BOAS] HANDBOOK OF INDIAN LANGUAGES SIUSLAWAN 623 



[Translation] 



(It happened) long ago. The world was very bad long ago. 

 Everywhere it was so, and this was the cause of it: A bad person was 

 devouring (the people). Grizzly Bear was devouring them long ago. 

 Whenever a man went out hunting, he would kill and devour him. 

 Many people felt sorry because of that. So one day the people came 

 together and tried to devise some remedy. (They all agreed that 

 Grizzl}') must be killed. For that reason they came together. Then 

 the chiefs of that region said, " We feel very sorr}^ but how are 

 we going to kill him? He can not bo killed by means of arrows: 

 hence we don't want to kill him with an arrow." Then finally some- 

 one suggested to go and see how Grizzly lived, and to invite him (to 

 come to the meeting-place). So one man went in search of him. And 

 (when the messenger) came to Grizzly's residence, (he said,) " You, too, 

 are invited to come to the play-grounds." But Grizzly Bear was not 

 willing to go : hence the messenger went back, and, upon returning, 

 related thus: "He does not want (to come)." (In the mean while) the 

 people who had assembled had lots of fun. (Then after a while an- 

 other messenger was sent), and the man who was about to go was told 

 thus: "We won't give up. When he is dead, then we will give up." 

 Thus it was I'cpeatedl}" asserted. 



Then finally the man was ordered to go. He was a very poor man. 

 " Speak to him carefully, don't tell him anything bad. Tell him thus: 

 ' We want you to come here. We are going to have lots of fun.' Thus 

 you shall tell him. Don't tell him anything bad. He is shrewd and 

 very bad." Then that man started out, thinking (a great deal) to him- 

 self, for he was very much afraid (of Grizzly). (And when he came to 

 Grizzly, he said,) "I come here as a messenger." (He then told him bis 

 mission and departed. Not long afterwards Grizzly's friends came to 

 visit him and inquired about the messenger's mission). One of them 

 said, " What did the man teU you who came (here) ?" — "He said nothing 

 (of importance). I was simply informed that 1 am invited (to some 

 games). Thus he told me: ' People want you to come very much. 

 For that purpose I came here as a messenger.' " (After a while an- 

 other messenger was sent to Grizzly, requesting him to come at once.) 

 Then (Grizzly) said thus (to the messenger): "Will anything be 

 given to me, if I come?" — "Nothing was said (about that). People 



