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Then she put him upon u c-lciin board. And his father stayed in the 

 house [instead of going fishing]. She put him on the top of the house. 



After four nights had passed over him a sHght noise l)egan in his 

 throat. The top of his head came out. As the nights passed, he 

 eontinued to eomc out. By and l)y the sahnon skin was washed off 

 him by the rain,'" and he entered the house. Then he became a 

 shaman. They sang for him. 



They moved away, and the next year they came to the same place 

 to get sahuon. When the sahnon came again and ran up a shining 

 one was on top. Then he tokl them not to spear it, but it was the 

 very one they tried to speai*. B}' and b}' he made a spear for himself 

 and speared it. When he had pulled it ashore, and tlu^ salmon died, 

 he, too, died. He did not know that it was his own soul. 



Then they made him sit up and sat above his head. They dressed 

 some one to look like him, who went round the tire while they sang.'^ 

 They also beat his drun]. At the same time the}' sang for him. After 

 four nights were passed they put him into a pool where salt and fresh 



i..}infl'gas. Gien V g.o'ng.a ga'g.a ta'nadaiyes. Na-i u'ngu 1a 1 



put. And liis fiither in it stayed. The house on topof him 



(the house) 



la g.aJ^ina'gAs. 2 



she put. 



La gi g.alstA'n.siiTg.ela'-i l.u 1' qag.A'fi g.a qa'g.otcli'lg. ax. idles. 3 



Him to four nights passed when his throat in a slight noise started. 



L' Ll'xadji la'g.a qea'ng.ag.eils. La gi g.fi'la i g.ii'tsg.aL.asi 4 



His to)) of heiid his came in sight. Him to the nights passed 



k'.ia'l r i..dri'lL!xas. QA'odi 1a stA tci'na-i ql.Al dri'lLg.o3'asi gien 5 



all that he was coming out. By and by him from the salmon skin was washed off and 

 time by the rain 



na gi r g.e'tg.attclas. Gien V sg.a'g.adAs. La g.An l! su. 6 



ht)U.se to he went in. And he became a sliaman. Him for they sang. 



Gien stA l! tcli'g.ax.unanasi gien anawa'-ig.a I'sifi gu l! tcligoa'- 7 



And from they moved away and next season again at they came 



gidAfiesi. r.sTfi tci'nag.ea'lga-i l.u gien tci'na-i skux.ida'-i l.u 8 



to get salmon. Again salmon came when and the .salmon came up when 



u'ngut uAfi x.al L.lingwa'iiasi. Gien 1' kidaga'-i stA 1a sI'wus gien 9 



on top of one shining was. And it tlie spearing from he said and 



one 



la gi sg.un l! kitdju'gAfiAs. Qa'odihao la g.A'n ki'tao 1a Lg.olg.ai'yaii 10 



it to only they tried to spear. By and by it for .spear he made 



wAnsu'ga gien 1a la ki'dAs. La la dAnL.'sLgila'-i l.u tcI'na-i 11 



they say and U lie speared. It he pulled ashore when the.salmon 



klotula'-i at gu l.u la esi'n klotwa'lan wAnsfi'ga. L' g.aJa'nda-i 12 



was dead at the same time he too died they say. His soul 



i'sts g.An gAm V u'n.sAAtg.anan wAnsu'ga. 13 



was for not he knew they say. 



Gien 1a l! L'g.olg.aqlawasi gien 1a qoa'gi l! Llina'gAs. Gien 14 



And liim they made sit up and him over the they .sat. And 



head of 



1a gaiia'ii uAn l! L'g.olg.aL-.sLas giTMi te!a'nuwa-i dji'nxa 1' 15 



iiim like one they made (dressed) and the tire near he 



skitfja'g.ofiAsi. Ga'odjiwa-i I'.sin la'g.a l! skI'dAnasi. Lil'guda la IB 



went around while The drum too his they beat. At the .same him 



they beat time. time 



g.An l! sI'wus. G.a'la-i stA'nsiilg.ela'-i l.iI uAn tA'iigllaga g.ei IT 



for they sang. The nights four passed when a tidal inlet into 



