32 BUREAU UF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 29 



How Master-carpenter began making a canoe to war with 



Southeast 



[Told l)y Abniham of Thosc-born-at Qla'rlAsg.o-creek.] 



Mastor-carpenter at a steep place at one end of the town of 8qa-i 

 began making a canoe in which to war witli Southeast/ The first one 

 that he finished at the edge of the steep place he threw down into the 

 water. It split. After that he made another. He made the meas- 

 urement of thickness of this one greater than for the one he had made 

 before. And when he hnished it he threw it into the water. That, 

 too, split apart. After that he made another one and had it thick. 

 When he threw that in it also split apart. After that he made still 

 another and had that also very thick. When he threw that in it broke 

 also. 



Before all this happened he tried to wedge apart two canoes from 

 one log. Then Greatest Fool came to him. And he told him how to 

 use his wedges. He told him to use bent ones. When he did so, they 

 came apart. In that way he made two [at once]." 



When he could not accomplish it (1. e. , make a canoe that would not 

 break) he let the limbs stay on one'and threw it o& from the clitf. It 

 went down safely. Then he thought it good and set out to tind him 

 (Southeast). He knew where he lived. 



Then he came floating above him. And he challenged him. After 

 he had called to him (for a while a current flowed out rapidl3\ A 

 large amount of seaweed came floating with it. After it came his 

 matted hair. When he came to the surface he seized him. When he 

 started off* with him (Southeast) he called for his nephews. 



First he called Red-storm-cloud. The neighboring sk}^ became red. 

 This passed away from it quickl3\ At once the wind blew strong.^ 

 While this wind was blowing ver}^ hard he called for Taker-off-of-the- 

 tree-tops. The wind innnediately blew harder. The tree tops that 

 were blown about fell close to him. All that time he spit medicine 

 upon himself. 



For the next one he called Pebble- rattler. At once the wind was 

 further increased. The waves came rolling in. The stones made a 

 noise. The sand blew about. All that time he spit medicine upon 

 the things he had in his canoe. At that time he called for Maker-of- 

 the-thick-sea-mist. There were man}^ of them (the nephews). Part 

 have been forgotten.* By and by he called for Tidal-wave. And 

 when he came ho (Master-carpenter) was covered with water. All that 

 time he spit medicine upon his things. At that time they were too 

 much for him. 



