40 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull.29 



Then the}^ started roiiiid the west coast. When the one who hud 

 a pole slipped his hands along it, its surface became red. He alone 

 pushed the canoe along with his staff. 



As they floated along, when they found an}^ feathers floating about, 

 they -put them into a small box. If they found flicker feathers float- 

 ing about, they were particularly pleased and kept them. 



Then they came to a town. A woman went about crying near it. 

 The}^ took her in with them. When this woman's husband came from 

 fishing with a net [he thought] some man had his arms around his 

 wife. Then he put burning coals on the arms about her. But it was 

 his wife who got up crying.* It was she who was going about crying, 

 whom they took in. 



Then they made a crack in the bottom of the canoe for her and put 

 her hand into it, whereupon it ceased paining her. They made her 

 their sister. They placed her above the bailing hole. 



Then they came in front of Kaisun. And the woman at the head 

 of Dju, Fine-weather- woman,' came to them. [She said]: " Come near, 

 my brothers, while I give 3^ou directions. The eldest brother in the 

 middle will own the canoe. His name shall be 'Supernatural-being- 

 half -of -whose- words-are-Kaven.'^" Part of the canoe shall be Eagle; 

 part of it shall be Raven. Part of the dancing hats shall be black; 

 part of them shall be white. The next one's name shall be ' Super- 

 natural-being-with-the-big-eyes.' The one next to him will be called 

 'Hawk-hole.' The next one will be called ' Supernatural- being-on- 

 whom-the-day light-rests.' The next one will be called 'Supernat- 

 ural-being-on-the-water-on-whom-is-sunshine.' The next one will be 

 called 'Puffin-putting-his-head-out-of-the-water.' The next will be 

 called ' Wearing-clouds-around-his-neck.' The next will be called 

 'Supernatural-being-lying-on-his-back-in-the-canoe.' The next will 

 be called ' Supernatural-being-who-keeps-the-bow-off.' He will give 

 orders. Wherever you give people supernatural power he will push 

 the canoe. And the next younger brother will be called ' Hawk-with- 

 one-feather-sticking-out-of -the- water.' And the sister sitting in the 

 stern will be called ' Supernatural-woman- who-does-the-bailing.' Now, 

 brothers, set yourselves in the canoe. Paddle to Stfi'ngwai.^^ It is 

 he who paints up those who are going to be supernatural beings. He 

 will paint 3"ou up. Dance four short nights in your canoe. Then you 

 will be finished." That was how she spoke of four j^ears. 



Immediatel}^, he (Sta'ngwai) dressed them up. He dressed them 

 up with dancing hats, dancing skirts, and puffins'-beak rattles. He 

 pulled a skin of cloud round the outside of the canoe. He arranged 

 them inside of it. Where they sat he arranged their nests. All was 

 finished. 



This is the end. 



