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Some tiiuo iifterward he went to hi.s town again. And, when he 

 entered, he asked liiin: '" Bio-tail, will you go with nie again r"" ''Yes," 

 he said to him. At once they .started ofi' again. After they had pad- 

 dled seaward for a wtiile he said his liouse had again come in sight. 

 He \ot him h)ok out. In truth his great white house appeared at 

 intervals over the waves. And again a strong Avind arose from the 

 house. It drove them back again. 



And, when they again got into the house, he called to him: '""Big- 

 tail, do not go with me again. My elder brother refuses to let you 

 see the inside of his house. That is wh}^ the wind is high for us. Do 

 not go with n)e again." That was the only one among the super- 

 natural beings whose house he was unable to see. His name was 

 '•Chief."^* 



Some time after he got ])ack Ya'yu^'' spoke through him. He made 

 things happen by speaking through him. Four whales tloated about, 

 lie did the sanu^ thing to him as the neighboring supernatural being 

 had done. "Let me go, for I want to see why a drum sounds in the 

 house of Supernatural-being-looking-landward (another name for 

 Yii'yu)." 



Then he lay down. He lay there for a while and entered his house. 

 Then some persons, with their fins together, stirred up soapberries in 

 something made of great boards painted on the outside, they used to 

 say.^'' They looked like Peninsula-point ~" soapberries, yet they were 

 di tie rent. Now he came home. 



He spoke through him for a while longer. Then he ))ecarae lame. 

 And, after he had sat in the house for a while, he said: "Let me go 

 down to see why a drum is sounding in the house of Supernatural- 

 being- looking-landward." Then he chewed tobacco, lay down, and 

 continued there for a while. 



Now^, when he entered his house, Supernatural-being-looking- 

 landward said to him: "I am glad to see 3'ou, Big-tail.'' In those 

 words he said he was glad to see him. At this time they raised up 

 the stuff they were stirring up with a stick, and it stuck to it. Before 

 he had eaten of that he went up, and, when he awoke, he said: "Why 

 did I come away so soon? I ought to have eaten whale tongue with 

 them." 



After he had sat there for another space of time, he said: "I won- 

 der why a drum has been soiuiding in the house of Supernatural- 

 being-looking-landward. Let me go down again." 



Then he chewed tobacco, and. while he lay there, he got into his 

 house. Even while he was in the doorway he called to him: "Wait, 

 Big-tail, you better not go up from me. I will invite the supernatural 

 beings." 



Inmiediatel}^ he invited the people. They came in at once. When 

 all got in he began to dance before them. They who came in wore 



