FRACHTENBBRG] ALSEA TEXTS AND MYTHS 99 



brothers of his that they should keep on openuig their eyes (sHghtly). 

 Then when they all opened their eyes again he told them that they 

 should all blink their eyes. And whenever they would blink their 

 eyes it would just lighten all over. And after they finished then the 

 first (brother) emitted a sound, "Aaah!" Then after he stopped 

 then he commanded that older of his elder brothers to bring forth a 

 sound. Then after he stopped then he told them (all) now: ''Do 

 you go then ! We will all bring forth the sound ' aaaah, aaaah, aaaah.' " 

 Then night came, and it began to thunder very hard (and) it rained 

 in torrents. Even those logs that were held fast came down. And 

 then the youngest of the Sea Otters said, "It seems as if Coyote were 

 doing so much mischief (all) by himself." So the people went to 

 see (those Thunderers), but they were gone, indeed. And when day- 

 light appeared all over everything was just piled up on the shore, 

 and a man was heard (some)where (as) his shouts sounded from the 

 beach. Then they went to see him but (saw that it was) only Fur 

 Seal lying near the edge of the water beyond a log. And this is why, 

 whenever it storms very hard, the Fur Seal goes ashore (and) keeps 

 on shoutmg at jDeople, because he did that at that time. 



Then (the five Thunderers) said, "Where shall we go now?" Then 

 they said: "We will first travel all over the world in a canoe. Then 

 after we are through we will go up to the sky." So the younger 

 (brother) began to make a canoe. He split a tule reed and put 

 a(nother) piece across it. Then they were going to travel m that. 

 And not long (afterward) they came to a village. Then the younger 

 (brother) said, "Please, let us stop (here) a little while; I will go 

 (out) and see." However, he was told, "There now! Just keep 

 quiet!" — "No! I am going (out) to see just the same." At last he 

 won (his point) and went ashore. And when he was seen he was 

 told, "Do not go (any farther) ! A monster is killing all the people." 

 So he began to inquire about it. "Now, where is it? I want to see 

 it." Then it was pointed out to him, and he saw it, but (it was) only 

 (a bunch of) burs sticking out (from the ground) . Then he scraped 

 his feet on the ground, ran around, and said, "The children of the 

 Earth People will do that to thee habitually." Then he sat down 

 and began to pull out those that were sticking m the soles of his- 

 feet, saying: "Thou wilt not kill off the people entirely. Thy name 

 will be only Bur." Then he looked around and (saw that) the peo- 

 ple's bones were just white. Then he went down to the water and, 

 after he came back, they went on. 



