p. 728). 



a. A council of the animals or a single animal determines how long each 

 season is to last Ts, Sh, Tl, Shoshoni, Hare Indians, Assiniboin, Fox, 

 Ojibwa. 

 6. Raven ordains the length of the seasons according to Dog's advice Sk. 

 As incident: The Dog claims to be the most clever animal. He is over- 

 come by Porcupine Ts [by Raven Tl]. 

 Am'ala'. (n) Am'ala' acquires supernatural strength (p. 729). 



A. A youth acquires strength in order to recover his lost relatives Sk, M, Tl. 

 I. A youth bathes at night in cold water to acquire strength Ts, Tl, Kai, M, 

 Sk (probably also N). 

 II a. He meets the spirit of strength and is able to twist and tear out trees Ts, 



Tl, Kai, Sk. 

 II 6. He bathes in a stone box and breaks its sides Sk. 

 Ill a. He vanquishes his uncle's rivals, animals and supernatural beings Ts. 

 Ill b. He goes into the sea and catches large animals, and has contests with 



supernatural beings Sk, M. 

 Ill c. He becomes a great sea-lion hunter Tl, Kai. 



Ill d. The hero is the mucus child who vanquishes the Wolf people Tl 194. 

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