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rollod in through the hailinof-holc. At once ho went to the middle 

 where the ohief-wonum .sat. He stretched his arm across, and they 

 lay there with each other.** 



When they got home, she put her son's head in its place, and he was 

 restored. After he had had her as his wife for some time, and it was 

 toward the end of autumn, the chief-woman began digging roots with 

 the servants. One day, after they had come home, they appeared 

 happy. He listened to them. IJje did not know vvh}' the}^ acted that 

 wa}'. He got firewood in readiness for their return from digging 

 roots. They came home together, and every time th(>3' were happy. 



By and ])v, when they started oti' again, he went behind them. As 

 they went along in a line, they beat upon thin ])oards held in their 

 hands. They sang as they went. It sounded nice and sharp. The 

 chief woman went in advance. He observed them stealthily. 



Then they sat down at a certain point down the inlet, and sang there. 

 The chief woman sat near the water. This he saw. By and Iw some- 

 thing having thick eye))rows came flA'ing from above and sat near 

 her. He was good looking. They lay with eacli other. 



Then he went home, and, when they came iiome, he said to his wife, 

 "Say! to-morrow you l)etter not go. I will go. I will get a great 

 quantity of roots of all kinds.'' And next da}^ he borrowed her belt 

 and dress, and had his hair parted while still in the house. Now they 

 sang as they walked. He went ahead of them. 



He went to the edge of the water. He rolled jiwav a rock with his 

 hands and picked a sea-cucumber from the place where it had rested. 

 Then he sat in the place Avhere the chief woman used to sit. Shore- 

 ward the servants were also singing. By and by the person came fly- 

 ing down from above, sat near him, and lay down. And he cut ofi' 

 his penis. He put the sea-cucumber in its place. He went up from 

 him making a noise. 



Then he was happy, and he came home. He gave back the chief 

 woman's labret to her. Next day very earh" the servants rose, and, 

 after they had eaten, they went outside. Just outside they sang the 

 song. Again they Avent ofi' in a crowd singing. 



Now he again went along behind them. After the chief woman 

 had seated herself, he came fl3nng down again. The}" lay down. 

 When the chief woman turned toward him, lo! a sea cucumber had 

 been put into him. Then she wept. The servants also wept. 



Then he went home and cut up firewood. And in the evening, 

 when they came home, instead of being happy, the ^^ervants had tear 

 marks on their faces. Then he asked them, "Why are you all sad? 

 I guess you have become witches." That was Snowy-owl with which 

 the chief woman lay. For that reason he used these words. 



After he had lived with his wife a while longer, some one said 

 "The chief is coming." Immediatel}' the}^ sent Marten into the 



