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doest thou usually go ashore after thou arrivest back on the other 

 s:de? Doest thou habitually go ashore by thyself?" — "No. They 

 usually come down to the water for me and habitually lift me ashore." 

 Then after (this) was done he was killed and afterwards skinned. 

 And when he was skinned he was thrown into the water (by S^u'ku, 

 who) said: "Thou wilt not be anything; only Hulo'hulo will be 

 thy name. The people will eat thee." Then after that man 

 (S^u'ku) put on his skin he secreted his (other) things. Then he en- 

 tered the boat and went across. And after he arrived in the canoe 

 at the other side he put his paddle into the canoe. Then not 

 long (afterward) people came down to the water after him. And 

 after he was taken ashore he got out of the canoe and went into 

 the house. Then he did not stay in the house very long when he 

 began to look around everywhere. And (it was) not long before 

 he saw his son's head where it was tied way up to the smoke 

 hole. Then his eyes began to shed tears. Thereupon the youngest 

 (boy) said, "Why does that old man, on his part, seem to cry 

 whenever he looks at that head which is tied way up?" And then 

 a very old man said: "Yes, when thou shalt get old, thy actions 

 will become similar. Whenever the smoke will work on thee, thy 

 eyes will habitually shed water." At last night came. Then (it 

 was) not long when all (the people) began to sing (to) themselves. 

 First their own chief began to smg, "Dry is in (the house) the head 

 of S^'u'ku's son." In the meanwhile the two old men, namely. Crane 

 and the (false) Hul5'hulo, were sitting on each side of the door (and) 

 both had torchlights. Then when darkness was falling all began to 

 feel drowsy. Then toward daylight the torchlights went out. Then 

 all were overcome by sleep. And when a light was lit again (it was 

 found) that Hul5'hul6 was gone. Only Crane was sitting alone, and 

 also the head (had) disappeared. Then they began to urge one 

 another, "Follow him quickly, perchance he will be gone far." 

 Then first the Crane went out, whereupon he began to scream there, 

 "Ouch! My leg caught itself fast." (He was only pretending that 

 this happened.) He was making a barrier of himself for a long 

 time until it was said finally, "Just trample on him!" Thereupon 

 he tore (his foot away) quickly and went out. And when he arrived 

 outside he took hold of his spear and went down to the river. Then 

 he walked back and forth the river (trying) to spear. For that rea- 

 son (it is) that Crane's actions (are) such (that) whenever the tide 



