132 CA'xAL his myth. [kt^oi^gt 



he went up to his house and staid there. After awhile he saw a child. 

 It approached him, shooting an arrow. |The arrow] struck the ground 

 near him, and he took it and hid it. Then the child came searching 

 for his arrow. When he did not find it he cried: "O, Blue- Jay, you 

 have hidden my arrow. You make me feel miserable. You always 

 tease me; give me my arrow." The child had no hair, and his eyes 

 were sore. His blanket was made of deerskin. ^Then [Ca'xaL[ took 

 him by his arm and said: "Who are you?" "Oh it is I. My father 

 was deserted. Blue-Jay deserted him." Then [Ca'xaL] took [the boy] 

 to the water and washed his face; he blew on his eyes and the boy 

 recovered his eyesight. Ke said: "Child! it is I; I have returned." 

 He threw away [the boy's] blanket and gave him a sea- otter blanket. 

 "Tell me," he continued, "are you all well?" The boy replied: "Blue- 

 Jay made us miserable; two of your wives are now his wives. He 

 always defecates in our house, and I must wipe him with my blanket. 

 Two only [of your wives] do not like him." "Bring them here." "Oh, 

 they can not see, for they have lost their eyes." Then the boy went 

 home. He sent him to fetch his mother. He said to her: "Father 

 has come home." Then his mother and the other woman began to cry : 

 "O, Blue- Jay has deceived you; he always deceives you." "No, indeed, 

 father has come. I have recovered my eyesight ; he sent me to fetch you. 

 Just feel my blanket." Then his mother felt it. It was soft. [The boy 

 continued:] " See, you did not believe me! " Then he led them to his 

 father. He reached his father, who washed their faces. Then they 

 recovered their eyesight. Ca'xaL said to them : " Go and sweep our 

 house." They went back and swept the whole house. They carried 

 everything into the house, his whale, his sea otters, and his abalone 

 shells. Then Ca'xaL entered the house. 



On the following morning Blue- Jay opened the door and defecated in 

 the doorway. [He called :] " E'npeyucX, wipe me ! " " Take that fire- 

 brand and push his backside," said his fatlier. The boy took it and 

 pushed him. "Heh," cried Blue- Jay: "Oh, he burnt me; certainly 

 his father has returned." Blue- Jay looked into the house and saw the 

 chief sitting in the house. Then he went and told the people: "Our 

 chief has arrived." [Cil'xaL] distributed all his property among his 

 people. He gave them all the abalone shells. 



