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FAMILY HISTORIES 1251 



and the other one was black. He put them on the snow, and said, 

 "Red, red, red, red!" and the red one grew up to be a large dog. 

 Then he said, "Black, black, black, black!" and the black one grew 

 to be a large dog. Then he slapped them, and at once they became 

 as small as snails; and he put them back into the cedar-bark basket, 

 which he gave to his son. He said to him, "Whenever you see a 

 mountain-goat; take out the red dog, put it on the ground, and say 

 ' Red !' four times, then it will grow to full size and wiU kill the goats 

 for you. When it comes back, slap it, and it will get small again. 

 If you see a bear, take out the black dog and do the same to it. If 

 there are many goatsi, take out both dogs. The red one will go to 

 the right, and the black one to the left, and they will drive the goats 

 into the water." He also gave a pole to his son, and said, "With this 

 pole you will climb the mountains." A piece of quartz was attached 

 to the point of the pole. The man said, "If you come to a place 

 where you can not set your foot, just strike the rock with the crystal. 

 Then there wiU be a hole." 



After the young man had received all these things from his father, 

 he left. He went to the mountains ; and as he was going up, he saw a 

 great man, Grouse, who seemed to be friendly, and who asked the 

 youth what he was doing there. The young man replied, "I am 

 him ting mountain-goats and bears." The Grouse said that he also 

 was hunting mountain-goats. Then the youth asked Grouse what he 

 used for killing the goats. Grouse replied that he caught the goats 

 by running after them, and Grouse also inquired of the youth regard- 

 ing the way he did when hunting goats. The young man rephed, "I 

 also run and catch them." Then they walked together until they 

 saw many goats feeding on the mountain at Sutlege Canal; and the 

 young man said to Grouse, "Now, kill them! I shall have the next 

 herd we see." Then Grouse took a root from a little basket hanging 

 on his side. He chewed it and spat ota the palms of his hands. 

 Then he clapped them together four times, and all the goats rolled 

 down the side of the mountain, dead. They went on, and soon they 

 saw many goats on a steep cliff. "Now," said Grouse to the young 

 man, "let me see how you kill goats !" The young man took out his 

 two dogs, put them on the ground, and called four times "Red !" and 

 four times "Black!" Then the dogs grew up to full size, ran up the 

 mountain, drove all the goats into the river, and killed them all. 

 Then the young man put on his snowshoes and walked up the cliff. 

 When Grouse saw this, he was frightened and left him. Ex'sokwi^lak" 

 returned to his father, Q!omg'ilaxya^6, who inquired of him whether 

 he had seen anything. He knew already that^his son had met 

 Grouse. Then the youth told his father what had happened, and his 

 father praised him for his bravery. 



