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his spirits named Sea-lion raft. At once he said "Go." He began 

 bh)wiiig' on the raft. One man was not courageous enough to go down 

 into the waterfall, and when the raft went down he seized the bough of 

 a tree at the edge of the fall. Then it went under. It was gone for 

 one night. 



Next morning the noise of shamans' sticks was heard at the mouth 

 of the creek. The raft came up from underneath. Meanwhile the 

 one that had saved himself came among his friends and told them that 

 the KiksA'di were all destroyed. Therefore the women were all weep- 

 ing. When the shaman saw them he spoke. His spirits said that the 

 people were not hurt at all. Nor wore their clothes even torn. This 

 is why a KiksA'di is very brave. The man who jum})ed out, however, 

 was very much ashamed. Then they ])rouglit the people up from 

 [the place where they had come out]. 



Now the spirits worked in liim, and he sang for another land otter 

 so that the people could see his strength. He sent out his clothes-man 

 to a point that could be seen below. "Take a spear" [he said]. He 

 went to it. He saw nothing, and stayed there tliat night. Then he 



tuwu'wiltsin. Yiiqla'swAnx lIxwa'sIi At tiA'ne aolicfi't, jniqlastu'de 



was strong. The edge of the was hanging thing bough he caught, to the waterfall 



waterfall 



kAt caoLixe'dje ayu' yuxa'uAs!. TcIuLe' hiiyide' wullga's!. Leql 



down it went entirely when the raft. Then down under- it went. One 



into neath [the earth] [night] 



uwaxe'. 



it was there. 



Tsluta't hin wA'tdi akaye'k wudu'waAx Atxe'tc. HajauA'x ke 



Next morn- creek at mouth of noise was heard of beating for From un- up 



ing a shaman. derneath 



ya'osiqiut yuxa'nAs!. Yucwutsline'xea duxo'nqli xo ya'wugut. Ye 



the raft. The one that saved his friends among came. So 



T.el wfi'sa a'wani yu'lingit. A'na tslu Lei aka'owulsIeLl. Atcawe' 



not anyhow are hurt the people. Clothes also not they tore. This is why 



KiksA'di tuwu'litsin. Yuqa' qo'a ka'deq! aka'x ada'qt wudjlxfxi. 10 



a KiksA'di is very brave. The man, how- was much from on it out of it jumped. 



ever, ashamed 



Aka'x ke yadusku'x. 



From up they brought 

 on it them. 



Uq! yek wu'at. Ts!u ku'cta aya'waci dulatsl'ne At vAq dosta'da3^u. 



There spirits worked Another land he sang his strength something could see. 



in him. otter for [people] 



Al'haiat hi wasatl'nq!a ado' aka'wana doxonqa'wo. "Wusa'ni 



Below it point could be seen to it he sent out his clothes-man. "A spear 



gA tAn." A'ya wuqu'x. Lei da'sa awustl'n. A u'waxe xa'na. 



for take." To it he went Not any- he saw. There he stayed that 



down. thing . night. 



