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old man brought this for you." " O, my sister-iu-law's relative, poor 

 man, why did you not tell me long ago? I should not have hurt 

 my sister-in-law's relative." Again a noise was heard and one more 

 person appeared. He had hardly entered the house when he 

 said: "I smell salmon; I smell salmon." When he saw the old 

 man he kicked him so that he flew about and blood came from his 

 mouth. The woman waited a long time. Then she said : •' I am a 

 human being. Do you think I have no relatives? This old man 

 brought this for you;" and she gave him one bundle of meat. "O, 

 my sister-in-law's relative, why did you not tell me long ago, I should 

 not have hurt my sister-in-law's relative." And he ate the piece of 

 salmon. Now only her husband remained [outside]. After a little 

 while a noise was heard and one more person appeared. He just 

 opened the door when he noticed the smell of salmon and said: "I 

 smell salmon ; I smell salmon." When he saw the old man he kicked 

 him many times, so that he flew about and blood came from his mouth. 

 The woman hesitated, and the old man was kicked much. Then she 

 arose and said: "I am a human being. Do you think I have no rela- 

 tives? This old man brought this for you." She gave him that bundle. 

 "O, my brother-in-law, why did you not tell me long ago? I should 

 not have hurt my brother-in-law." 



iSTow they skinned and carved the elks and wanted to give some of 

 the meat to the old man, but he did not eat it. The woman said: 

 "Perhaps you have broken his ribs, so that he can not eat." Early 

 the following morning the wolves made themselves ready and went 

 hunting. Then the young salmon arose and went bathing. The woman 

 boiled food for him, which he ate. After he had finished they went 

 to bed. In the afternoon he again blew into the fire [so that he was 

 covered with ashes] and became an old man. In the evening the wolves 

 arrived at home and brought elks. This time they did not kick him. 

 In the evening they looked at his arrows and said: "How pretty 

 are the arrows of our sister-in-law's relative!" He replied: "I made 

 them." "Make one for me; make me a flint arrowhead," said 

 the eldest brother. The young salmon replied: "Willingly; but 

 sometimes I will break a piece or two of flint." Then he gave 

 him five pieces of flint. Early the next morning the wolves went 

 hunting again. When they had gone the salmon's son went to 

 bathe and then worked at the arrowheads. He finished them all. 

 He took one and kei)t it for himself In the evening the wolves 

 returned and brought home elks. After they had carved them they 

 looked at the arrowheads and said: "How pretty are these arrow- 

 heads." The salmon replied: "[That is nothing,] when I was a young 

 man I knew how to make arrowheads." The second wolf said: "To- 

 morrow you must make some for me." " Willingly." Then he gave 

 hiin five pieces of flint. Early the next morning the wolves went 

 hunting. After some time he arose and made the arrowheads. He 



