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from yon many times; eagles were eating yon. O, my sister's cliiM- 

 ren, my sister's cliildren, gnlls were eating yon. Eavens were eating 

 you, O, my sister's children." Now sbe came still nearer the town. 

 Bine-Jay was sitting ontside and saw her coming. When she had 

 nearly arrived she cried again : "O, my sister's children, my sister's 

 children , birds flew u\) from yon ; crows were eatin g yon." Then Bine- Jay 

 shonted: "Do yon not notice? She names the Crow; she names the 

 Crow." Now she landed and went up to the house. Now all the peo- 

 ple came into the Crow's house. They asked her how she had found 

 her sister's children. She replied and told nuich. " I went across and 

 I found their bodies full of birds which ate them. All kinds of birds 

 ate them." After she had finished, Bine-Jay was the first to leave the 

 house. He went to the rear of the house, where he stayed. Now, the 

 Crow was silent. Eobin, who was her deceased husband's brother, 

 remained with her. They sat on opposite sides of the fire. She had 

 five children. Then she told him everything in a low voice, and Blue- 

 Jay listened ontside. She i)nlled out the food which she had carried 

 home, cut it to pieces, and gave it to her children and to Robiu. Her 

 youngest daughter choked [when eating the blnbber]. Then Blue- Jay, 

 who had been peeping through the chinks of the wall, entered and 

 slapped her nape. The piece of whale meat flew out of her mouth. 

 Bine-Jay took it up, went ont, showed it to the people, and said: 

 "Do you see? The Crow fed me." He went to three houses showing it 

 around, then he ate it. After some time it grew dark. The people 

 were very hungry. 



Then Blue-Jay said to the chief of the town : " O, chief, the house [of 

 the young man whom we deserted] is full of whale meat. A supernat- 

 ural being loved his sister. He invites me, and he has invited the Crow 

 and Robin." Late in the evening Blue-Jay came out of the house, took 

 his large blanket [and went to his elder brother, Robin,] saying, "Robin, 

 let us sleep under one blanket; I always get cold." Robin replied: 

 " Ya-a, I always sleep alone, and do not want anyone with me; sleep there 

 atmyfeet." NowBlne-Jaylaydown at Robin's feet. Blne-Jayremained 

 awake. When it was nearly morning Blue- Jay fell asleep. Now Robin 

 and Crow made a canoe [ready]. Then Robin and the Crow went 

 to their canoe and carried their property into it. Now Robin took a 

 sharp stick and put it in the ground at Blue-Jay's feet. Then Robin 

 and the Crow went across to the young man and to his sister, and left 

 Bine- Jay alone. Early in the morning when he awoke, he said : " Wake 

 up, Robin," and kicked him; but his feet struck the stick, and he hurt 

 himself. " O, my feet!" he cried. " They left me here alone." Then 

 he went home to his children. Crow and Robin crossed the bay and 

 went up to the house of the young man. 



Early next morning Bine- Jay said : " ?^ow, let us all go across." They 

 made themselves ready and went across. W^hen they were in the mid- 

 dle of the bay a heavy gale arose, and the people almost died. They 



