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canoe. Ho will .stick to it, and then throw him overboard." They 

 went out to sea, and, when the young man was about to harpoon a seal, 

 the slave pushed him so that he fell down on the board. He was 

 unable to free himself because the gum was holding him. Then the 

 slaves took the board, threw it overboard, and returned home. They 

 said that the young man had fallen overboard and that they had been 

 unable to save him. Then all the people were sad. 



The young man drifted about on the sea, and the wind drifted the 

 board ashore near a town. He crawled up toward the houses, but, 

 when the sun was shining warmly, the gum softened, and he was able 

 to free himself. He dried his blankets in the warm sunshine. 



Now he heard two women singing. Their voices were very beauti- 

 ful. After a while they approached him. They were very beautiful. 

 They addressed him, saying: "We know that your uncle is jealous of 

 you, and therefore he ordered his slaves to throw you into the sea. 

 Accompany us to our father's country. It is not far from here. We 

 w411 look after you." Then he accompanied them, and soon they 

 arrived at a large town. One of the girls was the chief's daughter, 

 while the other one was her slave. She was the daughter of the Eagle. 



Now they entered the chief's house. He was offered a seat and was 

 given to eat. The chief was glad to see him. The girl's mother, 

 whose name was G.otso'na, was very old. She was quite bald. Early 

 every morning the Eagles went out hunting whales. When they 

 returned the}^ gave the whales to the old woman. One day the youth 

 desired to accompany the hunters. He said to his wife: "Tell your 

 father that I wish to see how he hunts whales." The young woman 

 told her father, who replied: " Here is an eagle skin. Give it to your 

 husband." He put it on and flew out with the Eagles. Before he 

 started, the old woman warned him, saying: "Don't try to catch a 

 clam. Its head looks just like that of a sea otter. A long time ago 

 one of our hunters tried to catch it, and it drowned him. For this 

 reason we are afraid of it." 



They went out to sea and saw many whales. The young man caught 

 one. He did not find it difficult to lift it. The eagle skin which he 

 had on was one the chief had used when he was a 3"oung man. For 

 that reason it made him very strong. In the evening they returned, 

 and he gave his whale to the old woman. He was so eager to go out 

 again whaling that he was unable to sleep. Early next morning he 

 started and continued to catch whales. Thus he continued to do for' 

 many years. The old woman warned him frequently, saying: "Don't 

 try to catch that small black animal whose head looks like that of a 

 sea otter." 



One morning, when he started, he thought: "To-day I shall try to 

 catch two whales, one in each hand." When he saw two whales he 



