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16. The hunters, (b) The man who married the Bear— Continued. 



IV b. He takes food to his Bear wife. When he looks at his former wife, the 

 Bear woman is offended N. 

 V. She kills him Tl. M, Sk. 



IV c. He goes home with the Bear woman and is killed by a witch. The Bear 

 returns Ts. 



17. The hunter and his wooden wipe (p. 744 I. 



a. A man carves a wooden figure, calls it his wife, and places it in front of 



a loom. Girls arrive and burn it. He marries one of them Ts, I'.( ', N'e. 



K, Nu, Cow. 

 As incident: K. 

 Elaborated in Nu 5.112. 



b. The carved figure of a deceased woman becomes alive Tl. 



c. Coyote's wooden wives (see p. 609). 



18. Plucking Out Eyes (p. 74G). A youth marries a lake-woman. Their child is 



stolen and gouges out the eyes of people. The youth and his sister are 

 saved and become the Givers Of Wealth Ts, Tl. 

 As incident: Gouging out eyes M, Sk. 

 19-22, 26. Stories of animals or supernatural beings who marry gires. 

 (a) The girl who is not allowed or refuses to marry (p. 749) Ts, M, Kai. 

 (6) The offended animal (p. 749). 



a. A snail Ts, Tl. 



b. A girl scolds the dung of a bear (see p. 836) Ts, Tl, M, Sk, BC, Ri. 



c. Various forms Tl. 



(c) Helpful animals (p. 750) Ts. 



(d) Other marriages of -women to animals or supernatural beings (p. 751 ). 



a. Land Otter Ts, Kai; MinkTs; Mouse Ts; Grouse N; Frog M; Grizzly Bear 



M; Devilfish Kai, M. 

 6. Spruce tree Tl. 

 c. A supernatural being of the sea Ts; of the sky Ts, Sk. 



(e) The Mouse Woman as adviser (p. 752) Ts, X, Tl. 

 (/) Adventures among the animals (p. 752 1. 



a. The girl lives with the animals. 



(1) The snails maltreat the girl Ts, Tl. 

 (I 7 ) The halibut maltreats her Tl. 



(2) She is turned out of the house, and gives birth to a young otter Ts. 



(3) She lives with Mink Ts; with the Frogs Tl. 



(4) The bear taboos are described Ts. 



(5) She makes fire with dry wood, which does not burn (see p. 837 1 Ts, 

 Tl, Kai, M, Sk, Ri; also Lil. 



(6) She receives gifts for her daughter from the supernatural beings Ts. 



b. The animal lives with the girl's parents. 



(1) A fish marries her, is offended, and causes a flood to destroy the houses, 



except that of his father-in-law Tl. 



(2) The identity of the husband is unknown until his child crawls up to 



him Tl. 



(3) A woman marries a skull, which disappears a^ain Tl, M. 



