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Now his sistor poured some water into the remaining one. As soon 

 as he had <4ot into it he stretched liimself. He burst that also. 



Then he went into the sea in front of Gu'lg-.a. And after he had 

 been in the water for a whih^ somethino- touched him liglitly. When 

 he grasped for it he puUed otl tii(> tail of a tlounder and tlirew it ashore. 

 After he had been in the sea a wiiih> k)noer he seized the tail of a hali- 

 but. He also seized the tail of a porpoise and the tail of a white por- 

 poise.* And after he had been in the sea a while longer he seized a 

 whakvs tail. " But steam those," said he to his sister. 



After he had been in the sea a very much longer time something 

 touched him. He grasped for it. He felt nothing. After he had 

 been in the sea for another space of time something again touched 

 him, and he reached ([uickly ahead of it. Something slender was in 

 his hand. Then his hand began to slip otl', and he seized it with both 

 hands. Now something pulled him away. At Lg-a'-ixa"* he got a new 

 foothold. After some time the bottom of the island cracked. Then he 

 fastened it around his head and came back up the inlet. He passed 

 close in front of Gu'lg.a and lay still at the mouth of Xa'nA.*^ 



After he had been in the water" there for a while something came 

 down from the head of the creek, making a noise as it descended, and 

 he listened as he stood there. Then the sound came near to him. 

 Now he looked in that direction. Fallen trees came down toward 

 him, sti'iking against each other as they came. They came near him. 

 They came straight toward him. Then he ran ashore from them. 



r|)on this all the vegetation in the forest and all kinds of birds in 

 the woods called him a coward. "'Is this the one who is trying to 

 obtain power for himself? His power is weak.'' Then he jumped 

 into the water again, and they came upon him, striking together. 

 When the}' struck him he felt nothing. What had become old rotten 

 trees floated away from him. 



And after he had been in the sea a while longer ice came down, 

 striking together on the way. And again he ran away from it, and 

 th(\v said he was a coward. Then he again jumped into the water to 

 meet them. After they had struck on each side of him they floated 

 away, transformed into some soft suljstance. 



After he had been in the water for another space of time rocks came 

 floating down, striking together, and he ran away from them. They 

 again told him he was a coward, and he again went into the water. 

 And they struck upon him. They became l)rittle rock and floated 

 away from him. 



After he had Ixmmi in [\\o sea still longer he heard some one walking 

 toward him. He lookinl in tliat direction. Someone short and broad 

 with red skin was coming toward hiiu. He held a knot in one hand 

 and some g.odafixo'sgi boughs.' On the other side he held some 

 kwe'aogia'gadan twigs'* and some seaweed. 



