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told his mother he had killed a whale. And, when tney went down 

 to see it, a whale lay there. Then the town people cut it up. And 

 the next evening he went out and came in in the morning. And he 

 pulled some strings of halibut in in front of the town. 



One day he called the people. At that time he gave them all kinds 

 of food. The things in the traj^s were not consumed. Then they 

 went awa3\ Those he restored to youth were married. Then he 

 said: "I will give you ten whales to eat." And, after they had 

 returned home and the next morning had come, ten whales were 

 floating in front of the town. 



And after that he looked about in the neigboring towns for a wife. 

 In the evening he went out. He came in very earl3\ All that time 

 he concealed the things with which he was born. Only his sister 

 knew a))out them. By and by he prepared to ask the chief's daughter 

 in a neighboring town in marriage. Presently he was accepted and 

 all the town people went with him to get her. And she came in with 

 him. 



Then his uncles gave him the town. And he frequently gave them 

 food. When he sent to call them in he told them to go out aimlessly 

 and get things for him. It was as if things flowed in through the 

 doorwa\^, and he fed them. 



After some time had passed he went to his father-in-law. Then all 

 his uncles again went with him. But instead of receiving him kindly 

 they used supernatural powers against him. Before anything they 

 tried against him came to him, it was gone. By and by his father- 

 in-law pulled him against a cloak he wore which was covered with 

 needles. Then the needles dropped from it, and he threw it into the 

 corner. 



Then he said: "Did you lie to me formerly?" And he began to 

 give his son-in-law something to eat. And, after he had got through 

 feeding him, he arose very early next morning, and, when he went to 

 the fire, something near him made a thundering noise. Now he sent 

 his uncles home. And he remained behind. After he had received 

 food there a while he asked his father-in-law to take him over. Then 

 he took him over, and his father-in-law [returned without] going into 

 the house. Then he said: "I am giving you ten whales." And the 

 morning after they got back ten whales floated in front of the town. 



And he again feasted the people. By and by one of his uncles 

 came in to him, saying he was not in good circumstances. And he 

 said to him (his uncle): " Live over there. You will be well ofl" over 

 there." And, after he had given his uncle food, he told his uncle he 

 had better go. " Go. You will cease being poorly ofl'. When 1 have 

 food brought to you, invite your elder brothers." He went at once. 

 Food came in of itself after him. Then he called the people for it. 



