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haps two days and likewise two nights did I stay in the ocean. A 

 seal went with me to a far place." Thereupon they were given some 

 food. And then they began to eat. Their leader would say, "We 

 will go home along the shore." Then they left their boat behind, 

 where those people who were mentioned before were liying. ''Thou 

 knowest the name of my place. The name of my home is Seal Rock. 

 I am gomg to go back there along the shore, mj" friend. I am going 

 to leave behuid my canoe here, my friend. I met with bad luck, 

 my friend." Thus their leader was telling what had befallen them. 

 Then they went back along the shore. As many days as they trav- 

 eled in their boats on the ocean, they (spent) the same (number of) 

 daj's (upon) gomg back along the shore. They were not gomg back 

 long when at last they arrived home. The hair of all their people 

 was simply gone when they came home. Their people were crying 

 when they came home. All those people had lost their hair. Now 

 at last they came back to their home. 



And now it ends. Thus the Seal Rock people always acted, the 

 people (of) long ago. Thus only now (it ends). 



15. The Dreamer 



Long ago one man was dreaming. Whenever he fell asleep, he 

 would just always dream in a certain way. Of all sorts of things he 

 drealmed whenever he fell asleep. Since he continually dreamed thus, 

 his heart was never little. Whenever he fell asleep he would just 

 always see an elk (m his dream) , who was habitually telling him (thus) : 

 "Shouldst thou simply want all sorts of thmgs, thou shalt continu- 

 ally look to me (for them) whenever thou wilt sleep. I will give thee 

 all sorts of thmgs. Thou shalt just come to know everything. Thou 

 shalt not tell it to anybody when thou shalt be dreaming about me. ' 

 Whenever he fell asleep, that person would just see everythmg. All 

 sorts of thmgs were being done whenever he slept. "Thou shalt 

 always take good care of thyself. Since I am gomg to grant thee 

 those (things), thou wilt come to know all thmgs." Whenever he 

 jomed those who were playmg, he was always first (among them). 

 (However) he did not customarily teU anyone (how he obtained his 

 prowess) . Although his people were many, still he did not habitually 

 teU it to his peopk. His spirit was not small (even) a little. He was 

 merely very glad in his mmd (as he thought). "Now am I (not) 

 goingtobethe onewhowill justknowallsortsof things ?". (Such were) 

 his thoughts. He never told anyone whenever he slept (and dreamed) . 

 (His guardian spirit) habitually spoke to him just as if it were a 

 person whenever he fell asleep. His mind was exceedingly glad. 



