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the ocean, only (once) every year wilt thou usually come ashore, so 

 that the people (may) eat thee. Thou wilt not come ashore habitu- 

 ally just (at) an ordmary place; only where(ever) a person having 

 (many) dentalia shells will live, there thou wilt usually come ashore." 

 Then after (S^'ti'ku) was through telling him this (the whale) went 

 back into the water. And thus is it that a whale (does) not (choose 

 for) his landing place just any ordinary spot. 



Then (S^'u'ku) came out on the shore and began to think inside his 

 mmd: "I wonder what shall I (wish) on (me) ? Yes, I will have a 

 bow, I will also have some arrows, and I will likewise have a quiver." 

 Then, verily, he had those things. And after he was through (think- 

 ing) thus in his mind he started out. Then not long (afterward) he 

 became hungry; whereupon he said : ' ' I wonder what shall I eat now ? 

 Verily, I will first eat kinnikinnic berries." So he looked around, 

 and the ground just seemed to be red with khmikmnic berries. Then 

 he knelt down and began to munch for a long time. But he did not 

 feel satiated (even) a little, whereupon he said, ''Why is it that I, on 

 my part, am not getting enough ? " So he looked back, and the kinni- 

 kimiic berries merely appeared red right behind him, because (they) 

 just went through him. Then he began to munch again, but still he 

 did not feel satiated (even) a little. So (it was) not long before he 

 looked around and (saw that) the kinnikmnic berries were just drop- 

 ping out from his armpits. Then again he began to pull out some 

 grass and put it into his armpits. For that reason (is it) that the 

 people's armpits are hairy way up. Then he began to munch again. 

 Now at last he was getting enough. So after he finished (eating) he 

 started out. 



Now (it was) not long before he came to a river. He stood (there) 

 a long while, and not long (afterward) he said : "I wonder again what 

 shall I eat now ? I wonder what things shall live in this river ? Yes, 

 the salmon shall have it as (their) river." Then, mdeed, he began 

 to call (for) the salmon. Now (it was) not long before that river 

 became full (with salmon), whereupon he said, "I am hungry; I will 

 eat now these salmon." But (after a while) he said agam: "I wonder 



