546 Mpokt— 1900. 



things had gone 6n for a long time when Skauk", the Raven, determitled 

 to make his brother K'waie'tEk share his precious treasure with the 

 rest of the world. So one day he made some torches, and lighting some 

 went down to the beach when the tide was out and sought for sk'Oe'tsai 

 {Echini). Having found as many as he required, he took them home and, 

 after eating their contents, placed the empty shells, with their spines still 

 attached to them, on a platter. These he stealthily takes to his brother 

 K'waie'tEk's house and spreads them over his doorstep so that he cannot 

 come out without treading upon them and running the spines into his 

 feet. Next morning when K-waie'tEk came out of his dwelling he trod 

 upon the sk'oetsai shells and ran several of the sharp spines into his 

 naked feet, which made them so sore that he was obliged to keep indoors 

 and nurse them. Later in the day Skauk' came along ostensibly to pay 

 his brother a friendly visit, but really to see how far his stratagem for 

 procuring the Skoail, or Daylight, had been successful. He finds K'waie'tEk 

 laid up unable to walk, with his feet very painful and much swollen. 

 ' What is the matter, brother K"waie'tEk 1 ' said the Raven. ' Oh,' 

 responded he, ' I think some of your children must have been playing on 

 my doorstep last evening and left some sk'oe'tsai thei-e ; for this morning 

 I trod upon some as I was leaving the house and the shells must have 

 pierced my feet, and they are so sore and swollen in consequence that I 

 can't put them to the ground without pain.' ' Let me look at them,' said 

 Skauk' ; 'perhaps I can find the spines and take them out for you.' So 

 saying, he took hold of one of his brother's feet and pretended to take out 

 the sea-urchins' spines, which had embedded themselves in the flesh, with 

 his knife. He dug the instrument in so roughly, and gave his brother so 

 much pain, that the latter cried out in his agony. ' Am I hurting you 1 ' 

 questioned Skauk-. ' It is so dark I can't properly see what I am doing. 

 Open your Skoail-box a little and I shall be able to see better.' K'waie'tEk 

 did as his brother suggested, and opened the lid of the box in which he 

 kept the Daylight a little way. Skauk- continued, however, to hack 

 away at his foot under pretence of taking the spines out, and presently 

 K-waie'tEk cried out again. Said the Raven, ' If I hurt you it is your 

 own fault. Why don't you give me more light 1 Here, let me have the 

 box.' His brother gave him the box, cautioning him the while to be 

 careful and not open the lid too wide. 'All right,' said Skauk", and he 

 opened the lid about halfway. Then he made as if to continue his 

 operation on his brother's feet, but as soon as he turned round he swiftly 

 threw the lid of the box wide open, and all the Daylight rushed out at 

 once and spread itself all over the world, and could never be gathered 

 again. When K-waie'tEk perceived what his brother had done, and that 

 his precious Skoail was gone from him, he was much distressed, and cried 

 and wept bitterly and would not be comforted. 



Thus it is that the Seagulls to this day never cease to utter their 

 plaintive cry of k'n-ni i, k'n-ni i. 



TIe KcVk'laitl, the Witch-Giantess. 



Once upon a time a number of children were swimming and playing 

 about in the shallow water on the beach. The children were of all ages — • 

 some quite young, others older. One of the oldest of them, a big boy 

 named Tetke'tsEn, was sitting on the beach watching the others, and 

 making some arrows for himself. He was sitting with his back to the 



