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the under .side it again thundered; and when he was about to split it 

 along its upper surt'aee it again thundered and lig-htning shot about. 

 Then he [split] it along its tail; and whcMi ho had tinislKnl skinning it 

 he put it on. 



Then he went into the pond befoi'e him. Bullheads shot awav from 

 him. When he opened his mouth, lo! the bullheads all went into it. 

 And he opened his mouth. From his mouth they came strongly and 

 quiekl} \ They floated al)out dead. He got out of it and put it in 

 his armpit. 



He had two coats. He had a copper coat and he had a marten-skin 

 coat. Before he started ofl^, he practiced before his mother with them 

 on, and, when he nearly })urst his mother's house by swelling up, she 

 cried to him to stop. 



He started and came to Lg.adA'n village. "' Then he skinned the 

 woman's child, and lo! he was born instead. He grew up as rapidly 

 as a dog. Immediately he began to walk. One day, as soon as he 

 came in from out of doors, he wept so hard that the}^ could not stop 

 him. She tried to stop him in every way. He would not be satisfied. 



After he had cried for a while, he said: "Ha, bow-shaped object; 

 ha, bow-shaped object." At that time she tried to stop him all the 

 harder. As he wept he made the motion of handling a bow. By 

 and by his mother pounded up some copper ornament she wore and 

 she also finished arrows for him. 



He was hunting l)irds. He did not sleep. And, one day when 

 it was fine weather, they went for shellfish. They did not take his 

 mother with them. Then, after it had been stormy for a while, it 

 was again calm, and they went for shellfish. 



Then he asked his mother if she owned a canoe. And, when his 

 mother said that she did own one, he went along with them and his 

 mother to get shellfish. Whih^ they were still going along the lead- 

 ing canoes had alreadv landed. He landed his mother among the 

 canoes which were floating about and remained floating back of them. 



Now, when the baskets of those who had gone first were full, he lay 

 down in his canoe, and, using the canoe as a drum, beat upon it with 

 his bow. Then they made motions toward his face from the shore. 

 They spoke in low voices. And they loaded their canoes and went ott' 

 in terror. Before they had reached the village he told his mother to 

 hurry up. Then she put the mussels in the bow. His mother seated 

 him at the verj^ stern, and they went landward from Qlfi'g.awa-i. 



As they Avent along in fright, he (Qla'g.awa-i)"** came after them. 

 And, when he came near, he opened his mouth for them. But, as he 

 was carrying them into his mouth in a current, [the boy] took his bow, 

 pushed his lips together, and shoved him back, and he Avent under the 

 water. The}' went on. 



