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they t(»ld him: "To-morrow you will be taken home.'' The next morn- 

 ing- he saw a whale on the beach ; it Avas a red whale. Now they carried 

 sea-otter skins to the canoe [i. e., the whale], and they i^aid to him: 

 "Now lie down [in the whale] and do not look.'' After five nights he 

 t<iok off his blanket. The whale lay on the beach. He cut five pieces 

 of blubber from the whale and carried his sea-otters and his baskets 

 to the shore. Then the whale returned. 



After awhile a person met him on the beach. Near him lay the 

 whale meat and the sea-otters, lie asked that person : "Where are 

 my wives?" "They are in their house." "Tell them to comedown 

 here." Then that person went up to the house and said: "Oh, your 

 husband has come home; he tells you to come down to the beach." 

 Two of the women had cut their hair. Four of his wives went down 

 to the beach. Only the eldest one did not come. They carried up the 

 whale and the sea-otter skins. He said: "Tell your eldest sister to 

 come down; she shall carry this whale." They went up to the house 

 and said to their sister: "Come down and fetch that whale." Then 

 she combed herself, greased her hair, and painted her face. She went 

 down to the beach and lifted the whale. When she turned to go home 

 the man said: "Turn toward the sea." She turned seaward He put 

 the whale meat on her back. The water reached up to lier knees. 

 They put another piece of whale meat on her and the water reached 

 to her hips. Five times they did so, then [the water reached up to her 

 neck and] she began to swim. She moved her arms up and down. 

 Now she began to fly [and the man said] : "Coatch shall be your name; 

 when it is calm you will tly about. Henceforth you will not make 

 chiefs miserable." Then he went home to his wives. He gave them 

 everything, the sea-otters and a piece of whale meat each. 



