FKACHTEXBERG] ALSEA TEXTS AND MYTHS 175 



''Now am I (not) going to be the one who will know all sorts of 

 things? " (His guardian spirit told him.) "After thou shalt come to 

 know me, all things will simply be easy for thee. (The acquisition of) 

 dentalia shells will just be easy for thee; (the obtaining of) food will 

 just (come) easy to thee. I am gomg to grant thee (this power). 

 I am going to grant thee all sorts of things. Thou shalt continually 

 take good care of thyself. Thou shalt not customarily tell it to any- 

 body. I will always look out for thee." Whenever he fell asleep, he 

 would always be dreaming thus. Thereupon that man did as (the 

 spirit told him). He was exceedingly glad because he was going to 

 know^ everything. "Now am I (not) the one who will just know 

 everythmg?" (Then the spirit told him): "Thou shalt never come 

 to me right away where I am staj^ing. When I shall want thee, at 

 that time thou shalt come to me." Whenever he fell asleep, (his 

 spirit) would continually speak to him just as if it were a person. "I 

 shall always look out for thee," (those were) the words of the spirit. 

 "After I shall have given thee (the power), thy heart will habitually 

 be very strong. Thou shalt never come to me right away. Only if 

 I should want thee, shalt thou come to me at that time." The man 

 was exceedingly glad. Whenever he fell asleep, it seemed as if his 

 guardian spirit were always staying with him there. That man was 

 habitually revolving in his mind, "In what manner can 1 arrive there 

 right away?" He habituall}^ looked at all sorts of things whenever 

 he fell asleep. Now not long (after this, his waitmg) was going to 

 come to an end. The man was glad in his own mind. 



Once upon a time after he fell asleep he almost did not wake up. 

 Then it was not long before he was going to go. (His waiting) was 

 about to come to an end not long (afterward). (Then) he said to his 

 people, "Not long (after this) I am going to leave you." To his own 

 relatives he said then (thus): "1 am not going to stay here long; I 

 am going to leave you. I am going hunting." — "Where wilt thou 

 go?" — "Oh! I shaU go hunting. Even if 1 should be absent (for a 

 long time), you shall never wait for me." (Thus was) his speech 

 (to) his people. "If I should not do it, thou shalt not look for me in 

 this world." Thus he constantly said to his people, "Thou shalt 

 not tell this to anybody, even if I should be gone for a long time." 

 Thus he contmually spoke to his people. Thereupon he made ready 

 to (go) hunting. 



He was about to go now. He did not see anything at all as he 

 started to go now. So he kept on gomg. Whatever his dream had 

 been teUing him, just these (thmgs) he seemed to be perceivmg. 

 So then he kept on going. And then he saw deer only. When- 

 ever he camped he fell asleep (dreaming that his spirit spoke 

 to him thus), "Thou wilt at last fmd me on this here day." So after 

 he awoke in the morning he went to bathe. And after he ceased 



