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female bear, after which he went around the point and did the same 

 thing to the male. While he was busy there Cormorant came near 

 him, but he said, "Keep away, you small Cormorant," and struck 

 him on the buttocks with his hand saying, "Go out and stay on those 

 rocks." Ever since then the cormorants have been there. Raven 

 stayed in that place until he had consumed both of the bears. 



Starting on again, Raven came to a place where many people were 

 encamped fishing. They used nothing but fat for bait. He entered 

 a house and asked wht^t they used for bait. They said "Fat." 

 Then he said, "Let me see yovi put enough on your hooks for bait," 

 and he noticed carefully how they baited and handled their hooks. 

 The next time they went out, he walked off behind a point and went 

 under water to get this bait. Now they got bites and pulled up 

 quickly, but there was nothing on their hooks. This continued for a 

 long time. The next time they went out they felt the thing again, 

 but one man among them who knew just how fish bite, jerked at the 

 right moment and felt that he had caught something. The line went 

 around in the water very fast. They pulled away, however, until 

 they got Raven under the canoe, and he kicked against it ver\' hard. 

 All at once his nose came off, and they pulled it up. When they 

 landed, they took it to the chief's house and said, "We have caught a 

 wonderful thing. It must be the nose of the GonaqAde't." So they 

 took it, put eagle down on it, and hung it up on the wall. 



After that, Raven came ashore at the place where he had been in 

 the habit of going down, got a lot of spruce gum and made a new 

 nose out of it. Then he drew a root hat down over his face and went 

 to the town. Beginning at the nearer end he went through the 

 houses saying "I wonder in what house are the people who caught 

 that GonaqAde't's nose." After he had gone halfway, he entered 

 the chief's house and inquired, "Do you know where are the people 

 who caught that GonaqAde't's nose ?" They answered, "There it is 

 on the wall.'' Then he said, " Bring it here. Let me examine it." So 

 they gave it to him. "This is great," he said, and he put up his hat 

 to examine it. "\\Tiy," said he, "this house is dark. You ought 

 to take off the smoke-hole cover. Let some one run up and take it 

 off so that I can see.'' But, as soon as they removed it, he put the 

 nose in its place, cried ''Ga," and flew away. They did not find out 

 who he was. 



Going thence, Raven saw a number of deer walking around on 

 the beach, with a great deal of fat hanging out through their noses. 

 As he passed one of these, he said, "Brother, you better blow your 

 nose. Lots of dirt is hanging out of it." WTien the deer would not 

 do this, Raven came close to him, wiped his nose and threw the fat 

 by his own side. Calling out, "Just for the Raven," he swallowed it. 



