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Then their brother-in-law made a fire, and they were thinking that 

 their future food was about to be boiled. In reality, however, it was 

 they who were going to be cooked, because the youngest (brother) 

 had roasted his little niece. Finally, when the rocks where hot, they 

 (the five visitors) were bound. Then their eldest brother was first 

 placed in (the kettle), and then his younger brothers were put in 

 one at a time. And the youngest (brother) was constantly wishing 

 (to) himself, ''I wish he would just put me into the curve of the pot 

 when he puts me into that pot." Then after all were put in they 

 began to put in the rocks. And when the water began to boil they 

 burst. First their eldest brother began to burst, "boom!" And 

 their brother-in-law was just watching them. Then after all the 

 elder brothers of that younger (man) burst then he pretended to 

 burst, although he just said with his mouth "boom!" All the time 

 he was whispering to himself, "Don't get cooked, oh, my eyes!" 

 Now after all became done they were spilled out. Then again the 

 younger (brother) began to wish, "May we be spilled at some hidden 

 place!" And, verily, thus (it was done). When they were spilled, 

 they were carried far away and dumped into a small river, so that 

 they should not make a bad smell close by. For that reason they 

 were spilled at an out-of-the-way place. Then when they were left 

 (alone) again then the younger (brother) got up again and now he 

 tried to fix first the eyes of the eldest (brother). Thereupon it began 

 to rain very hard, and the south wind also began to blow. Then 

 their brother-in-law's house kept on coming down. No matter how 

 often the Fur Seal would come down again, it would nevertheless 

 fall there once more. Then he would climb back again, but once 

 more the same (thing) would happen there. Then finally after 

 he came down (for the last time) he started to defecate (all) 

 over himself. Then the sea became rough, but the younger 

 (brother) was (still) doing various things (by) himself. First he 

 told his eldest brother to open his eyes, and then agam he com- 

 manded those other three (brothers) that they should open their 

 eyes. Then he said repeatedly to the oldest of his elder brothers, 

 "Keep on opening thy rotten eye!" And whenever he opened it it 

 would just Hghten all over. Then he told those three (other) elder 

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