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low of | his mother. Frog made a good place | for her grandson to sit 
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down on. ‘She knew that he had good clothing. Therefore she 
made || a really good place for Ya.uk*e’;ka‘m to sit down. | 80 
(b) YA.UKYE’;KA'M OBTAINS ARROW WOOD 
Now, Ya.ukte’jka‘m was growing up. He thought: | ‘“What shall 
Ido?” Long ago there were no service berries in this world. | There 
_ was just one place where there were some. Because it was not long | 
since Ya.uk"e’;ka‘m was born, therefore he did not know this world. 
He said: || ‘‘Hya! I wish there might be some arrow wood! Then 85 
I might make arrows.” Long ago | arrows were made of service- 
berry shoots. There were none. Therefore | Ya.uk"e’;ka‘m said so. 
Frog said: ‘‘O grandchild, grandchild! | far away there is arrow 
wood. | Those who go to get arrow wood ‘die there. Grizzly Bear 
watches the arrow wood. || Whoever goes to get it, is bitten by 90 
Grizzly Bear.”’ Then | Ya.uk"e’;ka‘m started. He arrived where 
two Cranes | made a noise when they saw anybody. Then Grizzly 
Bear knew | that somebody was coming. When the Cranes saw 
Ya.uk"e’;ka'm, they wanted | to make noise. Hesaidtothem: ‘Oh, 
don’t tell Grizzly Bear! || When I pass again, then you may tell him.” 95 
He started again, and saw two | Marmots. They intended to whistle. 
He said to them: ‘Don’t | talk now! Later on, when I pass again, 
you may talk.” | He started again, and saw two Beavers. They in- 
tended to make a noise. | He said to them: “Don’t make a noise!”’ . 
Then Ya.uk*e’;ka‘m saw || plenty of service berries. He took much 100 
arrow wood. | He threwit all overthe country. Hesaid: | “Byandby 
there will be many people in this world. It would not be right if ser- 
vice berries were | only in one place in the world.’ Then there were 
service berries in every country. It was he, Ya.uk%e’;}ka‘m, who 
did it. | 
Then he put the arrow wood on his back. He started back, and 105 
came to| Beaver. He said to him: ‘Now tell Grizzly Bear.” 
Then (Beaver) made | anoise. Grizzly Bear heard Beaver. He said: 
“Va, ya!—what does it mean? | I hear noise going back.” After a 
little while | the Marmots also made noise, and Grizzly Bear said so 
again, After a little while | the Cranes made a noise, and Grizzly 110 
Bear'spoke again. He told his children: | ‘“‘Go out (to see) what has 
‘been done!’? His children went out, and | they saw there were no 
more service-berry bushes. They said: | ‘‘There are no more service- 
berry bushes.””’ Then Grizzly Bear became angry. He sang. | 
He took his coat. The coat of || Grizzly Bear is a skin. He put 115 
it on and became a grizzly bear. | He went out and jumped near his 
children. The two (children) jumped back. | He said to them: ‘How 
dollook?” Hewas told: ‘“Youlookterrible.” Then Grizzly Bear | 
went -out. He looked at the tracks, and he saw | that it was 
Ya.uke’;ka‘m, He had heard that || the youth had grown up and 120 
