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After they had gone tiloiii;' with the tide for a whih' the}- came to 

 where the decayed whale-meat wa.s tioatiug. They hmded, steamed 

 some, and ate it. Then they gave some to tlieir (hiiiuht<M's, who sat 

 in the canoes. But the daughter of the youngest uncle had not had 

 her face painted. Because she was [considered] good for nothing, he 

 left her so. Then he gave her a small piece of the inner layer of the 

 bark of the hemlock. He told her to chew part, and she did. 



Then they went on and came in sight of the town. It was most 

 wonderful to behold. The whales floated about it. But as soon as 

 the chief discovered them he got his bow. Then his two wives spoke 

 to him, and he stopped. 



They stopped in front of him, and a good looking woman went 

 shoreward tirst. He told her to open her mouth. Her mouth smelt 

 strong and he refused to have her. He refused all nine in the same 

 way. Now the youngest got oft'. She opened her mouth. It smelt 

 clean, and he smiled, and let her come in with him. 



When they landed [his father] gave the town people to his son, and 

 they made their homes on each side of those who were already there. 

 Now he gave five whales to those who had just come in. The next da}" 

 they went down and cut them up. They ate these ravenously. 



After some time had passed one started out from the town to hunt 

 with dogs. After he had been hunting for some time his dog barked 

 at something. Then he went near it, and lo! his dog was barking at 

 a grizzly bear. 



Then he went to him. He threw him into his den. His wife sat at 

 home. He was thrown against her breast. Then she dug up the 

 earth for him, and put him in the hole, leaving only his cape outside. 



Now he (her husband) came in and asked her: " Where is the human 

 being I threw in to 3'ou f' '* Here is the only thing you threw in to me, 

 which I tore in pieces." Then he again went after him and could not 

 find him. And again he asked her, but she [said she] did not know. 



Now, at daybreak, he went hunting. He carried a big basket, and 

 his wife let out his thread of life.'' It ran out irregularly. Then .^he 

 let him (the man) out and gave him something to eat, and they hiy 

 down together. When it began to jerk again, she pulled up a plank, 

 put him under, and sat on top. 



He entered. There were a few crabs in the bottom of the basket. 

 He used to fill it, but now it was different.. He came in and sat down, 

 but he did not know why he came home empty.'" Next day she again 

 fastened the thread upon him, and he started oft. But, while it was 

 unrolling, she cut it. Then she let the man out and married him. 

 And she showed him the trail upon which her husband used to hunt, 

 explaining ever3^thing. 



