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woman said, 'Get wet wood for tirewood.' After that she did as ,she 

 was directed. Then her tire did not go out, and her husband was fond 

 of her. Now the hiuh-easte woman felt very brave. 



"After some time liad passed the high-caste girl felt sad. Then the 

 old woman called her again. She said to her, 'Are you downliearted V 

 After that she gave her some things with which to save herself — a 

 devirs-club comb, a wild ros(>busli comb, sand, mud, and Ji piece of 

 rock. With these she ran off to some place where siie could be saved. 

 Tiien the grizzly-bear people ran after her. When they got near her 

 the devil's-ckib comb ])ecame a hill of devil's club. When the}' again 

 got close to her, she threw away the rosebush comb. When they got 

 up to her again, she threw away the sand. This sand became a big 

 sand hill. When she saw that they had come close to her again, she 

 threw away the mud. The last th'ng was the stone. She threw it 

 away. It became a ])ig hill. She ran down to the beach. Then, 

 however, the GonaqAde't's son came ashore there. He saved her from 

 her pursuers. This man's name was (ilnAcAmgv'tk. " 



" In just that wa}' the trouble that you have had has captui'cd you. 

 These [grandfathers] are the old woiuan to vou, informing 3"ou of all 

 things. You are like the woman. They are like this to you, as if 

 they had given you the raven hat as she gave her the deviTs-club 

 comb. This frog-cane they have given you is as if thev had given 

 the rosebush and the mud. Since you have this cane to throw you 

 will be saved. The last one of all will be the frog-post. So your 

 grandfathers' emblem will save you. My uncle that died long ago 

 has come ashore to save you. I hope 3'ou will be saved at once in 

 3"our grandfathers' canoe. But we who aie dancing here for you are 

 not reallj^ ourselves. It is our long dead uncles who are dancing here 

 for you. This eagle down will descend among you from their heads 

 and will save you like good medicine. I hope you will sleep well in 

 all these feathers. This is all.'' 



("A'a he Nfis yiVjIawe xuts!tc qosine'x Le'nAX anye'di. AdA'xawe 



("Now this Nass down on a grizzly capturt'd one hish-caste Then 



bear Kirl. 



xuts! qoa'ni xoq!" ye wutl'. Lei ade' qon ganu'guyi qost'i. 



the grizzly people among so she was. Not there a thing she eould do was. 



bear 



AdA'xawe xuts! ([oa'nitc uwaca'. AdA'xawe xat ga liAs naA'ttc 



Then was [onenf] people she married. Then salmon for they went 



grizzly bear 



wexu'ts! qoa'ni liA.sducA'tqlayen qo'a gAn 3'e hAs adane'nutc. 



the grizzly people tlieir wives however firewood so they used to go 



bear and get. 



AdA'x yuca'wAt Lei ucgii'k 3aixu'ts! (loa'nidji yex gAn 3'e'dani. 



Then the woman not knew the grizzly people like fire- how 



bear wood to get. 



AdA'x qo'a yucanA'kl" xuts! qoa'ni xrxi! ve3^ati3n 3nictl'tk!" a'waxox. 



Then, how- an old woman grizzly people among was the little oalled aside, 



ever, bear " ■ woman 



a See story 32, pp. 12()-129. 



