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up) [was hoard]," and he called to his wife. He had married a woman 

 he owned (i. e., a shive). "Middle,''' help me to sit up." 'IMieii she 

 pulled him up. 



And, aftei- ho had sat there looking unhappy for a while, he said: 

 " Supernatural-beino-at-whose-voice-the-ravens-sit-on-the-sea is going' 

 to give a feast. The drum sounded because they are practicing songs. 

 He is going to invite all the supernatural l^eings. I will go down 

 again and look on." 



Some time after that his drum sounded again, he said, and he went 

 down to him again. Then he entered his door, and Supernatural- 

 being-at-whose-voice-the-ravens-sit-on-the-sea said to him, '"'' Big-tail, 

 1 am going to invite the supernatural beings to a feast. Come and sit 

 near me so that we may both look on." Invitation had already been 

 sent out. 



After some time had passed, they began to come in. At that time 

 he put Big-tail in his armpit. The killer whales came in through the 

 doorway. The ends of their dorsal tins touched the roof of the house. 

 And, where they were to sit, they came out of their skins and sat. 



After they had continued to come in in this way for a while, a cer- 

 tain one who had to cramp his tins to enter came in and sat down. 



After that the house creaked. A strong current flowed in through 

 the doorway. In it a great amount of seaweed was mingled. Through 

 the doorway there also came a ])lack cloud. Rain blew on their faces. 

 All the supernatural beings held their heads down. Some time after- 

 ward a small being stood up where it had been. He wore a four- 

 crowned dancing hat. And he began to ask them: "What will you 

 do with human beings? Are you going to save the human beings?" 

 Then there were again black showers. Snow also fell about the house. 

 And he again stood in his place. And he again asked them what was 

 going to be done with the human beings. Then there were again 

 black clouds. Hailstones also flew about the house and into their 

 faces. Again the supernatural beings held their heads down. And he 

 stood up in place of these and went in where he was to sit. Nothing 

 happened. That was South-east, they say.'^ 



During that time Supernatural-being-at-whose-voice-the-ravens-sit- 

 on-the-sea held him in his armpit. He let him look at the super- 

 natural beings. But the supernatural beings did not know it. 



As before the house began to shake. Presently the feet of some- 

 one appeared coming in through the doorway. After some time 

 had passed he stepped in, and the house shook. Then the super- 

 natural beings said: "A". He took a step with the other foot. Some- 

 thing with large, broad eyelids entered. Nothing happened. 



Some time after that something came along making a rattling noise. 

 By and by she came in with a crowd of female servants. Djila'qons'* 

 it was who came in among them. She had her ej^ebrows painted with 



