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35,36. Asdi-wa'l — Continued. 



II b. The Sky chief tests his son-in-law. Incidents — Continued. 



(11) The murderous woman (vagina "dentate) (p. 809) M, BC, Chil, Ne, K, 



Co, Sts, U, Ntl, Shoshoni, Dakota, Arapaho, Pawnee, Maidu, Wichita, 

 Jicarilla Apache, Chukchee, Koryak, Ainu. 



(12) The youth is set adrift (p. 810) Kodiak, Tl, M, Sk, Ne, Se, Lil. 



(13) The Flood (p. 810) Tl, U, Ntl. 



(14) The revenge of the animals (p. 810) Tl, BC, K, Co, Sts (see also 



No. 7/). 



(15) Fish kill the father-in-law (p. 811) Ne, K, Nu, Co, Squ. 



(16) Berries grow out of the father-in-law's body (p. 811) Ne, K, Co, Sts, 



Squ. 



(17) The youth takes away his father-in-law's canoe (p. 811) Ne, K, Co. 



(18) Firewood threatens to burn the house (p. 812) K. 



(19) Diving-match (p. S12) Co, Quiu, Chin, Kutenai. 



(20) Climbing-match (p. 812) Sh, Quin, Chin, Wish, Coos 



(21) Shooting-match (p. 812) Tl, Nu, Chin, Kath. 



(22) Gambling-match (p. 812) Chin, Quin, Till, Wish. 



As incident: (see p. 712) Ne, K, Nu, Co. 



(23) Waking-match (p. 813) Kath, Quin. 



(24) Whaling (p. S13) Chin, Till. 



(25) Wrestling in the air (p. 813) Wish. 



As incident: Kath, U, Ntl, Lil. 

 II c. The visit to the Mountain Goats (p. 817; see p. 738). 

 II d. Asdi-wa'1's return from heaven (p. 817). 



As incident: The test of his faithfulness (see p. 780). 

 Ill a. Asdi-wa'1's marriages. He is deserted by his brothers-in-law (p. 817). 

 Ill 6. He marries among the Git-qxa'la (p. 817) Ts, N. 



Ill c. The sea-lion rock Ts, N, Tl, M, Sk, Ri. Asdi-wa'l is deserted on the rock 

 and rescued by the help of his father. He is called into the house of 

 the Sea Lions, and is eventually sent home (p. 818). 

 Ill d. Animals are sick, and can not see what ails them. He pulls out the arrows 

 (p. 820) Ts, N, Tl, M, Sk, BC, H, Ne, K, Nu, Co, Sts, Coos (see also 

 p. 723). 

 Ill e. Asdi-wa'l makes killer whales of wood (p. 822), that are to take revenge 

 ' for him by drowning his brothers-in-law, who had deserted him (p. 822) 

 Ts, N, Sk, M, Tl. 

 As incidents: 

 Ts, N, Tl, Sk, Ne, Co, LkufigEn, Nisqually, Quin (see also pp. 732, 754 ). 

 Animals drag a person across the sea Wish. 

 III/. Asdi-wa'l goes back to Skeena River. He is lost on a mountain and 

 becomes stone (p. 825) Ts. 

 As incident: His wife misunderstands an order and is transformed into flint 

 Ts, Sk, K. 



37. The blind Gtt-q!a'°da (p. 825). 



I. A man loses his eyesight and is starved by his wife [or mother] Ts, Kai, 

 M, Hi, K, Chil, Car, Loucheux, Hare, Esk, Assiniboin, Arapaho, 

 (Osage, blindness implied). 

 II o. He regains his eyesight with the help of a loon, who dives with him Ri, 

 Kai, M, Chil, Car, Loucheux, Hare, Assiniboin, Central and Smith 

 Sound Esk. 

 II b. Who takes rubbish out of his eyes Ts. 



As incident: Rubbish removed from eyes (p. 829) M 677. 

 II c. The Owl gives back his eyes, Arapaho. 



