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yourself" [she said]. That also sounded Xo-o. Then he ran quickh^ 

 to the place where they had torn up the djo'lgi and, gathering up the 

 pieces, put them together and spit medicine upon them. The djo'lgi 

 shook itself, and started for the house with him. 



The djo'lgi tapped upon the door. "Grandmother, here I am." 

 And when she had said "Door, unlock yourself; smoke hole, open 

 yourself," so it happened. Then she began giving them food. She 

 gave them all kinds of good food to eat. That was Cliff's house, they 

 say. She is the djo'lgi's grandmother. 



And they stayed all night in her house, and next day she again gave 

 them something to eat. Then they started off. After they had trav- 

 eled for a while, they came to where another woman lived. And, 

 after she had given them food, they sta3^ed in her house all night as well. 



And, after he who was full of mischief saw that the woman was 

 asleep, he went to her daughter who lay behind the screen. And he 

 put her belt around himself. After he had lain for a while with her 

 her mother saw him. Then she took out the man's heart and swallowed 

 it.* Then he put her belt around her, went from her, and lay down. 



Next morning, after she had given them something to eat there, she 

 called her daughter. She paid no attention to her, and she went to her. 

 She la}^ dead. Then she began to weep. She composed a crying song, 

 "My daughter 1 mistook." Then they left her. 



After they had gone on for a while they came to where a big thing 

 stood. When they pushed it down it fell upon two of them. Seven 

 escaped and went off'. 



After they had gone on for a long space of time they came to a small 

 dog l3dng in the trail. One jumped over it. Right above it it seized 

 him with its teeth. Another jumped over it. He was treated in the 

 same way. It killed three and four escaped. 



After they had gone on for a while longer they came to the edge of 

 the sky. It shut down many times. Then they ran under. Two of 

 them were cut in two and two escaped. They, however, saw Bill-of- 

 heaven. 



Gunwa being one of the Nass towns, this story would appear to be an importation. 

 It is paralleled, however, by a Masset myth, the scene of which is laid in a Haida 

 town. 



^ A burl cut out of the side of a tree and used as a ball. 



■■^ Probably a word made up for the occasion. 



^ As all girls were compelled to do at puberty. 



*01d pieces of cedar bark thrown away while making mats. 



'" Although snow continued to pile up, by ruljbing their feather on the house fronts 

 they kept these clear. 



* This name Sins-k!u^da is a little uncertain. The ))eing referred to may have been 

 identical with Power-of-the-shining-heavens. 



'A mainland animal, said to resemble a mink. 



^That is, she thought she did so, but in reality she took out her daughter's. 



