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him. He alwa3's sat upon it. Duriiio- all that time somethino- tried 

 to get into his anus. Something- kept saying- to him: "Ho Qo'lkle's 

 anus is closed tight." He only heard the voice. 



When night came upon him he sat near the tire. During- all that 

 time he let it burn every night. After he had sat there for a while, a 

 woman came in to him holding in her hand a basket containing some- 

 thing. "'Brother Qo'ikle, I bring food for j^ou." She gave him 

 chitons. 



He then was glad. He set them in front of himself, and he had her 

 sit on the opposite side of the fire. He then took out one and put it 

 into the lire. Then, however, wood ticks ran away from the fire. 

 He then threw all into the fire. There was nothing but wood ticks 

 rumiing away. He then gave her her l)ucket. She now said to him: 

 "Hu, brother Qo'ikle, "''' and she went away from him. 



He wore on his head the skin of the dog, showing its teeth. The 

 rest of the skin hung down his back. He was covered with blood. 

 He was not agreeable to look at. During all that time the north wind 

 blew strongly. In the place from whence he had gone after wood 

 the}^ were troubled about him, but the wind was too strong. There 

 was no wa}^ to search for him. 



On the next ev^ening something again came to him with food. That 

 time it brought mussels to him. He put those, too, into the fire. 

 Minks ran awa}^ from it. For a second time he returned to her her 

 empty basket. A mink which had changed itself into a woman brought 

 him food. They gave it to him in order that when he ate it he would 

 become a ga'gix.It. But he was too cunning. Although he knew 

 that something had changed its form [to harm him], he did not touch 

 it (the woman). 



During- all that time something kept tapping upon his buttocks. 

 During all that time it could not get into him, and it said: "Ho 

 Qo'lkle's anus is stopped up tight." But he onl}^ heard the voice. 

 He always held the dog's ulna. And he did not let the stone ax go. 

 The woman came in every evening. He had her then sit directly 

 opposite to himself. 



At one time, when she came in to him, she brought hmi the follow- 

 ing news: "To-morrow your friends are going to come for you." 

 During all that time he urinated nowhere but in his box. On the 

 next day many people, as many as ten, came to him by canoe. In it 

 his sister sang a cr3'ing song: "Ha, brother Qo'lkle." He looked out 

 of the hendock house. 



During all that time he wore the dog's head. Again he did not 

 sleep. While they were still out at sea he went down to meet them. 

 When they got in front of him, in truth, his younger brothers were 

 tiiere. His sister was also there. He recognized them all. They 

 feared for some tiuie to go in to him. 



