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65. Mountain Dweller 



Two girls ;ite between meals, contrary to the tabus, and their mother 

 scratched the inside of the mouth of the elder and scolded them both. 

 Amono- other thing-s she told them that they could not marry Moun- 

 tain Dweller. Then the girls ran awa}', and after wandering for some 

 time, came to Mountain Dweller, who married them. While they 

 were there their mother-in-law killed them because they looked at her 

 while she was eating, but Mountain Dweller killed her in turn and 

 restored them to life. After that the}^ went to their father's town, 

 and their husband accompanied them, carrying a magic basket which 

 contained an enormous amount of food, and ^^et was made small enough 

 to be carric^d on his tliuml). Afterward they killed their mother in 

 revenge. 



()('). How THE 81TKA Kiksa'di Ohtatxed the Frog 



A man and his wife hunting near Sitka heard a frog singing. 

 Both claimed it at tirst, but iinall}' the man let his wife have it, and 

 her people, the KiksA'di, have used it ever since. 



(')T. C^AglATCcr'K 



A very successful fur-seal hunter was driven to a rock far out at sea 

 where there was a great abundance of sea animals. After some months 

 he and his companions set out on their return, guiding themselves by 

 the sun. At length they came in sight of the sunnnit of Mount P^dge- 

 cumlie and' later of Verstovaia. They rested on Kruzof island, and 

 then came to Daxe't, where the peoj^le were camping, and were 

 received joyfully. The elder of his two wives had gi-ieved for him all 

 this time and was the first to catch sight of him, but the younger had 

 married again and now felt very mucli ashamed. 



08. The Beaver of Killisnoo 



A beaver was captured by some of the Dc'citan, who afterward 

 found two spears that it had made. Becoming ofl'ended, it killed its 

 master with one of these and then caused the earth on which his house 

 stood to fall in. It had previously made a groat excavation under- 

 neath. 



(!9. Story of the Grizzly- hear Crest of the Te'qoedi 

 Almost the same as story 19. 



70. Story of the Eagle Crest of the Nexa'di 



A poor man out Inmting was guided ])y an eagl(> to a great house up 

 in the woods. This was occupied by eagles, and the man was so happy 



