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After he had gone up there many times something came up quickly 

 toward him. Its moutli was red. After it had done so twice he asked 

 his mother, ''What is that, mother?" Then he prepared a new spear. 

 '' Wlien it opens its mouth for you and puts its forefeet up on land run 

 down to it. It is your father's canoe." So he went there and it 

 opened its mouth for liim. His mother had said, "Shoot it in the 

 mouth," and, when he had shot it, it was heard to say "Ga," like a 

 raven. It was as if its seats had been all cut off. It was a copper 

 canoe in which were wide seats. The canoe was nothing but copper 

 and broke entirely up. Throughout the night he carried it into his 

 house to his mother. No person knew of it. 



Now he began making a big house out of copper. He would poimd 

 out spears and bracelets under the branches. In those days there was 

 no iron or copper. He also pounded out copper plates. Then he set 

 them all round the inside of the house. When they threw garbage 

 upon liis house [they kei:)t calling him] "Pounding-chief." After he 



Qlu'na a'daq gu'tsawo Acyis yinAx ke qle'waxix. QlfiuA'x lati' 



Many inland after he had for him toward up came quickly. It was was 



times to it gone around mouth 



Aleqla'. DAxdanl'n ye ac nAsuI' duLa' qle'wawus!, ''•Dfi'sayu aLe'?'' 



red. Twice so him it had his he asked, " What is that, mother?" 



done for mother i 



TcuLe' yen a'o.sini yls Lak. '"Dekl' qlwAn daq icl'q lyA'x 



Then there he prepared spear new. Seaward now out you run for you 



q!aowut!a'xe xak^' qa'dji gA'iaat. Il'c yagu' awe'. Aq! ayA'x 



it opens its mouth claws it puts up on land. Your father his canoe it is. To it so 



5 dugade'awe AcyA'x qle'watlfix. "DuJeqiA' tcA t!u'k." TcIuLe' 



when he liad gone for him it opened its mouth. "Its (mouth's) right in shoot it." Then 



redness 



awutlu'guawe ye uduwaA'x "Ga^' yel yA'x. Aj^e'x caya'oLixAc j^eyA'x 



when he had shot it so itwaslieard "Ga," raven like. As if were all cut off like it 



to say 



awe' wune' aj^exaklfi'wu. XAtc eq yii'gu ayu' yek"dlwuq! 



that it was its seats. It was a copper canoe that "in it were wide 



ayAxaklaw'o. XAtc tclAS Le 3'e'ti e'qa}^, Le ka'wawAL! yu'ytlk" 



seats. It was only then was copper it was and broke up the canoe 



MakA't a. Tiit ^nnA'x awe' a'waya duhi'ti de duLfi' xA'ndi. Lei 



all did. Ts'ight throughout it was he carried his house to his mother to. Not 



10 Llngi'ttc WLisko'. 



Tlingit knew it. 



TcIuLe' a'Len hi'txawe yfi'nAlyAx yui'q. Yutca'ctaylq! ade'awe 



Then big one into house it he was mak- the copper. Under the branches there it was 

 was ing from 



a'tlAqlanutc Luq sAk" kls sAk". Lei gaye's! qostl'yin qA'tcu eq 



he would pound spears for bracelets for. Not iron there was or cop- 



per 



yAx yatl'yl At. Tinna' 3^ ax ts!u atle'q!. lb nel yl'ya ACA'kAnadJAl. 



like were things. Copper like also he Then in the inside he set them all 



plates l)Ounded. house down. 



TcIuLe' dokA't ku-doxe'tc qialte'. " Ya'datlA'qI-anqa'wo." Yen 



Then on him they always threw garbage. " This pounding rich man." When 



