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that brought him hick is cahed L'.e'iiAxxI'dAq-that-hves-in-the-water 

 (HlntAk-Lle'iiAxxi'dAq). The okl basket he had also turned into a 

 very large beautiful basket. Then she said to him, "There is a spring 

 back in the corner. Go there and uncover it and dip that l)asket 

 as far down as you can reach." He did so and, when he drew it out, 

 it was full of dentalia. 



Now DAnma'dji returned home very quickly, but nobody recog- 

 nized him at fu'st except his wife and those who had seen him when 

 he went to get her. Afterward he gave water to his guests, and they 

 could see dentalia shells at the bott(jm. The house was now filled 

 with spectators, and those who had made fun of him were very much 

 ashamed of themselves. After he had given them water, he gave 

 them handfuls of dentalia, for which his father-in-law and his 

 brothers-in-law gave him slaves, valuable furs, and other property. 

 So he became very rich and was chief of that town. That is why 

 the Indians do the same now. If a brother-in-law gives them the 

 least thing they return much more than its value. 



Now he had a big house built, and everything that he said had 

 to be done. The people that formerly made fun of him were like 

 slaves to him. He also gave great feasts, inviting people from 

 many villages. But, after he hatl Ijccome very great among them, 

 he was too liard upon the people of his town. His wife was prouder 

 than when she was with her father and if boys or anyone else dis- 

 pleased her tliey were put to death. 



As they were now very proud and had plenty of people to work 

 for them, the husband and wife spent much time sitting on the roof 

 of their house looking about. One spring the woman saw a flock 

 of swans (goc^l) coming from the southeast, and said, "Oh! there is a 

 high-caste person among those birds that I was going to marry." 

 Another time they went up, and a flock of geese (tIawA'q) came along. 

 Then she again said to her husband, "Oh! there is the high-caste 

 person I was going to marry." By and by some sand-hill cranes 

 (dii}) flew past, and she repeated the same words. But, when the 

 brants (qen) came over, and she s])oke these words, tliey at once 

 flew down to her and carried her off with them. Her husband ran 

 after the brants underneath as fast as he could, and every now 

 and then some of her clothing fell down, but he was unable to over- 

 take her. 



When the birds finally let this woman drop, she was naked and 

 all of her hair even was gone. Then she got up and walked along 

 the beach crying, and she made a kind of apron for herself out of 

 leaves. Continuing on along the beach, she came upon a red snapper 

 head, which she picked up. She wandered on aimlessly, not know- 

 ing what to do, because she was very sad at the thought of her fine 

 home and her husband. Presently she saw smoke ahead of her and 



