FEACHTENBEKG] ALSEA TEXTS AND MYTHS 67 



Now once more (Wren) sent back (the man who) had come to him. 

 ''Thou wilt go back now. I have killed him at last. Thou shalt go 

 back to tell (this)." Then, mdeed, he did so. He had not been long 

 gone (from) his people when they gathered around him. From 

 everywhere the people began to assemble. They were continually 

 asking one another, ''What will be done now?" It was not talked 

 long about when it was agreed there (that Grizzly's body) was to be 

 scattered over the world into different directions. "Where shall his 

 heart be scattered?" — -"To the south and also to the east." And 

 his smews (somebody) was gomg to scatter to the north. And his 

 flesh he mtended to issue right here. Now thus it was agreed (by 

 the people of) that place. Now (his body) was divided. And after 

 it was divided up entirely then all the people separated agam. 



Now it ends. 



5. S^u'ku, the Transformer 



- Now three persons were living; they were (related as) cousins (to) 

 one another. Beaver (was) one and (Black) Bear was the (other) 

 one. And now (it was) not long that these were living (together) 

 when their (two) cousin (S^u'ku) said, "Very good (it would be) if \ve 

 two should have children." And then, verily, (it was) not long (after- 

 wards) when they two had at last children. First S^u'ku had a child. 

 And then one day S^u'ku's son was saying to (his father), "I will go 

 to look for people somewhere." Then his younger brother repeat- 

 edly wished to follow him, but he steadfastly refused (to take) him 

 (along). Nevertheless, his younger brother spoke to him constantly 

 (about it). At last, indeed, he took him along. , And now when they 

 two were (ready) to start, they two took along their (dual) arrows. 

 And now they two did not go long when they two finally arrived (at) 



8 For mi'saux. For example, S^u'ku and Beaver. 



9 Simplified for mEma'hatsax. 



10 For example, Beaver's son. 



11 Contracted for kuts-tsi'tsk-.'ik-aux; Jcu- demonstrative; ts- . . . -k- possessive; tsl'tsik-.' akrow; -aux 

 3d person dual. 



