^"JSas"^] the salmon myth TRANSLATION. 85 



her eyes and oue of her cheeks; we will divide the intestines." " You 

 are wrong," replied the other, " one eye for you, one eye for me, one 

 cheek for me, and one cheek for you; we will divide the intestines." 

 While they were talking she arose, flew away and left them. 



ll^ow the salmon swam away. After awhile he came to a country 

 and went ashore. He went a long way and came to a creek. He 

 saw smoke arising on the other side. Then he assumed the form of an 

 old man. His whole body and his head were full of scabs. He 

 shouted. Five sisters were camping there. [When they heard him 

 they said to the eklest one:] " Who is that? Go and fetch him." She 

 went across the creek and when she saw him she said : " Come down 

 to the water, I came to fetch you," " Oh," he replied, " carry me on 

 your back," She returned and said to her sisters, " It is an old man; 

 he tokl me that I should carry him on my back, but his body is all full 

 of scabs." The next younger sister said: "I will go and fetch him. 

 He shall look after our fire." She went across the creek and said: "I 

 come to fetch you." " Oh, carry me on your back." She went up and 

 took him by his arm and was going to take him, but blood came out at 

 onc-e. Therefore she left him and went home. She said: "He is too 

 old, I touched his arm and blood came out at once." Then she said 

 to her younger sister: "Go and fetch him," The middle one went 

 across the creek. She arrived on the other side and said: "I come 

 to fetch you, come down to the water." "Oh, carry me on your back." 

 Then she went up and took hold of his arm. She lifted him and blood 

 and matter came out at once. Then she also left him. Then the next 

 sister said: "I will go and fetch him; he shall take care of our fire." 

 She went across, and when she arrived on the other side said: "Gome 

 down, old man, I came to fetch you." "Oh, carry me on your back." 

 She went up and took him on her back. She carried him a short distance, 

 and became full of blood and matter. She left him. [When she came 

 back to her sisters she said:] "He is indeed too full of scabs and sores." 

 Then the youngest sister arose and went across the creek without 

 saying a word. They said to her : " You are not proud, you will certainly 

 be willing to carry him." They saw how their younger sister went 

 across. Then the eldest oue said: 'Look!" The old man came and 

 went to the canoe. He shook himself. Then [his scabs fell off and] 

 he had a fine sea-otter blanket on. He went into the canoe and the 

 girl carried him across. He was a beautiful chief. He married the 

 sisters and the youngest one became his head wife. He married them 

 all; but he loved only the youngest oue. 



Now they lived there for some time and the women went digging 

 roots every day. They left him alone. After several days the eldest 

 sister came home first. She did not find him in the camp, and when 

 she went down to the beach she saw him asleep in their canoe. He 

 lay there. She pushed the canoe slowly from the shore. There was 

 a land-breeze and the wind drifted it seaward. When the man 



