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when his sister [tried to] shove something- into his anus it passed up 

 along the surface of his belly. She then pulled it out and smelt of it. 

 She did the same thino- ag-ain. Again he drew in, and when she 

 had pulled it out she looked at it. 



And when she pulled it out the last time he rose quickly, took his 

 quiver, and ran out from his sister. His sister went after him. She 

 chased her ])rother about this island. After she had chased him 

 about for a while he ran from his sister into the house of Many- 

 ledges."'' She stretched in her arm and drove him out again. 



And after she had pursued him for another space of time he came 

 to Tree island. ~* He then shot»an arrow into the sky, and shot again 

 into the notch of that arrow. After he had done this for a while [the 

 chain] almost reached the ground, and lui laid his bow upon [the end 

 of] it. It became a ladder upon which he climbed up. The ladder 

 drew itself up after him, and she only touched him. 



Wliere he escaped in fright they call Tfi'xet's trail." She had the 

 lirst ta'xet. That is why they so name it. "Thunder in your own 

 dress as you sit" [she sang]. "Thunder in 3'our own dress as you 

 sit.'' 



She then returned to Skidegate creek. And she began to tell [the 

 people] their names: " Thundering-in-his-ascent," "Supernatural- 

 woman - upon -whom-property-burst-down," ' ' Supernatural-woman- 

 upon - whose - house - screen - a - hawk-sits," " Into-her-house-the- tide - 

 comes," "Her-house-is-kept-up-to-heaven-bj^-the-wind."^'^ She called 

 her sister " Supernatural-woman-the-edges of-whose-skirts-thunder." 

 She called herself " Supernatural- woman-in-whom-is-thunder." 



She then took one of the Gi'tins'-servants^^ with her. Her younger 

 sister started seaward from her. She is the one over whom the 

 water breaks in front of Skidegate creek. Then she herself settled 

 down at the head of the creek. She is the one who owns the tfi'xet. 

 One who does not handle them carefully (i. e. , in accordance with 

 the tabus) is killed. The salmon are also found with cuts. 



After the woman went up they l>egan to lish with nets. The women 

 of the Food-giving-town people made nets. And, after they had fished 

 with them for a while, one night they saw Supernatural-woman-in- 

 whom-is-thunder. Underneath she wore a rainbow blanket. Over 

 it she wore a flicker blanket. They saw it. While they fished they 

 put words into a song about this: "Going up grandfather's creek, 

 moving about, and going up it to land as the tide comes in [she 

 appeared]." 



A cedar stood l)ehind the town of Tclig.ogi'g.a, called " Young- 

 cedar-woman." Above that [on the creek] lived a certain woman. 

 She was unable to twist twine for a net because her skin was covered 

 with hair. Then she found a surf scoter"** which had floated ashore, 

 and she skinned it. She fitted it to her head. Its neck and head were 

 both intact. She put it on and swam about in it where they were 



