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Tclaawu'iik!' lived, They speared a white land otter with a hone 

 spear. The ereaturcthat carried it away in him was sick here. Then 

 he tried to cure him. Now he had given the following directions to 

 his nephew: "^ Kven if they push you awa}' from the drum hung on 

 the side toward the door, make motions with your head in that direc- 

 tion. Ic Avill still sound." And he also thought, "1 wonder w^hat 

 will sing for me." In the front part of the house were always two 

 persons with big bellies and black skins. These said to him as follows: 

 "The}" know about it, great shaman. They will sing for you." 



He began at once to act like a shaman. After he had danced 

 round the tire for a while he pulled out the spear, and [the sick otter] 

 stopped moaning. After he had again acted for a wliile he pushed 

 it back into the same place. They were anxious to see him when he 

 acted like a shaman, hence the house was full. They pushed him 

 (his nephew) from the drum, and even then he used his hi^ad to l)eat it. 

 The drum still sounded. At that time they said good things about 

 him: "Tclaawu'nk!", great shaman, Tclaawu'nk!"." He now stopped 

 performing. 



Then the}- went to bed. He awoke in the night and tried to stretch 

 himself. He pushed his feet against something that was near him. It 

 was the crooked root of a tree. He felt large roots running in every 

 direction. On the next day, when morning came, the}' again got up. 



He looked toward the door. In the corners of the house on eithei" 

 side hung halibut hooks. One having the picture of a halibut had 

 a halibut hanging down from it. One having the picture of a land 

 otter on it had a red cod hanging down from it. They gave those 

 [fish] to him to eat when they fed him. All the shamans around the 

 ocean were in that house. 



The next evening he again began performing. They gave him 

 many elk skins. There was a big pile on the side near the door. 

 Many l)oxes of grease also lay near it. After he had danced round 

 the tire for a while he pulled out the s})ear. He pushed it in again. 

 He pulled it out, and he stopped })erforming. He again put it in, 

 and [the otter] again began to suti'er. 



During all that time he had the urine mixed with l)lue hellebore, 

 which he had let decay together, hungl)y him In a water-tight l)asket. 

 After he had performed for a while the great shamans that were 

 around the house made fun of him. After he had gone round the 

 fire for a while he was d()ul)led up as he moved, and they imitated 

 him near the fire. He then called for his power, and by its help stood 

 upright. The people in the house made a great noise at this. He then 

 again ran round the tire, took urine in the hollow of his hand, and, as 

 he ran about, threw it at them. All the shamans around the ocean 

 were nearly choked by the bad stench and said to him: " Don't, 

 Tclaawu'nk!" You do not treat us well." Large clams spurted watt>r 



