336 BUREAU OF AMERIC!AN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 29 



Gunanasi'mgit 



[Told by Jackson, late chief of Skidegate.] 



A certain woman of the upper class, whose father was a chief, was 

 squeamish about stepping on the dung- of grizzh^ bears. They went 

 with her to pick berries, and then she started baclv. At that time her 

 basket strap broke. Now her basket upset. It upset four times. 



In the evening, when her basket upset for the last time, two good- 

 looking- fellows came to her and asked her to go with them. The two 

 persons begged her to go, and they said to her: "A little wa}^ inland 

 are berries." 



Then she went back with them. And she said: "Where are they?" 

 They said to the woman: "A little farther inland." Now it was even- 

 ing. And the}^ led her into a big town. Now they led her into a big 

 house in the middle of the town which had a painting on the front. 

 A woman who was half rock sat in the coraer of the house. 



When they gave her something to eat [this woman said] : "When 

 you eat it, eat onl}^ the shadow.' Only eat the cranberries the}' give 

 you to eat. Drink nothing but water. Do not eat the black, round 

 things they give you to eat. I have been eating them. That is why 

 I am here. 1 am half rock. When 3^ou go to defecate dig deeply 

 into the ground. Cover it over." 



Now she went to defecate as directed. And, when she went to 

 defecate, she laid copper bracelets on top and copper wire. She 

 finished. Now, after she was gone, a man went and looked at the 

 place. He saw copper wire and bracelets. Then the man shouted. 

 A crowd of people looked at it. Truly that was why she did not want 

 to step on dung. Now she became used to [her surroundings]. 



Now all in the town went out to fish for salmon. Afterward the 

 woman went after wood. Those who went after salmon came back 

 making a noise. Then the woman put wood on the fire. Those who 

 had gone after salmon came in. Now those who went after salmon 

 shook themselves. The lire was quenched. Next day they again went 

 after salmon. Then the half- rock woman said to her: "Take knots." 

 The woman did so. Now they came back again with noise. She 

 put knots on the fire. They came in. Again they began shaking 

 themselves. Then the fire was not ([ucnched. Now her husband's 

 mind was good toward her. 



Then the woman began to dislike the place. Now they went out 

 again to get salmon. Then she told the woman who was half rock 

 that she wanted to go awa}'. And she thought that that was good. 



