^BoTs"] ANEKTCXo'lEMIX myth TRANSLATION. 55 



lost lier dog. She ran about and searched for it in all the houses, 

 but did not tind it. Then she [was very sad and] did not eat because 

 she liked her dog. 



The Crow stayed here five days, and then again she gathered many 

 roots of plants. She gathered ogue'niEskotit and LE'moksin. She gath- 

 ered all kinds of nice smelling roots. She put potentilla roots into one 

 small basket. Then she crossed again to the country of the super- 

 natural beings. Then they all came down to the beach. They [took 

 the nice smelling roots and] ate them right there at the beach. She 

 carried the potentilla roots i\]) to her niece. Now she saw her dog, 

 which was in the house. [Her niece said :] " Do you think this is a com- 

 mon bitch ? She returns. Why did you say in the middle of the ocean : 

 'Take the whale ?' Therefore you became afraid. You must not say so 

 until you are near the shore. Do you think they gave her to you as a 

 present? She always returns. You will take her again when you go 

 home. Do not search for her when you have lost her. She provides 

 you with food when you are going." The Crow replied: "Yes." And 

 when she went back she carried that bitch along. "When you approach 

 the land say : ' Catch a whale, Q; aci'nEmicLX.'" Then she went home. 

 The dog lay in the stern of the canoe. When they were near the town 

 the Crow said: "Catch a whale, Q; acI'nEmicLX." She did not move. 

 Then the Crow took some water, poured it over her and said: "Catch 

 a whale; are you indeed able to catch a whale?" W^hen they were 

 quite near the shore she said again: "Catch a whale, Q;acrnEmicLX." 

 Then she arose and caught a whale. Again the canoe rocked. She said : 

 " Hold it fast, Q; acrnEmicLX." Sometimes she did not say it right 

 and cried : "Let go the whale, Q; aci'nEmicLX." Then the whale drifted 

 ashore. The people went down to the beach and cut the whale. They 

 carried the meat up to house. 



After some time the chief said: "I desire to go and see my sister." 

 Now the i)eople made themselves ready and started in a large canoe. 

 When they came near the country of the supernatural beings their chief 

 said : "Take care, they will test us." [ When they had gone a little far- 

 ther] the whole sea was covered with ice. He said to his people : " We 

 will laud after a while." Xow Blue- Jay became very cold, but he said : 

 "I never get cold, I will stay in the canoe." He jumped into the water 

 and sank out of sight at once. Then a person shouted on shore: 

 " Ehehiu, [Blue- JayJ killed himself." Then the chief arose in the canoe ; 

 he took the ice and threw it away. Then that person shouted: "Ehe- 

 hiu, how he threw away the ice of the supernatural beings." " ' Ehehiu,' 

 you say, I threw it away; what made me fall down!" [said Blue- Jay]. 

 Then they went up to the house. The chief said: "Do not enter at 

 once. After a while they will open their house." Now there was a sea- 

 lion and a sea-cow ( ?), one at each side of the door. They stood in the 

 dooiway. Now Blue-Jay became very cold. He tried to jump into 

 the house and the animals bit him. Tliey had almost been unable 



