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should he Hat on one side and rounded on (he other. When \w had 

 tinishcd he fastened these to^^ether. He had four horizontal cross- 

 pieces on each half of the o'I'o'.awai. On each half of the oT^'wA'ntrida, 

 too, he had three crosspieces. On each of the ly'.aiyt'n^adadji he had 

 three crosspieces. He also split up pieces for the "wings"' (weir). 

 After that he put them together and finished all the same day. 



He went back of the hous(\ cut i)iles, sharpcMied them, and put rings 

 of bark aiound them [to keep them fi'om splitting when the}^ wore 

 driven into the stream bedj. Now he went into the water and drove 

 piles into the place where the fish trap was to stand. Then he put the 

 fish trap into the water. He fastened the horizontal pieces with twisted 

 cedar lim1)s. He treated the gTgwA'figlda in the same wa}'. Now he 

 stood up the Jg.aiyi'ngadadji in place. Out of it all he made something 

 roundish.*^ 



After he had put the fish trap in place he gathered planks together. 

 Then he split them in two. He also split some planks into poles. 

 Then he enlarged the house. He set the drying frames for sabnon 

 over each other. He also put up the large poles (q!a'idagilai). They 

 had notches [to prevent the smaller klia'sAuai from slipping ofij. The 

 taxasga'gida la}' beneath the ridgepole of the house (djansga'gida), 

 itself sui)ported front and back by the crossed house-timV)ers.^ 



Although he used to eat, he was so busy working that he stopped 

 doing so. Still he never forgot his younger l>rother and the dog. He 

 fed them all the time. As soon as the fish trap and all things were 

 finished, and day came, he went to the fish trap. He kept taking them 

 (the salmon) out. As soon as he had done so he strung them together. 

 He finished ten strings and laid them in the water. Then he roasted 

 some for his younger brother for that evening, and that night he 

 remained awake. Again he kept taking them out. He strung up the 

 same number as on the day before and let them lie in the water. All 

 that time they never ceased to run, hu hu hu hu hu. Where had 

 their hunger gone to? 



One day, when the house was filled and he had fully enough and had 

 cut them up for more than ten nights, l)efore he went out to remain 

 awake, he roasted some for his younger brother by the fire. He took 

 out more and more salmon. He came back, and the two rows of 

 roasted fish which had been there were gone. Then he went over to 

 his younger brother, cried near him, and went out to cut up the fish. 



AVhen it was evening he again roasted some. Again he had more and 

 again he stayed up to watch. He took some out. He did it repeat- 

 edly. When he went home what he had roasted had again disappeared. 

 Then he again wept near his younger brother and went out to cut up 

 his fish. He cut up the fish and again remained awake. Now he had 

 three rows of roasted fish. 



He took out still more salmon. He came in, and lol all was gone. 

 Part of those above were also gone. Then he called his younger brother. 



