,transcriber's ,note ,most accented letters in this book are used to indicate pronunciation4 ,they are usually used in the introductory matter at the beginning of each story1 but not in the stories themselves4 ,the notes at the end include lists of place names4 ,these originally used breves 7u shapes7 or breves with acute accent above letters4 ,as these characters are not available in the character set for this ebook1 the transcriber has instead used circumflexes 7e4g4 ,bohm7 in place of breves4 ,where the breve was combined with an acute accent1 these letters are shown with an apostrophe before the letter with a circumflex 7e4g4 ,iw'ljami74 ,bold text is indicated with equals signs1 like this4 ,,creation ,,myths ,,of ,,primitive ,,america ,,in ,,relation ,,to ,the ,religious ,history and ,mental ,development of ,mankind ,,by ,,jeremiah ,,curtin ,author of ,myths and ,folk-,lore of ,ireland1 ,myths and ,folk-,tales of the ,russians1 ,western ,slavs1 and ,magyars1 ,hero-,tales of ,ireland1 etc4 ,decoration ,,boston ,,little1 ,,brown1 ,,and ,,company #ahih ,copyright1 #ahih ,by ,jeremiah ,curtin ,all rights reserved ,university ,press ,john ,wilson and ,son1 ,cambridge1 ,u4 ,s4 ,a4 ,,curtin',s ,,works ,,on ,,folk-,,lore ,,and ,,myths4 ,myths and ,folk-,lore of ,ireland4 ,hero-,tales of ,ireland4 ,irish ,fairy ,tales4 ,myths and ,folk-,tales of the ,russians1 ,western ,slavs1 and ,magyars4 ,creation ,myths of ,primitive ,america4 ,illustration3 ,jeremiah ,curtin in the ,ruins of ,palenque1 ,central ,america4 ,,dedication ,decoration ,to ,,major ,j4 ,w4 ,,powell1 ,director of the ,bureau of ,ethnology1 ,smithsonian ,institution1 ,,ll4,d4 of ,harvard and ,heidelberg3 ,sir1--,you lost your right hand in fighting to save ,american unity2 but though the hand went from you its cunning remained1 with the power to plan and to execute4 ,the same kind of impulse that sent you to the field of battle to serve the country and the world1 sent you to the field of science to serve as a geologist and an explorer in the majestic region of the ,colorado1 and finally brought you to found the ,bureau of ,ethnology4 ,through your labors1 combined with those of the men whom you have associated with you1 the world has learned more of the great primitive race of our country than it learned from the discovery of the continent till the day when the ,bureau was founded4 ,i beg to inscribe this book to you as a mark of my respect and friendship4 ,,jeremiah ,,curtin4 ,steamer ,germanic1 on the ,mid-,atlantic ,ocean1 ,october #ba1 #ahih4 ,,contents ,decoration ,page ,introduction xi ,olelbis #c ,olelbis and ,mem ,loimis #ea ,norwan #fi ,tulchuherris #aba ,sedit and the ,two ,brothers ,hus #afc ,hawt #agg ,norwanchakus and ,keriha #baa ,kele and ,sedit #bdc ,kol ,tibichi #bfg ,the ,winning of ,halai ,auna at the ,house of ,tuina #bha ,the ,hakas and the ,tennas #big ,ilhataina #cac ,hitchinna #cbe ,tirukala #cci ,sukonia's ,wives and the ,ichpul ,sisters #cec ,the ,finding of ,fire #cfe ,haka ,kaina #cgc ,titindi ,maupa and ,paiowa1 the ,youngest ,daughter of ,wakara #chi ,the ,two ,sisters1 ,haka ,lasi and ,tsore ,jowa #djg ,the ,dream of ,juiwaiyu and his ,journey to ,damhauja's ,country #dbe ,the ,flight of ,tsanunewa and ,defeat of ,hehku #dde ,the ,first ,battle in the ,world and the ,making of the ,yana #dfg ,notes1 and ,names of ,places #dhe ,,introduction ,decoration ,the creation myths of ,america form a complete system2 they give a detailed and circumstantial account of the origin of this world and of all things and creatures contained in it4 ,in the course of the various narratives which compose this myth system an earlier world is described to us1 with an order of existence and a method of conduct on which the life of primitive man in ,america was patterned4 ,that earlier world had two periods of duration1--one of complete and perfect harmony2 another of violence1 collision1 and conflict4 ,the result and outcome of the second period was the creation of all that is animated on earth except man4 ,man1 in the ,american scheme of creation1 stands apart and separate2 he is quite alone1 peculiar1 and special4 ,above all1 he belongs to this continent4 ,the white man was unknown to ,american myth-makers1 as were also men of every other race and of every region outside of the ,western ,hemisphere4 ,described briefly and by an ,indian1 the ,american myth system is as follows3 ,there was a world before this one in which we are living at present2 that was the world of the first people1 who were different from us altogether4 ,those people were very numerous1 so numerous that if a count could be made of all the stars in the sky1 all the feathers on birds1 all the hairs and fur on animals1 all the hairs of our own heads1 they would not be so numerous as the first people4 ,these people lived very long in peace1 in concord1 in harmony1 in happiness4 ,no man knows1 no man can tell1 how long they lived in that way4 ,at last the minds of all except a very small number were changed2 they fell into conflict1--one offended another consciously or unconsciously1 one injured another with or without intention1 one wanted some special thing1 another wanted that very thing also4 ,conflict set in1 and because of this came a time of activity and struggle1 to which there was no end or stop till the great majority of the first people--that is1 all except a small number--were turned into the various kinds of living creatures that are on earth now or have ever been on earth1 except man1--that is1 all kinds of beasts1 birds1 reptiles1 fish1 worms1 and insects1 as well as trees1 plants1 grasses1 rocks1 and some mountains2 they were turned into everything that we see on the earth or in the sky4 ,that small number of the former people who did not quarrel1 those great first people of the old time who remained of one mind and harmonious1 left the earth1 sailed away westward1 passed that line where the sky comes down to the earth and touches it1 sailed to places beyond2 stayed there or withdrew to upper regions and lived in them happily1 lived in agreement1 live so to-day1 and will live in the same way hereafter4 ,the ,american system1 as we see1 begins with an unknown great1 indefinite number of uncreated beings1--in other words1 of self-existent personages or divinities4 ,those divinities were everything at first2 there was nothing except them1 nothing aside from them1 nothing beyond them4 ,they existed unchanged through untold periods1 or rather through a duration which would be periods were there a measure by which to divide it4 ,they lived side by side in perfect concord1 in the repose of a primeval chaos of quiescent mind which presents a most remarkable analogy with the attenuated1 quiescent1 undifferentiated matter which1 according to the nebular hypothesis1 filled all points of space in the physical universe before the first impulse of motion was given to it4 ,at last this long period is ended1 there is mental difference among most of the first people1 character is evolved and has become evident2 rivalries1 collisions1 and conflicts begin4 ,the ,american creation myths1 as far as we know them1 form simply a series of accounts of the conflicts1 happenings1 and various methods by which the first world was changed into the world now existing4 ,this change was effected in various ways4 ,in the myths of certain tribes or nations1 it is mainly by struggles between hostile personages4 ,one god of great power and character overcomes a vast number of opponents1 and changes each into some beast1 bird1 plant1 or insect2 but always the resultant beast or other creature corresponds in some power of mind or in some leading quality of character with the god from whose position it has fallen4 ,in certain single cases opponents are closely matched1 they are nearly equal in combat2 the struggle between them is long1 uncertain1 and difficult4 ,at last1 when one side is triumphant1 the victor says1 ,hereafter you will be nothing but a ----2 and he tells what the vanquished is to be4 ,but at this point the vanquished turns on the victor and sends his retort like a ,parthian arrow1 ,you will be nothing but a ----2 and he declares what his enemy is to be4 ,the metamorphosis takes place immediately on both sides1 and each departs in the form which the enemy seemed to impose1 but which really belonged to him4 ,there are cases in which the hero transforms numerous and mighty enemies indirectly through a special wish which he possesses4 ,for example1 a certain myth hero brings it about that a large company of the first people are invited to a feast1 and while all are eating with great relish he slips out unnoted1 walks around the house1 and utters1 as he goes1 the magic formula3 ,i wish the walls of this house to be flint1 the roof also4 ,next moment the whole house is flint-walled1 the roof is flint also4 ,after that he says1 ,i wish this house to be red-hot4 ,it is red-hot immediately4 ,his enemies inside are in a dreadful predicament2 they rush about wildly1 they roar1 they look for an opening2 there is none1 they see no escape1 they find no issue4 ,their heads burst from heat4 ,out of one head springs an owl1 and flies away through the smoke-hole2 out of another a buzzard1 which escapes through the same place2 out of the third comes a hawk1 which follows the other two2 out of a fourth some other bird4 ,thus the action continues till every head in the flint house bursts open and lets out its occupant4 ,all fly away1 and thus the whole company is metamorphosed4 ,each turns into that which his qualities called for1 which his nature demanded2 he becomes outwardly and visibly that which before he had been internally and in secret4 ,the hero in the above case could not wish his opponents metamorphosed directly1 he could not wish this whenever he pleased or wherever he met the great company2 he had to induce them to enter the house1 which he turned by his wish into flint and then heated4 ,when the moment of terrible anguish came on them1 the true nature of each of those people grew evident2 each head burst open1 and out sprang the real person4 ,all those of the first people whose minds had been modified1 who1 so to speak1 had grown specialized internally1 who were different from that which they had been to start with1 were forced to change also externally1 and could not escape or avoid that great power whose shadow was approaching2 their destiny was on them1 and they felt it4 ,in the ,wintu system1 one of the two which are set forth in this volume1 nearly all changes were effected by ,olelbis2 but there are examples of agents with other means4 ,tulchuherris turns old ,tichelis into a ground-squirrel at the climax of his perfidy4 ,he changes ,hawt1 the porter at the dangerous river1 into a lamprey eel1 whose children are to be eaten by ,indians in the future4 ,old ,sas1 the false and vain chief in ,saskewil1 is beaten by his son-in-law1 and receives his present form of sun and moon at the end of a long and bitter struggle1 in which strength1 wit1 and keenness use the very last of their resources4 ,there are cases in which some of the first people are so modified mentally that they are conscious of what has happened within them4 ,they are ready for the change1 they are willing to undergo it2 but there is no immediate occasion1 no impending struggle in which an opponent could have the chance to transform them4 ,these people transform themselves by the utterance of a wish1 and produce their own metamorphoses4 ,there are still others who know1 as do all1 that a new race is coming1 that they will be changed when it comes unless they are changed some time earlier4 ,they know that they must be changed as soon as they see the new people or a sign or a mark of their coming4 ,these unchanged first people1 few in number comparatively1 attempt to escape2 but their attempts are vain1 their efforts are useless4 ,in the distant east they see smoke from the fires of the advancing new people1 the ,indians of ,america1 or hear the barking of the dogs of this people1 and that instant they receive the forms which are due them4 ,others escape for a season and hide in dark places2 but the ,indians go everywhere1 and the metamorphoses continue till the career of the first people is ended4 ,i have in mind at this moment a representative picture of this last group of persons who were unwilling to be metamorphosed and strove to avoid the new race1 the inevitable ,indians4 ,they had no desire to see men1 and they fled to all sorts of lonely retreats and remote forest places4 ,at a certain point on the ,klamath is a rough mountain slope which rises abruptly from the water2 far up1 well toward the ridge1 about seven-eighths of the way from the river to the summit1 is a bulky high stone which seen from a distance looks much like a statue4 ,close behind is another stone1 somewhat smaller1 which leans forward in the posture of a person hastening eagerly4 ,both are white and shining2 they have the appearance of quartz rock4 ,these were two sisters hastening1 rushing away to escape the coming change4 ,when they reached the points where they are standing at present1 the foremost sister looked toward the east and saw smoke2 the second did not look1 but she heard the distant barking of dogs which came from the place where the smoke was2 both were changed into stone that same instant4 ,with the transformation of the last of the first people or divinities1 which was finished only when the ,indians or some sign of them appeared in every remote nook and corner in which a remnant of the first people had taken refuge1 the present order of things is established completely4 ,there are now in the world individualities of three distinct sets and orders4 ,first1 that small number of the first people whose minds had never changed1 those gods who withdrew and who live in their original integrity and harmony1 who retired to places outside the sky or above it2 second1 the great majority of the gods1 who have become everything in the present world save and except only ,indians4 ,this cycle finished1 there is a new point of departure1 and we meet a second group of myths concerning the existent world as it is now with its happenings1--myths containing accounts of conflicts which are ever recurrent1 which began before all the first people were metamorphosed1 conflicts which are going on at present and which will go on forever2 struggles between light and darkness1 heat and cold1 summer and winter1 struggles between winds which blow in opposite directions1--in fact1 accounts of various phenomena and processes which attract the attention of savage men more than others because savage men are living face to face with them always4 ,this second group contains a large number of myths1 many of them exceedingly beautiful and1 so far as they are known1 highly pleasing to cultivated people4 ,unfortunately few of these myths have been given to the world yet1 for the sole and simple reason that comparatively few have been collected from the ,indians4 ,the first cycle of myths--that is1 those which refer to creation1 in other words to the metamorphoses of the first people or gods into everything which is in the world1 including the world itself--is succeeded by another in which are described the various changes1 phenomena1 and processes observed throughout nature4 ,in this second cycle1 as ,i have just stated1 light and darkness1 heat and cold1 opposing winds1 heavenly bodies appear as heroes and leading actors4 ,for ages the reverence1 sympathy1 and enthusiasm of primitive men have been given to those heroes1 and are given to them yet1 by every tribe which preserves its ancient beliefs and ideas4 ,in this cycle is one small group of myths which to the ,indian is very sacred1 a group which in many tribes is revered beyond others4 ,this group associates the earth with the sky and sun considered as one person1 or the sky and sun considered as distinct from each other4 ,to these are added one1 and sometimes two personages born of the earth4 ,in the simplest version of this myth the earth maiden through being looked at by the sun becomes a mother1 gives birth to a great hero1 the chief benefactor of ,indians4 ,this hero gives the race all gifts that support existence1 and it is through him that men live and prosper4 ,under whatever name he appears this benefactor is really that warm light which we see quivering1 waving1 and dancing above the earth in fine weather4 ,he is the son of the virgin earth1 of that mother who has never known a consort save the one who looked from the height of heaven on her4 ,the lives of the first people are described in creation myths1 and presented as models upon which faithful ,indians are to fashion their lives at all times and places4 ,all institutions of primitive man in ,america were patterned upon those of the first people4 ,every act of an ,indian in peace or in war1 as an individual or as a member of a tribe1 had its only sanction in the world of the first people1 the ,american divinities4 ,there was not on this continent one institution1 observance1 right1 or custom which was not god-given1 theoretically4 ,the ,indians of ,america always acted in a prescribed manner on a given occasion1 because the gods of the world which preceded this had acted in the same manner in similar conditions and circumstances4 ,no people could be more religious than those of this continent1 for there was no act of any kind in life during which they were free of religious direction4 ,the source of this religion is in the myths1 and in the explanations concerning them given by wise men1--in other words1 by sorcerers4 ,what shall we say of this ,indian system1 and what is its value8 ,the first to be said is that it is complete1 and for every ,indian believer well-founded and symmetrically developed4 ,in the primitive religion of ,america there is no speculation1 all is simple statement2 there are no abstractions1 qualities are always connected with persons4 ,indians believe that the whole immense body of myths was delivered to them by the first people in one place or another4 ,among the ,iroquois there is a detailed account of how myths were told to an ancient chief and an assembly of the people on a circular open space in a deep forest4 ,on this space was a large wheel-shaped stone4 ,from beneath this stone came a voice which told the tale of the former world1 told how the first people had become what they are at present4 ,day after day the chief and the people came to the stone1 sat1 and listened till the whole cycle of tales was narrated4 ,on the ,lower ,klamath is a very old1 immense tree1 which has given an account of the first world and people4 ,this tree itself is one of the first people metamorphosed2 no one knows what its age is4 ,sorcerers go to it yearly1 hold converse1 put questions1 receive answers4 ,each year a small stone is added to a pile in which there are thousands of pebbles1 apparently4 ,this pile stands near the tree2 no one is permitted to count the stones in it4 ,the pile is sacred2 once a stone is placed with the others1 it must stay there forever4 ,this sacred tree has told tales of the first world1--the tales known to ,weitspekan ,indians and revered by them4 ,on the ,upper ,columbia is a great rock which resembles an elk somewhat4 ,this rock is also an oracle1 one of the first people2 like the round stone of the ,iroquois1 it has told of the first world1 and its tales all belong to the ,shahaptians4 ,the ,indian system has its plain and clear revelation2 for believers it has tangible and undoubted connection with the world which preceded the present one4 ,its narratives explain how in one place and another the first people revealed the tale of the world's transformation4 ,for the ,indian this is all-satisfactory4 ,he has a system which is perfect1 extensive1 rich in details1 full of interest1--a system which gives proofs of its origin through testimony delivered by divinities4 ,it was revealed to the wise men1 the worthies1 the patriarchs of his race4 ,what more could he wish for8 ,what more could he ask8 ,nothing4 ,the wisdom of his nation is more valid1 more reliable than the witness of his own senses4 ,his eyes and ears might be deceived by tricksters1 but not by the truth delivered to great men among his own people1 preserved by them sacredly and passed down to others4 ,this is the position of the ,indian4 ,he believes in his own system fully4 ,how are we to relate ourselves to that system and its contents8 ,what should we think of it8 ,how was it conceived1 how developed8 ,we do not believe in an ,indian first world nor a previous people turned into animals1 plants1 insects1 birds1 fish1 and reptiles4 ,we have no ancestors who founded that system2 we possess no traditions that came from it1 no beliefs that are based on its teachings1 no faith in its sorcerers1 no dread of their workings4 ,any statement as to how the ,indian system was conceived and how it was developed is very different in character from a statement of what the ,indian system is externally and on the basis of its own story4 ,in presenting the system from the purely formal side we are dealing with simple facts1 which we collect and range in order4 ,once we possess these ordered facts1 we have the externals of everything ,indian1--not only religion1 but medicine1 politics1 social life4 ,we might stop there and say1 ,this is the system4 ,but from our point of view we are forced to go further1 we must seek explanations4 ,we form no part of the ,indian assembly of believers1 we have no faith in their system except to show us what the ,indian mind is2 hence we are forced to ask how the ,indian founded his religion and evolved it1 we are forced to look for its origin and meaning4 ,we give no credence to his tale of revelation2 we are certain that he himself--that is1 his race--began the system1 that it was developed from insignificant beginnings1 and increased through lengthy periods till it reached its present form and fulness4 ,we have not the details of how he acted1 but we know where the myth-maker had to begin1 and we see what he has effected4 ,the physical universe was for myth-makers of the old time in ,america the same in principle that it is for us to-day1 the visible result and expression of unseen power and qualities4 ,the difference between us and them is determined by the things that we see and the way in which we apprehend them4 ,what did the ancient myth-makers say of this universe1 and what interest or value has their statement for us at this moment8 ,the primitive men of ,america saw before them forests1 plains1 deserts1 mountains1 lakes1 and rivers of various sizes1 from the smallest to the greatest2 they lived in climates varying from the coldest and most inclement to the hottest and most difficult of endurance4 ,they saw around them on all sides a world far more hostile than friendly1--a world of savage beasts1 wild creatures1 poisonous reptiles1 deadly insects4 ,each creature1 every plant had its own fixed and settled character1 its own aim and object4 ,whence came beasts good for food or clothing2 whence others dangerous to life1 beasts to be slain or avoided8 ,whence came trees and plants of various kinds and uses8 ,whence came sweetness in the maple or bitterness and poison in another tree8 ,what is the origin of corn1 and why do poisons grow to kill as corn does to nourish8 ,whence came the rattlesnake1 and whence the salmon8 ,because of these questions myths appeared1 and those myths gave answers which received full faith and credence1--answers on which was built a theory of how this world arose1 and what the true and proper scheme of life was4 ,the myth-maker looked at the universe around him1 and saw throughout every part of it individualities having qualities1 desires1 and passions in varying degrees4 ,he observed these individualities1 and gave a detailed account and history of how this world arose4 ,he gave this history by projecting existence into a past which was remote and passionless4 ,out of that harmonious past he evolved the present world and its order by describing in the past world the play of all those passions1 desires1 and appetites which he saw at work in life around him4 ,such was the method employed in producing the ,american creation myths4 ,the task required much time1 long observation1 careful thought1 and no small constructive power4 ,these creation myths with the next1 which ,i have mentioned already and called action myths1 are the great result of mental toil and effort in the old time on this continent4 ,in these two sets of myths the ,indian has told what he thinks of the universe4 ,when ,europeans came to this hemisphere1 the ,american myth system was unbroken and perfect4 ,there was no second order of thought here4 ,the continent was untouched by foreign conquest or ideas4 ,the inhabitants had lived in mental isolation1 in absolute freedom from every outside influence4 ,human history has no second example of a single system of thought developed over such a vast area4 ,inhabited ,america extended at least nine thousand miles from north to south1 more than one third of the earth's circumference and considerably more than the earth's diameter4 ,this territory where broadest was at least three thousand miles from east to west1 both in ,north and ,south ,america4 ,over this immense portion of the earth's surface with its endless variety of soil1 climate1 scenery1 and conditions of existence1 a single system of primitive philosophy was developed with a fulness and a wealth of illustration which could find no parallel in any other place4 ,the result of all this is that we have in ,america a monument of thought which is absolutely unequalled1 altogether unique in human experience4 ,the special value of this thought lies1 moreover1 in the fact that it is primitive1 that it is the thought of ages long anterior to those which we find recorded on the eastern hemisphere1 either in sacred books1 histories1 or literature1 whether preserved on baked brick1 burnt cylinders1 or papyrus4 ,the ,american system1 which gives us a circumstantial account of the beginning of all things1 is as far reaching as the nebular hypothesis1 or as that theory which gives a common origin to man and all sentient existences4 ,primitive man in ,america stood at every step face to face with divinity as he knew or understood it4 ,he could never escape from the presence of those powers which had constituted the first world1 and which composed all that there was in the present one4 ,man's chief means of sustenance in most parts were on land or in the water4 ,game and fish of all sorts were under direct divine supervision4 ,invisible powers might send forth game or withdraw it very quickly4 ,with fish the case was similar4 ,connected with fishing and hunting was an elaborate ceremonial1 a variety of observances and prohibitions4 ,every man had a great many things to observe as an individual1 a great many also as a member of his tribe or society4 ,the most important question of all in ,indian life was communication with divinity1 intercourse with the spirits of divine personages4 ,no man could communicate with these unless the man to whom they chose to manifest themselves4 ,there were certain things which a man had to do to obtain communication with divinity and receive a promise of assistance2 but it was only the elect1 the right person1 the fit one1 who obtained the desired favor4 ,for instance1 twenty men might go to the mountain place1 and observe every rule carefully1 but only one man be favored with a vision1 only one become a seer4 ,twenty others might go to the mountain place1 and not one be accounted worthy to behold a spirit2 a third twenty might go1 and two or three of them be chosen4 ,no man could tell beforehand what success or failure might await him4 ,the general method at present is the following1 the same as in the old time3-- ,soon after puberty1 and in every case before marriage or acquaintance with woman1 the youth or young man who hopes to become a doctor goes to a sacred mountain pond or spring1 where he drinks water and bathes4 ,after he has bathed and dressed1 he speaks to the spirits1 he prays them to come to him1 to give him knowledge1 to grant their assistance4 ,the young man takes no food1 no nourishment of any sort1 fasts1 as he is able1 seven days and nights1 sometimes longer4 ,all this time he is allowed no drink except water4 ,he sleeps as little as possible4 ,if spirits come to him1 he has visions1 he receives power and favor4 ,a number of spirits may visit a man one after another1 and promise him aid and co-operation4 ,the eagle spirit may come1 the spirit of the elk or the salmon1--any spirit that likes the man4 ,the spirit says in substance1 ,whenever you call my name ,i will come1 ,i will give my power to assist you4 ,after one spirit has gone1 another may appear1 and another4 ,a man is not free to refuse the offers of spirits1 he must receive all those who come to him4 ,as there are peculiar observances connected with each spirit1 the doctor who is assisted by many is hampered much in his method of living4 ,there are spirits which do not like buckskin2 the man to whom they come must never wear buckskin4 ,if a man eats food repugnant to his spirit1 the spirit will kill him4 ,as each spirit has its favorite food1 and there are other kinds which to it are distasteful1 we can understand easily that the doctor who has ten spirits or twenty 7and there are some who have thirty7 to aid him is limited in his manner of living4 ,greatness has its price at all times1 power must be paid for in every place4 ,those for whom the spirits have no regard1 and they are the majority1 return home without visions or hope of assistance2 the spirits are able to look through all persons directly1 and straightway they see what a man is4 ,they find most people unsuited to their purposes1 unfit to be assisted4 ,this preparation to become seers or sorcerers among ,indians is of very deep interest4 ,i have given a considerable number of details on the subject in notes to ,kol ,tibichi4 ,the spirit of any plant1 any star1 or other personage in creation may become a man's attendant4 ,in our popular phraseology1 this is called his medicine4 ,in a ,modoc myth the morning star is the attendant of the sun4 ,according to this myth the sun is destroyed every day physically1 is consumed into a heap of ashes2 but as the sun has an immortal golden disk in his body1 a disk which contains his whole existence1 he can never perish4 ,this disk remains always in the heap of ashes4 ,there is a condition1 however1 incident to the sun's resurrection3 he must be called4 ,every morning some one must rouse him1 as a hireling is roused to his daily labor4 ,the morning star has that duty1 and will never be freed from it4 ,while the sun exists1 the morning star must call him4 ,at the summons of the star the golden disk springs from the pile of ashes1 the sun is renewed completely1 and goes forth to run his race till consumed again in the evening4 ,here we have the ,phoenix rising from its ashes daily instead of once in five centuries4 ,the system outlined in the myths contained in this volume is that of the ,wintus and ,yanas1 two stocks of ,indians whom ,i shall describe somewhat later4 ,the ,wintu system is remarkable for the peculiar development of the chief divinity1 ,olelbis1 called also ,nomhlistawa4 ,the word ,olelbis is formed of three etymological elements3 ol1 up2 el1 in2 bis1 dwelling or sitting1--dwelling on high4 ,nomhlistawa is formed also of three elements3 nom1 west2 hlis1 to hurl2 and tawa1 left-handed4 ,both names are epithets1 and the ,wintus have forgotten who or what their chief divinity is2 at least ,i have not been able to find a man among them who could give information on this subject4 ,olelbis lives in the highest part of the sky2 with him are the best of the first people4 ,from his beautiful house1 ,olelpanti ,hlut1 he sees everything on earth1 and seems more real and familiar than any divinity connected with other tribes4 ,he is certainly more effective in management1 more active than any divinity of other ,indian stocks1 so far as ,i know4 ,olelbis disposes of the first people1 except in a few cases1 and he retains with himself whomsoever he likes4 ,he sends to the earth and transforms those whom he thinks more useful below than above1 and gives the example of a single ruling divinity which1 without being all-powerful or all-wise1 is able1 through the knowledge and services of others1 to bear rule over the world in all places and everywhere4 ,the two old women1 the grandmothers1 are interesting persons1 counsellors of the chief divinity1 rainmakers1 wise with a knowledge of people of whom ,olelbis is ignorant1 at least professedly4 ,these old women have been turned into a stone which has a spongy appearance and looks like the inside or porous portion of bones which are without marrow4 ,the great majority of ,wintu metamorphoses are effected by ,olelbis4 ,the only exceptions are those of ,sas1 ,hawt1 and ,tichelis1 transformed by ,tulchuherris1 and certain changes such as those of color produced at the great musical contest given by ,waida ,dikit4 ,when each played on a flute at that contest till he had done his best1 till he had lost breath1 then he changed color4 ,though the ,wintu system differs much in detail from others1 it agrees perfectly with all bodies of mythology on the great point1 the main principle1 metamorphosis4 ,through metamorphosis1 all things have become what they are2 through revelation it was learned that the metamorphoses took place1 and in what way they took place4 ,we must not consider the final act as the whole2 the change had been in process for a long period1 and the final words from opponents in conflict1 the commands of ,olelbis1 the decisions of personages who changed themselves at the approach of ,indians1 or at signs of their coming1 are but the very last act1 the final incident1 the official ending1 so to speak1 of an immensely long career in each case4 ,of course there is no true information in the ,american ethnic religion as to the real changes which affected the world around us2 but there is in it1 as in all systems like it1 true information regarding the history of the human mind4 ,every ethnic religion gives us documentary evidence4 ,it gives us positive facts which1 in their own sphere1 are as true as are facts of geology in the history of the earth's crust and surface4 ,they do not tell us what took place in the world without1 in the physical universe1 they had no means of doing so2 but they do tell us what took place at certain periods in the world of mind1 in the interior of man4 ,the term ethnic religion needs some explanation1 perhaps1 before we go further4 ,an ethnic or primitive religion is one which belongs to people of one blood and language1 people who increased and developed together with the beliefs of every sort which belong to them4 ,such a religion includes every species of knowledge1 every kind of custom1 institution1 and art4 ,every aboriginal nation or human brood has its gods4 ,all people of one blood and origin are under the immediate care and supervision of their gods1 and preserve continual communication and converse with them4 ,according to their own beliefs1 such people received from their gods all that they have1 all that they practise1 all that they know4 ,such people1 while their blood is unmixed and their society unconquered1 adhere to their gods with the utmost fidelity4 ,the bonds which connect a nation with its gods1 bonds of faith1 and those which connect the individuals of that nation with one another1 bonds of blood1 are the strongest known to primitive man1 and are the only social bonds in prehistoric ages4 ,this early stage was the one in which even the most advanced group of ,indians in ,america found themselves when the continent was discovered4 ,on the ,eastern hemisphere1 where there were so many races quite distinct and different from one another1 the conquest of one race by another1 or the conquest of a number of races by one1 was frequent and had a great influence on thought and on religion4 ,the influence of one religion or system of thought on another was sometimes considerable1 as the intellectual influence of ,egypt on ,greece1 and sometimes great1 as that of ,greece on ,rome4 ,the influence of the physical conquest of many by one was immense politically and socially1 as in the case of ,rome1 which subdued ,greece and1 together with ,greece1 all that ,alexander had conquered in ,asia and ,egypt4 ,with the ruin of ,carthage1 ,rome destroyed the ancient thought of ,phoenicia1 which was closely akin to the earliest ,hebrew1 and one of the most important among ,semitic nations4 ,with the conquest and assimilation of ,transalpine and ,cisalpine ,gaul1 the whole ancient fabric of ,keltic thought on the continent gave way1 and its chief elements were lost soon after4 ,the last of the ethnic religions of ,europe1 and one of the most valuable1 that of the ,lithuanians1 continued in perfect condition till the fifteenth century1 when it was ended through bloodshed and violence4 ,this last of the systems of primitive ,aryan thought in ,europe passed away leaving slight traces4 ,we know the names of some of its divinities2 we know that it resembled the ,slav1 but was more developed1 that it had sacred serpents and priestesses who guarded the holy1 unquenchable fire2 but1 to the great regret of men of science1 we have only small fragments of the system1 brief and meagre accounts of it4 ,if we look closely into the religious history of the ,eastern hemisphere1 we shall find the position to be approximately as follows1-- ,in the oldest of the inscriptional versions of the ,book of the ,dead on the walls of pyramids1 we find the religion of ,egypt advanced far beyond the first stages of development4 ,though animals1 birds1 reptiles1 and insects occupy a prominent position in ,egyptian religion1 it is not evident why they occupy that position4 ,there is no inscription or book to inform us4 ,the earliest stage of ,egyptian religion is lost to us4 ,egyptian priests1 when reproached for the national worship rendered various animals1 birds1 reptiles1 and insects1 creatures that were vile1 useful1 clean1 or unclean1 as the case might be1 were unable to give a cause for the worship4 ,they were unable for the reason that the mythologic account was unknown to them1 or had been lost or was unconsidered2 whatever the reason1 neither papyrus nor inscription explains it4 ,the chief gods of priestly ,egypt answered exactly to the ,indian divinities of the second class of myths in ,america1 those which ,i have called action myths4 ,among these the sun and the earth were very prominent4 ,of the earliest gods of ,egypt1 those which answered to the first people1 or divinities in ,american creation myths1 we find no account thus far4 ,if we had that account1 it would explain why there are animals1 reptiles1 and insects in ,egyptian religion4 ,in ,greece those portions of the earliest mythology which were not lost were obscured4 ,the ancient creation myths were either misunderstood1 or were unknown to the educated at the period from which the first literary monuments have come down to us4 ,hesiod arranged and shaped ,greek mythology to suit himself and his audience1 so that it is quite impossible to learn from that author what the primitive myths of ,greece were4 ,if brought before him1 he would doubtless have looked on them much as a certain ,french ,algonkin and ,iroquois scholar of ,canada looked on the myths of ,america4 ,the man had an extensive knowledge of ,algonkin and ,iroquois words1 but an utter contempt for ,indian thought1 and no real knowledge of it whatever4 ,when ,i mentioned ,indian mythology1 he exclaimed3 ,mais1 ,monsieur1 c'est quelque chose d'absurde4 ,no doubt the earliest creation myths were well known throughout rural ,greece among the illiterate1 but there was no philosopher of that day who knew their value4 ,there was no man to consider them4 ,roman mythology1 as well as ,greek1 suffered from literary treatment1 and it is only by collecting detached fragments and facts of primitive thought throughout the whole field of classic literature that we are able to get at something beyond the official religion of polished society in ,greece and ,rome4 ,from the wreck of ancient ,keltic and ,teutonic thought much has been saved on the two islands of ,ireland and ,iceland4 ,with this1 together with the ,american system and the mythologic inheritance of the ,slav world in ,eastern ,europe1 we shall be able perhaps to obtain materials with which to explain the earliest epoch of ,aryan thought1 the epoch which corresponds in development with the world of ,american creation myths4 ,in that case we shall gain a connected view of ,aryan speculation and its methods from those early beginnings when there was no passion or quality apart from a person1 when symbols1 metaphors1 and personifications were in the distant future4 ,the whole problem is to connect the thought of this continent with that of the rest of mankind1 but especially and above all with the ,aryan and ,semitic divisions of it4 ,it is to be regretted that ,semitic beliefs of the primitive period have not come down to us more numerously2 for example1 those of the ,phoenicians1 the earliest ,hebrews1 and other kindred nations4 ,fortunately the ,arabs1 the most poetic of the race1 the knightly members of it1 have given us in their history one fact of great value4 ,just before the establishment of the new religion by ,mohammed there were in ,mecca more than three hundred ,arabic divinities1 animal1 vegetable1 and mineral4 ,we can hardly doubt that the pre-,mohammedan ,arabic system of religion was the one which on a time belonged to the whole ,semitic race1 different among some divisions of it in details1 of course1 but substantially the same everywhere4 ,this statement of the ,arabic condition contains a fact of immense significance4 ,it points to a system exactly like the ,american4 ,the pre-,mohammedan ,arabic was the most splendid and important survival of primitive religion in any historic race on the ,eastern ,hemisphere4 ,it is proper here to explain the position of spirits in the ,indian systems4 ,all the first people are conceived as having bodies as well as spirits4 ,when we speak of a spirit appearing to a sorcerer or doctor1 it is understood that that spirit has left its body temporarily and will return to it4 ,there are no spirits without bodies save an exceptional few who at the time of the metamorphosis of the first people lost the bodies which had belonged to them in their primal condition and received no new bodies at their fall4 ,this loss of bodies was inflicted as a punishment4 ,these desolate disembodied spirits wander about now in mountains and lonely weird places4 ,uncanny in character1 they are seen rarely1 and then only by sorcerers4 ,a good deal has been given to the world of late on mythology by able writers who with good materials would attain good results2 but as the materials at their disposal are faulty1 much of their work with all its cleverness is mainly a persistent pouring of the empty into the void4 ,we have seen attempts made to show that real gods have been developed by savage men from their own dead savage chiefs4 ,such a thing has never been done since the human race began1 and it could never have been imagined by any man who knew the ideas of primitive races from actual experience or from competent testimony4 ,the most striking thing in all savage belief is the low estimate put on man when unaided by divine1 uncreated power4 ,in ,indian belief every object in the universe is divine except man4 ,divinities have an immense range of power1 there is an incalculable difference between the greatest and the smallest of them1--some have inconceivable strength and knowledge1 while others are measurably weak and of limited intelligence1--but all belong to one category1 all are divine1 all are extra-human4 ,vegetable gods1 so called1 have been scoffed at by writers on mythology4 ,the scoff is baseless1 for the first people were turned1 or turned themselves1 into trees and various plants as frequently as into beasts and other creatures4 ,maize or ,indian corn is a transformed god who gave himself to be eaten to save man from hunger and death4 ,when ,spanish priests saw little cakes of meal eaten ceremonially by ,indians1 and when the latter informed them that they were eating their god1 the good priests thought this a diabolical mockery of the ,holy ,sacrament1 and a blasphemous trick of ,satan to ruin poor ignorant ,indians4 ,i have a myth in which the main character is a violent and cruel old personage who is merciless and faith-breaking1 who does no end of damage till he is cornered at last by a good hero and turned into the wild parsnip4 ,before transformation this old parsnip could travel swiftly1 but now he must stay in one place1 and of course kills people only when they eat him4 ,the treasure saved to science by the primitive race of ,america is unique in value and high significance4 ,the first result from it is to carry us back through untold centuries to that epoch when man made the earliest collective and consistent explanation of this universe and its origin4 ,occupying this vantage-ground1 we can now throw a flood of light on all those mythologies and ethnic religions or systems of thought from which are lost in part1 great or small1 the materials needed to prove the foundation and beginnings of each of them4 ,in this condition are all ancient recorded religions1 whether of ,greece1 ,rome1 ,egypt1 ,chaldea1 ,persia1 or ,india4 ,through amazing ability of primitive man on this continent to retain1 or perhaps through his inability to change or go forward1 he has preserved a system of thought already old at the time of the first cuneiform letters and of the earliest statements on stone or papyrus4 ,and the discovery of this system of ours coincides almost with the moment when ,america after a century and a quarter of free political activity1 and of intellectual labor unexampled in fruitfulness1 takes her due place as a ,world ,power1 and enters into intimate and searching relations1 not with ,europe alone1 or one section of mankind1 but with the whole human race wherever fixed or resident4 ,,jeremiah ,,curtin4 ,washington1 ,d4 ,c41 ,u4 ,s4 ,a41 ,october #aa1 #ahih4 ,,creation ,,myths ,,of ,,primitive ,,america ,decoration ,,olelbis ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the beast1 bird1 or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,names on which accents are not placed are accented on the penult4 ,names of places are explained in the notes4 ,kiemila and ,herit mean old and young1 respectively2 they are applied to male persons4 ,pokaila and ,loimis are applied to females2 the first means old1 the second young4 ,bisus1 mink2 ,chlilak1 goose2 ,chuluhl1 meadow-lark2 ,dokos1 flint2 ,hau1 red fox2 ,hssiha1 tomtit2 ,hilit1 house-fly2 ,hlihli1 white oak acorn2 ,hus1 turkey buzzard2 ,kahit1 wind2 ,kahsuku1 cloud dog2 ,kaisus1 gray squirrel2 ,kar1 gray heron2 ,karili1 coon2 ,katkatchila1 swift2 ,katsi1 chicken-hawk2 ,kau1 white crane2 ,kiri1 loon2 ,klabus1 mole2 ,klak1 rattlesnake2 ,kuntihl1 fish-hawk2 ,lutchi1 humming-bird2 ,mem ,loimis1 water2 ,mem ,tulit1 beaver2 ,min ,taitai1 sap-sucker2 ,mihas1 bald eagle2 ,pkchuso1 the pakchu stone2 ,patsotchet1 badger2 ,pohramas1 shooting star2 ,sas1 sun2 ,sedit1 coyote2 ,sosini1 a small web-footed bird2 ,stunut1 black eagle2 ,tede ,wiu1 a small bird2 ,tilichi1 a water-bird2 ,tilikus1 fire drill2 ,titchelis1 ground squirrel2 ,toko1 sunfish2 ,trihas1 blue crane2 ,tsrarok1 kingfisher2 ,tsaroki ,sakahl1 green snake2 ,tsurat1 woodpecker2 ,wehl ,dilidili1 road-runner2 ,wima ,loimis1 grizzly bear2 ,wokwuk1 a large bird1 extinct2 ,yilahl1 gopher2 ,yoholmit1 frog2 ,yonot1 buckeye bush4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the first that we know of ,olelbis is that he was in ,olelpanti4 ,whether he lived in another place is not known1 but in the beginning he was in ,olelpanti 7on the upper side71 the highest place4 ,he was in ,olelpanti before there was anything down here on the earth1 and two old women were with him always4 ,these old women he called grandmother1 and each of them we call ,pakchuso ,pokaila4 ,there was a world before this one in which we are now4 ,that world lasted a long1 long time1 and there were many people living in it before the present world and we1 the present people1 came4 ,one time the people of that first world who were living then in the country about here#a were talking of those who lived in one place and another4 ,down in the southwest was a person whose name was ,katkatchila4 ,he could kill game wonderfully1 but nobody knew how he did it1 nor could any one find out4 ,he did not kill as others did2 he had something that he aimed and threw2 he would point a hollow stick which he had1 and something would go out of it and kill the game4 ,in that time a great many people lived about this place where we are now1 and their chief was ,torihas ,kiemila2 these people came together and talked about ,katkatchila4 #a ,that is1 in the ,upper ,sacramento ,valley4 ,some one said3 ,i wonder if he would come up here if we sent for him4 ,let us send for him1 said ,torihas2 let us ask him to come2 tell him that we are going to have a great dance4 ,to-morrow we will send some one down to invite him4 ,next morning ,torihas sent a messenger to invite ,katkatchila2 he sent ,tsaroki ,sakahl1 a very quick traveller4 ,though it was far1 ,tsaroki went there in one day1 gave the invitation1 and told about ,torihas and his people4 ,i agree1 said ,katkatchila4 ,i will go in the morning4 ,tsaroki went home in the night1 and told the people that ,katkatchila would come on the following day4 ,what shall we do8 asked they4 ,first1 we will dance one night1 said the chief2 then we will take him out to hunt and see how he kills things4 ,katkatchila had a sister2 she had a husband and one child4 ,she never went outdoors herself4 ,she was always in the house4 ,nobody ever saw the woman or her child4 ,when ,katkatchila was ready to start he told his sister that he was going1 and said to his brother-in-law3 ,i am going4 ,you must stay at home while ,i am gone4 ,the sister was ,yonot4 ,her husband was ,tilikus4 ,katkatchila came to a hill up here1 went to the top of it1 and sat down4 ,from the hill he could see the camp of the people who had invited him4 ,he stayed there awhile and saw many persons dancing4 ,it was in summer and about the middle of the afternoon4 ,at last ,katkatchila went down to where they were dancing1 and stopped a little way off4 ,torihas1 who was watching1 saw him and said1-- ,come right over here1 ,katkatchila1 and sit by me4 ,olelbis was looking down from ,olelpanti at this moment1 and said to the old women1 ,my grandmothers1 ,i see many people collected on earth2 they are going to do something4 ,katkatchila sat down and looked on4 ,soon all the people stopped dancing and went to their houses4 ,torihas had food brought to ,katkatchila after his journey4 ,while he was eating1 ,torihas said to him1-- ,my grandson1 ,i and all my people have lived here very long4 ,my people want to dance and hunt4 ,i sent one of them to ask you to come up here4 ,they will dance to-night and go hunting to-morrow4 ,torihas stood up then and said1-- ,you my people1 we will all dance to-night and to-morrow morning we will go to hunt4 ,do not leave home1 any of you4 ,let all stay4 ,we will have a great hunt4 ,katkatchila1 will you stay with us8 asked he4 ,i shall be glad if you go and hunt with us4 ,i will go with you1 said ,katkatchila4 ,i am glad to go4 ,they danced all night4 ,next morning1 after they had eaten1 and just as they were starting off to hunt1 the chief said to his people1-- ,i will send my grandson with ,katkatchila1 and some of you1 my sons1 stay near him4 ,some said to others3 ,when ,katkatchila shoots a deer1 let us run right up and take out of the deer the thing with which he killed it1 and then we won't give it back to him4 ,do you stay with him1 too1 said ,torihas to ,kaisus1 who was a swift runner4 ,the whole party1 a great many people1 went to ,hau ,buli to hunt4 ,when they got onto the mountain they saw ten deer4 ,katkatchila shot without delay2 as soon as he shot a deer fell1 and ,kaisus1 who was ready1 made a rush and ran up to the deer1 but ,katkatchila was there before him and had taken out the weapon4 ,he killed all ten of the deer one after another1 and ,kaisus ran each time to be first at the fallen body1 but ,katkatchila was always ahead of him4 ,when they went home ,kaisus carried one deer1 and told of all they had done1 saying1-- ,now you people1 go and bring in the other deer4 ,i don't believe any man among us can run as fast as ,katkatchila2 he is a wonderful runner4 ,i don't know what he uses to kill game1 and ,i don't think we can get it away from him4 ,that night ,hau spoke up among his friends and said1 ,i will go with ,katkatchila to-morrow and see what ,i can do4 ,a great many of the people talked about ,katkatchila that night1 saying1-- ,we do not think that he will ever come to us again1 so we must all do our best to get his weapon while he is here4 ,katkatchila was ready to go home after the hunt1 but ,torihas persuaded him1 saying3 ,stay one day more4 ,hunt with us to-morrow4 ,katkatchila agreed to stay4 ,next morning they went to hunt4 ,hau went among others1 and stayed near ,katkatchila all the time4 ,on the mountain they saw ten deer again4 ,katkatchila stood back to shoot4 ,hau was ready to spring forward to get the weapon4 ,the moment the weapon was shot1 ,hau ran with all his strength1 reached the deer first1 took out the weapon and hid it in his ear4 ,that moment ,katkatchila was there4 ,you have taken my flint6 cried he4 ,give it back6 ,i have not taken it1 said ,hau4 ,i have nothing of yours4 ,i have just come4 ,you have it4 ,i saw you take it1 said ,katkatchila4 ,i took nothing4 ,i only put my hand on the deer's head4 ,i saw you take it4 ,no1 you did not4 ,i haven't it4 ,katkatchila kept asking all day for his flint1 but ,hau would neither give it back nor own that he had it4 ,at last1 when the sun was almost down1 ,katkatchila turned to ,hau and said1-- ,i saw you take my flint4 ,it would be better for you to give it back to me1 better for you and very much better for your people4 ,you want to keep the flint2 well1 keep it4 ,you will see something in pay for this1 something that will not make you glad4 ,he left the hunt and went away in great anger1 travelled all night and was at home next morning4 ,torihas's people went back from the hunt1 and ,hau with the others4 ,he went into the sweat-house1 took the flint out of his ear and held it on his palm4 ,every one came and looked at it4 ,it was just a small bit of a thing4 ,when ,i took this1 said ,hau1 ,katkatchila got very angry2 he left us on the mountain and went home4 ,all the people stood around looking at the flint in ,hau's hand4 ,you have done wrong1 you people1 said ,patsotchet4 ,katkatchila is very strong and quick2 you will see what he will do4 ,he has great power1 more power than you think1 and he will have vengeance4 ,he will make us suffer terribly4 ,he is stronger than we are4 ,he can do anything4 ,you will see something dreadful before long4 ,now1 my people1 said ,torihas1 come into the sweat-house and we will see what we can do with that flint4 ,all went in4 ,hau went last1 for he had the flint4 ,he held it out1 showed it again1 and said1 ,i took this because you people wanted it4 ,they passed the flint from one to another2 all looked at it1 all examined it4 ,one old man said3 ,give it to me here1 let me see it4 ,he got it in his hand1 and said3 ,now all go outside of the sweat-house4 ,this was ,hilit ,kiemila4 ,they went out1 leaving him alone4 ,patsotchet kept on repeating1 ,katkatchila is angry1 he is malicious2 before long we shall see what will happen4 ,as soon as ,hilit was alone in the sweat-house1 he began to rub the flint with his hands and roll it with his legs 7,hilit was turned afterward into a house-fly1 and that is why house-flies keep rubbing their legs against each other to this day74 ,he wanted to make the flint large4 ,after he had rolled and rubbed the flint all night1 it was four or five feet long1 and as thick and wide4 ,he let the block fall to the ground and it made a great noise1 a very loud noise2 people heard it for a long distance4 ,hilit went out then and said1-- ,go in1 all you people1 and look at that good flint4 ,they went and looked4 ,it was almost daylight at the time1 and each one said1-- ,well1 ,i don't know what is best to do2 perhaps it would be best to send this off4 ,it may be bad for us to keep it here2 bad for us to have it in the sweat-house or the village4 ,they did not know who could carry the great block1 it was so heavy4 ,perhaps ,patsotchet can carry it1 said they4 ,torihas went outside and called ,patsotchet1 saying3 ,come into the sweat-house a little while4 ,you come seldom2 but come now4 ,patsotchet left his house1 which was near by1 and went into the sweat-house4 ,what are you going to do8 asked he4 ,it is too late to do anything now4 ,i have known a long time about ,katkatchila4 ,he is very strong4 ,he will do something terrible as soon as daylight comes4 ,patsotchet1 said ,torihas1 you are a good man4 ,i wish you would take this big flint and carry it far away off north4 ,i don't want to take it1 said ,patsotchet4 ,it is too heavy4 ,torihas went to ,karili1 who lived a little way off1 and said3 ,come into the sweat-house4 ,i wish to talk with you4 ,karili went in4 ,take this block1 said ,torihas4 ,no one is willing to carry it away1 but you are strong4 ,carry it north for me4 ,karili took up the flint1 but when he had it outside the house he said3 ,i cannot carry this4 ,it is too heavy4 ,i am not able to carry it4 ,torihas called in ,tichelis1 and said3 ,my uncle1 will you take this north for me8 ,why will not others take it8 ,why are they unwilling to carry it8 asked ,tichelis4 ,well1 ,i will take it1 said he1 after thinking a little2 and he made ready4 ,take it and start right away1 said ,torihas4 ,daylight is coming4 ,go straight4 ,i will go1 too1 and when ,i am on the top of ,toriham ,pui ,toror ,i will shout1 and show you where to put the block4 ,tichelis put the flint on his back and hurried away with it4 ,when ,katkatchila reached home he told his brother-in-law1 ,tilikus1 and his brother-in-law's brother1 ,poharamas1 and ,yonot1 his sister1 how his flint had been stolen4 ,it was just before sunrise4 ,tilikus and ,poharamas went out in front of the house and swept a space clean and smooth2 then they ran off to the east and got pine as full of pitch as they could find it4 ,they brought a great deal of this1 split some very fine1 and made a large pile there on the smooth place4 ,just at this time ,torihas's people were in his sweat-house talking about the theft4 ,nothing will happen1 said most of them2 old ,patsotchet is always talking in that way1 foretelling trouble4 ,we will dance to-day4 ,tichelis has carried that thing far away2 all will be well now4 ,yonot1 ,katkatchila's sister1 had one child1 a little baby which she called ,pohila 7fire child74 ,the woman never left the house herself1 and never let any one carry the child out4 ,now1 my sister1 said ,katkatchila1 bring your child here2 bring my nephew out1 and put him on that nice1 smooth place which we have swept clean2 it will be pleasant there for him4 ,she brought the boy out1 put him on the smooth place4 ,poharamas was on the southeast side all ready1 and ,tilikus on the southwest side4 ,as soon as ,yonot put down the baby1 they pushed pitch-pine sticks toward it4 ,that instant fire blazed up4 ,when the fire had caught well ,poharamas took a large burning brand of pitch-pine and rushed off to the southeast2 ,tilikus took another and ran to the southwest4 ,poharamas1 when he reached the southeast where the sky comes to the earth1 ran around northward close to the sky2 he held the point of his burning brand on the ground1 and set fire to everything as he ran4 ,when ,tilikus reached the southwest1 at the place where the sky touches the earth1 he ran northward near the sky4 ,the two brothers went swiftly1 leaving a line of flame behind them1 and smoke rose in a cloud with the fire4 ,after the two had started ,yonot snatched up ,pohila1 and as she raised the boy a great flame flashed up from the spot4 ,she ran into the house with her son1 and put him into the basket where she had kept him till that morning4 ,torihas's people had begun to dance4 ,some time after sunrise they saw a great fire far away on the east and on the west as well4 ,oh1 look at the fire on both sides6 said one4 ,it is far off1 and won't come here1 said another4 ,i feel the heat already6 cried a third4 ,soon all saw that the fire was coming toward them from the east and the west like waves of high water1 and the line of it was going northward quickly4 ,the fire made a terrible roar as it burned2 soon everything was seething4 ,everywhere people were trying to escape1 all were rushing toward the north4 ,by the middle of the forenoon the heat and burning were so great that people began to fall down1 crying out1-- ,oh1 ,i'm hot6 ,ah1 ,i'm hot6 ,torihas made a rush toward the north1 and reached the top of ,toriham ,pui ,toror4 ,when he saw the fire coming very near he called out to ,tichelis1 who was struggling along with the great block of flint on his back1-- ,go ahead with the flint6 ,go on1 go on1 the fire is far from here1 far behind us6 ,tichelis heard the shouting1 but said nothing2 kept going northward steadily4 ,when he was northeast of ,bohem ,puyuk1 he saw the fire coming very fast1 a mighty blaze roaring up to the sky4 ,it was coming from the south1 east1 west4 ,tichelis could go no farther2 there was no place for escape above ground2 the fire would soon be where he was4 ,the flint had grown very hot from the burning2 he threw it down2 it had skinned his back1 it was so hot and heavy4 ,he ran under the ground1 went as far as he could1 and lay there4 ,presently he heard the fire roaring above him1 the ground was burning1 he was barely alive2 soon all blazed up1 earth1 rocks1 everything4 ,tichelis went up in flames and smoke toward the sky4 ,when the brothers ,tilikus and ,poharamas had carried the fire around the world and met in the north1 just half-way between east and west1 they struck their torches together and threw them on the ground4 ,the moment before they joined the burning brands two persons rushed out between them4 ,one was ,klabus and the other ,tsaroki1 who had carried the invitation from ,torihas to ,katkatchila4 ,they just escaped4 ,the flint rock that ,tichelis dropped lies there yet1 just where it fell1 and when the ,wintu people want black flint they find it in that place4 ,poharamas and ,tilikus ran home as soon as they struck their torches together4 ,katkatchila had a little brother4 ,he put the boy on his back1 and went beyond the sky where it touches the earth in the south4 ,yonot1 the mother of ,pohila1 took her son and went behind the sky2 her husband1 ,tilikus1 went with her4 ,poharamas went to ,olelpanti4 ,he flew up to where ,olelbis is4 ,olelbis looked down into the burning world4 ,he could see nothing but waves of flame2 rocks were burning1 the ground was burning1 everything was burning4 ,great rolls and piles of smoke were rising2 fire flew up toward the sky in flames1 in great sparks and brands4 ,those sparks became kolchituh 7sky eyes71 and all the stars that we see now in the sky came from that time when the first world was burned4 ,the sparks stuck fast in the sky1 and have remained there ever since the time of the wakpohas 7world fire74 ,quartz rocks and fire in the rocks are from that time4 ,there was no fire in the rocks before the wakpohas4 ,when ,klabus escaped he went east outside the sky1 went to a place called ,pom ,wai ,hudi ,pom4 ,tsaroki went up on the eastern side of the sky1--ran up outside4 ,before the fire began ,olelbis spoke to the two old women and said3 ,my grandmothers1 go to work for me and make a foundation4 ,i wish to build a sweat-house4 ,they dug out and cleared a place for the sweat-house the day before the world-fire began4 ,olelbis built it in this way3 ,when the two women had dug the foundation1 he asked1-- ,what kind of wood shall ,i get for the central pillar of the house8 ,go far down south1 said the old grandmothers1 and get a great young white oak1 pull it up with the roots1 bring it1 and plant it in the middle to support the house4 ,he went1 found the tree1 and brought it4 ,now1 my grandmothers1 what shall ,i do next8 ,go north and bring a black oak with the roots4 ,go then to the west1 put your hand out1 and there you will touch an oak different from others4 ,he went north and west1 and brought the two trees4 ,now1 said ,olelbis1 ,i want a tree from the east4 ,go straight east to a live-oak place1 you can see it from here1 get one of those live-oaks4 ,he brought it with the roots and said1-- ,now ,i want two trees more4 ,go to the southeast1 said they1 where white oaks grow1 and get two of them4 ,he went and got two great white oak trees1 pulled them up with the roots1 brought them with all the branches1 which were covered with acorns4 ,olelbis put the great white oak from the south in the middle as the central pillar2 then he put the northern black oak on the north side2 he put it sloping1 so that its branches were on the south side of the house2 over against this he put a southeastern white oak sloping in like manner1 so that its head came out on the north side4 ,the western oak he planted on the west side1 sloping so that its branches hung on the east side2 then he put up the two white oaks from the southeast on the east side3 six trees in all4 ,the top of each tree was outside opposite its roots2 acorns from it fell on the opposite side4 ,olelbis wished to fasten the trees firmly together so they should never loosen4 ,stop1 grandson1 said one of the old women4 ,how will you bind the top8 ,i have nothing to bind it with1 answered ,olelbis4 ,she put her hand toward the south1 and on it came humus koriluli 7a plant with beautiful blossoms74 ,she took it with roots1 stem1 and blossoms and made a long narrow mat1 the stem and roots all woven together inside and the blossoms outside4 ,here1 grandson1 said she1 put this around the top of the house and bind the trees with it firmly4 ,he did this4 ,the binding was beautiful and very fragrant4 ,he wrapped it around the trees where they came together at the top of the house inside4 ,the two old women made four very large mats now1 one for each side of the house4 ,they wove first a mat of yoso 7a plant about a foot high1 which has no branches and only a cluster of red flowers at the top74 ,when they had finished it they told ,olelbis to put it on the north side of the house4 ,now1 my grandmothers1 said ,olelbis1 ,i want a cover for the east side4 ,my grandson1 said each1 we are sorry that you are alone1 sorry that you have no one to help you in building this house4 ,now take this mat and put it on the east side4 ,they gave him a mat made of the same plant that was used for a binding to hold the top of the house4 ,i want a cover now for the south side4 ,the old women put their hands to the east1 and a plant came to them a foot high with white blossoms1 of very sweet odor4 ,a great deal of this plant came1 and they made a mat of it4 ,they put all the blossoms outside4 ,the mat covered the south side4 ,now1 how shall ,i cover the west side8 ,we have the covering here already1 made of kin-tekchi-luli 7a plant with blue and white blossoms74 ,they put that mat on the west side1 the blossoms turned outward4 ,the old women gave him all kinds of beautiful plants now1 and flowers to form a great bank around the bottom of the sweat-house4 ,all kinds of flowers that are in the world now were gathered around the foot of that sweat-house1 an enormous bank of them2 every beautiful color and every sweet odor in the world was there4 ,when they went into the sweat-house1 the perfume was delightful4 ,the two old women said then3 ,all people to come in the world below will talk of this house1 and call it ,olelpanti ,hlut when they tell about it and praise the house on high4 ,olelbis said3 ,i want to lay something lengthwise on each side of the door4 ,what shall ,i get8 ,the two said3 ,we will get sau 7acorn bread made in a great round roll like a tree-trunk74 ,they got sau1 and put a roll at each side of the door2 these rolls were put there for people to sit on4 ,olelbis walked around1 looked at everything1 and said1-- ,i want this house to grow1 to be wide and high1 to be large enough for all who will ever come to it4 ,then the house began to extend and grow wider and higher1 and it became wonderful in size and in splendor4 ,just as daylight was coming the house was finished and ready4 ,it stood there in the morning dawn1 a mountain of beautiful flowers and oak-tree branches2 all the colors of the world were on it1 outside and inside4 ,the tree in the middle was far above the top of the house1 and filled with acorns2 a few of them had fallen on every side4 ,that sweat-house was placed there to last forever1 the largest and most beautiful building in the world1 above or below4 ,nothing like it will ever be built again4 ,now1 my grandson1 said the old women1 the house is built and finished4 ,all the people in the world will like this house4 ,they will talk about it and speak well of it always4 ,this house will last forever1 and these flowers will bloom forever2 the roots from which they grow can never die4 ,the world fire began on the morning after the sweat-house was finished4 ,during the fire they could see nothing of the world below but flames and smoke4 ,olelbis did not like this4 ,grandson1 said the old women1 we will tell you what to do to put out that terrible wakpohas4 ,there is a very old man1 ,kahit ,kiemila1 and he lives far north toward the east1 outside the first sky4 ,he stays there in one little place2 he is all alone1 and always in the same place4 ,tell him what to do1 and he will do it4 ,if you don't like the fire and smoke down below1 tell the old man to turn his face toward you1 to come this way and to bring with him ,mem ,loimis4 ,he sits with his head between his hands and his face to the north1 and never looks up4 ,the place where he sits is called ,waiken ,pom ,pui ,humok ,pom4 ,the first person who came to ,olelbis on the day of the fire was ,kiriu ,herit4 ,he came about daylight4 ,you have finished the sweat-house1 my nephew1 said he4 ,i have1 said ,olelbis1 but we are going to have trouble1 and do you1 my uncle1 go up on the west side of the sweat-house1 look around everywhere1 and tell me what you see4 ,kiriu went to the top of the house and looked4 ,soon another man came and said1 ,my brother1 you have finished the sweat-house4 ,yes1 said ,olelbis1 and do you1 my brother1 go up on the east side of the house1 stand there1 and call to ,kahit4 ,this was ,lutchi ,herit4 ,two more came and saluted ,olelbis4 ,go into the sweat-house1 said he4 ,these were the two brothers1 ,tilichi4 ,a fifth person came1 ,kuntihle1 and then a sixth1 ,sutunut1 a great person4 ,lutchi kept darting around1 looking toward the north and calling3 ,kahit cannot take me6 ,kahit cannot take me6 ,kahit was getting angry by this time1 and thinking to turn and look at ,lutchi1 for though far away1 he heard the noise of his darting and his calling4 ,that old ,kahit may come out1 but he cannot catch me6 called ,lutchi1 as he darted around1 always watching the north4 ,now ,olelbis called ,lutchi and ,sutunut1 and said3 ,you1 ,lutchi1 go north1 pry up the sky and prop it2 here is a sky pole and a sky prop4 ,turning to ,sutunut1 he plucked a feather from each of his wings and said3 ,go to ,kahit in ,waiken ,pom ,pui ,humok ,pom2 tell him to come south with ,mem ,loimis4 ,she lives not far from him4 ,her house is in the ground4 ,and tell him to blow his whistle with all his breath4 ,put these two feathers on his cheeks just in front of his ears4 ,lutchi went quickly4 ,no one could travel as fast as he4 ,he reached the sky on the north1 raised and propped it4 ,sutunut gave the message to ,kahit1 who raised his head from between his hands slowly and turned toward the south4 ,sutunut put the feathers in his cheeks then1 as ,olelbis had commanded4 ,one person1 ,sotchet1 who lived just south of ,kahit1 spoke up now and said1-- ,go ahead1 ,kahit4 ,i am in a hurry to see my father1 ,olelbis4 ,i will follow you4 ,i am drinking my mother's milk4 7,he was doing that to bring great water47 ,his mother was ,mem ,loimis4 ,come with me1 ,mem ,loimis1 said ,kahit to ,sotchet's mother4 ,when ,i start1 go ahead a little4 ,i will help you forward4 ,olelbis was watching1 and thought1 ,kahit is ready to start1 and ,mem ,loimis is with him4 ,olelbis made then an oak paddle1 and hurled it to where ,sotchet was4 ,sotchet caught the paddle1 made a tail of it1 put it on1 and went plashing along through the water4 ,not far from ,kahit lived an old woman1 ,yoholmit ,pokaila4 ,she made a basket of white willow1 and finished it just as ,mem ,loimis was ready to start4 ,in the same place was ,sosini ,herit1 just ready to move4 ,in one hand he held a bow and arrows1 with the other he was to swim4 ,olelbis saw all this1--saw and knew what people were doing or preparing to do4 ,grandmothers1 said he1 ,mem ,loimis is ready to move4 ,kahit is ready4 ,all the people around them will follow4 ,the great fire was blazing1 roaring all over the earth1 burning rocks1 earth1 trees1 people1 burning everything4 ,mem ,loimis started1 and with her ,kahit4 ,water rushed in through the open place made by ,lutchi when he raised the sky4 ,it rushed in like a crowd of rivers1 covered the earth1 and put out the fire as it rolled on toward the south4 ,there was so much water outside that could not come through that it rose to the top of the sky and rushed on toward ,olelpanti4 ,olelbis went to the top of the sweat-house and stood looking toward the north4 ,sula ,kiemila and ,toko ,kiemila had come that morning4 ,take your places north of the sweat-house1 said ,olelbis1 and they did so4 ,olelbis saw everything coming toward him in the water from the north1 all kinds of people who could swim4 ,they were so many that no one could count them4 ,before he had built the sweat-house1 the two grandmothers had said to ,olelbis3 ,go far south and get pilok1 which is a tall plant with a strong fibre1 and make a cord4 ,he did so1 and twisted a strong cord from pilok4 ,of this he made a sling4 ,he put his hand to the west1 and kilson came on it1 a round white stone an inch and a half in diameter4 ,he put the stone in the sling1 tied the sling around his head1 and kept it there always4 ,he took this sling in his hand now1 and stood watching ready to throw the stone at something that was coming in the water4 ,olelbis threw with his left hand4 ,he was left-handed1 and for this reason was called ,nomhlyestawa 7throwing west with the left hand74 ,mem ,loimis went forward1 and water rose mountains high4 ,following closely after ,mem ,loimis came ,kahit4 ,he had a whistle in his mouth2 as he moved forward he blew it with all his might1 and made a terrible noise4 ,the whistle was his own2 he had had it always4 ,he came flying and blowing4 ,he looked like an enormous bat1 with wings spread4 ,as he flew south toward the other side of the sky1 his two cheek feathers grew straight out1 became immensely long1 waved up and down1 grew till they could touch the sky on both sides4 ,while ,kahit flew on and was blowing his whistle1 old ,yoholmit lay in her basket2 she floated in it high on the great waves1 and laughed and shouted1 ,ho6 ho6 ,how glad my aunt is to see water2 hear how she laughs6 said ,olelbis4 ,and he gave her two new names1 ,surut ,womulmit 7hair-belt woman7 and ,mem ,hlosmulmit 7water-foam woman74 ,look at my aunt1 said ,olelbis again4 ,she is glad to see water6 ,as ,yoholmit was laughing and shouting she called out1-- ,water1 you be big6 ,grow all the time6 ,be deep so that ,i can float and float on1 float all my life4 ,olelbis was watching everything closely4 ,sosini ,herit was coming4 ,he held a bow and arrows in one hand and swam with the other4 ,he was next behind old ,yoholmit4 ,look at my brother1 ,sosini1 look at him swimming1 said ,olelbis4 ,when mountains of water were coming near swiftly1 ,olelbis said to the two old women1 ,go into the sweat-house4 ,the two brothers1 ,kuntihle and ,tede ,wiu1 went in also4 ,olelbis stood ready to use his sling4 ,when ,yoholmit was coming near1 he hurled a stone at her4 ,he did not hit her4 ,he did not wish to hit her4 ,he hit the basket and sent her far away east in it until the basket struck the sky4 ,when the water reached ,toko1 it divided1 went east and west1 went no farther south in ,olelpanti4 ,at this time ,olelbis saw a hollow log coming from the north4 ,on it were sitting a number of ,tede ,memtulit and ,bisus people4 ,just behind the log came some one with a big willow-tree in his mouth1 sometimes swimming east1 sometimes swimming west4 ,he slapped the water with his new tail1 making a loud noise4 ,this was ,sotchet1 the son of ,mem ,loimis4 ,olelbis struck the log with a stone from his sling1 and threw it far away west with all the ,memtulits on it except one1 which came to the sweat-house and said1-- ,my brother1 ,i should like to stay with you here4 ,this was ,tede ,memtulit4 ,stay here1 said ,olelbis4 ,next came ,wokwuk4 ,he was large and beautiful1 and had very red eyes4 ,when ,kahit came flying toward the sweat-house1 and was still north of it1 ,olelbis cried to him1-- ,my uncle1 we have had wind enough and water enough2 can you not stop them8 ,kahit flew off toward the east and sent ,mem ,loimis back4 ,mem ,loimis1 said he1 you are very large and very strong1 but ,i am stronger4 ,go back6 ,if not1 ,i will stop you4 ,go home6 ,mem ,loimis went back north1 went into the ground where she had lived before4 ,kahit went east1 then turned and went north to where he had been at first1 and sat down again in silence with his head between his hands4 ,when ,mem ,loimis and ,kahit had gone home1 all water disappeared2 it was calm1 dry1 and clear again everywhere4 ,olelbis looked down on the earth1 but could see nothing3 no mountains1 no trees1 no ground1 nothing but naked rocks washed clean4 ,he stood and looked in every direction1--looked east1 north1 west1 south1 to see if he could find anything4 ,he found nothing4 ,after a time he saw in the basin of a great rock some water1 all that was left4 ,the rock was in ,tsarau ,heril4 ,my grandmothers1 asked ,olelbis1 what shall ,i do now8 ,look everywhere1 there is nothing in the world below but naked rocks4 ,i don't like it4 ,wait awhile1 grandson1 said they4 ,we will look and see if we can find something somewhere4 ,perhaps we can4 ,on this earth there was no river1 no creek1 no water in any place but that water at ,tsarau ,heril4 ,this was the morning after ,mem ,loimis had gone home4 ,now a person came from the east to ,olelpanti1 ,klabus ,herit4 ,my uncle1 said ,olelbis to ,klabus1 ,i am looking all over the world below1 but can see nothing on it4 ,do you know any place beyond the sky on the north1 south1 east1 or west1 where there is earth8 ,i know no place where there is earth1 said ,klabus4 ,soon another person1 ,yilahl ,herit1 was seen coming from the west4 ,when he came up1 ,olelbis asked1-- ,my uncle1 do you know of earth1 or trees1 or people in any place beyond the sky8 ,i do not1 answered ,yilahl4 ,but are you all well here8 ,we are well and unharmed1 answered ,olelbis4 ,how did you come here8 ,which way did you come8 ,where did you stay that the world fire did not burn you8 asked ,klabus of ,yilahl4 ,i will tell you1 said ,yilahl4 ,when the fire began1 ,i went west1 ,i went under the sky where it touches the lower world1 ,i went out to the other side4 ,the fire did not go there4 ,there is earth now in that place4 ,my uncles1 said ,olelbis1 ,i want you both to go down1 to go west1 and get that earth for me4 ,i will go1 said ,klabus2 and turning to the two old women he said3 ,give me two baskets1 very large round baskets4 ,the old women made two very large baskets4 ,klabus took these and went west with ,yilahl4 ,as soon as they started ,olelbis took a great sky net 7kolchi koro71 and it spread out2 it reached to the ends of the sky in every direction2 it was full of small1 fine holes1 like a sieve4 ,he spread it out in ,olelpanti2 put it under his sweat-house4 ,it is above this world yet1 but we cannot see it4 ,klabus and ,yilahl went west to where the earth was4 ,klabus dug it up and filled the baskets quickly2 went to the north side of the sweat-house and threw the earth into the great net1 then hurried back and brought more earth and threw it on the net4 ,it went through the net and fell down here1 fell on the rocks in this world like rain4 ,klabus hurried back and forth very quickly1 carrying one basket on each arm4 ,he was going and coming for five days and five nights2 fine earth was falling all this time1 till the rocks were covered1 and there was plenty of earth everywhere4 ,yilahl gave no help4 ,he went down the first time with ,klabus1 showed him the earth1 and stayed there1 but he did not help to carry earth or to dig it4 ,when ,klabus had covered all the rocks with good earth1 ,olelbis told him to rest4 ,go west and tell ,yilahl to help you1 said ,olelbis to ,klabus the next morning1 after he had rested4 ,tell him to work with you1 fixing the earth which you have thrown down4 ,go1 both of you2 make mountains1 hills1 and level country2 arrange everything4 ,no fire was visible anywhere2 every bit had been quenched by the flood which came in after ,lutchi propped up the sky4 ,yilahl came out into this world below from under the edge of the sky in the west1 and ,klabus came out from under it in the east4 ,both met and went to work4 ,yilahl made the small hills and fixed the rolling country4 ,klabus raised the great mountains and mountain ranges4 ,there was nothing but earth and rock yet2 no people at work only these two1 ,klabus and ,yilahl4 ,olelbis stood watching and looking2 he looked five days1 found no fire in any place4 ,next day he saw a little smoke in the southwest coming straight up as if through a small opening4 ,olelbis had a ,winishuyat on his head tied in his hair1 and the ,winishuyat said to him1-- ,my brother1 look2 there is a little fire away down south2 a woman there has fire in a small basket4 ,this woman was ,yonot1 the mother of ,pohila1 who had gone back to live in her old house4 ,my brother1 said ,olelbis1 turning to ,tede ,wiu1 do you see that place there8 ,go and bring fire from it4 ,tede ,wiu went quickly to the place where ,olelbis had seen the smoke4 ,he found a house1 and looking through a crack he saw the glow of fire1 but not the fire itself4 ,tede ,wiu stayed five days and nights watching4 ,he could not get into the house where the basket was4 ,that house was closed firmly1 and had no door4 ,at last he went back to ,olelpanti without fire4 ,i should like to catch the fish which ,i see jumping in that southern water1 said ,kuntihle1 but we could not cook fish if we had it1 for we have no fire4 ,you would better go yourself and try to get fire1 said ,olelbis4 ,kuntihle went and watched five days4 ,he could not get into the house1 and no fire fell out4 ,he went back to ,olelpanti4 ,we need fire1 said ,olelbis1 but how are we to get it8 ,go again and try1 said he to ,tede ,wiu2 watch till fire falls out1 or go in and take some4 ,klabus and ,yilahl were at work yet4 ,tede ,wiu went1 crept under the house1 watched five days and nights1 stayed right under the basket in which ,pohila was4 ,on the sixth morning1 very early1 just at daybreak1 a spark of fire fell out4 ,tede ,wiu caught the spark1 ran off quickly to ,olelbis1 and gave it to him4 ,they had fire in ,olelpanti now1 and were glad4 ,neither ,yonot1 the mother1 nor ,tilikus1 the father of ,pohila1 knew that fire had been carried away to ,olelpanti4 ,klabus and ,yilahl were still at work making the mountains and valleys1 and had almost finished4 ,now that there was fire in ,olelpanti1 ,kuntihle said3 ,i will go and see that fish4 ,tilitchi1 will you come with me8 ,tilitchi went4 ,before they started ,olelbis gave them a fish net4 ,they caught a fish1 and went back1 dressed1 cooked1 and ate it4 ,this is a good fish1 said ,olelbis4 ,how did it get into that water8 ,that pond in the rock is small and round2 there is no water to run into it4 ,grandmothers1 what shall we do with this pond and the fish in it8 ,we will tell you1 said the old women4 ,go to the west under the sky1 break off a strip of the sky1 bring it here1 and make a pointed pole of it4 ,klabus and ,yilahl were just putting the top on ,bohem ,puyuk2 all the other mountains in the world were finished4 ,olelbis went west1 got the sky pole1 and pointed one end of it4 ,he stuck the pole down at the foot of ,bohem ,puyuk1 drew the point of it along southward1 making a deep furrow4 ,then he stuck the pole far north1 and made a second furrow to join the eastern end of the first one4 ,there was no water in either furrow yet1 and ,olelbis said1-- ,now1 my grandmothers1 what shall ,i do next8 ,take this grapevine root1 said they4 ,throw it to the place where you thrust in the pole at the foot of ,bohem ,puyuk4 ,he threw the root4 ,one end of it went into the mountain1 the other hung out2 from this water flowed4 ,this will be called ,wini ,mem1 said the grandmothers4 ,the country around it will be good2 many people will go there to live in the future4 ,the grandmothers gave a second root1 a tule root1 and ,olelbis threw this far up north1 where one end stuck in the ground as had the grapevine root1 and from the other end flowed ,pui ,mem--there is much tule at the head of ,pui ,mem to this day4 ,olelbis took his sky pole again and made deep furrows down southward from ,bohema ,mem1 large ones for large rivers and smaller ones for creeks4 ,water flowed and filled the furrows1 flowed southward till it reached the place where ,kuntihle found the first fish2 and when the large river reached that little pond1 fish went out of it into the river1 and from the river into all creeks and rivers4 ,when the rivers were finished1 and water was running in them1 ,olelbis saw an acorn tree in the east1 outside the sky4 ,he looked on the north side of the tree and saw some one hammering4 ,he hurled a stone from his sling1 struck down the person1 and sent ,tilitchi to bring him4 ,tilitchi brought him4 ,of what people is this one8 asked he of the old women4 ,he is of a good people1 answered they4 ,put him on the central pillar of the sweat-house2 we call him ,tsurat4 ,tsurat was only stunned4 ,when ,tsurat was taken to the central pillar1 he climbed it1 stopping every little while and hammering4 ,the sound which he made1 ,ya-tuck6 ya-tuck6 was heard outside the sweat-house1--a good sound2 all liked to hear it4 ,olelbis saw on the same tree another of the same family4 ,when he was brought1 the old women said1 ,this is ,min ,taitai2 put him on the ground east of the fire--the fire was in the middle4 ,min ,taitai began to talk to himself4 ,they could hear two words1 ,wit1 wit6 7coming back1 coming back74 ,olelbis stunned a third person1 who was brought by ,tilitchi4 ,the old women said1 ,he1 too1 is of a good people1 he is ,hessiha2 let him be with ,min ,taitai1 and put a basket of red earth and water near them4 ,min ,taitai talked on to himself1 ,wit1 wit6 ,who is ',wit1 wit8' asked ,hessiha4 ,sas 7the sun71 answered ,min ,taitai1 was going down1 and now he is coming back2 that is who ',wit1 wit' is4 ,who is coming back8 asked ,hessiha4 ,sas is coming back4 ,sas is not coming back1 he is going on4 7,in winter ,sas goes down south1 and in summer he comes back north4 ,min ,taitai was saying ,sas is coming back1 up north4 ,hessiha thought he was saying ,sas has gone down toward the west1 and now is coming back east without setting47 ,wit1 wit 7coming back1 coming back71 said ,min ,taitai4 ,cherep1 cherep6 7going on1 going on71 said ,hessiha4 ,soon they came to blows1 began to fight2 when fighting1 ,hessiha took red mud from the basket and threw it4 ,min ,taitai took mud1 too1 and threw it at ,hessiha4 ,both were soon covered with mud and water4 ,clover1 beautiful grasses1 and plants of all kinds were growing around the sweat-house in ,olelpanti4 ,the whole place was a mass of blossoms4 ,now1 my grandmothers1 said ,olelbis1 tell me what you think4 ,all that ground below us is bare2 there is nothing on it4 ,what can we do for it8 ,my grandson1 in a place southeast of this is a house in which people live4 ,the place is called ,hlihli ,pui ,hlutton acorn eastern sweat-house place4 ,an old man lives there4 ,send ,tsurat to bring that old man to us4 ,i will1 said ,olelbis2 and he sent ,tsurat1 who brought ,hlihli ,kiemila1 who had lived all his life in that eastern sweat-house4 ,when ,olelbis looked at the old man1 he said to ,tsurat3 ,go to the world beneath us with ,hlihli4 ,carry him all over it1--north1 south1 east1 and west4 ,hlihli was like an old worm-eaten acorn outside2 inside he was like meal or snuff1 and when he moved this inside sifted out of him4 ,he had a daughter1 ,hlihli ,loimis1 and she had many sons4 ,tsurat carried ,hlihli all over the world1 and when he had carried him five days little oak bushes were springing up everywhere from the dust which fell from him4 ,they took seeds of clover growing around the sweat-house in ,olelpanti and scattered them2 clover grew up in every place4 ,olelbis threw down all kinds of flower seeds from the flowers blossoming in ,olelpanti4 ,a little way east of ,olelbis's sweat-house lived ,sedit4 ,at the time of the fire he ran through under the sky in the south and went up on the sky to ,olelpanti4 ,he stayed there with ,olelbis until the fire and water stopped4 ,then he went east a short distance1 and made a house for himself4 ,during the great water ,sedit caught ,wokwuk1 and afterward built a house near his own for him4 ,there was a big rock east of ,sedit's house4 ,olelbis saw ,chuluhl sitting on this rock1 and he said1-- ,my brother1 ,i have put clover on the earth4 ,i want you to go down there and stay with that clover1 stay with it always4 ,the place is a good one for you4 ,this place was ,tokuston on ,pui ,mem4 ,take this pontcheuchi headband made of dew1 wear it around your head1 wear it always1 guard the clover1 put your head among its leaves1 and keep the grass and clover wet and green all the time4 ,i will take that rock from near ,sedit's house1 and put it down on the earth for you4 7,the rock stands now about fifty miles above ,paspuisono4 ,it is called ,pui ,toleson--rock leaning east47 ,wokwuk at the time of the great water lost the middle and longest finger on one hand2 it went far north1 and after a time became a deer1 and from that deer came all the deer in the world after the fire4 ,when ,kahit and ,mem ,loimis went east on the way home1 ,wokwuk lost a small feather from above one of his eyes4 ,it went west and was turned into the beautiful shells tsanteris4 ,he also lost two neck feathers4 ,they went west and became kalas1 and from that came all pearl shells4 ,he lost the tip of his little finger4 ,it went west and became the ,wokwuk bird down here4 ,he lost some spittle4 ,it went east on the water and turned to blue beads1 such as people wear now around their necks4 ,wokwuk lost a small bit of his intestines4 ,it went south on the water and became mempak2 from that come all mempak 7water bone74 ,he lost a piece of his backbone4 ,it went east on the water and became an elk1 and from that elk came all elks4 ,one day ,sedit said to ,olelbis1 when all were telling ,olelbis what they were going to do3 ,grandson1 ,i am going to take off my skin and let it go to the world below4 ,do so1 said ,olelbis4 ,sedit took off his skin as he would a coat1 and threw it down to this world4 ,now there will be ,sedits all over down there1 said he4 ,while ,olelbis was gathering into ,olelpanti all the people from every place outside this sky above us1 ,min ,taitai and ,hessiha were disputing and throwing red mud at each other4 ,olelbis gathered people from every side till he had gathered them all at his house4 ,they were there in crowds and in thousands1 singing and talking inside and outside1 everywhere in ,olelpanti4 ,one morning ,olelbis said to the old women1-- ,my grandmothers1 ,i cannot tell what to do nor how to get what ,i want1 but far west of here is a ridge that stretches from the south to the north1 and on that ridge people of some kind come from the south and hurry north2 they do that every day2 they go north along that ridge1 and ,i do not know what kind of people they are4 ,when they are on the top of the ridge1 they run north very swiftly4 ,as soon as ,klabus and ,yilahl finished the level ground and the hills and mountains in the world below1 these people began to travel along the ridge in this way1 and they have been going north ever since4 ,you do not know those people1 said the old women1 but we know them1 the ,katkatchila brothers know them2 they are ,kahsuku1 the cloud dogs1 the cloud people4 ,if you wish to know more about these cloud people1 ask the elder ,katkatchila2 he knows them2 he lives far west at this time2 go and ask him1 go yourself4 ,olelbis set out next morning early1 and just before he reached ,katkatchila's house in the west he came upon some one who was stooping and looking toward the south4 ,it was the elder ,katkatchila1 who was watching the cloud people4 ,stop1 my brother1 said ,katkatchila1 and watch with me4 ,the two looked along the ridge toward the south--it was before sunrise then--and they saw a person come a little way in sight1 then turn and go back4 ,he did not come nearer because he saw ,olelbis4 ,the cloud people are very timid2 they can see a long distance1 and have a very keen scent4 ,when he saw ,olelbis1 this one ran away home4 ,my brother1 said ,katkatchila to ,olelbis1 we have been watching here to drive back these cloud people4 ,we have watched night and day1 ,i and my little brother4 ,my brother is near the eastern slope of this ridge which runs north and south2 he stays there and watches4 ,what do you mean by cloud people8 asked ,olelbis2 what kind of people are they8 ,i have seen only the head and neck of one2 what ,i saw looked well1 seemed good4 ,i wish you1 my brothers1 would catch one of these people1 if you can4 ,how is it that you do not know these people8 asked ,katkatchila4 ,you ought to know them2 you have seen every place1 every person1 everything2 you ought to know these people4 ,i will tell you how they came4 ,my sister and ,i made the great world fire2 we made the wakpohas because ,torihas and his people stole my flint4 ,i was angry4 ,i told my sister to put her baby outside the house4 ,we put pitch-pine around it1 and fire blazed up from the baby4 ,when the fire was burning all over the earth and there were great flames and smoke1 a big water and a strong wind came2 the water filled the whole world with steam1 and the wind drove the steam and smoke from the great fire1 and carried them far off to the south1 where they became a people1--the cloud people4 ,these people are red or white or black1 all of them1 and they are going north always4 ,they have good heads and long necks4 ,i should like to stand near some of these people and look at them1 said ,olelbis4 ,i do not like to see them go north1 said ,katkatchila4 ,my brother and ,i are here trying to drive them back2 but they go north in spite of us4 ,my brother is on the other slope over there to frighten them back2 but they turn to the east a little and go around him4 ,bring your brother here1 said ,olelbis4 ,katkatchila brought his brother1 and the two said1-- ,these cloud people are very wild2 we cannot go near them4 ,but we should like to drive them back or catch them4 ,go west1 my brothers1 said ,olelbis1 and get something to stop that gap on the east where the cloud people pass you and go north4 ,stop that opening on the east1 and stop the western slope also1 leaving only a narrow place for them to go through4 ,get yew wood1 make a very high fence with it1 and stop the eastern slope4 ,they brought the yew wood and made a very high fence on the eastern slope1 and then one on the west1 leaving only a narrow gap open4 ,go to the east now1 said ,olelbis1 get katsau1 which is a strong1 fibrous plant1 and make strings of it4 ,make a rope of the string and set a snare in the opening of the fence across the western slope to catch those cloud people4 ,the elder brother was on the ridge near the western slope1 and the younger on the ridge near the eastern slope4 ,the brothers made the snare and set it on the western slope4 ,both watched and waited for the clouds to come4 ,now1 my brother1 said ,olelbis1 when he saw this work1 watch these people well1 frighten them into the trap1 and ,i will go back to ,olelpanti4 ,next morning early the two brothers were watching1 and very soon they saw a great many cloud people coming4 ,both brothers were lying flat on the middle of the ridge1 so that the clouds could not see them4 ,the clouds watched closely4 ,they came to the place where they had always turned east to go past little ,katkatchila2 they ran against the fence and could not pass4 ,they turned and went toward the west to pass northward along the central ridge2 but when both brothers stood up1 the clouds rushed to the western slope and fell into the trap4 ,olelbis saw this and said3 ,now1 my brothers are driving them in4 ,i must go and see6 ,and he ran off quickly4 ,oh1 my brother1 said the ,katkatchilas when he came1 we have caught one cloud4 ,all the rest went through the fence4 ,they broke it--we caught one2 the others burst away4 ,olelbis looked at the cloud and said1-- ,this is a black one6 ,they broke down the fence and ran away6 ,they are a strong people4 ,now1 my brother1 said the elder ,katkatchila1 we will skin this cloud1 and you may have the skin4 ,we will give it to you4 ,i shall be glad to have it1 said ,olelbis4 ,they stripped the skin from the cloud1 and1 when giving it to ,olelbis1 the elder one said1 ,you must tan this carefully4 ,make another fence1 said ,olelbis1 but make it stronger4 ,you will catch more of these people4 ,a great many clouds have broken through our fence to-day and gone north4 ,others went before we made the fence4 ,we shall see these people by and by1 said ,katkatchila4 7,he meant that clouds would stay in the north and become another people2 stay there always47 ,olelbis took the skin1 turned toward home1 and travelled on4 ,he was rubbing it in his hands1 tanning it as he went4 ,the brothers put the body in a hole and buried it1 not caring for the flesh4 ,they wanted only the skin4 ,olelbis went along tanning the skin of the black cloud1 and he walked around everywhere as he tanned4 ,he went away west1 then north1 then south1 then east4 ,at last he came home with the skin well tanned4 ,he spread it and stretched it smooth4 ,the two ,katkatchila brothers had not been able yet to catch another of the cloud people1 but they were working at it all the time4 ,after ,olelbis spread the skin on the ground1 he took it up and said to one of the old women1-- ,my grandmother is always cold2 let us give her this skin2 and he gave it to her4 ,each of the two old women said1-- ,my grandson1 we are glad to have this skin4 ,we shall sleep warm now4 ,i must go1 said ,olelbis1 and see my brothers drive in more of the cloud people4 ,and he went4 ,we cannot catch these clouds1 said the older brother2 they go through our fence1 they escape1 we cannot catch them2 they have gone to the north1 they will stay there and become a new people4 ,we have caught only one1 a white cloud4 ,those that have escaped will become a new people2 they will be ,yola ,ka 7snow clouds74 ,the ,katkatchilas stripped the skin from the white cloud and gave it to ,olelbis4 ,he went around north1 south1 east1 and west1 tanning it in the same way that he had tanned the black skin4 ,after he had tanned it well he spread the skin1 stretched it1 straightened it2 then he gave it to the other grandmother4 ,both old women were glad now4 ,both said3 ,we shall sleep warm at night now all the time4 ,next day the two brothers caught a third cloud1 a red one1 but they kept that skin for themselves4 ,they did not give it to ,olelbis1 because he told them to keep it4 ,we see this skin now often enough1 for the brothers hang it up when they like in the west and sometimes in the east4 ,now1 said the two old women1 we have this white skin and this black one4 ,when we hang the white skin outside this house1 white clouds will go from it1--will go away down south1 where its people began to live1 and then they will come from the south and travel north to bring rain4 ,when they come back1 we will hang out the black skin1 and from it a great many black rain clouds will go out1 and from these clouds heavy rain will fall on all the world below4 ,from that time the old women hang out the two skins1 first the white1 then the black skin1 and when clouds enough have gone from them they take the skins into the sweat-house again2 and from these two skins comes all the rain to people in this world4 ,the cloud people who went north will stay in the northwest1 said ,olelbis1 and from them will come snow to people hereafter4 ,all this time the people in ,olelpanti were singing and talking4 ,any one could hear them from a distance4 ,olelbis had brought in a great many different kinds of people1 others had come themselves1 and still others were coming4 ,after the tanning of the two cloud skins a man came and took his place above the sweat-house door1 and sat there with his face to the east4 ,this was ,kar ,kiemila4 ,right after him came ,tsararok1 and took his place at the side of ,kar4 ,next came ,kau2 then the two brothers ,hus came1 and ,wehl ,dilidili4 ,all these people in the sweat-house and around it asked one another1-- ,what shall we do8 ,where shall we live8 ,we should like to know what ,olelbis will do with us4 ,you will know very soon where we are going1 said ,toko and ,sula4 ,olelbis will put us in our places2 he is chief over all4 ,next morning ,olelbis said3 ,now1 my grandmothers1 what do you think best8 ,what are we to do with the people here8 ,is it best for them to stay in ,olelpanti8 ,our grandson1 answered the old women1 send all that are not needed here to the lower world2 turn them into something good for the people who are to come soon1--those fit for this place up here4 ,the great people1 the best ones1 you will keep in ,olelpanti1 and send down only a little part of each of them to turn into something in the world below and be of use to people there4 ,olelbis called all who were in the sweat-house to come out1 and he began to send them to their places4 ,to ,kar he said3 ,go and live on ,wini ,mem4 ,be a gray heron there2 that is a good country for you4 7,before white people came there were many of these birds on that river47 ,to ,toko he said3 ,go to ,kawiken on ,pui ,mem4 ,be a sunfish and live there always4 ,you1 ,sula1 go to the south of ,bohem ,puyuk on ,wini ,mem4 ,be a trout1 and live at ,sulanharas4 ,to ,torihas he said3 ,you will be a blue crane1 and to ,chalilak3 ,you will be a goose4 ,you both will have two places to live in1 one in the south and the other in the north4 ,you will go north in the spring and live there all summer2 you will go south in the fall and live in the south all winter4 ,do this always2 travel that way every year4 ,to ,kiriu he said3 ,go and live along the water4 ,you will be a loon1 and you will go up and down great rivers all your life4 ,to ,katsi he said3 ,you will be a fish hawk1 catch fish and eat them1 live along rivers4 ,olelbis plucked one small feather from the neck of ,moihas4 ,this he threw down and said1 ,be an eagle1 and live on high mountains4 ,all bald eagles on earth came from that feather1 but the great ,moihas remained above with ,olelbis1 where he is now4 ,from ,lutchi ,olelbis plucked one feather1 threw it down1 and said3 ,you will be a humming-bird4 ,fly around in spring when the green grass comes and the trees and flowers bloom4 ,you will be on blossoms and dart from one to another everywhere4 ,lutchi himself stayed in ,olelpanti4 ,olelbis pulled a feather from ,kau1 threw it down1 and said3 ,you will fly along rivers1 be a white crane1 and live near them always4 ,the great ,kau stayed in ,olelpanti with ,olelbis4 ,from the elder ,hus brother ,olelbis plucked a feather from the right side1 sent the feather down on this earth1 and said1-- ,you be a buzzard down there1 and in spring go up on ,wini ,mem and look for dead salmon and other fish along ,pui ,mem1 ,bohema ,mem1 and other rivers1 eat dead salmon and other fish4 ,when people kill a snake or something else which they do not like1 you will go and eat the snake or other dead thing4 ,the ,wintu1 the coming people1 will feed you always with what is dead4 ,tilitchi had been sent for three persons1 and now he brought the first4 ,who is this8 asked ,olelbis of the old women4 ,this is ,dokos1 said they2 he is bad4 ,dokos was placed a little northeast of the sweat-house4 ,he sat looking toward the west4 ,tilichi brought in a second and third person4 ,who are these8 asked ,olelbis4 ,these are both bad people1 said the old women4 ,these are ,wima ,loimis and ,klak ,loimis4 ,put them with ,dokos1 said ,olelbis4 ,after he had called all the people out of the sweat-house to send them to their proper places1 ,olelbis had put something on their teeth to make them harmless4 ,come here1 ,wima ,loimis1 said ,olelbis4 ,i have something to put on your teeth so that they may harm no one4 ,i want nothing on my teeth1 said ,wima ,loimis4 ,if something were put on them ,i could not eat4 ,he asked again1 but she shook her head1 saying3 ,i want nothing on my teeth1 ,i could not eat if anything were put on them4 ,if she will not come1 come you1 ,klak ,loimis4 ,klak ,loimis would not go to him4 ,why not come when ,i call you8 asked ,olelbis4 ,my sister ,wima will not go4 ,she says that she could not eat if her teeth were touched4 ,i want nothing on my teeth4 ,i am afraid that ,i could not eat4 ,very well1 answered ,olelbis1 you1 ,wima1 and you1 ,klak1 want to be different from others4 ,come1 ,dokos1 ,i will touch your teeth4 ,my sisters1 ,klak and ,wima1 want nothing on their teeth4 ,i want nothing on mine4 ,i am angry at my sisters2 my heart hates them4 ,i do not wish to be good4 ,i am angry at my sisters4 ,i will be wicked as well as they4 ,then turning to his sisters he said3 ,after a while people will employ me against you whenever they are angry at you4 ,whenever you bite people or hurt them1 they will call me to fight against you1 and ,i will go with them4 ,i will go into your bodies and kill you4 ,then you will be sorry for what you have done to-day4 ,olelbis asked you to be good4 ,he wants you to be good1 but you are not willing4 ,i will be bad to punish you4 ,when the two women heard these words they cried1 and ,wima said1 ,well1 my brother1 we can put something on our teeth yet4 ,dokos placed his head between his hands and sat awhile in that posture4 ,then he straightened himself and said1-- ,you two have talked enough2 you would better stop4 ,you are not like me2 ,i am stronger than both of you1 and ,i shall be so always4 ,you1 ,wima1 and you1 ,klak1 will hate people only1 but ,i shall hate all living things4 ,i shall hate you1 hate every one2 kill you1 kill every one4 ,i want nothing of any one4 ,i want no friend in any place4 ,well1 said ,olelbis1 you go as you are4 ,i will go first1 said ,dokos4 ,go1 said ,olelbis1 to ,koiham ,nomdaltopi1 be flint there1 and spread all around the place4 ,you1 ,klak ,loimis1 will go to ,klak ,kewilton1 be a rattlesnake there1 increase and spread everywhere4 ,i will send you1 ,wima1 to ,wima ,wai ,tsarauton2 you will be a grizzly bear there4 ,after a while a great family will come from you and spread over all the country4 ,you will be bad2 and1 ,klak1 you will be bad1 but1 ,dokos1 you will be the worst1 always ready to hurt and kill2 always angry1 always hating your sisters and every one living4 ,you1 ,klak1 and you1 ,wima1 when you see people you will bite them1 and people will take ,dokos to kill you1 and ,dokos will go into your bodies1 and you will die4 ,wima1 you will be sorry that you would not let me change your teeth4 ,you1 ,klak1 will be sorry4 ,you will bite people1 and they will kill you because you cannot run away from them4 ,your dead body will lie on the ground1 and buzzards will eat it4 ,dokos1 you will go to your place and increase4 ,people will go there and get you to kill your sisters and others for them1 and when you have pleased them and killed all the people they wished you to kill1 when they want you no longer1 they will throw you down on a rock and break you to pieces1 then you will be nothing4 ,you will be dead forever4 ,now go6 ,to all those who let their teeth be made innocent1 ,olelbis said3 ,you will go to where ,i send you1--one here1 another there4 ,and he gave their places to all4 ,to some he said3 ,after a while the new people will use you for food1 and to the others he said3 ,the new people will use your skins1 and you will be of service to them1 you will be good for them4 ,the first person taken up to ,olelbis's sweat-house was ,tsurat2 and now ,olelbis spoke to ,tsurat last of all and said1-- ,pluck one feather from your back4 ,tsurat plucked it4 ,olelbis threw the feather to the earth and said1-- ,the place where this falls will be called ,tsurat-ton ,mem ,puisono4 ,this feather will become woodpeckers1 and their place will be there4 ,their red feathers will be beautiful1 and every one will like their red scalps and will use them for headbands4 ,the woodpeckers will be also called ,topi chilchihl 7bead birds74 ,all people that were good on this earth only1 of use only here1 ,olelbis sent down to be beasts1 birds1 and other creatures4 ,the powerful and great people that were good in ,olelpanti and useful there he kept with himself1 and sent only a feather or a part of each to become something useful down here4 ,the good people themselves1 the great ones1 stayed above1 where they are with ,olelbis now4 ,,olelbis ,,and ,,mem ,,loimis ,one character in this myth is of great importance in actual ,indian belief1 the ,hlahi or doctor1 the sorcerer4 ,the position and power of the ,hlahi are explained at length in the notes to this volume4 ,sanihas ,yupchi1 the archer of ,daylight1 is ,tsaroki ,sakahl1 the messenger sent by ,torihas to invite ,katkatchila to hunt2 he appears also as the friend and messenger of ,waida ,dikit1 who assembled the world concert in which ,hawt proved the greatest musician4 ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the beast1 bird1 or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,hubit1 wasp2 ,hus1 buzzard2 ,kahit1 wind2 ,kaisus1 gray squirrel2 ,kiri1 loon2 ,kopus1 small-horned owl2 ,kuntihl1 small hawk fishes in muddy water2 ,kut1 unknown2 ,lutchi1 humming-bird2 ,mem ,loimis1 water2 ,mihas1 bald eagle2 ,pkchuso1 the pakchu stone2 ,patkilis1 jack rabbit2 ,pori ,kipnamas1 another name for ,kopus ,stunut1 black eagle2 ,snihas1 daylight2 ,sotchet1 beaver2 ,toko1 sunfish2 ,tsaroki ,sakahl1 green snake2 ,tsrorok1 fish-hawk2 ,tsudi1 mouse2 ,tsurat1 red-headed woodpecker2 ,winishuyat1 foresight2 ,wokwuk1 unknown4 99 99 99 99 99 ,one evening a woman came to ,olelpanti4 ,her name was ,mem ,loimis4 ,why are you here8 inquired ,olelbis2 and from what place have you come8 ,i have come from my home in the earth to ask if ,i may live with you4 ,i have come from the north4 ,you may live here1 said ,olelbis2 and she stayed there4 ,she lived with ,olelbis1 became his wife1 and had two sons3 the first was ,wokwuk1 the second ,kut4 ,kut was still small1 when one day the woman went out a little to one side of the house to get something1 and a man came to her and said1 ,come with me--come right away6 ,and he took her1 took her quickly1 took her toward the north1 to the place where ,kahi ,hlut is4 ,this man was ,kahit1 and ,kahi ,hlut was his house4 ,olelbis knew not where his wife had gone2 he knew not which way she went2 he had not seen her going out and had not seen her afterward4 ,he inquired of every one who lived in ,olelpanti4 ,all they knew was that she had gone west a little way to get something4 ,for five years after the woman was carried away the people in ,olelpanti had no water to drink4 ,this woman had given them water1 and now some one had taken her1 and without her there was no water4 ,i cannot tell what to do without water1 said ,olelbis4 ,i don't think my children can live without water4 ,i don't know what yapaitu likes my wife and has taken her4 ,the people in and around ,olelpanti talked a great deal about ,mem ,loimis4 ,i don't know how we are to live now1 said ,toko ,kiemila to ,olelbis4 ,some one has taken your wife away4 ,i cannot live without water much longer4 ,another man who lay inside the sweat-house at the west end1 an old man1 stood up and said1-- ,i do not know what people are to do without water4 ,i do not know how you1 ,olelbis1 are to live without it4 ,i cannot live unless ,i have water4 ,i am very dry4 ,why do you not try to get water again8 ,there is a man in ,hlihli ,pui ,hlutton whose name is ,kopus4 ,you can see his house from here4 ,he is a great ,hlahi4 ,he sings and dances every night4 ,let him come here to sing and dance4 ,perhaps he will be able to bring water back to us4 ,the old man who said this was ,hubit4 ,he was suffering from thirst so much that he had tied a belt of sinews around his waist and tightened it till he was nearly cut in two4 ,olelbis went to the top of the sweat-house and spoke to all the people4 ,we must send for this ,hlahi1 said he4 ,let him come here to sing and bring water back to us4 ,some of you young men who walk fast must go for him to-morrow4 ,that night they talked about the person who should go4 ,one said to a second1 ,you walk fast2 you ought to go4 ,i do not1 said the second2 but you walk fast4 ,you are the person to go4 ,and so they spoke one after another1 till at last ,lutchi said1 ,i cannot walk fast1 but ,i will go4 ,early next morning he went out to the top of the sweat-house and said1 ,i am going6 and he shot away to the southeast4 ,he found the old ,hlahi4 ,he had not finished his night's work yet4 ,this ,hlahi was ,kopus ,kiemila4 ,old man1 you must stop awhile1 said ,lutchi4 ,olelbis lost his wife1 ,mem ,loimis1 years ago4 ,he has two children1 and he and all the people are very dry2 they are thirsting1 they are dying for want of water4 ,he wants you to come and see if you can tell us what to do to bring water back to ,olelpanti4 ,olelbis will give you five sacks of acorns for your pay4 ,you must sing five nights for these five sacks4 ,they are old acorns4 ,i will do that1 said ,kopus4 ,i will go with you4 ,lutchi returned to ,olelpanti with ,kopus1 who was called also ,pori ,kipanamas1 which means a man wearing a headband of fresh oak leaves with two green acorns thrust in on each side4 ,his face was painted with acorn mould4 ,a great many people were waiting there1 all very dry1 very thirsty1--all hoping for water4 ,i sent for you to come1 said ,olelbis1 and you must hlaha#b five nights4 ,all my people1 all my children1 are dry4 ,i am dry myself4 ,i lost my wife five years ago4 ,i don't know where she went1 and we have no water since she left us4 ,i want you to sing and to dance4 ,i want you to find out where my wife is4 #b ,hlaha means1 to perform as a ,hlahi1 or doctor4 ,when night came1 ,olelbis gave a pipe filled with tobacco to ,kopus and said1 ,now you must hlaha4 ,kopus smoked1 became tunindili1--that is1 possessed4 ,a ,tsudi yapaitu came to him and began to chant4 ,the yapaitu1 speaking through ,kopus1 said1-- ,i have looked all around the world1 ,i have looked everywhere2 every smell has come to my nose1 every sight to my eyes1 every sound to my ears1 but to-night nothing comes to me4 ,i cannot see1 ,i cannot hear1 ,i cannot smell4 ,and he stopped4 ,i am going to dance the spirit dance1 said ,kopus4 ,who will sing for me8 ,let these two ,tsudi girls sing1 said ,olelbis4 ,hubit was lying on the east side of the sweat-house1 and he said1-- ,make haste1 you two girls1 and sing for that ,hlahi4 ,i am nearly dead1 almost cut in two1 ,i am so dry4 ,he had tightened his belt a little that evening4 ,kopus danced all night1 and the two girls sang for him4 ,i have not found out which way that woman went1 said he1 next morning4 ,he danced five days and nights1 and then said3 ,i can tell nothing4 ,i know nothing about this woman1 ,mem ,loimis4 ,every bola heris#c that was lying inside the sweat-house was terribly thirsty4 ,one old man got up and said1-- #c ,bola means to tell one of the creation myths2 bolas means one of the myths2 bola heris is an actor in any of them1 a personage mentioned or described in a creation myth4 ,what kind of a ,hlahi have you here8 ,what kind of a ,hlahi is ,kopus8 ,he is here five days and nights and can tell nothing1 knows nothing4 ,if you wish to learn something1 bring a ,hlahi who has knowledge of water4 ,this old ,kopus knows nothing of water1 said ,toko4 ,old ,kopus is a good ,hlahi for acorns and for the ,tsudi and ,kaisus people2 that is all he is good for4 ,i know this ,kopus well4 ,get a ,hlahi who knows more than he does4 ,you bola herises tell us1 said ,olelbis1 who is a good ,hlahi for water1 and we will get him4 ,look at my children2 they are almost dying of thirst4 ,tell us where their mother1 ,mem ,loimis1 is4 ,oh1 daylight1 come quickly2 be here right away6 ,i am almost cut in two ,i am so dry4 ,oh1 daylight1 come quickly6 groaned ,hubit4 ,no one mentioned another ,hlahi4 ,so ,olelbis talked on1-- ,all the people said that ,kopus was a good ,hlahi4 ,that is why ,i got him2 but he is not a good ,hlahi for water4 ,now we will get ,sanihas ,yupchi1 the archer of daylight1 who lives in the farthest east1 he is the son of ,sanihas4 ,he is small1 but he is a great ,hlahi4 ,lutchi1 you must go now for ,sanihas ,yupchi4 ,here are one hundred yellowhammer-wing arrows for him1 all red1 and many others4 ,lutchi went to the east end of the sweat-house1 danced a little1 sprang onto the sweat-house1 danced a little more1 and then whizzed away through the air4 ,lutchi travelled all day and all night1 reached the place about daylight next morning1 and said to ,sanihas1-- ,olelbis sent me here to ask your son to come and hlaha for him4 ,he sends you all these five hundred arrows made of kewit reed and one hundred yellowhammer-wing arrows to come and hlaha4 ,you must go1 said ,sanihas to her son1 and ,i will follow you4 ,olelbis is a yapaitu himself2 he ought to know where that woman is1--he thinks that he knows everything2 but you go and hlaha1 and hear what your yapaitu tells you4 ,sanihas ,yupchi started1 and was at the sweat-house in ,olelpanti next morning just as the sun was rising4 ,he went into the sweat-house1 and ,olelbis gave him many things4 ,give me tobacco1 said ,sanihas ,yupchi4 ,i am going to hlaha4 ,olelbis gave him a pipe with tobacco2 he smoked it out and was not possessed4 ,olelbis gave him another pipeful1 and he smoked it out1 but was not possessed4 ,he smoked out ten pipefuls1 and then people said1-- ,i am afraid that the yapaitu will not come to him4 ,he smoked twenty more pipefuls1 still he was not possessed2 then twenty more1 did not hlaha4 ,he is no ,hlahi1 cried people on all sides2 if he were1 the yapaitu would have come to him long ago4 ,the yapaitu he is waiting for does not live near this sweat-house2 he is very far away1 said ,toko4 ,give him more tobacco4 ,they gave him five pipefuls1 then four1 then one more1--sixty in all2 after that a yapaitu came to him4 ,the yapaitu has come1 said ,olelbis4 ,i want you to look everywhere and learn all you can2 my children are nearly dead from lack of water2 you must tell where ,mem ,loimis is4 ,sanihas ,yupchi began to sing1 and he said1 ,i will have the spirit dance to-night2 the two ,tsudi girls may sing for me4 ,he danced twenty nights and days without saying a word1--danced twenty days and nights more4 ,the two ,tsudi girls sang all the time4 ,then ,sanihas ,yupchi sat down1 said nothing2 he had found out nothing4 ,again he danced five days and nights1 then four days and nights1 then one day and one night more4 ,after that he sat down and said1-- ,i am going to speak4 ,the place of which ,i am going to tell is a long way from here1 but ,i am going to talk and let you hear what ,i say4 ,did any one see which way this woman ,mem ,loimis went8 ,one person answered3 ,she went west a short distance to get something4 ,that was the last seen of her4 ,was anything the matter with that woman8 asked ,sanihas ,yupchi4 ,does any one know8 ,yes1 said ,olelbis1 she was with child4 ,well1 while she was out1 a man came to her and took her away with him1 took her far north and then east beyond the first ,kolchiken ,topi1 where the sky comes down1 where the horizon is2 he took her to the place where he lives1 and he lives in ,waiti ,kahi ,pui ,hlut4 ,his name is ,kahit1 and after he took her home they lived pleasantly together till her child was born4 ,kahit did not claim that child as his4 ,after a while ,mem ,loimis grew angry at ,kahit1 left her child with him1 and went eastward1 went to the other side of the second horizon4 ,she stayed there awhile1 and gave birth to two sons1 children of ,kahit4 ,then she went farther east to a third horizon1 went to the other side of that1 stayed there1 is living there now4 ,the boy that was born when she lived with ,kahit was ,sotchet4 ,sotchet's father was ,olelbis4 ,when the child grew up a little1 ,kahit said to him3 ',your father lives in ,olelpanti4' ,sanihas ,yupchi told all this1 and said to ,wokwuk and ,kut1 the two sons of ,olelbis1-- ,your mother has gone a long way from here4 ,mem ,loimis is far from you4 ,she is very far east4 ,if ,i were at home1 ,i could go to her quickly1 but ,i am here4 ,now you must go and see your mother4 ,in the far east you have two brothers1 ,kahit's sons4 ,when you have passed three ,kolchiken ,topis1 three horizons1 you will see them1 and they will know you4 ,the way to your mother and brothers is long4 ,that is what my yapaitu says to me--my yapaitu is the ,winishuyat of ,patkilis4 ,sanihas ,yupchi was ,tsaroki ,sakahl1 a great person4 ,wokwuk and ,kut1 the two sons of ,olelbis by ,mem ,loimis1 went away east4 ,patkilis's ,winishuyat1 the yapaitu of ,sanihas ,yupchi1 said that he would go and help them till they had passed the second horizon4 ,they did not see him4 ,he was invisible4 ,they travelled one day1 came to the first horizon1 and passed that2 then travelled a second day1 reached the second horizon1 and passed that4 ,the yapaitu1 ,patkilis's ,winishuyat1 told them then how to pass the third horizon1 and1 having given every useful direction1 went back to ,sanihas ,yupchi4 ,sanihas ,yupchi was waiting all this time in ,olelpanti4 ,olelbis's elder son1 ,wokwuk1 had tied the hair on top of his head with a young grapevine and thrust a chirtchihas bone through it--his father had given him this bone at starting4 ,with this bone he was to raise the sky4 ,he put it under the edge of the sky and raised it4 ,when he and his brother had passed through1 the sky came down with a terrible noise4 ,when they had passed the third sky1 they could see far east4 ,everything was nice there and looked clear1 just as it does here at daylight when all is bright and beautiful4 ,after going a short distance they saw two boys coming toward them4 ,soon the four met4 ,hello1 brothers6 called out the other two4 ,who are you8 asked ,wokwuk4 ,how do you know that we are your brothers8 ,we know because our mother talks about you always4 ,she told us this morning that we must go out and play to-day4 ',perhaps you will see your brothers1' said she to us2 'perhaps they will come1 we do not know4' ,you have come1 and now we will go to our mother4 ,when they reached the house1 on the third evening1 the two sons of ,olelbis stood by the door while ,kahit's two sons ran in and said3 ,mother1 our brothers have come6 ,mem ,loimis was lying at the east end of the house4 ,she was lying on a mem terek1 water buckskin2 her blanket was a mem nikahl1 a water blanket4 ,well1 tell them to come in4 ,the brothers went in4 ,mem ,loimis rose and said1-- ,oh1 my sons1 ,i think of you always4 ,i live far away from where you do1 and you have travelled a long road to find me4 ,she spread the mem terek on the ground1 and said3 ,sit down here and rest4 ,my mother1 said the elder son of ,olelbis1 my brother is very dry4 ,we have had no water in ,olelpanti for many years4 ,did you think that we could live without water8 ,i could not help your loss4 ,what could ,i do8 said ,mem ,loimis4 ,i was stolen away and carried far north1 and from there ,i came to this place2 but your father is my husband4 ,he knows everything2 he can make anything1 do anything1 see everything1 but he did not know that ,i was here4 ,you shall have water1 my children2 water in plenty4 ,she held a basket to her breast then and took water from it1 as a nursing mother would take milk1 filled the basket1 and gave it to the boys4 ,she gave them plenty to eat1 too1 and said1-- ,you boys are all my children4 ,you are sons of ,mem ,loimis4 ,i am here now2 but if there should be disturbance1 if trouble were to rise1 my husband ,kahit would come and take me away4 ,he told me so4 ,some day my husband ,olelbis will know his son in the north who is living with ,kahit4 ,some day my husband ,olelbis will think of me2 he may want me to come to him1 he may wish to see me4 ,wokwuk and ,kut stayed five days with their mother1 then one day1 and after that one day more4 ,sanihas ,yupchi1 who was dancing and chanting in ,olelpanti continually1 said after the boys had gone3 ,get me a suhi kilo 7a striped basket74 ,olelbis got him the suhi kilo1 a little basket about two inches around1 and very small inside4 ,sanihas ,yupchi put it in the middle of the sweat-house4 ,nine days more passed1 and ,sanihas ,yupchi was dancing all the time4 ,that morning ,mem ,loimis said to ,kut1 the youngest son of ,olelbis1-- ,your uncle ,mem ,hui1 an old man1 who lives at the first horizon west of ,olelpanti1 is dry4 ,he is thirsting for water4 ,take water to him4 ,your elder brother will stay here with me while you are gone4 ,sanihas ,yupchi had danced fifty-nine days4 ,on the sixtieth evening ,mem ,loimis gave ,kut a basketful of water for his uncle in the west4 ,go1 said she1 straight west to where the old man lives4 ,when you have reached ,mem ,hui with the water1 ,i will go and see my son ,sotchet in the north4 ,i hear him cry all the time4 ,he is dry4 ,i will carry him water4 ,she gave ,kut1 in a net bag before he started1 ten gambling sticks cut from grapevine4 ,she tied the bag around his neck1 and said1-- ,son of ,mem ,loimis1 you will be a bola heris2 you will be a great gambler4 ,kut was a very quick traveller1 and could go in one night as far as his brother in many nights and days4 ,he started4 ,there were holes in the bottom of the basket1 and as he went over the sky1 high above the top of ,olelpanti ,hlut1 the water dropped and dropped through the holes in the basket1 and just before morning one drop fell from the basket which ,kut was carrying1 and dropped into the basket which ,sanihas ,yupchi had placed in the middle of the sweat-house at ,olelpanti4 ,no one saw the water come1 but in the morning the little basket was full2 the one drop filled it4 ,now1 said ,sanihas ,yupchi1 ,i have worked as ,hlahi all this time1 and that drop of water is all that ,i can get4 ,you see it in the basket4 ,the little basket in ,olelbis's house that the one drop filled stood there1 and ,olelbis said1-- ,now you are dry1 all you people in this sweat-house4 ,you are thirsty1 you are anxious for water4 ,here is one drop of water4 ,we do not know who will drink first2 but there is an old man on the west side of the sweat-house crying all the time1 crying night and day1 for water4 ,let him come and look at it4 ,he meant ,hubit4 ,hubit stood up1 came1 looked at the basket and said3 ,what good is this to me8 ,there is only a drop there4 ,it will do me no good4 ,drink what there is2 you talk so much about water1 replied all the others1 that you would better drink4 ,that drop can do no good to any one4 ,well1 take a taste1 anyhow1 said ,olelbis2 it will not hurt you4 ,i don't want a taste1 ,i want a drink1 answered ,hubit4 ,take a drink1 then1 said ,olelbis4 ,hubit began to drink4 ,he drank and drank1 took his belt off about the middle of the forenoon1 put his head on the edge of the basket and drank from morning till midday1 drank till two men had to carry him away from the water and lay him down at the upper end of the sweat-house4 ,though ,hubit drank half a day1 the water in the basket was no less4 ,kiriu ,herit drank next4 ,he drank long1 but did not lower the water4 ,after him ,sutunut drank till he was satisfied2 then ,moihas drank all he wanted4 ,let all come and drink4 ,when each has enough1 let him stand aside1 said ,olelbis4 ,tsararok drank1 and then ,kuntihle drank2 then ,hus and ,tsurat2 after them the old women1 ,pakchuso ,pokaila1 the grandmothers of ,olelbis1 drank2 then ,toko2 then ,kopus drank4 ,but the people murmured1 saying1-- ,kopus is no ,hlahi2 he ought not to have any of our water4 ,he is only good for acorns4 ,the two ,tsudi girls1 who had sung so long1 drank very heartily4 ,lutchi lived outside1 east of the sweat-house2 they called him to drink4 ,he took one sip and went out4 ,lutchi never liked water4 ,now ,sanihas ,yupchi1 who had brought the water1 drank of it2 and last of all1 ,olelbis4 ,when all were satisfied1 and ,toko had gone back and lain down in his place north of the sweat-house1 the basket was put near him2 and ever after ,toko had water in abundance1 and so had every one4 ,there was plenty of water ever after in ,olelpanti for all uses2 but if ,sanihas ,yupchi had not brought it1 all might have perished for want of water4 ,i will go home now1 said ,sanihas ,yupchi1 after he had drunk4 ,he wished well to every one and went away4 ,when ,kut was carrying the basket westward1 every drop that fell made a spring1--wherever a drop fell a spring appeared4 ,,norwan ,this myth1 which recalls the ,helen of ,troy tale1 is extremely interesting both as regards personages and structure4 ,at present ,i shall make but few remarks1 and those relating only to personages4 ,hluyuk ,tikimit1 quivering porcupine1 known here as ,norwan1 is the cause of the first war in the world4 ,the porcupine in ,american mythology is always connected with sunlight1 so far as my researches go1 and ,norwan is connected with daylight1 for she dances all day1 never stops while there is light4 ,her title of ,bastepomas1 food-giving1 is also significant1 and would help to show that she is that warm1 dancing air which we see close to the earth in fine weather1 and which is requisite for plant growth4 ,we have another light person in this myth1 ,sanihas1 who is light in a generic sense1 daylight generally and everywhere4 ,the root ,sa in ,sanihas is identical with ,sa in ,sas1 the ,wintu word for sun4 ,sa means light and ,sas for light1 i4 e4 for the purpose of giving light4 ,sanihas is the light which is given4 ,in ,bastepomas1 the title given by ,olelbis to ,norwan1 the first syllable ba means to eat1 bas means for to eat or food1 tep means to give1 and tepomas she who gives2 the whole word means she who gives food4 ,chulup ,win ,herit1 the great chief1 the white1 pointed stone who lives on the bed of the great eastern water1 the ocean1 the husband of ,sanihas1 has a counterpart in ,tithonos1 the husband of ,eos or ,aurora1 in classic mythology4 ,both had beautiful wives1 and were visited by them nightly in the bed of the ocean4 ,chulup's tragedy is somewhat greater1 for he is caught by ,wai ,karili and pounded into bits near the present ,mt4 ,shasta1 while ,tithonos is only changed into a cricket4 ,eos1 the ,latin ,aurora1 was considered as the whole day by most poets1 and ,sanihas in ,wintu mythology is the whole day1 all the light that ,sas gives4 ,there was a reason why ,norwan preferred ,tede ,wiu to ,norbis1 but we can only infer it at present4 ,the present ,wiu bird is brown1 and has no significance in this connection1 but there was a red ,wiu1 the bird into which the ,tede ,wiu who fought with ,norbis was changed4 ,that he was a person who might be preferred by ,norwan1 herself a special form of light1 is evident when we consider the immense importance in ,european tradition of the robin-redbreast and of the red-headed woodpecker among ,indians4 ,that ,norwan1 food-giving light on the earth1 was worth fighting for1 is evident4 ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the beast1 bird1 or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,bisus1 mink2 ,boki1 sturgeon2 ,blibok1 a small nighthawk2 ,chali ,dokos1 obsidian2 ,chati ,wai ,halina1 pine-nut bug2 ,chir ,chuma1 sucker2 ,cho1 blackbird2 ,chuchu1 dog2 ,chulup ,win1 a pointed rock2 ,chutuhl1 a small bird that goes in flocks2 ,dokos1 flint2 ,dokos ,hilit1 flint fly2 ,hamam1 the longest black feather in the tail of the black vulture2 ,hau1 red fox2 ,hawt1 eel2 ,hssiha1 tomtit2 ,hlihli1 acorn2 ,hluyuk ,tikimit1 quivering porcupine2 ,ho1 polecat2 ,hokohas1 mud turtle2 ,hus1 turkey buzzard2 ,kahi ,buli ,pokaila1 wind mountain old woman2 ,kahit1 wind2 ,kaisus1 gray squirrel2 ,kar1 blue heron2 ,karili1 coon2 ,katsi1 chicken hawk2 ,kaukau1 white heron2 ,kawas1 basket2 ,keli1 flint from which knives are made2 ,kichi ,not1 a kind of arrow2 ,kchuna1 a small bird that frequents rocks2 ,kilichepis1 ----2 ,kiri ,hubit1 a kind of wasp2 ,kobalus1 a shell2 ,koip1 a small bird which calls koip2 ,kopus1 a small night-owl2 ,kot1 diver2 ,kyumus1 a flint of mixed colors2 ,kukupiwit1 crooked breast2 ,nomdal ,lenas1 streaks in the west2 ,nomel ,hiwili1 a bird with white-tipped wings which comes down with a buzz very quickly2 ,nom ,sowiwi1 ----2 ,nom ,toposloni1 west fir bark2 ,norbis1 dwelling or sitting in the south2 ,nrhara ,chepmis1 heavy south wind with rain2 ,norpatsas1 southern fire sparks2 ,norwan1 ----2 ,notudui ,ulumus1 he stoops and picks up stones2 ,pai ,homhoma1 he buzzes in the manzanita2 ,patkilis1 jack rabbit2 ,puik ,tsumu1 a deep red flint2 ,saiai ,not1 hollow arrow2 ,saias1 white flint2 ,snihas1 daylight2 ,sau1 acorn bread2 ,sawe1 mixed white and blue flint2 ,sedit1 coyote2 ,shinom ,chbutu1 chicken hawk2 ,serin ,dlite1 small bumble-bee2 ,siriwit1 whirlwind2 ,stunut1 black eagle2 ,tede ,wiu1 a small brown bird about as large as an ,english sparrow2 ,tenek ,not1 a kind of arrow2 ,tidok1 ant2 ,tsnteris1 a kind of shell2 ,tsotso tokos1 a small very adhesive burr2 ,tsudi1 mouse2 ,tsuini1 a kind of small fish2 ,tubuk1 ----2 ,tuichi kelis1 feathered head net2 ,wai ,charatawa1 ----2 ,waida ,werris1 polar star2 ,wainom ,yola1 northwestern snow2 ,wai ,hau1 northern red fox2 ,wai ,not1 northern arrow2 ,wik1 small night hawk2 ,wai ,karili1 northern coon2 ,wul ,wuhl1 linnet2 ,ypokus1 black fox4 99 99 99 99 99 ,at a place east of ,pas ,puisono a woman came up out of the earth4 ,her name was ,hluyuk ,tikimit4 ,she had another name1 ,pom ,norwanen ,pitchen4 ,we call her also ,norwan4 ,she appeared before the present ,wintu people came out of the ground1 at ,tsarau ,heril4 ,i am in this world now1 said ,norwan to herself4 ,i will look around everywhere to see from what places people are coming4 ,she lived alone in her sweat-house1 which was called ,norwan ,buli ,hlut1 remained in the house and danced during daylight4 ,olelbis looked down at this woman and said1-- ,this is my sister1 who has come up before the new people on earth4 ,i don't know what she will do yet4 ,when ,olelbis was building his sweat-house in ,olelpanti1 he cut a piece from a white-oak tree1 and this piece rolled down outside the sky to the lower world1 where it became a people in ,nor ,puiken1 in the southeast1 and that people were there before the present ,wintus came out of the ground at ,tsarau ,heril4 ,my dear sister has come up before the ,wintus1 and will be with them hereafter1 said ,olelbis4 ,i have not settled yet how her work is to be1 have not made her ready for it4 ,he put his hand toward the southeast then1 and took yso 7a plant that has a red blossom74 ,he gave this plant to ,norwan1 and said1-- ,take this1 my sister1 and when you dance use it as a staff4 ,it will have a blossom on the top which will be blooming always4 ,he reached southeast to the same place1 took a small bird1 plucked a feather from each wing1 gave the feathers to ,norwan1 and said1-- ,my sister1 thrust these through your hair1 just above your forehead1 one on each side4 ,these feathers will begin to sing in the morning early2 you will know by them at what time you must begin to dance4 ,he stretched his hand again to the southeast1 and took buri luli1 which is a little red blossom that grows in spring on a plant about a foot high4 ,he gave the blossoms to ,norwan and said1-- ,roll this in your hands1 crush it1 put the juice on your face1 and make your cheeks red4 ,olelbis turned then to his grandmothers1 who were standing near by1 and asked if they had acorns4 ,we have1 said they4 ,we have plenty4 ,olelbis took a handful1 gave them to his sister1 and said1-- ,when you shell these acorns1 rub them between your palms and hold your hands open2 blow the dust which scatters2 you will see it rise high into the trees1 and acorns will come on them4 ,it was on the first morning after she had come to ,norwan ,buli that ,olelbis gave ,norwan the staff1 feathers1 blossoms1 and acorns4 ,on the second morning very early the feathers began to sing2 then flocks of birds of their kind came flying toward the sweat-house1 and ,norwan heard a voice far up in the sky calling to her1 and saying1-- ,my brother's daughter1 you have come upon earth before the ,wintu people1 and are dancing4 ,when you dance you must not look toward the west1 nor the north1 nor the south1 but turn your face and look toward ,hlihli ,pui ,hlutton in the southeast1 the place from which your staff and your paint came4 ,while this man was talking1 ,norwan looked up and saw him sitting with one leg crossed upon the other4 ,he was holding a handful of white-oak acorns in his hand1 and was sitting over the door of the sweat-house in ,olelpanti4 ,it was ,kar ,kiemila4 ,now1 my brother1 said ,olelbis to ,hessiha1 who lived with him in ,olelpanti1 ,i think it is best for you to go down to our sister and stay with her4 ,live with her always4 ,when your feathers drop away or are pulled off hereafter1 they will become like you1 and there will be hessihas on the earth everywhere4 ,our sister will tell you what to do4 ,you will stay with her1 never leave her4 ,the people will call our sister ,bastepomas1 because she is the food-giving woman4 ,when you see anything1 let her know2 when you hear anything1 tell her2 when you want to do anything1 ask leave of her4 ,hessiha went down to live with his sister4 ,next day he saw a woman coming from the east and going west4 ,he told ,norwan1 and she said1-- ,watch which way she goes1 my brother4 ,perhaps she will come to us here4 ,he watched4 ,she came straight to ,norwan ,buli4 ,my younger sister1 said she to ,norwan1 ,i came out in the east1 but ,i don't like to live there4 ,i have left that place1 and am going far away to the west4 ,in the evening look westward1 a little after sunset1 you will see a red1 yellow1 and white person1 ,nomdal ,lenas ,loimis4 ,i am she4 ,i shall look nice4 ,that is the kind of person that ,i am4 ,i shall live in the west always1 and you will see me there as streaks of colored light4 ,i will turn my face to the east every evening on pleasant days1 and all the ,wintu people will say when they see me1 ',winis ,nomdal ,lenas ,loimis' 7look at ,nomdal ,lenas ,loimis74 ,very well1 said ,norwan1 ,i am glad to hear what you say1 my elder sister4 ,nomdal ,lenas went off to the west4 ,she was an immensely large woman with a big face1 her hair was cut across her forehead1 and this made it look beautiful4 ,she was the first woman in the world who cut her hair in that fashion4 ,her face was painted in streaks of red1 yellow1 and white4 ,next morning ,hessiha saw another woman coming from the east4 ,she stopped at ,norwan ,buli1 and said1-- ,my younger sister1 we came upon this earth at the same time1 before the ,wintu people4 ,i am going to the west a little distance4 ,i came out in the east1 but ,i did not like the place there4 ,i am going to ,bohem ,buli4 ,i will stay there and live on the north side of the mountain4 ,i will be a mountain woman4 ,my name is ,kukupiwit ,pokte4 ,she went to ,bohem ,buli4 ,norwan danced always during daylight1 never stopped in the daytime1 never rested till evening4 ,norbis ,kiemila1 the white oak which rolled to the southeast1 looked toward the northwest and saw ,norwan4 ,i see my wife on this earth1 said he4 ,one evening ,hessiha and ,norwan were in the sweat-house1 and ,hessiha said1-- ,my sister1 ,i have heard news to-day from ,norbis ,kiemila4 ,he says that you are to be his wife4 ,she said nothing1 and ,hessiha talked on3 ,my sister1 ,i heard a man say that he would come to see you4 ,he lives at ,sonomyai--he is ,sedit1 ,sedit of ,sonomyai4 ,my brother1 said ,norwan1 what are you telling me8 ,i am telling you1 my sister1 what ,i have heard4 ,sedit is coming4 ,why does he come8 ,i don't like him4 ,he has a bad breath4 ,next morning ,norwan rose and began to dance4 ,my sister1 said ,hessiha1 that evening1 ,i hear that a man is coming from ,chanahl ,puyuk1 a good man4 ,his name is ,kaukau ,herit4 ,he is coming to see you4 ,why does he come here8 asked ,norwan4 ,his neck is too long1 his legs are too long4 ,well1 my sister1 ,i have heard that a man who lives far away west is coming to see you1 ,kobalus ,herit4 ,he is a good man4 ,he lives at ,nomken ,kobalus ,waimemton4 ,that man has a crooked nose1 said ,norwan1 and a crooked mouth4 ,i don't like him1 he is all twisted4 ,next evening ,hessiha said1-- ,there is a man who lives at the same place as ,kobalus ,herit4 ,he wants to see you4 ,his name is ,tsanteris ,herit4 ,that man has a hollow breast1 said ,norwan4 ,i don't like him4 ,a man from the far north is coming1 ,keli ,herit4 ,i don't like him1 said ,norwan2 he has a bad odor4 ,he smells like the earth4 ,a man from way down south1 ,bisus ,herit1 is coming to see you4 ,oh1 ,i don't like him2 his legs are too short2 he eats bony fish4 ,my sister1 a man is coming who lives a short distance south of us1 ,tede ,wiu ,herit4 ,i don't like him2 he has too much breast2 it sticks out too much4 ,my sister1 ,katsi ,herit is coming4 ,i know him1 said ,norwan4 ,he is too quick-tempered3 he gets angry too easily4 ,chati ,wai ,halina ,herit is coming to see you4 ,i don't like him2 he smells of pitch always4 ,i must go now for wood2 we have no wood this evening1 said ,norwan1 and she went out to bring some4 ,she brought an armful1 and while going to the same place for a second bundle she heard some one coming4 ,a man took her by the arm4 ,she turned1 and saw ,sedit of ,sonomyai dressed beautifully4 ,she pushed him away and ran home4 ,sedit did not follow her4 ,next morning early she went out1 and looking at one side of the door saw two stones lying there1 and a hooked stick four or five feet long1 called lakus1 used to pull a limb of a tree toward you4 ,she broke the stones to pieces1 broke the stick1 threw the pieces in the fire1 and burned them4 ,she knew that some man had put them there and intended to come4 ,that night she was lying on the south side of the sweat-house and her brother on the north4 ,it was dark1 and they heard some one coming toward the house4 ,the stranger came in1 sat down behind ,hessiha1 sat with his head between his hands2 his hair was sticking out1 and looked as though it had never been combed4 ,norwan looked at this person1 never took her eyes from him1 but said not a word1 and he said nothing4 ,after a while he stood up and walked out4 ,while going he threw something toward ,norwan4 ,it fell near her1 and she picked it up4 ,it was a small net bag half full of mice4 ,she threw it after the stranger4 ,he was ,chati ,wai ,halina4 ,when morning came1 ,norwan took a bundle of brush1 went to where the visitor had sat1 swept the place clean1 and threw fresh earth on it4 ,the next night they heard some one walking outside4 ,soon a man came in4 ,he had a quiver in his hand made of deerskin4 ,he looked around and went over behind the place where ,norwan was lying and sat down4 ,she lay there looking at him4 ,after sitting awhile he lay down1 stayed all night1 and went away just at daybreak4 ,this was ,norbis ,kiemila4 ,in the early morning before dancing she built a fire outside and sat down at it4 ,that same morning ,hessiha saw a man coming toward them1 coming from the southeast4 ,when he came to where ,norwan was at the fire1 he sat down4 ,his name was ,serin ,dolite4 ,he wore a bunch of fresh leaves on each side of his head4 ,he had a second name1 ,pai ,homhoma4 ,my sister1 said this man1 ,i have come because my uncle sent me to tell you that the people at ,hlihli ,pui ,hlutton finished talking yesterday1 and they are going to have a great feast and a pleasant time4 ',tell my niece1' said he1 'to come and dance with us4' ,my uncle is ,kopus ,kiemila4 ,he is named also ,pui ,uhlukyo4 ,he is a ,hlahi4 ,he sent word to ,norbis two days ago1 and he sent word to ,kaukau ,herit4 ,he has sent word everywhere4 ,there will be a great many people in ,hlihli ,pui ,hlutton4 ,he has sent word to ,sedit1 who lives at ,sonomyai1 and to ,katsi ,herit1 who lives opposite ,pas ,puisono1 and to ,kobalus ,herit and ,tsanteris ,herit and ,keli ,herit and to ,tede ,wiu ,herit1 who lives at ,ko ,nomsono1 and many others4 ,he has sent to your brother ,waida ,werris4 ,waida ,werris may come2 he may not4 ,kopus ,kiemila wants you to come surely4 ,very well1 said ,norwan1 ,i will go to-morrow4 ,serin ,dolite was satisfied and went away4 ,now1 my little brother1 said ,norwan to ,hessiha that night1 ,i am going away to-morrow4 ,you will stay here1 ,i hope4 ,i shall be glad if you stay at home and take care of this house4 ,when she rose in the morning1 she stretched her right hand toward the southeast and got buri luli1 which are very beautiful red flowers4 ,she put her hand there a second time1 and to her hand came hawe luli1 pure white blossoms1 for clothing4 ,a third time she put her hand out1 and hluyuk luli1 which are the star flowers1 came on it4 ,these she put around her head as a garland1 and made shoes of the same flowers4 ,then she took her staff yso4 ,my brother1 said she1 when dressed1 ,i am ready to go4 ,my brother's daughter1 called ,kar ,kiemila from ,olelpanti when she was starting1 go and dance4 ,i will sit here and look at you4 ,sweat-house doors look toward the south usually1 but the great one above1 made by ,olelbis1 on which ,kar ,kiemila was sitting1 had its door in the east1 because ,olelbis took most of his beautiful things from the southeast1 and he could look down in that direction from the door of his house in ,olelpanti4 ,the door in ,hlihli ,pui ,hlutton was toward the west1 because from that door they could see the great house in ,olelpanti4 ,the house built by ,olelbis was the best in all the world1 above or below4 ,kopus ,kiemila's house was second to it1 and the best in the lower land4 ,norwan went at the time appointed1 and ,hessiha stayed behind at ,norwan ,buli4 ,when ,serin ,dolite brought the invitation1 ,norwan made him promise to meet her on the road4 ,you must come1 said she1 to give me news before ,i reach the sweat-house4 ,just at the edge of a place called ,pui ,toror1 ,serin ,dolite ran out and met ,norwan4 ,oh1 my sister1 said he1 ,kopus ,kiemila sent me to say to you to come quickly1 to hurry4 ,the people from every place are there now4 ,all those have come of whom ,i told you1 except ,norbis and your brother ,waida ,werris2 they have not come yet4 ,besides others1 ,boki ,kiemila from ,hlop ,henmenas has come4 ,you must hurry as much as you can1 and come quickly4 ,when he had given the message1 he rushed back and left ,norwan to travel at her own pace4 ,she went along the top of ,pui ,toror1 and came to a spot where she heard much laughing and talking4 ,soon she saw a large crowd of children playing4 ,the ground was smooth1--no rocks1 no grass1 just level land4 ,when she came up1 the children said to her1-- ,our elder sister1 we want to see the dance4 ,we want to go to the sweat-house1 but we have nothing to wear2 we have no clothes and we can get none4 ,the girls were all of the ,tsudi people1 the boys1 ,patkilises4 ,norwan looked around and saw at some distance a great many sunflower leaves4 ,we took leaves like those1 said one of the boys1 and tried to put them on as ears1 but we could not make them stay4 ,norwan stretched her hand southward1 and gray fog which rises from water came on it4 ,she put this fog on a ,patkilis boy to wear4 ,she stretched her hand to the east1 and red and yellow feathers came to it4 ,of these she made ears for that ,patkilis boy4 ,she put her hand south and found willow catkins1 white ones1 and made a tail and put it on the ,patkilis boy4 ,she gave him shoes made of the catkins4 ,when that one boy was dressed1 she said1 ,let all the others be like this one2 and that moment all ,patkilis boys were like him4 ,now she took acorn mould1 green and brown1 put it on one of the ,tsudi girls4 ,she took yso leaves from her staff 7the leaves are like mice ears71 and put them on the girl for ears4 ,she took more acorn mould1 rubbed and rolled it out like a little stick1 and made a tail4 ,when one ,tsudi girl was dressed nicely1 she said1 ,let all the others be like this one2 and that moment they were like her4 ,now1 sister1 said they1 we are ready4 ,norwan started1 and all the ,tsudi girls and ,patkilis boys went with her4 ,when they came to the door of the sweat-house1 they looked around and saw that all the trees were full of fresh1 beautiful acorns2 the top of the house was covered with them4 ,there were piles and piles of acorns inside and around the sweat-house1 and a little way off a great many trees were loaded with fruit4 ,from ,olelpanti they could see down into ,hlihli ,puihlutton4 ,all persons who had come were inside4 ,norwan looked in and saw many people1 all looking toward the door4 ,see ,norwan coming1 said they4 ,she is beautiful1--oh1 she is beautiful6 ,kopus ,kiemila was on the south side1 near the door4 ,he had five sacks of acorns near him4 ,he was singing over them1 singing about health and soundness4 ,when he saw ,norwan1 he said1-- ,come in2 come in1 my brother's daughter4 ,you are one of the last4 ,all have come but two4 ,she went beyond ,kopus to a seat4 ,a young woman who was sitting near rose and said1-- ,come1 my sister2 come and sit with me4 ,this was ,hlihli ,loimis4 ,her brother ,hlihli ,herit stood always on top of ,kopus's house and called1 ,hai6 ,hai6 which means ,come6 ,come6 and beckoned with his hand for people to enter4 ,norwan sat down at the south side of the door1 and all the ,tsudi and ,patkilis children took their places behind her4 ,you are almost the last to come1 said ,hlihli ,loimis4 ,look at the north side of the house4 ,see how many people are there4 ,see the light2 that is ,kaukau ,herit4 ,he is white and shining2 light beams from him4 ,now1 said ,kopus1 all you people from the north1 my sons-in-law and my daughters-in-law1 make ready to dance4 ,the northern people rose at his call and danced4 ,kaukau ,herit danced4 ,when he rose and moved1 it was as when a light is brought into a dark place4 ,he danced five times and sat down4 ,now1 my sons-in-law1 said ,kopus1 sit back and look on4 ,my sons-in-law from the west1 you will dance now2 dance you1 ,katsi ,herit and ,sedit of ,sonomyai1 and dance you1 my daughters-in-law4 ,the western people danced2 ,sedit1 ,boki1 all danced4 ,while they were dancing1 they dropped beautiful shells4 ,these shells fell from them as snow falls from the sky1 and the whole floor was covered with shells1 just as mountains in winter are covered with snow4 ,now sit back and look on1 said ,kopus4 ,the western people sat down4 ,my sons-in-law and my daughters-in-law1 called ,kopus to the southern people1 make ready to dance4 ,the two ,tede ,wiu brothers from ,ko ,nomsono were to lead the southern people in the dance4 ,kopus called five times2 the southern people did not move4 ,then the elder ,tede ,wiu made a step and stopped2 when he raised his foot to take a second step1 all began to dance4 ,both brothers carried a load of mempak on their arms1 and each had a flint knife4 ,as they danced they attached long strings of mempak to one side of the house higher than a man's head2 they extended the strings to the other side and tied them there4 ,they stretched mempak in this way from side to side as they danced1 and from end to end1 lengthwise and crosswise2 then they danced under it4 ,the beautiful strings were shining in every color just above their heads4 ,the music1 the mempak1 and the dancing were so beautiful that all were delighted2 all people were glad2 they could hardly sit still and look on4 ,the brothers danced up to where ,kopus was sitting1 took strings of shell and mempak from their necks and heads1 and put them down before him2 next they put down their two beautiful knives4 ,when they had done this they danced away to the other end of the sweat-house1 and then danced up again to where ,kopus was4 ,norwan rose and began to dance without knowing it4 ,she could not help dancing4 ,every one looked at her4 ,she danced with the two brothers1 danced away to the other side of the house with them4 ,only after a time did she see that she was dancing4 ,the two brothers sat down2 she sat with them4 ,then the three stood up and went out4 ,they had just gone when ,norbis came in4 ,he was splendidly dressed1 wore mempak1 had a garland of fresh young leaves on his head1 and on the top of it mempak4 ,he sat down and asked some one near by1-- ,where is my wife8 ,norwan has gone with the two ,tede ,wiu brothers4 ,i don't believe that6 said ,norbis4 ,he sprang up1 went around1 and asked others4 ,all said1 ,she is with the ,tede ,wiu brothers4 ,at last ,norbis went out1 taking his people4 ,they had gone into the house1 but had not danced4 ,they followed at his call4 ,he went swiftly to the northwest to overtake the two brothers4 ,the dance was at an end4 ,all started home4 ,daylight was near4 ,the two brothers did not go to ,norwan ,buli ,hlut1 which was farther north than ,ko ,nomsono4 ,they kept the woman at their own house till morning4 ,when they reached home each of the brothers said1-- ,my people1 be ready for a great hunt at daybreak4 ,when daylight came the elder brother said1-- ,come1 my people1 we will eat together4 ,you must all eat with me this morning4 ,while eating they heard shouts on the west bank of ,bohema ,mem1 and soon they saw two men running toward them1--men finely dressed1 with plumes on their heads4 ,the men crossed the river1 and came to the house of the ,tede ,wius4 ,they were the ,wul ,wuhl brothers4 ,we are here to tell you1 said they1 that ,norbis is very angry4 ,he has roused all his people1 and they are coming4 ,he has sent us to tell you that he is beyond the ,bohema ,mem waiting for you4 ,norbis asks you to send out that woman to him4 ,the brothers said nothing4 ,if you give her1 he will go home2 if not1 he will fight with you4 ,we cannot give her1 said the elder ,tede ,wiu4 ,we did not go to the dance for her2 we did not take her away from it4 ,she came with us of her own will4 ,if we give her away1 she may come back right away to us4 ,she can go where she likes1 but we will not give her to any one4 ,the two messengers took this answer to ,norbis4 ,i believe this man will come against us1 said each of the brothers4 ,they went into the house and brought out elkskin armor4#d #d ,untanned elkskin was formerly used as armor by the ,indians4 ,come1 my people1 said the elder1 take these1 put them on4 ,they brought out more and more armor of untanned elkskin1 and the people began to make ready for battle4 ,it was not long till they saw two other men coming4 ,these did not cross the river4 ,they stood on the western bank and shouted1-- ,be ready6 ,prepare for battle6 ,norbis asks you to come to the river and cross4 ,we will fight you on this side4 ,when the brothers heard this1 their people put on the elkskins and hastened4 ,the brothers left ,norwan in their house1 and bound it outside with mempak4 ,the whole house was covered with mempak2 no one could get out1 no one could go in1 they thought4 ,this done1 the brothers crossed the river with their men4 ,they looked down toward the south1 and saw ,norbis with his people moving along on the western bank of ,bohema ,mem1 and they extended as far as the eye could see4 ,there are none there but ,norbis and his people1 said the ,wul ,wuhl brothers2 they are not all like him1 but they are all his people4 ,the forces met1 and both sides began to fight at once1 and fought stubbornly4 ,norbis drove the ,tede ,wiu brothers to the edge of the water1 but they rallied at the river bank and drove back his forces4 ,a second time ,norbis pushed them to the river2 a second time they rallied and drove him back1 drove back all his people4 ,they fought all day1 each side driving the other in turn4 ,it was a hard and bloody battle2 many were killed on both sides4 ,neither won1 and both were very angry4 ,when night came the ,tede ,wiu brothers said1-- ,we will stop for to-day4 ,if you wish to fight to-morrow1 we will meet you here4 ,i will meet you here1 answered ,norbis4 ,the ,tede ,wiu brothers went home4 ,they found ,norwan where they had left her1 fastened in with mempak4 ,that evening1 when all were assembled and were talking1 the elder brother said3 ,my people1 if they want to fight to-morrow we will fight with them4 ,he called a messenger then and said1-- ,go you and tell my brother ,sehinom ,chabatu to come and help me1 and to come early in the morning4 ,go also to ,waiti ,nomken1 a place on the upper ,bohema ,mem1 to two women ,kawas ,loimis2 let them know that we are fighting4 ,on this side of their house lives ,chir ,chuma1 a lame man2 let him know4 ,opposite ,pas ,puisono lives ,katsi ,herit4 ,tell him to come early to-morrow4 ,a short distance from ,tsarau ,heril lives ,wik ,herit4 ,tell him to be here4 ,these are all great men1 and each will bring his people4 ,there is a man who lives at ,kilichepin ,kenharas4 ,kilichepis is his name4 ,tell him to come with his people4 ,there is a man who lives at ,sudi ,sawul4 ,his name is ,tuichi ,kelis4 ,tell this man that ,i expect him early with his people4 ,all these big men will help us greatly4 ,norbis sent messengers to his friends4 ,they went southeast1 south and southwest4 ,he sent southeast to ,saias ,saias ,herit and south for ,hus ,herit4 ,he sent for ,karili ,herit2 for ,tcutuhl ,herit4 ,next morning about daylight the friends of the ,tede ,wiu brothers came4 ,all came who had been called1 each bringing his own people4 ,friends came to ,norbis in the same way2 none of those invited failed on either side4 ,when all ,tede ,wiu's friends had come1 the elder brother confined ,norwan as on the first day4 ,he bound the house all around with mempak4 ,they started then1 and crossed the river with many people4 ,chir ,chuma had come4 ,he was so lame that he could not walk1 and had two men to carry him4 ,these were the two ,siriwit brothers 7whirlwinds74 7,the whirlwinds were people at that time47 ,the ,siriwits carried ,chir ,chuma on two sticks4 ,he sat on the sticks4 ,one brother held the sticks behind1 and the other in front4 ,they moved around with great speed1 and travelled as easily on water as on land4 ,when the two brothers had crossed the river1 they saw two more lame men1 one coming from the north1 ,chali ,dokos3 he was carried by ,wainot ,herit4 ,the other was ,sawi ,herit2 he was coming from the west1 carried by ,kichinot ,herit4 ,after ,tede ,wiu's forces had crossed the river1 the ,wul ,wuhl brothers came from ,norbis1 and said1-- ,there are many people coming from the south with ,norbis to-day4 ,you will have a heavy battle4 ,sehinom saw the southern people coming1 and said to the elder ,tede ,wiu1-- ,my brother1 ,i will be with you all the time4 ,i will guard you4 ,three of ,tede ,wiu's men1 ,wik ,herit1 ,tuichi ,kelis1 and ,kilichepis1 said1-- ,we will go together4 ,we will go to the eastern side1 near the river1 and take our people with us4 ,when going they turned to the ,wul ,wuhl brothers or ,norbis's men1 and said1-- ,tell ,saias ,saias ,herit1 ,koip ,herit1 and ,tsutsu ,herit to come toward the river4 ,we will fight them there4 ,i will1 said the elder ,wul ,wuhl2 and turning to ,chir ,chuma1 he said3 ,there is a man with a net coming from the south1 ,karili ,herit2 he will fight with you4 ,the ,kawas sisters came now on ,tede ,wiu's side1 bringing food1 elkskins1 and arrows for their brother1 ,sehinom ,chabatu4 ,they did not go where the fighting was1 but stood back in the rear a little4 ,now ,wai ,charatawa came to ,tede ,wiu's side4 ,he was a very small man and left-handed1 but a great chief1 a brother to ,sehinom and to ,wik ,herit4 ,he had his hair tied up and fastened in front with a long bone sharp at one end4 ,norhara ,chepmis came to help ,norbis on the southern side4 ,before the struggle began ,norbis sent a message to the brothers1 asking1 ,are you willing to give up that woman8 ,they refused4 ,now1 my people1 said ,norbis1 we are going to fight4 ,i have done what ,i could to persuade these brothers to give up ,norwan1 but they refuse1 and we are going to fight a second time4 ,at this moment ,kiri ,hubit came from the south1 a strong man4 ,he went to the east side to fight4 ,he had only one arrow without a point4 ,when all these forces met1 there was a terrible uproar4 ,now1 cried ,wul ,wuhl1 a man from the south is coming2 he is small1 but brave and quick-tempered1 a terrible fighter4 ,he will strike on the left flank4 ,his name is ,nor ,patsas ,herit4 ,yipokus ,herit1 who lived on the northeastern slope of ,bohem ,puyuk1 was to be on the field at midday2 he was the one to fight ,nor ,patsas4 ,his weapons were ice and snow4 ,just at this time ,norwan found a weak place in the mempak and untied it4 ,as soon as she was out she went home to ,norwan ,buli4 ,when ready to meet1 the two armies saw a very big woman coming from the northwest3 an old woman1 ,nom ,toposloni ,pokaila4 ,she was carrying on her back a great basket1 as big as a house4 ,this basket was full of pounded fir-bark1 which makes the skin itch terribly and almost blinds every eye that it touches4 ,a man came from the northwest to the southern army1 and said to ,wul ,wuhl1-- ,tell your man ,norhara ,chepmis not to engage in battle2 let him stand aside and look on4 ,i will do as he does4 ,this man was ,wainom ,yola ,herit4 ,if he fights on the southern side1 ,i will do the same on the northern4 ,wul ,wuhl gave the message4 ,norhara drew back1 and ,wainom ,yola did the same4 ,the two armies stood opposite1 each looking the other in the face1 each waiting for the other to begin4 ,at this moment the ,siriwit brothers left the ranks on the east1 the left wing of the northern army1 and went careering around with ,chir ,chuma on two sticks4 ,now ,nor ,patsas1 the small peevish southern man1 saw ,chir ,chuma 7the ,siriwits were invisible71 and could contain his wrath no longer4 ,he ran at the lame man with all his might4 ,when just in front of ,chir ,chuma1 he struck the ground with his brand1 and one hundred people1 as passionate and peevish as himself1 sprang up around him4 ,but ,chir ,chuma rode right over ,nor ,patsas4 ,the ,siriwits knocked him to one side1 rushed across his men1 trampled1 beat1 and killed them4 ,the ,siriwit brothers went some distance along the front rank1 then turned back and rushed to where ,nor ,patsas had fallen4 ,he was on his feet again1 and dashed a second time at ,chir ,chuma4 ,when just before the enemy1 ,nor ,patsas struck his brand against the ground1 a hundred men leaped up around him2 all sprang on ,chir ,chuma1 but the two brothers scattered and trampled every one of them4 ,nor ,patsas was raging4 ,he had never been so angry in his life till that day4 ,he turned and rushed at the northern army4 ,he struck the ground once1 twice1 three times with his brand1 and three hundred raging men were there around him4 ,a battle began on the left northern wing1 fierce and very bloody4 ,nor ,patsas found no one to match him till ,chir ,chuma returned4 ,the ,siriwits were somewhat tired1 and went more slowly while ,chir ,chuma fought with ,nor ,patsas4 ,chir ,chuma had a red flint1 called also sucker flint4 ,with every blow of this he killed fifty and sometimes sixty people4 ,when ,nor ,patsas gave a blow1 he killed as many1 and every time he struck the ground with his brand a hundred warriors sprang up to help him4 ,the fight begun by ,nor ,patsas with ,chir ,chuma brought in the two armies4 ,both sides fought desperately1 but no one could conquer ,nor ,patsas till ,yipokus came at midday4 ,he rushed at the peevish1 passionate warrior with weapons made of ice and snow4 ,in the heat of battle water flowed from them and killed ,nor ,patsas1 quenched the life in him4 ,the southern army was pushed back1 and driven a long distance down the river4 ,in the middle of the afternoon they rallied1 turned on the pursuers1 drove them to the field where they began in the morning1 and were driving them farther1 when ,nom ,toposloni ran past1 and1 throwing her crushed bark with the wind1 filled many eyes with it and almost blinded them4 ,she brought disorder to the southern army4 ,norbis1 afraid of being beaten1 was ready now for anything4 ,he called in ,norhara ,chepmis1 who ran swiftly from the southwest with his warriors4 ,a mighty storm of wind swept forward with ,norhara4 ,he struck the northern army fiercely4 ,wainom ,yola1 seeing this1 rushed at the southern force with all his people1 and they were so many that no man could count them4 ,they were as swift as arrows4 ,a roaring wind went with them4 ,wainom ,yola cut right through the southern army1 and1 turning1 rushed toward ,norhara ,chepmis and his warriors4 ,these two with their armies fought hardest of all on that day4 ,in half an hour very few were left alive on either side1 and those left were so weak that ,norhara ,chepmis and ,wainom ,yola were hardly able to lead them from the field4 ,there was not a man in the forces of the ,tede ,wiu brothers or ,norbis who was not covered with snow and drenched with rain2 all were shivering and nearly dead4 ,no one wished to fight for a long time after that day4 ,norbis went home to the southeast without ,norwan1 the woman he called his wife2 and when the ,tede ,wiu brothers went back to their house in the evening1 they found that ,norwan had escaped to ,norwan ,buli4 ,this was the end of the first battle on earth4 ,none gained anything1 and many were killed4 ,later there was another battle among the first people1 and afterward many among the ,wintus when they came up4 ,after ,norwan had been at home awhile she said one day to ,hessiha1-- ,my brother1 ,i did wrong4 ,when ,i think of it now1 ,i see that ,i did wrong4 ,i understand all to-day4 ,i see that if ,i had not danced with ,tede ,wiu1 if ,i had not gone home with him1 there would have been no fighting1 no trouble in this world4 ,if ,i had gone with ,norbis at the dance1 there would have been no battles1 there would have been no killing2 but ,i did not want to go with ,norbis4 ,i do not know why2 but in some way ,i did not like him4 ,i was dancing with ,tede ,wiu1 and sitting with him1 and going away with him before ,i knew what ,i was doing4 ,sehinom ,chabatu1 after the close of the first great battle1 went home and lived on ,wini ,mem five years before any trouble came to him4 ,while helping ,tede ,wiu in his fight with ,norbis1 ,sehinom killed ,saias ,saias and ,chuchu1 two of the best men among ,norbis's forces4 ,all the southern people talked of these two1 and told how they had died4 ,a great man1 far off in the southeast1 heard of this4 ,he was chief of the two when they were living1 and his name was ,chulup ,win ,herit4 ,he was a slender1 strong person4 ,when he had heard the whole story1 he said1-- ,i have never liked fighting1 ,i do not like fighting now4 ,i have never gone to war1 but ,i am going to war now4 ,norbis attacked ,tede ,wiu1 he fought with him4 ,norbis has shown me what fighting is1 and ,i am going to fight now4 ,chulup inquired everywhere to discover who had killed these two men2 he wished to be sure4 ,all people said everywhere1 ,sehinom ,chabatu did it4 ,it was really ,chir ,chuma who had killed them4 ,but ,chir ,chuma was under ,sehinom ,chabatu1 and the blame was put on ,sehinom4 ,they talked it all over1 talked a whole night1 and ,chulup sent this message to ,sehinom1-- ,i should like to see you1 ,i want you to come to ,miol ,tapa1 near ,puidal ,pom4 ,i will meet you there4 ,if you want to fight1 ,i will fight with you at that place4 ,the messenger was ,tsotso ,tokos ,herit4 ,while ,chulup was instructing his messenger1 ,sehinom's grandmother was talking to him4 ,this grandmother was a very old woman1 ,chir ,pokaila2 she was called also ,kahi ,buli ,pokaila4 ,she knew what was happening far away in the east1 and what was going to happen soon1 though nobody had told her3 she knew with her own mind4 ,my grandson1 said she1 you have been fighting1 you have been at war1 and people will talk much of you4 ,my grandson1 you will hear something very soon4 ,you must do what is best1 take care of yourself4 ,i will tell you what to do3 when you go hunting or fishing1 never go toward the east4 ,go north1 west1 and south1 but never go east2 the people in the east are talking of you4 ,my grandson1 ,i did not know that you were going to do the things that you have done4 ,when ,i was rearing you and you were a baby yet1 ,i told you how to hunt and fish2 no more4 ,i did not think that you would fight and strike down strong people4 ,but there is a woman at ,norwan ,buli who brought all this trouble into the world2 this fighting began for her1 and now it will continue always and everywhere2 there will never be an end to fighting in this world now4 ,this place where we are living would have been good but for that woman4 ,now1 from this time on1 all these trees1 mountains1 rocks1 all people in this world1 will be bad and will hurt others4 7,this means that people will use stones1 sticks1 and everything to fight with when they are angry47 ,now1 my grandson1 you must do as ,i tell you4 ,my brother lives near by1 he lives at ,kahi ,buli1 his name is ,kahit4 ,go and see him every morning early4 ,and there is a man who lives a little farther away1 up at ,waitami4 ,he is your brother4 ,go and see him every evening4 ,he is a great man1 he can do everything4 ,his name is ,katsi ,herit4 ,my two sisters live at ,waiti ,nomken4 ,they have been in the war and have seen all the fighting4 ,they are the ,kawas ,loimis sisters4 ,my grandson1 we cannot live as we used to live4 ,we must live differently4 ,i am getting very angry4 ,we cannot eat1 we cannot sleep as in the old time4 ,when you went to war you killed two great men1 two of the best men4 ,long1 long ago ,chulup1 a great chief1 went far away east1 and has lived there since that time4 ,he is going to come soon to see you4 ,take care of yourself2 be on your guard4 ,when he started east ,chulup went to the edge of the great water and went under the ground to it1 he went through the ground1 and he lives in the east now on the bed of the great water4 ,i will tell you what is going to happen soon4 ,i am getting angry1 and when ,i am angry you will feel a cold wind coming from the north4 ,that wind comes because ,i am angry4 ,when ,sehinom ,chabatu went south1 he was young yet1 not grown2 and now1 when his grandmother knew what was happening in the east1 she was instructing him4 ,the place where they lived was ,dau ,paki ,olel1 a mile higher up than the mouth of ,wini ,mem4 ,one morning ,sehinom ,chabatu called all his people together4 ,the old woman knew that some one was coming1 and that day ,tsotso ,tokos came4 ,he was sent by ,chulup4 ,when the old woman knew that he was near1 she went into the house1 brought out a quiver full of arrows1 and hung it on a tree4 ,then she got a tuichu kilis1 which is a net faced with white down1 put it on her head1 took the quiver1 and ran some distance from the house1 and rushed about in great fury4 ,she acted like some one who is going to fight4 ,people watched her4 ,what is the matter with that old woman8 asked one person of another4 ,after a time she came back and sat down4 ,a few minutes later a man was seen running in from the east1 and soon ,tsotso ,tokos was at the house4 ,sehinom ,chabatu1 said he1 ,i am here to tell you what ,chulup says4 ,he says that he is growing angry2 that he wants you to go to ,miol ,tapa to-morrow2 that he will meet you there2 that he has his men with him4 ,he has gathered many people4 ,he will wait for you at ,miol ,tapa4 ,when ,tsotso ,tokos had said these words1 he went away4 ,the old woman rose and said1-- ,my grandson1 do not sit long4 ,rise up4 ,that of which ,i told you1 a while ago has happened4 ,i told you that trouble was coming4 ,send word now to the two ,tede ,wiu brothers4 ,send word to all your friends4 ,tell them to come quickly to help you4 ,sehinom ,chabatu sent a message to the ,tede ,wiu brothers1 and a second one to the northwest1 a third to the north1 and a fourth to the southwest4 ,in the north he sent to ,sau ,herit and to ,kichuna ,herit1 to ,hokohas ,herit of ,puidal ,pom4 ,hokohas's people wore elkskin armor at all times2 to ,koyumas ,herit1 and to ,puike ,tsumu1 a great chief1 though lame4 ,he sent to all who had been with the ,tede ,wiu brothers in the first war4 ,all came1 and still others joined them4 ,among these was ,cho ,herit1 who had a great many people4 ,sehinom's grandmother was terribly excited4 ,she danced madly and ran around everywhere2 she danced that night and the next day4 ,the second morning all came very early to join ,sehinom's forces4 ,the first came at daybreak1 and one people followed another the whole day and the next night4 ,chir ,chuma1 carried by two ,siriwit brothers1 came4 ,wai ,karili1 who lived on the south bank of ,wini ,mem1 came4 ,all his people had nets4 ,bulibok came from ,bulibok ,puyuk1 and when the people on the road sat down to rest1 he went ahead and called out1-- ,shoot at me1 all you people6 ,i want to see what kind of person ,i am going to be4 ,all shot at him4 ,he sat still1 but no one could hit him4 ,and ,kaisus ,herit from ,puidal ,pom went ahead too1 and asked all to shoot at him4 ,a great many tried1 but no one could hit ,kaisus ,herit4 ,tichelis from ,penehl ,kente came1 bringing his people4 ,you are my brother1 said he to ,kaisus2 we will go together4 ,one ,sedit came from ,buli ,puiwakat1 and another from ,sonomyai4 ,when all the people had assembled at ,sehinom's1 ,wik ,herit picked up dead coals and blackened his face4 ,i want to see fighting1 said he4 ,i am a brave warrior4 ,i want to fight2 then he puffed and strutted tremendously4 ,nomel ,hiwili1 who lived at ,waiel ,nomeltos1 came1 bringing his people4 ,my brother1 said he to ,sehinom1 ,i am not very strong1 ,i cannot do much1 but ,i will go with you and do what ,i can4 ,when they went to the place where the battle was to be fought1 a messenger came and said1-- ,saiai ,not ,herit is coming to see you4 ,he has no heart1 and all his people are without hearts4 ,saiai ,not wants to fight with you4 ,kichuna from ,kinwinis ,pom and ,hamam ,herit from the east wish to fight with you4 ,all these people are at ,memnom ,kalai now1 not far from here4 ,at this time they saw some one coming toward them from the east4 ,this was a second ,chir ,pokaila4 ,she was from ,pokaitin ,mem4 ,when she came up she said to ,sehinom's grandmother1-- ,my sister1 we will help our grandson1 and if he is killed we will mourn over him together4 ,it is time to move now1 said ,sehinom4 ,we will be in the centre of the army1 said the ,tede ,wiu brothers1 and they took their places4 ,wai ,karili went to the south wing of the northern army1 and all his people with him4 ,they went up on a level mound1 and from there saw people coming on both sides1 from the north and the south1 as far as the eye could see4 ,they came on like a great water1 rolling forward4 ,the people were in number as the grains in two clouds of sand4 ,the two armies approached each other gradually4 ,sehinom's grandmother1 with her sister1 was in front of the northern forces4 ,she engaged the enemy first1 and fought fiercely4 ,she had arrows of kopus wood1 pointed with ,chirdokos1 all made by herself4 ,the northern army faced the east1 and the southern the west4 ,chir ,chuma1 carried by the ,siriwits1 came to help his two sisters4 ,all three had the same kind of arrows4 ,they killed fifty and sixty at a shot1 and these three gave victory to the left wing of the northern army4 ,on the right flank of the northern and left flank of the southern army were good men1 and there was hard fighting4 ,on the northern side was ,wai ,karili with his people1 having nets to catch the enemy4 ,then ,hokohas and his forces1 all dressed in elkskin armor2 next ,kaisus and ,tichelis1 with many people4 ,between ,tichelis and the centre was ,kichuna4 ,on the other side1 opposite ,kichuna1 was ,hamam1 who had sent word to ,kichuna that he would meet him on the field4 ,opposite ,sedit of ,sonomyai was an unknown chief1 but a very great fighter4 ,wai ,karili1 ,hokohas1 ,kaisus1 and ,tichelis with their forces were met by ,hawt and ,tsuini1 whose people outnumbered those of the four chiefs opposed to them4 ,the ,hawts used solid blue rocks as weapons4 ,they hurled them with great force1 breaking the armor of ,hokohas's people and tearing the nets of ,karili's men4 ,the ,tsuini people threw smaller stones from slings in great showers at the people of ,tichelis and ,kaisus4 ,the battle raged with fury on that flank till evening4 ,many were killed on both sides1 and of the chiefs ,hamam and ,sedit of ,sonomyai fell4 ,neither side had the victory when night came1 though ,hawt and ,tsuini were gaining a little4 ,in the centre were the great chiefs of both armies4 ,there ,chulup1 supported by ,saiai ,not1 ,tenek ,not1 and ,tubuk1 met ,sehinom ,chabatu and the ,tede ,wiu brothers4 ,in the morning ,chulup began the fighting1 and cut into the centre4 ,in the middle of the forenoon he had gone half-way through ,sehinom's people4 ,but ,sehinom forced him back1 and at midday ,chulup was where he had begun in the morning4 ,sehinom advanced now1 and tried to cut through ,chulup's people4 ,he had gone more than half-way when ,chulup rallied1 pressed around him1 pushed him back1 and at sundown had rushed forward among ,sehinom's warriors4 ,just at that time ,sehinom saw in the field behind ,chulup a tall and very beautiful woman4 ,she was ,chulup's wife4 ,her name was ,sanihas4 ,sehinom ,chabatu ran quickly to this woman1 and led her to his own camp1 while ,chulup was struggling with the ,tede ,wiu brothers4 ,the sun was down now4 ,night had come4 ,chulup dropped back to his own place4 ,he had lost his wife and gained nothing4 ,both sides went from the battlefield and made camp-fires4 ,you could see the two lines of fire running north and south1 but could not see either end of them4 ,chulup rose at daybreak next morning1 rushed to ,sehinom's camp1 and after a sharp and short fight took his wife back before sunrise4 ,both sides were very angry and fought hard4 ,at midday the southern forces had the advantage in the centre and the southern flank1 and would have beaten ,sehinom ,chabatu but for his grandmother1 his uncle1 and his aunt4 ,the two women and ,chir ,chuma1 carried on two sticks by the ,siriwit brothers1 had beaten everything in front of them4 ,at this time the centre and flank of the northern forces had suffered much4 ,wai ,karili left the fight2 he was angry4 ,i will do something better than this1 said he4 ,taking his net1 he went off to the southeast1 and never stopped till he was at the edge of the earth1 and had found the opening through which ,chulup passed when he came out on land or went back to his home on the bed of the great eastern water4 ,he laid the net across the hole1 thrust the middle of it in deeply1 covered what was left outside1 and waited in hiding4 ,at noon1 when ,sehinom ,chabatu was hard pressed and the enemy were pushing his people from the field1 his grandmother1 aunt1 and uncle1 with the whole army behind them1 fell upon the rear of ,chulup's forces4 ,the struggle began anew1 and from then till sunset was fought the hardest battle of the world up to that day4 ,at sunset they had to stop1 for there were few people left on either side1 and those were so tired that they could fight no longer4 ,each side left the field without saying a word to the other4 ,chulup sent his wife ,sanihas home by another way1 and went himself to the passage where ,wai ,karili was hiding4 ,he went into the opening4 ,karili drew the net1 closed it around ,chulup1 and tied it firmly4 ,he put it on his back then1 and carried ,chulup to ,tehi ,buli1 some distance east of ,bohem ,puyuk4 ,there he taunted him1 saying3 ,now1 ,chulup1 you did not take me1 but ,i have taken you4 ,you are not going to kill me1 but ,i am going to kill you4 ,who is better1 you or ,i8 ,then he killed him1 and pounded his body fine4 ,when ,sehinom ,chabatu went home his grandmother said to him1-- ,now1 my grandson1 you are becoming a strong man2 you know how to fight1 but men who fight do not live long4 ,i have never told you to fight1 but from this on you will see fighting4 ,you must keep awake1 my grandson4 ,you must rise early1 you must not sleep long2 some day you will hear news1 some day something will happen4 ,after that ,sehinom ,chabatu brought the tallest yellow pine from beyond ,dau ,paki ,olel1 stripped all the bark off1 painted it white1 black1 and red4 ,the people danced around this pole1 danced two days4 ,we will go home now1 said the ,tede ,wiu brothers1 but perhaps something will happen later on4 ,then ,dokos said to ,wik ,kiemila3 ,we have had all this fighting1 we may have more fighting yet2 people may come to attack us1 to kill you or me4 ,my father-in-law1 said ,wai ,dokos to ,wik ,kiemila1 we have killed a great man1 ,chulup ,win ,herit4 ,i think now that we shall have much trouble2 he was the chief of many people2 they will attack us4 ,after this talk all went home4 ,people lived in peace for two years4 ,i will go and sleep in the sweat-house1 said ,sehinom ,chabatu one night4 ,he went4 ,there were many in the sweat-house1 and a greater number outside4 ,usually ,chir ,pokaila knew everything2 but this night the old woman did not know that trouble was coming1 she was in her own house asleep4 ,the door of ,sehinom's sweat-house was on the east1 and he was sleeping on the north side4 ,just before daylight some of the men lying outside woke up1 and some in the sweat-house were awake1 but none had risen yet4 ,all at once they heard an uproar1 a crowd of men shouting4 ,when the people around the sweat-house heard this shouting1 they took their arms and ran forward4 ,all inside the sweat-house rushed to the door1 and as soon as they were out strange people killed them4 ,sehinom ,chabatu remained in the sweat-house4 ,chir ,pokaila was taking bow and arrows to her grandson1 but when she reached the door she was killed4 ,chir ,chuma1 who lived near by1 came when he heard the uproar4 ,he was carried by the ,siriwits1 and went around fighting here and fighting there1 killing many4 ,sehinom1 in the sweat-house1 heard some one outside asking1-- ,is this ,sehinom ,chabatu's house8 ,i cannot find him4 ,he is not among these people4 ,perhaps this is not his house at all4 ,i should like to see ,sehinom ,chabatu4 ,if he is brave1 he will come out4 ,i am ,sutunut4 ,others cried1 ,i am ,hus6 ,i am ,chutuhl6 ,i am ,koip6 ,i want to see ,sehinom ,chabatu6 ,all the people outside were killed now1 except ,chir ,chuma4 ,the ,siriwits had carried him home4 ,sehinom ,chabatu was left in the sweat-house4 ,it was about the middle of the forenoon when all were killed1 and the strangers set fire to the sweat-house4 ,there was a log at each side of the door for people to sit on4 ,sehinom went into the ground1 and came out under the log on the left side4 ,he dug forward1 as the fire moved1 till he came near the end of the log4 ,it was burned out now except a very short piece4 ,he stopped under that4 ,sutunut's people stood around watching for him4 ,we should like to know where he is1 said they4 ,the sweat-house is burned4 ,he was not there or he would have run out4 ,they pushed the cinders about1--found no trace of his bones4 ,he cannot be under this log1 said one man2 but he did not touch the burning log4 ,at last1 about dark1 when the log was burned almost to the very end1 ,sutunut and all his people went away4 ,sehinom ,chabatu heard everything they said4 ,when they had gone and all was silent1 he crept out from under the ground2 he saw his friends lying dead1 the houses destroyed1 and the sweat-house burned down4 ,he cried all night1--mourned for his friends1 mourned until daylight4 ,at daylight he walked around everywhere2 looked at the ruins2 did not know what to do2 walked around again and again4 ,just before sunrise he heard something and stopped to listen4 ,there was a sound like the cry of a little dog4 ,he looked1 and saw at last a piece of bark of the yellow pine4 ,the noise came from under that bark4 ,what can be under this bark8 thought ,sehinom1 and turning it over he found two little boys lying in each other's arms and crying4 ,he stooped down and took them up4 ,now1 brother1 said one of them1 we had luck4 ,we hid here and escaped4 ,they were ,tsudi boys4 ,sehinom ,chabatu took the boys to care for them4 ,he buried all the people he could find1 took the two little boys1 and went up ,pui ,mem to get kopus wood for arrows4 ,he found the wood1 brought it home1 and made four hundred arrows4 ,then he made five bows of yew wood4 ,the two boys grew very fast4 ,sehinom gave a bow and forty arrows to each of them and said1-- ,i wish you could do something for me1 but you are so small ,i don't like to send you4 ,we can go wherever you send us1 said the elder boy4 ,well1 my little brother1 said ,sehinom next morning1 go and tell my two sisters1 ,kawas ,loimis in ,waiti ,nomken to come here4 ,tell them that ,i am hungry1 that ,i have nothing to eat4 ,say that ,i am starving4 ,tell them to bring food to me4 ,from my sisters go to my brother ,kichuna2 he lives at ,kenwinis ,pom4 ,go next to ,wai ,hau1 at ,hau ,buli1 then to ,nomel ,hiwili at ,waiel ,nomeltos4 ,go to ,dokos ,hilit2 you will find his house by inquiring2 from there to my father-in-law1 ,nom ,sowiwi4 ,tell these people to come to me and bring all their forces4 ,then1 turning to the other brother1 he said3 ,i will send you1 my little brother1 down south4 ,i want you to go to ,tidok ,kiemila at ,tidok ,waisono4 ,this old man and his people have plenty of feather dresses for war4 ,go to the ,tede ,wiu brothers2 go to ,hokohas ,herit4 ,go eastward to ,dokos ,herit1 at ,dokos ,hle ,puriton2 go to ,kaisus at ,kaisansi ,haraston1 tell all to come to-morrow and bring their people4 ,the elder ,tsudi brother came back in the evening4 ,your sisters will come to-morrow morning1 said he1 and the others will all come4 ,the younger brother came back a little later4 ,all the people will come to-morrow morning1 said he3 all the ,hokohas people with their elkskins1 all the ,tidok people will come with their feather headdresses4 ,when ,i went to the ,tede ,wiu brothers1 they said3 ',sehinom ,chabatu has great trouble4' ,i said3 ',he has1 indeed2 my brother and ,i are all that are left4' ',he is our brother1' said they2 'we must help him4' ,next morning the two ,kawas sisters came1 bringing many things4 ,each brought two elkskins and a great many arrows and otter-skins4 ,now1 brother1 eat and feed the two little boys1 said they1 taking out food4 ,people began to come4 ,they came from every direction1 from all sides4 ,all that day they poured in2 in the evening and night they kept coming4 ,sehinom ,chabatu had to wait some days for all to come4 ,the ,kawas sisters had food for every one4 ,we heard that you were killed1 said the ,tede ,wiu brothers when they came4 ,we are glad to see you living4 ,i am alone1 said ,sehinom4 ,i do not know what saved me4 ,all my people were killed except these two little boys4 ,the ,tede ,wiu brothers were the first to come from the south4 ,next came the ,tidok people4 ,they came in crowds1 in thousands1 and every one had a feather net on his head4 ,they began to come in the morning1 and kept coming all day1 all night1 on the morrow1 and second night1 without stopping4 ,they came without stopping for twelve days and nights1 they came till there was no room for them anywhere around4 ,more ,tidoks remained at home than came1 and more ,tidoks came than all other people put together4 ,you people1 said ,sehinom ,chabatu1 when all had come1 ,i did not cause this war and fighting4 ,i did not begin4 ,the war was made by the ,tede ,wiu brothers and ,norbis4 ,now1 my brothers1 said ,sehinom ,chabatu to the ,tede ,wiu brothers1 people far off talk of me2 but you caused the trouble4 ,you began it1 and you must do your best to help me4 ,we must leave here to-morrow morning4 ,they started next morning early4 ,sehinom ,chabatu gave orders to travel in parties4 ,they moved toward the southeast4 ,the last party of the first day left in the evening4 ,when night came the van of the army camped and the rear marched all night4 ,when ,sutunut's forces came northward from the edge of the sky in the south to attack ,sehinom's people1 they made a trail coming and going4 ,now1 ,sehinom's army followed this trail4 ,they travelled the second day till they reached a camping-place of the returning southern army4 ,there they spent the night4 ,at noon of the third day they sent ,kaisus and ,bulibok ahead to look for the enemy4 ,they went to the south4 ,on the following morning they came back and said1-- ,we found a caon where they camped2 you can camp there4 ,the army moved on4 ,the two ,kawas sisters had food to give the whole army2 the two baskets were never empty1 and all had enough4 ,they stayed three days in the caon1 and the ,tidok people never stopped coming4 ,we have far to go2 you must hurry1 said ,sehinom next day2 and the ,tidok forces began to travel faster4 ,sehinom sent forward ,hus as a scout4 ,before daybreak all rose and travelled till evening4 ,hus came back and said1-- ,i have been very far down4 ,i found another place where they camped4 ,i went farther south then1 till ,i saw fire and smoke far away4 ,we can rest to-night in their camping-place4 ,sleep well1 all you people1 said ,sehinom ,chabatu that night2 you must be fresh to-morrow morning4 ,next morning ,hus was sent forward again1 and the army started soon after4 ,they travelled all day4 ,at sunset ,hus came back and said1-- ,i found the next camping-place2 it is not far from here4 ,then ,i went south a great way till ,i came to a hill which runs east and west4 ,i went to the top of that hill and looked down4 ,on a broad flat ,i saw fires and a great many people4 ,their camp is very wide from east to west1 and runs south as far as my eyes could see4 ,now1 our friends1 ,i have seen the enemy2 we must do the best we can4 ,when they reached the camping-place ,sehinom said3 ,we will rest here to-morrow1 not travel till the next day4 ,on the second morning they rose and started early1 went slowly1 resting occasionally4 ,about sunset they came to the hill and camped on the north side of it4 ,i want to send some one to see how many people there are in that camp1 said ,sehinom ,chabatu4 ,bulibok went4 ,on the end of the ridge was a tree with one limb sticking out toward the east4 ,bulibok went on that tree1 sat on the limb1 and looked down4 ,he saw the people moving around1 playing1 and dancing4 ,he could see a long distance4 ,pretty soon people below1 who were looking around everywhere1 saw ,bulibok1 and one of them asked1-- ,what is that sitting on the limb up there8 ,i don't know1 answered another4 ,it looks like some person4 ,let us throw at it and see if it will move4 ,notudui ,ulumus1 who always wore a sling around his head1 took it off1 put a stone in it1 and said1-- ,there must be some one there4 ,i have never seen that thing on a limb before4 ,oh1 that is nothing2 that is always there1 said others4 ,i have never seen anything there before4 ,i will sling a stone at it4 ,notudui hurled a stone1 which just passed ,bulibok's head2 he didn't move4 ,notudui hurled another stone1 almost grazed ,bulibok's nose1 but he never moved4 ,oh1 that is a part of the limb1 said some of the people3 it sticks up in that way4 ,a man would move if a stone came so near him1 said others4 ,that is somebody2 that is somebody watching us1 cried a third party2 and they disputed4 ,the people watched for a while1 but ,bulibok sat there as motionless as the limb till1 tired of watching1 they went away1 and forgot all about him4 ,he slipped down from the tree then1 went home1 and said1-- ,i sat on a tree1 saw everything1 and know now the best way to go4 ,people saw me and hurled stones4 ,they came near hitting me twice1 but ,i did not stir1 and they let me go4 ,now1 my people1 said ,sehinom ,chabatu1 this war was not made by me4 ,i hate to take you to a place like that which is before us1 but we must go there4 ,i will go first2 ,i will go alone and look at the place4 ,he mounted the ridge1 and from the top of it went underground till he came out in the chief house of the enemy4 ,then1 thrusting his head up1 he looked and saw a great many people4 ,soon someone saw him and said1-- ,why do you people not watch8 ,sehinom ,chabatu may come4 ,you say that he is dead--that you burned him to death in the sweat-house2 but ,i don't believe that you killed him4 ,oh1 he is dead long ago4 ,we killed him2 we burned him6 ,sehinom stuck out his head a second time4 ,again some one saw him and asked1-- ,what is that over there8 ,maybe it is ,sehinom ,chabatu4 ,i think he might come4 ,oh1 he is dead long ago4 ,let's throw at that and see what it is4 ,some one hurled a stone4 ,it grazed ,sehinom's nose and he dropped into the ground4 ,that is only a squirrel6 said a number of people1 ,sehinom ,chabatu is dead4 ,sehinom went back to his army1 and said to ,nom ,sowiwi1-- ,i saw a great many people4 ,they are the same who killed our friends4 ,they will kill us unless we kill them4 ,we will move to-morrow at daybreak and fight4 ,my brother1 ,tede ,wiu1 you must find ,sutunut4 ,when he came to my place he boasted greatly4 ,he said that ,i could fight nobody4 ,i want to see ,sutunut4 ,we must find him4 ,never mind others4 ,let us find ,sutunut and ,koip ,herit1 who boasted that they had killed so many of our people4 ,i will go and look at that camp before dark1 said ,hau ,herit4 ,he went1 and just below the hilltop he found a piece of a hollow oak-tree as long as the height of a man2 he walked slowly in this dry trunk1 his head just sticking above it1 and of the same color4 ,he reached the top of the ridge and went down the south side a short distance2 there were no trees or brush there4 ,as he stood looking around1 his eyes above the stump1 some people called out below1-- ,what is that on the hill8 ,i have never seen that thing there before4 ,i see nothing but a stump1 answered others4 ,hau was looking around everywhere1 taking notice of everything4 ,there is some one there1 said another man4 ,oh1 that's a stump4 ,i've seen that there all the time4 ,well1 let's sling a stone at it4 ,notudui took his sling and hurled a stone4 ,hau lowered his head a little4 ,the stone hit the stump and made a loud noise4 ,oh1 that's nothing4 ,don't you hear the noise8 ,that's just a stump4 ,we'll throw again and be sure4 ,hau was just putting his head out when he saw another stone coming4 ,the stone hit the stump1 and made a great noise4 ,there1 do you think that is a person8 ,do you think the stone would make a noise like that if it hit some one8 ,they threw no more stones4 ,hau waited till dark1 when he went back and told ,sehinom everything4 ,now1 my brothers1 said ,sehinom ,chabatu to the two ,tsudi boys1 you must go to that camp4 ,go straight to the centre house1 go into it together4 ,then let one go west and the other east4 ,look carefully1 and when you see a bow1 cut the string to it4 ,cut the strings in the first house before you part1 and then cut alone4 ,go into each house and cut every bow-string4 ,as you go around the houses inside1 some one may see you and say1 ',look at those ,tsudis1' but pay no heed1 go on cutting4 ,the two ,tsudi brothers went to the middle house together2 then one went east1 and the other west4 ,they went through each house4 ,in some they found a few bows1 in others a great many4 ,they cut till daylight was coming4 ,they went home then1 and said1-- ,we cut bow-strings all night1 and had to stop because daylight was coming1 but we left only a few strings uncut4 ,the people slept1 except one man in the sweat-house4 ,we don't think he ever sleeps4 ,he talks always4 ,i know him1 said ,sehinom4 ,he talks1 but he is asleep while he talks whistles4 ,daylight is coming1 we must go4 ,do the best you can1 do your best1 all of you4 ,the army was so large1 and there were so many ,tidoks that they spread over the country like a flood2 they rushed across the hill and ran down into the valley2 when the people sleeping in the houses heard them coming1 they sprang up and ran for their bows4 ,oh1 my bow-string is broken6 cried one4 ,oh1 my bow-string is broken6 cried another4 ,give me a bow6 ,give me a bow6 cried a third4 ,this was heard all over the camp2 every one was crying3 ,my bow-string is broken6 ,give me a bow6 ,sehinom's army poured in on them like great waves of water4 ,sehinom rushed to the chief house1 and shouted1-- ,where are you1 ,sutunut8 ,i want to see you4 ,you boasted so much in ,dau ,paki ,olel1 ,i want to see you4 ,where are you1 ,sutunut8 ,sutunut said nothing1 kept still4 ,he was in a house a short distance away1 and some one else killed him4 ,the southern people could not fight well without bows and arrows2 they did what they could to defend themselves1 but at noon they were killed to the last person1 not one escaped4 ,sehinom ,chabatu with his chief men and all their forces started for home1 leaving ,kot and ,ho ,herit behind1 with some ,tidoks to fire all the houses4 ,just as they had set fire to everything1 a new force of southern people came up1 surprised them1 and killed a great many4 ,sehinom ,chabatu has gone1 said ,ho ,herit1 when he saw them4 ,new forces are coming against us4 ,now1 ,tidok people1 you must fight well4 ,the new forces chased ,ho ,herit and his men4 ,the ,tidoks fought bravely4 ,many were killed on both sides4 ,ho ,herit himself was killed4 ,fresh people from the south were coming continually1 while the ,tidoks had no reinforcements4 ,at last ,kot ,herit was killed1 and most of the ,tidoks who fought under him4 ,then the southern people turned and went home4 ,the few ,tidoks who escaped with their lives went north to their own place4 ,sehinom ,chabatu went back to ,dau ,paki ,olel and lived there4 ,he and those who came home with him did not know for a long time of the second battle and the death of ,kot and ,ho ,herit4 ,this is the end of that war4 ,all the people who returned with ,sehinom ,chabatu came home in safety4 ,the first people fought no more after that1 for soon ,olelbis turned them into birds1 beasts1 and other things4 ,,tulchuherris ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,hawt1 lamprey eel2 ,klitek1 a white feather in the tail of ,komos ,kulit1 the black vulture2 ,nomhawena1 an earthworm2 ,pom ,pokaila1 earth old woman2 ,sas1 sun2 ,tichelis1 ground squirrel2 ,tulchuherris1 etymologically1 a person or thing that has been dug up2 ,winishuyat1 foresight4 99 99 99 99 99 ,it was not in the east1 nor the north1 nor the south1 but in the west1 on a flat called ,eli-,tsarauton 7root flat71 that a little old woman lived very long ago4 ,no person lived on that flat but this old woman1 whose name was ,nomhawena ,pokaila4 ,she was called also ,pom ,pokaila4 ,this old woman had lived ten summers and ten winters on that flat1 and one summer more2 she dug roots there all this time1 for roots were her food4 ,the flat was broad1 and she had dug1 beginning at the edge and going round and round1 till at last there was only a small piece left undug1 and that was in the middle4 ,one morning1 when she thrust her stick into the ground deeply1 she heard a cry like that of a little child4 ,she stopped and listened2 heard the cry far down in the earth4 ,she didn't know what to make of it1 but thought3 ,whatever this is ,i will dig it out4 ,she thrust her root stick down as far as she could at one side of the spot where the noise was1 and worked hard1 took much earth out2 then she heard the cry a little forward1 and dug forward4 ,she went next to the opposite side and dug all around the cry1 dug till the middle of the afternoon1 but found nothing4 ,then she dug around again1 thrust the stick deeper in the first spot1 and said1 ,i must find that1 ,i must have it4 ,she thrust the stick down deeper1--got nothing4 ,she went on the other side1 pushed the stick still deeper1 and turned over the great lump of earth that was in the middle4 ,under this she found a little boy4 ,the moment she saw him she heard a noise like thunder far off in the east1 at ,saskewil1 the place where ,sas lives4 ,when she raised him to the surface1 she heard this noise a second time4 ,the baby's head1 as she raised him to the surface1 was to the east1 his feet to the west2 underground his head was to the south1 and his feet to the north4 ,tsok tso1 tsok tso6 7good baby1 good baby71 said the old woman1 fondling him in her arms4 ,she took the buckskin apron from her back1 laid it on the ground1 put the little boy on it1 and wrapped him up carefully4 ,then she fondled him again1 saying1 ,tsok tso1 tsok tso6 and said1 ,i am old1 ,i am your grandmother2 and she carried him to her house4 ,she took water and washed him1 washed all his body4 ,every morning she washed him4 ,she could not sleep at night1 she was so anxious4 ,she watched him all the time4 ,all night1 all day she watched1 never put him on the ground1 but washed him much1 saying1-- ,i wish you to grow quickly4 ,you are the only person seen here4 ,i wish you to walk soon4 ,in five weeks after she had found him he could walk a little and talk some4 ,when he was able to talk well1 the old woman said1-- ,now1 my grandson1 ,i will tell you a thing which you must remember4 ,when you play around outside the house1 never go to the east1 never go toward ,saskewil1 where ,sas lives4 ,play in the north or the south or the west1 but never go east4 ,the boy grew fast and was able to play4 ,as his grandmother was telling him always not to go east1 he said to himself1-- ,i wonder why my grandmother tells me not to go east4 ,i'd like to know why4 ,one morning the boy went to play1 went south from the house a short distance1 and heard a voice1 heard some one shouting1 calling from some place1 he didn't know where this voice was4 ,he listened1 and soon heard it a second time4 ,it came from above1 from the sky4 ,he saw no one1 but the voice said1-- ,little boy1 your name is ,tulchuherris4 ,i know you1 ,tulchuherris4 ,you are the first person in this place1 the greatest4 ,you must do what you can to live4 ,you must do your best to conquer4 ,you are ,tulchuherris4 ,the boy heard and understood4 ,he went home1 but said nothing to his grandmother1 said nothing of that voice in the sky that had called him4 ,she told him again1 as before1 not to go east4 ,she told him this many times4 ,now he was almost a young man1 he had grown so fast4 ,it was nearly spring1 and the old woman talked to him seriously4 ,when he had been with her all the winter1 she said3 ,my grandson1 ,i suppose you wish to know something4 ,i am going to talk to you4 ,you will soon be full grown4 ,i will let you know why ,i have told you so often not to go east4 ,you wished to know why1 now ,i will tell you4 ,a long time ago all my people--my son1 my brother1 my relatives--went away off to the east and never came back again4 ,i was left here alone4 ,there is a great house off in the east there1 called ,saskewil4 ,a big old man1 ,sas1 with his wife and two daughters1 live in it4 ,all my kin went to that place and were killed there4 ,when any one goes into ,saskewil1 the old woman1 ,sas's wife1 sits on the east of the door1 which is open to the south2 her daughters sit on the west side4 ,the old woman sits with her back toward the wall and her face to the north4 ,she never looks backward1 but when a visitor is inside a while and is sitting1 she turns slowly1 puts her hands to each side of her eyes1 bringing her finger-tips to meet in the middle of her forehead1 and glares with big eyes at the stranger4 ,he looks at her then and drops dead4 ,there is a power in her eyes that kills him4 ,sas has something in his nose4 ,he takes this1 rolls it on his knee1 and snaps it at people who go to his house4 ,nobody sees him do this1 but he kills many people in that way4 ,now1 my grandson1 you know why ,i do not wish you to go east4 ,i will tell you more4 ,there was a man1 the best of my people2 he went to ,saskewil1 he went to the east and was killed there4 ,i am sorry for him1 ,i grieve for him yet4 ,i am mourning now for him4 ,he was your own brother1 the one that ,i grieve most of all for4 ,he was my grandson4 ,his name was ,kulitek ,herit4 ,you are large now1 strong enough to hear this1 and ,i tell you4 ,after the old woman had told him of the people who had died in going to ,saskewil1 ,tulchuherris answered1-- ,i am sorry for my brother4 ,i am sorry that he was killed4 ,now1 my grandmother1 ,i must see what ,i can do4 ,he went out of the house then1 went west and found a kind of white wood1 brought it home and made an arrow1--a smooth1 very small arrow2 he painted this arrow red1 blue1 and black1 painted it on the end and fastened feathers to it4 ,then he made a bow of wood which he found in the same place1 far away west1 and painted it nicely on the outer side4 ,next morning before daylight1 he went a short distance to the south from his grandmother's1 took his bow and arrow1 strung the bow and shot his arrow toward the east4 ,after the little arrow had left the bow it became a humming-bird as it went through the air4 ,before the bird reached ,sas's house it turned to an arrow again4 ,a little way from ,saskewil old ,sas had his sweat-house with only one door to it4 ,that door looked toward the south4 ,the arrow dropped east of the door and stuck fast in the ground there4 ,it dropped before daybreak1 while ,sas was in the sweat-house4 ,he heard something fall outside the door1 something that struck the ground with weight like a great rock4 ,he knew not what to think4 ,he had never heard such a noise before4 ,when daylight came old ,sas rose and went out of the sweat-house4 ,he had slept all the night there4 ,he looked around to see what had made the great noise1 and saw the little arrow4 ,he looked at the arrow1 went up1 grasped it1 tried to pull it out4 ,he took a firm hold1 tried hard1 twisted and pulled1 but could not draw the arrow4 ,he rested and then did his best4 ,he pulled1 braced himself4 ,his hands slipped and he fell on his back4 ,sas had to leave the arrow where it was2 he could not draw it out4 ,he went to his house1 where his wife and daughters were4 ,the two girls were very beautiful4 ,sas took his old wooden pipe1 filled it with tobacco1 and began to smoke4 ,my old woman1 said he1 and my daughters1 ,i will tell you what ,i have seen just now4 ,i have seen a thing such as ,i have not seen for a long time1 a very long time4 ,long ago ,i used to see things such as ,i have seen just now outside my sweat-house4 ,something must be wrong4 ,some one must be thinking of us1 some one must be thinking of our house4 ,i believe that some day soon we shall see some person coming4 ,i saw a little arrow1 and tried to pull it out of the ground1 but ,i was not able4 ,i tried till ,i fell and hurt my back4 ,now1 my daughters1 you may go if you wish1 and look at that arrow4 ,the girls went out1 they looked at the arrow1 and said1 ,oh1 that is a nice arrow2 and they tried to pull it out of the ground4 ,it did not come1 and they went back to their father's house4 ,now1 my grandmother1 said ,tulchuherris in ,eli ,tsarauton1 ,i am going to leave you4 ,i am going away4 ,i am going to the east4 ,i am going to ,saskewil4 ,the old woman did not like to lose her grandson4 ,oh1 my grandson1 said she1 you will be killed4 ,you will never come back to me4 ,my grandmother1 ,i am going1 said ,tulchuherris4 ,i am going1 for ,i must go1 and ,i will do the best ,i can4 ,he went west1 and found flint1 put pieces of it on each finger1 made finger-nails of it1 and made them very sharp4 ,then he went west a second time1 got the marrow of ,hunhunut 7no one knows now what creature ,hunhunut is71 brought home the marrow1 rubbed it between his hands1 then rubbed himself with it1 face1 head1 all his body except his legs4 ,a third time he went west1 and took a little bush full of thorns1 each about an inch and a half long1 made leggings and a shirt of this thorn-bush4 ,a fourth time he went west1 and picked out in a gulch the firmest green water-stone4 ,of this green stone he made shoes4 ,a fifth time he went west1 and took a western panther as dog4 ,a sixth time he went1 and took a northern fox as dog4 ,a seventh time he went west1 got a sky spear pole1 and a sky spear head1 and a sky strap for the spear pole4 ,the old woman had a ,winishuyat hidden away1 and when she could not stop her grandson from going she gave him this ,winishuyat1 which he tied in under his hair on the top of his head4 ,the hair was gathered over it and tied so that no one could untie it but ,tulchuherris1 and no one could see ,winishuyat1 who was like a little man1 as big as a thumb4 ,winishuyat could talk to ,tulchuherris and tell him everything1 warn him of every danger4 ,he always called him my brother4 ,when ,tulchuherris was ready1 he said1-- ,my grandmother1 ,i must go1 and you will stay here while ,i am gone4 ,he stood up then to start1 and his grandmother said1-- ,my grandson1 ,i cannot go out for wood1 ,i am too old1 ,i am too weak4 ,i am not able to bring wood1 and my fire will die4 ,tulchuherris put down his quiver with his bow and went to the forest4 ,he pulled up many of the biggest trees by the roots and bound them in a bundle4 ,he brought the bundle to the house1 put the trees on the fire1 and said1-- ,now you have plenty of firewood1 my grandmother1 and ,i am going4 ,when he had gone a little way the old woman screamed3 ,my grandson1 come back2 the fire is dying6 ,he put down his quiver and bow near his two dogs1 went back1 and saw that the fire was dying4 ,the whole great bundle of trees which he had brought was burned out4 ,tulchuherris went then and pulled up by the roots great trees1 larger than the first1 and brought two bundles2 put these on the fire--a great many trees4 ,he was the strongest person in the world1 and could do that4 ,now ,i am going6 said he4 ,his two dogs stood waiting at the bow and the quiver4 ,he had gone farther than the first time1 he had gone about twice as far1 when the old woman screamed1-- ,my grandson1 the fire is out6 ,tulchuherris put down his quiver and bow again1 left the dogs with them1 and hurried back4 ,he found every tree burned and the fire going out4 ,he stood there and thought and thought4 ,at last he said1-- ,i don't know what to do4 ,i can't find wood enough1 and ,i can't leave my grandmother without a fire4 ,then ,winishuyat said1-- ,tulchuherris1 if you don't know how to keep a fire for your grandmother1 ,i will tell you4 ,go out here anywhere4 ,you will find wild sunflower roots1 plenty of them4 ,put one handful of those roots on the fire1 and it will not go out again4 ,tulchuherris went and dug the roots2 brought two handfuls2 put them on the fire so that they would burn slowly1 the ends touching the fire4 ,then he said1-- ,i am going1 grandmother4 ,take good care of yourself4 ,he went to where his quiver and bow and dogs were2 then he looked back4 ,his grandmother said nothing4 ,she did not call to him this time4 ,he went farther1 looked back1 listened1 no call came4 ,he went still farther1 listened1 all was silent2 went farther yet1 stopped1 listened1 heard nothing1 made up his mind that all was right with his grandmother1 and went on till he had gone a long distance1 listened a fourth time1 heard nothing4 ,after this he went quickly till about midday1 when he looked ahead and saw a great rock standing straight up in front of him1 small at the top and very high4 ,he looked and saw some one standing on the very summit4 ,the rock was higher than a big pine-tree4 ,a very old man was standing on the top of it4 ,tulchuherris could go neither to the north nor the south1 the rock was straight in his road4 ,he looked everywhere for a passage1 but could see none4 ,he looked on the left side1 all was dark2 on the right1 all was dark1--dark everywhere4 ,there was light only in the road which went up the rock and over it4 ,the old man on the rock1 when ,tulchuherris came near1 called out1-- ,my grandson1 come right up to me2 there is no other road where people travel4 ,when you are here1 you will pass down on the other side easily4 ,i will go to you1 said ,tulchuherris4 ,when he had said ,i will go to you1 ,winishuyat1 the little man under his hair1 said1-- ,my brother1 be careful1 he is going to kill you4 ,tulchuherris stopped4 ,here1 said ,winishuyat1 is the place where our people came in time past4 ,many were killed here4 ,they went to the old man2 he threw them down and killed them4 ,if you go to that old man1 my brother1 he will sway this big rock4 ,in one flash he will throw you into a dark place at the side where you cannot see bottom4 ,run to the rock quickly1 kick it4 ,if not1 he will kill us4 ,this old man was sent here by ,sas1 he was sent here to kill us4 ,tulchuherris did not climb the rock1 did not go to the old man2 but he rushed forward and gave the rock one great kick with his shoe of green water-stone4 ,the rock fell1 and the old man fell with it1--fell into the dark place4 ,the rock never sprang back4 ,it left a smooth road with a ridge on each side of the place where it had been4 ,then the two dogs ran forward1 and ,tulchuherris said to the old man1-- ,hereafter you will not be what you have been2 hereafter you will be nothing but a ground squirrel4 ,you will live under rocks in the earth1 and the people to come will call you tichelis4 ,you are not like me2 ,i am strong4 ,you will be nothing hereafter but a poor little ground squirrel4 ,tulchuherris followed the dogs then4 ,he looked back and listened2 he could hear at a great distance1 he could hear all over the world4 ,but he heard no sound from his grandmother2 so he went on till he came to a large and broad river4 ,there he saw a man standing4 ,tulchuherris went nearer1 looked up and down1 but could see no place to cross the river4 ,the man saw him and said1-- ,grandson1 you cannot pass this big river2 you must get some one to help you4 ,i am the only one who ever crosses at this point4 ,i can wade right through the water4 ,i carry over all who come here4 ,if you wish1 ,i will take you to the other side2 but you could never go alone2 you could never cross yourself4 ,tulchuherris didn't know what to do1 and stood thinking4 ,go on1 my brother1 said ,winishuyat4 ,let him carry you1 though this is one of the places where they killed many of our people who escaped the old man on the rock4 ,but this man cannot kill us4 ,let him carry us4 ,very well6 said ,tulchuherris to the old man4 ,carry me over1 take me across this river4 ,the old man came up and took him on his back4 ,tulchuherris had a pointed bone in his bosom where he could get at it quickly4 ,he had brought this bone from ,eli ,tsarauton4 ,the old man started into the river4 ,at first it was not deep1 but in the middle of the stream the water was up to his breast1 and was growing deeper4 ,then it reached his neck1 and was rising4 ,the dogs made a leap from one side of the river to the other4 ,the water was at the man's eyes now4 ,be careful1 my brother1 said ,winishuyat1 be careful4 ,this man kills people in this way1--he drowns them1 he will drown you right away if you let him4 ,tulchuherris took out his sharp bone1 stabbed the man's breast two or three times with it1 wounded him1 stopped him4 ,then he leaped from the man's head to the other bank1 where his dogs were4 ,tulchuherris stood a moment looking at the wounded man4 ,then he said1-- ,hereafter you will not be what you have been4 ,you will be nothing but an eel4 ,you will be a person no longer4 ,you will be only an eel1 the people to come will call you hawt and will eat you4 ,tulchuherris walked forward quickly after this4 ,sas's two daughters heard every step he took1 as though he had been near1 though he was far1 very far away from them4 ,they always heard men coming from the west1--always knew when they were coming4 ,tulchuherris walked quickly till almost evening1 when he came to a high ridge near ,sas's house4 ,just as he reached the ridge he heard a sort of clinking noise on the other side4 ,he stopped and looked1 but saw no one4 ,he was right at the spot where the noise was1 but there was no one in sight4 ,the ridge was like a straight wall reaching north and south farther than he could see1 and high up out of sight1 and down into the ground4 ,no one could go through1 or go around1 or dig under that wall or climb over it4 ,in the middle of the ridge was an opening in which stood a great sugar pine1 and in the pine was a cleft large enough to let a person pass easily4 ,when any one was passing1 and half-way through the cleft1 the pine closed and crushed him4 ,the noise was made by a person hammering just beyond the wall4 ,tulchuherris looked through and saw an arm1 and while he was looking his dogs sprang through the opening to the other side4 ,what's this8 called the man1 and he walked to the opening4 ,ah1 are you there8 ,is that you1 my son-in-law8 ,tulchuherris said nothing1 but looked and saw piles of bones inside4 ,come right in this way1 come in1 my son-in-law1 said the old man4 ,come in2 you cannot pass at another place4 ,when the old man called out1 ,come in1 you cannot pass at another place1 ,tulchuherris said1 ,i must pass here1 but ,i am afraid4 ,this is the road that all people take1 my son-in-law4 ,come straight through2 have no fear1 there is no danger4 ,the two dogs went up to the old man and smelled him4 ,they growled1 did not like him1 nor did the old man like the dogs4 ,this old man was ,sas himself1 he who lived in ,saskewil4 ,now1 my brother1 said ,winishuyat1 go ahead1 go through as quickly as you can4 ,if you are slow1 he will catch us4 ,this is a place where ,sas has killed many of our people4 ,tulchuherris took his bow and quiver in one hand1 stood on one foot1 braced himself sidewise1 made a spring1 and went through in a flash4 ,that instant the tree closed with a great noise1 became solid4 ,when ,tulchuherris shot through1 he went far off into the field1 and ,sas didn't see him1 he went past so swiftly4 ,sas heard the tree close1 and thought that ,tulchuherris was caught in it4 ,he looked at the tree and began to talk4 ,well1 my son-in-law1 you are caught1 now you are nobody4 ,i am ,sas4 ,you were weak1 ,i am strong4 ,you wore your grandmother's apron4 ,you knew nothing2 ,i know everything4 ,tulchuherris had come up1 and was standing behind while old ,sas was talking4 ,he listened1 heard every word4 ,after ,sas had stopped talking1 ,tulchuherris asked1-- ,my father-in-law1 to whom are you talking8 ,what are you saying8 ,ha6 cried ,sas1 turning quickly4 ,son-in-law1 ,i was talking to myself4 ,i was saying that ,i had done wrong to my son-in-law4 ,i am old1 my heart is weak1 my head is half crazy4 ,i am blind1 ,i did not know what ,i was doing4 ,i was saying that ,i had done wrong4 ,you are my son-in-law4 ,i am old1 ,i am weak1 ,i am blind4 ,my head is gray4 ,i cannot do much now4 ,you see my house over there2 it is a poor house2 it is poor because ,i am old4 ,go ahead2 go in4 ,i will follow as soon as ,i can4 ,tulchuherris went ahead1 and ,sas followed slowly at a distance4 ,the dogs had run on1 and were at the house already4 ,on one side of the door outside were ten grizzly bears1 and ten on the other side4 ,there were rattlesnakes in the door and around it4 ,before ,tulchuherris came the panther dog had killed all the bears1 and the fox dog all the snakes and things poisonous4 ,when he came near the house1 he stood a little way off and looked at his dogs4 ,all around ,sas's house he saw great piles of bones lying about everywhere1 the bones of his kindred4 ,he began to cry and lament for them4 ,when the dogs had cleared the way outside1 they went into the house and killed all the grizzlies and rattlesnakes there2 the house was full of them4 ,tulchuherris stood outside1 crying over the bones of his people4 ,when he had cried enough1 he went in4 ,old ,sas's wife was sitting on the east side of the door and his daughters on the west4 ,when they saw ,tulchuherris1 the girls spread a mat1 sat on it1 and told him to sit down between them4 ,now1 my brother1 said ,winishuyat1 be careful of that old woman2 many of our people have been killed by her4 ,if they were not killed outside1 she turned and looked at them1 and they fell dead when they saw her eyes4 ,while ,tulchuherris was sitting with ,sas's daughters1 a large1 long-legged1 red-backed1 very venomous spider came on him2 then another and another4 ,many of these spiders crawled over him4 ,he was wearing his thorn shirt1 and they could not poison him2 they got impaled on the thorns and died1 every one4 ,old ,sas came at last1 and when he walked into the house he took his pipe1 filled it with tobacco1 and drew a few whiffs of smoke4 ,then he said1-- ,take a smoke1 my son-in-law2 we cannot do without a pipe4 ,it is best to smoke first and talk of affairs after that4 ,tulchuherris took the pipe and pretended to smoke4 ,he was not smoking2 still smoke came1 and the tobacco burned out4 ,he gave the pipe back to ,sas4 ,sas's tobacco was made of people's flesh and of their bones pounded fine4 ,after ,tulchuherris had given back the pipe1 he took his beautiful quiver1 put in his hand1 and took out his own pipe of green water-stone1 a solid piece1 not very big1 but tremendously heavy4 ,he took his own tobacco and put it into the pipe4 ,his tobacco was the same kind of marrow that he had rubbed on his face1 and something mixed with it 7it is not known what that was74 ,tulchuherris lighted the pipe1 smoked a little1 and said1-- ,here1 my father-in-law1 take a smoke4 ,i am only a young man4 ,you are old1 you are wise1 you know everything4 ,you say it is best for us to take a smoke4 ,i am young1 do not know much1 but ,i think this pipe and tobacco are for talk4 ,smoke with me4 ,sas took the pipe1 but when ,tulchuherris let go the old man could not hold it4 ,it was slipping and falling4 ,when he tried to catch it1 it fell on his arm1 threw him1 and held him down4 ,sas struggled to push the pipe off his arm1 but had not strength enough4 ,tulchuherris looked for a moment1 then reached out his hand1 picked up the pipe1 and asked1-- ,father-in-law1 what is the matter8 ,take a good smoke4 ,this is ,tulchuherris's pipe4 ,sas could not lift the pipe4 ,tulchuherris held it while the old man was smoking4 ,when ,sas drew in the smoke and swallowed it1 it hurt him inside4 ,the old man was choking4 ,he fell on the ground1 fell almost into the fire4 ,his breath was taken from him4 ,tulchuherris put the pipe aside4 ,oh1 help me up1 help me1 my son-in-law1 called ,sas4 ,tulchuherris helped him to rise1 and then sat with the girls again4 ,my old father1 ,sas1 said his elder daughter1 what is the matter8 ,you have wanted this long time to see a man with strong arms4 ,why not talk now with this one8 ,you have been waiting a long time for such a man4 ,while they were sitting there1 ,winishuyat said3 ,my brother1 look out for the old woman4 ,she is going to turn--be on your guard6 ,tulchuherris was ready4 ,the old woman had not looked around since he came4 ,she had been sitting motionless4 ,now she began to turn slowly1 and ,tulchuherris watched her4 ,he sat with his right hand doubled up1 and before she could look into his eyes he snapped two flint finger-nails at her1 sent one nail into each of her eyes and put it out4 ,she fell dead and rolled into the fire4 ,night came now1 and ,tulchuherris lay down on the bed prepared by ,sas's two daughters4 ,they took their places1 one on each side of him4 ,he never took out ,winishuyat1 he never let any one know of him4 ,as ,tulchuherris lay on his back1 he saw something over his head1 hanging from the roof of the house4 ,two obsidian knives were hanging together by a very slender string of the inner bark of maple4 ,tulchuherris fell asleep and slept until midnight4 ,he was roused then by ,winishuyat1 who said to him1-- ,oh1 my brother1 wake up4 ,the string holding the knives is ready to break4 ,wake up1 my brother1 wake up6 ,tulchuherris woke up4 ,turn over6 turn over6 said ,winishuyat4 ,tulchuherris turned in a flash4 ,that instant the knives fell1 struck the ground just at his back1 and were broken to pieces1 both knives at once4 ,this was another way of killing people4 ,strangers always slept soundly on that bed with ,sas's daughters1 were struck while asleep by two knives in the heart1 and died the same moment4 ,next morning after the knives fell1 ,sas rose and said1-- ,rise up1 my son-in-law4 ,i have a small sweat-house out here4 ,i go there to sweat every morning1 and then to the river to swim4 ,i swim in the river every morning4 ,we will sweat1 and then swim4 ,sas went ahead1 he was first in the sweat-house4 ,he made a very hot fire of the bones of people whom he had killed1--there were piles of those bones around everywhere4 ,tulchuherris went out of ,saskewil into the sweat-house4 ,now1 my brother1 said ,winishuyat1 when they were at one side in the sweat-house1 this is the place where ,sas has killed many people who escaped in the house4 ,he will smoke you to death if he can4 ,the sweat-house was built of bones1 and was plastered outside with mucus from ,sas's nose1 so that no smoke could escape through the cracks4 ,after ,tulchuherris went in he saw how ,sas made the fire4 ,the old man never used wood1 always bones4 ,he piled on bones2 fat and marrow came out of them1 blazed up1 made a great smoke1 and the smell of the smoke was not pleasant4 ,after sweating for a while ,sas said1-- ,i am old now and weak1 nearly blind4 ,i cannot stand much4 ,my head aches4 ,i must go out to rest4 ,stay here you and take a good sweat4 ,when you have finished1 come out4 ,old ,sas went out4 ,the door was small1 he could barely crawl through it4 ,when outside1 he lay across the door and stopped the passage with his body1 so that no one could go out and no smoke could escape4 ,after a time ,tulchuherris said1-- ,my father-in-law1 ,i should like to go out4 ,go from the door1 let me pass1 ,i have sweated enough4 ,oh1 ,i am old and weak1 answered ,sas4 ,i am lying here to rest4 ,when ,i have rested some1 my son-in-law1 ,i will rise and let you out4 ,tulchuherris was silent a little while longer4 ,then he groaned1 ,oh1 ,i'm nearly dead6 ,my brother1 asked ,winishuyat1 do you want to die8 ,do you want old ,sas to kill you1 to smoke you to death8 ,you have no wish to die1 ,i do not want to die4 ,we are strong people1 stronger than ,sas4 ,i will tell you how to go out4 ,take that ,chirchihas bone which you have and make a hole in the north side of the sweat-house4 ,tulchuherris made a hole in the wall of the sweat-house4 ,he spat then and spoke to the spittle4 ,make noise for an hour1 said he1 and groan just as ,i do--'enh1 enh1 enh6' ,let ,sas believe that ,i am here1 that ,i am dying4 ,tulchuherris slipped out through the hole1 walked to the river1 swam there1 washed himself clean1 went back to ,saskewil1 and sat down with his two wives1 ,sas's daughters4 ,sas heard the groaning of the spittle inside and said to himself1 ,tulchuherris is dying4 ,after a long time the noise stopped1 and ,sas said1 ,tulchuherris is dead4 ,then he went to the river1 washed himself1 and walked along slowly toward the house4 ,when he came near1 he was saying1-- ,tulchuherris1 you are nobody4 ,i have finished you now4 ,i am wiser than you1 stronger than you4 ,you were brought up in your grandmother's apron4 ,tulchuherris heard him4 ,when ,sas was outside the door1 he stood a while and talked on1-- ,you were dug out of the ground1 ,tulchuherris1 said he4 ,you are nobody4 ,i have beaten you4 ,you'll never trouble me again4 ,he started to go into the house1 looked around1 and saw ,tulchuherris sitting with his two daughters4 ,father-in-law1 were you talking of me8 ,what were you saying8 asked ,tulchuherris1 when ,sas had come in and sat down4 ,oh1 my son-in-law1 ,i cannot tell what ,i said1 but ,i was thinking1 ',oh1 ,i am so old1 ,i know nothing4 ,i am weak1 ,i am blind4 ,sometimes ,i do not know what ,i am doing4 ,i think that ,i have done wrong to my son-in-law1 my poor son-in-law4' ,soon after ,sas went out1 and at one side near the door he dug a grave for the old woman1 his wife4 ,when he had dug it1 he buried her and with her all the bears and snakes1 and said1 ,these are my children4 ,he put them in the same grave1 and cried1 singing as he cried1-- ,koki1 koki1 koki nom1 ,koki1 koki1 koki nom4 7,creeping1 creeping1 creeping west1 ,creeping1 creeping1 creeping west47 ,while he was burying his wife and the bears and the snakes1 he had beaver teeth hanging on strings at the back of his head and on each side of his face4 ,after he had cried awhile he danced and sang1 and these teeth rattled as his head swayed from side to side4 ,then he went into the house1 sat down1 looked at ,tulchuherris1 and said1-- ,tulchuherris1 you are my son-in-law2 your wives1 those two women1 are my daughters4 ,there are some things which they have wanted to play with this long time1 and they have begged me to go for them1 but ,i am old and blind2 if ,i were to go ,i could not get what they ask for4 ,my daughters want pets4 ,my son-in-law1 on a small tree1 not far from this house1 is a nest1 and young woodpeckers chirp every day in it4 ,your wives want these red-headed woodpeckers1 but ,i am blind and old2 ,i cannot climb the tree1 but you can get the woodpeckers4 ,i will show the nest4 ,go ahead1 said ,tulchuherris1 show me the nest4 ,the tree was a mile away4 ,sas went to it and stopped4 ,tulchuherris stood near4 ,both looked up1 and ,sas asked1 ,do you see the nest8 ,the tree was very straight1 and so high that they could hardly see the top of it2 the trunk was as smooth as ice4 ,my father-in-law1 said ,tulchuherris4 ,i do not think that ,i can go up there2 ,i do not believe that ,i can climb the tree4 ,you can climb it if ,i help you1 said ,sas1 who took out a rope made of single hairs tied end to end1 a great many of them tied together1 hairs from the heads of his daughters4 ,he threw the rope very high over a limb near the nest1 and said3 ,now1 my son-in-law1 ,i will hold the rope2 you climb4 ,tulchuherris began to climb the rope4 ,he went up1 up1 up1 till he reached the limb and stood on it4 ,sas was on the ground1 holding the other end of the rope4 ,when ,tulchuherris let go his hold1 ,sas pulled the rope down1 and left ,tulchuherris on the limb very high in the air4 ,sas turned home4 ,when a short distance he said1-- ,now1 ,tulchuherris1 you are nobody4 ,your grandmother1 ,nomhawena1 is old4 ,she dug you out of the ground with a root stick4 ,you grew up in her petticoat4 ,you are not strong1 you are not wise1 you are only ,tulchuherris4 ,i am ,sas4 ,when ,tulchuherris looked down he was terrified1 it was so far to the ground4 ,my brother1 said ,winishuyat1 we shall get down4 ,lengthen the pointed bone which you have1 and go higher4 ,tulchuherris went to the nest1 looked in1 and saw a great many heads peeping out in every direction1--all heads of rattlesnakes4 ,he looked awhile2 could not think what to do4 ,make the bone long1 said ,winishuyat4 ,tulchuherris stretched the bone4 ,stick the bone into the head of each snake and gather them all on it4 ,tulchuherris did this quickly2 had them all2 then he slipped them off and let them drop to the earth4 ,after that he sat on the limb and thought3 ,what shall ,i do now8 ,my brother1 said ,winishuyat1 what are you thinking of8 ,why not try to do something8 ,do you want to die8 ,if you cannot think of a way to escape1 ,i will tell you a way4 ,tell me1 my brother4 ,stretch your right hand toward the west4 ,something will come on it4 ,tulchuherris stretched his hand toward the west1 where his grandmother was1 and immediately something came with a whirr and a flutter1 and settled on his arm like a bird4 ,it was a sky-strap1 blue like the sky1 narrow1 and very strong4 ,he fastened one end of it to the limb1 knotting it in such a way that he could untie it with a jerk at the other end4 ,he slipped down on it1 and when on the ground jerked it loose4 ,he strung the snakes on the long bone1 they were all dead1 and carried them to ,sas's house4 ,he laid them at the door1 went in1 sat down1 and then said to the two women1-- ,i have the woodpeckers if you wish to play with them4 ,if you don't want them1 you can send your father to look at them4 ,the girls told ,sas4 ,he went to the snakes and cried out3 ,oh1 my son-in-law1 you are killing all my children4 ,sas buried them in the old woman's grave1 and cried1 and sang the same song over them as over his wife and the bears4 ,then he danced1 wearing the beaver teeth4 ,next morning old ,sas rose first1 and said3 ,my son-in-law1 be up4 ,my daughters always want me to fish and hunt2 but ,i cannot fish now1 ,i cannot hunt4 ,i am old and weak4 ,my feet are tender1 ,i cannot walk2 my head is dizzy4 ,but you are young1 my son-in-law4 ,you can do many things4 ,if you wish to hunt1 ,i will show you where to find game in plenty4 ,when ,i was young1 ,i used to go to that place and kill game of every sort4 ,i will go1 said ,tulchuherris4 ,when they were at the place1 ,tulchuherris saw only thick brush through which no man could pass4 ,there was only one narrow opening1 one little trail1 and one tree at the end of it4 ,stand against that tree1 said ,sas4 ,when deer come1 they always run past that tree4 ,i will drive deer in4 ,you shoot4 ,sas went north to drive deer in4 ,now1 my brother1 said ,winishuyat1 be careful4 ,you see the bones around here4 ,they are people's bones4 ,when ,sas could not kill people elsewhere1 he brought them to this place and killed them4 ,he will drive ten grizzly bears up to kill us1 and eat us4 ,tell your panther dog what to do4 ,you1 my dog1 said ,tulchuherris1 stand behind the tree till you see a grizzly bear spring at me4 ,i will dodge4 ,he will miss and turn again at me4 ,kill him when he turns4 ,tulchuherris heard ,sas driving bears in the distance4 ,ha-ha1 ho-ho6 ,ha-ha1 ho-ho6 shouted ,sas4 ,be ready2 they are coming6 said ,winishuyat4 ,tulchuherris heard ,sas coming4 ,then he saw a grizzly1 and another1 and another1 till five were in sight4 ,a little behind these were five others4 ,when the first bear came near1 he bounded at ,tulchuherris1 ,tulchuherris dodged4 ,the bear went past a good distance1 and then turned to spring back4 ,that moment the panther dog seized him by the throat and killed him4 ,the second bear sprang at ,tulchuherris4 ,he dodged2 the bear passed1 and turned to come back4 ,the panther dog seized and killed him right there4 ,when he had chased the bears in1 ,sas turned home1 saying as he went1-- ,you are in a good place to-day1 ,tulchuherris4 ,i have you now where my children will kill you4 ,i know more than you2 ,i am stronger than you4 ,i am ,sas4 ,after ten bears were killed and no more came1 ,tulchuherris stood awhile1 and taking the bears in one hand by the paws1 he walked home with them2 carried them as he would little birds4 ,he put them at ,sas's door1 went in1 sat down1 and said to his wives1-- ,i have something outside4 ,you call them deer1 ,i give them another name4 ,but this is the only kind of deer that your father drove to me4 ,you eat this kind of deer1 ,i suppose4 ,go and see them1 or tell your father to go4 ,sas went out and saw the ten grizzly bears lying dead4 ,oh1 my son-in-law1 cried he1 you are killing all my children6 ,then1 singing and crying1 he buried the bears4 ,next morning ,sas rose early4 ,my son-in-law1 said he1 there is something which ,i would like you to do to-day4 ,my daughters have been asking me to do this for a long time2 but ,i am too old4 ,i will show you a brush house4 ,i made it to kill birds of every kind and all kinds of game4 ,it is near a spring at which birds meet to drink4 ,come2 ,i will show you the house and the spring4 ,my brother1 be careful to-day1 said ,winishuyat1 at starting4 ,sas is taking us to ,wintubos1 where he has killed many people4 ,there is no water near that place2 no spring2 but the house is full of snakes1 poisonous things1 and bears4 ,take both your dogs with you4 ,after ,tulchuherris and ,sas had gone a short distance1 ,sas stopped and said1-- ,my son-in-law1 you see that little house down there8 ,go into it and wait till you see some nice birds or game coming1 then kill them4 ,i will go back4 ,i am old and cannot stand or sit here and wait for you4 ,i will go home and lie down till you come4 ,sas went home4 ,tulchuherris went near the house1 and stopped4 ,the two dogs sprang into the house at a leap1 and killed all the snakes and the bears in it4 ,when the dogs had come out1 ,tulchuherris went in to look at the house and the spring4 ,he saw piles of bones everywhere4 ,he cried when he looked at them4 ,there was no water in the spring4 ,it was mud1 thick mud mixed with people's flesh4 ,tulchuherris looked toward the east1 and far away he saw an open plain4 ,soon he saw what seemed a small speck at first4 ,it was moving4 ,as he watched1 it came nearer1 and he saw it was a person4 ,now far away he saw something else4 ,the first was a small man2 the second still smaller4 ,tulchuherris saw that they were running toward him4 ,they came near and stopped4 ,have no fear4 ,come up to me1 said ,tulchuherris4 ,the larger said3 ,o my brother1 my brother1 ,i am thirsty4 ,oh1 my brother1 said the smaller one1 we are very thirsty4 ,their hair was clipped close to their heads4 ,tulchuherris stepped back toward the north1 struck the ground with his heel1 and clear1 cold water sprang up in a stream4 ,he drank himself1 and said1 ,come and drink4 ,the first of these strangers was ,anakurita 7orphan71 the second ,biahori 7lone man72 only these two were left of all people in those parts4 ,sas had killed all the rest4 ,the last of our relatives were killed at this spring1 said they4 ,we alone are left4 ,we are going home4 ,if you come here again1 said ,tulchuherris1 do not go near the spring at the house4 ,that is a bad place4 ,drink this good water which ,i have given you4 ,the two went away4 ,tulchuherris put the sharp end of his bone through the heads of the snakes which the dogs had killed1 there were hundreds of them4 ,the ten grizzly bears he carried home in one hand4 ,i have something outside1 said he to ,sas's daughters4 ,you call them birds1 ,i believe2 they are all the birds that ,i found at the brush house4 ,tell your father to look at them4 ,sas went out and began to cry4 ,he enlarged his wife's grave and buried them4 ,these are my children1 said he2 and he sang and danced as before4 ,sas rose early next morning4 ,my son-in-law1 said he1 your wives ask me to get fish for them1 but ,i am too old4 ,when ,i was young ,i used to fish1 but now ,i cannot see4 ,you are young2 ,i will show you a good place for trout4 ,my old pole and spear points are there2 you may use them4 ,they started1 came to a river with a bridge over it formed of one hair4 ,my brother1 said ,winishuyat1 this is a place where ,sas has killed many of our people4 ,my son-in-law1 said ,sas1 cross this bridge and catch fish2 ,i will go home4 ,very well1 answered ,tulchuherris1 who put his foot on the end of the bridge and crossed with one spring4 ,on the other side he went to the fishing-hut1 fixed so that a man could look up and down the river while fishing4 ,tulchuherris had his own spear-shaft1 a sky-pole2 the string was a sky-strap4 ,he had his own point1 too4 ,he waited for fish1 and at last saw something come slowly from the south4 ,it stopped1 and then looked at him4 ,tulchuherris saw a face and a head with long hair tied in a knot with a band of woodpeckers' scalps1 a long band wound around many times4 ,tulchuherris wore just such a band1 but the scalps were of mountain woodpeckers4 ,ah1 my brother-in-law1 called out the person in the water1 let us exchange headdresses4 ,i am sorry for you1 my brother-in-law1 said ,tulchuherris4 ,i hate to kill you1 but ,i must1 for my father-in-law sent me to kill you4 ,go ahead1 go ahead1 said ,winishuyat4 ,don't spare him4 ,sas says he is a fish4 ,he is ,sas's son1 ,supchit4 ,you must catch him or suffer4 ,supchit turned1 as it were1 to go back4 ,tulchuherris hurled the pole1 speared him under the arm1 and the point went through to his other side4 ,supchit rushed toward the east with great force4 ,tulchuherris held to the spear with one hand1 grasped tule grass with the other1 used all his strength4 ,then he let the spear go1 and held the strap4 ,though strong1 he could not stop ,supchit4 ,he was drawn into the water to his waist1 then to his breast1 and at last to his chin4 ,my brother1 said ,winishuyat1 do you wish to drown8 ,call your gopher--he had a gopher in his moccasin--send him to fill up the escapes1 to block all the doors to ,supchit's houses4 ,tulchuherris sent his gopher to fill every hole1 all ,supchit's doors4 ,sas was at home now4 ,he heard the great struggle1 and said1-- ,oh1 ,tulchuherris1 my son will finish you4 ,this is your last day4 ,the gopher stopped every opening1 and ,supchit went from place to place4 ,every door was closed4 ,he had to stay4 ,tulchuherris came out of the water little by little1 and pulled till he drew ,supchit to the bank1 where he died4 ,he carried him home in one hand1 as if he had been a small fish4 ,my father-in-law1 said ,tulchuherris1 ,i saw no fish except one little trout4 ,i speared and brought home that little trout4 ,sas went out2 the two sisters went4 ,that is our brother6 cried they4 ,that is my son1 called out ,sas1 the best son ,i had4 ,the old man buried ,supchit with his head north1 looking southward1 and sang the same song that he had sung for his wife and the grizzlies4 ,sas and his daughters cut their hair in grief over ,supchit4 ,my son-in-law1 said ,sas1 next morning early1 be up2 ,i will show you a place where ,i used to play often when ,i was young4 ,i am old now1 and cannot play much1 but ,i will show you the place1 and ,i may play with you a little4 ,i will go1 said ,tulchuherris2 and they started4 ,now1 my brother1 said ,winishuyat1 we are going to the place where ,sas himself has always killed everyone who baffled him elsewhere4 ,no man has ever escaped from the place to which ,sas is now taking you4 ,he will take you to a tree2 he will ask you to climb it2 he will bend it and let it spring back again2 he will kill you if you are not careful4 ,they went to a very wide1 level plain2 in the middle of the plain stood a tremendous1 big pine-tree1 leaning to one side somewhat4 ,my son-in-law1 said ,sas1 when ,i was young ,i used to play here4 ,i cannot play much now1 but ,i'll show you how to play4 ,my brother1 said ,winishuyat1 ,i will tell you what to do4 ,sas will try his best now to kill us4 ,do not kill him to-day2 try him1 lead him on1 make him go higher and higher on the tree1 and wait till to-morrow4 ,sas climbed the tree some distance and said3 ,now1 my son-in-law1 ,i am ready6 ,tulchuherris seized the top of the tree1 pulled it toward him a little1 and let it fly back4 ,sas kept his hold and slipped down4 ,now1 my son-in-law1 go up2 go higher4 ,i used to go very high when ,i was young like you4 ,tulchuherris went to where ,sas had been4 ,go higher1 said ,sas4 ,i wanted to stay where you were1 answered ,tulchuherris2 but ,i will go a little higher4 ,sas took hold of the tree at the top1 pulled it to the earth1 and let it go4 ,it sprang back into the sky with a noise like thunder4 ,tulchuherris held on and slipped down unhurt4 ,well1 father-in-law1 said ,tulchuherris1 try again4 ,i cannot go high1 said ,sas2 but ,i will go a little higher than ,i did the first time4 ,don't give the tree a big pull4 ,he went up4 ,go higher1 said ,tulchuherris4 ,my son-in-law1 ,i cannot go higher2 ,i am old4 ,tulchuherris teased him till he went a little higher2 then he gave a harder pull than before4 ,sas held on without trouble and slipped to the ground4 ,now1 said ,sas1 ,i'll give you a swing4 ,tulchuherris went up4 ,go higher1 said ,sas4 ,he went higher4 ,go higher2 you are young1 urged ,sas4 ,i don't like to go up1 said ,tulchuherris4 ,but he went a little higher4 ,old ,sas gave a good pull1 stronger than before4 ,tulchuherris held on and came to the ground safely4 ,going to one side1 he said3 ,whu1 whu6 let this day be made short6 ,so the day was made short2 evening came soon4 ,well1 father-in-law1 you try now4 ,very well1 said ,sas1 give me a small pull2 my arms tremble2 ,i am old4 ,i cannot hold on1 ,i am so weak4 ,old ,sas went up4 ,go higher1 said ,tulchuherris4 ,i cannot2 ,i'm old4 ,tulchuherris pulled down the top of the tree1 but not so far4 ,while he was pulling1 ,sas said3 ,oh1 my son-in-law1 don't let it go hard4 ,tulchuherris gave a pull that would leave ,sas on the tree1 and he came down unhurt4 ,now try once more1 said ,sas1 and we will go home4 ,very well1 answered ,tulchuherris4 ,now1 my brother1 said ,winishuyat1 this is the last time to-day4 ,he will try hard to kill you4 ,jump off before he lets the tree go4 ,tulchuherris went up two-thirds of the way4 ,sas pulled the tree to the ground and thought that he would kill ,tulchuherris surely2 but just before he let it go1 ,tulchuherris slipped off behind him and rushed away4 ,the tree flew up with the noise of heavy thunder4 ,sas looked everywhere1 but could not see ,tulchuherris4 ,now1 ,tulchuherris1 said he1 ,i have finished you at last4 ,you are nobody1 you are dead2 and he started to go home1 talking to himself as he went4 ,father-in-law1 what are you saying1 to whom are you talking8 ,sas turned around1 amazed4 ,oh1 my son-in-law1 ,i am glad that you are here4 ,we must go home4 ,we have no wood2 we must get wood4 ,tulchuherris thought3 ,my father-in-law wants to kill me4 ,to-morrow ,i will do what ,i can to kill him4 ,when my grandmother spoke to me of ,sas1 ,i knew nothing2 ,i paid no heed to her4 ,when she warned me1 ,i did not listen1 ,i did not believe2 but ,i see now that she spoke truly when she told me of ,sas's house4 ,he rose in the night1 turned toward ,sas1 and said3 ,whu6 whu6 ,i want you1 ,sas1 to sleep soundly4 ,then he reached his right hand toward the west1 toward his grandmother's1 and a stick came on it4 ,he carved and painted the stick beautifully1 red and black1 and made a fire-drill4 ,then he reached his left hand toward the east1 and wood for a mokos 7arrow-straightener7 came on it4 ,he made the mokos and asked the fox dog for a fox-skin4 ,the fox gave it4 ,of this he made a headband and painted it red4 ,all these things he put in his quiver4 ,we are ready1 said ,tulchuherris4 ,now1 ,daylight1 ,i wish you to come right away1 to come quickly4 ,daylight came4 ,sas rose1 and they started soon after for the tree4 ,my son-in-law1 ,i will go first1 said ,sas2 and he climbed the tree4 ,go higher6 said ,tulchuherris4 ,i will not give a great pull1 go up higher4 ,he went high1 and ,tulchuherris did not give a hard pull4 ,sas came down safely4 ,tulchuherris now went high1 almost to the top4 ,sas looked at him1 saw that he was near the top1 and then drew the great pine almost to the earth1 standing with his back to the top of the tree4 ,tulchuherris sprang off behind ,sas and ran away into the field4 ,the tree sprang into the sky with a roar4 ,you are killed now1 my son-in-law1 said ,sas4 ,you will not trouble me hereafter6 ,he talked on to himself1 and was glad4 ,what are you saying1 father-in-law8 asked ,tulchuherris1 coming up from behind4 ,sas turned4 ,oh1 my son-in-law1 ,i was afraid that ,i had hurt you4 ,i was sorry4 ,now1 my brother1 said ,winishuyat1 ,sas will kill you unless you kill him4 ,at midday he will kill you surely1 unless you kill him4 ,are we not as strong as ,sas8 ,father-in-law1 try again2 then ,i will go to the very top and beat you1 said ,tulchuherris4 ,that morning ,sas's elder daughter said to her sister1 after ,sas and ,tulchuherris had gone1-- ,my sister1 our father ,sas has tried all people1 and has conquered all of them so far2 but to-day he will not conquer1 to-day he will die4 ,i know this2 do not look for him to-day1 he will not come back2 he will never come back to us4 ,sas went up high4 ,i will kill him now1 thought ,tulchuherris1 and he was sorry2 still he cried3 ,go a little higher2 ,i went higher1 ,i will go to the top next time4 ,i will not hurt you1 go a little higher4 ,sas went higher and higher1 till at last he said1 ,i cannot climb any more1 ,i am at the top2 don't give a big pull1 my son-in-law4 ,tulchuherris took hold of the tree with one hand1 pulled it as far as it would bend1 pulled it till it touched the earth1 and then let it fly4 ,when the tree rushed toward the sky1 it made an awful noise1 and soon after a crash was heard1 a hundred times louder than any thunder4 ,all living things heard it4 ,the whole sky and earth shook4 ,olelbis1 who lives in the highest place1 heard it4 ,all living things said1-- ,tulchuherris is killing his father-in-law4 ,tulchuherris has split ,sas4 ,the awful noise was the splitting of ,sas4 ,tulchuherris stood waiting1 waited three hours1 perhaps1 after the earth stopped trembling3 then1 far up in the sky he heard a voice1 saying1-- ,oh1 my son-in-law1 ,i am split1 ,i am dead4 ,i thought that ,i was the strongest power living2 but ,i am not4 ,from this time on ,i shall say ,tulchuherris is the greatest power in the world4 ,tulchuherris could not see any one4 ,he only heard a voice far up in the sky1 saying1-- ,my son-in-law1 ,i will ask you for a few things4 ,will you give me your fox-skin headband8 ,tulchuherris put his hand into his fox-skin quiver1 took out the band1 and tossed it to him4 ,it went straight up to ,sas1 and he caught it4 ,now will you give me your mokos8 ,tulchuherris took out the mokos and threw it4 ,give me your fire-drill6 ,he threw that4 ,another voice was heard now1 not so loud3 ,i wish you would give me a headband of white quartz4 ,this voice was the smaller part of ,sas4 ,when ,tulchuherris had given the headband1 he said1-- ,my father-in-law1 you are split--you are two4 ,the larger part of you will be ,sas the sun1 the smaller part ,chanahl the moon1 the white one2 and this division is what you have needed for a long time1 but no one had the strength to divide you4 ,you are in a good state now4 ,you1 ,chanahl1 will grow old quickly and die2 then you will come to life and be young again4 ,you will be always like that in this world4 ,and1 ,sas1 you will travel west all the time1 travel every day without missing a day2 you will travel day after day without resting4 ,you will see all things in the world as they live and die4 ,my father-in-law1 take this1 too1 from me4 ,tulchuherris threw up to ,sas a quiver made of porcupine skin4 ,i will take it1 said ,sas1 and ,i will carry it always4 ,then ,tulchuherris gave ,chanahl the quartz headband and said1-- ,wear it around your head always so that when you travel in the night you will be seen by all people4 ,sas put the fox-skin around his head1 and fastened the mokos crosswise in front of his forehead4 ,the fire-drill he fastened in his hair behind1 placing it upright4 ,at sunrise we see the hair of the fox-skin around ,sas's head before we see ,sas himself4 ,next ,tulchuherris threw up two red berries1 saying1-- ,take these and make red cheeks on each side of your face1 so that when you rise in the morning you will be bright1 and make everything bright4 ,tulchuherris went west and got some white roots from the mountain1 threw them to ,sas1 and said1 ,put these across your forehead4 ,next he stretched his right hand westward1 and two large shells1 blue inside1 came to his palm4 ,he threw these to ,sas and said1-- ,put these on your forehead for a sign when you come up in the morning4 ,there is a place in the east which is all fire4 ,when you reach that place1 go in and warm yourself4 ,go to ,olelpanti now4 ,olelbis1 your father1 lives there4 ,he will tell you where to go4 ,sas went to ,olelpanti1 where he found a wonderful and very big sweat-house4 ,it was toward morning1 and ,olelbis was lying down1 covered with a blanket4 ,while sleeping he heard a noise1 and when he woke he saw some one near him4 ,he knew who it was4 ,sas turned to him and said1-- ,my father1 ,i am split4 ,i thought myself the strongest person in the world1 but ,i was not4 ,tulchuherris is the strongest4 ,well1 my son ,sas1 asked ,olelbis1 where do you wish to be1 and how do you wish to live8 ,i have come to ask you1 replied ,sas4 ,well1 answered ,olelbis1 you must travel all the time1 and it is better that you go from east to west4 ,if you go north and travel southward1 ,i don't think that will be well4 ,if you go west and travel eastward1 ,i don't think that will be well1 either4 ,if you go south and travel northward1 ,i don't think that will be right4 ,i think that best which ,tulchuherris told you4 ,he told you to go east and travel to the west4 ,he said that there is a hot place in the east1 that you must go into that place and get hot before you start every morning4 ,i will show you the road from east to west4 ,in a place right south of this is a very big tree1 a tobacco tree1 just half-way between east and west4 ,when you come from the east1 sit down in the shade of that tree1 rest a few minutes1 and go on4 ,never forget your porcupine quiver or other ornaments when you travel4 ,while coming up from the east1 you will see thick brush along the road on both sides4 ,in that brush are the grizzly bears1 your children4 ,be on your guard against them2 they would kill you if they could4 ,as you pass along1 let your porcupine quiver touch the bushes2 that will keep the bears away4 ,when you go far west to the great water1 jump into it2 everybody will call that place ,sasunhluaston4 ,no one in the world will believe you except ,sedit4 ,you and ,sedit want all things to die when they grow old4 ,go to the east2 go into the hot place every morning4 ,there is always a fire in it4 ,take a white oak staff1 thrust the end of that staff into the fire till it is one glowing coal4 ,when you travel westward carry this burning staff in your hand4 ,in summer take a manzanita staff2 put it in the fire1 and burn the end4 ,this staff will be red-hot all the day4 ,now you may go east and begin4 ,you will travel all the time1 day after day1 without stopping4 ,all living things will see you with your glowing staff4 ,you will see everything in the world1 but you will be always alone4 ,no one can ever keep you company or travel with you4 ,i am your father and you are my son1 but ,i could not let you stay with me4 ,,sedit ,,and ,,the ,,two ,,brothers ,,hus ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the beast1 bird1 or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,dokos1 flint2 ,hus1 turkey buzzard2 ,klak1 rattlesnake2 ,sedit1 coyote2 ,wima1 grizzly bear4 99 99 99 99 99 ,there were two brothers ,hus in ,olelpanti1 and ,olelbis had given them a place in his sweat-house4 ,now1 when ,olelbis had made up his mind to send all things down to the earth1 the people in ,olelpanti were talking and saying1-- ,what shall we do now8 ,how will it be in the world8 ,dokos ,herit1 ,klak ,loimis1 and ,wima ,loimis have done wrong4 ,they are angry and think bad things4 ,they will make trouble4 ,come into the sweat-house1 you my people1 said ,olelbis1 and talk4 ,say what you think is best to do4 ,all who were in ,olelpanti at that time went into the sweat-house1 where they talked five nights and five days4 ,on the sixth morning ,olelbis called the two ,hus brothers and said1-- ,i have a great work for you4 ,go down to ,tsarauheril1 where the first tree is4 ,right there a people will come up out of the earth1 and they will come soon4 ,a little above that place1 you two brothers must go to work and make a stone road from the earth up here to ,olelpanti4 ,you will find stones and pile them firmly4 ,make the building very strong4 ,the road itself will be like steps1 one higher than another4 ,when you have built half-way up to ,olelpanti1 you will make a place in which people may spend a night4 ,put good water there4 ,when you have finished the whole road1 people will come up out of the earth1 and when they have come up they will go around on the earth everywhere1 and live and grow old4 ,when they are old1 they can go to the beginning of the road made by you and climb the steps4 ,when they are at the water1 which is half-way1 they will drink of it1 rest one night1 and next day travel on till they come here to ,olelpanti4 ,i will put two springs of water at this end1--one for them to bathe in1 the other to drink4 ,if an old man is coming up1 he will drink of the water half-way1 he will drink and feel better1 and when he reaches this end and comes to the water here1 he will bathe in one spring1 drink from the other1 and come out young1 fresh1 and strong4 ,if an old woman comes1 she will drink and bathe and come out a young girl4 ,then they will go down to the earth again young and healthy4 ,when they grow old a second time1 they will come up1 drink1 and bathe again1 and be young a second time2 and it will be this way forever4 ,nobody will die4 ,no man will have a wife1 no woman a husband2 all will be as brothers and sisters4 ,when the trees grow large which are small now1 there will be no limbs except at the top1 and the acorns on those trees will have no shells4 ,they will be ready to eat without husking or cracking1 and it will be so on all trees1--no husks or shells on the acorns2 nobody will need to climb2 the nuts will fall ready to be eaten4 ,when ,olelbis had finished talking1 he sent away the two brothers4 ,go now1 said he1 and make that great road4 ,the two brothers started4 ,they came down at ,sonomyai1 looked around1 and said1-- ,this must be the place of which ,olelbis told us4 ,this must be the place where we are to work3 we will begin here4 ,my brother1 said the elder ,hus1 ,i will bring stones to you2 plenty of them2 big stones4 ,you will put them together1--lay them in order and make the walls4 ,they began to work4 ,on the first day they piled the road up as high as a big house4 ,next day they piled all day2 made the road as high as a tall tree4 ,the third day it was very high2 the fourth still higher4 ,it was rising very fast4 ,the brothers worked well1 and had great power4 ,the building was already the largest ever seen on this earth4 ,on the fifth day the top could hardly be seen4 ,on the sixth day it was touching the clouds4 ,a little before noon of the sixth day the two brothers saw something moving from the southwest4 ,when it came near they saw a man with mempak around his neck4 ,he wore an otter-skin headband1 an otter-skin quiver1 and a ,sedit skin1 which he wore like a coat4 ,he had on buckskin leggings ornamented with kobalus1 and his shirt was stuck full of kobalus1 the sharp end of the shell out4 ,he was dressed beautifully4 ,when this man had come near1 he watched the two brothers at work4 ,they did not speak to him4 ,this was ,sedit4 ,at last he said1-- ,my grandsons1 stop work2 rest awhile2 come and tell me what you are doing4 ,come and sit awhile here with me1 and we will talk4 ,when an uncle or a grandfather comes1 people always stop work and talk with their relative4 ,the brothers made no answer2 kept on at their work2 paid no heed to ,sedit4 ,grandsons1 said he again1 stop awhile2 come and talk with me2 tell me what you are doing4 ,i want to learn1 come and tell me what you know2 rest awhile4 ,i might tell you something better than what you know4 ,perhaps you think1 grandsons1 that ,i don't know anything4 ,come and sit down and ,i will tell you something wise4 ,if you don't come1 ,i will spoil your work4 ,i will destroy what you are doing4 ,when the two brothers heard this1 they were frightened2 they thought that he might injure their work1 and they came4 ,when they reached the ground and walked up to ,sedit1 they asked1-- ,which way did you come1 grandfather8 ,where do you live8 ,my grandsons1 said ,sedit1 ,i came from a place not very far from this4 ,i was walking around to see if ,i could see something4 ,i heard people talking last night about you4 ,they said that you were making a road1 and ,i thought that ,i would come here to look at your work1 and talk to you4 ,very well1 said the brothers4 ,this work which we are doing is not for us4 ,it is for others4 ,perhaps you think this work is for us2 it is not1 it is done at command of another4 ,this work is for ,olelbis4 ,olelbis sent us down here to make this great road4 ,what6 cried ,sedit1 are you working for ,olelbis8 ,did he send you down here to do this8 ,did he tell you to make this road1 and have you come here to make it for him1 my grandsons8 ,do you believe what ,olelbis says to you8 ,do you believe what he says to other people8 ,do you mind him and work for him8 ,i don't believe in ,olelbis4 ,i don't believe what he says1 ,i don't care for what he says4 ,my grandfather1 said the elder ,hus1 hold on1 stop talking4 ,i don't like to hear you say such words1 ,i don't like to hear you talk in that way4 ,i am going to tell you why all this work is done1 why this road is made4 ,i have told you nothing4 ,sedit sat down and said3 ,well1 tell me4 ,i am glad to hear what you say4 ,i am glad to hear why you are making this road4 ,the elder brother began3 ,olelbis says that a new people will come on this earth soon1 that they will live and go around1 and after a while they will grow old4 ,when very old1 they will come to this road to go to ,olelpanti and be young again4 ,when half-way up1 it will be evening4 ,they will drink water from a spring and pass the night there4 ,next day they will go on1 and be at the end of the road in the evening1--they will be in ,olelpanti1 where ,olelbis lives4 ,they will find water there4 ,they will drink from one spring and bathe in the water of another4 ,when they come out1 they will be young4 ,next day they will come down half-way1 drink of the water1 stay one night1 then come to the earth1 and be young and fresh as they were at first4 ,no man will have a wife1 no woman a husband4 ,they will be to one another as brothers and sisters4 ,that is what ,olelbis wishes1 and because he wishes it he has sent us to make this road4 ,when the road is built to ,olelpanti1 where ,olelbis lives1 these trees around here1 which are small now1 will be large4 ,they will grow up and be very tall4 ,they will have no limbs except those near the top1 where branches will run out4 ,on those branches acorns will come1 and the acorns will have no shells on them4 ,they will be all ready and fit to eat4 ,the people who are to come out of the earth will not be able to climb these trees1 and they will have no need to climb1 for the acorns will fall1 and the people will pick them up and have plenty of food without work1 without trouble4 ,sedit listened and looked at the elder ,hus brother4 ,then he turned to the younger ,hus and said sneeringly1-- ,hu6 ,do you believe all that8 ,do you think that every word is true which ,olelbis says8 ,do you think it is wise8 ,do you think it is good8 ,now1 my grandsons1 you wait awhile1 and ,i will tell you something4 ,you ought to know that an old man like me has words to speak1--that he knows something wise4 ,i have something to tell you which is better than all this4 ,i will tell you what it is4 ,i will tell you now4 ,suppose an old man goes up this road all alone1 drinks from one spring1 bathes in the other1 and comes down young4 ,he will be all alone just as he was when he went up4 ,suppose an old woman and an old man go up1 go alone1 one after the other1 and come back alone1 young4 ,they will be alone as before1 and will grow old a second time1 and go up again and come back young1 but they will be alone1 just the same as at first4 ,they will have nothing on earth to be glad about4 ,they will never have any friends1 any children2 they will never have any fun in the world2 they will never have anything to do but to go up this road old and come back down young again4 ,now1 my grandsons1 ,i will tell you something better1 and you will like what ,i tell you4 ,i like it because it is good4 ,i am going to say something wiser than anything ,olelbis has told you yet4 ,it will be better1 very much better if trees have limbs to the ground1 and if acorns have husks and shells on them4 ,when trees have limbs to the ground1 a man can climb them1 take a long stick in his hand1 and knock acorns to the ground4 ,others will come under the tree and gather them4 ,when the acorns fall1 women will jump and say1 ',oh6 oh6' and laugh and talk and be glad and feel well4 ,i think that is better4 ,people can take the acorns home and put them on the ground4 ,then they will say1 ',come1 let us husk these acorns4' ,men and women will go and sit down and husk the acorns4 ,when they are doing this1 they will throw husks back and forth at each other4 ,they will have fun and laugh and be pleased and feel well4 ,i think that this is better2 ,i know that you will like it4 ,besides1 what are people to eat if nothing dies8 ,deer will not die1 fish will not die2 the coming people cannot kill them4 ,what are they to eat8 ,they will have nothing to eat except acorns4 ,i think it is better for women and men--young men and young women--to marry1 live day and night with each other4 ,when they get up in the morning1 the man will work for the woman1 the woman will work for the man1 and they will help each other4 ,i think that the better way4 ,if a man has a wife1 he will catch fish and kill deer1 he will bring them in1 and give them to his wife to cook4 ,she will cook them1 and both will eat4 ,i think that is the right way4 ,if people live in this manner1 and a woman has a child1 her neighbors will say1 ',there is a nice baby over there1' and they will go to see it1 and will say1 ',what a nice baby that woman has6' ,i think this is better than anything ,olelbis told you4 ,when that baby grows up and another baby grows up1 they will be a man and a woman1 and the two will get married and have children themselves1 and in that way there will be plenty of people always2 new people1 young people4 ,when a man grows old1 he will die2 when a woman grows old1 she will die4 ,when they die1 others will go around and tell their neighbors about it1 and say1 ',a woman died over there1' or ',a man died over here4 ,they will bury him to-morrow4' ,then all the people will make ready to help the relatives of the dead man2 they will cry1 the dead man's relatives will cry and mourn4 ,i think this is better4 ,when a man dies1 his nearest relatives will cut their hair very close1 paint the face black2 and when people see one of them coming or going1 they will say1 ',his father is dead1' or ',his wife is dead1' or ',his mother is dead1' and they will talk about that man and his dead father1 or dead mother1 or dead wife1 and say1 ',poor man1 he has lost his father1 or his mother1 or his wife4' ,i think this is better4 ,when an old woman dies1 she will leave a daughter1 and that daughter will have a daughter1 or an old man dies1 he will leave a son1 and that son will have a son4 ,as men and women grow old1 they will die1 and their places will be taken by young people4 ,i think this is the right way4 ,i think this is the best way4 ,all living things should go this way1--all should grow old and then die4 ,when the new people come on this earth1 they ought to go this way4 ,when those people come and live all around on this earth1 they will die in many ways1--they will fight with each other and die2 when trees grow old1 they will die and fall down2 everything will die in like manner4 ,when a man dies1 his friends will put mempak on him1 like this which ,i have around my neck1 and an otter-skin band around his head1 and give him a quiver1 dress him1 and then put him in the ground4 ,when a man goes to some place1 a grizzly bear may catch and kill him1 or a rattlesnake will bite and kill him1 and when people fight they will use flint and kill one another4 ,people will get angry and fight4 ,when there is a gathering1 somebody will come running in and say1 ',people over there are fighting4' ,those inside will hurry to see1 and will find a man killed1 and say1 ',a good man is killed2' then they will punish the others for killing him4 ,the two brothers sat there1 made no answer4 ,well1 my grandsons1 continued ,sedit1 ,i know that what ,i tell you is right4 ,what do you think8 ,the brothers said nothing at first4 ,they thought and thought4 ,after a while the elder looked at ,sedit and said1-- ,i think what you say is better4 ,i think that it is right4 ,i suppose it is true4 ,i believe that you are old enough and ought to know4 ,i think that you are right4 ,grandfather1 said the younger brother1 would you like to die1 too1 the same as others1 and be lying in the ground and not rise any more2 never go around with an otter-skin band on your head1 and a beautiful quiver at your back1 and fine things such as you are wearing to-day8 ,you want others to die2 you want death in the world4 ,what would you say if you had to die yourself8 ,you want all the coming people to die1 and all living things hereafter to die and be gone from here4 ,olelbis does not want any one to die1 but you want all living things on this earth to die4 ,you want to spoil all the work which ,olelbis sent us down here to do4 ,when the younger brother said this1 the two stood up and walked off a little way1 and ,sedit said1-- ,my grandsons1 come back1 come back4 ,we have not finished talking yet4 ,we must talk more4 ,we will talk this all over again4 ,come back1 my grandsons1 come back4 ,but the two brothers did not turn back2 they walked on1 walked toward the east always--said nothing4 ,after a time they turned and went to where their road was4 ,they pulled out some great stones1 and the whole road fell to the ground4 ,the two brothers flew up then1 circling around for a while4 ,they went higher and higher1 till at last they disappeared and went to ,olelpanti4 ,sedit saw them fly up1 watched them till they disappeared4 ,he stood looking around for a long time4 ,at last he said1-- ,what am ,i to do now8 ,i wish ,i had not said all that1 ,i wish ,i had not said so much4 ,i wish ,i had not said anything4 ,he stood around there and kept repeating3 ,what am ,i to do now8 ,i am sorry4 ,why did ,i talk so much8 ,hus asked me if ,i wanted to die4 ,he said that all on earth here will have to die now4 ,that is what ,hus said4 ,i don't know what to do4 ,what can ,i do8 ,he looked around and found a plant with long1 broad leaves1 the wild sunflower4 ,he found this plant in great plenty1 and took many leaves from it4 ,he pulled off all his fine clothes1 threw them aside1 then stuck the leaves into his body1 all the way up and down his legs1 body1 and arms1 and said1-- ,now ,i will go up to ,olelpanti4 ,i am not going to stay down here where people die4 ,i am going up to the place where the ,hus brothers went4 ,he made a tail of leaves2 then he rose and flew around and around1 rose pretty high2 the leaves began to get dry and break one after another4 ,after a while ,sedit1 whirling round and round1 came down with great force1 struck the ground1 and was crushed to pieces4 ,the ,hus brothers went up to ,olelpanti4 ,olelbis said1-- ,there are rocks at the south not far from the sweat-house2 go there and stay4 ,olelbis looked down1 and saw ,sedit trying to fly to ,olelpanti2 he saw him fall4 ,it is his own fault1 said ,olelbis4 ,sedit is the first to die1 killed by his own words2 hereafter all his people will fall around and die and be found dead at roadsides and places where people pass4 ,the people to come will see them there4 ,the name of the place where the ruined road was is ,sonomyai4 ,our ,wintu people say that ever since white men settled in the country they have been drawing away the stones which the ,hus brothers piled up4 ,they have taken them as far as fifteen miles to build chimneys4 ,,hawt ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the beast1 bird1 or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,chrchihas1 mountain squirrel 7red72 ,handokmit1 striped snake2 ,hau1 red fox2 ,hawt1 eel2 ,hus1 turkey buzzard2 ,kanhlalas1 weasel2 ,karkit1 raven2 ,kinus1 wood dove2 ,kiri1 loon2 ,lutchi1 humming-bird2 ,memtulit1 otter2 ,mrope1 bull snake2 ,nomhawena1 ----2 ,nop1 deer2 ,patkilis1 jack rabbit2 ,patit1 panther2 ,sedit1 coyote2 ,tichelis1 ground squirrel2 ,tsaik1 bluejay2 ,tsrarok1 kingfisher2 ,tsaroki ,sakahl1 brown-green snake2 ,tsihl1 black bear2 ,tsileu1 yellowhammer2 ,tsudi1 mouse2 ,tunhlucha1 frog2 ,waida ,dikit1 ,dolly ,varden trout2 ,waida ,werris1 ,polar star2 ,wai ,hau1 silver-gray fox2 ,waiti1 north side2 ,watwut1 mountain bluejay2 ,wima1 grizzly bear2 ,ypokos1 black fox4 99 99 99 99 99 ,on the south side of ,bohem ,puyuk is a small mountain called ,tede ,puyuk4 ,near that small mountain lived ,waida ,dikit ,kiemila4 ,he lived all alone1 without neighbors4 ,there was no house near his4 ,he lived long in that place1 thinking what was best for him to do1 thinking1 thinking4 ,after a great while he thought3 ,the best thing to do is to build a sweat-house4 ,he built a sweat-house about a mile west of the place where he was living4 ,when he had finished1 he took a kind of red earth and painted the eastern half of the house red on the outside4 ,the western half he painted green with paint made from leaves of bushes4 ,after he had painted the western half1 all the different kinds of bushes whose leaves he had used for paint grew out of that side of the sweat-house4 ,the sweat-house was ready for use now1 and ,waida ,dikit went to see a man1 ,tsaroki ,sakahl1 who lived farther south4 ,my grandson1 said ,waida ,dikit1 ,i wish you would come up and stay in my house4 ,i have no one to keep me company4 ,i wish you would come and live with me4 ,i will go with you1 said ,tsaroki1 and he went to live with the old man4 ,waida ,dikit had not told ,tsaroki of the sweat-house1 he took him to the old house4 ,after two or three nights ,waida ,dikit said1-- ,my grandson1 what shall we do8 ,what would you like to do8 ,what will be best for us8 ,we must talk about something4 ,there should be something for us to talk about4 ,we must have something to say4 ,well1 said ,tsaroki1 ,i think that you want what is best2 you want to see somebody1 to see something4 ,i think that is what you want4 ,i think ,i know what you want4 ,the best way to get what you want is to build a sweat-house4 ,that is wise talk1 my grandson1 ,i like to hear it4 ,i have a sweat-house built--all finished4 ,where is it8 asked ,tsaroki4 ,i will show it to you soon1 answered ,waida ,dikit4 ,putting his hand behind him1 he picked up a small basket1 took out yellow paint with his thumb and forefinger1 and drew a yellow streak from ,tsaroki's head down his back4 ,the young man had been all green2 now there was yellow on his back4 ,next ,waida ,dikit took a net woven of grass fibre1 like a woman's hair net1 and put it on ,tsaroki's head4 ,you are ready now1 said he4 ,then he led him out of the house and said1 pointing to the west1-- ,look6 ,there is our sweat-house4 ,now1 my grandson1 ,i am going to take you to that house4 ,the east side is painted red4 ,when we are there1 don't go near the sweat-house on this eastern side2 pass by1 but not too near1 a little way off4 ,when we go in ,i will take the eastern half and stay in it2 you will take the other half and stay on the western side1 where there is green paint4 ,that is where you are to lie1 on the green side4 ,they started4 ,the old man walked ahead4 ,when they went in1 ,waida ,dikit took the eastern half of the house and ,tsaroki the western4 ,the young man sat down1 and then ,waida ,dikit took a pipe which was in the sweat-house4 ,my grandson1 said he1 you will find a pipe right there on your side of the house and a sack of tobacco4 ,you may smoke if you wish4 ,tsaroki took the pipe1 looked at it1 liked it well4 ,this pipe was from ,wai ,hola ,puyuk4 ,when he drew in the smoke and puffed out the first whiff1 the whole house was filled so that nothing was seen in it4 ,waida ,dikit put his head outside the door4 ,there was smoke outside everywhere4 ,he could see nothing4 ,then he turned back and said1-- ,my grandson1 you are a good man4 ,you are a strong man4 ,you smoke well4 ,this will do for the first time4--,if he does that again1 thought the old man1 there will be nothing seen in this world2 all will be covered with smoke2 and he said1 ,you are a strong man2 that is enough for this time4 ,i should like to know why he says1 ',that is enough4' ,what does he want to do with me8 thought ,tsaroki4 ,maybe he is trying me in some way4 ,my grandson1 said the old man1 after a while1 ,i should like to see somebody2 ,i should like to see something1 see people2 ,i should like to have fun and see games of some sort4 ,i should like to see them too1 answered ,tsaroki2 ,i should like to see them1 my grandfather4 ,you are older than ,i2 if you tell me what to do1 ,i will do it4 ,my grandson1 can you play on anything8 ,i should like to play if you would teach me1 said ,tsaroki4 ,the old man put his hand behind him into a basket of things1 drew out a flute and gave it to ,tsaroki1 who took it quickly1 he was so glad4 ,he sat down1 crossed his legs1 and before he had blown into the flute1 just as he touched his lips with it1 beautiful sounds came out4 ,the young man was glad1 wonderfully glad4 ,the old man1 who sat looking at him1 asked1-- ,how do you like the flute1 my grandson8 ,i like it well1 said ,tsaroki4 ,i am glad to hear you play1 my grandson2 ,i am glad when you do something good4 ,when ,i was young1 ,i used to say good things1 ,i used to do good things4 ,now1 my grandson1 think what you would like best to do4 ,i should like to hear something nice1 to hear music1 to hear beautiful sounds4 ,after he had taken the flute ,tsaroki did not sleep2 he played for three days and three nights without stopping2 then he stopped and asked1-- ,what is this flute8 ,what is it made of8 ,it sounds so sweetly4 ,my grandson1 ,i will tell you2 that flute is of wood1--alder wood4 ,that is an alder flute1 but the wood is people's bones4 ,there were people long ago1 and that alder wood grew out of their bones4 ,my grandson1 would you like to have another young man with you1 or do you wish to be alone8 ,i think it would be better for you to have company4 ,my grandfather1 ,i should like to have another man with me2 ,i could talk with him4 ,i could live then more pleasantly4 ,my grandson1 to see another young man you must go to the west2 you must go in the middle of the night1 when it is very dark1 so that no one may see you4 ,my grandson1 it is better for you to go to-night4 ,where8 ,which way do you want me to go1 my grandfather8 ,go west from here1 far away2 you will start when it is dark2 you will get there in the dark4 ,you will go to where the old woman ,nomhawena ,pokaila lives3 she is your grandmother4 ,when you go to her house1 ask her about your brother2 she will tell you where he is4 ,my grandfather1 ,i don't believe that ,i can find her house4 ,i don't know what kind of house it is4 ,you cannot miss it1 my grandson4 ,the night will be very dark2 no one will be able to see anything1 but you cannot miss the house4 ,it is a little house2 no one can see it1 but you cannot miss it4 ,you will go there very quickly1 though 'tis far from here and the night is dark4 ,then the old man showed him a small sand trail2 it was bright1 just like a ray of light in the darkness1 though it was very narrow1 as narrow as a hair1 and all around it was dark night4 ,the old man had made this trail purposely4 ,tsaroki started1 and could see the trail straight ahead of him2 he went over it as swiftly as an arrow goes from a bow4 ,he travelled right on1 and at the end of the trail1 just on the trail itself1 was a little bark house4 ,he went into this house1 and saw an old woman lying there with her back to the fire2 she was sleeping on the south side of it4 ,he walked in and stood at the north side4 ,he sat down then1 and was sitting a while when the old woman woke1 turned her face to the fire1 and saw some one opposite4 ,she rose1 stirred the fire to make light1 looked at the young man1 and said1-- ,i see some person over there2 who is it8 ,my grandmother1 ,i am ,tsaroki ,sakahl4 ,i have come because my grandfather1 ,waida ,dikit1 sent me to see you1 so that you might tell me about my brother4 ,i should like to know where my brother lives4 ,i have come to see my brother and speak to him4 ,very well1 my grandson1 ,i will tell you4 ,he lives right over here on the west4 ,as soon as she had finished speaking1 ,tsaroki stood up and went toward the west4 ,he had not made many steps when he saw a large space1 a broad space on which a great many people were sitting4 ,the place was dark1 but the people could see one another4 ,tsaroki saw all1 and looked around carefully4 ,he saw that all were at work except one man1 who was sitting in the middle in a good place4 ,he looked a long time1 not knowing what to do1 for ,waida ,dikit had said to him1-- ,you must not let any one know but your brother why ,i sent you1 and tell him not to tell others4 ,no one present saw ,tsaroki1 and he thought3 ,i don't know how ,i shall go to my brother without letting any one know4 ,at last he made up his mind what to do4 ,he went down under the ground where he had been sitting1 and came up just in front of the great man1 his brother4 ,the people were dressing skins1 making arrow-points1 and finishing arrows4 ,all were at work but the man in the middle4 ,tsaroki came up in front of him and whispered1-- ,my brother1 ,i have come for you4 ,my grandfather sent me to ask you to go to him and not to tell any one4 ,that is well4 ,i will go4 ,let us start4 ,that was all he said4 ,this big man was ,hawt4 ,tsaroki had brought his flute1 but he could not use it1 for he had to keep his journey secret and not let himself be seen2 he held the flute hidden under his arm4 ,let us go1 said ,hawt2 you go ahead4 ,tsaroki went into the ground1 came out where he had been sitting at first1 and then went to the house of the old woman1 his grandmother4 ,hawt stood up to make ready for the journey4 ,the people kept on working4 ,they were all of the ,hawt people1 and the big man was their chief4 ,hawt dressed1 and took his bow and arrows4 ,when ready1 he turned and said1-- ,my people1 ,i am going to leave you1 to be gone two or three days1 perhaps longer4 ,that was all he said2 he did not say where he was going1 nor why4 ,he walked away and went to ,nomhawena's house1 where ,tsaroki was waiting4 ,the two brothers had been sitting just a little while when the old woman said to them1-- ,now1 my grandsons1 you must go2 you must be at ,waida ,dikit's before daylight2 you must travel while it is dark1 we do not wish to let other people know of your journey4 ,go4 ,i shall be in this house1 but shall hear all that is happening at your place4 ,they left the old woman1 and reached ,waida ,dikit's before daylight4 ,the old man was up already1 and standing by the fire in the middle of the sweat-house combing his red hair1 which touched his feet4 ,the moment he went into the house ,tsaroki took his flute1 lay on his back1 and began to play4 ,hawt stood a while2 didn't know where to sit4 ,at last ,waida ,dikit said to him1-- ,my grandson1 ,i am living here in a small house4 ,there isn't much room in it1 but go north of the fire and sit there4 ,just as ,hawt was sitting down at the appointed side1 daylight came4 ,tsaroki played two nights and two days4 ,hawt lay in his place and listened4 ,my grandson1 said ,waida ,dikit to ,tsaroki1 ,i should like to hear you both play4 ,you must give that flute to ,hawt some of the time4 ,tsaroki gave the flute to his brother1 and from time to time they passed it from one to the other4 ,both played2 both made beautiful music4 ,they played day after day1 night after night1 ten days and ten nights4 ,you play well now1 both of you1 my grandsons4 ,would you not like to hear other persons play8 ,oh1 we should like that very much2 we should like to hear other persons play1 said ,tsaroki and ,hawt4 ,i used to hear a friend of mine long ago1 said ,waida ,dikit1 and he played very well4 ,would you like to have him play with you8 ,yes1 yes2 maybe he would teach us to play better4 ,my friend is very old now1 said ,waida ,dikit3 he is ,kanhlalas ,kiemila4 ,i will go and bring him1 said ,tsaroki4 ,go1 my grandson4 ,i will show you a trail1 but do not go near the east side of my sweat-house4 ,it is not far4 ,kanhlalas lives northeast from here4 ,tsaroki found ,kanhlalas's sweat-house on the trail4 ,he heard music inside1 beautiful music4 ,he stood awhile listening1 then went in and saw an old man lying on his back playing4 ,the old man stopped playing1 but did not speak4 ,tsaroki touched him on the shoulder and said1-- ,my grandfather1 ,i have come for you4 ,waida ,dikit1 my grandfather1 sent me to ask you to visit him4 ,i will go1 was all that the old man said4 ,no questions were asked or answered4 ,i have come for you1 ,i will go2 no more4 ,those people of long ago talked in that way2 they didn't talk much4 ,tsaroki went home4 ,kanhlalas made ready to go1 and went under the ground4 ,waida ,dikit was lying in his house when on a sudden ,kanhlalas rose at his feet4 ,waida ,dikit sat up when he saw him1 took a pipe1 and told him to smoke4 ,kanhlalas smoked1 and the two old men talked a good while4 ,the young men played1 first one1 then the other4 ,it was dark in the sweat-house1 but after ,kanhlalas came he shone and gave light like a torch in a dark house4 ,you could see some1 but not very much4 ,kanhlalas was a grandfather of ,waida ,werris4 ,i sent for you1 said ,waida ,dikit1 for ,i thought you might teach my grandsons to play better4 ,they like to make music4 ,they think of nothing else4 ,i am old1 said ,kanhlalas4 ,i am not as ,i used to be4 ,i cannot play much now4 ,when ,i was a boy1 when ,i was young1 ,i could play4 ,but ,i will play a little4 ,about dark he said a second time1 ,i will play a little4 ,so he lay on his back1 took his own flute1 which he had brought with him1 and began4 ,the two brothers lay and listened4 ,kanhlalas never took the flute out of his mouth from the dark of evening until daylight4 ,next day he played1 and all night again4 ,when morning came there was a light stripe down his breast1 and when the sun rose his breast was white1 for the breath was nearly out of his body4 ,that morning old ,waida ,dikit said1-- ,now we will invite all people in the world who can play1 to come here4 ,if you invite all people in the world who can play1 said ,tsaroki1 this house will be too small for them4 ,no1 said the old man1 it will not be too small4 ,you will find it large enough when they come4 ,tsaroki was sent to the northwest to invite people4 ,he went very fast4 ,in a little while he was at a place just this side of where the sky touches the earth4 ,he went to ,nop ,hlut4 ,when near the sweat-house he heard stamping in a dance4 ,he went in and saw a very big house full of people sitting around at the wall4 ,only one woman and a young girl were dancing in the middle of the house1 ,nop ,pokte and ,nop ,loimis4 ,the girl was very small1 and had fawn's feet tied behind her head4 ,these rattled so sharply that you could hear them when far away4 ,as ,tsaroki was coming in through the door on the south1 he saw an old man lying on the north side4 ,this was ,nop ,kiemila1 the master of the house4 ,tsaroki went straight to him1 put his hand on his shoulder1 and said1-- ,i have come for you4 ,what kind of call do you make8 asked ,nop4 ,my grandfather is going to have a playing on flutes4 ,i will go1 said ,nop4 ,my grandfather is inviting people from all parts of the world4 ,all will be invited who can play on the flute4 ,waida ,dikit himself went south to invite people living in the water1 and sent ,tsaroki to invite all the land people4 ,they went far and near to invite all4 ,after a time both grew wearied1 and wanted to get some one to take invitations4 ,they thought who would be best in heat and cold1 light and darkness1 and thought that ,kinus would be2 so they called him1 and hired him to go4 ,kinus went as far as he could go1 went around the whole world to a distance a little this side of where the sky comes down4 ,after a time he returned and said1-- ,this world is wide and big4 ,i called all the people as far as ,i went1 but ,i was not able to go everywhere1--this world goes farther than ,i went4 ,whole days ,i could get no water1 no food2 but ,i invited all the people that ,i saw4 ,now1 while ,kinus was speaking the invited people were listening2 and there were many of them then at ,waida ,dikit's4 ,lutchi sat at one side and listened4 ,there is1 said ,waida ,dikit1 a man that we should like to see here4 ,waida ,werris and also a man who lives far in the ,east1 ,patkilis2 he lives behind the sky1 beyond the place where the sky touches the earth1 and ,sedit lives with him4 ,we want these three4 ,now ,kinus cannot go to them1--nobody that we know is able to go to them4 ,what shall we do8 ,all talked about this4 ,lutchi sat back in silence1 and listened to what they were saying4 ,this sweat-house is too small1 said ,kanhlalas4 ,you will see1 answered ,waida ,dikit4 ,the sweat-house was spreading out1 growing gradually1 growing all the time as the people came4 ,a great many came that afternoon4 ,the house extended now as far as the eye could see4 ,whenever new people came1 ,waida ,dikit would blow and say1 ,i wish this house to be larger6 ,and the house stretched1 became wider and longer and higher4 ,in the evening great crowds were there already4 ,kinus and the rest talked all night and the next day4 ,nobody can go to ,waida ,werris1 ,patkilis1 and ,sedit4 ,that was what they said4 ,they asked all present1 and each answered1 ,i cannot go to them4 ,they talked and talked4 ,at last one man said to another1 ,let's ask that ,lutchi ,herit over there2 maybe he can go4 ,a third said1 ,yes1 let's ask him4 ,and the three said to ,waida ,dikit1 ,ask that little man2 perhaps he can go4 ,he is small1 said ,waida ,dikit1 but ,i will ask him4 ,he went up to ,lutchi1 touched him on the shoulder1 and asked1-- ,my grandson1 can you do something for me8 ,you are small1 but ,i am asking you4 ,lutchi said nothing2 just raised his brows1 which meant ,yes4 ,as soon as he did this1 ,waida ,dikit put his hand under his arm and took out a kunluli 7a delicate blue flower that grows near the water71 and gave it to ,lutchi4 ,lutchi took it in his open palm1 looked at it1 rubbed it between his two hands1 spat on it1 and made a paste which was a beautiful blue paint4 ,then he rubbed his face1 arms1 breast--he became blue all over 7to this day ,lutchi is blue1 he was white before74 ,he went out among the people then1 and said1-- ,people1 look at me6 ,what do ,i look like8 ,haven't ,i a nice color now8 ,you are beautiful1 said the people4 ,you look well4 ,it was at the point of daybreak4 ,they could see just a bit of light4 ,when he was ready to start1 ,lutchi said1-- ,i don't know how far it is1 but if ,i go to those places ,i shall be back here at sunrise4 ,if they are very far away1 ,i shall be here when the sun is as high as the tree-tops4 ,do you think you will be back by sunrise8 asked ,kinus4 ,those places are very far away4 ,i know they are far away1 said ,lutchi4 ,i have been all over the world1 added ,kinus4 ,i was gone a long time1 but those places are farther away than any spot where ,i have been4 ,ho6 ,now ,i am going6 said ,lutchi2 and he darted straight up into the sky1 next down1 and up and down again4 ,then he called out1-- ,how do you like that8 ,do you think ,i can go to those people8 ,this is the way ,i travel4 ,he shot away east and returned4 ,then he went west and came back in a twinkle4 ,next he turned north and was gone4 ,he had never travelled through the air before4 ,till that morning he had always walked on the ground1 just as we do now4 ,he went straight to ,waida ,werris's house and went in4 ,it was dazzling there1 and seemed to him just as bright as daylight seems to a man coming out of a dark place4 ,lutchi saw some one inside1 who was young and beautiful4 ,he could not look at his face1 it was so bright4 ,there were two brothers in the house4 ,the younger was ,waiti1 the elder ,waida ,werris4 ,waiti never left the house2 never went abroad or wandered1 stayed at home all the time4 ,i have come1 said ,lutchi1 to invite you to meet people from all the world at a flute-playing in ,waida ,dikit's sweat-house4 ,i will go1 said ,waida ,werris4 ,he knew all that was going on4 ,he had seen it while travelling early1 before daylight4 ,i am going now1 said ,lutchi to ,waida ,werris4 ,and as soon as he was outside he rushed off toward the west1 came back1 rose in the air1 came down1 and then shot away1 like a lightning flash1 eastward to find ,patkilis and ,sedit4 ,soon he was in the east1 where the sky comes to the earth4 ,he took a sky stick1 which he had brought with him1 pried up the sky1 raised it a little1 and then he went under to the other side4 ,when the sky came down again behind him and struck the earth1 it made an awful noise which was heard over the world4 ,the whole world shook4 ,all the people at ,waida ,dikit's heard the noise and wondered4 ,what can that be8 asked they4 ,what awful noise is that8 ,waida ,dikit knew what the noise was1 but he never told any one4 ,lutchi went straight east from the other side of the sky1 and never stopped till he found ,patkilis and ,sedit4 ,they were in another world1 another sky came down to their world1 and they lived almost at the edge of that second sky4 ,lutchi went into their sweat-house4 ,they were sitting just inside the door1 one at one side1 the other at the other2 the door was on the east side4 ,when ,lutchi had sat a little while1 ,sedit rose and said1-- ,my grandson1 which way have you come8 ,i come here for you and ,patkilis1 answered ,lutchi4 ,waida ,dikit sent me to invite you to a flute-playing at his sweat-house4 ,nobody else could come to you1 so he asked me to come4 ,we are glad1 answered they4 ,we will go4 ,you go ahead4 ,but how shall we pass the sky8 ,i will wait at the edge for you1 said ,lutchi2 and he went on4 ,when ,sedit and ,patkilis were ready1 ,sedit said1 ,i wish this road on which ,i must travel to be short1 very short4 ,they started1 and found the road so short that ,lutchi was waiting at the edge of the sky only a little while when they were with him4 ,lutchi pried up the sky a second time1 and the three passed under to the western side4 ,again there was an awful noise1 and the whole world trembled4 ,now ,i am going quickly2 you can move as you like1 said ,lutchi4 ,he went west like a flash1 and just as the sun was peeping over the mountains he was back at ,waida ,dikit's4 ,have you heard what is going on in this world that makes such a noise8 asked ,waida ,dikit4 ,these people heard an awfully big noise4 ,that was my travelling1 said ,lutchi4 ,kinus1 whom you sent first1 could not go to those three people4 ,i went4 ,they are on the road1 and will be here in a few days4 ,all the people heard this and were glad4 ,now we shall hear great music1 said they4 ,while travelling along together1 ,patkilis spoke to ,sedit and advised him4 ,when we are in ,waida ,dikit's house1 said he1 don't talk much4 ,sit down like a wise man and look on2 be silent2 don't act like a little boy4 ,sedit was talking all the time4 ,he told ,patkilis what he was going to do4 ,he would do this and do that1 he said4 ,two days passed1 and the two men had not come4 ,on the third day1 near the middle of the forenoon1 people saw a beautiful little arrow come down just by the door of the sweat-house1--a bright arrow4 ,when it struck the ground1 it made a grating noise1 and they said1-- ,that is a nice arrow4 ,who sent such an arrow8 ,and all liked it4 ,there were crowds of people in the sweat-house4 ,some of them wanted the arrow4 ,let's pull it up6 said they1 and see who made it2 but ,waida ,dikit would not let them touch it4 ,let it stay where it is4 ,do not touch it1 said he1 for he knew that it was ,patkilis's arrow1 and that it meant3 ,i am coming4 ,i shall be there soon4 ,while the people were talking about the arrow1 two men swept in through the door4 ,no one saw their faces or their heads1 just their legs and shadows4 ,give them room1 let them in1 said ,waida ,dikit4 ,where can they sit8 asked ,tsaroki4 ,give each a place on the east side1 said ,waida ,dikit4 ,the two1 ,patkilis and ,sedit1 went to the east side and sat down4 ,nobody had seen ,waida ,werris come1 but he was in the house4 ,when leaving home that morning1 ,waida ,werris said to ,waiti1 his brother1-- ,you will stay and keep house1 as you do always4 ,you will be here1 but you will see me all the time1 you will see me night and day4 ,watch me2 they will do other things there besides playing on flutes4 ,patkilis and ,sedit asked ,waida ,dikit if ,waida ,werris had come4 ,i do not know where he is1 replied the old man4 ,no one has seen him4 ,oh1 he will not come1 said many people4 ,what kind of a person is ,waida ,werris8 ,he is nobody4 ,what do we want of him8 ,waida ,werris was sitting there all the time listening4 ,waida ,dikit knew well what kind of person he was1 but said nothing4 ,that night after all invited people had come1 ,waida ,dikit said3 ,listen1 all you people here present4 ,i have called this gathering to find who is the best flute-player1 who can make the best music in this world4 ,let us begin4 ,let each play alone4 ,tsaroki began the trial4 ,i will begin1 said he to his brother ,hawt1 then let the others play4 ,you can play when you like4 ,i am satisfied1 said ,hawt4 ,i will play last4 ,that is well1 answered ,tsaroki4 ,i will play first1 all will follow1 and you may play last4 ,tsaroki began4 ,he played a little while1 not long2 played well4 ,kanhlalas played next4 ,all liked his music4 ,watwut ,kiemila played third2 played splendidly4 ,go ahead and play1 all you people1 said ,waida ,dikit4 ,tsileu ,herit played best up to his time1 played till almost morning1 till just before daylight4 ,the inside of the sweat-house had become red1 and some asked1-- ,why is it red everywhere inside the sweat-house8 ,we do not know1 answered others2 something makes it red4 ,one man went up to ,waida ,dikit and asked1 ,why is it red inside the sweat-house8 ,i will tell you4 ,do you see ,tsileu ,herit there8 ,well1 he has been playing all night1 the breath is gone out of him1 he is all red1 and the whole sweat-house is red from him4 ,about daylight ,tsileu stopped1 and then it grew as dark as in a house when a fire is put out in the night4 ,now ,tsaik played all day1 and at sundown the sweat-house was blue1 for ,tsaik had grown blue4 ,all played to see who could play best4 ,every kind of people played4 ,when any one was out of breath1 he stopped playing1 and received a new color4 ,when ,murope lost breath1 he was spotted4 ,when ,handokmit lost breath1 he became striped4 ,patkilis played three nights and two days1 and when he gave out after sundown1 he was roan4 ,wai ,hau played five nights1 and at sunrise the fifth morning he was red4 ,kiriu ,herit played five nights1 and at the middle of the sixth night he was black1 and his breath gone4 ,and so for many days and nights they played1 one person after another1 till one night all had finished except ,hawt4 ,hawt was the last to play4 ,all were asleep now4 ,all had lost breath1 and received new colors4 ,tsaroki went to his brother on the north side of the house1 and said1-- ,begin1 my brother2 over near the fire there is a place for you2 go under the ground1 and when you come out1 you will play4 ,hawt went under the ground1 and came out near the fireplace4 ,he lay on his back and began to play4 ,he had two rows of holes in his body1 one on each side2 he fingered these holes1 drew in air through his nostrils1 and sent it out through the holes in both sides4 ,hawt was playing on his own body4 ,at first1 all the people were asleep1 except one person1 ,tsudi ,herit4 ,tsudi heard ,hawt1 and he heard1 as in a doze1 wonderful sounds4 ,he listened a long time1 thinking it a dream4 ,when ,tsudi found that he was not sleeping1 he shook the man next him1 and said1-- ,wake up1 wake up6 ,who is playing8 ,all have played1 but ,i have never heard music like this4 ,many have played here1 but no one played in this way4 ,the person he roused was ,hus4 ,hus said nothing1 he was old and nearly bald1 he took a pipe and began to smoke4 ,tsudi roused other people1 one after another4 ,wake up1 rise1 sit up2 listen to the music somebody is playing4 ,they woke1 one after another4 ,who is playing8 asked one4 ,who is it8 asked another4 ,we have played many days and nights1 but no one played like that4 ,all have their own flutes4 ,who can this be8 ,at last some one said3 ,i know who is playing4 ,it is ,hawt4 ,how could ,hawt play8 asked others4 ,whose flute has ,hawt8 ,he has none of his own4 ,each of us brought a flute1 but ,hawt brought none4 ,whose flute has he now8 ,every one heard the wonderful music1 and every one said1 ,we should like to see the man who plays in this way4 ,it was night1 and dark in the sweat-house4 ,all began to say how much they wanted light to see who was playing4 ,waida ,werris was lying back in the east half of the sweat-house1 and heard every word4 ,he1 too1 wanted to look at the player4 ,he sat up1 pulled one hair out of his beard1 gave it to ,tsudi1 and said1-- ,go down near that man who is playing1 and hold up this hair so that people may see him4 ,tsudi took the hair and went along quietly4 ,no one heard him4 ,he held the hair over ,hawt's head1 and there was a light from it that filled the whole house4 ,it was as bright as day there4 ,all the people were seen sitting up1 each hugging his flute4 ,no man would lend his flute to any one else in the world for any price4 ,all were looking toward the spot whence the music came4 ,in the light they saw a man lying on his back with his arms across his breast1 but they could not see that he was doing anything4 ,he had no flute1 he made no motion with his mouth1 for he fingered his sides as he would a flute1 and made the music by drawing in air through his nostrils1 and sending it out through the holes in his sides4 ,tsudi held up ,waida ,werris's single hair1 and people watched ,hawt to see how he made the beautiful music4 ,he was lying on his back making wonderful sounds4 ,he played the music of ,tsaik's song1 of ,waida ,werris's song1 of ,tsaroki's song4 ,they could hear the music1 but there was no motion of ,hawt's mouth and they could not see his fingers play4 ,he gave the music of ,patkilis's song and of ,sedit's4 ,he gave the music of the songs of all people in the sweat-house4 ,hawt has beaten the world6 cried the assembly4 ,he can do more than we can2 we yield1 we are silent4 ,hawt is the best player in the world6 ,no one can play as he plays6 ,hawt gave his own music next4 ,no one knew that music but him1 no one could play it but him4 ,there was no other music so loud and strong1 no other music so soft and low4 ,when the people had watched ,hawt a long time and listened a long time1 he stopped4 ,all cried out then1-- ,hawt is the one great musician1 the only great player on earth6 ,tsudi put down the hair and all were in the dark4 ,he carried the hair back and gave it to ,waida ,werris4 ,people began to talk and ask one another3 ,where did that light come from2 whose is it8 ,one said ,tsudi had it2 another said1 ,no1 he never had a light like that4 ,who gave it to him8 asked a third4 ,some one must have given it to ,tsudi4 ,let us ask him about this4 ,here and there people said3 ,only ,waida ,werris could make such a light4 ,what kind of person is ,waida ,werris8 ,we should like to see ,waida ,werris4 ,i have never seen ,waida ,werris1 but ,i have heard people tell how nice looking he is1 and that he can be seen from afar1 said ,patkilis4 ,if he were here he might make such a light1 but he is not here1 or we should all see him right away4 ,waida ,werris was lying near them1 and heard all they said4 ,let us ask ,waida ,dikit1 said ,karkit ,kiemila1 a big man1 lying on the west side1 facing ,waida ,werris2 and he began to talk to ,waida ,dikit4 ,the people wish to see ,waida ,werris1 said he4 ,you have invited all people in the world1 and you have invited him4 ,what will you do8 ,is he here8 ,will you let every one see him8 ,oh1 no1 said one old man4 ,waida ,werris is bad4 ,i don't want to see him4 ,we have heard that he is good1 said others4 ,we want to see him4 ,so they were divided4 ,waida ,werris smoked a while in silence4 ,at last ,waida ,dikit bent toward ,patkilis and ,sedit and asked1-- ,what do you think1 shall ,i let people see ,waida ,werris or not8 ,they want to see him1 answered the two4 ,you have invited them and invited him4 ,if people wish to see ,waida ,werris1 let them see him4 ,where shall ,i let them see him8 ,let all the people go outside the sweat-house1 said ,patkilis1 and stand in two long rows1 one on each side of the door1 and let ,waida ,werris go out between them4 ,if he goes out1 every one can look at him2 only a few would see him inside the house4 ,very well1 answered ,waida ,dikit4 ,now all you people go outside the house4 ,tsaroki opened the door1 and went out first4 ,all followed1 each saying as he went1 ,it is dark3 we shall not see ,waida ,werris4 ,you can see him in the dark1 said ,waida ,dikit4 ,join hands1 all of you1 and go around to the north side of the sweat-house4 ,go you1 said ,waida ,dikit to ,tsudi1 and search inside4 ,tell me when all the people are out4 ,tsudi searched everywhere4 ,all have gone out1 said he4 ,waida ,dikit closed the door and said3 ,some of you people are sleepy1 but wake up1 open your eyes1 be ready to see--look north4 ,what can we do here8 ,why did we come out in the dark8 asked a certain ,chirchihas4 ,we can see nothing at this time of night2 and1 turning to ,lutchi1 he asked3 ,have you seen him1 or his brother8 ,what sort of a place do they live in8 ,i cannot tell you now2 you will see him soon4 ,be ready1 all of you1 said ,waida ,dikit4 ,look north4 ,all looked4 ,there was a pointed mountain not far away1 and straight out before them4 ,they saw a small light rising till it reached the top of that mountain2 there it settled1 and soon it seemed near them1 just a few steps from the faces of the people4 ,that was ,waida ,werris4 ,the place around was as if in daylight4 ,all could see him2 all looked at him4 ,now1 you people1 there is ,waida ,werris before you2 do you see him8 ,we see him4 ,hereafter all people will see him there in the north1 as you see him now1 said ,waida ,dikit4 ,come back to the sweat-house1 all of you4 ,tsaroki opened the door1 and all went in4 ,we will talk1 said the old man1 then eat1 and after that separate4 ,day had come--there was light in the sweat-house4 ,they heard some one coming1 and soon they saw an old woman in the door4 ,this was ,tunhlucha ,pokaila4 ,she would not go in1 but stood a while holding in both hands two beautiful baskets of water4 ,these she put down at the door1 looked in1 and went away4 ,waida ,dikit took the baskets1 put them on the ground north of the fire1 and said1-- ,here is a little water1 but come all and use it1--wash4 ,the old woman was ,waida ,dikit's sister2 she lived north of her brother's1 not far away4 ,there was a rock at that place1 with a spring in it4 ,the rock was her house4 ,water rose in that rock to the surface and went into the earth again in another part of the same house4 ,the old woman had two baskets2 the smaller one held water for drinking1 the larger one water for washing4 ,great crowds of people drank from the smaller basket and washed from the other2 each used what he needed1 the water never grew less2 it remained the same always in quantity4 ,have all washed and drunk8 asked ,waida ,dikit4 ,we have all washed and drunk4 ,the old man removed the baskets1 and set out two others which the old woman had just brought1--one of cooked venison1 and another a very small basket of acorn porridge4 ,he put the baskets in the middle of the sweat-house and said1-- ,now1 all people1 ,i ask you to eat4 ,i will try that food1 said ,karkit4 ,he went and ate4 ,next ,hus ate1 then ,yipokos4 ,now these three men ate deer meat since that time1 and will always find meat by the smell1--this was the first time they ate venison4 ,tsihl and ,wima1 called also ,bohemba1 ate all they could from the little basket1 yet the food was not less by one bit4 ,patit ate plenty4 ,hus ate1 and so did ,sedit4 ,all ate as much as they could2 still each basket was full4 ,the food grew no less4 ,waida ,dikit kept saying1-- ,you people1 here is food4 ,i do not need it4 ,come and eat what there is4 ,he sent ,tsudi around to ask each man if he had eaten4 ,all said they had eaten till ,tsudi went half around1 when he found one man1 ,memtulit1 who said that he had not eaten1 but was willing to eat4 ,i will eat if ,i see anything good1 said he4 ,well1 go and eat1 said ,tsudi4 ,what kind of food have you8 ,venison and acorn porridge4 ,i do not eat that kind of food4 ,here is a man who has not eaten1 said ,tsudi2 he cannot eat that food4 ,farther on was found ,kiriu1 who had not eaten1 and a third1 a very young man1 ,tsararok4 ,i should like to eat1 said he1 but ,i am timid4 ,there are so many people here eating4 ,what kind of food do you eat1 ,kiriu8 asked ,tsudi4 ,i cannot eat venison4 ,i eat what lives in the water4 ,the other two men said the same4 ,waida ,dikit went to his old house1 where he had dried fish4 ,he caught besides a net full of little fish4 ,he cooked both kinds and carried them to the sweat-house1 set them down in the middle1 and said1 ,now come and eat4 ,memtulit ate1 so did ,kiriu4 ,tsararok came after a while4 ,he began to eat the little fish1 didn't see the other kind2 this is why ,tsararok likes small fish to this day4 ,the old man asked again1 ,have all eaten8 ,we have1 answered all4 ,there was as much food in the two baskets as at first1 and the old man put them outside the house4 ,sedit saw this1 and was angry4 ,he said that people should leave nothing4 ,don't talk so1 said ,patkilis4 ,what is done is right4 ,you are all free to stay longer1 said ,waida ,dikit1 but ,i suppose that you wish to go home1 ,i suppose you are in a hurry4 ,why should we go so soon8 asked ,sedit4 ,the people from the west might tell us what they know2 we ought to tell them something4 ,keep quiet1 ,sedit1 said ,patkilis4 ,i told you not to talk4 ,there are many big men here1 better men than you1 but they don't talk4 ,waida ,dikit says that we have stayed long enough2 that is what he means2 you ought to know it4 ,he spoke as he did because he wished to say something nice to us and be friends2 but you must keep still4 ,a man on the west side rose now and came toward the middle of the house1 near the fire1 stood there1 looked about1 and spat on the ground4 ,all the people saw him spit1 and in an instant they saw a small basket rise out of the spittle4 ,inside the basket were acorns of mountain live oak4 ,this man was ,patit4 ,he went back to his place and lay down4 ,waida ,dikit set the basket in the middle of the sweat-house1 picked out an acorn1 ate it1 and said1-- ,people1 come and eat4 ,my friend ,patit has made this for you1--this is his food4 ,they never had acorns of that kind till then4 ,nop came first to the basket to eat1 and to this day he is fond of acorns4 ,then ,tsihl and ,wima and ,tichelis and ,tsudi and ,tsaik went to the basket and ate1 and all are fond of acorns now4 ,no matter how many they took from the basket1 the acorns were none the less4 ,sedit sat back ill-natured2 he wanted them to eat all the acorns4 ,waida ,dikit put the basket outside4 ,tsihl rose now1 went to the place where ,patit had spat1 and put an empty basket on the ground4 ,he untied a wide strap1 or braid of grass1 which he wore around his wrist1 and held down his hand4 ,something flowed out of it1 like water1 till the basket was filled4 ,then he tied up his wrist again4 ,the basket was full of seeds of sugar pine4 ,waida ,dikit ate of them2 then called all to eat4 ,people came and ate all they wanted4 ,the basket was as full as before4 ,sedit was very angry4 ,hau came forward and put down a stone cup4 ,he held his ear over it1 scratched the ear1 and out came a stream of manzanita berries4 ,these were the first manzanita4 ,no one had ever seen those berries in the world before4 ,waida ,dikit ate a handful of the berries and sat down--said nothing4 ,all the people hurried to eat1 crowded around the cup1 ate as long as they were able1 but could not decrease the berries4 ,presently ,waida ,dikit began to itch4 ,he did not know what troubled him4 ,soon spots came out all over his body--red1 yellow1 and black4 ,this was because he had eaten the berries4 ,his spirit was afraid of what he had eaten4 ,his spirit did not wish that he should eat berries1 they were not his kind of food2 and that was why the spots came out on him4 ,it was his spirit's fear that brought out the spots1 and he has been spotted ever since4 ,he ate not because he wished1 but because he was master of the house4 ,it was for him to taste everything1 or people would think it bad food4 ,now ,wima came1 put down a basket1 and untied a white wristband which he wore1 held his hand down1 and wild plums dropped into the basket and filled it4 ,this time ,waida ,dikit sent ,tichelis to taste the plums and set out the basket4 ,people ate1 but there were as many plums as before4 ,these different kinds of food were given to the world for the first time then1 and this is why we have them now4 ,tsaik came to the middle of the sweat-house4 ,he tapped the ground with his nose1 and out came a great pile of acorns4 ,sedit had eaten as much as he could1 and was angry because any was put away4 ,he kept saying to ,patkilis1 ,i don't like that4 ,sedit1 answered ,patkilis1 ,i have warned you against talking so much4 ,don't you know that after a while all the new kind of people1 the people to come1 will use food in this way1 eat what they want1 and put the rest away8 ,you people have talked and been friendly1 said ,waida ,dikit4 ,this is the food we need2 this will be our only food hereafter4 ,well1 said ,kanhlalas1 standing up1 ,i think we have almost finished4 ,if we stay here too long1 some bad people may see us and talk about what we are doing4 ,others said3 ,yes1 we have given all the food we have4 ,if this gathering lasts longer1 bad people may find us and make trouble4 ,that is true1 said the assembly2 let us part4 ,we will part1 said ,waida ,dikit4 ,i am going to my old house and will stay there forever4 ,if salmon come up the ,wini ,mem1 they will come as far as my house and go back4 ,next morning all set out for their homes4 ,tsihl changed his mind on the road1 and went back to ,tede ,puyuk1 where he found that all had gone except ,sedit1 ,patkilis1 ,nop1 and ,hau4 ,these four were outside the sweat-house1 and ,tsihl said1-- ,we have come back to look at this place again2 it pleases us4 ,they stayed awhile1 travelled through the country1 and when ,olelbis sent people down here1 coyotes1 jack rabbits1 deer1 red-foxes1 and black bear came to ,tede ,puyuk1 and there were many of them ever after around that whole country4 ,,norwanchakus ,,and ,,keriha ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the creature or thing unto which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,eltuluma1 ----2 ,hubit1 wasp2 ,kriha1 ----2 ,kuntihl1 a small bird unknown2 ,lasaswa1 large spider2 ,nodal ,mnoko1 ----2 ,norwanchakus1 ----2 ,norwinte1 ----2 ,patkilis1 jack rabbit2 ,pawnit1 kangaroo rat2 ,pom ,norwanen ,pitchen1 daughter of the ,southern ,border1 the same as ,norwan2 ,puriwa1 dark2 ,supchit1 ----2 ,sanihas1 daylight2 ,tsaik1 blue jay2 ,tsiwihl1 blue-breasted lizard2 ,waida ,werris1 polar star4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the two brothers ,norwanchakus and ,keriha were on this earth before any place or thing had a name4 ,when ,olelbis took the sky pole and made a deep furrow from the foot of ,bohem ,puyuk to the lower valley1 and a river came1 the two brothers were at the end of the furrow and started toward the north4 ,norwanchakus was the elder2 ,keriha was very small4 ,when the brothers started1 they could not see well4 ,there was no sun then2 there was only a kind of dim twilight4 ,waida ,werris was in the sky1 and saw the brothers4 ,fish had got into all rivers now from the southern pond1 where ,kuntihle ,herit had caught the first fish4 ,there are fish in the river1 said ,keriha2 let us catch some4 ,let us take a net up the river and come down with it4 ,we have no net1 and there is no light2 we cannot see anything1 said the elder brother4 ,go1 my brother1 said ,keriha1 to where the sky comes down on the northwest2 go out under it4 ,you will find there the plant kruti2 bring it4 ,i cannot go there1 said ,norwanchakus2 you go1 my brother4 ,keriha went through the air quickly2 brought the plant--brought all there was4 ,we must have more1 said ,norwanchakus4 ,well1 go and get it1 answered ,keriha4 ,it grows beyond the sky in the southwest4 ,i cannot go there2 go you1 said the elder brother4 ,keriha went beyond the sky on the southeast2 found plenty of kruti4 ,the elder brother made strings of the fibre4 ,i am in a hurry to fish1 said ,keriha4 ,you are slow1 my brother4 ,go straight east beyond the sky1 said the other1 and get ash wood while ,i am making a net4 ,keriha brought the ash4 ,norwanchakus had the net made1 and now he fixed the ash stick4 ,my brother1 said ,keriha1 we cannot see anything4 ,how can we fish8 ,there are people around us in the world1 perhaps1 but we have no good light to find them4 ,there was a kind of dim light all the time4 ,the two brothers started1 came north as far as ,nomlopi1 opposite ,pas ,puisono1 and sat down4 ,keriha heard voices in the north and asked1 ,do you hear shouting8 ,no2 ,i hear nothing1 answered ,norwanchakus4 ,let us go toward the shouting1 said ,keriha4 ,they went to a place about six miles beyond the river1 where they found a sweat-house4 ,these are the first people we have seen1 said ,keriha4 ,we shall call this place ,tsarau ,heril4 ,they stood near the door of the sweat-house4 ,oh1 my brother1 said a big man who saw them and came to the door4 ,yes1 said ,keriha1 you are our brother1 you are ,norwinte4 ,another came and said1 ,oh1 my brother6 ,you are our brother1 too1 said ,keriha2 you are ,eltuluma4 ,it is dark4 ,we do not know what to do1 said ,norwinte4 ,and we do not know1 answered ,keriha4 ,not far from here are more people1 said ,norwinte4 ,let us send to them to come here4 ,perhaps we may learn what to do4 ,norwinte sent a messenger to the north4 ,he brought a new person soon1 a good-looking man2 and when this stranger had talked a while he said1 ,there is a person in the southeast who can help us4 ,will you bring him here8 asked ,norwinte4 ,i cannot go there1 said the stranger4 ,you go1 ,keriha1 said ,norwanchakus4 ,no one can go there but you4 ,keriha went1 and was not long gone4 ,he brought back ,patkilis4 ,my brother ,patkilis1 do you know of any more people anywhere8 ,i know of no more people4 ,i have seen none2 but in the far east ,i hear shouting1 with dancing and singing4 ,well1 my brother1 ,i wish you would go and see what kind of people are making that noise there4 ,i will go1 said ,patkilis4 ,i don't think it is very far from here to where they are4 ,patkilis was gone a long time4 ,when he came back1 he said3 ,i saw many people1 but they did not see me4 ,there is a hill beyond the sky in the east4 ,on the northern slope of it are houses4 ,on the southern slope there are houses1 also4 ,a river flows from this hill westward4 ,south of the hill every one is dancing4 ,i went into the houses on the north side4 ,all were empty except one4 ,in the middle house of the village ,i found a blind boy4 ,i looked around and saw much in the house4 ',why have you so many things here8' asked ,i of the boy4 ',what are they good for8 ,i live on the other side4 ,we haven't such things in our houses4' ,he said nothing4 ,i talked a long time to him1 asked many questions1 but got no answer4 ,all he said was1 ',my people have gone to dance4' ,there were piles of acorns inside and outside1 great baskets of them put around everywhere4 ,i sat down4 ',what is this8' asked ,i4 ',what is that8 ,what is in those baskets there8' ',oh1 something1' said the blind boy2 and that was all the answer he made4 ,there were many bags1 all full of something4 ,i saw two small bags hanging in the house1 and they were very full4 ',what is in those small bags that are so full8' asked ,i4 ',can you tell me1 little boy8' ',why do you want to know everything8' asked the blind boy4 ,i asked about those two bags in different ways1 but he wouldn't tell me for a long time4 ,i teased him and teased him to tell4 ',you want to know everything1' said he1 at last2 ',i will tell you4 ,in one is ,puriwa4' ',well1 what is in the other bag8 ,tell me4 ,you have told about one1 now tell about the other4' ,he thought a while and asked1 ',why do you want to know so much8 ,sanihas is in the other bag4' ,he would tell no more1 and ,i came away4 ,when ,patkilis had told all this1 ,keriha said1 after thinking a while3 ,this is the best news that we have heard in this world yet2 some one of us ought to go there4 ,we must bring those two bags here4 ,if we open one1 the world will be dark2 if we open the other1 there will be daylight4 ,those acorns1 too1 are good4 ,you must send some one for those two bags4 ,there is a man up north here1 ,pawnit4 ,he could go2 send for him1 said ,patkilis4 ,they sent for him1 and he came4 ,they told him what they wanted4 ,i can go for those things1 said he1 but ,i don't like to go alone4 ,my brothers1 you bring a man here who lives up north1 ,tsaik4 ,he is blind of one eye4 ,when ,tsaik came and heard about the acorns1 he said3 ,i should like to have them2 they are good4 ,if ,i go1 ,i will take the acorns1 and you can bring the two bags1 said he to ,pawnit4 ,when you come to that hill in the east1 said ,patkilis to ,pawnit1 you will see many houses on the north side of it1 and many on the south1 where people are dancing2 but go to the north1 and right in the middle of the village you will see a big house1 with the door toward the south4 ,when you go in1 don't let the blind boy know that there are two of you4 ,let one talk to him while the other takes the bags4 ,the one talking will make him believe that he came from the south side of the hill1 where people are dancing4 ,when you are going in through the door1 you will see the two bags right opposite1 both smooth and very full4 ,get those bags1 so that we can see what kind of place this is4 ,we want plenty of light4 ,we want darkness1 too1 so that there may not be too much light4 ,pawnit and ,tsaik started off on their journey4 ,how long the journey lasted no one knows4 ,they went beyond the sky and reached the eastern hill1 they saw the villages south and north of it1 and heard a great noise of dancing at the south4 ,they went to the northern village1 found the big house in the middle of it1 and stopped before the door4 ,go in1 said ,tsaik4 ,i will stay outside4 ,i have a strap4 ,i am going to carry away the acorn baskets4 ,you go in4 ,i will stay here and tie them together4 ,pawnit went in and sat down on the west side4 ,the blind boy was lying on the east side4 ,well1 blind boy1 said ,pawnit1 ,i am cold4 ,i have been dancing4 ,i have come here to warm myself4 ,i should like to know why you people come here while there is dancing at the other side1 said the blind boy4 ,pawnit made no answer1 but went out to see what ,tsaik was doing4 ,where are you1 ,tsaik8 asked he4 ,i am here making ready to carry acorns1 answered ,tsaik4 ,just then they saw some one near them4 ,who is this8 asked ,pawnit4 ,i am here1 said ,patkilis4 ,come1 ,pawnit1 you and ,i will go in and get the two bags4 ,you1 ,tsaik1 take the acorns4 ,tsaik put a big load on his back and started on1 while the others were in the house4 ,patkilis took daylight1 and ,pawnit took darkness4 ,as soon as they were outside the house1 the blind boy stood up and screamed1-- ,who was that8 ,some one has stolen something6 ,he felt for the bags1 then ran out and screamed1-- ,some one has stolen ,puriwa and ,sanihas6 ,some one has stolen ,puriwa and ,sanihas6 ,some one has stolen ,puriwa and ,sanihas6 ,the people who were dancing heard him and said1 ,some one is screaming6 ,then they heard plainly1-- ,some one has stolen ,puriwa and ,sanihas6 ,they have run west with them6 ,when they heard this1 the dancers stopped dancing and ran west4 ,soon they saw the three men racing off with the bags4 ,they saw ,tsaik far ahead with a pack of acorns on his back4 ,they could see him a long way1 for the pack was a big one4 ,pawnit and ,patkilis carried their bags in their hands4 ,the people ran fast and shouted to each other1-- ,catch them6 ,catch them6 ,do your best6 ,head them off6 ,surround them6 ,they could not overtake ,tsaik4 ,he went through under the sky before they could come up4 ,when ,pawnit and ,patkilis were rising from under the edge of the sky1 those behind were ready to seize ,pawnit and would have caught him1 but he tore open the mouth of his bag1 and that instant thick darkness spread everywhere4 ,no one could see2 all were as if blind in one moment4 ,the eastern people had to stop4 ,they could follow no farther4 ,patkilis knew the country west of the sky1 and he and ,pawnit stumbled on1 came along slowly in the dark1 and groped westward a good while4 ,at last ,patkilis opened his bag1 and that moment daylight went out of it4 ,they could see a great distance2 they were very glad now1 travelled quickly1 and were soon at ,norwinte's4 ,keriha and ,norwanchakus lived for a time with ,norwinte 7it is unknown how long71 and then took their net and went up the river to fish downward4 ,they went up ,bohema ,mem and ,pui ,mem as far as ,panti ,tsarau4 ,let us fish down from this1 my brother1 said ,keriha4 ,i will hold the end of the net stick that goes out in the river1 so that ,i may take the fish quickly when they are caught4 ,you can go along the bank4 ,they fished down to ,nomlupi1 and ,keriha named all the places as he and his brother came down4 ,he gave them the names which they have now1 the names by which we ,wintus call them4 ,the first place below ,panti ,tsarau was ,lorus ,pom and ,keriha left no place unnamed between ,panti ,tsarau and ,nomlupi4 ,they stopped at ,nomlupi1 built a brush house there1 and lived some time in it4 ,one day the two brothers went to ,norwanbuli to the great sweat-house where the woman ,pom ,norwanen ,pitchen or ,norwan lived4 ,my brother1 you must not make this woman angry1 said ,norwanchakus1 when they were near ,norwanbuli4 ,this is a very powerful woman2 she has a great deal of food1 a great deal to eat1 but you must not take anything2 eat nothing except what she gives2 don't talk much2 do just what ,i tell you4 ,i will do what you tell me1 said ,keriha4 ,they went in at the south side of ,norwanbuli1 and stopped east of the door4 ,norwanchakus sat down1 and held ,keriha between his knees4 ,the woman put her hand behind her1 took acorn bread1 held it toward the brothers1 and said1-- ,take this1 you two men1 eat it1 and then go away4 ,this woman has a great deal to eat1 said ,keriha4 ,let's stay here a while with her4 ,let's not go away1 my brother4 ,be still1 whispered ,norwanchakus4 ,don't talk4 ,my brother1 ,i'm hungry4 ,tell her to give us more bread4 ,this isn't enough4 ,norwanchakus barely tasted the bread1 but ,keriha ate with great relish4 ,now1 my brother1 said ,norwanchakus1 we must go4 ,i will carry you4 ,he put his brother on his back1 drew ,keriha's arms around his own neck closely1 and started4 ,when they were almost out of the house1 ,keriha began to struggle and kick4 ,let me go1 my brother1 said he1 let me go6 ,norwanchakus held him firmly4 ,keriha pulled and pulled till he got his right arm free4 ,at the door was a large basket of acorns4 ,he seized a handful of those and kept them4 ,norwanchakus went out1 and when a short distance from the house he felt the ground swaying1 rising1 and falling4 ,he stopped and saw the earth open around him and sink slowly4 ,then he made one great spring and came down on ,bohem ,buli4 ,he was barely on that mountain when it began to crack1 and he was sinking again4 ,he made a second leap1 and came down far away southwest4 ,keriha dropped the acorns1 and the earth stopped opening that moment4 ,the brothers stayed some time in the southwest1 then went to ,tsik ,tepji4 ,this was a strong eddy of the river in which it was easy to catch salmon4 ,they made a brush hut at the river bank1 and a house not far from the river1 on a hill4 ,norwanchakus caught a great many salmon1 and ,keriha ate and ate2 he ate all the time and never grew larger4 ,norwanchakus scarcely ate anything4 ,one morning ,keriha was in the house while his brother was fishing4 ,a stranger came1 a very small man1 no larger than a boy five years old4 ,keriha looked at him1 then jumped up and ran to his brother4 ,oh1 my brother1 said he1 some one has come to our house4 ,norwanchakus said nothing4 ,there is some one at our house1 repeated ,keriha4 ,did he say anything8 asked ,norwanchakus4 ,no4 ,did you talk to him8 ,no4 ,why not8 ,i don't like him1 he is so little4 ,never mind1 go back and give him something to eat2 call him uncle4 ,keriha went back and stared at the stranger4 ,after a while the little man looked up and asked1-- ,why do you look at me so8 ,i left a small bag of roots north of the house4 ,would you bring it here8 ,the roots are very good to eat4 ,keriha went4 ,the bag was small4 ,there were roots in one corner of it1 not many4 ,he snatched at the bag1 but could not lift it2 he tried with both hands1 couldn't stir it2 tried every way1 couldn't move it2 scratched his arms and legs in trying1 left the bag1 and went back without it4 ,i cannot lift that bag1 said he to the little man4 ,how did you bring it1 you are so small8 ,the stranger1 who was ,nodal ,monoko1 went out1 brought the bag to the house in one hand1 and put it down outside4 ,norwanchakus knew who the stranger was1 and he brought up a great sturgeon4 ,keriha cooked the fish1 put it down before their guest1 and said1 ,eat this4 ,the little man said nothing1 waited till the fish was cool1 then raising it to his mouth in one hand1 he swallowed all at a mouthful4 ,keriha cooked for the little man all the forenoon1 while ,norwanchakus was fishing4 ,about midday their wood was nearly all burned4 ,my uncle1 said ,keriha1 we are going to cook a great deal of fish4 ,would you help me and bring wood8 ,the little man said nothing4 ,my uncle1 will you bring wood for me8 asked ,keriha4 ,the stranger sat a while1 then went out to a mountain1 took the largest dry trees1 pulled them up by the roots with one hand1 put a great many in a pile1 and tore up two young green trees2 with these he bound the dry ones1 and took them on his shoulder to ,keriha4 ,now ,keriha saw what kind of person the little man was4 ,he cooked salmon and sturgeon till midnight without stopping1 and still the little man was hungry4 ,keriha cooked fish the whole night1 and ,nodal ,monoko ate till daylight4 ,norwanchakus came up from the river next morning and said to the little man1 who looked as if he had eaten nothing1-- ,my uncle1 you wish to go home1 ,i suppose4 ,if you want fish1 fill your bag2 it will hold a couple of good ones4 ,the fish did not come up last night very well1 but ,i can give you enough to fill your bag4 ,so saying1 ,norwanchakus went back to the fishing-place4 ,nodal ,monoko went out and emptied his bag4 ,when the roots were thrown out1 there was a pile of them many times higher and bigger than the house4 ,it covered all the open space1 while some roots rolled down the hillside and fell into the river4 ,nodal ,monoko's bag would hold mountains4 ,he could put the whole world into it4 ,nodal took his bag to the river1 where ,norwanchakus had been fishing all night1 and saw salmon in piles there4 ,take all the salmon you can1 said ,norwanchakus4 ,the stranger put two hundred salmon in one corner of his bag1 two hundred more in the other1 two hundred in the middle--all large fish--and the bottom of the bag was hardly covered4 ,he twisted the top of the bag then1 and tied it4 ,nodal ,monoko had a beaver-skin quiver4 ,in this he was carrying five great baskets of acorns1 each basket holding three bushels1 and these acorns filled only the very tip of the beaver tail4 ,he went down to the river to swim across4 ,he cannot cross the river with that bag and quiver1 said ,keriha4 ,at the edge of the water ,nodal ,monoko took the bag and quiver in one hand1 and swam across with the other4 ,the two brothers stayed fishing at ,tsik ,tepji till a day when ,keriha said1 ,let us go up the river1 my brother4 ,they went to ,bohem ,tehil and stopped at a large tree4 ,keriha hung a salmon on a limb of it4 ,i will watch this fish1 said he ,i'll see if ,hubit comes here to eat it4 ,he watched that day from dawn till dark2 no one came4 ,he watched five days more2 no one4 ,five other days1 and five days more1 and then five days1--twenty-one in all2 he saw no one4 ,next morning he was waiting1 when all at once he heard a noise1 and looking he saw ,hubit come from the west and go to the salmon4 ,norwanchakus sat some distance away1 watching ,keriha4 ,oh1 my brother1 cried ,keriha1 ,hubit has come4 ,he is at the salmon4 ,what shall ,i do8 ,i want to know where ,hubit lives1 ,i want to see his house4 ,i must follow him4 ,my brother1 answered ,norwanchakus1 you say that you know more than ,i4 ,you think that you know everything4 ,you must know what to do with ,hubit4 ,oh1 my brother1 said ,keriha1 do not tease me4 ,tell me quickly what ,i am to do with ,hubit4 ,go straight south to a level place1 get a pawit1 and bring it4 ,i will watch ,hubit while you are gone4 ,keriha brought some pawit quickly4 ,now what shall ,i do8 ,stick one tuft in the salmon's tail1 and fasten it well1 said ,norwanchakus4 ,let ,hubit carry off the fish4 ,you can see the tuft far away1 and follow4 ,keriha fastened the tuft to the salmon1 gave the fish to ,hubit1 and watched4 ,hubit wouldn't bite1 wouldn't taste4 ,keriha tried all day to make him taste the salmon1 tried a second day1 tried five days4 ,hubit wouldn't even bite it4 ,on the sixth day ,keriha said1-- ,hubit1 why are you here8 ,i thought you came to eat salmon1 but now you will not taste it4 ,keriha talked five days more to ,hubit1 ten days in all4 ,hubit1 ,i wish you would eat some fish and take home the rest4 ,hubit made no answer4 ,five days more ,keriha teased him1 and then five days longer1 twenty days in all4 ,hubit1 said ,keriha on the twenty-first day1 tell me what you are going to do2 ,i'd like to know2 and he pushed him4 ,not a word from ,hubit4 ,are you asleep or dead8 asked ,keriha4 ,hubit1 you make me so angry that ,i want to kill you4 ,all these days ,keriha had watched ,hubit from daylight till dark1 giving him no chance to steal the fish1 and ,hubit wanted salmon so much that he would not go without it4 ,norwanchakus sat watching ,keriha4 ,my brother1 said ,keriha1 ,i cannot make that ,hubit take the salmon2 what shall ,i do8 ,tell me4 ,norwanchakus said nothing4 ,i am getting angry4 ,if you cannot tell me what to do1 ,i will kill ,hubit to-morrow4 ,why kill ,hubit8 ,you have teased him a long time2 tease him a little longer4 ,how will you find ,hubit's house1 if you kill him8 ,hubit1 will you bite this salmon8 asked ,keriha1 next morning4 ,i have bothered long enough4 ,will you bite to-day8 ,he put the salmon to ,hubit's mouth4 ,hubit bit a little4 ,keriha lifted the salmon with ,hubit on it1 and threw it in the air to make ,hubit fly4 ,all came down like a stone4 ,keriha threw it a second time4 ,it fell again4 ,he tried all day4 ,i don't know what kind of man that ,hubit is2 he won't eat1 he won't talk1 won't go home1 won't do anything1 said ,keriha4 ,next morning he said to ,hubit3 ,hubit1 what kind of person are you8 ,i wish you would go home4 ,but ,hubit wouldn't go without the salmon1 and wouldn't take it for fear that ,keriha would follow him4 ,keriha threw him up again with the salmon4 ,again he fell with the salmon1 and he teased ,hubit for five days more4 ,on the sixth morning ,hubit began to eat4 ,ah1 you are eating6 said ,keriha2 will you go to-day8 ,he threw the salmon2 it fell again4 ,five days more he tried4 ,hubit would eat1 but wouldn't fly4 ,now he had tried twenty days more4 ,on the twentieth evening he said to ,norwanchakus1 ,i will kill ,hubit to-morrow4 ,oh1 you are not angry1 said ,norwanchakus4 ,play with him a little longer4 ,you want to know everything1 to see everything1 to have everything4 ,you ought to find out what he means2 he has some reason for doing as he does4 ,next morning ,keriha went to ,hubit4 ,will you tell me what you are going to do8 ,unless you tell me ,i will kill you4 ,when ,i throw you up1 ,i will kill you unless you fly4 ,he threw up the salmon4 ,hubit moved his wings and flew along a little above the ground1 then settled down4 ,oh1 he is going now1 he is going6 ,i'm so glad1 cried ,keriha2 and he threw the salmon a second time4 ,hubit opened his wings and flew around ,keriha1 flew around the tree4 ,go1 go6 cried ,keriha1 clapping his hands4 ,hubit shot away toward the north1 near the ground1 and ,keriha ran with all speed1 but ,hubit went far ahead2 then he flew a little toward the west1 turned1 and darted off directly northward4 ,keriha did not lose sight of him1 but rose in the air and flew north1 going parallel with ,hubit and going faster4 ,he was at the sky first4 ,a moment later ,hubit came4 ,i am here before you6 cried out ,keriha4 ,you cannot go out here6 ,hubit flew around a while and shot back to ,bohem ,tehil4 ,keriha was just behind him4 ,hubit1 you are so slow1 called out ,keriha4 ,i want to go fast1 ,i like to see you go fast4 ,hubit flew around the tree a little1 then darted to the south4 ,keriha went a little to one side1 was at the south before him1 clapping his hands4 ,no escape on this side1 ,hubit2 ,i am here before you4 ,hubit turned to ,bohem ,tehil4 ,from the tree he rushed east to where the sky comes down4 ,keriha was there before him4 ,he rushed to the west1 to where the sky comes down4 ,keriha was there before his face1 barring the way4 ,hubit had been at all four points1--no escape at any of them2 still he wouldn't drop the salmon4 ,he turned a fifth time to ,bohem ,tehil with ,keriha behind him4 ,he flew around the tree a few times1 then rose straight in the air1 carrying the salmon4 ,he rose quickly1 went very high4 ,keriha stood looking at ,hubit1 watched him growing smaller and smaller4 ,keriha shaded his eyes4 ,hubit was nearly out of sight4 ,keriha could barely see him with the salmon and the tuft1 a little spot in the sky4 ,he looked very hard1 strained his eyes till blood was running down both his cheeks2 still he kept looking4 ,hubit thought he was out of sight now1 and soon ,keriha saw him turn to the west and come down4 ,when he was above ,bohem ,buli1 he dropped straight to it on the north side and went in4 ,i'm glad1 ,i'm glad4 ,oh1 ,i'm so glad6 cried out ,keriha1 clapping his hands4 ,i know now where ,hubit's house is4 ,get ready quickly1 my brother1 we will go and see ,hubit4 ,oh1 you are so slow1 my brother1 ,i can't wait for you4 ,come when you can2 ,i'll go on alone4 ,keriha hurried to ,bohem ,buli4 ,norwanchakus followed1 and saw ,keriha doing strange things2 didn't know what he was doing2 wondered at him4 ,he was dodging from side to side1 lying down and springing up again4 ,norwanchakus went toward him4 ,what are you doing8 cried he4 ,what is the matter6 ,don't come so near1 called ,keriha4 ,stop1 stop6 ,when ,hubit dropped down to his house in ,bohem ,buli1 he began that minute to make it bigger4 ,he was hurling out immense rocks1 and ,keriha was dodging them4 ,they came quickly one after another 7there are many of those rocks now all around ,bohem ,buli1 at ,puitiel ,ton1 at ,waikidi ,pom1 and on the west beyond ,tayam ,norel74 ,after the rocks ,hubit hurled out great showers of earth2 then he stopped4 ,how shall ,i get at that ,hubit8 asked ,keriha of his brother4 ,go south to a level valley where sakkus grows4 ,get the tops of that plant4 ,keriha brought plenty of sakkus tops quickly4 ,go now to ,halat ,pom1 in the east1 and bring the longest vines possible4 ,keriha brought ten very long vines and made a rope of them1 and tied it around a great bundle of sakkus tops1 to which he set fire1 and then lowered the bundle4 ,he stopped the door with grass and sticks4 ,soon there was a great rumbling1 struggling1 and roaring in ,hubit's house4 ,after a while it stopped and all was still4 ,now1 my brother1 said ,keriha1 ,hubit is dead1 and ,i am going to have his honeycombs4 ,he took a large sharp stone1 drew a great circle around the entrance to ,hubit's house1 and said3 ,you1 ,hubit's honeycomb1 be as large as this circle is4 ,now1 my brother1 said he1 you can go to ,bohem ,tehil4 ,i will come soon4 ,norwanchakus went home4 ,keriha began to dig1 found many combs1 dug till night1 stayed all night in ,hubit's house--stayed there digging honey and eating1 for twenty-five days4 ,norwanchakus waited at home for his brother1 waited that evening till midnight1 waited till morning1 saw no sign of ,keriha4 ,he waited the next day2 then two1 three1 five days2 then twenty days more4 ,well1 said ,norwanchakus1 ,i can do nothing4 ,perhaps he is dead1 perhaps he is working yet4 ,on the twenty-sixth night after ,hubit's death1 some one came into the house4 ,norwanchakus looked up4 ,it was ,keriha4 ,after that the two brothers went to ,puri ,buli4 ,at the foot of the mountain they saw some one half sitting1 half lying1 and looking at them4 ,when they came nearer1 it went into an opening4 ,my brother1 said ,keriha1 ,i want that4 ,nothing can pass you1 said the elder brother4 ,you want everything4 ,you would better let this go4 ,keriha paid no heed to ,norwanchakus3 he split the earth with his little finger and killed the stranger1 a ,supchit4 ,he skinned the body and said1 ,i think that this skin will be warm2 ,i will sleep on it4 ,my brother1 said ,norwanchakus1 you are the only person who has ever killed a ,supchit--you may be sorry4 ,next morning a terrible snow came4 ,it snowed five days and nights2 everything was buried under snow4 ,keriha and ,norwanchakus lay twenty-one days under the snow without food4 ,on the twenty-first night1 the ,supchit woman whom ,keriha had killed came and stole him away4 ,next morning ,norwanchakus looked outside4 ,keriha was gone2 the snow was gone4 ,he looked for tracks1 looked all day1 found no tracks4 ,he searched five days1 ten1 twenty days--searched all the mountains1 went down the rivers1 up the rivers1 north1 south1 east1 west4 ,he searched one year1 found neither track nor trail2 searched ten years1 then ten years more2 inquired of every one in all the world--no one knew of ,keriha4 ,at last he went back to the house where ,keriha had been lost to see if there was track or trail there4 ,behind ,keriha's sleeping-place he saw a large stone4 ,he raised it1 found an opening and a passage sloping northward1 saw tracks made when the ,supchit woman took ,keriha away4 ,he went into the passage1 followed the trail till he came to the top of ,bohem ,puyuk4 ,he came out on the top1 went in again and followed a trail going south2 followed it1 winding west and east1 till he came out at ,waikidi ,pom4 ,there he saw tracks on the ground1 lost them1 found them again1 found them going under the ground1 travelled under the ground1 came out1 lost and found tracks till he lost them for good4 ,he inquired in the west for five years without finding trail or tidings of ,keriha4 ,at last he said1-- ,i have asked every one in this world1 except my two cousins ,lasaswa at ,lasan ,holok4 ,he turned east1 then1 and went to ,lasan ,holok1 near ,pas ,puisono1 where he found a big house with a door on the south side4 ,one old man was sitting on the east1 and another on the west side of the door4 ,the house was full of people4 ,the two old men were rubbing their thighs and rolling something4 ,all the people inside were doing the same1 all were making ropes4 ,five years before these old men had heard that ,norwanchakus had lost his brother4 ,all people had been telling one another that ,norwanchakus was looking for ,keriha4 ,as soon as the old men heard of this1 they began to make ropes4 ,norwanchakus stood in the door1 and raised one foot to walk in4 ,don't step this way2 step east1 said the old man on the west4 ,don't step this way2 step west1 said the old man on the east4 ,i'll go straight ahead1 thought ,norwanchakus4 ,don't come this way6 ,don't come this way6 cried all those in front4 ,one small boy was sitting behind all the others4 ,as shreds of fibre dropped from the hands of those in front1 he picked them up and twisted them into a rope4 ,i suppose you have been travelling a long time1 my grandson1 said the old man on the west side of the door4 ,i have travelled a very long time1 and have come at last to talk with you4 ,i have asked all who live on this earth about my brother1 and no one can tell me where ,keriha is4 ,we heard about your brother five years ago1 said the old men1 and we told our sons to make ropes because you had lost ,keriha4 ,how much rope have you made8 ,we can tell to-morrow4 ,next morning they cleared a broad space in front of the house4 ,while they were doing this1 ,norwanchakus said to the rope-makers1-- ,i wish you would send for ,tsiwihl1 an old man near by here4 ,they brought him quickly4 ,after ,tsiwihl came1 ,norwanchakus said1-- ,i want some of you young men to try to go up and ask ,sas if he knows where my brother is4 ,i think ,sas must know4 ,i will try first1 said the old man at the western side of the door2 ,i think that ,i have the longest rope4 ,i will give you something for ,sas1 said ,norwanchakus4 ,here is an arrow-straightener1 a headband of silver gray-fox skin1 and a fire-drill4 ,if you go to the top of the sky1 you will see a road from east to west4 ,sit at the south side of it under a tobacco tree which is there4 ,soon ,sas will come from the east1 going west4 ,he will stop at the tree4 ,give him the three things4 ,the old man brought out a great coil of rope to unwind and go up with it4 ,who is to stand and watch8 asked the other old man4 ,tsiwihl1 said ,norwanchakus4 ,tsiwihl put oak leaves near the coil1 lay on them1 and looked up4 ,old ,lasaswa took one end of his rope1 pulled it1 and started4 ,the rope was unwinding1 and he was going up4 ,tsiwihl kept his eyes on ,lasaswa4 ,after a while he said1 ,lasaswa is half-way up4 ,a little later he said1 ,he is more than half-way up6 ,but the rope is gone1 said ,norwanchakus4 ,lasaswa is coming down1 said ,tsiwihl4 ,the old man came to the ground4 ,my rope is too short4 ,some one else must try now1 said he4 ,i will try1 said the other old man4 ,this one had more rope4 ,five men had to help him roll it out of the house1 there was so much4 ,he took the presents for ,sas and began to go up4 ,tsiwihl watched closely4 ,the rope was unwinding and ,lasaswa was going up4 ,he is half-way up6 said ,tsiwihl2 he is near where the first man was4 ,tsiwihl moved his head a little1 but never lost sight of ,lasaswa4 ,he is as high as the other was2 he is higher2 he is going still higher6 ,but the rope has given out1 said ,norwanchakus4 ,he is coming down6 cried ,tsiwihl4 ,all were looking at the sky except the small boy1 who was inside making rope as before4 ,we are old1 said the second ,lasaswa2 our ropes are too short4 ,you young men must try to-morrow4 ,each old man had nine sons4 ,each person was one day making the trial--all were twenty days trying--no one had a rope long enough4 ,what shall we do now8 asked the old men on the twenty-first day4 ,there is a boy in the house making rope yet2 let him try1 said ,norwanchakus4 ,oh1 he is only playing4 ,he hasn't much rope2 he just makes ropes of the shreds that others throw away1 said one of the old men4 ,go in and ask him1 said the second old man4 ,norwanchakus went in and said1 ,you are a small boy1 but will you try your rope for me8 and he took hold of the boy's hand4 ,he kept his rope in a little basket4 ,when ,norwanchakus took his hand1 he seized the basket with the other hand and carried it out4 ,why do they bring out that little boy8 cried the young men4 ,he hasn't any rope4 ,we had long ropes1 and all were too short2 his rope is only to play with4 ,my cousin1 said ,norwanchakus1 you are small1 but ,i think you know something4 ,here are three presents4 ,when you reach the sky1 give them to ,sas4 ,then he told him what to do4 ,when ,norwanchakus had finished1 the boy bowed his head and said ,yes to him4 ,you men have long ropes1 but they were too short4 ,my rope may not reach the sky1 but ,i will try2 and he started4 ,tsiwihl's breast and stomach were as blue now as the sky1 and blood was trickling from his eyes1 he had looked so long and so hard4 ,after the boy was some distance up1 those below could not see him1 and they said to ,tsiwihl1 ,tell us1 tell us often what he is doing4 ,after a while ,tsiwihl said3 ,he is almost as high as the others were4 ,he is as high2 he is as high as the highest was4 ,they looked at his rope4 ,there seemed to be more than when he started4 ,it seemed to grow all the time4 ,he is higher than any--he is going and going4 ,do not lose sight of him1 said ,norwanchakus4 ,tsiwihl's eyes were full of blood4 ,how much rope is there8 asked ,norwanchakus4 ,oh1 there is plenty of rope1 cried the others4 ,he is going and going1 said ,tsiwihl4 ,how far up is he8 ,can you see him8 ,he is high1 very high1 almost as high as ,i can see--he is nearly at the sky4 ,he will go to it1 he will go to it6 cried some4 ,he is at the sky1 said ,tsiwihl4 ,he is there1 he is there6 ,he has his hand on it--he is on the top of it--he is there6 ,there was plenty of rope on the ground yet4 ,well1 said one of the old men1 he is on the sky4 ,he never talked much1 that little boy1 or seemed to know much1 but he has gone to a place where we could not go4 ,the sun was almost half-way up in the sky4 ,tsiwihl lay watching1 watching1 looking hard4 ,sas had passed the middle of the sky when ,tsiwihl said3 ,i see the boy4 ,he is coming down1 he is coming nearer and nearer4 ,soon all could see him4 ,at last he was standing on the ground4 ,now1 my cousin1 said ,norwanchakus1 tell me4 ,let me know what you saw and what you heard4 ,what do you think of that country up there8 ,i went to the top1 said the boy4 ,the country up there is good4 ,i saw a road from east to west4 ,i went east a little1 and at the south of the road saw a tobacco tree4 ,i sat under the tree and looked east4 ,far off ,i saw an old man coming with a pack on his back4 ,i sat watching him4 ,at last he came to where ,i was and passed without looking at me1 went forward a little1 stopped1 put down his pack on the south side of the road1 and then came toward me4 ,i was sitting with my face to the north4 ,he sat down at my left side1 looked at me1 looked at the headband1 the fire-drill1 and the straightener1 and laughed4 ',what are you doing here8' asked he4 ',from what place are you8 ,how did you come up to this land1 where no one ever travels but me1 where ,i have never seen any one8 ,you are small4 ,how could you come here8' ',i am here1' answered ,i1 'because ,norwanchakus sent me4 ,he sent me because he has lost his brother1 ,keriha4 ,he has looked for him all over the world1 has asked every one1 and no one knows about ,keriha4 ,he sent me here to ask you about ,keriha4 ,he said that you must know1 for you look over the whole world1 see all people1 see everything4' ,i put the three things down before him and said1 ',norwanchakus told me to give you these things for your trouble in telling about ,keriha4' ,sas smiled again1 took up the headband1 the fire-drill and straightener1 held them in his hand1 and said3 ',these are good--,i know all that is passing in the world4 ,i know where ,keriha is4 ,i have seen him every day since he went from his brother--,i know where he is now4 ,the ,supchit woman took him one night1 took him under the ground1 came out on the top of ,bohem ,puyuk1 went down again1 came out1 travelled by crooked roads westward1 crossed the bridge made of one hair1 went under the sky to the other side1 to the middle house in a large village4 ,she put ,keriha in a little room in that house2 he has been there ever since1 he is there now4 ,he is very weak and will die to-morrow unless some one saves him4 ,tell ,norwanchakus to start to-night and be there in the morning if he wants to save ,keriha4' ,then ,sas put his hand in his bosom and took out a kolchi bisi sky cap1 gave it to me1 and said1 ',take this to ,norwanchakus1 and tell him to give it to ,tsiwihl for his trouble4' ,sas gave me also a piece of the sky4 ',this is for ,tsiwihl1 too1' said he2 'let him wear it on his breast for a blue facing4' ,norwanchakus gave these to ,tsiwihl1 and then made him a blanket of oak leaves4 ,he wears all these things to this day4 ,my cousin1 are you sure that ,sas said this8 asked ,norwanchakus4 ,i am sure4 ,sas told me all this4 ,wait now1 my cousin4 ,norwanchakus went northeast1 stretched his hand out2 an armful of kruti 7silkweed which grows at the end of the world7 came on it4 ,now1 my cousin1 said he1 ,i will pay you well for your trouble4 ,all your life you can make as much rope as you like of this kruti1 and you can go up on it anywhere1--north1 south1 east1 or west4 ,norwanchakus started at midnight1 and went westward quickly4 ,he knew the way well4 ,he crossed ridges and valleys1 passed places where he had found tracks of ,keriha and lost them1 went to the bridge of one hair1 sprang from the bank to the middle of the bridge4 ,the bridge swayed and swayed4 ,underneath was a wide1 rushing river1 but ,norwanchakus did not fall4 ,with one spring more he touched the other bank1 ran swiftly till he reached the big village beyond the sky4 ,he saw the chief house1 ran in through its door at the east1 went to the little room1 and found ,keriha with his head on the palm of the ,supchit woman's hand4 ,he caught his brother and rushed out1 shot past all the people1 and stopped only when he was far outside the village4 ,now1 my brother1 said he1 you told me always that you knew something great1 that you wanted to do something great1 that you wanted to be something great4 ,what have you been doing here thirty years8 ,i have looked for you everywhere4 ,you never let me know where you were4 ,oh1 my brother1 said ,keriha1 ,i am so drowsy1 ,i was sleeping1 ,i didn't know where ,i was4 ,norwanchakus crossed the river at a bound1 without touching the bridge of one hair4 ,he went on then1 never stopped till he reached ,keri ,buli4 ,next morning at daybreak ,keriha heard a voice from above4 ,the voice said1-- ,leave that place1 ,norwanchakus and ,keriha4 ,the world will change soon4 ,you two must come here4 ,leave that place down there quickly4 ,now1 my brother1 said ,keriha1 you are so slow1 ,i don't know where you wish to go1 or what you want to do4 ,my brother1 said ,norwanchakus1 ,i will do the best ,i can1 and do you do the best you can4 ,we have finished our work here4 ,people to come will know the names that you gave to rivers1 mountains1 rocks1 and hills4 ,hereafter they will call these places by the names we gave them4 ,while in this world ,keriha wore a duck-skin1 and when they were ready to go he threw off this skin on the other side of ,bohema ,mem1 and from it have come all the ducks on the rivers of this country4 ,norwanchakus had always carried his ash stick from the fish-net4 ,when he was going1 he thrust it into the ground at ,tsarau ,heril4 ,i will leave this here1 said he1 and people to come will make pipes of it4 ,there is plenty of ash to this day in ,tsarau ,heril4 ,at the other side of the sky the brothers parted4 ,norwanchakus went up on high1 and stayed there4 ,keriha went far away to the east1 and is living there now4 ,,kele ,,and ,,sedit ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,hinwu1 big owl2 ,kele1 mountain wolf2 ,kleru ,lulimet1 wild lily2 ,pili ,llimet1 reed grass blossom2 ,pokok1 ground owl2 ,pom ,piweki1 crooked land2 ,satok ,pokaila1 ----2 ,sas1 the sun2 ,tsurat1 red-headed woodpecker2 ,tunhlucha1 frog4 99 99 99 99 99 ,in ,puidal ,winnem lived ,kele4 ,olelbis built a great sweat-house there1 and told him to stay in it4 ,kele was old and lived all alone in that place2 lived there a long time1 thinking1 making up his mind what to do1--he was lonely and thirsty4 ,why did ,olelbis put me here8 thought he4 ,once he rose about daybreak1 hurried out1 went westward1 went to a creek4 ,a great clump of mountain maples stood near the bank4 ,kele saw a straight stick among all the others4 ,he cut the stick1 drew it out1 and took off a short piece4 ,on the way home he split the stick1 smoothed it1 and fixed it as he walked4 ,he put the two sticks overhead in the sweat-house1 went out a second time1 found a white oak sapling1 firm and strong1 cut a piece two feet long from it1 put it at the hearth4 ,the next day he lay with his back to the fire1 lay there all night without sleeping4 ,just before daybreak he heard steps1 and was struck on the back4 ,a minute later he was struck again in the same place4 ,the old man rose then and made a good fire of manzanita wood4 ,it was daylight1 and ,kele said3 ,my children1 come to the fire1 warm yourselves1 sweat1 and then swim in the creek4 ,two girls came to the fire1 warmed themselves standing1 and soon they were sweating from heat4 ,my daughters1 said ,kele1 there is a creek near here4 ,go and swim in it4 ,these girls were from the stick that ,kele had split in two parts and put in the house wall4 ,the girls bathed in the creek1 came back1 and were good-looking4 ,when they came in1 ,kele brought venison for his two daughters to eat4 ,my daughters1 said the old man1 ,i will tell you something4 ,you must go to work1 do good things4 ,there are roots in the woods all around us1 roots fit for food4 ,you need to walk4 ,go out and get roots4 ,they went out to dig wild lily roots4 ,after that they went every morning4 ,soon they began to say3 ,we should like to have other food2 we should like to have game to eat4 ,we saw mountain quail to-day2 we saw deer4 ,at last they talked this way every night4 ,kele listened1 thinking what to do4 ,these girls had a nice bed made of skins1 and they talked every night to each other2 but one night they went to bed early and fell asleep right away4 ,kele had wished them to sleep2 that is why they fell asleep quickly4 ,he hurried down to some mountain-ash trees1 went to the middle of them1 and cut off five sticks4 ,he whittled these1 made them smooth1 cut each in two4 ,he had ten smooth sticks then4 ,next he cut five other sticks4 ,these he left rough2 cut them also in two2 had ten of them4 ,kele placed the twenty sticks overhead in the house on the north side1 and lay with his back to the fire4 ,the fire was a good one1 a hot manzanita fire4 ,his club of green oak was there at the fireplace4 ,kele lay without sleeping and waited4 ,he was awake and was thinking4 ,the two girls were sound asleep all the time4 ,just before daybreak he heard a sound as if some barefooted person had sprung from above to the floor4 ,next moment some one took the club and struck him4 ,another came down in the same way and struck him4 ,ten times he was struck with the club4 ,the ten smooth sticks had turned into people4 ,each man gave him a blow1 went to the wall of the house1 and sat there4 ,kele did not rise yet4 ,he heard some one barefoot jump down and seize the club4 ,this one hit ,kele once4 ,a second one sprang down and hit him twice1 a third three times1 a fourth four times1 and so on to the tenth1 who struck him ten times4 ,there were twenty in all2 ten from the smooth and ten from the rough sticks4 ,the first ten sticks he had whittled smooth1 and they made ten good sons1 but from the ten untrimmed sticks came ten rough1 uproarious sons4 ,kele hadn't smoothed them1 and they struck him many times4 ,when the tenth rough son struck him the last blow1 ,kele stood up and made a big fire2 he could barely move1 he had been so beaten with the club4 ,he lay down then and said1-- ,now1 my boys1 come here2 warm yourselves1 dance and sweat1 then go to the creek to swim1 and come here again4 ,he sang then1 and made his sons dance4 ,the boys danced1 and hurried to the creek to swim1 shouting as they went4 ,they came back to the sweat-house good-looking persons4 ,the two girls rose now4 ,they knew already what their father had done4 ,go1 my daughters1 and cook for your brothers1 said ,kele4 ,the two sisters made the food ready and placed it before their brothers4 ,now1 my sons1 eat what we have1 said ,kele4 ,you will go out after that1 you will hunt1 and bring game4 ,the first ten1 the smooth men1 had good sense2 the second ten were inferior2 the ninth and tenth of the second ten were very bad4 ,the first ten took each only one mouthful2 of the second ten1 the first took one mouthful1 the second two1 the third three1 and so on to the tenth1 who took ten mouthfuls4 ,after that they sat back and made ready to go out4 ,what are we to do8 asked the first ten4 ,we have nothing to hunt with4 ,kele brought out bows and quivers with arrows1 and gave them to each2 gave five ropes to them also1 ropes of grass fibre4 ,you are armed now1 said ,kele2 and he showed them where to set snares for deer4 ,they went far down to the foot of the mountain and set snares4 ,the ten smooth brothers stood on the mountain top2 the second ten1 who were rough1 drove the deer4 ,you must shout so that we can hear you all the time1 said the smooth brothers4 ,toward evening the smooth brothers saw deer in the snares4 ,the smooth ten took the bodies1 the best of the game2 the rough ten the legs1 ears1 horns1 all the poor parts4 ,the smooth ten took the best meat to the house2 the rough ten made a great uproar--they had little sense4 ,the two sisters cooked roots and venison for all4 ,next morning ,kele made a big fire of manzanita wood4 ,be up1 my boys1 called he4 ,go and swim4 ,that day the twenty stayed at home1 and the sisters went for roots4 ,they lived this way a long time1 the brothers hunting1 the sisters digging roots and cooking1 till at last the sisters wished to see other persons besides their brothers4 ,one day when they went for roots they sat down on the mountain slope4 ,what are we to do8 said one sister2 we wish to see people1 we see no one now but our brothers and father4 ,that evening1 when all had lain down1 the elder sister went to ,kele and sat near him4 ,my father1 said she1 ,i wish to know my name4 ,your name is ,klereu ,lulimet1 said ,kele2 your sister's name is ,pili ,lulimet4 ,she told her sister what their names were4 ,both liked the names1 and were glad to have them4 ,every day the men sweated and swam1 killed deer and snared them4 ,the sisters dug lily roots and cooked them4 ,one time instead of digging roots they went high on the mountain side and sat there1 sat looking westward4 ,they could see very far1 and things seemed right there before them1 though away off near the edge of the great western water4 ,this was the first time that the sisters had a chance to see far4 ,till that day they had only a mountain slope or a forest opening in front of them2 now they had the whole country to look at4 ,just after midday they saw a man going northward1 going slowly4 ,what a nice man that is6 ,look at him1 said one sister to the other4 ,he stopped all at once1 seemed to sit down and disappear through the earth4 ,that day they saw him no more4 ,oh1 we should like to see that man1 said the sisters1 and talk to him4 ,they watched1 talked1 and forgot to dig roots4 ,at last1 a short time before sunset1 they said1 ,let us go for roots6 ,they ran down the mountain1 dug a basketful quickly1 and hurried home4 ,oh1 father1 will you teach us how to sing8 said the younger sister to ,kele that evening4 ,we tried all day to sing4 ,i tried to teach my sister1 she tried to teach me4 ,we could do nothing4 ,you can sing this way1 said ,kele1 and he began1-- ,o wi1 no 1 ,o wi1 no 1 ,o wi1 no 1 ,o wi1 no 4 ,that is good1 said she1 going away4 ,she said nothing to her sister and lay down4 ,soon after the twenty brothers came4 ,ten of them made a great noise4 ,the house just trembled and shook from the uproar4 ,the second ten had smeared themselves with deer blood1 hung deer entrails around their necks4 ,they looked wild and ferocious4 ,when inside1 they were quiet2 in going out and coming in they always rushed and shouted4 ,next morning ,kele kept the twenty brothers in the sweat-house4 ,rest a day1 said he4 ,the sisters went to the mountain top and looked westward4 ,soon they saw some one go toward the north1 as on the first day4 ,did our father tell you how to sing8 asked the elder sister4 ,he did1 but ,i have forgotten4 ,she tried to remember the song1 and soon after it came to her1-- ,o wi1 no 1 ,o wi1 no 1 ,o wi1 no 1 ,o wi1 no 4 ,this is the way our father sang1 said she4 ,you try it1 sister4 ,the elder began2 soon both sang together4 ,oh1 we have a nice song now1 said they4 ,their song went straight to where the man was1 a long distance4 ,this man was ,sedit4 ,he was getting red earth for acorn bread4 ,water soaked through red earth was used to moisten acorn meal4 ,sedit was covered with shells4 ,he was very splendid to look at4 ,as he dug the earth1 it seemed to him that he heard something4 ,he stopped1 listened1 listened with all his ears4 ,the sisters stopped singing1 and he dug again2 again he heard the singing and stopped4 ,when he stopped1 the sisters ceased to sing2 when he dug1 they began again4 ,thus it continued the whole afternoon4 ,they kept ,sedit all day there doing little1 almost nothing4 ,sometime before sunset the sisters dug their roots and went home4 ,sedit went home too4 ,he lived at the house of ,satok ,pokaila4 ,what were you doing8 ,i waited all day1 forenoon and afternoon1 for you4 ,it is too late to make bread now1 said ,satok4 ,this old woman lived alone till ,sedit in his wanderings came to her and worked1 brought wood1 and dug red earth for her4 ,i got a headache1 said he1 and had to lie down all day nearly4 ,i am sorry1 said the old woman2 and she gave him food1 but he did not want any4 ,next day ,sedit went for red earth4 ,he did not eat much that morning4 ,he had not slept all the night4 ,he was thinking of that song on the mountain4 ,that day the sisters went to the mountain top1 looked westward4 ,soon ,sedit came to the same place and worked1 put two or three handfuls in his basket1 heard singing1 heard it plainly1 stopped1 strained his eyes to see who was singing1 saw no one4 ,again he dug1 again they sang2 again he stopped work1 again they ceased singing2 again he worked1 again they sang4 ,sedit thinks now how to follow the singers1 tries to whistle their music--cannot catch it--looks around1 sees no one4 ,well1 ,i must sing1 says he4 ,he sings1 and this time he catches the music4 ,the sisters sang now in response to him4 ,they moved on1 as he thought1 and he followed4 ,but they were not moving1 they stayed in one place4 ,they simply made their singing seem farther each time4 ,sedit followed till they stopped at last1 would not sing any longer4 ,he could not tell what to do4 ,it is better for me to go back to my basket1 said he at last4 ,he went back1 put his basket on the bank east of the pit1 and said3 ,now1 my basket1 ,i will leave you a while1 ,i am going away4 ,i place you east of the pit4 ,rootstick1 ,i place you east of the basket4 ,if ,satok ,pokaila asks where ,i am1 you will move east1 basket1 and you will fall east1 rootstick4 ,she will know which way ,i went4 ,he went eastward1 went a short distance1 forgot the song1 stopped1 thought what to do4 ,the song then came back to him4 ,the sisters began to sing again4 ,sedit followed their song4 ,satok ,pokaila waited for red earth1 waited till midday1 then thought1 ,i'll go and see if ,sedit has a headache4 ,she found the basket partly filled with red earth1 and the stick standing east of it4 ,she looked in the pit where ,sedit had dug1 and thought1 ,he must be here somewhere4 ,she searched1 but could not find him4 ,where is ,sedit8 asked she of the basket4 ,where did he go8--,where is ,sedit8 asked she of the rootstick4 ,the basket moved eastward till it reached the stick1 the stick fell toward the east4 ,old ,satok knew now what had happened4 ,she took the basket and digging-stick home with her1 put them up safely4 ,sedit followed the sisters1 sang himself1 and listened to their song4 ,the song went southward1 went away from the mountain4 ,he followed till he reached ,tayam ,norel4 ,sedit sat down4 ,people asked where he came from1 where he was going4 ,he would not tell1 would not talk1 did not care for people's words4 ,he thought of nothing1 heard nothing but the song of ,kele's daughters4 ,he sat only a little while1 and went away singing and listening to the song of the sisters4 ,now it went eastward4 ,he followed it to a mountain1 where he saw an old man setting a trap4 ,this was old ,pokok4 ,uncle1 where are you going in such a great hurry8 asked ,pokok4 ,i am going east1 replied ,sedit4 ,you will not see me pass this way again4 ,he hurried down the mountain1 crossed a creek1 and went straight up another mountain2 was just at the top1 when he saw a very big man coming toward him on the right hand as ,sedit was going east4 ,sedit stopped1 looked1 was afraid somewhat4 ,the two stared at each other4 ,the stranger was very tall and very thick4 ,sedit was frightened4 ,the big man never stopped1 went straight ahead westward4 ,sedit looked at him a long time1 didn't move1 watched him going down the mountain4 ,after he had gone ,sedit stood a long time1 and then sat down4 ,why did he not speak to me8 thought ,sedit4 ,he is the first person ,i have met who wouldn't speak to me4 ,who is he8 ,i should like to know4 ,sedit sat and thought all that day about the big man4 ,he heard the song always1 at times very near him1 but he thought so much about the big man that he didn't follow it4 ,he wondered if the big man would come again1 and said to himself1 ,i will wait and see4 ,about night ,sedit thought1 ,if he comes and will not speak to me1 ,i'll kill him4 ,all night he waited4 ,he rose very early1 had not slept any4 ,about sunrise he saw a man coming from afar1 from the east1 moving westward4 ,sedit watched1 had his bow and arrows ready4 ,it was he who would not speak the day before4 ,sedit shot him in the breast1 shot again4 ,the big man paid no heed1 passed right along4 ,sedit shot twenty arrows4 ,the stranger looked all the time at ,sedit1 said nothing4 ,sedit shot twenty arrows more--spent all his arrows4 ,after he had shot away the forty arrows1 and the man had passed right close to him1 ,sedit sat down and thought1 ,who is this that ,i cannot kill him8 ,he thought a long time1 and then knew that he must be ,sas ,kiemila4 ,it was old ,sas4 ,sas had been fooling ,sedit1 just as ,kele's daughters had fooled him4 ,sedit heard the song again1 and followed it4 ,he went to the ,bohema ,mem at ,sawal ,pom1 went up ,norken ,mem till he came to ,hin ,pom where he heard a great noise4 ,many people were dancing there4 ,oh1 there is ,sedit coming1 said they4 ,where is he going so fast8 ,uncle1 where are you going in such a great hurry8 asked one of the men4 ,what news have you8 ,tell us what you have seen on your journey4 ,i am travelling this country to look at it4 ,i saw no one1 can give you no tidings of any one4 ,i shall not pass this way again4 ,the man who spoke and the dancers were ,hinwa people4 ,sedit rushed on1 came to a flat1 saw a spring1 and many persons drinking water4 ,my grandsons1 what are you doing1 why do you drink so much water8 ,water is bad for young people 7these people were birds of all sorts74 ,sedit called the place ,chilchil balus 7bird drinking74 ,he went on without stopping or talking1--had no time for either4 ,he listened1 heard the singing near a hill1 ran there2 heard talking of many people1 the ,tsurats arguing about acorns4 ,sedit passed these people1 crossed the ,norken ,mem1 ran along the trail1 came to an old man lying across it at the foot of a mountain4 ,sedit1 going fast1 thought to jump over the old man1 but he moved1 and ,sedit stopped4 ,grandson1 what are you doing8 asked ,sedit4 ,this was ,pom ,piweki4 ,i cannot tell what to do1 said ,pom4 ,i am old1 ,i cannot travel2 so ,i lay down here4 ,i will go on1 said ,sedit1 and come back this way1 ,i think4 ,he heard the song nearer now2 followed it1 followed till sunset1 when it ceased4 ,he stayed all night in that place4 ,next morning1 some time after sunrise1 the song began again4 ,sedit answered1 and followed it4 ,then it ceased2 he stopped again2 then the song began a second time2 he followed2 the song ceased4 ,the song circled around the mountain1 going a little higher gradually2 sometimes it was near1 sometimes it seemed far away1 but he never came up to it4 ,after wandering ten days1 perhaps1 he reached the top of the mountain by going round and round the side of it4 ,the singing was in the mountain now all the time4 ,he was on the highest part of ,kele's sweat-house4 ,kele1 his twenty sons1 and two daughters were inside1 and the girls and old man knew that some one was walking on the roof of their sweat-house4 ,kele's sons went out each morning1 and so did his daughters4 ,although they were many1 ,sedit never saw one of them1--they fooled him4 ,at last1 when ,sedit was on the mountain1 ,kele shouted1-- ,if any one is on my house1 let him go down to the western door of it4 ,sedit heard1 and went back the way by which he came4 ,he went to ,pom ,piweki and asked3 ,do you know where the door to this sweat-house is8 ,pom ,piweki made no answer4 ,he stood up and pulled open a door2 it seemed as though he had been lying across the entrance4 ,when he opened the door1 ,sedit saw far into the house4 ,sedit1 if you are here to go in1 this is the way for you1 said ,pom ,piweki4 ,you will see an old man lying on the east side1 go to him and talk2 this is his sweat-house4 ,sedit went in and sat down near ,kele1 said nothing4 ,kele rose up and gave ,sedit food1 talked to him1 told him what kind of person he1 ,kele1 was1 and about his children1 and said3 ,sedit1 if you have come here to stay1 you must do what ,i tell you2 you must be careful4 ,i have rough sons2 if they know that you are here1 they will make trouble4 ,i will hide you4 ,they will make a noise1 but you will not suffer if you keep quiet2 if you move1 they will find you1 and abuse you1 surely4 ,kele put ,sedit in a basket in the ground1 hid him there1 leaving a small hole to look through4 ,you may look out1 but do not move1 said ,kele4 ,as soon as ,sedit was hidden the girls came in with roots1 and sat down at their sleeping-place4 ,sedit was near them4 ,he thrust out his hand and pinched the younger sister4 ,she said nothing4 ,sister1 have you seen any one8 asked she1 after a time2 some one pinched me4 ',sh6 said the elder1 be quiet and say nothing2 don't let our father hear4 ,the elder went to cook1 and ,kele's twenty sons came hammering and tramping4 ,the first ten1 the smooth ones1 came1 as always1 quietly2 the second ten came with a rush and an uproar4 ,sedit peeped out at them4 ,the younger sister pushed him back4 ,be still1 said she4 ,sedit tried to rise2 she kept him down4 ,the first man of the second ten cried1 ,pshu6 ,i smell ,sedit4 ,the second said1 ,pshu6 ,i smell ,sedit2 throw him out6 ,be quiet1 boys2 don't talk so1 said ,kele4 ,sedit is your uncle4 ,phew6 ,i smell ,sedit1 cried all the second ten4 ,kele could hardly keep his sons from taking ,sedit4 ,after they had eaten they grew more excited4 ,where is ,sedit8 cried they4 ,let us find ,sedit6 ,at last they found ,sedit1 dragged him out1 played ball with him1 threw him around the whole night from one side of the great house to the other4 ,kele could do nothing1 could not stop them4 ,he went and lay down4 ,about sunrise ,sedit screamed4 ,he was almost dead4 ,kele's ten rough sons were covered with deer blood and shouted all night4 ,the smooth ten sat still1 could do nothing against the rough ten4 ,about sunrise ,sedit could hardly breathe4 ,he had a root under his left arm1 and as he was hurled across the house it fell into the fire and made a great smoke4 ,the odor was very pleasant4 ,kele's sons liked it4 ,they threw ,sedit back to where they found him1 left him1 and began to breathe in the smoke4 ,my sons1 said ,kele1 ,i told you last night not to hurt or harm ,sedit2 let him alone4 ,that root which he dropped will be good for you1 and hereafter you will like it4 ,future people when going to hunt will take this root1 tsarauhosi1 hold it out1 and say1 ',kele1 give us deer4' ,they will give you the root1 and you will give them deer4 ,when they go hunting and have bad luck1 they will make a fire1 burn this root1 hold it out while it smokes1 and say1 ',kele1 will you put deer where we can see and kill them8' 7,wintu hunters carry this root and burn it if they have bad luck in finding deer4 ,kele likes the odor and sends them deer74 ,kele rubbed ,sedit with deer marrow1 put him on the west side of the sweat-house1 and said1 ,this is your place2 you will stay here4 ,the boys went to hunt1 the girls to dig roots as before4 ,how did you get those sons1 brother8 asked ,sedit once4 ,you have no need to know2 ,i will not tell you1 replied ,kele4 ,how did you build this house8 ,two old men should not live in one house4 ,if ,i had a house1 your sons could visit me when they wished1 see their uncle's house1 and stay all night1 perhaps4 ,i don't think you could have sons1 ,sedit1 or keep a house4 ,i don't believe you have strength for it2 these things are hard to do1 said ,kele4 ,but ,sedit talked on about sons and a sweat-house4 ,kele asked ,sedit to sing for his sons while they danced and sweated4 ,he sang twice and sang fairly4 ,i could sing well if ,i had a house and sons of my own1 remarked ,sedit4 ,i will build a sweat-house for him1 thought ,kele1 at last4 ,he may go through as ,i have4 ,i don't think he will1 but ,i can let him try4 ,the next night ,kele made all sleep soundly4 ,he went north a short distance and wished for a sweat-house4 ,a mountain stood in front of him next moment4 ,kele went home before daylight and lay down4 ,that day ,sedit talked on as before4 ,come1 said ,kele2 and he took him to the new mountain4 ,you can live here if you like4 ,this is your house4 ,kele left him then4 ,sedit made a fire1 found a pipe and tobacco1 smoked1 stayed many days and nights by himself there4 ,i should like to know how ,kele got his sons1 thought he one night4 ,i must ask him4 ,i come to tell you1 said ,sedit one morning1 that ,i am lonesome4 ,i want to know how you got your sons and daughters4 ,kele made no answer for a long time4 ,at last he told him how he got his daughters4 ,sedit went home1 did exactly as ,kele had done1 then lay down without sleeping4 ,toward morning he heard some one jump to the floor2 next he got a blow on the back1 then a second4 ,the two persons went away and sat down4 ,sedit rose1 made a big fire1 and began singing for a sweat-dance4 ,two girls stood near the fire1 sweated1 then went to the creek1 swam1 and went home4 ,they had very long hair and were nice looking4 ,sedit gave them wooden combs and mink-skins for their hair1 gave them food and nice baskets painted red1 told each to dig roots and cook them4 ,sedit lived a while with his daughters1 till he thought once1 ,i want to have sons4 ,he went to ,kele1 and ,kele told how he had got sons1 told carefully4 ,sedit cut the sticks1 did everything as ,kele said1 and lay by the fire1 but he could not keep from looking up2 the moment he looked all the sticks fell to the ground4 ,sedit put them in place again1 lay by the fire1 looked up4 ,the sticks fell a second time2 he put them up again1 lay down1 looked a third time4 ,the sticks fell a third time4 ,he was putting the sticks up till daylight1 when he had to stop4 ,sedit went to ,kele that day4 ,my sticks were falling all night1 said he4 ,kele knew what had happened already4 ,why not do as ,i told you8 ,i told you not to look up4 ,i will not look any more1 said ,sedit4 ,next night he put up sticks again and waited1 took the blows till the last one of the second ten was giving him ten blows1 then he sprang up and screamed4 ,all the twenty sons dropped down and were sticks again4 ,it was just daylight4 ,sedit gathered the sticks into a basket1 and looked to see if the girls were awake4 ,they were sticks as well as the others4 ,sedit felt very sorry1 could not tell what to do4 ,he put the two sticks with the other twenty1 took one at a time1 held it up1 and said1 ,this was my son1 this was my daughter4 ,he was sorry and wondered if he could make others4 ,he went to ,kele and said1-- ,my brother1 ,i could not stand it4 ,what did ,i tell you8 ,can ,i not make more8 ,perhaps you cannot endure it4 ,kele did not want him to try4 ,i am sorry for my girls1 said ,sedit1 ,i want them back2 ,i was fond of them4 ,you may try for sons1 but those girls will not come back4 ,sedit tried a third time4 ,the beating was so hard that he almost screamed2 but he held out this time1 and had twenty sons4 ,sedit's house was full of sons1 but he had no daughters2 the sticks would not turn to girls again1 though he did with them as he had the first time4 ,sedit sent his sons to hunt4 ,go wherever you like1 said he4 ,on the west side is a ridge2 go on that ridge1 keep in one line1 and when you turn some one may see you and think1 ',what a crowd of nice boys6' ,kele's boys were hunting that day1 and saw ,sedit's sons in a long line4 ,look at that row of men on the ridge1 said they4 ,those are our cousins1 said one of the smooth ten2 those are ,sedit's sons4 ,sedit's sons went to a flat1 danced and played all the day1 took yellow clay1 made paste of it1 painted themselves yellow--that is why coyotes are yellow to this day2 the paint would not wash off4 ,all went home in a line4 ,sedit had supper for them4 ,why do you come without deer8 asked ,sedit4 ,we danced on the flat and painted4 ,sedit said nothing4 ,all ate2 then ,sedit thought1 ,i wish you boys to sleep4 ,all fell asleep4 ,sedit went to ,kele1 woke him up1 and said1-- ,my sons went to hunt1 but came home without deer4 ,what shall ,i do with them8 ,let them hunt birds4 ,let them hunt gophers and grasshoppers in the meadows4 ,gophers are as good as deer4 ,all right1 said ,sedit2 and he went home and slept4 ,they brought grasshoppers and gophers from the hunt next day1 and ,sedit was satisfied4 ,let them live on that kind of food1 thought he4 ,they told of their hunting that day4 ,we wanted water1 said one of them1 and met an old woman4 ',we are dry and cannot find water1' said we to her4 ',i will give you water1' said the old woman2 'come with me4' ,we followed her a while4 ,i was afraid and said to my brothers1 ',do not drink the water she gives4' ,one of my brothers shouted at the old woman and frightened her4 ,she fell back and turned into a swamp with a spring in the middle of it4 ,we didn't go near the spring1 but were nearly lost in the swamp4 ,that is a wicked old woman1 said ,sedit4 ,that is ,tunhlucha ,pokaila4 ,she drowns people often4 ,i met her once and she came near drowning me4 ,don't you go near her again4 ,hunt gophers and grasshoppers elsewhere4 ,now1 my sons1 said ,sedit1 some days later1 go and scatter around through this country4 ,whenever you want to see me come here to my sweat-house4 ,sedit's sons scattered north1 south1 east1 and west4 ,they were at every ridge and point1 in every valley and meadow1 at every spring and river4 ,kele's sons stayed at their great mountain sweat-house1 doing the same things1 living in the same way4 ,the two sisters never married1 and all ,kele's people are in that mountain now4 ,when they go out they look like wolves2 but when inside1 when at home in the mountain1 they are people4 ,,kol ,,tibichi ,kol ,tibichi was born at ,norpat ,kodiheril on ,wini ,mem1 just before daylight4 ,when a small boy1 he used to go out by himself4 ,if he went to play with other boys sometimes1 he would not stay with them4 ,he went out of sight1 disappeared1 and was lost4 ,then his father or mother or others would find him in this place or that unexpectedly4 ,sometimes they found him at home1 sometimes at a distance1 far away in some gulch or on some mountain4 ,it happened that his mother would look at his bed in the night-time and see him there sleeping4 ,she would look again and find that he was gone4 ,she would look a third time1 and find him just as at first4 ,in the day he would be seen in one place and be gone the next moment4 ,once he was playing with children2 they turned aside to see something1 then looked at him4 ,he was gone4 ,after a while they saw him in the water under the salmon-house4 ,another time he disappeared4 ,where has he gone8 asked one boy4 ,i cannot tell1 answered another4 ,soon they heard singing4 ,one asked1 ,do you hear that8 ,yes1 said the other2 where is it8 ,they listened and looked4 ,soon they saw ,kol ,tibichi sitting near the north bank of the river1 under water4 ,we must run and tell his father and mother4 ,two of the boys ran to tell his father and mother4 ,we lost your son1 said they4 ,he went away from us4 ,we looked for him a long time and could not find him4 ,now we have found him2 we have seen him sitting under water2 we don't know what he is doing4 ,his mother hurried out2 ran to the river4 ,we think he must be dead1 said people who had gathered there4 ,we think that some yapaitu spirit has killed him4 ,they soon saw that he was alive2 he was moving4 ,come1 my son1 called his mother1 stretching her hands to him1--come1 my son2 come out1 come to me4 ,but he stayed there1 sitting under water4 ,a quarter of an hour later they saw that the boy had gone from the river4 ,the people heard singing in some place between them and the village4 ,they looked up and saw that the boy was half-way home and going from the river4 ,that is your son1 called they to the woman4 ,oh1 no1 said the woman2 but she ran up and found that it was her son4 ,another time the boy goes south with some children4 ,these lose him1 just as the others had4 ,in half an hour they hear singing4 ,where is he8 ask some4 ,on this side1 says one4 ,on that1 says another4 ,south of the river is a great sugar-pine on a steep bank4 ,they look1 and high on a limb pointing northward they see him hanging1 head downward1 singing4 ,they run to his mother4 ,we see your son hanging by his feet from a tree4 ,the woman hurries to the river1 runs in among the rocks and rubbish around the tree1 reaches toward the boy1 throws herself on the rocks1 crying1 ,oh1 my child1 you'll be killed6 ,in a moment he is gone2 there is no sign of him on the tree4 ,soon a shouting is heard at the house3 ,my wife1 come up2 don't cry1 our son is here6 ,she crawls out of the rocks and dirt1 runs home1 finds the boy safe with his father4 ,the people began now to talk of the wonderful boy4 ,soon every one was talking of him4 ,there were many people in the place4 ,norpat ,kodiheril was a very big village4 ,some yapaitu is going to take that boy's life1 said they2 some yapaitu will kill him4 ,one morning the boy went down on the north side of the river with children1 but apart from them1 behind1 by himself4 ,he looked up1 saw a great bird in the air flying above him4 ,oh1 if ,i had those wing feathers6 thought the boy4 ,then he blew upward and wished 7olpuhlcha74 ,that moment the great bird ,komos ,kulit fell down before him4 ,just after the bird fell he heard a voice in the sky1 a voice high1 very high up1 crying1-- ,now1 you little man1 you must call yourself ,kol ,tibichi4 ,you are to be the greatest ,hlahi doctor on ,wini ,mem4 ,look at that boy6 cried the other boys4 ,see6 he has something4 ,they were afraid when they saw the great bird1 and the boy stretching the wings and handling the wonderful ,komos ,kulit4 ,some of them ran to his mother and said to her1-- ,your son has a very big bird4 ,it fell down from the sky to him4 ,we are afraid of that bird4 ,we could not lift such a big bird4 ,old people ran down2 saw the boy handling ,komos ,kulit4 ,how did you get that bird8 asked they4 ,did he fall to you8 ,yes4 ,i saw the shadow of a big bird on the ground4 ,i looked up4 ,it fell1 and was here4 ,the old people talked1--talked much1 talked a long time4 ,there were many of them4 ,we do not know what to do2 we do not know what to think4 ,we do not know why that bird fell1 said some4 ,we ought not to talk about the bird1 but we ought to think about this boy1 find out what he is doing4 ,oh1 said others1 he made that bird fall by blowing at it4 ,that boy will be a great ,hlahi4 ,the boy killed the bird with a yapaitu dokos 7spirit flint72 he wanted its wings4 ,the father and mother of the boy said3 ,two wise men should pull out the longest wing feathers for the boy4 ,he wants them2 he wants them to keep4 ,let that be done1 said the people2 and they found two men to pull out the two longest wing feathers4 ,the boy went to one side while they were pulling them1 pretended not to see or care what they were doing2 but the two men knew that he knew why he did so4 ,when the two men had pulled out the feathers1 the boy said to his father1-- ,i like those feathers2 save them for me2 ,i want them4 ,his father took the feathers home and saved them4 ,another time this boy was walking up ,wini ,mem--some time before he had been at a ,hlahi dance1 and had seen there beautiful collars of flicker-tail feathers1 and remembered them4 ,he walked forward and said to himself1-- ,i wonder where that man found those feathers4 ,i would like to have feathers like them4 ,pluck a bunch of grass with your mouth1 said the yapaitu1 drop it into your hand1 and look at it4 ,he did so1 and flicker feathers were in his hands4 ,he counted them1 and found five hundred4 ,these are nice feathers2 ,i will keep them1 said the boy4 ,kol ,tibichi is your name1 said the yapaitu4 ,you will be the greatest ,hlahi on ,wini ,mem1 but you must obey us4 ,you must listen to our words1 you must do what we tell you4 ,kol ,tibichi took the flicker feathers and walked westward1 walked across a wide gulch till he came to a black-oak tree above ,norpat ,kodiheril4 ,i like that oak-tree1 said ,kol ,tibichi4 ,i think that is a good place for my mother to get acorns4 ,he blew then1 and said3 ,you must be very big1 wide1 and high1 give many acorns every fall4 ,i will call your place ,olpuhlchiton 7blowing upward place1 i4 e4 wishing place74 ,he went home then1 and gave the flicker-tail feathers to his mother4 ,now1 my mother1 said he1 ,i wish you to keep these feathers for me4 ,where did you find them1 my son8 asked she4 ,you are always doing something4 ,you did not find these yourself2 the yapaitu got them4 ,i will keep them4 ,i am sorry for you1 but ,i cannot stop what you are doing4 ,you cannot stop it yourself4 ,but ,i will keep these feathers for you2 ,i will keep them safely4 ,all the people talked much of ,kol ,tibichi now4 ,once there was a doctor's dance1 and the boy remained at home till one night when the yapaitu came to him and he began to hlaha4 ,his father and mother did not know what the trouble was4 ,bring him here1 said the oldest doctor4 ,he is a ,hlahi1 said the doctors1 when they saw him4 ,sak hikai the rainbow is his yapaitu4 ,you must give him to us till the yapaitu leaves him4 ,while the yapaitu is with him1 let him stay inside4 ,they were five or six days making ,hlahis 7doctors74 ,the boy stayed in the sweat-house six days1 never eating1 never drinking2 some others ate and drank1 but ,kol ,tibichi neither ate nor drank4 ,something must be done to make that yapaitu leave him4 ,you must put a band around ,kol ,tibichi's head1 said the chief1 and the yapaitu will leave him4 ,they got a white wolf-tail headband4 ,the yapaitu did not go4 ,this is not the right kind of a headband1 said the doctor1 after a while4 ,they tried fox1 wildcat1 coyote1 a white-deer band1 without effect4 ,we don't know what he wants1 said some ,hlahis4 ,next they tried otter1 fisher1 coon1 badger1 black bear1 grizzly bear1 silver-gray fox1 mink1 beaver1 rabbit1 red-headed woodpecker4 ,what does he want8 asked some4 ,now1 said the old doctor1 you ought to know that this boy should have food and drink1 and he cannot have them till the yapaitu goes4 ,you should know that the headband that his yapaitu wants is a tsahai loiyas 7woman's front apron made of maple bark1 painted red74 ,they brought this apron1 made the headband1 and tied it on his head4 ,this is the one1 said the yapaitu4 ,kol ,tibichi began to sing2 the ,hlahi danced a few minutes4 ,the boy blew then1 and the yapaitu left him4 ,kol ,tibichi ate venison first and drank water1 then took other kinds of food4 ,from that time on ,kol ,tibichi was a ,hlahi4 ,soon after the great ,hlahi dance1 perhaps two weeks1 ,notisa1 chief of ,norpat ,kodiheril1 fell sick2 he began to have a bad feeling at midday1 and in the evening all his friends thought he would die4 ,in the early night people in ,norpat ,kodi saw a light going to ,kol ,tibichi's house4 ,people are coming2 there must be some one sick in the village1 said the boy's father and mother4 ,people are coming4 ,see1 there is a big light moving this way4 ,two men came to the door4 ,come in1 said ,kol ,tibichi's father4 ,we thought some one was sick when we saw your light coming4 ,we are here because ,notisa is sick1 said the men4 ,he got sick at noon4 ,the two men spread out a marten skin and said3 ,we brought this to show it to you and your son4 ,we have heard that he is a powerful ,hlahi4 ,the chief gave us this skin to show you4 ,we are afraid that ,notisa will die4 ,we want your son to go with us to see him4 ,they gave the skin to ,kol ,tibichi4 ,it was the best skin in the chief's house4 ,we will go1 said ,kol ,tibichi's father4 ,i do not say that my son is a ,hlahi1 but he can do something4 ,they waked the boy1 made him ready to go4 ,come1 said his mother2 and she carried him to the chief's house4 ,my mother1 put me down1 said ,kol ,tibichi1 when they had come near the house4 ,i do not like to put you down1 said the mother4 ,put me down1 put me down a moment1 said the boy4 ,his mother put him down4 ,then he saw some one looking around ,notisa's house1 pushing about1 looking1 watching in the dark1 lurking around1 holding arrows4 ,this was a yapaitu1 ready to shoot ,notisa and kill him4 ,kol ,tibichi called his own yapaitu1 who went to the one who was watching and said3 ,what are you doing here8 ,what do you want at this house8 ,i am doing nothing1 answered the yapaitu4 ,you are waiting to do something4 ,you want to do harm4 ,oh1 no2 ,i am only looking around here1 just trying to find the door4 ,i wanted to see some one4 ,you are ready to shoot a yapaitu dokos4 ,you want to kill ,notisa4 ,you are watching around here to kill him4 ,oh1 no1 ,i am not4 ,i am just looking around1 not doing anything4 ,you are ready to kill ,notisa1 the chief4 ,you are waiting to kill him1 said ,kol ,tibichi's yapaitu1 who just took hold of the strange yapaitu1 twisted him1 killed him right there1 and buried him4 ,kol ,tibichi's mother took her son into the chief's house4 ,the boy knew what had been done4 ,his yapaitu told him what he had done1 and came in with him4 ,the boy sat down near ,notisa4 ,people thought the chief ready to die1 thought that he might die any moment4 ,let the boy put his hand on the sick man1 said they4 ,put your hand on the chief1 said the father4 ,you must do what you can4 ,you must try1 do your best to cure him4 ,kol ,tibichi spat on his hands1 passed them over ,notisa's breast and face4 ,i am sleepy1 my mother1 oh1 ,i am so sleepy1 said the boy1 when he had passed his hands over the chief4 ,he cannot do more to-night1 said the father4 ,we will go home4 ,next morning people in the sweat-house heard a man talking outside4 ,he came in and said1 ,i am well6 ,this was ,notisa4 ,we are glad1 said the people4 ,kol ,tibichi has saved you4 ,the boy grew up and became a great ,hlahi4 ,when twenty years old1 he was the greatest ,hlahi on ,wini ,mem4 ,one year there was a ,hlahi dance in ,el ,hakam4 ,kol ,tibichi was a man4 ,he was thirty years old then4 ,he went to the dance4 ,tulitot was the great ,hlahi in that place1 and he thought himself better than ,kol ,tibichi4 ,while dancing1 ,tulitot took a snake from his mouth1 a large rattlesnake1 and held it in both hands as he danced4 ,the snake was his own child4 ,kol ,tibichi looked1 and thought he could do better2 and1 dancing forward1 he blew1 as ,hlahis do1 and threw out long burning flames on both sides of his mouth4 ,all present were afraid1 and with ,tulitot ran back before him in fear4 ,when the dance was over1 ,kol ,tibichi went to ,norpat ,kodi and lived on1 a great ,hlahi3 lived till he was a hundred years of age and more4 ,he could not walk any longer4 ,he knew that he could not live4 ,i cannot live any more1 said he4 ,my yapaitu tells me this1--,i cannot walk4 ,i cannot do anything4 ,my yapaitu tells me that ,i must leave ,norpat ,kodiheril4 ,he was not sick1 but decrepit4 ,my yapaitu is going to take me and leave my bones in this place with you4 ,when ,i go from my body1 do not bury it4 ,leave it on the ground out there4 ,let it lie one night4 ,next morning you will see a large rock in place of it4 ,when people are sick1 let them come and take a piece of the rock1 or some earth1 or some moss from it2 that will cure them4 ,we will not do that1 said ,notisa1 a son of the first chief2 we bury every body1 and we will bury yours like all others4 ,do not bury my bones1 said ,kol ,tibichi4 ,we should not like to see your bones all the time4 ,we have no wish to see a rock in place of them4 ,well1 take my body to the black-oak tree1 put it eight or ten feet from the ground1 leave it there one night2 next morning you will see water in a hollow of the oak4 ,any man may come and get that water1 rub it on his body1 and drink some4 ,it will cure him4 ,no1 said the chief1 we don't want to see the tree there every day4 ,we do not wish to look at it all the time4 ,dig a deep grave1 then1 said ,kol ,tibichi2 put my body in with nothing around it4 ,when you come to mourn1 do not stand east of the grave-mound4 ,on the morning after my burial you will see a rainbow coming out of the grave4 ,kol ,tibichi died4 ,they did everything just as he told them4 ,all saw the rainbow and said1 ,we ought to have left his body above ground1 and to have done all that he asked of us at first4 ,the yapaitu is mourning for him4 ,the rainbow stood there two days and two nights at the grave1 then moved two feet eastward4 ,next morning it was four feet away1 then eight1 going farther day by day till it was at the salmon-house where ,kol ,tibichi used to go when a boy4 ,it stood there by the salmon-house five days4 ,next it was on the north bank of the river1 then on the hillside beyond1 then on the hilltop1 then on the mountain-slope1 then on the mountain-top4 ,next all the people in ,norpat ,kodiheril heard a noise and knocking in the grave-mound one night1 and early next morning they saw an immense bird rising out of ,kol ,tibichi's grave4 ,first the head came1 and then the body4 ,at sunrise it came out altogether1 and flew to the sugar-pine from which ,kol ,tibichi had hung head downward in childhood4 ,it perched on the tree1 stayed five minutes1 and then flew away1 flew to the mountain1 to the rainbow1 went into the rainbow4 ,the bird and rainbow went away1 disappeared together4 ,the bird was ,komus ,kulit4 ,the rainbow was ,kol ,tibichi's yapaitu4 ,,the ,,winning ,,of ,,halai ,,auna ,,at ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,tuina ,this myth and all that follow it belong to the ,yanas1 a nation of ,indians described in the notes4 ,the nine preceding myths are of the ,wintus1 neighbors of the ,yanas4 ,the languages of these two nations are radically different4 ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,chuhna1 spider2 ,halai ,auna1 morning star2 ,igupa ,topa1 ----2 ,ochl ,mrimi1 mountain lion2 ,pul ,miauna1 colored bow1 the rainbow2 ,pun ,miaupa1 son of rainbow2 ,tuina1 the sun2 ,utjamhji1 mock sun2 ,wakara1 the moon2 ,wediko1 meteor2 ,marimi means woman4 99 99 99 99 99 ,old ,pul ,miauna had a son1 ,pun ,miaupa1 a wife1 and two daughters4 ,pun ,miaupa had a quarrel with his father and made up his mind to leave him4 ,i am going away1 said he to his father and mother one day4 ,i am tired of living here4 ,the mother began to cry4 ,which way are you going8 asked the father4 ,pun ,miaupa gave no answer2 wouldn't tell his father where he was going4 ,the father stood up and walked out of the house4 ,the mother stopped crying and said1-- ,i want you to go straight to my brother1 your uncle ,igupa ,topa4 ,tell him where you are going4 ,do not go without seeing him4 ,pun ,miaupa left his mother1 went to his uncle's1 stood on the roof of the sweat-house4 ,the old man was very busy throwing out grass that day4 ,a great many people had gambled at his house a day earlier2 they had left much grass in it4 ,uncle1 are you alive8 asked ,pun ,miaupa4 ,the old uncle looked up and saw his nephew1 who said1-- ,uncle1 ,i am full grown4 ,i am going on a very long journey1 ,i am going far away4 ,my mother told me to come here and see you4 ,where are you going1 my nephew8 ,to the north4 ,i thought so1 said the old man1 who knew that his nephew would go to get ,wakara's youngest daughter4 ,wakara took all his daughter's suitors to ,tuina's sweat-house1 and they were killed there4 ,igupa ,topa knew this and said1 ,wait a little1 nephew1 ,i will go with you4 ,uncle1 said ,pun ,miaupa1 you are too old4 ,i don't want you to go2 the journey would kill you4 ,i want to travel very fast on this journey4 ,i will go at my own pace1 ,i will go as ,i like1 said the uncle4 ,well1 come with me if you can go fast4 ,igupa ,topa dressed1 took a staff1 and looked very old4 ,go on1 ,i am ready1 said he4 ,pun ,miaupa started4 ,he turned around to look at his uncle1 and saw the old man2 saw him fall while coming out of the sweat-house4 ,pun ,miaupa stopped1 held down his head1 and thought1 ,he will not go1 even as far as ,wajami4 ,the uncle rose and followed on4 ,you are too old1 uncle2 you cannot walk well4 ,stay at home2 that is better for you4 ,go ahead1 said the old man2 walk fast4 ,i will come as ,i can4 ,pun ,miaupa went on2 his uncle followed4 ,igupa ,topa stumbled every few steps1 fell1 hurt himself1 tore his skin4 ,pun ,miaupa looked back very often4 ,the uncle was always tumbling4 ,he must be bruised and broken from these falls1 thought the nephew4 ,pun ,miaupa was on a hill beyond ,chichipana4 ,he sat down and smoked4 ,his uncle came up while he was sitting there4 ,let me smoke2 then ,i want to see you jump to that mountain over there1 said the old man1 pointing to it4 ,i shall leave you behind if ,i do that4 ,leave me to myself1 said the old man4 ,pun ,miaupa put on deerskin leggings and a beaded shirt1--a splendid dress4 ,he went then with one spring to the top of the opposite mountain and looked back to see his uncle2 but old ,igupa ,topa had jumped too4 ,he was just passing ,pun ,miaupa and went far beyond him4 ,i thought you were too old to jump1 said ,pun ,miaupa1 coming up to him4 ,they jumped again1 jumped to a second mountain1 and the uncle was ahead the second time4 ,after that they walked on4 ,the old man fell very often1 but ,pun ,miaupa did not pity him any longer2 he laughed when his uncle fell4 ,they travelled a good while1 travelled fast1 and when both reached ,wajami ,mountain1 they sat down to rest there4 ,i want ,wakara to send out his youngest daughter for wood1 said ,pun ,miaupa in his mind2 and the next minute ,wakara1 who was far away in his own sweat-house1 told his youngest daughter to take a basket and go for wood4 ,this daughter was ,halai ,auna4 ,at that moment1 too1 ,wakara's wife1 ,ochul ,marimi1 said to the girl3 ,why do you lie asleep all the time and not help me8 ,i want you to get me leaves for acorn bread4 ,halai ,auna took the basket and went upon the mountain side to find wood and leaves4 ,pun ,miaupa saw the girl filling her basket4 ,that is ,wakara's daughter1 said he to his uncle4 ,stop6 ,be careful6 said ,igupa ,topa4 ,the uncle put himself into his nephew's heart now to strengthen him4 ,there was only one person to be seen4 ,igupa ,topa went into his nephew1 went in because he knew that ,tuina killed all men who tried to get ,halai ,auna1 and he wished to save his sister's son1 ,pun ,miaupa4 ,when the girl had her basket full and turned to place it on her back1 she saw ,pun ,miaupa behind her2 she could not move1 she was so frightened4 ,why are you afraid8 ,am ,i so ugly8 asked ,pun ,miaupa4 ,he pleased her2 but she said not a word1 just ran1 hurried home with the basket1 and threw it down at the door4 ,what is your trouble8 asked the mother4 ,you don't like to work1 ,i think4 ,what is the matter8 asked ,wakara4 ,you are frightened4 ,i saw a man on the mountain1 a man with woodpecker scalps on his head4 ,the southern people wear woodpecker scalps1 said ,wakara2 that must be one of the southern people4 ,pun ,miaupa sprang through the air1 came down in front of ,wakara's sweat-house1 went in and sat near ,halai ,auna on a bearskin4 ,nice food was brought for all1 and when they had finished eating1 ,wakara said1-- ,now1 my daughters1 and you1 my wife1 ,ochul ,marimi1 make ready2 let us go4 ,i wish to see my brother1 ,tuina1 and hear what he says of ,halai ,auna's new husband4 ,they dressed1 put on beads1 and put red paint on their faces4 ,halai ,auna said nothing4 ,she sat with her head down2 she was sorry2 she liked ,pun ,miaupa1 she felt sure that they would kill him4 ,when all were ready1 ,wakara took his wife's hand and danced around the fire with her4 ,he had two unmarried daughters besides ,halai ,auna2 one of these took her father's hand1 the other took ,halai ,auna's1 and all danced around the fire and circled about ,pun ,miaupa4 ,they put him in the middle and danced in a circle2 they began to sing1 and rose in the air then and danced right up out of the sweat-house1 went through the smoke-hole and moved westward1 singing as they went1-- ,i-n1 i-n1 i-n1 no-m ,i-n1 i-n1 i-n1 no-m4 ,they moved faster as they went1 and danced all the time4 ,it was dark when they danced up through the roof of the sweat-house2 no one saw them1 though there were many people round about4 ,old ,wakara's sons-in-law lived in that place2 all the stars were his daughters1 and his daughters were married1 except ,halai ,auna and the two who danced around the fire4 ,wakara went without being seen4 ,he would let no one have ,halai ,auna unless one whom ,tuina could not kill4 ,now1 a little before daylight they reached ,tuina's house4 ,wakara stood on the roof of the sweat-house and called1 ,my brother1 ,i want you to spring out of bed4 ,tuina was asleep in the sweat-house4 ,he had three daughters and no son4 ,the daughters were called ,wediko1 and his wife was ,utjamhji4 ,wakara went down into the sweat-house and sat at the side of ,tuina4 ,tuina took a bearskin and put it down at his other hand1 and told ,halai ,auna and her husband to sit on it4 ,tuina took up a big sack of tobacco and a large pipe cut out of maple wood4 ,the tobacco was made of his own hair1 rolled and cut fine4 ,he put this in the pipe and gave it to ,pun ,miaupa4 ,wakara and ,tuina watched now1 and looked at him4 ,the young man smoked all the tobacco and gave back the pipe4 ,tuina filled the pipe now with a different1 a stronger tobacco4 ,he used to rub his skin often1 and what he rubbed off he dried and made fine4 ,this was his tobacco of the second kind4 ,he had a sackful of this stored away1 and he filled his pipe now with it4 ,pun ,miaupa smoked1 seemed to swallow the smoke4 ,it was not he who was smoking1 though1 but the uncle in his heart4 ,he emptied the pipe and returned it4 ,tuina took now tobacco of a third kind1--his own flesh dried and rubbed fine4 ,he filled the pipe1 gave it to ,pun ,miaupa1 and waited to see him fall dead at the second if not at the first whiff4 ,the country outside the sweat-house was full of dead people1 all killed by ,tuina's tobacco4 ,some of the bodies were fresh1 others decayed2 some were sound skeletons1 others a few old bones4 ,pun ,miaupa smoked out this pipe1 gave it back empty4 ,tuina handed him a fourth pipe4 ,the tobacco was made of his own brains1 dried and rubbed fine4 ,pun ,miaupa smoked this and gave the empty pipe back to ,tuina4 ,tuina now tried the fifth pipe4 ,he filled it with marrow from his own bones1 gave it to ,halai ,auna's husband4 ,wakara and ,tuina watched now1 waiting to see him fall4 ,pun ,miaupa swallowed all and gave the pipe back4 ,tuina had no other kind of tobacco and could do no more4 ,he dropped his head4 ,i don't know what kind of person this is1 thought he4 ,all at once he remembered old ,igupa ,topa1 and thought3 ,this may be a young one of that kind4 ,i can do nothing with him1 he has beaten me4 ,halai ,auna was very glad to have such a husband4 ,this was the first man of all who had come to see her who had not been killed by ,tuina4 ,she laughed all this time in her mind4 ,pun ,miaupa went out1 killed five deer1 and brought them in4 ,the women cooked a great deal that day4 ,wakara and ,tuina sat in the house1 talked and ate ,pun ,miaupa's fresh venison4 ,the next night all slept4 ,igupa ,topa went out of ,pun ,miaupa's heart1 went about midnight1 and sat north of the pillar in the side of the house1 sat without saying a word4 ,he had a white feather in his head1 and looked very angry and greatly dissatisfied4 ,early next morning ,tuina and ,wakara were up and saw the old man sitting there with that big feather in his head1 and they looked at him4 ,oh1 said ,tuina1 ,i know now why ,halai ,auna's husband can smoke my tobacco4 ,i know that old ,igupa ,topa this long time4 ,i know what that old fellow can do4 ,they put plenty of food before ,igupa ,topa1 but he would eat none of it4 ,pun ,miaupa killed five deer that morning and brought them in4 ,the two old men were glad to see such nice venison1 and see so much of it4 ,igupa ,topa sat by himself1 and ate nothing4 ,uncle1 why do you not eat8 asked ,pun ,miaupa4 ,he made no answer1 but watched till all were asleep2 then he stood up and ate1 ate the whole night through1 ate all the acorn bread1 all the roots1 ate all that there was in the house1 except venison4 ,that was not his kind of food2 he would not touch it4 ,he sat down on the north side of the central pillar when he had finished eating4 ,you must work hard to cook food enough1 said ,tuina next morning to the women4 ,some one in this house must be very hungry4 ,the women worked hard all that day2 in the evening the house was full of good food again4 ,pun ,miaupa's uncle would not eat a morsel placed before him1 but when night came he ate everything there was except venison4 ,there must be some one in this house who is very hungry1 said ,tuina1 when he rose the next morning4 ,make ready more food to-day1 work hard1 my daughters4 ,we will not work to-day2 that nasty old fellow eats everything in the night time4 ,we will not carry wood and water all day and have nothing to eat the next morning4 ,i don't like him1 either1 said ,tuina2 he will go very soon1 ,i hope4 ,igupa ,topa heard these words and remembered them4 ,tuina's wife and ,wakara's wife1 both old women1 had to work that day without assistance4 ,in the middle of the forenoon a great cloud rose in the south4 ,pun ,miaupa's uncle raised it4 ,let rain come1 thick heavy rain1 said he in his mind4 ,i want darkness1 ,i want a big storm and cold rain4 ,the cloud was black2 it covered all the sky2 every one came in1 and soon the rain began4 ,it rained in streams1 in rivers2 it filled the valleys1 filled all places4 ,the water reached ,tuina's sweat-house1 rushed in1 and filled the whole place2 all had to stand in water2 and the rain was very cold4 ,old ,tuina and ,wakara were shivering2 their teeth knocked together2 their wives and daughters were crying4 ,igupa ,topa had taken his nephew and ,halai ,auna up to his place on the north side1 near the roof of his sweat-house1 where they were dry4 ,the sweat-house was nearly full of water4 ,all were crying now4 ,some time before daylight one of ,tuina's daughters was drowned1 and then the other two1 and ,wakara's two daughters4 ,about dawn ,tuina and ,wakara with their two wives were drowned4 ,all were dead in the sweat-house except ,igupa ,topa1 his nephew1 and ,halai ,auna4 ,at daylight the rain stopped1 the water began to go down1 and all the bodies floated out through the doorway4 ,the place was dry4 ,pun ,miaupa made a fire4 ,halai ,auna came to the fire and began to cry for her father1 her mother and sisters4 ,you must not cry1 said ,pun ,miaupa2 my uncle did this4 ,he will bring all to life again quickly4 ,but ,halai ,auna was afraid1 and she cried for some time4 ,just after midday ,igupa ,topa went outside1 saw the dead bodies1 and said3 ,why sleep all day8 ,it is time to be up1 you two old men and you five young girls6 ,tuina and ,wakara sprang up1 went to the creek1 and swam4 ,no one but ,igupa ,topa could have done this to us1 said they4 ,all the women rose up as if they had been only sleeping4 ,my brother1 ,i shall go home to-morrow1 said ,wakara4 ,it is time for me4 ,very early next morning ,wakara and his wife began to dance1 then the two daughters1 then ,halai ,auna and her husband4 ,they danced out by the smoke-hole1 rose through the air1 sang1 and danced themselves home4 ,wakara had been five days away1 and all his daughters' husbands were saying3 ,where is our father-in-law8 ,he may have been killed4 ,all were very glad when they saw old ,wakara in the sweat-house next morning4 ,before leaving ,tuina's sweat-house ,igupa ,topa had gone into his nephew's heart again4 ,when ,wakara came home1 he took his new son-in-law to try a sport which he had4 ,the old man had made a great pole out of deer sinews4 ,this pole was fixed in the ground and was taller than the highest tree4 ,wakara played in this way3 ,a man climbed the pole1 a second bent it down and brought the top as near the foot as possible4 ,he let the top go then1 and it shot into the air4 ,if the man on the pole held firmly1 he was safe2 if he lost his grip he was hurled up high1 then fell and was killed4 ,come1 my son-in-law1 said ,wakara one day1 ,i will show you the place where ,i play sometimes pleasantly4 ,they went to the place4 ,the old man climbed first1 grasped the pole near the top4 ,pun ,miaupa pulled it down2 his uncle was in his heart1 and he was very strong4 ,he brought the top toward the ground1 did not draw very hard1 and let the pole fly back1 again4 ,it sprang into the air4 ,wakara was not hurled away2 he held firmly4 ,pun ,miaupa brought down the pole a second time1 he brought it down rather softly1 and let it go4 ,wakara held his place yet4 ,he tried a third time4 ,wakara was unshaken4 ,that will do for me1 said ,wakara4 ,go up now2 it is your time4 ,pun ,miaupa went on the pole and held with his uncle's power4 ,it was not he who held the pole1 but ,igupa ,topa4 ,i will end you this time1 thought ,wakara4 ,he bent the pole close to the ground and let go4 ,wakara looked sharply to see his son-in-law shoot through the air1--looked a good while1 did not see him4 ,my son-in-law has gone very high1 thought he4 ,he looked a while yet in the sky2 at last he looked at the pole1 and there was his son-in-law4 ,he bent the pole a second time1 bent it lower than before2 then let it fly4 ,this time ,wakara looked at the pole1 and ,pun ,miaupa was on the top of it4 ,wakara was angry4 ,he bent the pole to the ground1 bent angrily1 and let it go4 ,he will fly away this time1 surely1 thought he1 and looked to the sky to see ,pun ,miaupa1 did not see him2 looked at the pole1 he was on it4 ,what kind of person is my son-in-law8 thought ,wakara4 ,it was ,wakara's turn now to go on the pole1 and he climbed it4 ,pun ,miaupa gave his father-in-law a harder pull this time1 but he held his place4 ,the second time ,pun ,miaupa spoke to ,wakara in his own mind3 ,you don't like me1 ,i don't like you2 you want to kill me4 ,i will send you high now4 ,he bent the pole1 brought the top almost to the foot of it1 and let it fly4 ,he looked to the top1 ,wakara was gone4 ,he had been hurled up to the sky1 and he stayed there4 ,pun ,miaupa laughed4 ,now1 my father-in-law1 said he1 you will never come down here to live again2 you will stay where you are now forever1 you will become small and die1 then you will come to life and grow large4 ,you will be that way always1 growing old and becoming young again4 ,pun ,miaupa went home alone4 ,wakara's daughters waited for their father1 and when he didn't come back they began to cry4 ,at last1 when it was dark and they saw their father far up in the sky1 they cried very bitterly4 ,next morning ,pun ,miaupa took ,halai ,auna1 his wife1 and his uncle1 and went to his father's house4 ,chuhna1 the greatest spinner in the world1 lived among ,wakara's daughters4 ,all day those women cried and lamented4 ,what shall we do8 said they2 we want to go and live near our father4 ,who can take us up to him8 ,i will take you up to him1 said ,chuhna1 the spinner1 who had a great rope fastened to the sky4 ,chuhna made an immense basket1 put in all the daughters with their husbands1 and drew them up till they reached the sky2 and ,wakara's daughters1 the stars1 are there on the sky yet4 ,,the ,,hakas ,,and ,,the ,,tennas ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,dar ,jow1 eagle2 ,haka1 flint2 ,hakaymchiwi1 the whole ,haka people2 ,ilhataina1 lightning2 ,tenna1 grizzly bear2 ,tsawandi ,kamshu1 red flint clover2 ,tsawandi ,kamshupa1 young red flint clover2 ,tsuwalkai1 a reddish flint4 ,marimi means woman4 99 99 99 99 99 ,at first about two hundred people lived with the old woman1 ,tsuwalkai ,marimi1 in one great house2 they were all descended from her4 ,they were the ,hakayamchiwi1--all the ,haka people4 ,now1 there was a deadly quarrel between the ,hakas and the ,tennas1 who lived near them1 and it began in this way3 ,the ,tennas invited the ,hakas to a hunt in the mountains2 ten of each people were to make a party of twenty4 ,one ,tenna went early the first morning to make a fire at some distance from the sweat-house1 at a meeting-place for the hunters of both sides4 ,ten ,hakas went out early1 were first at the fire2 but the ,tennas came1 and then the twenty stood around to warm themselves1--the ,tennas on the north and the ,hakas on the south side of the fire4 ,the ,hakas had flint arrow-heads1 good ones2 the ,tennas had arrow-heads of pine bark4 ,while they were warming themselves1 a ,tenna said to a ,haka1 ,let me see your arrow-point4 ,here it is1 said the ,haka2 look at it4 ,he1 he1 he6 laughed the ,tenna2 that point is no good6 ,he held it out1 looked at it1 and laughed again4 ,if ,i put it down my throat1 it won't hurt me4 ,let me see your arrow-point1 said the ,haka4 ,here it is1 said the ,tenna4 ,the ,haka looked at the pointed pine bark1 laughed1 and said3 ,that is no arrow-head2 that is nothing but pine bark4 ,if ,i stab myself behind with your arrow-head1 it won't hurt me4 ,i shall not die4 ,let me see you stab yourself1 said the ,tenna4 ,look at me4 ,i'll stab myself behind with it4 ,the ,haka stabbed himself1 and the ,tenna's arrow-head broke2 it did not hurt him a bit4 ,you see1 said he1 ,i am not dying4 ,let me see your arrow-head1 said the ,tenna4 ,he gave the arrow-point1 and the ,tenna stabbed himself in the same way that the ,haka had4 ,the arrow-head was very sharp and went into him1 cut him1--cut his intestines4 ,he fell over and lay on the ground1 lay there groaning4 ,you see that my arrow-head is good2 it will kill any one1 said the ,haka4 ,right away the ,tenna was dying2 very soon he was dead4 ,when the ,tennas saw that their brother was dead1 they rushed at the ten ,hakas and killed them hand to hand before they could use arrows1 before they could save themselves4 ,the ,tennas went home1 but the ,hakas did not go home that evening4 ,next morning early one of the ,tennas came to the house of the ,hakas1 and called out1-- ,come to the fire1 cousins2 come to the fire4 ,we will meet you there4 ,oh1 cousins1 it is time to go hunting2 be up4 ,your brothers who went yesterday are going again to-day4 ,we will go1 said the ,hakas1 who did not know that their brothers were killed4 ,the ,tennas had a fire in the same place as the first day1 and were there waiting4 ,after a time the ten ,hakas came and stood at the fire in the same way as their brothers had stood a day earlier4 ,they did not quarrel now1 but went to the woods soon4 ,the ,tennas had everything ready for hunting2 other ,tennas were hidden in the woods1 and ten more ,hakas were killed by them that day4 ,on the third morning a ,tenna came to the ,hakas and called1-- ,cousins1 it is time to be up1 time to hunt4 ,your brothers of yesterday and the day before are all waiting4 ,we will go1 we will go1 said the ,hakas4 ,the fire was ready2 the ,tennas were there4 ,they came earlier1 and acted just as they had acted the second day4 ,ten more ,hakas were killed by them that day4 ,the ,hakas would not go on the fourth day4 ,the ,tennas began now to kill ,hakas whenever they found them out hunting1 or fishing1 whenever they saw them in the woods anywhere4 ,when the ,haka women went to dig roots1 or find worms1 or gather acorns1 the ,tennas killed them wherever they caught them4 ,when the children went out to play or went to get water1 they killed them4 ,the ,tennas killed on till only one old woman1 ,tsuwalkai ,marimi1 and her grandson1 ,tsawandi ,kamshu1 were left of all the ,hakas4 ,one evening ,tsawandi ,kamshu hung his bow 7an old bow bound around closely with deer sinew7 over his bed on the south side of the sweat-house4 ,with this bow he hung an otter-skin quiver full of arrows4 ,my grandmother1 said he in the night1 ,i may not come back to-morrow4 ,if anything happens1 the bow and the quiver and all that are with them will fall on the bed4 ,you will know then that some one has killed me4 ,but a child will rise from the spittle which ,i have left near the head of the bed2 a little boy will come up from the ground4 ,tsuwalkai ,marimi listened1 said nothing1 made no answer4 ,tsawandi ,kamshu went out the next morning at daybreak1 stayed out all that day4 ,at dusk the bow fell with the quiver4 ,the old woman began to cry4 ,she cried bitterly4 ,all our people are dead1 said she4 ,all our people are gone1 and ,i am alone4 ,she went around crying2 went along the four sides of the house2 went to where the bows1 arrows1 and otter-skin quivers were hanging2 cried all that night1 cried all the next day4 ,the ,tennas watched for the old woman1 watched closely4 ,they wanted to kill her1 but they could not break1 into the house1 and she would not go out to them4 ,they wanted to kill her and put an end to the last of the ,hakas4 ,while ,tsuwalkai was crying the second night1 the ,tennas were near the house listening and watching4 ,the old woman is laughing1 said they4 ,she is having some feast2 that is why she is laughing4 ,she must be glad1 that old woman4 ,tsuwalkai heard these words of her enemies4 ,oh1 ,tennas1 do not talk that way1 said she4 ,something may happen yet that will hurt you4 ,some one may come who will make your hearts sore4 ,you may drop tears yet1 you may be sorry4 ,the old woman cried the third night and third day4 ,the fourth night she dropped no tears1 but she could not sleep4 ,in the middle of the fourth night she heard crying on the ground near ,tsawandi ,kamshu's sleeping-place4 ,a little baby was crying1 rolling1 struggling1 wailing4 ,the old woman listened1 she heard ,u n1 u n4 ,she was frightened at first4 ,i must be dreaming of a baby1 ,i must be dreaming1 said she4 ,oh1 my people are making me dream4 ,i hear a noise like the crying of a baby in my sweat-house4 ,oh1 it is no baby2 ,i am only dreaming4 ,the baby cried on1 kept crying4 ,the old woman went to the spot where the crying was1 looked1 found a baby covered with dirt1 mud1 and ashes4 ,she had not carried the ashes out since her grandson had gone2 she could not carry them4 ,the ,tennas were watching outside for her1 watching to kill the old woman4 ,the baby rolled around in the dirt and the ashes4 ,i don't think any one brought that baby into this house1 said the old woman to herself4 ,tsawandi ,kamshu said that a baby would come from the ground1 would rise from his spittle4 ,maybe this is his spirit that has come back and is a baby again4 ,i will call this baby ,tsawandi ,kamshupa4 ,she took up the baby1 a little boy1 washed him1 washed him all night1 the little child was so dirty4 ,she washed him in cold water1 and he grew while she washed4 ,she washed him till morning1 but gave him no food4 ,the ,tennas heard now the noise of two people inside4 ,tsuwalkai ,marimi felt glad1 she had the company of this little boy4 ,all day and two nights she washed the child4 ,he ate nothing4 ,i want you to live and grow large1 little boy1 said the old woman4 ,i want you to grow quickly2 you will be a great help to me4 ,the little boy did not know what was said yet4 ,she washed the child1 talked three days and three nights to him4 ,the little boy could creep around the house now1 could creep through every part of it4 ,she washed him in the night1 in the day2 washed him often4 ,he grew very fast4 ,in ten days he was a man full grown4 ,he could talk now as well as any one1 and one day he asked the old woman1-- ,what house is this8 ,what people live here8 ,she told him the whole story of her people2 told how all had been killed by the ,tennas in the woods1 in the fields1 on the water4 ,i am sorry to hear what you tell1 said he4 ,he asked now for a bow4 ,she gave him a fresh one4 ,he broke it4 ,i want one to kill birds outside with it4 ,you must not go out1 said the old woman2 bad people are near us4 ,i only want to kill birds4 ,whose arms are these8 asked he1 pointing to knives1 bows1 and arrows on the walls4 ,oh1 it makes me sorry to tell you1 it makes me sorry to talk of them4 ,these are the arms of many men4 ,the ,tennas killed all of them4 ,she went to the west side of the house and gave him bows4 ,he broke one after another4 ,he broke every bow on the walls except one4 ,when he came to his own bow1 his old bow1 he laughed4 ,he took it himself without asking4 ,he tried and could not break it2 tried again1 laughed1 and was glad4 ,tsuwalkai1 whose bow is this8 asked he4 ,that was the bow of a good man4 ,he was a good man1 ,i think1 said ,tsawandi ,kamshupa2 why did he die8 ,there was a good man in this house2 he had that bow2 he was a great fighter4 ,tsawandi ,kamshupa tried again to break the bow with his feet and hands1 but he could not4 ,there was a good man in this house1 said the old woman1 the best man of all the ,haka people4 ,that was his bow4 ,i wished to go hunting to-day1 but ,i will go very early to-morrow4 ,i will go before daylight1 said ,tsawandi ,kamshupa4 ,i am going to look around4 ,i am going a short distance to hunt4 ,i will come back2 have no fear4 ,the old woman was afraid4 ,she had lost the owner of the bow1 the best of her grandsons4 ,i will only go down south a little way1 said he4 ,early next morning he took a deerskin1 wrapped it around his body1 tied a belt around his waist1 and took his arrows4 ,there was dew on the grass yet4 ,he looked down the mountain-side1 saw many people near a big fire1 and said1-- ,i know who those people are2 they are ,teptewi 7,tenna women74 ,there were fifty of them4 ,they had come to that swampy mountain-side early in the morning4 ,they had come before daybreak to dig worms and gather clover4 ,each had a stick to dig worms with4 ,the young man stood watching these women1 and said to himself3 ,what shall ,i do8 ,these ,tennas have killed all my people except my old grandmother4 ,they tried to kill her4 ,they will kill her and me if they can4 ,what shall ,i do8 ,there are a great many women there4 ,i will kill a lone one to begin with1 then hide my bow and quiver and go to those farther down4 ,he went along the slope somewhat1 came to one ,tenna woman1 and killed her4 ,the others did not see him1 did not know that he was on the mountain1 thought that all the ,hakas were dead4 ,he opened the ,tenna's throat1 took her heart1 put it inside his blanket1 and left the body dead on the ground4 ,the other ,tenna women were working not far from a fire4 ,these women had taken their teeth out and hung them on a tree near the fire4 ,whenever they were angry the women put these teeth in their mouths to bite with4 ,tsawandi went along the mountain-side carefully4 ,i will go to that fire1 thought he4 ,then he sprang up and stood near the fire1 warmed his hands4 ,the women did not see him yet4 ,one looked up at the fire1 but saw no one4 ,hei6 cried he1 you women are out very early4 ,come here and warm yourselves4 ,cook worms for me2 ,i am hungry1 ,i want worms4 ,the women gave no answer1 said nothing4 ,they were afraid2 they could not bite1 for their teeth were out4 ,if ,i had my teeth1 ,i would kill that man1 thought each woman4 ,tsawandi kept his eye on the teeth1 which were at one end of the fire2 he would let no woman come near them4 ,come up6 come up6 called he4 ,at last they came up and sat near the fire1 but could not get their teeth4 ,i did not know that women go out in the morning so early1 said he4 ,i saw a deer some distance back here and killed it4 ,i was in a great hurry4 ,i took only a small piece of meat4 ,he took out the heart1 cut it into pieces1 roasted them by the fire2 then he gave some to each woman4 ,the women were hungry1 and were glad to get meat4 ,have you no bread8 asked ,tsawandi4 ,we have no bread1 said the women4 ,well1 ,i have acorn bread4 ,he had no bread1 but he put his hand in his bosom and thought1 ,i want bread of red flint meal4 ,this bread came to his bosom1 and he gave each woman a piece of it4 ,my grandmother makes good bread1 said he4 ,i carry it with me always to show people and let them have some to eat4 ,every one likes my grandmother's bread4 ,the bread tasted well2 all ate4 ,he watched their teeth closely4 ,very soon a woman fell dead2 then all fell quickly and died4 ,he cut their hearts out--fifty hearts--and carried them under his deerskin4 ,he went farther south now2 ran quickly4 ,he saw fifty more women working near a fire2 went near the fire1 sprang up to it1 and cried1-- ,hu1 hu6 women1 you are out early2 why so early8 ,it is cold2 come warm your hands4 ,give me something to eat2 give me worms and clover2 give me something to eat1 and ,i will give you something2 ,i will give bread1 ,i will give venison4 ,these women had come out to dig roots2 their teeth were hanging on a tree near the fire4 ,the ,tenna women never kept their teeth in their mouths while they were working4 ,i wish my teeth were in my mouth1 thought each woman1 ,i would kill that man4 ,all these fifty women came up to the fire1 ate acorn bread as the others had eaten1 and died4 ,from this fire ,tsawandi ,kamshupa went to another1 and that morning he killed all the ,tenna women who were out2 not one was left alive1 except a few who had remained at home in the sweat-house4 ,he went farther south now2 went to their sweat-house4 ,it was still early morning4 ,all the ,tenna men were at home4 ,how shall ,i kill them8 thought ,tsawandi4 ,i will go into the house and say that ,i am sent by my brother to invite them to a feast and a hunt4 ,they'll believe that4 ,he looked down from the top of the house4 ,there were many ,tennas there4 ,all the ,tenna men were in the sweat-house4 ,tsawandi ,kamshupa went in boldly2 sat near the fire1 warming his hands4 ,the ,tennas whispered to each other1 ,that's my blood1 sister2 that's my blood1 brother6 meaning1 he's my share2 ,i'll eat him4 ,oh1 you ,tenna people1 what are you talking of8 ,i am your neighbor4 ,i do not live very far from you1 ,i am no stranger4 ,i have come down here early this morning to invite you to a feast1 to a hunt4 ,tsawandi ,kamshu sent me down here to ask you2 he would like to see you at his sweat-house4 ,this one here looks like ,tsawandi ,kamshu himself1 whispered some4 ,oh1 no1 whispered others4 ,tsawandi ,kamshu is dead this good while4 ,we killed him4 ,what are you telling each other8 interrupted ,tsawandi ,kamshupa4 ,i am not ,tsawandi ,kamshu4 ,he does not look like me4 ,he is my brother4 ,he sent me to ask you to hunt4 ,i killed some deer on the way here1 but could bring only their hearts4 ,here are the hearts4 ,he cut the hearts into pieces1 gave them all to the ,tennas4 ,they roasted the hearts and ate them4 ,he gave flint bread to them1 as he had to the women on the mountain slope4 ,all ate the bread1 praised it1 asked for more1 ate it very eagerly4 ,they began soon to fall on every side4 ,four ,tennas only would not eat the flint bread4 ,they closed the ground door1 fastened it outside1 went to the top of the sweat-house1 and watched4 ,soon every ,tenna in the sweat-house was dead4 ,tsawandi ,kamshupa looked up and saw the four ,tennas there looking down at him4 ,their four heads were close together1 and they looked very angry4 ,why are you four looking down here so8 ,what are you watching for1 what are you trying to do up there8 ,the people down here have all gone to sleep1 and can't talk with me4 ,i want you men to talk a while4 ,come down1 you1 and talk with me2 then ,i'll go home4 ,the four ,tennas said nothing4 ,you want to catch me2 ,i know that4 ,i will show you how ,i can jump4 ,they said nothing1 watched sharply1 sitting opposite each other with their long teeth sticking out4 ,when he saw that they would not leave the opening1 he said again1 ,i will show you how ,i can jump4 ,he bent to one side a little1 shot up like an arrow1 darted out between the four4 ,the next thing the ,tennas saw was ,tsawandi ,kamshupa in the field beyond the house4 ,when he had passed through the opening1 the ,tennas closed their jaws with a snap1 and almost bit each other's noses off4 ,their bite was too late4 ,tsawandi ,kamshupa now sent three arrows from his old bow4 ,they went through the hearts of three ,tennas2 they dropped dead where they stood4 ,the fourth ran away1 ran with all his strength1 was never seen in that place again4 ,he ran northwest1 and from that ,tenna come all that are in the world in our time4 ,tsuwalkai ,marimi could go out now and dig roots4 ,she was free to go anywhere4 ,while digging one day she saw the strong stalk of shitpayu sticking out of the ground4 ,she dug around it and below the roots1 found a little baby4 ,the stem was growing out of the child's navel4 ,she took the baby1 twisted the stalk off1 and bound up the child4 ,she had nothing to wrap around the little one2 so she took her skirt made of buckskin1 the only clothing she wore1 and wrapped it around the baby4 ,holding it close to her breast1 she fondled the child and said1-- ,grow1 little boy1 grow quickly2 you will be company yet for your grandmother4 ,she brought the boy home1 washed him1 washed him many times1 put him in a wildcat skin4 ,when ,tsawandi ,kamshupa came and saw ,tsuwalkai with the baby1 he wondered and cried1-- ,oh1 grandmother1 where did you find the little boy8 ,she told how she had found him in the field1 dug him out of the ground1 and brought him home4 ,that same day ,dari ,jowa1 ,tsawandi ,kamshupa's great friend1 came1 and1 seeing the little boy1 laughed loudly4 ,oh1 my aunt1 said he1 that is not your baby4 ,where did you find that little boy8 ,she told him the same story that she had told her grandson4 ,the baby grew quickly1 grew large in a little while4 ,oh1 my aunt1 said ,dari ,jowa1 give this boy to me4 ,i want to hear him talk4 ,i want him for myself4 ,i will take good care of him4 ,i want to hear him talk1 ,i want to hear him shout4 ,he will be a great shouter4 ,oh1 my aunt1 give this little boy to me4 ,the old woman agreed at last4 ,dari ,jowa took the boy and called him ,ilhataina4 ,one day ,dari ,jowa brought ,ilhataina to the sweat-house and said1 ,talk now4 ,ilhataina began to talk1 and the sweat-house trembled4 ,he shouted2 the whole earth shook4 ,he was thundering4 ,,ilhataina ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,ahalamila1 gray wolf2 ,demauna1 pine marten2 ,gowila1 lizard2 ,ilhataina1 lightning2 ,jul ,kurula1 woodgrub2 ,jupka1 butterfly of the wild silkworm2 ,tsor ,jow1 a kind of eagle4 99 99 99 99 99 ,near ,jigulmatu lived ,tsore ,jowa1 a very old woman4 ,once in the spring she went west to dig roots1 and found a great clump of them4 ,i'll come to-morrow and dig these1 thought she1 and went home4 ,next morning she went to get the roots4 ,she dug around the whole clump1 but could not pull it up4 ,she dug deeper1 pulled and tugged2 at last the roots came1 and on them a little boy with eyes staring out of his head4 ,she pushed the eyes back1 cured him1 put him in a rabbit-skin blanket which she wore1 and went home4 ,she washed the boy all day1 and did not sleep at night4 ,she washed him all the time4 ,when five days old1 he had grown a good deal4 ,on the sixth day he crept2 on the ninth he walked4 ,when fifteen days old1 he was a strong but very small boy4 ,i want a bow and arrows1 said he4 ,you must not go out1 said the old woman1 you must not leave my sight4 ,he teased till at last she gave him a bow and said1 ,you must stay on the housetop1 and not go away4 ,while he was on the house a bird flew up1 perched on a tree-top1 and asked1 ,why doesn't your mother nurse you8 ,the bird repeated this and flew away4 ,the boy cried2 came down and told his grandmother4 ,where are our people8 ,tell me1 said he4 ,our people were many1 said she1 but ,gowila killed them all4 ,we have no people now4 ,who is ,gowila8 ,oh1 he is strong and terrible2 you must not see ,gowila4 ,the boy walked around the house then1 looked at the walls1 and asked1 ,may ,i have that bow hanging there8 ,you may if you like1 said she1 but you are too weak to use it4 ,you are very small1 a little fellow4 ,he started at the east side of the sweat-house and went northward1 tried the first bow1 broke it2 went on1 took another1 broke that4 ,then he went around the whole house1 breaking every bow that he came to1 till on the south side he reached the last bow4 ,it was made of deer sinew4 ,he bent that1 tried his best1 tried again and again1 could not break it4 ,what kind of a bow is this8 thought he4 ,it is the ugliest1 the oldest1 but ,i cannot break it4 ,he took the bow and a big stone to crush it4 ,the bow flew out of his hand1 and the stone fell4 ,how did the man die who used this bow8 asked the boy4 ,gowila killed him1 and those who had the other bows1 answered the old woman4 ,i will go for wood now and sweat4 ,do not go far1 said ,tsore ,jowa4 ,the boy ran off to the east1 seized a big pine-tree1 tore it up with one pull1 and took it home in one hand4 ,he made a big fire and put stones on it4 ,bring water1 my grandmother1 said he2 then ,i will tell you what to do4 ,the old woman filled a great basket with water4 ,the stones were dropped in when red-hot1 and the water boiled quickly4 ,grandmother1 put me into the boiling water4 ,the old woman was frightened1 but did what he told her4 ,cover me closely1 said the boy4 ,she covered him with another tight basket4 ,he lay in the water till the cover flew from the basket1 and he was thrown through the opening in the top of the sweat-house and dropped on the roof outside4 ,he ran down1 swam in the river close by1 and then went back and talked with the old woman4 ,you will be very strong1 said she4 ,you will be called ,ilhataina4 ,he ran east a second time2 brought sugar-pines4 ,he did not sleep1 he sang without stopping4 ,rocks were made hot as before1 and dropped into a bigger basket4 ,the old woman put in ,ilhataina1 and covered him with four closely woven baskets4 ,he was in the boiling water till the four covers burst off1 and he flew up through the opening in the top of the sweat-house4 ,he ran down again to the river1 and while swimming talked to himself1 saying1-- ,i will meet ,gowila to-day1 ,i will meet ,gowila to-day4 ,at sunrise he went home4 ,grandmother1 ,i am going out a short way1 said he1 taking down his old bow and one arrow4 ,oh1 grandson1 you must not go far2 you must not leave my sight1 said the old woman4 ,he counted twenty otter-skin quivers filled with arrows1 and said1 ,i will take these4 ,she cooked roots for his breakfast1 and brought a small basket full for him to take with him4 ,he went west to a grove of trees1 made a fire there1 and caused salmon to hang all around on the tree branches4 ,crowds of men and women were heard talking and laughing near by4 ,he made it so4 ,there were no people in the place4 ,he made the noise to entice ,gowila4 ,he began to dig roots then4 ,he dug without raising his head1 dug and worked on1 singing songs as he worked4 ,soon a big ugly old man from the north came4 ,this was ,gowila4 ,he had a great dog1 and a deer head was hanging at his back1 with long horns on each side of it4 ,you sing a nice song1 said he4 ,ilhataina never looked up4 ,come to the fire1 said ,gowila4 ,the boy said nothing2 dug all the time4 ,come to the fire2 ,i am hungry1 said ,gowila4 ,after a time ,ilhataina went to the fire4 ,you sing well1 said ,gowila4 ,where did you come from8 ,from ,jigulmatu4 ,people sing well at ,jigulmatu1 and they dance well4 ,gowila sat down near the fire4 ,put roots in my mouth4 ,put in more1 said he1 when the boy gave him some4 ,the boy fed ,gowila until he had eaten all the roots in the basket4 ,how many people are digging roots around here8 asked he4 ,i do not know2 a great many1 said ,ilhataina4 ,a loud noise of people was heard a short distance away1--a noise of men and women laughing and talking4 ,gowila saw blankets and baskets near the fire4 ,ilhataina made the appearance of them4 ,there was nothing there but the twenty otter-skin quivers and the ugly old bow and one arrow in his hand4 ,give me your bow1 said ,gowila2 let me look at it4 ,he asked again and again till the boy gave the bow4 ,gowila threw it into the fire4 ,why do that8 asked ,ilhataina1 snatching his bow from the fire4 ,let me see your bow4 ,gowila handed the bow to him4 ,ilhataina broke it with his left hand1 and then sprang toward the east4 ,gowila was very angry1 and said ,teh6 to his dog4 ,the dog rushed at the boy4 ,ilhataina shot and hit the dog4 ,he shot all the arrows but one from ten quivers4 ,every arrow hit but did no harm to the dog4 ,just then one of the seven stars 7the ,pleiades7 called to ,ilhataina1-- ,shoot him in the little toe and he will die4 ,the boy hit the dog's little toe4 ,he fell dead4 ,ilhataina ran to the fire where ,gowila was standing4 ,you cannot kill me1 said he to ,gowila2 you are big and strong1 but you cannot hurt me4 ,i will kill you1 said ,gowila2 and he sent an arrow at him4 ,it missed4 ,ilhataina shot his arrow and it struck4 ,every arrow that he sent went into ,gowila1 but no arrow struck ,ilhataina4 ,all the arrows but one were gone from the second ten quivers4 ,that moment one of the seven stars called to ,ilhataina1-- ,shoot at his little toe4 ,if you hit him there1 he will die4 ,ilhataina struck ,gowila's little toe1 and he dropped dead4 ,ilhataina skinned ,gowila1 stripped him from head to foot1 put the skin on himself1 and became just like his enemy4 ,next he struck the dog with a red rose switch1 and the dog jumped up alive and glad to see his master4 ,ilhataina hung the deer head behind his shoulders1 took his quivers1 and went home4 ,gowila's dog followed him4 ,when near the house1 he made heavy steps1 and the old woman looked out4 ,oh1 ,gowila is coming6 ,gowila is coming6 cried she1 terribly frightened4 ,grandmother1 don't be afraid2 it is ,i4 ,gowila is dead4 ,i have killed him4 ,i am wearing his skin4 ,i am as big and as ugly as he was4 ,i will go to his house to-night1 ,i think4 ,i have brought his liver and lights with me4 ,go1 grandson1 go4 ,i fear nobody now4 ,ilhataina went away1 saying1 ,i will be here about sunrise to-morrow4 ,he went north to ,gowila's sweat-house1 went a long way1 went quickly1 walked up to the house1 was just like ,gowila4 ,a great many people lived in that house4 ,all kinds of snake people were there1--rattlesnakes1 bull-snakes1 water-snakes1 striped snakes1 all kinds of snakes4 ,he hung ,gowila's liver and lights outside1 went in1 and sat down between ,gowila's two wives4 ,the dog lay down in his own place4 ,the wives were ,pupila women1 two sisters4 ,bring in the meat which ,i hung up outside and cook it1 said ,ilhataina to the elder wife4 ,he cut the liver and lights into small bits1 and the two women boiled them4 ,there was a great steam and a strong smell from these pieces4 ,all in the house were blind except the two wives1 and only one of the blind people spoke1 ,gowila's younger brother4 ,i smell ,gowila's flesh1 said he4 ,how could you smell ,gowila's flesh when ,i am ,gowila8 ,ilhataina was very angry1 and dashed live coals through the house4 ,all were terrified4 ,all ate of the meat except ,gowila's younger brother4 ,he was very wise and wouldn't touch it4 ,ilhataina went out and found a great many legs around the house4 ,gowila had eaten the bodies of thousands of people and thrown the legs away4 ,ilhataina gathered these into one place and went back to the house4 ,blind people1 said he1 ,i wish you would sing1 and you1 my wives1 dance for me4 ,i'll go to sleep then4 ,we will sing1 said they1 and dance4 ,the blind people sang1 and the two women danced4 ,soon the men and the two women stopped4 ,ilhataina made them all drowsy1 and they fell asleep4 ,then he went out1 fastened the door1 and said1-- ,i want the walls of this house to be covered with pitch4 ,the whole house was covered with pitch1 and then he set fire to it4 ,soon he heard terrible screaming inside and crowds running around in the sweat-house4 ,none could get out1 and all were burned to death quickly4 ,ilhataina tied the legs together with a long grapevine and carried them home4 ,he was there about daylight4 ,he placed them all in the river and went to the sweat-house4 ,hide me1 and then lie on your face with your arms under your head1 said he to his grandmother4 ,the old woman put him in one basket and covered him with another1 then lay herself as he had directed4 ,in the middle of the forenoon there was a great noise of people rising out of the river4 ,they came in through the top of the sweat-house4 ,when all were inside1 the old woman stood up4 ,all her people were alive there before her1--,demauna1 ,jupka1 and others2 all had come back4 ,who brought us to life again8 asked ,demauna4 ,show me the person4 ,the old woman took ,ilhataina out of the basket and carried him to them4 ,demauna caught him in his arms4 ,well done1 my brother6 said he4 ,all the rest called him brother4 ,let me have him1 said ,ahalamila4 ,no1 answered ,demauna2 ,i will keep him myself4 ,they asked the old woman where she had found ,ilhataina4 ,she would not tell4 ,will you sweat8 asked ,ilhataina4 ,yes1 said all the people4 ,i will bring wood1 said he4 ,when he ran out1 the sweat-house danced in its place4 ,all thought he was too small to carry wood1 but when he snatched a tall fir the earth trembled4 ,when he touched a big sugar-pine1 he crushed it4 ,he brought great trees in a moment1 and when he put them down the place shivered4 ,all were in terror4 ,when ,ilhataina talked the whole world was afraid1 and when he moved the ground which he walked on was quivering4 ,all sweated1 swam in the river1 and went back to the old woman's4 ,ilhataina walked across the house1 and his heart shook as if it would jump from his body4 ,i am not going to stay here1 said he4 ,when ,demauna heard this1 he cried1 and the old woman cried4 ,my brother1 said ,demauna1 ,i should like to know where you are going4 ,i wish you would stay with us4 ,ilhataina made no answer4 ,my brother1 said ,jupka1 if you will not stay here1 ,i wish you would go to the sky4 ,now1 said ,jupka1 will you take beads as a gift from me8 ,no4 ,shells8 ,no4 ,wolf robes8 ,no4 ,wildcat robes8 ,no4 ,foxskin robes8 ,no4 ,jupka wore an old ragged rabbit-skin robe4 ,he had worn it a long time4 ,i think you like this1 said he4 ,yes1 answered ,ilhataina1 that's what ,i want4 ,he took the old robe and tied it with weeds around his waist4 ,now ,i am ready to leave you4 ,come out and see me go4 ,there was a black cloud in the sky4 ,ilhataina had brought it there4 ,i will go up to that place1 said he4 ,whenever rain comes in future1 it will be water falling from my rabbit robe4 ,all hurried out4 ,jupka's son1 ,jul ,kurula1 who was wrapped in a black bearskin1 came down into the sweat-house and cried2 he didn't wish to lose ,ilhataina4 ,now1 my friends1 said ,ilhataina1 ,i leave you2 hereafter when you see me travel ,i shall go like this2 and he went with a flash to the black cloud4 ,he was taken into it1 and now he stays there4 ,,hitchinna ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,hitchinna1 wildcat2 ,hitchn ,marimi1 wildcat woman1 his wife2 ,hitchinpa1 young wildcat2 ,metsi1 coyote2 ,putokya1 skull people1 or head people4 99 99 99 99 99 ,hitchinna had a wife and a son a few days old4 ,hitchinpa1 the little son1 was sleeping1 and ,hitchin ,marimi1 the wife1 was taking care of her child4 ,hitchinna had dreamed the night before1 and his dream was a bad one4 ,i had a dream last night1 said he to his wife1 a very bad dream4 ,what did you dream8 asked she4 ,i dreamed that ,i climbed a big pine-tree2 the tree was full of cones4 ,i was throwing them down1 had thrown down a great many1 when at last ,i threw down my right arm4 ,i dreamed then that ,i threw down my left arm4 ,he told her no more4 ,that morning early1 before he had talked of his dream1 the woman said1-- ,i should like to have pine-nuts2 ,i want to eat pine-nuts2 ,i am hungry for pine-nuts4 ,he went out to find the nuts1 and she went with him1 taking the baby4 ,they came to a large pine-tree1 and he climbed it4 ,hitchin ,marimi put the baby aside on the ground1 and made a fire at some distance to roast the pine-cones4 ,hitchinna threw down cones2 she roasted them to get out the nuts4 ,he threw down a great many cones4 ,she roasted these cones and pounded the nuts out4 ,after a while ,hitchinna's right arm fell off2 he threw that to the ground1 then he threw down his left arm4 ,his left leg came off2 he threw it down4 ,next his right leg dropped off1 and he threw that to the ground4 ,the woman was roasting and pounding the pine-cones2 she did not look around for a good while4 ,at last she went to the tree1 found blood on it1 and looking up1 saw that her husband was throwing himself down1 that there was not much left of his body4 ,hitchin ,marimi was scared half to death2 she ran away home4 ,she was so terrified that she left the little child behind1 forgot all about it4 ,when she reached home1 she called the people together and said1-- ,my husband went up into a pine-tree2 he threw down a great many pine-cones4 ,then he began to throw himself down2 first he threw one arm1 then the other4 ,we must hurry and hide somewhere2 he will be bad very soon2 he will kill us all if he finds us4 ,the people asked1 ,where can we go to hide from him1--north1 south1 east1 or west8 ,i know a good place1 said one man1 and it is not too far from here1--,wamarawi4 ,well1 we must go to that place1 and go very quickly1 said ,hitchinna's wife2 and all the people agreed with her4 ,the people ran to ,wamarawi1 which is a round mountain2 they ran the whole way and went into a cave in the mountain4 ,when all were inside1 they closed the entrance very firmly1 shut it up tight4 ,nothing could get in through that door4 ,after his wife had run home1 ,hitchinna threw down his ribs one by one1 and kept asking his wife if she was there4 ,he got no answer4 ,she was gone and he did not know it4 ,he threw down first all the ribs of his right side1 then all of his left side4 ,every time he threw a rib he called1 ,uh6 ,uh6 to his wife4 ,at last there was nothing left of him on the tree but his head1 and that came down soon after4 ,his eyes were very big now1 sticking out1 staring with a wild and mad look4 ,the head lay under the tree a while4 ,hitchinna had become another kind of people4 ,he had become a ,putokya4 ,he was one of the skull people1 a very bad terrible people4 ,each one of them is nothing but a skull4 ,putokya is new now4 ,he has a new mind1 new wishes4 ,he is under the tree1 and lies there a little while4 ,he cannot walk any more4 ,he can only roll on the ground like a ball4 ,after resting and thinking a while1 he starts to find his wife2 rolls till he comes to the fire4 ,there is no woman there4 ,he looks around1 cannot find her1 looks again1 and sees the baby4 ,he rolls to the baby1 catches it in his mouth1 eats up the baby in one moment4 ,the head talks then1 and says1-- ,i dreamed last night that ,i ate up my own son4 ,he is dreadful now4 ,he scatters the pine-cones1 quenches the fire1 rages1 roars awfully1 a real ,putokya4 ,he rolls1 bounds1 knocks against a tree1 cuts it down1 breaks it to pieces1 scatters it4 ,next he starts for the village1 springing and bounding along like a football1 making a terrible wind as he goes1 reaches the house1 looks through it4 ,all are gone from the house and from the village4 ,all have run off to ,wamarawi4 ,first he knocks against his own house1 breaks it1 smashes it to pieces1 and then he breaks all the other houses in the same way1 one after another4 ,he scatters and smashes up everything1 wrecks the whole village1 just as if a strong whirlwind had gone through it4 ,the people are all in ,wamarawi1 in the stone cave in the mountain1 a very great crowd of them4 ,putokya looks around1 finds tracks1 follows the people southward1 goes with a terrible roar1 raising a storm as he moves4 ,he breaks everything he strikes1 except rocks4 ,from these he bounds off like a football4 ,he follows the people of the village1 follows on their tracks1 stops before ,wamarawi1 rolls up to the entrance1 listens quietly1 hears a sound inside like the buzzing of bees4 ,putokya is glad4 ,he stops a while and thinks what to do4 ,you cannot go from me now1 says he4 ,all the people were inside except ,metsi2 he had gone north somewhere4 ,i will break in the cave1 said ,putokya4 ,he began at the west side1 went back a whole mile1 bounded1 rushed1 hurled himself at the mountain1 whistled through the air with a noise like the loudest wind1 struck the mountain1 made a great hole in it1 but could not go through to the cave4 ,putokya felt sure that he could break through4 ,he went back a whole mile again from the north side1 bounded1 rushed forward1 made a tremendous hole in the north side2 but he could not go through1 and the rock closed again4 ,the people inside are glad now2 they are laughing1 they think themselves safe1--jeer at ,putokya4 ,putokya hears them4 ,he is angrier than ever1 he is raging4 ,i will try the east side1 said he2 that is better4 ,he went back as before1 bounded forward1 made a deep hole in the east1 but it closed again1 and he left it4 ,he tried the south4 ,it was just like the other sides4 ,putokya stops a while1 is afraid that he cannot get in1 that he cannot get at the people4 ,the ,yana are not very wise1 said he4 ,i should like to know who told them what to do4 ,they did not know themselves4 ,who told them to go to ,wamarawi8 ,he tried to go to the top of the mountain and make a hole there4 ,he could not roll up in any way4 ,he fell back each time that he tried4 ,he could travel on level ground only1 he could only rise by bounding4 ,i cannot go up there1 ,i am not able1 said he4 ,he lay down close to the entrance of the cave and thought a while4 ,he made up his mind to bound like a ball1 to spring from point to point1 higher and higher1 on neighboring mountains1 till he got very high1 and then come down on the top of ,wamarawi4 ,he did this1 went far up on the top of other and higher mountains till at last he was very high2 then with a great bound he came down on the top of ,wamarawi1 came down with a terrible crash4 ,he made an awfully big hole in it1 bigger than all the four holes he had made in the sides put together2 and this hole did not close1 but it did not reach the cave4 ,after that blow he came again to level ground4 ,he lay there and said to himself3 ,i have tried five times to get at those people4 ,i will try once more4 ,i may get at them this time4 ,he went high up in the sky1 higher than before4 ,he was angrier and madder than ever1 and he came down with a louder crash2 the whole mountain shook and trembled4 ,no one inside the cave was laughing now2 all the people were terrified4 ,putokya went almost through to the cave4 ,the rock above the people was very thin after this blow1 and the hole did not close again4 ,i will not try any more1 said ,putokya2 ,i cannot get at the people4 ,he was discouraged1 and left ,wamarawi4 ,all the people within were in terror4 ,if he tries once more1 we are lost1 said they4 ,he will burst through and eat us1 eat every one of us4 ,the great hole remained on that mountain top1 and people say that there is a lake up there now with goldfish in it4 ,putokya started north1 went toward ,pulshu ,aina1 his own village4 ,as he went toward home1 he made a great roaring and wind1 cut down trees and brush1 people1 beasts1 everything that he met2 he left a clean road behind4 ,he swept through ,pulshu ,aina1 and went farther north1 went almost to ,jigulmatu4 ,metsi was coming down to the south1 along the same trail2 he was very well dressed4 ,metsi always dressed well4 ,he wore a splendid elkskin belt and a hair net2 he was fine-looking4 ,metsi was right in the middle of the trail4 ,he had learned that ,putokya was out killing people in the south2 he heard the roar a great way off1 and said to himself1-- ,i hear ,putokya2 he is killing all the people4 ,metsi thought over what he was to do4 ,i will meet him4 ,i will say to this ,putokya1 ',you are smart1 you are good1 but you are sick4 ,i will cure you4' ,metsi took off all his fine clothes in a hurry and hid them1 made himself naked4 ,i must be quick1 said he2 the noise and wind are coming nearer and nearer4 ,i wish a rusty old basket to be here before me4 ,the basket was there4 ,he wished for an old strap to carry it4 ,the old strap was there with the basket4 ,metsi made buckskin rings around his arms and legs1 turned himself into an old1 very old woman1 all bent and wrinkled1 with a buckskin petticoat4 ,he put the rusty basket on his back4 ,putokya was hurrying on2 the roar grew louder and nearer4 ,metsi knew that ,putokya was very dangerous1 and that he must be careful4 ,he took white clay1 painted his face1 made a regular old woman of himself4 ,putokya came near4 ,metsi was ready1 the basket on his back and a stick in his hand4 ,he was walking along slowly1 a very old woman and decrepit4 ,the old woman began to cry1 ,en1 en1 en6 ,putokya stopped on the road1 made no noise1 listened to the old woman4 ,he has stopped2 he is listening to me1 said ,metsi2 and he cried more1 cried in a louder voice and more pitifully4 ,putokya was quiet4 ,metsi walked right up to him1 looked at him1 and said1 ,i came near stepping on you4 ,metsi was crying more quietly now4 ,are you a dead person8 asked ,metsi4 ,putokya was silent4 ,i heard you from where ,i was1 said ,metsi2 when you had a bad dream1 ,i heard you in the south1 heard you everywhere1 heard you when you turned to be a ,putokya1 one of the head people1 and wanted to kill everybody4 ,you used to be good1 you used to be wise1 but now you are sick2 you will die1 and be among people no longer unless you are cured4 ,that is why ,i started to come south2 ,i started south to find you1 to see you4 ,it is a good thing that you came up here2 now ,i see you4 ,i am your relative1 your cousin4 ,i want you to be healthy1 to be as you were before2 to have your arms and legs again1 to feel well4 ,i want to cure you4 ,metsi was sobbing all this time4 ,he pretended to be awfully sorry2 he wasn't1 for ,metsi wasn't sorry for any one1 didn't care for any one on earth2 he only wanted to put ,putokya out of the way1 to kill him4 ,metsi was a great cheat4 ,a good while ago1 said ,metsi1 ,i met a man like you4 ,he had had a dream1 and he was nothing but a head1 just like you4 ,i travelled then as ,i am travelling to-day1 and met this man just as ,i meet you now on this road4 ,if you believe what ,i tell you1 all right2 if you don't believe1 it's all the same to me4 ,i will tell you what ,i did for that man1 how ,i cured him4 ,do you want me to tell you what ,i did for him8 ,putokya was looking all the time with great wildcat eyes at the old woman4 ,now he spoke1 saying3 ,talk more1 tell me all1 old woman4 ,i want to hear what you have to say4 ,well1 ,i made a man of that head1 said the old woman4 ,i cured that ,putokya2 ,i made him over4 ,i made him new1 and he walked around as well as before2 ,i gave him legs and arms2 all the bad went out of him2 ,i made him clean and sound and good again4 ,how did you do that1 old woman8 asked ,putokya4 ,how can you make a man over again8 ,i want to see that4 ,i will tell you how ,i do it4 ,i will fix you2 ,i will fix you right here on this road1 just as ,i fixed that other man4 ,i made a hole in the ground2 a long hole1 a pretty big one4 ,i lined it with rocks2 ,i made a little fire of manzanita wood1 and when it was nice and warm in the hole1 ,i put plenty of pitch in1 and put the man on top of the pitch4 ,it was good and soft for him1 and nice and pleasant on the pitch4 ,i put a flat rock over the hole4 ,he stayed there a while and was cured4 ,putokya believed all this2 had full faith in ,metsi1 and said1-- ,very well1 you fix me as you fixed that other man2 make me new again1 just as ,i used to be4 ,metsi added3 ,i put pitch very thick1 one foot all around1 and put him in the warm hole2 covered him up4 ,pretty soon he began to stretch and grow2 grew till he was as good as ever4 ,that is how ,i cured that man4 ,that is good1 said ,putokya4 ,fix me in that way2 fix me just as you fixed him4 ,i will1 said ,metsi4 ,i will fix you just as ,i fixed that man1 and you will come out just as he did2 you will be in the right way and have no more trouble2 you will never be sick again4 ,metsi did everything as he had said2 made a long deep hole1 put in fire and a great deal of pitch1 a foot thick of it4 ,he placed ,putokya on the pitch2 put a wide flat stone over him1 put on others2 put the stones on very quickly1 till there was a great pile of them4 ,the pitch began to burn well1 to grow hot1 to seethe1 to boil1 to blaze1 to burn ,putokya4 ,he struggled to bound out of the pitch2 the stones kept him down1 the pitch stuck to him4 ,he died a dreadful death4 ,if ,putokya had got out of the hole1 there would have been hard times in this world for ,metsi4 ,when ,putokya was dead under the pile of rocks1 ,metsi threw away his old things1 his basket and buckskin petticoat1 put on his nice clothes1 and went along on his journey4 ,metsi was a great cheat4 ,he could change himself always1 and he fooled people whenever he had a chance2 but he did a good thing that time1 when he burned up ,putokya4 ,,tirukala ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,chchepa1 spotted chicken-hawk2 ,chikpina1 weasel2 ,hapawila1 water snake2 ,jewinna1 chicken-hawk2 ,jewinpa1 young chicken-hawk2 ,kedila1 soaproot plant2 ,matsklila1 turkey buzzard2 ,paklai ,jwichi1 water lizard2 ,tirkala1 lamprey eel2 ,wirula1 red fox4 ,weanmauna means the hidden one4 99 99 99 99 99 ,tirukala lived near ,jamahdi1 on the ,juka ,mapti ,mountain1 and he was thinking1 thinking for a long time1 how to change this world1 how to make it better4 ,i have to fix this country4 ,i will fix it now1 said ,tirukala4 ,i will make it better to live in4 ,when he had said this he went off walking and began to sing4 ,all the mountains stood too near together at that time1 and ,tirukala pushed the mountains apart from one another1 made room between them4 ,he put creeks everywhere1 and big and little rivers4 ,he made springs in different places and swamps4 ,he put salmon and other fish into rivers and creeks1 plenty of them everywhere4 ,tirukala had two persons to help him1 ,pakalai ,jawichi and ,hapawila4 ,the three lived together1 working and making the world better to live in4 ,tirukala never ate anything2 never took food of any kind4 ,he worked always1 and sang while at work4 ,hapawila made salmon traps and caught many salmon4 ,just like ,tirukala1 he sang all the time4 ,after a while two young girls heard this singing4 ,they were the two daughters of ,kedila4 ,they went out to get wood one day and heard the singing4 ,they filled their baskets and went home1 put the wood down1 then went out and listened to the singing4 ,they thought it was very sweet and beautiful4 ,let us go nearer to the singing1 said the younger sister4 ,they went a little way from the house1 sat down1 and listened4 ,again they stood up and went on4 ,two or three times they did this1 going farther and farther4 ,soon they came in sight of a salmon trap and went up to it4 ,i see no one here1 said each of the sisters4 ,who can be singing8 ,they looked on all sides of the trap and saw no one4 ,they looked up and down the river4 ,there was no one in sight4 ,they sat down near the trap1 watched and listened4 ,at last the younger girl saw who was singing4 ,she saw ,hapawila in the river1 where he was singing4 ,when he saw the girls sitting and listening1 ,hapawila came out to them4 ,which way are you going8 asked he4 ,we heard singing1 and came out to listen4 ,that is why we are here1 answered the elder4 ,let us go home1 said the younger4 ,take some of my salmon to your father1 said ,hapawila2 and he gave them two very nice salmon4 ,they took the salmon home to their father4 ,where did you get these salmon8 asked ,kedila4 ,a man who sings and has salmon-traps sent them to you4 ,that evening ,hapawila went to old ,kedila's house4 ,the girls saw him coming and were frightened4 ,they liked his singing1 but they did not like his appearance4 ,they ran away1 found a great tree1 climbed it1 and thought to spend the night there4 ,but ,hapawila tracked them1 came to the foot of the tree1 looked up1 and saw the two sisters near the top4 ,he walked around1 and looked at the tree4 ,let him come up1 said the elder sister1 let him talk a while3 we may like him better if he talks to us4 ,no1 said the younger sister1 ,i don't like him2 ,i don't want to talk with him4 ,he tried to climb the tree1 but could not4 ,the trunk was smooth1 and the tree had no branches except at the top4 ,now the elder sister fixed the tree so that he could climb to them2 she wished for branches on the trunk--they were there at once1 and ,hapawila climbed up to ,kedila's two daughters4 ,the younger sister was angry at this2 hurried down the tree1 ran home1 and told her father that her sister and ,hapawila were talking to each other in the tree-top4 ,old ,kedila said nothing1 and went to bed4 ,a few minutes later the elder sister was at home4 ,she1 too1 ran from ,hapawila when she saw him the third time4 ,early next morning ,kedila was very angry4 ,he caught his elder daughter1 thrust her into the fire1 burned her1 and threw her out of doors4 ,the younger sister took up her sister's body1 and cried bitterly4 ,after a while she carried it to a spring1 crying as she carried it4 ,she washed her sister's body in the water4 ,it lay one night in the spring4 ,at daylight next morning the elder sister came out of the water alive1 with all her burns cured and not a sore left on her4 ,where can we go now8 ,our father is angry2 he will kill us if we go home1 said the younger sister4 ,both started west1 singing as they travelled4 ,i wish that ,i had a basket with every kind of nice food in it1 said the younger sister toward evening4 ,soon a basket was right there4 ,it dropped down in front of her4 ,she looked4 ,there were pine nuts in the basket1 different roots1 and nice food to eat4 ,now1 ,jewinna lived in the west4 ,he had a very large sweat-house and many people4 ,his youngest and only living son he kept wrapped up and hidden away in a bearskin4 ,at sunset the two girls came to ,jewinna's house1 and put down their basket of roots near the doorway4 ,jewinna's wife went out and brought in the two girls4 ,jewinna himself spread out a bearskin and told the girls to sit on it4 ,he said to his son1 who was wrapped up and hidden away1-- ,come out and sit down with these two young girls who have come to us4 ,the youth looked through a small hole in his bearskin2 saw the two women1 but said nothing2 didn't come out4 ,when night fell1 the two girls went to sleep4 ,next morning they rose1 washed1 dressed1 and combed nicely4 ,then they went eastward1 went toward their father's house4 ,jewinna's son1 ,jewinpa1 came out soon after1 swam1 dressed1 ate1 and followed the two girls4 ,they went very fast1 went without stopping2 but ,jewinpa caught up and went with them to their father's house4 ,kedila was pleased with ,jewinpa1 and treated both his own daughters well4 ,he spoke to them as if nothing had happened4 ,old ,jewinna in the west called all his people and said3 ,i want you1 my people1 to sweat and swim1 then come here and listen to me4 ,after they had done this1 ,jewinna said3 ,i am sorry that my son has gone4 ,i must follow him to-morrow4 ,i don't know why he went4 ,i do not wish him to go far from this place4 ,be ready1 all of you1 and we will go to-morrow4 ,jewinna rose before daylight1 called all his people1 and said3 ,i cannot eat4 ,i am sorry that my son has gone4 ,all took plenty of arrows and beads and otter-skins and red-headed woodpecker scalps1 and started to follow the young man4 ,as he started1 ,jewinna sang1-- ,i-no-h1 i-no-h no-h1 i-no-h6 ,a great many followed and repeated1-- ,i-no-h1 i-no-h no-h1 i-no-h6 ,they went on all day1 went quickly1 and at sunset they were on a smooth plain1 not far from ,kedila's place4 ,kedila had a large1 rich sweat-house1 and it was full of people4 ,the old chief had a great many sons-in-law1 and a great many people to serve him4 ,jewinna and his men reached the place some time before nightfall1 and ,kedila went to the top of his sweat-house and said to the strangers1-- ,i want you all to come in and enjoy yourselves4 ,perhaps my house is small2 we will make it bigger4 ,he blew toward all the four sides then1 and said1 ,be bigger1 my sweat-house1 be bigger6 ,the sweat-house stretched out and was very large4 ,there was room for every one1 and all came in4 ,bring food1 my sons-in-law1 for ,jewinna and his people1 said ,kedila4 ,they brought in all kinds of good food1 and fed every one gladly4 ,bring your beads1 otter-skins1 and red-headed woodpecker scalps1 and put them down here at this side of the sweat-house1 said ,jewinna to his people4 ,all were brought in and given to ,kedila4 ,he took these rich things gladly1 and put them away4 ,kedila put down on his part wolfskins with deerskins and gave them to ,jewinna4 ,let ten of you go out and hunt squirrels1 said ,jewinna to his people next morning2 let others fix heads on their arrows4 ,one of the ten saw a squirrel on a tree2 he took a club1 climbed after the squirrel1 and killed it2 he saw another and another2 the tree was filled with squirrels4 ,a second man saw squirrels in a second tree1 and then a third and a fourth in other trees4 ,right away the ten were killing squirrels on ten trees1 and soon they had ten piles of squirrels1 each pile as large as one man could carry4 ,the two chiefs were delighted when they saw the ten loads of game1 and there was a great feast of squirrel flesh that day at ,kedila's4 ,both sides sat down then to gamble1 played with sticks1 gambled all day1 played till sunset4 ,they bet all kinds of skins4 ,jewinna's men won a great many things1 and won more than the presents4 ,next morning ,kedila's sons-in-law wanted to win back the beautiful skins and other things which they had played away1 but before noon they had lost everything4 ,when all was gone1 ,kedila's men were angry4 ,you don't play fairly1 said they to ,jewinna's men2 you shall not have these things4 ,we have won everything fairly1 said ,jewinna's men1 and we will take these things home with us4 ,they began to fight at once4 ,kedila's sons-in-law attacked ,jewinna's men as soon as they were outside the sweat-house4 ,we are here to fight if there is need1 said ,jewinna2 go ahead1 my men1 you are likely to die1 every one of you4 ,jewinna's men fought1 going westward1 fought carrying with them what they had won4 ,jewinna fought bravely1 and sang as he fought4 ,kedila's people followed4 ,they fought till near sunset4 ,all were killed now but eight men1 four on each side1--,jewinna1 his half-brother1 and two more western people4 ,kedila and three others of the eastern people were alive yet4 ,these eight closed once more in fight2 both chiefs fell with ,jewinna's half-brother and ,kedila's youngest son-in-law4 ,matsklila was so sorry for this last one that he threw away bow and arrows and fell to the ground crying bitterly4 ,seeing this1 ,chikpina picked up a rock and beat ,matsklila's brains out4 ,wirula on ,kedila's side killed ,chikpina1 and there were only two left1--,chichepa1 the last of ,jewinna's men1 and ,wirula1 the last on ,kedila's side4 ,now1 said ,wirula1 we have fought enough4 ,you are alone4 ,go home and tell the women that your people are all killed4 ,i am alone4 ,i will go home and say that all our people are dead4 ,jewinna had taken his son with him when he left ,kedila's house1 and he1 too1 had been killed in the struggle4 ,now ,wirula and ,chichepa started off in opposite directions2 went a little way2 lay down and rolled along the ground1 crying and lamenting4 ,wirula sprang up and said1-- ,i will kill that ,chichepa4 ,i will kill him surely1 and there will not be one left of our enemies4 ,wirula turned and followed ,chichepa slowly2 drew his bow and sent an arrow after him4 ,but ,chichepa dodged2 the arrow missed4 ,then ,wirula ran away4 ,i will kill that ,wirula now1 said ,chichepa4 ,he turned and followed carefully1 cautiously2 came up with him1 and struck him fairly on the skull4 ,wirula dropped dead4 ,chichepa turned homeward now1 crying all the time4 ,when he was near home1 the women saw him stagger1 then saw him fall4 ,when he reached the top of the sweat-house1 he fell in1 rolled along the floor1 and cried4 ,he ate nothing that night2 he was too sorry for his people4 ,he slept a while and then woke up crying4 ,early next morning he took ten otter-skins2 went back to the dead people1 pulled one hair from the head of each one of them1 and filled the ten otter-skins with the hairs4 ,he had the work done before sunset4 ,build a good fire1 said he to the women when he reached home that night4 ,give me four big water-baskets4 ,they gave the baskets4 ,he filled these with water1 and put hot rocks in them4 ,then he emptied the ten otter-skins into the water4 ,stay all night in your houses4 ,let no one put a head out4 ,i will stay in the sweat-house1 said he4 ,the four baskets boiled hard4 ,just at daylight the largest basket fell over2 then the second1 the third1 and the fourth fell4 ,after that there were voices all around the sweat-house1 hundreds upon hundreds of them4 ,we are cold2 open the door1 cried the voices4 ,when full daylight had come1 ,chichepa opened the door1 and all hurried in4 ,jewinna came first1 and with him his son4 ,all followed them1 dressed as they had been when they went to ,kedila's2 all alive and well1 strong and healthy4 ,jewinna laughed4 ,he was glad4 ,on the way home ,kedila's two daughters had two sons1 the sons of ,jewinpa4 ,the boys were born the next day after ,jewinpa had looked on their mothers4 ,they had come from the eyes of their father4 ,he had just looked through his fingers at ,kedila's two daughters4 ,after ,jewinna's son had been killed and then brought to life by ,chichepa1 he went east to ,kedila's great sweat-house1 stayed five days and nights there1 then took his two wives and two sons and went back to his father's4 ,kedila's youngest son1 born when his father was old1 came to life4 ,he had sat always at the central pillar1 at the edge of the ashes1 and had always kept moving his arms1 but he had never danced on that or on any floor4 ,he had burned his face because he had sat so near the fire1 and had sweated often from being so near it4 ,every one laughed at him2 jeered at that ,burnt ,face1 who sat night and day in the ashes4 ,he spat always in one place4 ,kedila's eldest son had said many times1-- ,if we are killed1 we shall come back to life again4 ,i don't think that you will1 said ,burnt ,face2 but when ,i am killed ,i shall live again through my own power4 ,burnt ,face went out to fight1 and was killed with the others4 ,now a little baby came right up out of the spittle of ,burnt ,face1 a boy4 ,the women took him and washed him4 ,in one hour he had grown a good deal1 in two hours still more4 ,on the following day he had full growth4 ,then this young man who had risen from the spittle went out of the house4 ,he followed the course of the struggle1 found all ,kedila's people dead1 struck each with his foot1 turned him over4 ,all came to life and rose up1 as well as ever4 ,when ,jewinna came for his wives1 their brothers and brothers-in-law gave the women presents2 but when his two wives and two sons went home with him and old ,jewinna saw them coming1 he took two bearskins quickly1 and when they were on top of the sweat-house1 he caught the young boys1 put them into the bearskins1 rolled them up1 and put them away to be ,weanmauna4 ,,sukonia',s ,,wives ,,and ,,the ,,ichpul ,,sisters ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,chikpitpa1 young weasel2 ,jahtaneno1 a kind of shell creature2 ,metsi1 coyote2 ,ichpul1 frog2 ,suknia1 a name of pine martin1 whose ordinary name is ,demauna2 ,tsor ,jow1 a kind of eagle4 99 99 99 99 99 ,old ,jahtaneno had a great many daughters1 and all but two of these were married4 ,at that time ,sukonia was a great chief in this country about us4 ,he had a large sweat-house1 and many people to serve him4 ,one day ,jahtaneno called his daughters and said3 ,my girls1 ,i want you to go to ,sukonia's house4 ,i have heard that he is very rich2 go and see him4 ,he has no wife yet2 he may marry you4 ,rise early in the morning1 bathe1 comb your hair1 go and see the chief ,sukonia4 ,the two sisters made no answer1 said nothing1 obeyed their father4 ,they rose early next morning1 bathed1 combed their hair1 painted their faces red 7young people painted red always74 ,their mother gave each girl a nice basket2 she hung beads on their necks1 and put food in their baskets4 ,if any man meets you on the road1 said ,jahtaneno1 at parting1 do not look at him4 ,a man richly dressed and wearing many beads will come toward you1 will speak to you2 do not look at that man2 he is no one but ,metsi4 ,the two girls began to sing when they started1 and their song was3-- ,au ni 1 au ni 1 mo a w1 he l1 ,au ni 1 au ni 1 mo a w1 he l4 ,they went northeast1 the way which the old man had told them to go4 ,he warned them further1 saying1-- ,there is a house this side of ,sukonia's1 and not very far from it2 two women live in that house1 two old maids4 ,be sure not to stop at that house4 ,do not go near these women2 pass their place quickly1 do not stop before it1 do not talk to the women4 ,they are bad1 evil women4 ,if you go into their house1 you will never come out of it2 if you go1 you will be killed there4 ,jahtaneno's daughters started1 walked away quickly1 singing as they went1-- ,au ni 1 au ni 1 mo a w1 he l1 ,au ni 1 au ni 1 mo a w1 he l4 ,metsi heard the song2 he listened and said to himself3 ,that is a good song1 that is nice singing2 ,i like to hear that song4 ,i think those two girls are going to the chief4 ,i think they are going to visit ,sukonia ,mujaupa4 ,now1 otter-skins be here before me1 and beads in plenty1 and beautiful shells4 ,he wished for all other things that he liked4 ,metsi dressed himself richly and waited4 ,jahtaneno's daughters walked and walked on without stopping1 met no one on the way till they came to where ,metsi was waiting4 ,the younger sister was walking ahead2 she saw ,metsi at one side of the trail1 but would not look at him a second time4 ,the elder sister looked a second and a third time4 ,i think that is ,sukonia ,mujaupa1 said she4 ,your father would not say so1 answered the younger sister2 that is ,metsi4 ,but the elder sister liked the stranger's appearance2 she looked at him many times4 ,i think this is ,sukonia1 said she4 ,come on with me1 said the younger sister4 ,have you lost your eyes8 ,that is ,metsi4 ,the younger girl was ahead now some distance2 the elder stopped to look at the stranger more closely4 ,which way are you going8 asked ,metsi4 ,our father sent us to ,sukonia the chief4 ,oh1 ,i am chief1 said ,metsi2 you are to come with me4 ,i will start for home very soon4 ,my sister is ahead1 she is waiting4 ,i must hurry and tell her first4 ,i will come back to you then4 ,she caught up with her sister and said3 ,i will go with this man2 this is ,sukonia1 the chief4 ,he said he was chief4 ,you must have lost your mind1 answered the younger sister2 that is ,metsi4 ,he is no chief1 he is not ,sukonia4 ,the elder sister went with the younger1 but she wanted to go back to ,metsi1 she wished to go with him2 she liked his dress1 his words pleased her1 she believed him4 ,both went on1 though the elder went against her will4 ,you will see two black bearskins hanging over the sweat-house door1 said the father1 when his daughters were starting4 ,stop there2 that is ,sukonia's house1 that is the house to which you are going4 ,toward sunset they came near the place where the ,ichpuls lived4 ,let us stop here1 said the elder sister1 and get something to eat4 ,i am hungry4 ,our father told us to pass this house2 he told us not to stop near it1 not to go to it1 not to look at it1 said the younger sister2 and she went on without looking1 she went straight ahead4 ,the elder sister followed her1 but followed unwillingly4 ,at last both came near ,sukonia's1 and saw the two bearskins hanging out over the sweat-house4 ,chikpitpa1 ,sukonia's little brother1 was on the roof1 and ,tsore ,jowa1 his sister1 was at work making a house for herself a little way off at one side4 ,chikpitpa ran into the house1 calling loudly1-- ,two girls are coming6 ,two girls are coming with baskets6 ,the old man1 ,sukonia's father1 brought bearskins for the young women to sit on1 and waited4 ,the sisters came in and took the places shown them4 ,chikpitpa was in a corner when the sisters sat down4 ,he ran to one and then to the other1 looked at them1 sat on their laps4 ,he was very glad that the sisters had come2 he liked to be with them and talk to them4 ,old ,sukonia went out and called to ,tsore ,jowa1 ,come1 my daughter2 bring food to our guests1 to the young women who have come to us4 ,she brought deer's marrow2 she brought other kinds of food1 too4 ,the sisters had put down their baskets outside1 near the door4 ,on the way they had said to the baskets1 ,let the food in you be nice2 and when leaving them at the door1 they said1 ,be large and be full4 ,the two small baskets stood outside now1 very large and full of every good food4 ,sukonia came home with1 his men about sunset4 ,chikpitpa sprang up to the roof of the house1 and called to his brother1-- ,two guests have come to our house4 ,two women are sitting inside4 ,they are sitting in your place4 ,the men came in1 and ,sukonia sat down with the sisters4 ,they pleased him2 he liked their looks4 ,have you brought food to our guests8 asked ,sukonia4 ,i brought some1 said ,tsore ,jowa4 ,oh1 give more4 ,bring plenty of everything6 ,the two baskets which ,jahtaneno's daughters had brought were carried into the house4 ,the sisters invited all present to try their food4 ,all the men ate food from the baskets and praised it4 ,sukonia1 the chief1 was pleased more and more with the sisters that evening1 and married them4 ,after all the people had eaten next morning1 ,sukonia went to hunt4 ,he took many men with him4 ,that day ,sukonia's sisters showed his wives every place in the house and outside it1--showed them where venison1 roots1 and acorns were kept2 showed them where the water was4 ,the spring was in the house in one corner1 carefully covered4 ,after some days ,sukonia said to his wives3 ,i want you to tell me what your father said when you were leaving him4 ,when does he want you to go back8 ,when does he wish you to visit him8 ,he did not tell us when to go to him4 ,he did not tell us to go back at all1 he only told us to come here2 but we want to see him4 ,we want to tell him how we live here4 ,well1 said ,sukonia1 go to-morrow2 go to see your father4 ,what does he eat8 ,what does he like8 ,he eats salmon2 he likes nice beads1 furs1 and shells4 ,i will send him some of my meat1 ,i will send him venison4 ,i will send him beads and furs4 ,may ,i go with my sisters-in-law8 asked ,chikpitpa4 ,no1 ,i want you here1 said ,sukonia4 ,i want you here1 my little brother4 ,the two women rose early next morning1 and ,tsore ,jowa helped them to make ready4 ,sukonia gave them fat venison1 and every kind of bright beads and rich presents for their father4 ,they started2 went as far as the ,ichpul house1 where the two frog sisters lived4 ,the two old maids were in the road and spoke to ,sukonia's wives4 ,they were very kind and pleasant4 ,put down your baskets and sit a while with us to talk1 said they4 ,the ,jahtaneno sisters were frightened4 ,they did not wish to stop4 ,they feared the ,ichpul women1 did not like to make them angry by refusing4 ,they were afraid to sit down1 afraid to refuse4 ,oh1 how your hair looks6 let me see your head1 said one ,ichpul woman to the elder sister4 ,oh1 how your hair looks6 said the other to the younger sister2 let me look at your head4 ,put your head on my lap1 said each ,ichpul sister to each of ,sukonia's wives4 ,each was afraid1 but still put her head on the old maid's lap4 ,the ,ichpul sisters killed ,sukonia's wives1 flayed their bodies1 and put their skins on themselves4 ,about sunset next day the two frog women went to ,sukonia's house2 went in and sat where ,jahtaneno's daughters had always sat2 took the place of ,sukonia's wives2 looked just like them because they had their skins on4 ,about dusk ,sukonia came home from the hunt4 ,chikpitpa1 who ran ahead1 rushed into the sweat-house to see if his sisters-in-law had come back from their father's4 ,he saw the two women1 looked at them2 they seemed like his sisters-in-law1 but when he came near he cried out at once1-- ,phu6 they smell like frogs6 ,the ,ichpul sisters are here3 these are the frog old maids6 ,he cried and ran out to meet his brother4 ,brother1 said he1 the ,ichpul women are in our house4 ,they killed my sisters-in-law to-day4 ,i know they did4 ,and he kept crying1 ,they killed my sisters-in-law1 they killed my poor sisters-in-law6 and he cried without stopping1 cried bitterly4 ,the two old maids wearing the skins of ,sukonia's wives were making acorn porridge4 ,when it was almost ready1 ,sukonia looked at the two women4 ,they seemed like his wives1 and he was in doubt1 till all at once he thought3 ,i will ask them to bring water from the spring4 ,if they know where the water is1 they are my wives2 if not1 they are false4 ,bring me water1 my wife1 said he to one of the women4 ,she stood up1 took a water basket1 turned toward the door1 and said to ,chikpitpa1 ,come out with me for water1 my little brother-in-law4 ,wait1 said ,sukonia4 ,you need not go now4 ,she came back to the fire and sat down with her sister4 ,sukonia knew now that those were strange women4 ,whip me1 said ,chikpitpa to his brother1 ,i will cry1 roll around and kick4 ,i will kick those nasty frogs6 ,i will kill them4 ,when the acorn porridge was boiling hard1 ,sukonia struck ,chikpitpa with a switch and scolded him3 ,why are you crying8 ,i can do nothing1 you cry so4 ,the boy rolled on the floor1 cried more than ever1 kicked1 rolled around1 kicked as hard as he could1 rolled toward the fire and kicked1 kicked one woman into the boiling porridge1 kicked the other one into the burning fire1 and in this way he killed the false sisters4 ,chikpitpa was glad2 he laughed4 ,sukonia threw the two women out doors1 and mourned all that night for his wives4 ,next morning early he rose and said1 ,stay home to-day1 all of you4 ,where are you going8 asked ,chikpitpa4 ,stay here1 my little brother1 said ,sukonia4 ,i am going somewhere4 ,sukonia followed the trail of his wives1 reached the place where the ,ichpul sisters had stopped them1 and found their dead bodies4 ,he took out his bow-string of deer sinew1 struck the two women1 called them1 raised them to life4 ,how were you killed8 asked ,sukonia2 how did it happen8 ,did you go to the ,ichpul house8 ,we did not go to that house2 those two women were out on the road and they stopped us4 ,they asked us to sit down and talk with them4 ,we were afraid to sit1 afraid to refuse4 ,we sat down1 and they killed us4 ,sukonia took his wives home4 ,when they were in sight of the house1 ,chikpitpa was on the roof watching4 ,oh1 those are your sisters-in-law1 said he to ,tsore ,jowa2 and he ran out to meet them4 ,go1 now1 to your father1 said ,sukonia1 next morning4 ,carry presents and venison to him1 and be here at sunset4 ,the two sisters rose early1 took two baskets1 and started4 ,at noon they were at their father's house4 ,old ,jahtaneno was glad when he looked at his daughters and saw the nice presents4 ,our husband told us to go home to-day1 and we cannot stay long with you4 ,they took back many presents from their father1 and were home at sunset4 ,they met no trouble on the way4 ,the ,ichpul sisters were dead1 and ,metsi did not meet them a second time4 ,,the ,,finding ,,of ,,fire ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,ahalamila1 gray wolf2 ,au ,mujaupa1 master of fire2 ,chil ,daiauna1 big hail2 ,chil ,wareko1 big rain2 ,juhauju1 west wind2 ,jkami1 north wind2 ,jukilauyu1 east wind2 ,juwaju1 south wind2 ,gagi1 crow2 ,metsi1 coyote2 ,patcha1 snow2 ,sabil ,keyu1 small hail2 ,shushu ,marimi1 dog woman2 ,siwegi1 a small bird1 unknown4 99 99 99 99 99 ,in the beginning ,au ,mujaupa had fire very far down south on the other side of a big river4 ,the people in this country had no real fire2 they had a kind of fire1 but it wasn't good4 ,it just warmed a little2 it wouldn't cook like the fire which we have now4 ,people killed deer and fished1 but they had to eat fish and venison raw4 ,in the west people had fire1 but it wouldn't cook4 ,in the north there were many people1 and in the east2 but they had no fire that would cook4 ,there must be fire in some place1 said the people at ,pawi2 how can we find it8 ,i will go out to-night to look1 said ,ahalamila4 ,that night he went to look for fire4 ,he went to the top of ,wahkanopa1 looked east and west1 saw no fire in either place4 ,next he looked north2 no fire in the north4 ,he looked south2 saw no fire anywhere4 ,ahalamila came home and talked to the chief and people4 ,i saw no fire1 said he2 ,i could not see any1 but ,i will go to a better place the next time and take some one with me4 ,i will go to-morrow night to the top of ,wahkalu4 ,who here has a good head1 who a sharp eye to see fire8 ,i want to look for fire to-morrow night from the top of ,wahkalu2 from that place ,i will look all around the whole world to find fire4 ,we have a man here1 said the chief1 who can see through a tree1 who can see down through the earth to bed rock1 who can see through a mountain4 ,you can take him to-morrow night with you4 ,he is ,siwegi4 ,ahalamila went to ,siwegi4 ,will you go to-morrow night to look for fire8 asked he4 ,i will go if the way is not too long4 ,oh1 said ,ahalamila1 it will not be long4 ,i will shorten it4 ,siwegi agreed to go2 and when the time came1 they started4 ,ahalamila doubled up the trail and made it short2 in an hour they were on the top of ,wahkalu1 both ready now to look for fire4 ,the night is very dark2 they can see the smallest fire easily4 ,they look to the east1 look with great care1 look a good while1 see no fire2 they look to the north in the same way1 see no fire2 they look to the west1 no fire there4 ,now ,ahalamila looks south1 looks a long time1 and sees nothing3 he looks half an hour to the south1 sees a little glimmer like a light very far away4 ,siwegi1 said he1 ,i see a small light down south2 it seems like fire far away4 ,i think it is fire4 ,look again1 said ,siwegi1 look sharply4 ,maybe it is fire4 ,i have looked enough1 ,i think it is fire1 said ,ahalamila2 but ,i want you to see it1 ,i want you to look now4 ,siwegi looked a little while4 ,yes1 that is fire1 said he4 ,well1 said ,ahalamila1 we see fire1 we know that it is far off in the south4 ,ahalamila made the road short1 and they were back at ,pawi in an hour4 ,we have found fire1 said ,ahalamila to the chief and the people4 ,we know where fire is1 we can have fire now4 ,we must have that fire1 said the people4 ,there is no way to get the fire but to go for it1 said ,ahalamila4 ,well1 said the chief1 since ,ahalamila saw the fire he will go for it2 but the road is long4 ,who will go and help him8 ,who will go for fire with ,ahalamila8 ,about fifty men offered to go1 and they started next morning4 ,the journey was long and very hard4 ,soon two or three men were tired and went home2 not long after more were tired1 and when they had gone far down to a great river1 just north of where the fire was1 of the fifty who started only three were left1--,ahalamila1 ,metsi1 and old ,shushu ,marimi4 ,just south of the great river ,au ,mujaupa had a very big village1 and in the village a large sweat-house4 ,in that house he kept the fire1 and had a great crowd of people living in the country outside who served him1 and kept every one in the world from stealing his fire4 ,these people were ,patcha1 ,chil ,wareko1 ,chil ,daiauna1 ,sabil ,keyu1 ,juhauju1 ,juwaju1 ,jukami1 ,jukilauju4 ,the three1 ,ahalamila1 ,metsi1 and old ,shushu ,marimi1 were at the northern end of the bridge1 and sat there watching till all at the sweat-house was quiet4 ,the bridge was very narrow and slippery2 so ,ahalamila put pitch on his feet and hands1 and on ,metsi's and ,shushu's feet and hands4 ,all three crossed without slipping1 and found every one asleep in the sweat-house4 ,the old chief1 ,au ,mujaupa1 had covered the fire well with ashes4 ,all was silent within and without4 ,ahalamila1 ,metsi1 and ,shushu crept onto the sweat-house quietly1 and looked in4 ,all were asleep4 ,i will go down first1 said ,metsi4 ,no1 ,i will go first1 said ,ahalamila4 ,i will get the fire and reach it to you2 you take it and run very fast4 ,ahalamila slipped down4 ,metsi and ,shushu remained on the roof4 ,ahalamila opened the fire carefully1 took out a good piece and handed it to the old woman4 ,she put it in her ear4 ,he handed her another2 she put it in her other ear1 slipped down from the top of the sweat-house1 ran across the bridge1 and hurried away4 ,ahalamila gave ,metsi two pieces4 ,he put them in his two ears and started4 ,ahalamila filled his own ears and followed4 ,the three had run over two mountains when ,au ,mujaupa woke up and saw that the ashes had been opened1 and that fire had been taken1 that a coal had fallen near the central pillar4 ,he sprang up1 went to the top of the sweat-house1 shouted1 called to all his people1-- ,fire has been stolen6 ,fire has been stolen6 ,go1 you1 and follow6 ,now ,patcha1 ,chil ,wareko1 ,chil ,daiauna1 ,sabil ,keyu1 and all the wind people rose up and followed1 raced and stormed in every direction4 ,so much rain came that the whole country was covered with water4 ,now ,juwaju was ahead of all ,au ,mujaupa's people chasing the three robbers4 ,chil ,wareko came too1 and fell upon the three furiously2 he drenched and chilled them4 ,next came ,jukami and ,patcha1 who nearly froze them4 ,metsi was almost dead2 the fire went out in both his ears4 ,ahalamila lost his fire1 too4 ,chil ,wareko1 ,juwaju1 and ,patcha quenched it1 and then he let it fall4 ,old ,shushu was behind a good way1 but she ran all the time4 ,she kept her hand on one ear as she ran4 ,she lost the fire out of her other ear1 and when the piece fell out it broke in two and fell apart4 ,chil ,wareko picked up the fire and took it back2 he found six pieces1 thought that he had all4 ,he and the others stopped following4 ,ahalamila and ,metsi ran ahead1 left old ,shushu to get on the best she could1 and reached home first4 ,they were wet1 very cold1 and tired4 ,where is your fire8 asked the chief4 ,i have none2 ,chil ,wareko took my fire1 said ,ahalamila4 ,where is your fire8 asked the chief4 ,chil ,wareko took it1 said ,metsi4 ,the chief was very sorry1 and all the people were sorry4 ,the old woman did not come1 and the people said1 ,she must be frozen dead4 ,at sundown old ,shushu came back2 she came very slowly1 was terribly tired1 but courageous4 ,she reached the sweat-house1 came in1 said nothing1 lay down wet and cold4 ,where is the fire8 asked she2 did not ,ahalamila and ,metsi bring fire8 ,they are young and strong1 and had plenty of fire4 ,after a while she stood up1 drew some wood-dust together1 then sat down1 opened her ear and held it over the dust2 a big piece of fire came out4 ,wood was brought quickly1 and soon the whole sweat-house was warm4 ,the people who were cold before were warm now and glad4 ,bring meat and we will try how it tastes when 'tis roasted1 said the chief4 ,he cut some venison and roasted it4 ,one and another tasted the meat4 ,it is very good1 said they2 a third one said1 ,i'll try it1 and ,gagi took a taste4 ,oh1 it is sweet1 very good1 said ,gagi4 ,each one roasted meat and ate heartily4 ,next day all went to hunt1 and had a great feast in the evening4 ,a chief from another place came to the feast and got fire1 took it home with him4 ,soon all people had fire2 every one had fire in all parts of the country4 ,,haka ,,kaina ,,personages ,after their transformation the personages in ,haka ,kaina were mainly birds4 ,i have not been able to identify the majority of them1 and would refer to the notes to this myth4 ,hwipajusi1 the father of the three girls1 is a whistling swan2 we find among the characters ,gowila1 a lizard1 ,malwila1 meadow-lark1 and ,maibyu1 wood dove4 ,the only way to identify such characters surely is to hire men to shoot them in the woods and mountains4 ,this ,i have done as often as possible1 but in the present case the specimens were lost before ,i could fix their identity4 ,all the information at my disposal now will be found in the notes4 99 99 99 99 99 ,haka ,kaina was the greatest chief in this country2 his very large and beautiful sweat-house was ,wahkalu4 ,one time ,haka ,kaina stole the three daughters of ,hwipajusi1 a chief who lived down in the far south1 beyond the valley of the ,daha4 ,when ,haka ,kaina had brought the three girls home1 he said1-- ,i must find a good man1 a careful man1 now1 to guard these three girls1 a man who never sleeps in the night-time4 ,hwipajusi will send people here to steal them back2 we must be ready for his men4 ,at last the chief chose ,hohwitina because he whistled all night4 ,every one thought that he never slept1 for he whistled all the time1 whistled without stopping from evening till daylight4 ,hohwitina watched the three girls a good many nights2 he never looked after them during daylight1 for he rested at that time4 ,they were brought to him at dusk every evening to the central pillar of the sweat-house4 ,the arms of each girl were tied together2 one girl was tied to ,hohwitina's left arm1 the second to his right arm1 and the third behind to his waist4 ,after a time old ,hwipajusi sent ten of the best southern men to bring back his three daughters2 the names of these men were ,pusi ,tena1 ,wija ,lala1 ,chami ,nuri1 ,malwila1 ,gowila1 ,grana ,rana1 ,dekkech1 ,pushi ,chowa1 ,manu ,rana1 ,taki ,lapiki4 ,these men were called ,yolaina1--that is1 the bravest1 men who feared nothing4 ,these men painted their arms and faces black before starting1 took good bows and arrows1 and went to ,wahkalu4 ,hwipajusi had kept his three daughters always hidden away in his sweat-house1 rolled up in otter-skin carefully2 but ,haka ,kaina1 the chief of ,wahkalu1 had stolen in while all were sleeping and carried away the three maidens4 ,hwipajusi's ten men came near ,wahkalu one evening between dusk and darkness1 and were right there near the sweat-house4 ,haka ,kaina1 the chief1 saw them coming1 and prepared all his forces to fight4 ,these are people1 said he1 sent by ,hwipajusi1 very brave and strong men4 ,you must not let them come near the three girls2 you must not let them go from here2 you must not let them take the girls nor go away themselves2 you must kill these ten enemies4 ,one of the ,haka ,kaina's men had a great hammer4 ,he put a block of flint at the point which the ten men attacked when they came near2 he struck the flint with his hammer2 small sharp bits flew off from it like rain1 fell on the attackers1 and cut them terribly4 ,the ten men had no fear of flint nor of other things4 ,they rushed on until five were killed2 the five others were not frightened and they went forward4 ,the man with the hammer struck away on the flint block till five more were killed4 ,now ,hwipajusi's ten brave men who feared nothing were dead4 ,hwipajusi waited for his men to come back1 looked for them1 hoped to see them bring his daughters1 but the men could not come2 they were dead4 ,they had promised their chief to bring the girls surely1 but they could not bring them2 the ten were dead at ,wahkalu4 ,hwipajusi sent ten other men1 men who were very wise and cunning4 ,these ten were ,itchi ,watibila1 ,chini ,pachuna1 ,maibyu1 ,tsigaga1 ,maltama1 ,howichi ,laina1 ,aichuch ,hisipa1 ,tsawila1 ,haiyude ,maupa1 ,tarku ,wana4 ,these ten men came near the sweat-house1 sat down1 and hid there in the evening4 ,i will go up first on the sweat-house1 said ,maibyu2 you are too heavy1 your tread is heavy4 ,if you go1 they will hear you1 they will wake up2 we shall be killed1 like the ten who came before us4 ,i know the man who watches the girls1 said ,maibyu2 he whistles all night1 but he sleeps2 no one in the sweat-house sleeps more soundly than he does4 ,now1 when he is asleep1 ,i will go down and take the girls from him4 ,i will go myself1 said ,itchi ,watibila4 ,haka ,kaina's people danced that evening1 and played till late at night4 ,hwipajusi's ten men crept near and watched the people dancing1 but no one saw them4 ,haka ,kaina sat inside the sweat-house1 smoking and talking1 talking loud2 the ten heard his voice4 ,at last1 when it was late1 all the men went into the sweat-house and other houses1 and in time they were asleep everywhere4 ,all were silent except ,hohwitina1 who sat watching the girls at the central pillar2 and he whistled all the time4 ,the ten went around the sweat-house2 saw that all were sleeping4 ,they heard no noise but the whistling of ,hohwitina4 ,i know that he is asleep now1 said ,itchi ,watibila4 ,four men went to the top of the sweat-house4 ,the watcher was whistling not so loudly1 but whistling4 ,itchi ,watibila gave his arrows to ,chini ,pachuna1 and ,chini ,pachuna gave them to ,maibyu1 for he had to lift up the girls4 ,that man sleeps1 ,i know1 said ,itchi ,watibila2 and he went down slowly along the pillar1 reached the bottom1 and sat a while to listen4 ,he looked closely at ,hohwitina1 and saw that he was whistling with his eyes shut4 ,itchi ,watibila laughed to himself4 ,he saw that one girl was tied to each of ,hohwitina's arms and one to his waist from behind4 ,the girls were awake1 all three of them4 ,itchi ,watibila untied the right-hand girl carefully2 raised her to ,chini ,pachuna1 who gave her to ,maibyu at the top of the sweat-house4 ,hohwitina whistled on1 and ,itchi ,watibila took the left-hand girl1 raised her to the other man2 at last he took the third1 the youngest daughter of ,hwipajusi1 made no noise1 raised her to the others1 then climbed up himself1 rested a moment on the top of the sweat-house1 looked down4 ,hohwitina was whistling away and asleep all the time4 ,the ten slipped down without noise and started home2 hurried off toward the south with ,hwipajusi's three daughters4 ,old ,haka ,kaina rose up at daylight1 walked around the sweat-house1 went to the central pillar to look at ,hohwitina and the three girls he was guarding4 ,he saw ,hohwitina1 heard how he was whistling1 saw nobody near him1--no girls tied to his arms or his waist4 ,he has let the girls go1 thought ,haka ,kaina4 ,you whistle all night1 but don't watch1 said ,haka ,kaina1 pushing him4 ,he woke him4 ,hohwitina looked at his right arm1 no girl2 looked at his left1 the second was gone2 felt at his back1 there was no one there4 ,where are the girls8 asked ,haka ,kaina4 ,i cannot tell1 said ,hohwitina4 ,haka ,kaina looked around and saw tracks in the ashes4 ,you said that you never sleep at night2 now look at those tracks2 those are somebody's tracks1 somebody came here last night4 ,what were you doing8 ,were you awake8 were you sleeping8 ,did you let the girls go because you were willing1 or did somebody take them while you were sleeping8 ,hohwitina said nothing1 held down his head4 ,haka ,kaina went out1 and saw tracks on the sweat-house1 then he saw tracks below at some distance away from the sweat-house4 ,people came from the south and took the three girls1 said he2 of course they were sent by ,hwipajusi4 ,haka ,kaina talked all the next night to his people1 told how sorry he was that the girls had been taken1 and to two men he said1 ,you must go and bring back the girls to us4 ,the two were ,bohkwi and ,simu ,nupchowa2 they could run fast1 and were very wise persons4 ,now1 on the top of his sweat-house1 at the central pillar1 ,hwipajusi had posted ,matsklila as a sentry1 and he watched carefully to see who would come4 ,hwipajusi knew that ,haka ,kaina would try to get the girls back again4 ,matsklila had a knife in his nose and one in each arm4 ,bohkwi and ,simu ,nupchowa set out to bring the girls back from the south4 ,just at sunset one evening they came near the village2 they saw crowds of people everywhere1 young men and women at play in the great village4 ,old ,hwipajusi sat talking2 and a great many people1 old and young1 men and women1 sat around him and listened4 ,haka ,kaina's two men went near the sweat-house4 ,i am going in1 said ,bohkwi4 ,no1 ,i am going1 said ,simu ,nupchowa4 ,you cannot run fast4 ,you stand near1 and when ,i come out you run ahead1 and ,i can carry the three girls easily4 ,i will catch up with you4 ,the people sat there near the sweat-house and listened to the chief as he talked4 ,be on the watch2 they will come to-night1 they will come1 ,i am sure1 said ,hwipajusi4 ,after a time all separated1 went to their houses1 and lay down to sleep4 ,at midnight1 when all was silent1 ,haka ,kaina's two men crept up and climbed the sweat-house to look in at the top4 ,matsklila was at his post behind the central pillar1 standing still4 ,haka ,kaina's men did not see him4 ,i will look in1 said ,bohkwi4 ,so will ,i1 said ,simu ,nupchowa4 ,they stretched their heads and looked4 ,they leaned over the opening1 stretched their necks far4 ,that moment ,matsklila moved quickly1 and both their heads dropped off1 rolled down1 and fell to the earth outside the sweat-house4 ,when ,hwipajusi rose up in the morning1 he went outside and saw two heads lying near the sweat-house4 ,wake up1 jump up1 my sons1 cried he1 calling to the people2 enemies were here last night4 ,all hurried out and saw two bodies and two heads4 ,one asked1 ,who is this lying dead8 ,a second asked1 ,who is the other man8 ,i know them both1 said ,hwipajusi4 ,one is ,bohkwi1 the other ,simu ,nupchowa1 two great men in ,haka ,kaina's forces4 ,the two lay there behind the sweat-house all the day4 ,that evening ,hwipajusi summoned in his people1 and talked to them4 ,fix your arrows well1 look at your bows1 and have all your arms ready4 ,haka ,kaina will send men here against us2 he wants to steal my daughters again1 or take them away in spite of me4 ,they waited at ,wahkalu for ,bohkwi and ,simu ,nupchowa4 ,when the two men did not come1 old ,haka ,kaina said1 ,i think those two men are dead4 ,he called all his people together and said3 ,we must go down and make war on ,hwipajusi2 there is no other way4 ,he stole those three girls from me4 ,those three girls are mine4 ,i must have them back again4 ,all dressed next morning1 put on their feathers1 blackened their faces4 ,now1 my men1 said ,haka ,kaina2 arm1 stand out on a broad place1 let me see you1 then stand in a circle round the sweat-house4 ,i want to see how you look when all together4 ,they went out and stood together on a broad place4 ,haka ,kaina was a long time going among them4 ,after that all came back and stood in a circle around the whole sweat-house4 ,all shouted and sprang about a good while2 then they went back1 took off their big elkskin armor4 ,you look well1 said ,haka ,kaina4 ,you are ready for war1 and we will start to-morrow early4 ,next morning the women painted their faces1 put on feathers and beads1 danced behind the men1 sang1 and said good words to them at parting4 ,as the men marched along southward1 there were so many that the dust which rose from them went up to the sun4 ,they went forward singing4 ,haka ,kaina himself sang as he led this great army4 ,when near ,hwipajusi's country1 ,haka ,kaina sent ,pokil ,kama1 ,gaman ,atpa1 ,pahninopa1 and ,tsanu ,noipa to examine everything and bring back news4 ,these four men saw many villages belonging to different people1 and visited four of them4 ,they went to the villages of ,pareko1 ,chapilkeya1 ,chil ,wareko1 and ,chil ,dayauna4 ,they saw a great many people at these four villages2 each chief had an immense sweat-house1 and ,chil ,dayauna's people had elkskin armor to fight in4 ,the four men went back about dusk and had not seen all that there was to see4 ,they said to ,haka ,kaina1 ,we saw a great many people2 you must be careful2 our people must fight well4 ,haka ,kaina's men sharpened their arrow-points4 ,two ,tsoplaina boys went with ,haka ,kaina4 ,the chief was very fond of these boys1 and they liked him4 ,they heard what the four scouts had said1 and at dusk these two boys went to ,hwipajusi's and saw the three girls playing around the fire4 ,look1 look at the mouse1 said one of the girls4 ,that is a mouse coming after you1 said ,hwipajusi1 laughing4 ,where are the two brothers8 asked ,haka ,kaina1 when he missed the ,tsoplaina boys4 ,no one had sent these young men to ,hwipajusi's4 ,now1 the ,tsoplaina brothers worked hard1 worked all night4 ,they went through more than half the houses1 and destroyed a great many bow-strings4 ,at daylight they went back and told ,haka ,kaina what they had done4 ,hwipajusi's people saw ,haka ,kaina's great army coming2 they ran for their bows1 but many were destroyed4 ,those who had bows left fought well4 ,but ,haka ,kaina's men had arms of flint and arms of all kinds1 and they beat down everything before them4 ,at midday ,hwipajusi's people were destroyed and he himself was killed4 ,haka ,kaina took the three girls and set out for ,wahkalu again1 taking everything that ,hwipajusi and his people had4 ,now there were two brothers1 ,mini ,auna1 who lived with their sisters at ,wamarawi1 near a trail which ,haka ,kaina had not used before1 but he started home on it this time4 ,when ,haka ,kaina's forces came in sight of ,wamarawi1 the two sisters were out husking acorns4 ,they were frightened and ran home4 ,one of them ran to her brothers and cried1-- ,come1 brothers1 hurry out and look4 ,a great many people are coming4 ,i do not know where they come from nor where they are going4 ,perhaps they will kill us4 ,each of ,haka ,kaina's men had a great pack on his back holding all that he could carry4 ,they were taking home everything from ,hwipajusi's village4 ,the two ,mini ,auna brothers ran quickly to their sweat-house2 each of them caught up a great piece of fire4 ,the two sisters ran into the sweat-house and hid there4 ,the two brothers went to the top of the sweat-house1 and when ,haka ,kaina's great army was near enough1 they hurled fire around it1 north1 south1 east1 and west4 ,all were surrounded4 ,they looked to every side1 tried to get out1 but there was no escape anywhere4 ,the great fire closed in around them1 and every man perished4 ,all were burned to death4 ,hwipajusi's three daughters died with the others4 ,as soon as all were dead1 the fire went out and disappeared2 the two brothers went back into their sweat-house4 ,when the ,mini ,aunas were going to hurl the fire1 ,haka ,kaina sent two swift runners to ,wahkalu to let his women know that all were coming with great plunder1 and bringing ,hwipajusi's daughters4 ,sooner than these men were out of sight the fire was around the whole army1 which perished before the eyes of the two swift runners4 ,when the swift runners reached ,wahkalu1 all the women were dancing2 they thought that their husbands were fighting yet against ,hwipajusi4 ,when the swift runners were coming near1 the women stopped dancing1 and when both came up and said that ,haka ,kaina and his army were dead at ,wamarawi1 burned by the ,mini ,aunas1 the women raised a cry of sorrow such as no one had ever heard in ,wahkalu before4 ,soon some women said1-- ,we must go down to ,wamarawi1 we must go a good many of us1 and beg the two brothers to bring our men to life again4 ,they took beautiful presents1 shells and otter-skins1 put them on their backs1 and started2 went without waiting1 travelled all night1 travelled quickly4 ,they were at ,wamarawi next morning4 ,they went to the two brothers1 gave them presents1 begged them to bring their husbands to life again4 ,the brothers were willing at last to do this4 ,there was a great spring near their sweat-house1 a spring as large as a lake of good size1 and the brothers told the women from ,wahkalu and their own two sisters to carry the bones to that water4 ,the ,wahkalu women and the two sisters took baskets1 carried bones all that day1 and put them in the spring4 ,at sunset the field was clear and all the bones were in the water4 ,now1 said the brothers to the women from ,wahkalu1 you must camp far away from the spring1 and not go near it till broad daylight to-morrow2 and our sisters you must not rise up to-night to go out of the sweat-house4 ,the two brothers closed the top of the sweat-house and did not sleep themselves4 ,about daylight they heard talking at the spring1 then more talking1 and later a great sound of voices4 ,at broad daylight all had come out of the spring1 and all the place around was full of people1 crowds of people everywhere4 ,the two brothers looked from the top of the sweat-house1 saw all ,haka ,kaina's army standing there strong and well4 ,each man had his pack with its treasures1 the plunder brought from ,hwipajusi's village2 each had on his war-dress and feathers4 ,hwipajusi's three daughters were there1 too1 as well as ever4 ,haka ,kaina went to the house of the ,mini ,aunas and talked to the brothers4 ,he gave them otter-skins1 beads1 elkskins4 ,he was grateful and very kind2 called them cousins4 ,after that he went home with his army and women4 ,all those left at ,wahkalu came out to meet the men1 went far1 danced1 danced because all had come to life again and because the three girls were brought back4 ,the men put away their bows1 arrows1 and elkskins2 all washed the paint from their faces4 ,now give us plenty to eat1 said ,haka ,kaina4 ,they went into the sweat-house2 all ate and talked till midnight4 ,at midnight each went to his own place and rested4 ,,titindi ,,maupa ,,and ,,paiowa1 ,,the ,,youngest ,,daughter ,,of ,,wakara ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,hemauna ,mrimi1 ----2 ,hitchinna1 wildcat2 ,lawalila1 chicken hawk2 ,paiowa1 new moon's youngest daughter2 ,titildi ,marimi1 black bear woman2 ,titindi ,maupa1 her brother2 ,topuna1 mountain lion2 ,tuina1 the sun2 ,wakara1 new moon4 99 99 99 99 99 ,titindi ,maupa lived at a place called ,kurulsa ,mauna1 where he had two sisters4 ,three miles west of that place lived young ,topuna with his father1 who had a great sweat-house at ,motiri ,mauna4 ,titindi ,maupa wished his elder sister to marry ,topuna1 his great friend1 who was a good hunter and killed many deer4 ,one day ,titindi ,maupa told his two sisters to make ready much food1--roots1 acorns1 and pine nuts4 ,the women made these things ready and put them into a round basket4 ,he put the basket on his back1 took two otter-skins as presents1 and went to ,motiri ,mauna4 ,old ,topuna was sitting at home4 ,his son had gone off before daylight to hunt deer in the mountains4 ,titindi ,maupa saw a great deal of venison and deer fat hanging around in all parts of the sweat-house4 ,he looked in from the top of the sweat-house1 and saw the old man cutting meat1 breaking bones1 and taking marrow out of them4 ,he went in4 ,topuna stood up to meet him1 made a fire1 cooked meat1 put it in a basket1 and set it down before ,titindi ,maupa4 ,he gave him also fat and dried venison4 ,i have food on the top of the sweat-house1 said ,titindi ,maupa4 ,i left my basket there4 ,topuna went and brought it1 put it down1 then ate of it himself4 ,the visitor ate much1 and the two sat long together talking and eating2 sat till midday1 when young ,topuna came home4 ,he had killed five deer and was glad4 ,you came to see us1 said he1 sitting down near the visitor4 ,yes1 answered ,titindi ,maupa1 and you will come soon1 ,i hope1 to my house4 ,you will come to-night1 perhaps8 ,topuna gave ,titindi ,maupa nice venison and deer fat1--a great deal of it4 ,be light and small till he takes you home1 said ,topuna to the meat2 then be as big as you now are or bigger4 ,he gave the visitor a beautiful buckskin dress1 and ,titindi ,maupa went home4 ,the pack was light till he set it down at home4 ,then it grew as big as a small house4 ,his elder sister would not eat ,topuna's venison2 she did not like her brother's friend2 she loved young ,hitchinna1 and would not look at the other man4 ,topuna put on three pairs of moccasins1 three pairs of thick buckskin leggings trimmed with beads2 put on three buckskin blankets1 and at dark he went out of the door to go to ,kurulsa ,mauna4 ,my son1 said old ,topuna1 when his son was going1 you will come back sorry2 you will be angry in the morning2 ,i know that woman well4 ,all were asleep at ,titindi ,maupa's when ,topuna came2 but ,titildi ,marimi had wished the whole house outside to be covered with sharp rocks and thorny brush1 for she knew that ,topuna was coming4 ,when he reached the place1 he could not go in2 he could not find the door1 even2 everything was hidden with sharp rocks and thorns4 ,he was outside all night1 and never stopped trying to find the way in2 he wore out his three pair of moccasins1 tore his three pair of leggings and three blankets2 bits of them were scattered all around the sweat-house4 ,at last he was naked and nearly frozen4 ,topuna went home before daylight1 very angry4 ,titildi ,marimi had heard him1 but said not a word4 ,he lay down in his father's sweat-house and stayed there all day4 ,when daylight came1 ,titildi ,marimi rose up and went out of the sweat-house2 the rocks and brush were all gone at her wish2 nothing there now but the nice beads that had fallen from ,topuna4 ,she went to the spring2 washed there1 combed and dressed her hair1 painted her face red1 put on a nice woven cap1 took a little basket with a sharp stick1 and went out on the mountain2 went far2 dug sweet roots by the creeks on the mountain flats4 ,titindi ,maupa was angry at his sister all day2 he stayed in bed until evening4 ,titildi ,marimi dug roots1 dug a great many1 singing all the time while she worked4 ,hitchinna heard the singing from his place and came to her4 ,she liked him4 ,she went to meet him2 was pleased to see him2 they sat down together1 talked1 and were glad4 ,they parted for that day2 he hunted deer1 she filled her basket with roots and went home about sundown4 ,titindi ,maupa was in bed yet4 ,he did not raise his eyes when she came2 did not look at his sister4 ,next morning she rose early2 rose at daylight4 ,she had promised ,hitchinna to meet him a second time4 ,she washed1 combed her hair1 painted her face1 took a basket with a root stick1 and started4 ,she had not gone far when her brother sprang up1 hurried to the river1 swam in it2 went back to the sweat-house1 striking his hair as he went with a stick to make it dry quickly4 ,then he ate1 and said to his younger sister1-- ,i am going away2 ,i must leave you2 you will cry1 ,i think1 because ,i am going4 ,he put on rich clothes1 then tied a string of nice beads to a staff1 and fastened the staff in one corner of the house corners4 ,if ,i die1 said he1 those beads will fall to the ground2 do not touch them while they are hanging1 and say to our sister not to touch them4 ,when she comes1 do not say that ,i have gone2 if she knows herself1 you must not show her the way that ,i have taken4 ,then he turned to each thing in the house and said1 ,you1 my poking-stick1 must not tell my sister how ,i have gone1 nor you1 my baskets1 nor you1 my fire1 nor you1 my basket of water1 nor my roots2 not one of you must tell her4 ,and he told everything except the acorn flour2 he forgot to tell the acorn flour4 ,now ,i go1 said he2 and pushing up the central post of the house1 he went in to the ground1 and the post settled back after him4 ,he went under ground until he reached a spring of water4 ,from the spring he turned back and went west1 then back2 went north1 then back2 went south1 then back to the spring4 ,next he went in circles around his house to mislead his sister1 so that she might not track him4 ,at last he went west two or three miles2 then he rose to the top of the ground1 and went off on a trail4 ,when she went to the mountain flat on the second morning1 ,titildi ,marimi stood a while thinking4 ,she knew that her brother was out of bed1 that he was very angry4 ,my brother will go away to-day1 thought she4 ,i must be home again soon4 ,she threw down her stick and basket quickly and hurried home4 ,she saw that her brother was not in the house1 that her sister was crying4 ,where is my brother1 asked she2 tell me1 my sister4 ,the sister would not speak1 gave no answer2 held down her head and cried bitterly4 ,tell me quickly4 ,the sun is high4 ,if ,i cannot come up with him1 he will die2 if ,i do not find him1 his enemies will kill him4 ,the sister did not answer4 ,tell me1 you rock1 which way my brother went2 tell me quickly4 ,tell me1 you poking-stick2 tell me1 baskets4 ,nothing gave answer4 ,post1 tell me1 tell quickly2 it is too late almost1 he will escape me4 ,she asked everything and got no answer1 till at last she said1 ,acorn flour1 will you tell me8 ,your brother is gone1 said the acorn flour4 ,he is angry because you injured ,topuna1 his friend2 he is very angry1 and does not wish you to follow him4 ,which way did he go8 ,under the post4 ,that is well4 ,she was glad then4 ,she made ready quickly2 put on nice1 new things1 took her best bow and a big otter-skin quiver filled with arrows1 put on leggings like a man4 ,my sister1 be well1 take good care of yourself1 said she4 ,i don't want my brother to die4 ,he thinks that the journey is pleasant1 that the journey is easy4 ,i will go1 too2 ,i will help him4 ,she pushed up the post and followed her brother2 went to the spring1 came back1 followed him everywhere2 came out at last on the trail and tracked him1 followed him1 toiled along over ,backbone ,mountain4 ,she followed hard and fast1 gained on him1 kept gaining2 still she was afraid that she could not come up with her brother4 ,she turned then to ,sun and called out1-- ,o ,sun1 ,i wish you to be slow4 ,go very slowly to-day1 ,o ,sun4 ,let the day be long4 ,give me time to come up with my brother4 ,the ,sun went more slowly1 gave her time1 and she hurried on4 ,titindi ,maupa all this while was hurrying1 going on quickly2 and he sang as he went4 ,his song was of ,paiowa1 ,wakara's youngest daughter1 a maiden far off in the west4 ,wakara had a great many daughters4 ,all the stars in the sky were his children1 and all his daughters were married but this one1 the youngest1 the one whom ,titindi ,maupa was going to marry if her father would give her4 ,he went along the ,daha1 went as the stream flows1 swam across and sat down to smoke4 ,when he had emptied his pipe1 he went up on the mountain ridge west of the river1 reached the top1 and walked some distance down on the western slope1 sat again and smoked a second time4 ,now ,titildi ,marimi1 his sister1 had crossed the river and was following4 ,she came to where her brother had sat to smoke the first time4 ,i will come up with you soon1 said she4 ,you cannot go from me now2 and she followed on1 followed quickly4 ,the brother1 when he smoked the second time1 sat at a little spring on the western slope of the mountain ridge2 the sister reached the ridge from the top2 she saw her brother a little below her4 ,he heard some one behind1 looked up1 and saw ,titildi ,marimi4 ,he held his head down1 he said nothing4 ,i shall be with you soon1 cried the sister4 ,we can go on together4 ,you have come a long way to find a good smoking-place4 ,he said nothing1 looked at the ground1 waited for his sister4 ,soon she was there with him4 ,my brother1 ,i am tired1 said she1 give me tobacco2 ,i wish to smoke4 ,he gave her tobacco2 she smoked4 ,my brother1 said ,titildi ,marimi1 ,i want you to shoot at that quartz rock over there on the mountain side4 ,he raised his bow with an arrow and took good aim4 ,now hit that rock1 said she4 ,he sent one arrow1 after it a second1 and then a third4 ,they hit the rock1 but bounded back from it4 ,you might go a long way to hurt an enemy with arrows of that sort6 laughed the sister4 ,do you think those good arrows1 my brother8 ,you will see enemies enough in two days2 you will see enemies in the house of ,wakara4 ,she drew out her own bow then1 took an arrow from her otter-skin quiver1 and said1 ,look now at me1 my brother6 ,she shot at the rock2 hit it4 ,her arrow shivered the rock to pieces4 ,this is what my arrows do6 said ,titildi ,marimi4 ,titindi ,maupa hung his head2 said not a word1 but rose and went down the mountain side till he came to a creek2 then he crossed another mountain1 going westward all the time till he was in sight of ,wakaruwa1 the place to which he was going2 then he sat down a third time and smoked4 ,o smoke1 said he1 ,i wish you to make friends to-night and to-morrow for me4 ,he looked down into the valley1 where he heard much noise2 he saw many people playing games and shooting4 ,just before this ,wakara had called his youngest daughter1 ,paiowa1 and said1 ,i want you to gather oak leaves for the acorn bread1 and red earth to mix in it4 ,she went with a basket on her back1 went up to the mountain side1 gathered red earth to mix with the acorn flour and make the bread light4 ,the leaves were to be put on the top of the dough and cover the bread while baking4 ,titindi ,maupa put his sister with her quiver in an otter-skin and carried her4 ,she had made herself small1 and seemed just like an otter2 he hid her on his shoulder in this form4 ,paiowa1 ,wakara's youngest daughter1 had put red earth in her basket and filled it with leaves4 ,she turned around now to stoop and raise it1 but could not1 it was too heavy4 ,titindi ,maupa had slipped up and was holding the basket4 ,she turned to see what the trouble was1 and saw him right there almost touching her4 ,oh6 cried she1 frightened and dropping her head2 she was shamefaced before the stranger4 ,why are you afraid8 asked ,titindi ,maupa4 ,is it because ,i am ugly8 ,she raised the basket to her back1 and rushed away4 ,when she reached ,wakaruwa1 she threw down the basket outside1 and ran into the house past her mother4 ,why are you so frightened8 ,what is the matter8 asked her mother4 ,not a word did she answer4 ,old ,wakara was sitting inside4 ,why are you frightened1 my daughter8 asked he4 ,has anything happened1 has any one hurt you8 ,i saw a man over there on the mountain4 ,what kind of man was he8 asked ,wakara4 ,he has an otter on his back and wears buckskin2 his hands are both red with deer blood4 ,titindi ,maupa had a large piece of fat venison in his otter-skin quiver4 ,he is a good hunter1 ,i think1 said ,wakara2 and he took down an otter-skin1 put it on the north side of the house1 and said to his daughter1 ,sit there and let this man come to you4 ,it was night soon4 ,all the people came into the house1 sat down1 and ate supper4 ,titindi ,maupa stopped outside for a while1 and found a place where ,wakara stored acorns4 ,i will leave you here for this night1 said he to his sister4 ,to-morrow ,i will come to get you4 ,titindi ,maupa left his sister in the acorn crib1 sank in the ground then1 and came up inside the sweat-house right at the side of ,paiowa4 ,old ,wakara laughed when he saw him sitting near his daughter4 ,he was glad4 ,give the stranger food1 said he4 ,paiowa brought food and gave it to the stranger4 ,titindi ,maupa ate some and said1 ,look in my otter-skin1 ,i have some venison4 ,she put her hand in1 found a good piece1 a nice saddle of venison4 ,she could not draw the piece out1 it was so heavy4 ,she went then to her father and said1 ,i must have a big basket4 ,she took a large tray basket over to her place4 ,titindi ,maupa drew out the venison and put it on the tray1 saying1-- ,now1 be no smaller1 my venison1 stay as you are1 no matter how much they take from you4 ,two girls carried the basket and put it down before ,wakara and ,hemauna ,marimi1 his wife4 ,the two old people ate4 ,after them all in the house ate1 and the saddle of venison was as large as at first4 ,when all in the house had eaten1 old ,wakara went out on the housetop and shouted1-- ,my sons1 ,i call you all to come in for a short while4 ,now1 all the stars in the sky were ,wakara's children2 they were his sons and daughters4 ,the greatest1 a son1 came in first4 ,when near the house1 he had caught the odor of venison4 ,behind him came a great many people4 ,all the stars were in ,wakara's sweat-house2 the whole place was filled with them4 ,when they looked and saw ,titindi ,maupa sitting with their sister1 they laughed4 ,they were glad4 ,some sat down2 others cut off the venison and roasted it4 ,all ate what they wanted4 ,now1 old ,wakara himself cut off venison1 and gave a large share to each son to carry home for his wife and children4 ,all went away laughing4 ,titindi ,maupa rose before dawn the next morning1 took a deer head1 and went hunting to a mountain4 ,he put on the head4 ,deer came and stood before him1 ten1 then ten more1 and soon there were a hundred4 ,he killed the hundred deer4 ,taking the smallest1 he opened it1 made the others very little1 and put them into the small one1 which he carried in one hand4 ,all were sleeping in the sweat-house when ,titindi ,maupa came4 ,he threw down the small deer1 and the ninety-nine others were as big as at first2 they burst out of the small one1 made a great noise1 and filled all the space before the sweat-house4 ,wakara's wife had got up to make acorn bread4 ,she tried to go out1 but could not1 there were so many deer lying around everywhere4 ,she hurried back and called her husband4 ,there is something outside1 said she2 ,i do not know what it is4 ,get up and look1 get up quickly6 ,wakara went out and saw piles of deer2 he ran back1 took his knife and sharpened it4 ,then going to the top of the house1 he called to the whole village1 ,come here2 come1 all of you6 ,all the people of the village came soon1 and there were so many that the venison was dressed quickly4 ,they cooked and ate in company4 ,others came from beyond the river south of them1 and ate all the venison they wanted4 ,many sat down under oak-trees and gambled2 some shot arrows at marks1 and others raced4 ,all day they amused themselves2 all day they feasted1 and went home at sunset very glad and praising ,titindi ,maupa4 ,west of ,wakaruwa1 was a large village and many people1 all ,wakara's sons-in-law1 all married to his daughters2 and the chief was ,lawalila4 ,i wonder what my father-in-law is doing1 said each of these people2 he has very loud talk in his sweat-house4 ,there has never been such talk there before4 ,lawalila called his two sons and said3 ,go and see what your grandfather is doing4 ,your youngest aunt has a husband2 perhaps that is why there is such loud talk at the sweat-house4 ,the two boys stole up to the house carefully1 and peeped into it4 ,the younger saw ,paiowa1 his aunt1 in one corner1 and ,titindi ,maupa sitting near her4 ,wakara saw the boy peeping in1 and hurled a stick at him4 ,the two boys ran home4 ,my aunt has a husband1 said the younger boy4 ,she has not1 said the elder4 ,i saw him1 said the younger4 ,you did not1 said the elder4 ,lawalila stopped the boys2 he was satisfied4 ,he went out1 and calling to all said1 ,paiowa1 the youngest daughter of ,wakara1 is married6 ,all were very angry now1 all were enraged1 for there were many in that village who wanted ,paiowa4 ,next morning ,lawalila roused the village early1 and said3 ,i want you1 my people1 to play to-day4 ,you must play your best2 you must beat ,titindi ,maupa1 ,wakara's new son-in-law4 ,after they had eaten he called all his people together and said1 ,we will go over to my father-in-law's1 to ,wakara's1 and shoot at a mark there with arrows4 ,they went to ,wakara's and asked3 ,where is ,titindi ,maupa8 ,we wish to try him2 we want to shoot arrows at a mark against him4 ,titindi ,maupa came out and shot4 ,he won the first shot1 the second2 he won all the time1 won everything that ,lawalila's people wagered4 ,just at noon ,lawalila lost his temper1 got angry1 sprang up1 tried to seize and take back all the things that his people had lost4 ,titindi ,maupa would not let him do that2 he stood in his way1 would not let him take anything4 ,lawalila struck ,wakara's new son-in-law4 ,titindi ,maupa threw down his opponent4 ,lawalila jumped up1 ran toward his people1 drew his bow1 and tried to send an arrow through ,titindi ,maupa4 ,a great fight now followed4 ,wakara's sons came and took ,titindi ,maupa's part4 ,lawalila's people hurried to his side4 ,titindi ,maupa's young wife ran out to help her brothers and her husband4 ,they fought very hard on both sides4 ,in the middle of the afternoon all were killed on ,lawalila's side except himself4 ,new forces came to ,lawalila4 ,titindi ,maupa was so tired that he could not stand4 ,at this moment his sister came4 ,she picked up ,titindi ,maupa1 put him on her back1 and gave him her bow and arrows4 ,he shot from her shoulder1 and used her strong arrows4 ,every man that they touched fell that moment4 ,every one from the west was killed1 ,lawalila with the others4 ,titindi ,maupa rested1 and went to the sweat-house4 ,his sister went with him4 ,the dead of both sides lay all night where they fell4 ,before daybreak ,titindi ,maupa rose1 took his fire-drill1 went out1 and turning the faces of all his brothers-in-law to the earth1 struck them with the fire-drill4 ,all came to life and went back to ,wakaruwa4 ,lawalila's people lay on the field all night1 the next day1 and the night following4 ,titindi ,maupa did not like to see all those dead people lying there2 so he went before daybreak of the second day and struck each with his fire-drill4 ,all came to life1 rose up1 were glad1 and went home4 ,next morning they came to ,wakaruwa1 and had games again1 with good feasting and pleasure4 ,they did not get angry a second time4 ,titindi ,maupa brought in deer every morning4 ,his brothers-in-law came and ate with him2 they were friendly and happy4 ,titindi ,maupa stayed twenty days at ,wakaruwa4 ,he killed deer for all of them4 ,on the twenty-first morning ,wakara said to his daughter1-- ,i think your husband would like to go home now4 ,next morning ,titindi ,maupa set out for home with his wife and sister2 they went in one day to ,kurulsa ,mauna4 ,three nights later ,topuna came to visit them2 he came again to see ,titildi ,marimi4 ,she let him come now4 ,she was afraid that her brother might leave her a second time4 ,so at last ,topuna got the wife he wanted1 and they all lived together at ,kurulsa ,mauna4 ,,the ,,two ,,sisters1 ,,haka ,,lasi ,,and ,,tsore ,,jowa ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,chuhna1 spider2 ,haka hasi1 loon2 ,hitchinna1 wildcat2 ,jamuka1 acorn worm2 ,juka1 silkworm2 ,metsi1 coyote2 ,tsanunewa1 fisher 7a bird72 ,tsore ,jowa1 eagle4 99 99 99 99 99 ,at some distance east of ,jigul matu lived old ,juka4 ,he had a great many sons and two daughters--a big house full of children4 ,juka's two daughters were ,tsore ,jowa1 the elder1 and ,haka ,lasi1 the younger4 ,after a time ,haka ,lasi fell in love with her brother ,hitchinna4 ,one day she fell asleep and dreamed that he had married her4 ,metsi lived1 too1 in ,juka's house4 ,he was no relative2 he just lived as a guest there4 ,one day all the men were out hunting4 ,it was then that ,haka ,lasi saw ,hitchinna in a dream4 ,she began to sing about him1 and she sang3 ,i dream of ,hitchinna2 ,i dream that he is my husband4 ,i dream of ,hitchinna2 ,i dream that he is my husband4 ,all the men came back from the hunt at night4 ,at daylight next morning they went to swim1 and ,tsore ,jowa made ready food for them4 ,haka ,lasi took a very nice staff in her hand1 and went on top of the sweat-house4 ,she looked in and sang1-- ,where is my husband8 ,send him up here to me4 ,i will take him away4 ,we must go on a journey4 ,where is my husband8 ,send him up here to me4 ,all knew that she had no husband4 ,you have no husband1 said they4 ,hitchinna was lying in one corner wrapped up in the skin of a wildcat4 ,you have no husband in this house2 all here are your brothers1 said ,juka4 ,i have a husband1 and ,i want him to come here to me1 answered ,haka ,lasi4 ,well1 said the eldest son1 ,i will go up to her4 ,let us hear what she will say4 ,he went up4 ,you are not my husband1 said ,haka ,lasi4 ,do not come near me4 ,she drove that one down1 and called again3 ,where is my husband8 ,send him up to me4 ,go you1 said ,juka to the second son4 ,i don't want you1 said ,haka ,lasi to the second son4 ,she refused one after another1 and drove them away until none was left but ,hitchinna4 ,juka went then to ,hitchinna and said1-- ,my son1 get up and go to her2 it looks as though you were the one she wants4 ,he is the one1 said ,haka ,lasi2 he is my husband4 ,i want him to go away with me4 ,hitchinna said not a word1 but rose1 washed1 dressed himself nicely1 and went to the woman4 ,the sun is high now1 said ,haka ,lasi2 we must go quickly4 ,she was glad when taking away the one she wanted4 ,they travelled along1 and she sang of ,hitchinna as they travelled1 sang of him all the time4 ,they went a long distance1 and at night she fixed a bed and they lay down on it4 ,young ,hitchinna could not sleep1 he was frightened4 ,when ,haka ,lasi was asleep1 he rose very quickly1 took a piece of soft rotten wood1 put it on her arm where she had held his head1 covered it1 and then ran away quickly1 hurried back toward ,juka's sweat-house with all his might4 ,about daylight he was at the sweat-house4 ,now ,chuhna1 ,juka's sister1 lived with him4 ,she was the greatest person in the world to spin threads and twist ropes4 ,she had a willow basket as big as a house1 and a rope which reached up to the sky and was fastened there4 ,my nephew1 said she to ,hitchinna1 ,i will save you and save all from your terrible sister4 ,she will be here very soon2 she may come any moment4 ,she will kill all in this house2 she will kill every one if she finds us here4 ,let all go into my basket4 ,i will take you up to the sky4 ,she cannot find us there2 she cannot follow us to that place4 ,i will lie lowest1 said ,metsi4 ,i am a good man1 ,i will go in first1 ,i will go in before others2 ,i will be at the bottom of the basket4 ,metsi went in first2 every one in the sweat-house followed him4 ,then ,chuhna ran up1 rose on her rope1 and pulled the basket after her4 ,the sweat-house was empty2 no one stayed behind4 ,chuhna kept rising and rising1 going higher and higher4 ,when ,haka ,lasi woke up and saw that she had a block of rotten wood on her arm instead of ,hitchinna1 she said1-- ,you won't get away from me1 ,i will catch you wherever you are4 ,she rushed back to the sweat-house4 ,it was empty2 no one there4 ,she ran around in every direction looking for tracks1 to find which way they had gone4 ,she found nothing on the ground2 then she looked into the sky1 and far up1 very high1 close to the sun1 she saw the basket rising1 going up steadily4 ,haka ,lasi was raging2 she was so awfully angry that she set fire to the house4 ,it burned quickly1 was soon a heap of coals4 ,the basket was almost at the sky when ,metsi said to himself1 ,i wonder how far up we are2 ,i want to see4 ,and he made a little hole in the bottom of the basket to peep through and look down4 ,that instant the basket burst open2 all came out1 poured down1 a great stream of people1 and all fell straight into the fire of the sweat-house4 ,now1 ,tsore ,jowa was outside on top of the basket4 ,she caught at the sun1 held to it1 and saved herself4 ,hitchinna went down with the rest1 fell into the burning coals1 and was burned like his brothers4 ,haka ,lasi was glad that they had not escaped her2 she took a stick1 fixed a net on it1 and watched4 ,all were in the fire now and were burning4 ,after a while one body burst1 and the heart flew out of it4 ,haka ,lasi caught this heart in her net4 ,soon a second and a third body burst1 and two more hearts flew out4 ,she caught those as well as the first one4 ,she caught all the hearts except two1--,juka's own heart and his eldest son's heart4 ,juka's heart flew high1 went away far in the sky1 and came down on the island of a river near ,klamath ,lake4 ,it turned into ,juka himself there4 ,he sank in the ground to his chin2 only his head was sticking out4 ,the heart of the eldest son flew off to the foot of ,wahkalu and turned to be himself again4 ,he fell so deep into the earth that only his face was sticking out on the surface4 ,now ,haka ,lasi put all the hearts which she had caught on a string1 hung them around her neck1 and went to a lake east of ,jigulmatu4 ,she wanted to live at the bottom of the lake1 but could not find a place deep enough4 ,so she went northwest of ,klamath ,lake to ,crater ,lake1 where she could live in deep water4 ,two ,tsanunewa brothers lived near the lake with their old grandmother4 ,one morning early these brothers were out catching ducks1 and just at daybreak they heard some one call4 ,who is that8 asked the elder brother4 ,i don't know1 answered the younger4 ,soon they saw ,haka ,lasi spring up on the water and call4 ,she had a large string of hearts around her neck4 ,then she sank again in the water4 ,again she came up at some distance and called a second time4 ,now ,tsore ,jowa came down from the sun and went to the old sweat-house1 where she found nothing but a heap of bones and ashes4 ,putting pitch on her head and on her arms1 and strips of deerskin around her neck with pitch on them1 she cried and went around mourning4 ,after a time she began to look for her sister4 ,she went everywhere2 went to ,klamath ,lake4 ,for some time the two ,tsanunewa brothers had heard a voice singing1-- ,li-wa-h1 li-wa-h1 ,li-wa-h1 li-wa-h4 ,this was old ,juka4 ,he was lying in the ground where he had fallen1 and was crying4 ,tsore ,jowa searched1 inquired1 asked every one about ,haka ,lasi1 and told what she had done1--that she had killed her own brothers and father4 ,tsore ,jowa came at last to the house of the two ,tsanunewa brothers one day about sunset1 and spoke to their grandmother4 ,my sister1 ,haka ,lasi1 has killed all my brothers and my father1 said she2 and she told the whole story4 ,the old woman cried when she heard what ,tsore ,jowa told her4 ,the two brothers were away hunting2 they came home about dark with a large string of ducks4 ,this woman1 said the grandmother1 is looking for her sister1 who has killed all her people4 ,the two brothers cried when the story was told to them4 ,when they had finished crying1 they said to the old woman1 ,cook ducks and let this woman have plenty to eat4 ,when all had eaten1 the two brothers said to ,tsore ,jowa3 ,tell us what kind of a person your sister is4 ,which way did she go8 ,i don't know which way she went1 said ,tsore ,jowa4 ,three days ago1 said the elder brother1 just as daylight was coming1 we saw a woman jump up in the lake where we were fishing4 ,she seemed to have large beads around her neck4 ,that woman may be your sister4 ,catch that woman for me4 ,i will give you otter-skins and beads4 ,i will give bearskins4 ,if you wish1 ,i will stay with you here1 if you catch her4 ,we want no beads nor otter-skins nor bearskins1 said the brothers4 ,what do you want8 ,we want red deer-bones and green deer-bones2 small1 sharp ones to stab fish with4 ,you shall have all you want of both kinds1 said ,tsore ,jowa4 ,next morning she set out with a sack1 went away to high mountains1 gathered deer-bones1 red and green leg-bones1 and put them in her sack4 ,at sunset she went back to the house1 with the sack full4 ,the two brothers were glad1 now4 ,the elder took red1 and the younger green bones4 7,the fat on the leg-bones of deer turns some red and others green47 ,you must catch her bad sister for ,tsore ,jowa1 said the old woman to her grandsons4 ,all that night the brothers sat sharpening the bones and then fastening them to the spear-shafts4 ,they did not stop for a moment4 ,let us go now2 it is near daylight1 said the elder brother4 ,they started4 ,when they reached the lake1 they went out on the water4 ,every morning at daybreak4 ,haka ,lasi sprang up to the surface and called from the lake4 ,the elder brother took a stem of tule grass1 opened it1 placed it on the water1 made himself small1 and sat down in the middle of it4 ,the younger brother fixed himself in another stem of tule in the same way4 ,the two tule stems floated away on the water1 till they came near the place where the brothers had seen ,haka ,lasi spring up the first time4 ,let me shoot before you1 said the elder brother4 ,oh1 you cannot shoot2 you will miss her1 said the younger4 ,let me shoot first4 ,you will miss2 you will not hit her heart4 ,i will hit1 said the elder4 ,they watched and watched4 ,each had his bow drawn ready to shoot4 ,daylight came now4 ,haka ,lasi rose quickly1 came to the top of the water1 and held out her arms before calling4 ,the younger brother sent the first arrow1 struck her in the neck2 the elder shot1 struck her right under the arm4 ,haka ,lasi dropped back and sank in the water4 ,the brothers watched and watched4 ,after a time they saw two arrows floating1 and were afraid they had lost her4 ,she had pulled them out of her body1 and they rose to the surface4 ,after a while the body rose4 ,haka ,lasi was dead4 ,the brothers saw that she had a great many hearts on a string around her neck4 ,they drew her to the shore then1 and carried her home4 ,they left the body hidden outside the house1 and went in4 ,we did not see her1 said the elder ,tsanunewa to his grandmother4 ,all sat down to eat fish1 and when they were through eating1 the elder said to ,tsore ,jowa1 ,come out and see what we caught this morning4 ,she ran out with them1 and saw her dead sister with a string of hearts on her neck4 ,tsore ,jowa took off her buckskin skirt1 wrapped up the body1 and put it in the house4 ,she counted the hearts4 ,my eldest brother's heart is not here1 and my father's is not here1 said she4 ,every morning we hear some one crying1 far away toward the north2 that may be one of them1 said the two ,tsanunewas4 ,tsore ,jowa started out to find this one1 if she could1 who was calling4 ,she left the body and hearts at the old grandmother's house1 and hurried off toward the north4 ,she heard the cry soon and knew it4 ,that is my father1 said she4 ,tsore ,jowa came near the place from which the cry rose2 saw no one4 ,still she heard the cry4 ,at last she saw a face2 it was the face of ,juka1 her father4 ,tsore ,jowa took a sharp stick and dug4 ,she dug down to ,juka's waist2 tried to pull him up1 but could not stir him4 ,she dug again1 dug a good while2 pulled and pulled1 until at last she drew him out4 ,juka was very poor1 all bones1 no flesh at all on him4 ,tsore ,jowa put down a deerskin1 wrapped her father in it1 and carried him to the old woman's house2 then she put him with ,haka ,lasi's body1 and carried them home to the old burned sweat-house east of ,jigulmatu4 ,she was crying yet1 since one brother was missing4 ,she put down the basket in which she had carried them1 hid it away1 covered it carefully4 ,at the foot of ,wahkalu lived a certain ,jamuka1 an old man who had a wife and two daughters4 ,bring in some wood1 said the old man one day to his daughters4 ,the two girls took their baskets and went to bring wood4 ,soon they heard some one singing1-- ,i-n i-n1 ,i-no mi-n ,i-n1 i-n ,i-no mi-n4 ,listen1 said the younger sister2 some one is singing4 ,they listened1 heard the singing2 it seemed right at the foot of ,wahkalu4 ,they went toward the place from which the sound came4 ,that is a nice song1 said the younger sister4 ,i should like to see the one who sings so4 ,they went near1 saw no one yet4 ,let us take the wood home1 said the elder sister1 then come back here2 our father may be angry if we stay away longer4 ,they took the wood home1 put it down1 and said nothing4 ,both went back to the place where the singing was and listened4 ,at last the younger sister came to the right place1 and said1 ,i think this is he who is singing4 ,there was a head sticking out of the ground1 and the face was covered with water4 ,the man had cried so much that he looked dirty and ugly4 ,the sisters took sharp sticks1 and dug all around the head1 dug deeply4 ,they could not pull out the person2 they had only dug to his waist when night came and they must go4 ,why did you stay out so late8 asked their father4 ,we heard some one singing1 and wanted to know who it was1 but were not able4 ,we will go back in the morning and search again4 ,that is well1 said ,jamuka4 ,he had heard how ,juka's sons had been killed4 ,perhaps one of those people is alive yet1 said he2 you must look for him4 ,they went early next morning to dig1 and drew the man out4 ,they took off their buckskin skirts then1 and wrapped him up carefully4 ,he was nothing but bones1 no flesh at all on his body4 ,the younger sister ran home to get wildcat skins to wrap around him4 ,we have found a man1 but he is all bones1 said she to her father4 ,take good care of the stranger1 feed and nurse him well1 said ,jamuka2 he may be ,juka himself1 and he is a good man4 ,they wrapped the man in wildcat skins4 ,a great stream of water was running from his eyes1 and deer came down the hill to drink of that water4 ,the girls lay on each side of the man1 and gave him food2 stayed all night with him4 ,next morning they went home for more food4 ,feed him1 give him plenty1 said ,jamuka2 he may get health and strength yet4 ,the sisters went back and stayed a second night4 ,the man began to look better1 but he cried all the time1 and many deer came to drink the water that flowed from his eyes4 ,the girls went home the second morning4 ,the man looks better1 said they to their father4 ,i have heard1 said old ,jamuka1 that ,juka's sons were killed4 ,this must be one of them4 ,they went back right away1 and stayed another day and night with the stranger4 ,the man looked as though he might get his health again4 ,he began to talk4 ,has your father a bow and arrows8 asked he of the sisters4 ,he has2 he has many4 ,bring me a bow and arrows2 many deer come near me to drink1 ,i may shoot one4 ,they took the man's words to their father4 ,jamuka gave them a bow and some arrows1 and they went back to the sick man4 ,you may go home to-night1 said he4 ,i wish to be alone4 ,the girls left him4 ,at sundown a great buck came and drank of the tears1 he killed him2 later another came1 he killed that one2 at midnight a third came1 he killed the third2 now he had three4 ,at daylight a fourth buck was killed2 he had four now4 ,that is enough1 thought he4 ,when the girls came and saw four great bucks lying dead near the stranger1 they were frightened2 they ran home and told their father4 ,old ,jamuka was glad when they told him4 ,he sharpened his knife1 hurried out to the woods and looked at the stranger4 ,that is ,juka's son1 said he2 take good care of him1 daughters4 ,jamuka dressed the deer1 carried them home1 and cut up the venison for drying4 ,next evening ,juka's son sent the girls home a second time1 and killed five great deer that night4 ,next morning the girls came to see him1 and ran home in wonder4 ,their father was very glad4 ,he dressed the five deer as he had the four1 and cut up the venison4 ,tsore ,jowa was hunting everywhere all this time to find her brother4 ,she had left the hearts1 her sister's body1 and her father hidden away carefully2 had done nothing yet to save them4 ,the night after ,juka's son killed the five deer the two girls took him home to their father4 ,he was well now and beautiful1 in good health and strong4 ,he cried no more after that4 ,a salt spring was formed in the place where he had fallen and shed so many tears4 ,the spring is in that place till this day1 and deer go in herds to drink from it4 ,people watch near the spring and kill them1 as ,juka's son did4 ,tsore ,jowa went to every house inquiring about her brother4 ,at last she came to ,jamuka's house1 and there she found him4 ,she was glad now and satisfied4 ,she left her brother with his two wives and hurried home4 ,tsore ,jowa made in one night a great sweat-house1 prepared a big basket1 and filled it with water4 ,when the second night came1 she dropped hot stones into the water2 put all the hearts into the basket4 ,opening her sister's body1 she took out her heart and put it in with the others4 ,at this time the water in the basket was boiling4 ,she covered the basket and placed it on top of the sweat-house4 ,then she went in1 lay down and slept4 ,the water was seething all night4 ,at daybreak the basket turned over1 and there was a crowding and hurrying of people around the sweat-house4 ,they began to talk briskly4 ,we are cold1 we are cold6 said they4 ,let us in6 ,soon broad daylight came4 ,tsore ,jowa opened the door1 and all crowded into the sweat-house4 ,tsore ,jowa said not a word yet4 ,all the brothers came2 behind them ,haka ,lasi4 ,she looked well1 she was good4 ,her heart was clean2 there was nothing bad now in it4 ,where is our eldest brother8 asked all4 ,he is well2 ,i have found him4 ,he has two wives1 said ,tsore ,jowa4 ,juka was in good health and strong4 ,she had washed him and given him good food4 ,all were happy1 and they went hunting4 ,i think your husband would like to go home1 said ,jamuka one day to his daughters4 ,juka's son and his two wives set out to visit his father2 ,juka saw his son coming2 took a big blanket quickly1 caught him1 placed him in it1 and put him right away4 ,now the wives of ,juka's son came in and sat down in the house4 ,two other brothers took them for wives4 ,they stayed a long time1 never saw their first husband again4 ,old ,juka kept him secreted1 made him a ,wenmauna1 a hidden one4 ,after a time the two women wished to go home to visit ,jamuka4 ,they took beads and blankets1 nice things of all kinds1 and went to their father at the foot of ,wahkalu4 ,we have never seen our husband1 said they1 since we went to his father's4 ,we have new husbands now4 ,i think that is well enough1 said ,jamuka4 ,his father has put him away4 ,his brothers are as good for you as he was4 ,the sisters agreed with their father1 and went back and lived at ,juka's house after that4 ,,the ,,dream ,,of ,,juiwaiyu ,,and ,,his ,,journey ,,to ,,damhauja',s ,,country ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,damhauja1 the moon just before renewal2 ,darijua1 gray squirrel2 ,halaia1 morning star2 ,jupka1 butterfly of the wild silk worm2 ,juiwaiyu1 acorn of the ,eastern black oak2 ,kechowala1 blue jay2 ,mahari1 ,eastern black oak2 ,pahnino1 a kind of ocean-shell2 ,periwiriwaiyu1 another kind of ,eastern black oak4 99 99 99 99 99 ,juiwaiyu lived far away in the east1 in the southern part of it4 ,his father1 ,periwiriwaiyu1 was old4 ,his mother1 ,maharia1 was old1 too2 but both were very beautiful4 ,juiwaiyu hunted1 fished2 was happy till one night he dreamed of two girls who lived beyond ,wahkalu1 lived north of that mountain4 ,i dreamed of two sisters1 said he to his father and mother next morning1 ,i saw two women last night4 ,they are both very beautiful4 ,i must find them2 ,i will bring them home if ,i can4 ,you must not go1 said his father and mother4 ,if you go1 you will never come back to this country4 ,we shall not see you again if you leave us4 ,we know that those people will kill you4 ,we shall never see you again if you go from here4 ,then they cried bitterly1 both of them4 ,but his father and mother could not stop ,juiwaiyu2 he would go4 ,when he was ready to start1 his mother said1-- ,your uncle lives at ,shultsmauna1 near ,kamshumatu4 ,stop there4 ,you must see your uncle1 you must talk with him4 ,his name is ,jupka4 ,he is very wise2 he will help you4 ,there will be thunder and a sprinkle of rain here when you touch your uncle's house4 ,i shall know then that you have got that far in safety4 ,juiwaiyu began to sing4 ,he started1 and rose through the air4 ,he went very high1 and cried--cried and sang as he travelled4 ,though he had made up his mind to go1 he feared that his mother's words might come true1 that the people beyond ,wahkalu might kill him4 ,he looked far ahead1 and saw smoke near the edge of the sky4 ,that may be smoke from my uncle's house1 thought ,juiwaiyu4 ,he moved toward the smoke2 went on till he was straight above his uncle's house4 ,he went down to the roof then1 and peeped in through the smoke-hole4 ,the old man1 who was lying with his back to the fire1 saw him look in4 ,jupka stood up1 looked again1 grabbed his spear4 ,is that the way you look into my house8 ,what do you want here8 cried ,jupka1 aiming his spear at the stranger4 ,it is ,i1 uncle1--,i1 ,juiwaiyu4 ,why did you not call me uncle when you looked first8 ,why did you not say who you were when you came8 ,i might have killed you2 ,i came very near killing you with my spear4 ,come down1 come down2 let me see you1 my nephew4 ,i will1 said ,juiwaiyu2 ,i have travelled far to-day1 ,i am tired4 ,he went down on the central pole4 ,uncle1 ,i have come to talk with you1 to let you know where ,i am going4 ,you would better eat first1 said ,jupka2 and he took ,juiwaiyu in his arms1 smoothed his hair1 and was glad to look at him4 ,you are tired1 my nephew2 you are hungry2 you must eat4 ,i am not hungry2 ,i have no time to wait2 ,i am in a great hurry4 ,where are you going1 my nephew8 asked ,jupka4 ,i had a dream last night1 my uncle2 ,i dreamed of two sisters1 daughters of ,damhauja4 ,you would better stay at home4 ,my nephew1 stay at home2 you would better not go for those sisters4 ,forget them2 don't think of those girls1 said ,jupka4 ,if you go1 you will never come back4 ,the place where they live is a bad one2 every stranger gets killed who goes there4 ,i have seen many men on the way to ,damhauja's2 many a man has passed here to look for those sisters1 but never have ,i seen any come back with or without a woman4 ,i have been in that country myself1 ,i know it well4 ,i had to fight for my life there1 and came near being killed4 ,i am many times stronger than you1 know people better than you do1 and ,i would not go to that country4 ,no matter what kind of country that is1 no matter what kind of people live in it1 ,i must find those two sisters4 ,i have dreamt of them4 ,there is no use in trying to hold me back4 ,i must go2 ,i cannot stop1 ,i cannot help myself4 ,well1 said ,jupka1 if you must go1 ,i will go with you2 you would be lost without me4 ,i must save you1 my nephew4 ,i will make myself small2 you can put me on your head1 you can tie me up in your hair easily4 ,the old man made himself small1 and ,juiwaiyu put him on the top of his head1 bound him firmly in his hair1 bound him so that no one could see him4 ,then he went up on the sweat-house and turned toward the sun4 ,sun1 ,o ,sun1 ,i wish you to be slow1 said he4 ,i must go very far2 ,i wish the day to last long4 ,i will tell you now of the road1 said ,jupka4 ,when you come near a small mountain east of ,wahkalu1 there will be three roads there before you2 one on the right hand very narrow4 ,you can hardly see that road1 it is so little beaten1 but you must find it1 for you cannot go by another4 ,there is a middle road1 smooth and wide2 you will see fresh clover scattered on the road1 just as if women had carried some over and dropped a little here and there4 ,if you go over that road1 you will be killed by lice and wind4 ,on the left hand is a road2 if you take that1 you will lose yourself and never reach any place4 ,i will sing now1 said ,juiwaiyu1 and my song will be heard everywhere1 north1 south1 east1 and west4 ,he began1 and rose in the air as he sang2 he rose1 and as he moved forward1 the whole world heard him2 every one looked up to see who was singing1 but no one saw anything4 ,that sounds like the song of ,juiwaiyu1 said some of the people4 ,i think that is the voice of ,periwiriwaiyu's son1 said others2 ,i think that is he1 for that's how he sings when he travels4 ,they tried to see who was singing1 but saw no one4 ,the song seemed just above them1 but it was high up1 very high in the air4 ,hurry1 my nephew1 hurry1 said ,jupka2 ,i don't like to camp on the journey1 ,i want to be at that place before sunset4 ,juiwaiyu sang faster now2 he could not move without singing4 ,he moved swiftly1 and soon they were east of ,wahkalu4 ,look down carefully1 said ,jupka2 if you see clover scattered on a road1 you must not go over it4 ,go over that road on the right1 do not look at the other4 ,damhauja had sent people to scatter clover on the middle road and entice men1 make them think that the road to his sweat-house4 ,the middle road lies straight toward the mountain1 said ,jupka2 all people die who try to pass over it4 ,a great many lie dead on that road now1 my nephew2 do not go near it4 ,juiwaiyu kept on2 soon they heard laughter ahead on the small mountain1 loud laughter4 ,you are on the wrong road1 said ,jupka4 ,turn back1 my nephew2 if not1 you will die surely4 ,that was the laughter of people sent by ,damhauja to kill all who go over the middle road4 ,juiwaiyu kept on2 he would not listen to his uncle4 ,soon a great wind came1 bringing clouds of lice with it2 the air was filled with them4 ,they fell on ,juiwaiyu1 and ate the flesh off his body4 ,the wind drove him far back on his journey1 and blew the beads from his neck4 ,the people of the mountain did this1--people put there and kept by ,damhauja4 ,juiwaiyu was angry4 ,he rushed forward a second time4 ,i will pass1 ,i will go through this time1 said he4 ,i told you of this trouble1 said ,jupka1 ,i warned you4 ,i said that this was an evil road over which no one can pass4 ,stop1 or you will be dead before night comes4 ,stop6 ,let me down2 ,i will save you4 ,juiwaiyu came to the ground1 and took out his uncle4 ,i will save you1 said ,jupka2 ,i will give you back flesh and strength4 ,the old man took his pipe and drew smoke through it4 ,the wind went away2 the lice disappeared1 not one was left anywhere4 ,jupka took up a rose-twig4 ,with this he whipped ,juiwaiyu1 and he was as sound and strong as ever4 ,he had all his flesh back in a moment4 ,the people of the mountain saw this4 ,we cannot kill him1 said they2 he has too much power for us4 ,you must turn back and start where the roads part1 said ,jupka4 ,on the right is a small narrow trail2 you can barely see it1 but you must find this trail4 ,you cannot go to ,damhauja's house by another way4 ,juiwaiyu went back to where the paths parted4 ,you are looking for the way1 said ,jupka4 ,if you see a narrow little trail1 that is it4 ,he found that trail at last4 ,that is the right way1 said the uncle4 ,it was so narrow that ,juiwaiyu was barely able to see it4 ,he went forward easily2 went fast1 like a man who is running down hill4 ,they came to the small mountain1 and when ,juiwaiyu was above it1 he heard laughing at a distant village4 ,that must be the place to which we are going1 said he4 ,my nephew1 look out now1 be careful4 ,when you go into ,damhauja's sweat-house and sit with his daughters1 he will give you a pipe filled with crushed bones of people instead of tobacco4 ,if you breathe smoke from that pipe1 you will die the next moment4 ,with this smoke he has killed those who escaped lice and wind from the mountain4 ,juiwaiyu rested awhile1 and thought of the beads he had lost4 ,i wish my beads would return to me1 said he4 ,that moment the beads were on his neck4 ,they were as beautiful as ever4 ,my beads1 you must not go again from me4 ,you must stay with me1 and you must be in plenty4 ,pahnino ,marimi1 ,i wish you to send your daughters for leaves1 wood1 and water4 ,be kind when ,i come to you4 ,do not kill me4 ,let us go on1 said he to his uncle4 ,they went forward1 and soon they saw two girls1 one holding the other by the hand4 ,these girls were coming toward the mountain1 swaying their hands and singing4 ,juiwaiyu came to the ground1 hid behind a tree1 and said1 ,let there be wood here in plenty1 wood for these women4 ,the wood was right there in one moment4 ,the two girls set down their baskets and filled them4 ,i wish that man would come1 said one sister to the other1 the man we dreamed of last night4 ,they put down their hands to take the baskets4 ,juiwaiyu caught their hands4 ,they looked around1 saw him1 and were frightened4 ,why are you frightened8 ,i dreamed of you last night1 you dreamed of me4 ,go home1 go ahead1 hurry forward1 ,i will follow2 ,i will be at your father's house soon4 ,they put the baskets on their backs1 ran quickly1 reached home soon1 threw down the baskets outside the doorway1 and rushed into the sweat-house4 ,what are you scared at1 my daughters8 ,you saw some young man in the woods1 ,i think1 said ,pahnino1 their mother1 who was making acorn bread outside the doorway4 ,i think that some brother-in-law was watching you near the mountain4 ,you have never seen the man we met1 said the sisters4 ,pahnino went to look2 she looked carefully1 but saw no man coming toward her from any side4 ,the two sisters spread a black bearskin and sat on it1 sat near each other and waited4 ,the old man went out to look1 put his hand over his eyes to see a new son-in-law1 but could see no one4 ,juiwaiyu was on the house now2 he went down through the central pillar1 passed through the ground1 and came up between ,damhauja's two daughters4 ,pahnino ,marimi walked in at that moment to scold her daughters4 ,she looked1 and saw ,juiwaiyu between them4 ,some one is sitting with our daughters1 said she to the old man4 ,damhauja went for his pipe1 put in crushed bones of ,mapchemaina1 and handed the pipe to his daughters4 ,give this to my son-in-law1 said he4 ,they did not like to take the pipe1 but they could not refuse their father1 they could not help themselves4 ,they were crying4 ,you must not smoke this1 whispered they2 we will give you another kind4 ,they took the tobacco out and put in some of the common sort4 ,the old man did not watch sharply at first2 he was thinking only to see ,juiwaiyu drop dead4 ,the girls handed back the empty pipe to their father4 ,jupka1 who was sitting on his nephew's head1 laughed in his own mind4 ,i don't know what sort of man this is1 thought ,damhauja2 ,i have never seen such a person4 ,i think he must have come to fight with me2 ,i will try him once more4 ,he filled the pipe a second time1 and gave it to his daughters4 ,they handed it to ,juiwaiyu4 ,this time they could not change the tobacco4 ,damhauja was watching too carefully4 ,jupka smoked this pipe4 ,no smoke could hurt him4 ,damhauja1 who hoped to see ,juiwaiyu fall dead1 became frightened when he saw him as well as ever4 ,what am ,i to do8 thought he4 ,i give this tobacco to every man who comes for my daughters1 and every man who smokes dies right away4 ,i am afraid of my new son-in-law4 ,i will not fight with this man4 ,let my other sons-in-law try him4 ,my daughters1 ,i want you to give nice food to your husband2 give him good things to eat1 take the best care of him1 treat him well4 ,my boys1 ,i want you to bring plenty of nice food to my son-in-law4 ,i will give venison now to these sisters1 thought ,jupka2 and he took out a small piece of fat venison as large as a walnut4 ,this he gave to ,juiwaiyu1 and told him to ask for a large basket4 ,they brought it4 ,you1 venison1 keep this size1 said ,juiwaiyu2 be no smaller1 you must not be gone2 and then he cut slices4 ,damhauja carried off three great baskets of meat1 then went out on the housetop and called all his sons4 ,come for venison1 my sons1 said he4 ,there is plenty for all of you4 ,damhauja had a great many sons-in-law on the west beyond a river4 ,all his daughters were married except two4 ,these sons-in-law heard him call and wondered4 ,what has happened8 asked they of one another4 ,we've never heard the old man talk that way before4 ,he must have found a new son-in-law2 he must have found a husband for ,halaia and ,pahnino ,marimi4 ,all ,damhauja's sons came into the sweat-house4 ,kechowala1 a son-in-law and chief on the west side1 sent his two sons1 ,kechowala and ,darijua1 to see what was happening at the sweat-house4 ,when the boys came and looked in1 the elder saw a man1 he thought1 but did not know him4 ,damhauja's sons were dancing a fire-dance4 ,the two brothers looked around carefully1 but the younger did not see the strange man4 ,they ran down from the sweat-house1 and on the way home began to quarrel4 ,i think our grandfather has a new son-in-law2 ,i saw him1 said ,kechowala1 the elder4 ,you did not1 said the younger4 ,why do you try to hide him1 why do you deny8 ,i saw him surely4 ,when we get home1 you will say that you saw a stranger in the sweat-house2 but if you do1 you will lie4 ,we shall see great trouble1 ,i think1 said the elder2 there will be fighting now our grandfather has a new son-in-law1 there will be great fighting4 ,the two boys ran very fast1 disputing as they went4 ,they got to the river1 swam across1 ran home4 ,there is a strange man over there2 grandfather has a new son-in-law1 said ,kechowala4 ,don't believe what he says1 cried ,darijua to his father2 ,i could not see any man4 ,why do you want to hide him1 why do you deny8 ,you must have seen him plainly4 ,i did not see him1 and you did not4 ,i saw all who were there1 but ,i saw no stranger4 ,i saw him sitting between the two girls1 said ,kechowala4 ,he is there1 said the father4 ,i will see that man to-morrow4 ,my son-in-law1 said ,damhauja1 you must be careful to-morrow4 ,i have a great many daughters besides your two wives2 their husbands will try to kill you4 ,then ,damhauja said to his sons3 ,we will go to sleep and rise early2 take good care of your brother-in-law to-morrow4 ,all went to rest2 ,juiwaiyu and his wives as well as others4 ,when all were asleep1 ,juiwaiyu took ,jupka out of his hair and rose up4 ,i wish for daylight quickly1 said he4 ,thunder roared then1 and some rain came2 ,juiwaiyu wished to let his mother know that he was well4 ,he went out1 took one step and went from the sweat-house to the other side of the nearest mountain1 with the second step he went to the top of a mountain beyond4 ,jupka was angry because ,damhauja had tried to kill ,juiwaiyu with the poisonous pipe4 ,now he took vengeance4 ,he put the two sisters on a high place in the sweat-house1 made a great storm of wind and rain4 ,soon the whole place was filled with water4 ,it rolled and swept through the sweat-house1 drowned ,damhauja and his wife2 washed their bodies out through the door away4 ,juiwaiyu on the mountain took his yaiyauna flute and began to play4 ,all the world heard him1 all people went to hill-tops and mountain-tops1 all stretched their heads up and listened1 all said1 ,that must be ,juiwaiyu2 no one plays in that way but ,juiwaiyu4 ,deer began to come from the east along the same way over which ,juiwaiyu had come1 and all stood before him4 ,let one stand in front of me and look this way1 said ,juiwaiyu1 let all the others stand behind that first one4 ,they stood in the line1 a fawn in the first place4 ,he shot them all with one arrow1 hundreds of them4 ,the arrow entered the mouth of the front deer and went out near the tail of the last4 ,then ,juiwaiyu took the little fawn and opened it1 made the deer very small1 put them all inside the fawn's body1 took that home in one hand1 threw the fawn down on the sweat-house4 ,the deer inside the fawn became as big as ever1 rolled down1 filled the whole place around the sweat-house4 ,juiwaiyu now saw ,damhauja and ,pahnino ,marimi lying cold and dead4 ,he ran then to ,jupka in the sweat-house4 ,bring them to life1 my uncle2 bring them to life again6 ,jupka whipped both with a rose-twig and brought them to life4 ,damhauja shook himself and said1 ,i slept too hard4 ,you would not have waked up at all but for my nephew4 ,you wanted to kill him4 ,i punished you4 ,damhauja knew ,jupka now4 ,oh1 why did you not let me know that you were here8 ,i would not have tried to hurt ,juiwaiyu4 ,the old man saw so many deer around the sweat-house that he didn't know what to think4 ,at last he went up on the sweat-house4 ,come1 my sons1 come1 cried he2 there is venison here for all of you4 ,all the sons came4 ,each had one deer1 and there were many others to spare4 ,all the sons-in-law in the west were angry that ,damhauja's sons had so much venison4 ,we will go over and see this man1 said ,kechowala1 the chief4 ,we will have some fun to-day with him4 ,when ,damhauja's eldest son was bringing venison to his father1 he saw ,kechowala4 ,he is coming1 said the son4 ,kechowala had an angry face2 he walked fast4 ,when he reached the sweat-house1 all were eating venison4 ,he went to the top of the sweat-house1 took his arrow from under his arm1 and said1 ,wake up1 be ready2 we must play to-day4 ,then he looked in and saw ,juiwaiyu sitting between the two sisters4 ,i know now who that man is2 he is from the east4 ,feed him well1 dress him well1 father-in-law2 we must have fun before he goes from here4 ,he must show what he can do before he leaves us4 ,the old man went out and scolded ,kechowala3 ,you talk loud1 you want fat venison2 that's what you have come for1 that's why you are at this sweat-house4 ,jupka heard all that ,kechowala said4 ,i will go home now1 said ,kechowala1 and be here after breakfast4 ,my son-in-law will be killed to-day1 said ,pahnino ,marimi2 what can we do8 ,they are going to kill our son-in-law who brings so much venison4 ,stay in the house1 do not go out1 said ,pahnino4 ,do not go out1 said the brothers2 we will meet those people4 ,all looked1 and saw a great crowd coming from the west4 ,the brothers-in-law were coming1 and when near they shouted to ,damhauja's sons4 ,the two sisters tried to stop ,juiwaiyu4 ,let me go1 wives1 said he1 let me go4 ,if ,i stay here1 they will call me a coward2 ,i will let no one give me that name4 ,i want to see that new man who is here1 cried ,kechowala1 ,i want to talk with him4 ,i will go out1 said ,juiwaiyu1 to his wives4 ,my father and mother told me of this place4 ,i know what it is4 ,come out6 called ,kechowala at the door1 come out2 don't be afraid of us1 don't be a coward4 ,i will come when ,i am ready1 ,i will meet you4 ,kechowala went to his people4 ,he will be here soon1 said he4 ,all laughed2 all were glad4 ,if he comes1 thought they1 we will kill him4 ,juiwaiyu went out and stood on the housetop1 looked around1 looked at his enemies1 went down slowly1 went as if he did not like to meet them4 ,why are you afraid8 asked ,kechowala4 ,do you think that we will hurt you8 ,he went to them1 he sat on a stone4 ,he had but one arrow1 and that without a point4 ,this was a staff which his uncle had given him4 ,the playground was beyond a hill at some distance from the sweat-house4 ,stand up and play1 said the sons-in-law2 and they pushed ,juiwaiyu to throw him1 but he did not fall4 ,all went to the playground4 ,juiwaiyu caught the bones on his club at the middle point1 then hurled them2 ran and caught them the second time1 ran again1 put the bones beyond the barrier4 ,he did the same a second time1 and won the first game4 ,he won two games2 no one else could win4 ,well1 said the western brothers-in-law1 we have never seen any one play bone like him4 ,we will try him in some other way4 ,next they gave him a start in racing4 ,the race was to a mountain opposite4 ,juiwaiyu was to get there first if he was able4 ,they thought to strike him from behind1 kill him easily1 but they could not come near him4 ,he was at the mountain before they had run half the distance4 ,in the afternoon they played bone a second time4 ,they thought to kill him surely in this way4 ,between the middle of the playground and ,juiwaiyu's barrier they put a great poison spider right on the path where ,juiwaiyu was to run1 ,jupka knew their plan1 and pointed out the spider to his nephew4 ,juiwaiyu jumped on the spider1 crushed it right away before it could turn to poison him2 then he took the bones beyond the barrier4 ,he went back to the middle of the playground4 ,kechowala's men said nothing1 made no mention of the spider4 ,juiwaiyu took the bones beyond the barrier that time1 and won the second inning4 ,this made the first game of the afternoon4 ,while they were making ready for the second game1 ,kechowala had flint knives and spear-points put on the path so that ,juiwaiyu should fall and kill himself4 ,they commenced the second game4 ,juiwaiyu took the bones from all and ran ahead1 ran quickly4 ,when near the knives and spear-points1 ,jupka told him where they were2 he came down between some1 sprang over others1 took the bones beyond the barrier1 came back as if nothing had been put upon his path2 went a second time and won the second game4 ,he had beaten all who had played against him4 ,they were very angry4 ,we must kill him surely in another way1 said ,kechowala4 ,the playground was far from the sweat-house1 and when ,juiwaiyu had won the second game he turned to go back to the sweat-house4 ,kechowala sent a rattlesnake to meet him at one place and a grizzly bear at another4 ,juiwaiyu jumped on the snake1 and crushed his head4 ,when he came to the bear1 he struck him one blow with his foot and killed him4 ,he skinned both1 took the skins1 and hung them up before the sweat-house4 ,when ,kechowala's men saw the skins1 they were angry1 terribly excited2 they stopped before the sweat-house1 jumped1 and shouted1-- ,we want to look at ,juiwaiyu4 ,let ,juiwaiyu come out here2 we want to see him4 ,juiwaiyu went out4 ,all the brothers-in-law from the west crowded up toward him1 all wanted then to kill him4 ,he had no arms but the staff given by ,jupka4 ,all he needed was to point that at any one and say1 ,i wish you dead2 that moment the person fell dead4 ,no one could come near ,juiwaiyu when running or hit him1 and before they stopped threatening he killed half of ,damhauja's sons-in-law4 ,the others ran home then1 killed their own wives and those of the dead men4 ,we will have nothing1 said they1 that comes from ,damhauja's4 ,they killed all the children1 too2 none escaped but ,darijua1 who ran over to the sweat-house and told of the killing4 ,that night ,jupka made a great storm1 and drowned every western man left alive by ,juiwaiyu4 ,next morning early he went over1 struck the dead women and children with his rose-twig1 brought all except the men to life again1 and took them to ,damhauja's4 ,juiwaiyu had brought as many deer that morning as he had the first one4 ,damhauja made his house stretch out and grow to give room enough for all the children4 ,they cooked venison and feasted1 feasted all that day at the sweat-house4 ,next morning ,juiwaiyu went home with his two wives and his uncle4 ,,the ,,flight ,,of ,,tsanunewa ,,and ,,defeat ,,of ,,hehku ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,ahalamila1 gray wolf2 ,bohkuina1 silver-gray fox2 ,chichi1 fish hawk2 ,demauna1 pine marten2 ,gagi1 crow2 ,haka ,kaina1 flint2 ,hehku1 horned serpent2 ,jihkul1 big owl2 ,jupka1 butterfly of the wild silkworm2 ,katsiki1 ground squirrel2 ,kechowala1 bluejay2 ,malewula1 wolf2 ,malwila1 meadow lark2 ,manjauchu1 gopher2 ,mapchemaina1 the first people now turned into birds1 beasts1 and other things2 ,matauwila1 beaver2 ,matdasi1 spring salmon2 ,mniau ,marimi1 fire-drill woman2 ,tillipka1 crane2 ,periwiri ,yupa1 acorn of the black oak2 ,petaina1 skunk2 ,topuna1 mountain lion2 ,tsanunewa1 elk2 ,tsuwalkai1 red flint2 ,ptokya1 skull people1 i4 e4 people who could turn themselves into a head4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a long time ago1 when ,jupka and ,bohkuina were sitting in the sweat-house ,jigulmatu1 ,jupka called to him people of the ,mapchemaina2 he called ,demauna1 ,wirula1 ,matauwila1 ,topuna1 ,ahalamila1 ,manjauchu1 ,kechowala1 ,malwila1 ,gagi1 and many others4 ,he did not make them2 he just called1 and they came from different parts of the earth to him4 ,he gave them their names and said1-- ,hereafter all who live in the world will call you as ,i do now4 ,one side of ,jigulmatu was filled with these people called up by ,jupka4 ,this is ,jigulmatu1 my small sweat-house1 said ,jupka1 but ,i am going to make my ,igunna 7great house72 and later he made ,wahkalu 7,mount ,shasta71 made it to be his great house1 but he lived at ,jigulmatu till he made the ,yana1 and went to ,jigulmatu often afterward4 ,at this time ,tsuwalkai ,marimi1 an old woman1 had reared a small boy4 ,his name was ,tsanunewa4 ,she called the boy grandson1 and he called her his grandmother4 ,he was an orphan4 ,all his kindred were dead2 all had been killed one after another1 and he was alone when the old woman found the boy and reared him4 ,i want to go west and catch mice1 said ,tsanunewa one day to her4 ,i don't want you to go away from the house4 ,i don't want you to trap mice2 you might go astray2 you might get killed1 said the old woman4 ,tsanunewa began to cry4 ,he cried and teased till at last she said3 ,go1 if you wish1 but be careful2 you may get hurt4 ,the traps may fall on you2 something may kill you4 ,the old woman made acorn bread for him1 and showed him how to set rock traps and other traps1 and how to bait them with acorns4 ,stay around the house1 said she4 ,you must not go near that rocky mountain off there4 ,that is a bad place1 a very bad place2 it is dangerous4 ,you must not go to it4 ,the boy started1 went some distance from the house1 then stood still and looked at the rocky mountain4 ,i will go to that place1 thought he2 ,i will go where my grandmother told me not to go4 ,why is she afraid8 ,why did she tell me not to go there8 ,i will run and see4 ,he hurried off to the mountain1 went up on the rocks1 looked around all the time2 he remembered his grandmother's words1 and said to himself1-- ,i should like to know who is here2 ,i should like to know what frightens my grandmother4 ,he went around the mountain1 saw no one1 set all his traps1 big traps and little ones2 he stayed there till near sunset4 ,after that he ran home4 ,i am afraid to eat to-night1 said he4 ,if ,i eat1 perhaps the mice will not like the acorns in my traps4 ,you must not eat1 said his grandmother2 ,i do not wish you to eat anything4 ,you must not touch salmon this evening4 ,you may eat a little just at midnight4 ,now go and play around the house2 all the mice will see you2 they are out playing and will go to your traps4 ,hehku ,marimi lived at that mountain4 ,she killed all the people who went there to trap4 ,it was she who had killed ,tsanunewa's kindred4 ,next morning at daybreak ,tsanunewa went to see his traps4 ,he looked at the first1 second1 third1 fourth2 he had not caught anything4 ,the traps were empty1 just as he had left them4 ,he found nothing till he reached the last one2 he saw that there was something in that trap4 ,he stood and looked at it2 saw ,hehku ,marimi2 she was there in the last trap4 ,she had made herself small and gone in4 ,she looked ugly1 and ,tsanunewa was frightened4 ,he ran home as fast as he could2 he was pale1 and trembling4 ,why are you frightened8 asked his grandmother4 ,what have you caught8 ,i have caught something4 ,i don't know what it is4 ,i am terribly afraid of it4 ,i told you yesterday not to go to that mountain4 ,i knew that trouble would come if you went there4 ,i will go myself and see what you have caught4 ,tsuwalkai ,marimi was ready to run to the mountain and look at the trap4 ,she wanted to know what was in it4 ,you1 my grandson1 stay here at home1 said she2 perhaps the thing that you have caught is not dead yet4 ,i will look at it4 ,the old woman started1 but as she was going out she said3 ,maybe ,hehku is in your trap4 ,if she is1 she will get out1 run here and kill us both perhaps2 kill you1 surely1 if she finds you4 ,save yourself1 my grandson4 ,if you see her coming1 run west1 run very hard1 run till you come to a great river4 ,on the other side of it is ,mipka's house2 shout to him1 call him uncle1 tell him to take you over2 say that you are running for your life1 that he must save you4 ,while the old woman was talking1 she looked and saw ,hehku far off at the mountain4 ,my grandson1 cried she1 ,hehku is coming6 ,she will kill you4 ,run6 ,i will stay here and stop her a while4 ,tsanunewa looked and saw ,hehku4 ,then he ran west2 ran till he reached the great river4 ,he stopped at the edge of it and shouted4 ,hehku had made herself small the night before1 and gone into ,tsanunewa's trap purposely4 ,the boy thought that she was angry because he had trapped her4 ,she wanted him to think so4 ,she went into the trap to have an excuse to kill him as she had killed all his kindred4 ,when ,tsanunewa ran home to his grandmother1 frightened because he had seen ,hehku1 ,hehku went out of the trap1 crushed red rottenstone1 painted her face1 made it blood color4 ,she had a big cap made of skulls1 skulls of people she had killed4 ,she put the cap on her head then1 and started4 ,she started1 ran quickly1 singing as she went1-- ,i am following ,tsanunewa2 ,i am on his track4 ,i am following ,tsanunewa2 ,i am on his track4 ,she sang till she came to the door4 ,there she stopped1 said ,whu6 and drew a long breath4 ,tell me1 old woman1 cried she1 tell me where ,tsanunewa is2 ,i have come to this house on his track4 ,i have not seen that boy1 said ,tsuwalkai ,marimi4 ,i do not know where he is4 ,i am alone1 all my people are dead2 you killed them4 ,i will not hurt you1 said ,hehku2 ,i will not touch you1 but tell me where the boy is2 tell me which way he went4 ,he went west1 ,i think4 ,i will follow till ,i catch him4 ,she started and ran very fast2 raised a great wind as she went4 ,she ran with her hands clasped behind her1 and sang1-- ,i am following ,tsanunewa2 ,i am on his track4 ,i am following ,tsanunewa2 ,i am on his track4 ,the boy ran swiftly1 ran with all his strength2 was at the great river first4 ,mipka was at the other side4 ,save me1 my uncle6 cried ,tsanunewa2 put your leg over the water1 put it over quickly4 ,hehku is hunting me4 ,i am running for my life4 ,save me1 my uncle1 save me6 ,mipka came out1 saw the boy on the opposite bank1 stretched his leg over the water2 the boy ran across on it4 ,hehku came to the river just after ,tsanunewa had run into the house1 and ,mipka had drawn his leg back again4 ,inside was a large log with a small hole in the heart of it4 ,tsanunewa crept into that hole and hid quickly4 ,hehku will not find me here1 thought he4 ,but ,hehku saw him from the other bank1 knew where he was hidden4 ,the old man hurried after ,tsanunewa4 ,hehku reached the river when ,mipka stepped across the door4 ,old man1 cried she1 put your leg over the water4 ,let me cross4 ,put your leg over the water6 ,mipka stood inside the door2 seemed not to hear4 ,put your leg over the water6 cried ,hehku4 ,creep out and run west for your life1 said ,mipka to ,tsanunewa4 ,run2 ,i will stop ,hehku2 ,i will keep her here for a while4 ,run to ,matauwila's2 he may be able to save you4 ,tsanunewa crept out through the western end of the sweat-house and ran4 ,old man1 put your leg over the river4 ,let me cross on it6 cried ,hehku4 ,she was very angry now1 but ,mipka refused for a long time4 ,at last he stretched his leg from inside the door to the opposite bank of the river4 ,he did this hoping that ,hehku would run in on his leg1 be speared in the doorway and die there4 ,mipka had long and very sharp spears fixed in above the doorway to kill people whom he hated4 ,but ,hehku jumped off his leg at the river side4 ,she would not go in at the door2 she climbed to the roof of the sweat-house4 ,old man1 give me ,tsanunewa4 ,i saw him run into your house4 ,old man1 give me ,tsanunewa or tell me where he is4 ,i cannot tell where he is4 ,he is not in my house1 said ,mipka4 ,tell me1 old man1 where that boy is1 or ,i will kill you4 ,i do not want to go into your house1 but if ,i go in ,i will kill you4 ,only tell me where ,tsanunewa is4 ,if you hide that boy ,i will kill you4 ,if you think ,tsanunewa is here1 come down1 come in1 look through my house1 said ,mipka4 ,sharp spears were pointing upward toward this door in the roof of the sweat-house4 ,hehku was very angry2 she slipped down in a hurry4 ,the spear-points went into her body and killed her4 ,she fell dead on the floor of the sweat-house4 ,she lay a while dead there2 then came to life and stood up again4 ,she caught ,mipka right away1 and they fought1 fought a long time1 fought till she swallowed him down at one mouthful4 ,while ,hehku and ,mipka were fighting a long battle in the sweat-house1 ,tsanunewa had run far away toward the west4 ,he was now in sight of ,matauwila's sweat-house4 ,when he was near enough to call1 he shouted1-- ,grandfather1 ,i am running for my life2 save me6 ,matauwila ran out and helped the boy into the sweat-house4 ,grandfather1 ,i want you to set traps in this house1 set traps all around in it4 ,hehku is hunting me2 she will kill me if she catches me4 ,matauwila made four rows of double traps in the house4 ,i will catch ,hehku1 said ,matauwila1 but you would better run west2 run till you come to the house of the ,chichi brothers4 ,the boy ran away to the west4 ,he was hardly out of sight when ,hehku came4 ,she made a great wind as she ran to the house4 ,old man1 cried she1 where is ,tsanunewa8 ,tell me where that boy is4 ,i have tracked him to your house4 ,tell me where he is1 or ,i will kill you4 ,come in1 said ,matauwila2 but you will not find the boy here4 ,come in4 ,sit down in my house1 look all over it4 ,come in1 but you'll not find the boy4 ,come in4 ,the central pillar of ,matauwila's house was large and very smooth4 ,hehku could not hold to it1 but fell down and dropped into the first trap4 ,she broke right through that1 and went through the three other lines of double traps4 ,when ,hehku burst through the traps1 her body was flashing red fire from every part of it1 she was so angry4 ,this fire from her body killed ,matauwila4 ,hehku ran after the boy again2 ran with her hands clasped behind her4 ,she ran that way always1 and sang as she ran1-- ,i am following ,tsanunewa2 ,i am on his track4 ,i am following ,tsanunewa2 ,i am on his track4 ,the boy rushed to the house of the ,chichi4 ,there were two brothers of them4 ,the ,chichis had two smooth rocks which looked like ice1 but were more slippery than any ice 7rock crystals74 ,one of these was at the eastern door1 the other at the opening on the roof4 ,grandfathers1 save me6 cried ,tsanunewa1 running up to the door of the house4 ,grandfathers1 save me6 cried he1 running in4 ,hehku was close behind now2 she had almost caught him4 ,when she reached the door1 she stepped on the crystal rock1 slipped1 and fell4 ,one ,chichi closed the door in her face then4 ,she sprang up1 climbed the side of the house1 went to the door in the roof1 stepped on the second crystal in front of that door1 slipped1 and fell headlong2 fell into the sweat-house4 ,she sprang up1 caught one ,chichi1 fought with him4 ,his brother helped that one4 ,the two fought a long time against ,hehku till she caught each by the arm1 held them both with one hand1 and pounded them with the crystal from the lower door which she held in her other hand4 ,at last she said1 ,whu6 and swallowed both at one mouthful4 ,while she was fighting with the ,chichi brothers1 ,tsanunewa ran on1 ran to the west4 ,hehku was tired now4 ,i cannot run farther1 said she4 ,she went to the housetop and cried1 ,i wish this house to stretch out after that boy and catch him4 ,she sat on the housetop1 and the house stretched out westward1 stretched more quickly than any one could run1 and carried her after ,tsanunewa4 ,the boy had run very far2 he was near ,jupka's house now4 ,uncle6 cried he1 ,i want to come in quickly4 ,i am almost dead4 ,hehku is chasing me4 ,hide me1 my uncle1 hide me4 ,save me1 my uncle1 save me1 or ,hehku will kill me4 ,why are you frightened8 asked ,jupka4 ,i should like to see the person who is chasing you4 ,i should like to see any one dare to hurt you4 ,come in1 my nephew1 come in4 ,carry me1 uncle4 ,i am too tired to walk alone4 ,carry me4 ,hehku is hunting me2 she has almost caught up with me4 ,jupka took the boy1 carried him in4 ,the sweat-house was full of ,mapchemaina people1 all those people called in by ,jupka4 ,hehku jumped off the house of the ,chichi brothers1 which had brought her almost to ,jigulmatu4 ,she was rested4 ,go back now to your own place1 said she to the house2 and it shrank back to its own place4 ,tell me1 old man1 said she to ,jupka1 tell me where ,tsanunewa is4 ,i saw him go into your sweat-house4 ,i want him4 ,come in1 said ,jupka4 ,come if you like4 ,why are you hunting that boy8 ,what do you want of him8 ,do not speak in that way to me1 said ,hehku4 ,tell where the boy is4 ,come in1 ,i will give you a husband1 said ,jupka4 ,i will give you a husband2 let the boy go4 ,take ,demauna4 ,hehku shook her head4 ,well1 ,i will give you ,wirula for husband2 let the boy go4 ,hehku shook her head a second time4 ,he offered every one in the house except himself4 ,she refused one1 then another and another2 refused all4 ,tell me where that boy is1 said she4 ,i want him2 ,i want no one else4 ,i want nothing more from you4 ,just tell me where that boy is4 ,i want none of your people2 the only one ,i want is ,tsanunewa4 ,jupka had put the boy under his own hair1 under the hair at the back of his head1 and kept him hidden there4 ,i must know what you are going to do with that boy1 said ,jupka to ,hehku ,marimi4 ,i am not willing to give him to you2 he is too small to be your husband4 ,i want to keep him here in my sweat-house4 ,after that he went aside and said to ,tsanunewa1 ,if you like this woman1 ,i will let you go with her2 if you do not wish to go1 ,i will keep you4 ,i will not go with her2 she would kill me on the road4 ,she wants to kill me2 that's why she is hunting me1 that's why she came here4 ,bring out that boy6 cried ,hehku2 ,i want to see him4 ,i want to go home2 ,i want to take him home with me4 ,this is a bad woman4 ,i have heard much of her4 ,give her the boy1 put him down2 let us see what she will do with him1 said each of those present4 ,but ,jupka kept ,tsanunewa hidden1 would not give him up4 ,i know that woman1 repeated each of the ,mapchemaina3 she is bad4 ,when she is angry1 fire flashes from her body4 ,she kills every one4 ,you would better let the boy go and save us4 ,spread robes out1 said ,jupka4 ,let her come in here2 let her sit down4 ,we will hear what she says4 ,jupka rubbed the boy's face and body1 made him smooth1 and from being small he was large1 full-grown1 and very beautiful4 ,jupka seated him on the robe4 ,every one could see him4 ,hehku came in and sat on the robe4 ,when she took her place1 fire flashed from her through the whole sweat-house4 ,she took off her cap made of skulls and put it at her side4 ,the people looked down4 ,all were afraid except ,jupka4 ,they thought she would kill them right there in a moment4 ,when ,jupka saw the fire1 he took tobacco from a small pouch which he kept in his ear1 and while lying stretched out he began to smoke without putting fire on his pipe4 ,the tobacco burned when he drew his breath through it4 ,the smoke rose and then settled down4 ,it grew dark in the sweat-house1 and the fire from ,hehku's body died away4 ,she stopped her mouth and nose so as not to breathe ,jupka's smoke4 ,go to sleep1 said ,jupka to ,hehku ,marimi4 ,she would not obey4 ,she kept her mouth and nose closed1 sat awake and would not sleep4 ,lie down2 let us talk1 said ,tsanunewa4 ,he thought1 ,if she lies down the smoke will kill her4 ,i will not lie down1 said ,hehku4 ,why not8 ,lie down4 ,we will talk together4 ,i never sleep1 said ,hehku4 ,i am ,mapchemaina4 ,i never sleep at night1 ,i never sleep in the day4 ,i do as my father does2 he hunts at night and hunts during daylight4 ,jupka filled his pipe again with another tobacco which he kept in his ear1 and again he puffed smoke which was very strong1 the strongest smoke of all4 ,this will do1 said he1 this will make her sleep1 ,i think4 ,the smoke rose first1 then came down and settled like a thick cloud right on ,hehku's head4 ,why this woman tries to trick me8 thought ,jupka2 ,i know more than she does4 ,when this strong smoke settled down1 ,hehku began to nod2 her head went first to one side1 then to the other2 soon it turned backward little by little4 ,jupka took a large roll of gray wolfskins1 slipped it behind her1 and she dropped on it sound asleep2 lay as though lifeless4 ,we have never seen this tobacco here1 said the narrator of the story4 ,it was turned to rock long ago2 this was done far in the ,east1 way off where the sun rises4 ,the rock is there now1 and it is called ,talpapa--white tobacco rock4 ,this is ,mapchemaina tobacco4 ,the first tobacco ,jupka used was moiyu1 the ,yana tobacco that we have in our time4 ,if ,hehku dreams1 she will beat me when she wakes1 if she is wise2 but ,i will not let her dream1 said ,jupka4 ,he blew his breath on her face2 she could not dream after that4 ,hehku used to dream bad things which came to pass later on4 ,she used to dream of killing people1 but after ,jupka blew his breath on her face she could not dream in his sweat-house4 ,next day1 when she woke1 she was very angry at ,jupka4 ,she stood up1 walked out of the sweat-house1 went to the east2 went quickly1 went to that same rocky mountain where ,tsanunewa had set his mousetraps4 ,make a good fire and sweat1 said ,jupka to the ,mapchemaina4 ,all sweated and bathed in the river1 and that day ,hehku became a ,putokya1 a skull person4 ,she stayed one night at the rocky mountain2 dreamed of gambling with ,jupka and all the people at ,jigulmatu4 ,hehku had a sister1 ,miniau ,marimi4 ,she took this sister as a companion4 ,both started1 went together1 and never stopped till they reached ,oaimatu1 a great hollow mountain northeast of ,jigulmatu4 ,hehku brought a pipe with her1 and made tobacco of dried brains4 ,my smoke will be stronger than ,jupka's1 thought ,hehku4 ,she spent one night in the hollow mountain1 and dreamed again of gambling in ,jupka's sweat-house4 ,she rose early1 and was in ,jigulmatu at daylight4 ,she stood with ,miniau ,marimi on the roof of the sweat-house1 and sang to herself1-- ,i shall win1 ,i shall win1 ,i shall win surely4 ,jupka1 ,i wish to go into your sweat-house1 said she4 ,when ,i go in1 you will like me1 you will like to see me4 ,i am nice to look at4 ,she changed2 made herself very beautiful then4 ,no one could know her2 no one could know that that woman was the ,hehku who had hunted ,tsanunewa4 ,at sunrise all the people in ,jupka's sweat-house heard steps above1 heard walking on the sweat-house4 ,the two women were there4 ,hehku came to the roof-door and said1-- ,jupka1 put away your things2 clear your house4 ,i want to come down and gamble with you4 ,i dreamed last night that ,i played with you4 ,jupka was lying with his head to the north4 ,he made no answer4 ,hehku went down4 ,sit on the west side1 said ,jupka to the two sisters2 and he told ,malewula to spread out two robes1 one of cinnamon1 the other of black bearskin4 ,all the people held down their heads4 ,none looked at the women except ,malewula4 ,i should be glad to give these women something to eat1 said ,malewula1 but ,i don't know what they like2 let us offer them venison4 ,he roasted venison1 put it before them in a basket2 they wouldn't eat it1 wouldn't taste or touch it4 ,then he brought dried salmon in small pieces2 the women turned away their faces4 ,next he put salmon flour and mountain-pine nuts before them2 they wouldn't eat1 turned aside their faces4 ,take this food away1 said ,hehku2 we don't wish to eat4 ,i came here to see people1 ,i came here to gamble4 ,the ,mapchemaina said nothing for a long time4 ,at last ,kaitsiki spoke up4 ,i do not know how to gamble1 ,i cannot play1 said he4 ,i do not like to hear you talk so4 ,i know you1 said ,hehku4 ,i know that you gamble a great deal4 ,i know that you began to gamble long ago4 ,kaitsiki made no answer4 ,he went to get gambling-sticks 7counters74 ,he brought grass and fixed everything for the play4 ,they sat down1 ,hehku on the west1 ,kaitsiki on the east4 ,what will you play for1 what will you bet8 asked the woman4 ,kaitsiki took his shell necklace1 hung it up1 and said1 ,i will begin with this4 ,hehku handled the ,jupaiauna2 it was hers1 and made of a finger-bone4 ,kaitsiki guessed north the first time1 and lost2 after that he guessed north once and south once1 lost both times2 after that he lost his ten sticks4 ,take the necklace and hang it on our side1 said ,hehku to ,miniau4 ,when ,hehku put her hands out1 she held them together in front before opening them1 and sang ,wahau ,putokya jinda ,marimi 7,you will not win against ,putokya ,marimi72 and the bone went to the side opposite the one guessed4 ,the singing made it go4 ,when ,kaitsiki guessed north1 if the bone was in ,hehku's right hand1 the south side1 it stayed there2 if it was in her left hand1 the north side1 it went to her right4 ,in this way no one could ever win against ,hehku4 ,play again1 said ,hehku4 ,kaitsiki bet and lost4 ,he lost one thing after another till he bet his last1 a belt of red-headed woodpecker scalps4 ,it was very beautiful4 ,hehku was glad4 ,this is the bet1 said she1 that ,perriwiri ,yupa always makes4 ,he bets a girdle like this when ,i play with him4 ,i will guess south all the time now1 said ,kaitsiki4 ,he lost five times1 then changed his mind1 guessed north4 ,all the ,mapchemainas looked on1 watched the play1 but said nothing4 ,they knew what was coming2 knew that ,kaitsiki would lose4 ,he guessed north five times2 lost his girdle4 ,i have nothing more to bet2 you have won all ,i had1 said ,kaitsiki4 ,bet yourself1 said ,hehku4 ,i will bet all ,i have won from you4 ,kaitsiki bet himself4 ,he guessed south first1 and lost4 ,oh1 if ,i had only bet north6 said he4 ,next time he bet north1 and lost4 ,oh1 if ,i had said south6 ,he went on in this way till he lost his ten counters and himself4 ,hehku threw the finger-bone on the ground2 the earth shook2 there was a noise like thunder4 ,the bone flew up1 struck ,kaitsiki1 killed him4 ,miniau ,marimi threw him out through the roof to the north of the sweat-house4 ,i will play now1 said ,ahalamila1 sitting down in the place left by ,kaitsiki4 ,he guessed1 lost1 guessed on and played till he lost everything2 bet himself1 lost1 was killed and thrown north of the sweat-house4 ,petaina played next1 lost everything1 was killed and thrown out4 ,all in the sweat-house except ,jupka played and lost1 one after another1 first all they had and then themselves4 ,after ,petaina came ,matdasi1 ,tsurewa1 ,jihkulu1 and then ,tsanunewa1 who remained at ,jigulmatu4 ,hehku danced with delight when ,tsanunewa lost4 ,she threw him out of the sweat-house herself1 then played with others till none were left except ,jupka4 ,jupka rose up then and said3 ,now we will try4 ,i will guess once2 that will finish the play and settle all4 ,i am willing1 said ,hehku4 ,jupka brought a blue stone and sat on it4 ,he had a walking-stick made of the heart of sugar-pine2 this he put at his side4 ,hehku arranged the bone1 put it in her left hand1 and ,jupka said lililim 7let it be north7 but said the word in such a way that another would think he said ililim1 and ,hehku thought so1 too2 the bone remained in her left hand4 ,she brought both hands from behind her back1 opened them1 and was going to throw the bone to kill ,jupka4 ,stop6 ,what did ,i say8 asked ,jupka4 ,ililim4 ,no1 ,i said 'lililim2' look north and see4 ,hehku looked north and saw ,wahkalu 7,mount ,shasta71 ,jupka's ,igunna1 his great new house which he made by saying lililim4 ,wahkalu was white1 shining4 ,hehku had never seen anything so beautiful1 so great4 ,she had never seen it before1 neither had any one else4 ,the bone was there in her open left hand on the north side1 she could not deny4 ,she could not change her play1 she could not help herself4 ,jupka seized the bone1 threw it to the floor4 ,the earth trembled2 there was a roar like thunder2 the bone bounded up and killed ,hehku4 ,jupka threw her out of the sweat-house4 ,you must play too1 said ,jupka to ,miniau ,marimi4 ,he put the bone behind his back2 she guessed1 lost her life1 and was thrown out of the sweat-house4 ,jupka walked away southward1 went to the creek1 washed and swam4 ,when he came out of the water1 he grew very beautiful and large4 ,he took then the stem of a wild rose-bush and went home2 he went to the north side of the sweat-house4 ,there he found the bodies of the ,mapchemainas who had played with ,hehku and lost4 ,he gave each a blow of the rose-bush1 and all came to life2 all went to the sweat-house1 not one was missing4 ,at dawn the dead ,hehku began to move and sing4 ,at clear daylight she stood up1 struck ,miniau with her right foot4 ,that moment she rose up alive4 ,the two women started for the rocky mountain4 ,hehku was raging4 ,she was terribly angry because ,jupka had beaten her4 ,i had all1 said she1 but ,jupka fooled me2 now ,i have nothing4 ,she grew so angry that she turned into a great head and bounded off to the east4 ,she went a whole mile every jump she made4 ,she screamed with rage and shouted as she went1 and her sister ,miniau 7the fire-drill7 kept pace with her4 ,haka ,kaina heard the noise and said1 ,i wonder what troubles ,putokya to-day4 ,,the ,,first ,,battle ,,in ,,the ,,world ,,and ,,the ,,making ,,of ,,the ,,yana ,,personages ,after each name is given that of the creature or thing into which the personage was changed subsequently4 ,ahalamila1 gray wolf2 ,bohkuina1 silver-gray fox2 ,chichepa1 spotted hawk2 ,chuhna1 spider2 ,hehku1 horned serpent2 ,hitchinna1 wildcat2 ,howichinaipa1 a small bird2 ,hurskiyupa1 orphan2 ,jewina1 reddish chicken hawk2 ,jihkulu1 large owl2 ,jupka1 butterfly of wild silkworm2 ,katsiki1 ground squirrel2 ,kaltsauna1 swift 7kind of lizard72 ,kechowala1 bluejay2 ,lawalila1 large hawk2 ,maibyu1 dove2 ,malewula1 wolf2 ,mapchemaina1 first people2 ,pakalai ,jawichi1 water lizard2 ,petaina1 skunk2 ,popila1 duck2 ,topuna1 mountain lion2 ,tsanunewa1 a little bird2 ,tuina1 the sun2 ,wihlaina1 chipmunk4 99 99 99 99 99 ,after ,hehku had risen from the dead and gone home1 ,jupka said to all the ,mapchemaina3 ,sweat now and swim4 ,you will go to hunt to-morrow early4 ,the ,mapchemaina went to hunt on the following day1 but could not kill deer4 ,they had no good arrow-points4 ,the points which they had were made of common stone4 ,when they went back to ,jigulmatu in the evening without venison1 ,jupka said1-- ,there is an old man in the south who kills a great many deer2 his name is ,kaltsauna4 ,i must bring him up here to show you how he kills them4 ,i will send some one south for him4 ,maibyu1 you go for that old man2 you travel very quickly4 ,i don't know where his house is2 ,i cannot find him1 said ,maibyu4 ,you would better send some one else4 ,lawalila1 you go1 said ,jupka4 ,lawalila dressed himself nicely2 took his bow1 quiver1 and arrows1 and went4 ,he went as quickly as though it were only one long step to ,kaltsauna's house4 ,kaltsauna was sitting inside the door with his legs crossed4 ,he was making flint arrow-points4 ,lawalila stepped in at once and surprised old ,kaltsauna4 ,he had a flint knife at his side1 and made a thrust at ,lawalila as if to kill him4 ,stop4 ,it is ,i1 uncle2 you must not kill me4 ,why do you call me uncle8 asked ,kaltsauna1 hiding his arrow-points quickly4 ,i have come for you1 uncle4 ,the chief sent me here4 ,jupka invites you to come to ,jigulmatu4 ,he wants you to come to his house4 ,he wants to see you4 ,we cannot kill deer with stone arrow-points4 ,we have no other kind4 ,the chief knows that you kill deer all the time4 ,he wants you to come to his place and show his people how you kill deer4 ,kaltsauna rubbed his hands1 rubbed them clean1 rubbed all the flint dust from them1 and rolled up his flints in a skin very carefully4 ,next he mixed flint dust1 rubbed it on his face1 made paint1 covered his face with it1 and thrust a piece of sharp flint through the septum of his nose4 ,he looked very threatening and strong when he was dressed and armed for the road4 ,i am ready2 you go ahead2 ,i will come later1 said he to ,lawalila4 ,kaltsauna's quiver was a grizzly bearskin2 his bows and arrows were made of black oak4 ,he put his flints under his left arm1 took his bow and arrows in his right hand4 ,go on2 go ahead4 ,i will come later2 ,i will come by myself4 ,go now and tell the chief to make a great fire of manzanita wood4 ,lawalila went ahead1 and gave ,kaltsauna's message to ,jupka4 ,the chief had the fire made1--a great fire of manzanita wood4 ,he is coming1 he is coming1 said the people1 when they saw ,kaltsauna in the distance4 ,when he was near1 they didn't try to look at him1 they hung their heads4 ,make way for me1 make way6 ,i'll strike unless you give me room6 said ,kaltsauna1 as he came near the crowd of people4 ,the old man always talks like that1 said ,jupka2 he is very strong4 ,that's why he is so bold2 that's why he talks so4 ,spread out a skin1 said ,kaltsauna to ,jupka4 ,the skin was spread1 and ,kaltsauna emptied his robe full of arrow-points on it4 ,he sat down then and said1-- ,i will divide these and put them in different places4 ,he gathered each kind of flint into a heap by itself1 then pushed it1 and said while he pushed1 ,you go to this place or to that place4 ,white flint he pushed and said1 ,go you1 to ,hakamatu4 ,the white flint went away2 disappeared from the robe2 went to ,hakamatu1 and there is plenty of white flint in that place to-day4 ,blue flint he sent east to the edge of our ,yana country4 ,yellow flint he fixed at ,iwiljami4 ,to the west he sent flint with fine black1 blue1 and white stripes2 he sent it to ,hakachimatu4 ,green flint he put in ,jigulmatu and said1-- ,you will find these flints always in the places where ,i put them to-day1 and people who come after you will find them there4 ,there will be flint in those places forever1 as long as people want it4 ,besides flint ,kaltsauna gave each of the ,mapchemaina a wedge made of deer-horn1 and a piece of stone2 showed them how to dress the flint and make arrow-points4 ,the first arrow-points on earth were those which ,kaltsauna made4 ,next morning1 after he had given the flint and shown the ,mapchemaina how to make arrow-points1 ,kaltsauna went home4 ,on the second day ,jupka called all the ,mapchemaina together and said1-- ,get your arrow-points ready2 sweat to-night2 swim early in the morning1 and go out on a great hunt to-morrow4 ,they did all that ,jupka commanded1 and went on the following morning toward ,jidjilpa4 ,they went west along ,jidjilpa1 went on both sides of it2 went west toward ,tahaujwakaina1 which is in the caon beyond ,hakamatu4 ,they went to the rock and went beyond it4 ,some distance west of the rock a grizzly bear ran out of a clump of live-oak brush4 ,among the people hunting was ,chichepa1 and the bear rushed at him4 ,chichepa had dreamed the night before that this rock in the caon had jumped up from the ground and frightened him4 ,when he came near the live-oak brush1 the bear growled and sprang out4 ,chichepa ran back1 ran till he came to ,tahaujwakaina1 the bear close after him4 ,the bear was so angry that he tore up big oak-trees as he ran4 ,there was a hole in the top of the rock4 ,chichepa sprang into it4 ,the bear stood on his hind legs4 ,he could barely look over the top of the rock4 ,he looked and saw nothing1 dropped down1 ran all around the rock1 looked everywhere1 saw no sign of ,chichepa4 ,then he turned back and went into the thick clumps of brush from which he had started4 ,the people went west a while1 then toward the south1 and began to find deer4 ,bohkuina killed the first deer1 ,howichinaipa the second1 ,kechowala the third1 ,jihkulu the fourth1 ,petaina the fifth1 and so on till twenty had deer4 ,the party divided then into two4 ,those who had deer turned home toward ,jigulmatu1 and went in the order in which they had killed them1 ,bohkuina first1 the others following each in his turn4 ,the second party hunted toward the east and then toward ,jigulmatu4 ,after a while they came to ,ketmatu1 where ,malewula killed a deer1 and ,topuna killed one1 and ,tsanunewa killed a terribly ugly big deer which seemed as though all its flesh and body were swollen4 ,hitchinna1 ,kaitsiki1 ,wihlaina1 and others killed deer2 each person killed one deer4 ,the whole party turned toward ,jigulmatu then1 and there was great gladness in ,jupka's sweat-house4 ,the women prepared acorns and mice to eat4 ,jupka himself never went hunting2 he stayed at ,jigulmatu always1 just lay in the house there1 told all what they were to do1 and showed them how to do what was needed4 ,when they came in from hunting1 all put their venison in front of the chief1 put down before him all the deer they had killed4 ,jupka took his flint knife then1 and cut the meat into pieces4 ,he roasted ribs of it1 roasted all they brought in4 ,when it was cooked1 the ,mapchemaina sat down and ate the meat together4 ,jupka placed out before them three very large baskets of mice in three different places1 and in front of each basket were people to deal the mice out to each person who wished some4 ,when they had eaten1 ,jupka stood up and talked to all present4 ,i wish you all to come into the sweat-house to-night1 said he2 ,i wish to tell you where you are to hunt to-morrow4 ,they went into the sweat-house that evening1 sat down and smoked1 and while they were smoking ,jupka rose up and spoke to them4 ,jupka himself never ate anything of any kind2 he smoked tobacco1 smoked all the time2 that was the only thing that he ever took into his body4 ,when he spoke1 he said1-- ,i think it is better to hunt in the north to-morrow4 ,we do not like to go north when we hunt1 said some of the people4 ,well1 let another tell where to go4 ,to-night ,i will have ,howichinaipa sing and dance for deer4 ,then ,jupka thought a while and said3 ,no1 ,i will get ,ahalamila2 he is a good person to dream and sing about deer and to dance4 ,i will tell ,ahalamila to sing and dance to-night4 ,he will tell where you ought to go1 he will say which road to take4 ,i want you all to lie down and sleep to-night1 old men and young1 and all the women2 let all sleep till morning1 sleep till ,i call you to the hunt4 ,when the time came that evening1 ,ahalamila made a fire and took his pipe4 ,he blew smoke around in every direction4 ,he put down his pipe then and took fir-leaves2 these he threw on the fire1 and while they were burning he sang1-- ,wlichulina klmachi1 ,wlichulina klmachi 7,a quartz rock1 a white rock1 a quartz rock1 a white rock74 and he put a beautiful white quartz rock on the ground2 at each side of it he thrust into the earth a small twig of fir and one of blue beech2 he put these on the east1 west1 north1 and south sides of the quartz4 ,ahalamila kept looking at the twigs1 which rose quickly1 grew up1 and became little trees4 ,he walked around them and sang2 sang and pinched off a leaf or a bud from one limb or another as he walked4 ,soon the stone began to move of itself1 and it swelled and changed shape1 till at last it turned into a white fawn4 ,just at daybreak the fawn began to walk around among the trees and sniff as though it smelt something4 ,ahalamila picked up the little fawn2 blew smoke from his mouth2 blew it around on all sides2 then he put the fawn down again and it turned back into quartz4 ,it was daylight then1 and ,ahalamila stopped singing4 ,i have finished now1 said he4 ,it will be better for us to hunt on the south side4 ,i want you1 my people1 called ,jupka1 to rise up1 start out and hunt4 ,howichinaipa will go ahead and make a fire4 ,howichinaipa went ahead3 went south for some distance2 the ,mapchemaina followed soon after2 went to the place where ,howichinaipa had made the fire4 ,when they came up1 there was a good large fire at a place called ,wewauna1 half a mile from ,hakamatu4 ,come to the fire1 wait a while before we start1 talk and get ready to hunt1 said ,howichinaipa4 ,ten men went on farther south to find deer1 while the others waited at the fire4 ,those ten men went south quickly2 then five turned east1 and five turned west to meet again at ,wewauna4 ,they came back about the same time1 but not one of them saw deer or game of any kind4 ,every one wondered that there was no game in any place4 ,ahalamila and ,howichinaipa began to dispute and then to quarrel because the ten men could find no deer4 ,howichinaipa was angry2 he was offended because ,jupka had named him first1 then changed his mind and called ,ahalamila to sing for deer4 ,he was angry1 too1 and jealous because he wanted one of ,ahalamila's wives who was his own wife's sister4 ,howichinaipa's wife was a ,chuhna1 and ,ahalamila's wife was her only sister4 ,howichinaipa wanted to have the two sisters as his wives2 he wanted both of them4 ,for these two reasons the ,mapchemaina could find no deer that day4 ,howichinaipa had power over the deer1 and had sent them all under ground4 ,the ten men had looked in a great many places2 they had run south1 east1 west1 and could find no deer4 ,then the whole party turned to the southeast2 they went to ,chupirkoto4 ,some said1 ,what is the use in going farther8 ,we can find no deer to-day4 ,ahalamila told us that we should find deer4 ,where are they8 ,we cannot see them4 ,i do not know1 said ,ahalamila1 why we find no deer4 ,i sang and danced last night4 ,i dreamed that ,i saw deer1 that ,i saw them south of ,jigulmatu4 ,you will not see deer or any other game to-day1 said ,howichinaipa2 you cannot find deer1 no matter how much you sing and dance4 ,you are not able to find deer1 but you have a nice wife4 ,she is very pretty4 ,the deer were coming1 said ,ahalamila1 but you stopped them1 you drove them away2 and he sprang at ,howichinaipa to strike him4 ,howichinaipa dodged and went down through the ground4 ,all the people took sides and began to fight2 some were for ,ahalamila1 others were on ,howichinaipa's side4 ,howichinaipa sprang out from under the ground1 stood before ,ahalamila2 shot at him4 ,ahalamila dodged and shot too2 ,howichinaipa dodged very quickly4 ,they fought on in this way1 fought hard1 moved toward ,jigulmatu1 fighting all the time4 ,at last ,ahalamila was struck and fell dead2 ,topuna was killed too1 and ,hitchinna4 ,a great many tried to kill ,howichinaipa2 but he dodged all the time1 dodged so well1 so quickly that not one of all his enemies could hit him4 ,jihkulu helped ,howichinaipa2 never stopped fighting for a moment4 ,they fought all the way to ,hwitalmauna just south of ,jigulmatu2 the battle there was very hard1 and people fell on both sides4 ,there are many rocks at ,hwitalmauna now1 and these rocks are the ,mapchemaina killed in that first battle4 ,ahalamila's friends fought hard against ,jihkulu and spent many arrows1 but could not hit him1 for he had a robe of rabbit skin around his body4 ,we must hit that ,jihkulu1 we must kill him1 said ,ahalamila's friends4 ,you need not talk like that1 said ,jihkulu2 you cannot kill me4 ,i am the best fighter in all this world4 ,i have been in every part of it2 no one has ever hit me1 no one has ever hurt me4 ,jihkulu shot at ,jewina1 but missed4 ,you can't hit me6 cried ,jewina4 ,jihkulu shot off ,jewina's coyote skin1 and then he killed him4 ,jewina had dreamed a long time before that if he wore coyote skin in battle he would not be killed1 and that was why he wore it2 but when ,jihkulu shot off the skin1 he killed him easily4 ,now ,jupka was lying in the sweat-house on ,jigulmatu1 and he heard the noise and shouting at ,hwitalmauna4 ,they are fighting2 ,i must stop the battle6 cried he4 ,so he ran south--rushed into the middle of the fight4 ,i want both sides to stop6 shouted ,jupka4 ,the battle was at an end right there2 all followed ,jupka to ,jigulmatu4 ,that evening he said1 ,you will hunt in the north to-morrow4 ,all were in the sweat-house then and were listening4 ,jupka spoke to them some time1 and then they all talked at once2 it seemed as though the house would burst when they were talking4 ,next day they found deer in the north1 and found them in plenty4 ,each had one to bring back to the sweat-house4 ,when they were coming home through thick brushwood1 ,popila wished to please ,ahalamila's friends1 and made himself a bear to kill ,howichinaipa1 who fought the day before with ,ahalamila and killed him4 ,the bear came out and threw his arms around a clump of brush in which ,howichinaipa was4 ,howichinaipa slipped out in time and ran4 ,the bear rushed after him1 hunted him1 and almost caught him at a rock near ,hakamatu4 ,howichinaipa sprang on to the rock and said1-- ,i am nearly dead2 ,i wish this rock to open2 ,i am too tired to run2 ,i can go no farther4 ,the rock opened1 and ,howichinaipa dropped in4 ,the bear rushed up1 stuck his head and fore paws after ,howichinaipa2 but the rock closed1 and the bear was caught and killed4 ,howichinaipa came out and stood beside the bear4 ,i am tired1 said he4 ,i was almost dead4 ,you tried your best to kill me1 but ,i am hard to kill4 ,then he took his flint knife1 cut around the bear's neck and behind his two fore paws1 and skinned him1 put the skin on his shoulder1 and started for ,jigulmatu4 ,he came behind the others1 reached home at dusk4 ,he hung the skin near the door1 and said1-- ,we shall hear what ,ahalamila's friends will say to-morrow morning4 ,popila's mother heard what her son had done1 and when she saw the bearskin she cried and rolled upon the ground4 ,next day the old woman was sweeping2 she swept out a little red-eared boy1 a ,pakalai ,jawichi1 and as she swept1 he squealed4 ,popila ,marimi took him up1 took a deerskin1 and made a blanket of it1 and put the little fellow in this deerskin4 ,she boiled water then with hot rocks and washed him1 and every time she washed she sprinkled flint dust on the little boy to make him strong4 ,he could creep around next morning2 but she said3 ,stay in one place2 you must not move4 ,there may be poison in some place2 if you touch it1 it will kill you4 ,stay right where ,i put you4 ,the second day the boy could talk4 ,you cry all the time1 grandmother2 why do you cry8 asked he4 ,do not ask that question1 grandson2 it makes me grieve to hear you4 ,all my people were dead except my son2 now he is killed and ,i have no one4 ,the fifth day the boy was walking around the house outside4 ,grandmother1 said he1 make a great fire4 ,she made a fire in the sweat-house4 ,the boy stood near the central pillar and sang1 ,hla wat1 hla wat4 ,he fell asleep while sweating2 slept till morning4 ,next day when he woke he said to his grandmother1 ,what am ,i to do with my hands8 ,the old woman gave him a flint knife and said1 ,i have had this a long time2 take it now and fix your hands with it4 ,his fingers were joined together as far as the first joint1 and she showed him how to separate them from each other4 ,he cut the little finger first1 then the third1 the second1 and the first4 ,the thumb he called big finger2 and when the five fingers were separated and free of each other1 she told him to call the thumb the big finger1 and call it one1 the next two1 the next three1 the next four1 and the little finger five4 ,this was the first time that counting was ever done in the world4 ,and when ,jupka made the ,yana1 he gave them hands like ,pakalai ,jawichi's4 ,when his left hand was finished1 ,pakalai ,jawichi said1 ,i don't know how to cut with my left hand4 ,the old woman helped him to free the fingers of the right hand4 ,when all his fingers were free1 the boy was able to shoot1 and he wanted a bow and arrows4 ,the old woman brought all the bows of her dead kindred2 he broke all but one1 which had a string made from the shoulder sinews of a deer4 ,he took that and went out4 ,this day ,howichinaipa hid himself in a cedar-tree3 he was watching a bird4 ,pakalai ,jawichi knew that he was there1 and called with the voice of the bird that ,howichinaipa was watching4 ,howichinaipa came down on the tree lower and lower1 looking to see where the call came from4 ,pakalai ,jawichi was hidden in a tree opposite1 where ,howichinaipa could not see him2 he kept calling1 and ,howichinaipa kept coming down4 ,pakalai ,jawichi had a good sight of him4 ,if ,i hit him in the body1 thought he1 the arrow will not hurt him2 ,i must hit him in the outside toe4 ,he did that1 and ,howichinaipa fell to the ground wounded4 ,pakalai ,jawichi pinned him to the earth with one arrow1 then with another2 pinned his two sides to the ground with two rows of arrows4 ,pakalai ,jawichi ran home4 ,oh1 grandmother6 cried he4 ,what is the matter8 asked the old woman2 you came near falling into the fire4 ,there is some one out here2 ,i want you to see him4 ,the old woman took her cane and followed ,pakalai ,jawichi4 ,do you see that person lying there8 ,the old woman looked1 and saw the person who had killed her son1 saw him pinned to the earth4 ,she was so glad that she cried1 she dropped down then1 and rolled on the ground2 after that she jumped up and danced around his body1 danced many times1 danced till she was tired4 ,hereafter1 said ,pakalai ,jawichi1 everybody will call you ,howichinaipa4 ,you will be a person no longer2 you will be only a little bird1 with these arrow-marks on both sides of your breast4 ,he became a little bird then and flew away1 the little bird which we call ,howichinaipa4 ,next morning after the second hunt ,jupka heard loud shouting in the east2 a great ,mapchemaina had thrust his head above the edge of the sky4 ,this person had beautiful feathers waving on his head4 ,jupka had made him shout1 and he said to him1-- ,every time you rise up and show yourself to the people of ,jigulmatu you must shout in that way4 ,this great person in the east had two dogs2 they were small1 but very strong4 ,which of you is coming with me8 asked he that morning4 ,i want a good dog2 ,i am always afraid when ,i travel in the daytime4 ,i will give you a name now1 said ,jupka to this person in the east4 ,all people will call you hereafter by the name which ,i give now4 ,the name which ,i give you is ,tuina4 ,you will be known always by this name4 ,and your name1 said he to the dog1 will be ,machperkami4 ,when ,tuina was ready to start1 he made his small dog still smaller1 very small2 put him under the hair on the top of his head1 and tied him in there4 ,when all dressed and ready1 with the dog fastened in his hair1 ,tuina became as full of light as he is in our time4 ,before he was dressed and armed and had his dog on his head ,tuina had no brightness1 but when he started he filled this whole world with light1 as he does now in the daytime4 ,bohkuina had made a road for ,tuina to travel on2 he had made this road in the sky1 and ,tuina went straight along to the west by it1 till he reached the great water4 ,when he was ready to plunge into the water1 a hatenna 7grizzly bear7 of the water was coming out and saw him4 ,tuina put his hands out and motioned with his arms as if they were wings1 motioned as if to jump in4 ,tuina is coming6 said the grizzly bear of the water4 ,it will be too hot here if he comes4 ,let us make ready and go to high mountains4 ,we cannot stay here if ,tuina comes4 ,a great crowd of water grizzlies came out of the ocean and went away to the mountains4 ,tuina jumped into the water1 and it rose on all sides1 boiled up1 rolled away over the shore1 every kind of shell of the ocean went to land at the same time4 ,tuina went far into the water1 way down to the bottom2 he went through the bottom1 deep under the water and the ground1 and returned to the east4 ,long before that ,jupka had made a road under the earth for ,tuina to travel on1 a road back to the east4 ,jupka turned the earth bottom upward1 and made this road right through from west to east2 and before ,tuina started ,jupka said to him1-- ,i have made a road1 a straight road under the earth for you1 a good road2 there are no rocks on it1 all is smooth4 ,bohkuina made the road on the sky1 the road from east to west for you to run on2 ,i made the road down below1 the road under the earth from west to east4 ,when you reach the east1 you will rest a while1 rise in the morning1 come up and go west again on the road which ,bohkuina made2 you will do this every day without failing2 you will do this all the time4 ,when ,jupka stopped talking1 ,tuina went west1 went back in the night on ,jupka's road2 and so he does always4 ,the day after ,jupka had talked with ,tuina1 given him his name and his work1 he said1 ,i will make ,yana now1 and ,i will give them a good country to live in4 ,he took buckeye-sticks1 broke off a large number2 he wished to lay them down on the top of ,jigulmatu and make ,yana4 ,he put down the first stick and said1 ,i will call this one ,iwilau ,yana 7,yana of the middle place74 ,when he had said these words1 a man rose up before him1 a ,yana4 ,you will stay here in this middle country1 said ,jupka4 ,you will be chief4 ,jupka put down another buckeye-stick1 and it became a ,yana woman at ,jupka's word4 ,he put down a third stick1 which became a boy4 ,this is an orphan without father or mother1 said ,jupka2 and he called the boy ,hurskiyupa4 ,jupka put other buckeye-sticks1 a large number of them1 around the first ,yana1 the chief1 and made common people4 ,they all stood around the chief and ,jupka said to them1-- ,this is your chief2 he will tell you what to do2 you must obey him and do what he commands4 ,now1 said ,jupka1 what will the people of the middle country eat8 what shall ,i give them8 and he thought a while4 ,you will eat clover1 said he1 and roots4 ,i will give you sticks to dig these roots4 ,you will eat fish1 too1 and venison4 ,eat and be strong1 be good ,yana people4 ,when the chief wants a deer1 he will call you together and say1 ',i wish to eat venison2 ,i want you to go out1 ,i want you to hunt deer and bring home venison to eat4' ,you must obey the chief always4 ,,notes ,the following notes are put in as condensed a form as possible4 ,they are confined to explanations of the actors or characters in the myths1 and to information concerning the meaning of names of persons and places4 ,the myths from one to nine inclusive are ,wintu1 from ten to the end ,yana4 ,these two nations1 though neighbors1 are not related2 their languages are radically different4 99 99 99 99 99 ,in #ahie ,i made a journey to ,california in consequence of an arrangement with the late ,charles ,a4 ,dana1 editor of ,the ,sun4 ,according to this arrangement1 ,mr4 ,dana was to publish on consecutive ,sundays such myth-tales as ,i might think of sufficient value to appear in his paper4 ,those myths were to be found by me in ,california1 ,mexico1 and ,guatemala4 ,i began at the source of the ,sacramento ,river1 and worked down to the mouth1 my last stopping-place being the extensive hop-fields in the lower valley4 ,in ,san ,francisco ,i wrote the following short account of the ,wintus4 ,that done1 ,i set out for ,mexico4 ,in the city of ,guadalajara ,i copied the myths obtained in ,california and sent them to ,the ,sun4 ,after that ,i worked at ,quo ,vadis1 the greater part of which ,i translated in ,guadalajara4 ,all the myths in this volume were published in ,the ,sun1 and appeared as a part of a series pertaining to ,indians in ,california1 ,mexico1 and ,guatemala4 ,only the ,california part has been published thus far4 ,after leaving ,guadalajara ,i spent almost a year in ,guatemala and ,chiapas1 the southernmost state of ,mexico4 ,among the last places which ,i visited was ,palenque4 ,a view of one part of the ruins of this remarkable and mysterious city appears as a frontispiece to the present volume4 ,,the ,,wintus ,the ,wintus are a nation or stock of ,indians who before the coming of white men owned and occupied all that part of ,california situated on the right bank of the ,sacramento1 from its source near the foot of ,mount ,shasta to its mouth at the northern shore of ,san ,francisco ,bay4 ,these ,indians extended into ,trinity ,county on the west1 and still farther to the mountain slope which lies toward the ,pacific4 ,only a small number of them1 however1 were on the western declivity4 ,the great body of the nation lived on the eastern slope of the ,coast ,range and in the ,sacramento ,valley4 ,some of their finest mental productions are connected with the upper course of the ,sacramento and with the ,mac,cloud ,river1 or ,wini ,mem4 ,it is difficult to determine what the ,wintu population was half a century ago1 but1 judging from the number of houses in villages1 the names and positions of which have been given me by old men1 ,i should say that it could not have been less than #aj1jjj1 and might easily have been double that number4 ,at present there are not more than #ejj ,wintus in existence4 ,the ,wintus have suffered grievously2 great numbers have been killed by white men1 others have perished by diseases brought in by strangers2 but those who remain are strong and are more likely to increase than diminish4 ,times of violence have passed1 and the present ,wintus are willing and able to adapt themselves to modern conditions4 ,it may be of interest to readers of these myth tales to know something of the present condition of the ,wintus4 ,in #ahhi1 when ,i was in ,california1 commissioned by ,major ,powell for the second time to make linguistic investigations among various tribes of the ,pacific coast1 a few ,wintus came to me in ,redding1 ,california1 and complained of their wretched condition4 ,there was not a spot of land1 they said1 where they could build a hut without danger of being ordered away from it4 ,this country was ours once1 added they1 but the white man has taken all of it4 ,i told them to bring their people together1 and invite also the ,yanas1 who had suffered more than all other people of that region1 and then explain to me what was needed4 ,the two peoples met on a little stony field in a brushy waste outside the inhabited part of ,redding4 ,there they made speeches and discussed matters for three hours the first day and as many the second4 ,they gave me all the points of what they wanted1 which was simply that the ,united ,states should give each man of them a piece of land1 with help to begin life on it4 ,i jotted down in brief form what they had told me1 read it to them1 and they were satisfied4 ,next day the paper was copied in the form of a petition from the two nations to ,president ,harrison4 ,they signed the petition before a ,redding notary1 and gave it to me with a request to lay it before the ,president4 ,early in #ahij ,i was in ,washington4 ,anxious to win the case of my poor ,indian friends1--or ,diggers1 as some men are pleased to call them contemptuously1--,i looked around for a ,congressman of influence to go with me to support the petition before the ,president4 ,i found no suitable person till ,i met my classmate and friend1 ,governor ,greenhalge of ,massachusetts1 at that time a member of ,congress4 ,when he heard the tale of the ,yana massacre and realized the sad plight of the ,wintus1 he offered at once to cooperate with me4 ,he went to the ,president and explained the affair to him4 ,two or three days later he accompanied me to the ,white ,house4 ,i gave the petition to ,president ,harrison1 who promised to favor it with his executive initiative4 ,he did this so earnestly and with such emphasis that an agent was appointed very soon to find land for those ,indians4 ,the agent found land for them in various places1 but within the radius of their former possessions4 ,the condition of the ,wintus at present is this3 ,they have lands which are described1 but in most cases the boundaries are not indicated by any material mark1 or at least very few of them are2 white men are trespassing1 and it is impossible for the ,indians to protect themselves till their boundaries are fixed tangibly4 ,they will not have the means to begin serious work till they receive assistance4 ,they are waiting now in hope that the ,commissioner of ,indian ,affairs will have their lands surveyed1 and that ,congress will make a small appropriation for their benefit4 ,this is the extent of their hopes and wishes4 ,they are very glad to have land1 and the majority of them will make fairly good use of it4 ,when ,i met them in #ahie1 they were very grateful for the part which ,i had taken in settling them in life1 adding that they could not have settled themselves unassisted4 ,as to me1 ,i cannot but make an emphatic acknowledgment of the generous and effective aid given by ,governor ,greenhalge4 ,olelbis1 the first myth published in ,the ,sun 7,march #bi1 #ahif71 was preceded by the following brief introduction3-- ,the ,wintus1 with whose creation-myths ,i begin this series1 are a very interesting people4 ,their language is remarkably harmonious1 rich1 and flexible4 ,it has great power of describing the physical features of the country in which it is spoken1 as well as the beliefs and ideas of the ,wintus themselves4 ,the picture of ,olelbis1 a being who lives in the highest and sees everything1 is drawn more distinctly and with more realism than any character in other ,american religious systems1 so far as ,i know4 ,the theory of creation evolved by the ,indians of ,north ,america is complete1 simple1 and symmetrical4 ,i have referred to it somewhat in the introduction to ,hero ,tales of ,ireland1 in ,myths and ,folk-lore of ,ireland1 and in ,myths and ,folk-tales of the ,russians1 ,western ,slavs1 and ,magyars4 ,this theory is in brief as follows3-- ,there was a people in existence before the present race of men2 in speaking of the present race of men1 the tales have in view ,indians only4 ,this first people lived in harmony for a period of indefinite1 unimaginable duration1 without division or dissension1--undifferentiated1 so to speak4 ,this was the golden age of existence1 a ,nirvana preliminary to life as we know it at present1 a ,nirvana of the gods1 as the ,buddhist extinction of self is to be the ,nirvana of just men when all shall be one in all and one in one4 ,at last a time came when character appeared1 and with it differences and conflicts4 ,when the conflicts were past and the battles fought out1 the majority of the first people were turned into all the animated things1 walking1 creeping1 crawling1 swimming1 flying1 that have ever been seen on the earth1 in the water1 or in the air4 ,they were turned also into trees and plants of every kind1--some into heavenly bodies1 others into remarkable stones and rocks1 just as1 in the ,bible1 ,lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt4 ,according to this theory1 every individual existence which we see in the world around us is a transformed or fallen god4 ,every beast1 bird1 reptile1 fish1 insect1 or plant was at one time a divinity of high or low degree1 an uncreated person who had lived in harmony with his fellows from the beginning till the time when variety of character1 or individuality1 appeared and brought with it difficulties1 or perhaps we might say1 penalty4 ,with individuality came conflicts2 when those conflicts were over1 creation was finished4 ,at the end of each particular conflict the victor turned by means of a word the vanquished into that which embodied and expressed his character4 ,the vanquished on his part had a similar compelling word1 and changed his opponent into the beast1 bird1 or other existence which described him2 in other terms1 he gave his opponent the physical form1 the outward personality1 which corresponded to the nature of his hidden or at least his unapparent character4 ,besides these metamorphosed or fallen divinities1 there is in the ,indian mythologies a group1 a small minority1 which was not changed1 but left this world going out under the sky at the west to live in harmony and delight2 and they live in that way to this moment4 ,sometimes this group1 or a part of it1 went to live above the sky4 ,the ,indian ,creation-myths all relate to the adventures and exploits of the first people1--the gods2 none relate to human beings1 and none touch on anything done since man appeared on earth4 ,they are the accounts of what took place when there was an order different from the present1 and explain how the present order rose from the first4 ,such1 in substance1 is the foundation of ,american religious systems1 and the method of all of them1 so far as examined4 ,the ,wintu is different from many others in its methods and details1 but the result is the same in all cases4 ,olelbis1 with few exceptions1 disposes of the first people1 retains with himself whomsoever he likes1 sends to the earth and transforms those whom he thinks more useful below than above1 and gives the example of a single ruling divinity which1 without being represented as all-powerful or all-wise1 manages through the knowledge and services of others to bear rule over all things4 ,,olelbis ,this myth contains a complete statement concerning the beginnings of ,wintu belief4 ,olelbis occupies the first place in the estimation of ,wintus4 ,to understand the ,wintu mind1 it is indispensable to begin with ,olelbis4 ,other myths illustrate this one1 explain parts of the ,wintu system1 and help to explain the mental life of the people2 but this tale of ,creation is to ,indians of the western half of the ,sacramento valley what their sacred books are to historic races4 ,no ,wintu has been converted to ,christianity2 hence the faith of the nation is undimmed1 and its adherence to primitive religion unweakened4 ,i cannot explain their position better than by giving the words of one of the most intelligent ,wintus whom ,i have met4 ,after ,i had collected all that ,i could find1 and had received needful explanations as far as was possible1 ,i spoke some time with this man4 ,referring to their religion and ideas1 he said3 ,when ,i talk of these things1 ,i am afraid1 ,i feel kind of scart 7scared74 ,that explains their position perfectly4 ,their faith is of the firmest2 they are full of awe2 they believe that ,olelbis is up there now in the ,central ,blue1 in his marvellous ,panti ,hlut1 the most beautiful structure in the universe1 and from there sees everything that happens4 ,that heavenly house is framed of living oak-trees1 which bear acorns continually1 the ,indian bread of life1--that house which has in and around it all the flowers that have ever bloomed1 flowers whose roots can never die4 ,winishuyat1 mentioned in ,olelbis and in other tales1 is one of the most interesting personages in ,wintu mythology4 ,he is described as a little man1 about the size of a thumb1 and is always placed on the top of the head by the person whom he accompanies and aids4 ,this person never fails to tie his own hair over ,winishuyat1 and thus conceals him from every stranger4 ,winis means he sees2 the literal significance of huyat ,i have not been able to get at satisfactorily thus far4 ,the essential meaning of the whole word is that he sees in mind the approaching danger before it is evident to the physical eye4 ,winishuyat means1 therefore1 the prescience of danger1--seeing danger while it is yet at some distance2 not necessarily distance geographically1 for the danger may be present1 but concealed in the breast of a dissembling enemy1 and some time1 short or long1 may be between it and actual happening4 ,the peculiar thing in the case is that foresight is separated from the hero1 and is made the distinguishing quality of his little thumb-sized attendant1 just as if each power had to be connected with a person1--no person having more than one great trait of character4 ,in the ,yana mythology there is no name corresponding to ,winishuyat1 but the same office is filled by a maternal uncle4 ,in the tale of ,juiwaiyu1 ,jupka1 the uncle of the hero1 makes himself as small as a thumb1 and is tied in under the hair of his nephew4 ,in the winning of ,paiowa1 at the house of ,tuina1 ,igupatopa performs for his sister's son the same kind of service rendered by ,winishuyat1--with this difference1 that he is more active2 he is not merely an adviser1 he is a helper1 a strengthener2 he gives counsel to make his nephew wise1 and then enters into his heart to fortify him1 to render him brave and strong4 ,it is curious and instructive to note in ,european ,folk-tales the survival of ,winishuyat and his approximate equivalent1 the ,yana uncle4 ,in ,slav tales this person is the mangy1 miserable1 neglected little colt which1 when taken outside the town1 shakes itself and becomes a marvellous magic steed1 golden-haired1 untiring1 and wise1 faithful to its master as the sun to his course in the sky4 ,this steed knows what is coming1 knows exactly what to do1 knows the mistakes that his master is sure to commit1 knows how to correct them2 and the cumulative effect of these corrections increases immensely the momentum of the final triumph4 ,the ,tom ,thumb of nursery tales1 the mentor of his big brothers1 gives also a striking reminder of ,winishuyat4 ,,mem ,,loimis ,this beautiful myth1 in which wind and water are the moving characters1 needs little if any explanation1 save in one point1 that relating to the ,hlahi1 commonly called doctor by white men4 ,the word ,shaman used in ,siberia describes his position accurately4 ,he is not the master of spirits exactly1 but he is the favorite and friend of one or of more spirits2 that is1 of such spirits as promised him their co-operation at the time when he became a ,hlahi4 ,if this person observes the rules of life that are always imposed on him who enjoys the friendship of this or that spirit 7these rules refer mainly to food agreeable to the spirit71 and does what is needful when the spirit is invoked 7the needful1 in this case1 includes smoking and dancing71 together with chanting the song of this spirit 7every spirit has its own song71 the spirit will come at his call4 ,sanihas ,yupchi smokes and dances2 the ,tsudi girls sing or chant4 ,the name ,sanihas ,yupchi means the archer of ,sanihas2 ,sanihas means daylight or the entire light of day from dawn till darkness1--in other words1 all the light that ,sas the sun gives between one night and another1--though ,sanihas1 daylight1 is always represented as a person1 and not the product of ,sas's activity4 ,this ,sanihas ,yupchi1 the archer of daylight1 the usher of the dawn1 is no other than ,tsaroki ,sakahl1 who has a white stripe on his back1 the messenger who was sent by ,torihas to invite ,katkatchila to the hunt which caused the burning of the world in ,olelbis4 ,he appears also as the envoy who ran in darkness on the gleaming sand trail to invite ,hawt to ,waida ,dikit's green and red house1 where the world concert was held1 at which ,hawt proved to be the greatest musician in existence4 ,in the note to ,kol ,tibichi will be found an account of how the ,hlahi receives the aid and co-operation of spirits4 ,most interesting beliefs are connected with ,wokwuk1 the son of ,olelbis and ,mem ,loimis4 ,the ,wintus believe ,wokwuk to be the greatest source of power and wealth4 ,according to ,olelbis1 different bits of ,wokwuk came down to the earth and were turned into elk and various valuable creatures2 the tip of ,wokwuk's little finger became the earthly ,wokwuk4 ,wintus told me that if a man were to see the earthly ,wokwuk1 who was made from the tip of ,wokwuk's little finger1 he would grow immensely rich from the good luck which the sight would bring him4 ,the last ,wokwuk seen appeared a little over a hundred years ago4 ,the story of its appearance is as follows3-- ,one day an old woman at a village called ,tsarken1 about twenty miles north of ,redding1 went for wood4 ,soon she ran home almost breathless1 leaving her basket behind4 ,oh1 my grandson1 cried she to the chief1 ,i am frightened4 ,my grandfather and grandmother used to say to me when ,i was a girl1 ',you will see a wonderful thing some day4' ,i have just seen something wonderful on the hill4 ,i believe it is a ,wokwuk4 ,old people told me that if a ,wokwuk is seen he will stay in one place a long time4 ,i think this ,wokwuk will stay1 and wants us to see him4 ,the chief made a beautiful shed of small fir-trees1 covered it with fir branches1 and placed sweetly smelling herbs in it2 he sent for neighboring chiefs1 and next day all went in their best array to the ,wokwuk1 bearing water in the finest basket of the village1 and carrying a large oak slab and a rope4 ,they found the ,wokwuk facing north1 and went near him4 ,the chief lighted his pipe1 blew the smoke toward every side1 and said to the ,wokwuk1-- ,you have come to see us2 we have come to salute you4 ,you have come to show yourself4 ,you are a great person1 and all the ,wintus in the country will hear of you2 all the chiefs in every place will speak of you4 ,i am glad that you are here4 ,i am glad that you have come to my country4 ,he talked more to the ,wokwuk2 spoke very nicely4 ,next he took water in his mouth and blew it around in every direction4 ,after that the chief smoked a fragrant root instead of tobacco1 blowing the smoke toward the ,wokwuk1 speaking to him with great respect4 ,now we will take you home with us1 said the chief4 ,they carried the oak slab to the ,wokwuk2 he did not stir4 ,they pushed him onto the slab1 tied one leg to it1 then took him home1 placed the slab in the shed1 and untied the ,wokwuk4 ,he remained two months there1 never ate anything1 never tried to escape4 ,every morning they talked to the ,wokwuk4 ,during two months no one went to hunt1 no one ate venison or sucker fish4 ,finally1 all the ,wintus were invited and all the ,yanas1--a great assembly4 ,they saluted the ,wokwuk1 each chief addressed him2 last of all came a chief from ,wini ,mem1 named ,tpitot1 leading a black bear4 ,this bear walked erect like a man4 ,he had bands of porcupine quills around his fore and hind legs1 and a buckskin band covered with the red scalps of woodpeckers around his head4 ,the bear bowed down to the ,wokwuk1 and the chief addressed him4 ,when other chiefs spoke to the ,wokwuk during the two previous months1 he never raised his head or gave a sign of answer2 but when ,tpitot had finished1 he raised his head and gave out a sound which was loud and long4 ,next morning the chief of the village wished good luck to all1 then he brought a rope1 hung ,wokwuk to a tree1 and took his life4 ,he plucked him1 gave the quills to the chiefs1 including himself1 cut off the head1 kept it2 the body he carried to an ant-hill2 when the ants had taken all the flesh1 the bones were separated from each other and given to each chief4 ,when the chiefs went home1 they spoke to the quills and bones as if praying1 at first every morning1 then once a week1 then once a month1 and continued this for a long time4 ,after that each put away his bone or his quill in a triple covering4 ,the bone or feather was wrapped first in a cover of the red scalps of woodpeckers sewed together2 outside that were two mats made of reeds4 ,the owner of a ,wokwuk bone or quill does not show it to any one1 not even to his wife or children4 ,when he dies he leaves it to a son1 or1 if he has no son1 to a daughter4 ,the possession of ,wokwuk relics gives luck1 but the owner must never eat venison or sucker2 these are offensive to ,wokwuk4 ,five years after the quills were put away only the stems of them were left2 five years later they were as fresh as if just plucked4 ,if the quills were to be exposed before people1 the people would all die2 if to one person1 that person would perish4 ,the owner of a quill or bone unwraps it occasionally1 places water near it1 and talks to it1 saying3 ,give us good luck2 make us well4 ,i give you water1 you give us strength4 ,if he points the relic and mentions a person's name1 saying1 ,make him sick1 that man will die surely4 ,if the owner of a ,wokwuk relic dies without heirs1 the bone or quill is sunk in a sacred spring2 if it were buried with the owner1 all would get sick and die4 ,both feathers and bones grow old in appearance1 and later on they are as fresh looking and perfect as ever4 ,,norwan ,next to ,olelbis stands ,norwan1 both for value and interest4 ,this remarkable myth recalls forcibly the ,helen of ,troy tale1 both in its general plan and in many particulars4 ,the great war among the first people is caused by the woman ,norwan4 ,norbis ,kiemila1 who claims to be her husband1 is descended from the heavenly white oak which forms part of ,olelpanti ,hlut1 the divine mansion in the ,central ,blue4 ,norwan's full name is ,pom ,norwan en ,pitchen1 that is1 daughter of the land on the southern border4 ,she has another name3 ,hluyuk ,tikimit1 which means the dancing porcupine4 ,her residence1 or hlut1 was ,norwan ,buli1 ,norwan ,mountain4 ,the ,yana name of this mountain is ,wahkanopa1 which means the son of ,wahkalu4 ,wahkalu is ,mount ,shasta1 and ,wahkanopa ,lassen's ,butte4 ,norwan1 or ,hluyuk ,tikimit1 the dancing porcupine1 has still a third name1 ,bastepomas pokte1 the food-giving or food-producing woman4 ,in her quality of producer she occupies a position in ,wintu mythology similar to that of the divine descendant of the earth and the sun in the ,algonkin religious system4 ,this ,algonkin myth is one of the most beautiful and significant1 not among creation1 but among action myths4 ,and here ,i beg to call attention again to the distinction which ,i make between the two classes of myths4 ,creation myths relate always to what was done among the first people in the world which preceded this1 while creation was going on1 or more correctly1 perhaps1 during the time of those transformations or metamorphoses from which resulted the present world and the order of things contained therein4 ,action myths relate to ever-recurrent processes in nature which began as soon as the sun had his course marked out for him and the physical world around us received its present form and fashion2 this happened before all the first people were metamorphosed4 ,the vast majority had received the physical bodies which they have at present1 but a few were left1 and they remained in various places till they saw or heard the new race1 the ,indians4 ,action myths1 therefore1 relate to various processes in nature which never cease4 ,for us the most important are those involved in the relations between the sun and the earth4 ,the great ,algonkin sun and earth myth which has many variants and vast wealth of detail1 describes those relations more profoundly and broadly than any other ,indian myth devoted to the same subject4 ,the ,algonkin myth in its most extended form describes the earth maiden as becoming a mother through being looked at by the sun4 ,she gives birth to a daughter who is called ,wakos ikwe1 the fox woman2 this daughter becomes the mother of a great hero1 the highest benefactor of aboriginal man in ,america4 ,he is the giver of food and of every good gift by which life is supported4 ,of this myth there is a shorter version in which the hero is born of the earth directly2 he is her son1 not her grandson4 ,this benefactor and food-giver is no other than that warm air which we see dancing and quivering above the earth in fine weather4 ,descended from the sun and the earth1 this warm air supports all things that have vegetable or animal existence4 ,this myth in its more extended form1 the one to which ,i have referred first1 is similar to that which ,schoolcraft pieced together and which ,longfellow took as the foundation of his beautiful poem ,hiawatha1 though not identical with it4 ,schoolcraft1 with his amazing propensity to make mistakes1 with his remarkable genius for missing the truth and confusing everything with which he came in contact1 gave the name ,hiawatha to his patchwork4 ,hiawatha is an ,iroquois name connected with ,central ,new ,york4 ,the ,iroquois were mortal enemies of the ,algonkins1 and the feud between these two stocks was the most inveterate and far reaching of any in ,america4 ,it was1 in fact1 the only ,indian tribal hatred that rose to historical importance1 and it was by the adherence of the ,iroquois1 the ,five ,nations of ,new ,york1 that ,english dominion in ,north ,america was established4 ,the ,algonkin force of ,america was on the ,french side1 but the ,iroquois held all water communication between ,lake ,erie and ,ontario1 the greatest strategic position on the continent at that period4 ,they cut the ,algonkins in two1 and prevented ,france from receiving their undivided assistance4 ,had the whole ,algonkin power aided the ,french1 they would have had great chances of victory4 ,had the ,iroquois been friends of the ,algonkins and acted with them1 there could have been no doubt of the triumph of ,france at that juncture4 ,but the ,algonkins and ,iroquois were mortal enemies2 the ,algonkins were friendly to the ,french1 the ,iroquois to the ,english4 ,in the face of all this ,schoolcraft makes ,hiawatha1 who is peculiarly ,iroquois1 the leading personage in his ,algonkin conglomerate2 ,hiawatha being an ,iroquois character of ,central ,new ,york 7he is connected more particularly with the region about ,schenectady71 while the actions to which ,schoolcraft relates him pertain to the ,algonkin ,chippewas near ,lake ,superior4 ,it is as if ,europeans of some future age were to have placed before them a great epic narrative of ,french heroic adventure in which ,prince ,bismarck would appear as the chief and central ,gallic figure in the glory and triumph of ,france4 ,the error and absurdity would be1 as the ,germans say1 colossl1 but not greater or more towering than in ,schoolcraft's ,hiawatha4 ,longfellow1 of course1 could not free himself from the error contained in his material2 but the error1 which was not his own and which he had no means of correcting at that time1 did not prevent him from giving his work that peculiar charm which is inseparable from everything which he did4 ,in the original ,algonkin myth the hero to which ,hiawatha has been accommodated was a child of the sun and the earth4 ,whatever his names in the numerous versions found in the twenty-eight languages of this richest and most varied ,indian stock of ,north ,america1 he is always the bounteous benefactor of man1 the kindest of all divine powers that have ever appeared upon earth4 ,he is always in reality that warm light which dances and quivers before us in fine weather1 and through which every man1 beast1 reptile1 insect1 fish1 bird1 and plant lives and flourishes4 ,this myth has received on the ,pacific coast1 or more correctly on parts of it1 a different treatment from that given it east of the ,rocky ,mountains4 ,there the benefactor is a female1 a daughter of the earth4 ,nothing is said as to who her father was4 ,it is significant that she dances all day1 that she is called the quivering porcupine and the food-producing woman4 ,in ,indian myths from ,new ,york to ,california the porcupine is ever connected with light2 in some cases it is the sun himself4 ,in ,tulchuherris of this volume1 ,sas 7the sun7 carries a porcupine quiver1 and is advised never to lay it aside1 for as long as he keeps it on his shoulder he is safe from his children the grizzlies 7the clouds7 who wish to kill him4 ,in ,california ,norwan1 daughter of the earth1 occupies in part the place of the ,algonkin hero1 the child of the sun and the earth4 ,her usual life is of the housekeeping order2 she has great supplies of food in her hlut1 or residence1 and she goes on dancing each day until evening4 ,the great and characteristic event of her life1 her departure from the dance with her partner1 is of the same scope and meaning as the last journey of ,hiawatha when he sails to the west and vanishes in the regions of sunset4 ,the hero of the ,algonkin myth must go1 he cannot stay2 he must vanish in the ruddy glow of evening because he is the warm dancing air of the daytime4 ,he must go whether he will or not4 ,before he goes1 however1 he cheers all whom he leaves behind by telling them that another will come from the east to take his place and comfort them4 ,next morning1 of course1 the comforter comes1 for the life career of the ,algonkin hero is included in the compass of a single day1 and a successor is bound to come as surely as he himself is bound to go4 ,norwan dances1 and then goes away with her partner1 to the desperate vexation of ,norbis ,kiemila1 her would-be husband1 who wishes to have her to himself exclusively4 ,she dances1 as she says1 without knowing it and goes away unconsciously4 ,she dances with this partner because she cannot help it1 and departs imperceptibly to herself4 ,who are the rivals for her person8 ,norbis means living in the south2 he lives in the southeast1 the land of greatest productiveness1 in the region of ,hlihli ,piu ,hlut ,ton1 that most beautiful of houses on earth1 and second only to the divine mansion in the ,central ,blue4 ,he is descended from one of the white oaks in the heavenly house4 ,the person who was metamorphosed afterward into the red wiu bird 7,tede ,wiu7 is his rival1 the person with whom ,norwan left the dance1 thus causing the first war in the world4 ,was this person the red of evening which became ,tede ,wiu afterward8 ,if we acknowledge that he was1 and if we are willing to admit ,norbis as the representative of all people living east of the west1 we have at once the two parties to an irreconcilable rivalry in the most vital of questions1 the possession of warm sunlight1 and that most vital of questions is embodied in the person of a woman4 ,that was the cause of the first war in the world and of fell strife4 ,a story substantially the same as this was1 we may think1 the ultimate basis of the ,iliad4 ,the mythic origin of the particular tale from which ,homer constructed his epic had been forgotten1 that may be granted1 but there is little doubt that in rustic ,greece men might have found a similar tale which was mythologic beyond peradventure2 and the ,helen of that tale1 or her equivalent1 was a person like ,norwan4 ,with the materials at our command even now1 we have enough to indicate this1 for was not ,helen the daughter of ,leda and the divine swan1 a person to be fought for with all available energy in the world at that period1 and to be fought for in a war which surpassed in importance all that have ever succeeded it8 ,helen of ,troy1 the daughter of ,leda and of ,zeus1 the overarching heaven1 with all its light2 ,norwan1 daughter of the earth1 with ,lassen's ,butte1 ,california1 for her residence2 and the ,algonkin hero whose place is taken by ,hiawatha1 are all different representatives of the same person1 different expressions for the same phenomenon2 and that person or phenomenon is the warm air which dances above the earth in fine weather4 ,this air1 in one case noted here1 is conceived as the greatest benefactor of man1 that being who gives the choicest and most necessary gifts to all1 and1 in the other two cases1 as a priceless treasure1 in the form of a woman who is to be fought for with all the valor that can possibly be summoned1 and in a manner that in ,helen's case inspired the noblest epic known to the world thus far4 ,these three cases show clearly the methods of mythology1 and prove the absolute need of knowing that we must deal 7to borrow mathematical language7 with constants and variables taken together1--knowing clearly1 meanwhile1 which are constants1--and not with variables only1 supposing them to be constants1 or with constants and variables mixed together without being able to distinguish which belong to one class and which to the other4 ,were some writer to deal with the prehensile capacity in animated creatures1 and describe how it is exercised1 he would find a variety in the organs used for grasping things which would represent very well the variety of methods employed by primitive man in mythology to represent the same phenomenon or force in nature4 ,if man be considered as standing on his hind feet1 his fore feet 7the hands7 are his grasping instruments4 ,with the elephant the nose is prehensile2 with some monkeys the tail performs this office1 in part at least4 ,with tigers and lions1 dogs and cats1 the mouth and teeth are prehensile instruments of great force and precision4 ,with the bear the forepaws are almost hands4 ,the two feet with their talons1 which correspond to the hind feet in quadrupeds1 are the graspers with birds of prey1 working instruments with domestic fowl1 and weapons with some other birds1 as1 for instance1 the ostrich4 ,take another case1 the teeth1 one office of which is to reduce food to fine particles2 with all mammals they serve this purpose1 and1 in many cases1 others also4 ,birds have no teeth1 but they have a substitute in the gizzard1 which they line with gravel and other hard particles2 and this second stomach1 by contraction1 grinds to pulp grain and other food already softened in the crop or first stomach4 ,the boa-constrictor has no teeth and no second stomach2 it chews by crushing between its body and a tree the beast which it is to swallow4 ,the chewing mouth of the boa has for one jaw the tree1 for the other its own body2 between those two jaws it reduces to a soft mass the carcass of the creature to be swallowed4 ,in considering the various personages in mythology1 it is all important to discover1 first of all1 what they are1 and1 next1 what they do4 ,the office filled by a certain personage in a group of myths belonging to a given race or tribe may be filled by an entirely different kind of character in a similar set of myths of another tribe4 ,this results sometimes from different geographic and climatic conditions1 and sometimes from looking at the phenomenon or process of nature in another way4 ,there is as much variety in the treatment of one subject by various tribes as there is variety in prehensile members and the use of them among grasping creatures1 or as there is difference in the manner of reducing food to fineness among quadrupeds1 birds1 and boa-constrictors4 ,,tulchuherris ,tulchuherris resembles certain ,european tales more than any other in this collection4 ,apart from other merits1 the value of such a tale in comparative mythology is evident4 ,the old woman1 ,nomhawena1 is an earthworm now2 the ,indian tale-teller says that there is no doubt on that point4 ,pom ,pokaila1 her second name 7,pom1 earth2 ,pokaila1 old woman7 admits of two translations1--old woman of the earth1 or old woman ,earth4 ,in the first case it would apply to ,nomhawena1 who digs the earth always1 is a woman of the earth2 in the second1 it would mean the earth itself4 ,the earth is1 in fact1 ,tulchuherris's mother4 ,nomhawena is his grandmother1 in a titular sense at least4 ,in more countries of the world than one1 grandmother is the title of a midwife2 and the office of midwife was performed by ,nomhawena at the birth of ,tulchuherris4 ,we may picture to ourselves the scenes and circumstances of ,tulchuherris's birth4 ,root ,flat is one of those level places where innumerable little piles of fine soil are brought to the surface by the labor of earthworms4 ,over this valley1 as over so many others on the ,pacific coast1 fog is spread after sunrise1--fog which comes up from the earth dug in every direction by ,nomhawena's people4 ,in this fog is ,tulchuherris1 the mighty son of the earth2 in other words1 lightning1 electricity1 that son of the earth who comes to maturity so speedily4 ,kulitek ,herit1 brother of ,tulchuherris1 for whom ,nomhawena mourned so deeply1 is now the white feather which appears sometimes in the black tail of the black vulture4 ,komos ,kulit is the ,wintu name of this vulture4 ,there were three great feathers among the ,wintus1 transformations of three great persons among the first people4 ,the first of these is the white feather just mentioned1 which is the metamorphosed ,kulitek2 the second is the longest black tail-feather of the black vulture1 which is the present form of ,hamam ,herit1 who fought in the ,norwan struggle2 the third is the longest wing-feather of the same vulture4 ,this feather is the metamorphosed ,tubalus ,herit4 ,the first two feathers are used on great occasions in war2 the third feather1 only by doctors or ,hlahis4 ,in ,indian mythology there is a subtle1 but close and firm1 connection between the sunflower and the sun1 which is illustrated strikingly in this story4 ,the old woman1 by her magic art1 burns great piles of big trees in two or three minutes1 while a handful of sunflower roots is beyond her power and keeps the fire alive for years4 ,this illustration1 in the material world1 of the ,indians1 reminds one of the still1 small voice in the spiritual world of the ,hebrews4 ,the sunflower root in this ,tulchuherris tale is invincible from its connection with the sun1 the one source of light and heat2 the still1 small voice is considered almighty because of its connection with the whole moral life and light that exists in the universe4 ,the two obsidian knives in ,sas's house are an interesting reminder of the ,damocles sword4 ,in the case of ,tichelis1 now ground squirrel1 and ,hawt1 the present lamprey eel1 we have cases of personal collision resulting in transformation4 ,in the ,wintu mythology this is exceptional1 and in this instance one-sided1 for the vanquished make no attempt to transform ,tulchuherris4 ,,sedit ,,and ,,the ,,two ,,brothers ,,hus ,sedit was in favor of death for men1 and gives his reasons4 ,it cannot be said that he brought death into the world1 but he stopped the work which would have kept it out4 ,his discourse with the ,hus brothers is curious2 it represents the immortality and goodness of a weak and limited creature like man as barren and monotonous4 ,the comparison of this conversation with the account of ,adam and ,eve before and after the ,fall is not without interest4 ,the critical1 unbelieving1 disobedient ,sedit1 who is so willing to make life in the world varied and interesting through death1 so long as the question stands apart from his own immortality1 and his great concern and anxiety when he thinks that he must himself die1 is brought out in good relief4 ,the earnest and honest ,hus brothers stand in strong contrast to the sneering ,sedit4 ,the ,hus character is a lofty one in ,wintu mythology4 ,this may seem strange to a new student of ,indian ideas1 when he remembers what a foul creature the turkey buzzard is4 ,the buzzard is considered as a purifier on earth1 and surely in regions like ,central ,america the service rendered by the bird in this regard is memorable4 ,the buzzard is everywhere the most frequent and striking figure in ,guatemala and ,southern ,mexico1 both in city and country4 ,in ,california there is a fine of five dollars for killing one4 ,the original ,hus character is conceived by the ,wintus as striving toward religious purification as strenuously as the earthly buzzard works at cleaning the earth of carrion of various descriptions4 ,the following remarks accompanied this tale when published in ,the ,sun3-- ,this tale of ,sedit and the ,hus brothers is a splendid bit of aboriginal ,american philosophy1 and touches on topics which have exercised many minds besides those of primitive ,america4 ,the subject of life and death is treated here so simply1 and at the same time so well1 that ,i believe few readers would ask for explanation or comment4 ,some statements1 however1 touching ,sedit are not out of place1 ,i think4 ,the coyote is very prominent in the mythology of every region where he is found4 ,the basis of his character is the same in all myths that ,i have collected4 ,he is a tremendous glutton1 boastful1 talkative1 cunning1 exceptionally inclined to the other sex1 full of curiosity1 a liar1 a trickster1 deceiving most adroitly1 and is deceived himself at times4 ,he comes to grief frequently because of his passions and peculiar qualities4 ,he is an artful dodger1 who has points in common with the devil of ,european folk-lore1 being in many cases an ,american counterpart of this curious and interesting personage4 ,of ,northern ,pacific coast tribes in the ,united ,states1 the ,modocs have given most distinction to the coyote4 ,among them the chief coyote is a trickster on the grandest scale1 and has obtained possession of the indestructible disk of the sun1 through which he is immortal1 or1 at least1 is renewed every day to carry that luminary4 ,because of his vanity and boastfulness1 the coyote undertakes various enterprises in which he fails through his passions4 ,sacred springs and small lakes in the mountains are very prominent in the ,modoc religion4 ,a young man who hopes to be a magician or a doctor goes to these mountain springs before he is married or knows woman4 ,there he fasts and watches a week or longer until he is nearly exhausted4 ,if he is to be a magician or doctor1 spirits appear to him in this interval4 ,a coyote went to those mountains 7in the time before men were on earth1 of course71 hoping to gain great magic power1 but on the way he ate various kinds of food hateful to the spirits of the springs4 ,these spirits were disgusted with the odor of food that came from him1 struck him with mange1 drove him away1 made him hungry1 foul1 and wretched forever4 ,he ran away1 howling and lamenting1 without hope of pardon4 ,from this coyote are descended an especially bad breed of coyotes in ,oregon4 ,they are all foul and hungry to this day4 ,in dark windy nights the mangy descendants of that glutton are heard bewailing the fault of their ancestor1 their own fallen state and lost happiness4 ,the ,shasta ,indians have a long tale of a coyote whose fond grandmother tried to make him a great sorcerer4 ,when the time came1 she sent him to the sacred mountain and gave every instruction4 ,he was not to stop1 eat1 or drink on the road1 or to speak to any one4 ,when about two-thirds of the distance1 he passed near a house2 inside was loud thumping and hammering2 a frog woman was pounding seeds and singing2 her house was full of food2 coyote caught the odor of it1 stopped1 could not resist the temptation to go in4 ,he went in1 ate and drank everything put before him4 ,in ,indian mythology frog women are not vestals2 so breaking his fast and gluttony were not his only offences4 ,he had fallen past redemption4 ,on leaving the frog woman's house he went through a series of unmentionable adventures1 at the end of which there was nothing left but his head1 which was in a pool by the wayside1 and just as much alive as ever4 ,two sisters1 afterwards ducks1 who were going that way1 found and pitied the unfortunate4 ,it was not easy to carry him1 but the younger promised to do so if he would shut his eyes and not open them till she set him down on his grandmother's threshold4 ,this condition was to prevent him from seeing how she carried him4 ,when half-way home1 curiosity overcame him4 ,though only a head1 he opened his eyes and fell to the ground4 ,the duck woman had pity again1 and took him to his grandmother4 ,loud was her wailing at sight of her lost and ruined grandson4 ,sedit came to grief through peculiarities of character4 ,,hawt ,this myth of ,hawt is very curious and subtle2 it is one of the best told tales that ,i have found anywhere4 ,there is a largeness about it1 and1 at the same time1 a perfectly firm grasp on the part of ,waida ,dikit1 the master of the assembly1 that produce a grand effect4 ,though the story is long1 it needs1 ,i think1 no explanation beyond what is stated in the introduction and in preceding notes1 except some remarks touching the character of ,hawt4 ,hawt1 the great musician1 is identified with water2 he is1 as it were1 the spirit of water made visible4 ,in this myth1 only the musical powers of ,hawt are exhibited2 but in the ,yana ,tirukala1 which means the same thing as ,hawt 7lamprey eel71 we see the active side of the same personage1 we see him as a worker4 ,original is ,hawt indeed1--a living flute fingering his own body as he would an instrument2 inhaling air and blowing it out through the apertures in his sides4 ,the present lamprey eel has marks1 as it were1 of holes in his sides4 ,,norwanchakus ,,and ,,keriha ,this tale contains actions and a number of personages difficult to identify1 because their names are merely epithets4 ,eltuluma means he swims in2 but who it is that swims in we know not4 ,keriha seems connected with ducks1 from the fact that he wore a duck-skin all his life on earth1 and1 when he threw off this skin1 all ducks were produced from it4 ,norwanchakus means the southern end of that staff or stick to which was attached the net with which these two brothers dragged ,pui ,mem and ,bohema ,mem1 and named each place from the thing which came into the net in front of it4 ,nodal ,monoko 7the little man who ate so many salmon and sturgeons1 and carried so many away in his bag7 means sweet in the south4 ,he has another name1 ,nodal ,wehlinmuk1 which means salt in the south4 ,at first he is hostile to grizzly bears1 but later has intimate relations with them and marries one4 ,his acts point strongly toward electricity or lightning4 ,his bag1 in which the whole world could be put away1 may well have been a cloud bag4 ,norwinte means seen in the south2 but1 again1 we have no knowledge of the person seen4 ,poni ,norwanen ,pitchen1 the full name of ,norwan1 is also an epithet meaning daughter of the land on the southern border1 and would convey no information if it stood alone2 but as ,norwan1 in addition to many other details1 is also the dancing porcupine and the food-producing woman1 we know who she is4 ,the existence of ,puriwa and ,sanihas 7darkness and daylight7 before the sun was in the world1 is most interesting4 ,this is one of many proofs that every phenomenon was considered to be independent4 ,daylight is a personage quite apart from the sun1 who is merely that old ,sas who fought with ,tulchuherris1 and who travels through the sky every day from east to west in utter loneliness4 ,he carries that glowing torch which we see as he moves on his way through the sky2 but the light of day is a separate personage4 ,similar considerations apply to ,puriwa1 darkness or night1 who is also a distinct and independent entity4 ,the struggle between ,keriha and ,hubit has much charm for ,wintus2 they laugh heartily at the recital of it4 ,,kele ,,and ,,sedit ,old ,kele1 the mountain wolf1 is evidently one of the first people sent down from the sky by ,olelbis2 not in part1 but in person4 ,his sons and daughters were not his children1 but his creation2 he made them from sticks1 just as ,jupka made the ,yanas at ,jigulmatu4 ,in the note to ,kol ,tibichi is a ,wintu account of the character and actions of ,kele's sons and daughters4 ,a very interesting and valuable account this is2 it explains the werewolf idea perfectly4 ,the wolf man of ,northern ,europe1 the ,lykanthropos of the ,greeks1 must have been just such a person as ,kele's sons and daughters1 who were people apparently when they went forth to harm ,indians1 but who turned into wolves when they were discovered and rebuked4 ,at home1 in their great sweat-house1 those people are wolves2 but when they go out on their travels up and down through the world1 they are exactly like ,wintus1 save only the hairy foot4 ,,kol ,,tibichi ,in connection with this tale ,i add the following remarks about one of the two modes of making doctors1 and about certain spirits4 ,these remarks are given1 as nearly as possible1 in the form of the original ,wintu narrative4 ,i have added1 besides1 the songs of four great existences1 or gods4 ,every individual existence in ,indian mythology has its own song4 ,this song refers to what is most notable in the actions or character of that existence4 ,the given song is sung by a doctor immediately after its spirit of that existence has entered him4 ,kol ,tibichi's yapaitu 7yapaitu is another name for one of the first people71 the rainbow1 would not leave him till he used a woman's red apron as a headband1 because the rainbow is connected with the catamenial periods of ,sanihas 7daylight74 ,the yapaitu dokos 7yapaitu missile71 mentioned further on1 is a projection of the spirit itself of the yapaitu4 ,sometimes it flees from the patient2 the duty of the doctor1 in such a case1 is to find the dokos4 ,if he does not1 it may return to the sick man after the doctor has gone2 and in that case the last condition of the patient is worse than the first4 ,generally1 however1 it waits to be cast out4 ,,the ,,making ,,of ,,doctors ,,among ,,the ,,wintus ,the chief assists always in this ceremony1 because a doctor can be made only in a sweat-house4 ,two chiefs may consult together and agree with old doctors in this matter1 or one chief may do so if it suits him4 ,if doctors begin1 they must consult the chief1 because he owns the sweat-house4 ,the doctors and the chief or chiefs agree upon the time1 and then give out the news that on a certain night they are going to create doctors4 ,young persons who wish to be doctors go to the sweat-house2 most of the old people stay at home4 ,the men heat the sweat-house1 shut it up closely1 and sit down4 ,sweat pours from them like rain4 ,when they have sweated sufficiently1 all go to the river and swim4 ,after that the people1 men and women1 go into the sweat-house4 ,one doctor or two will begin to sing4 ,young unmarried men or women who are candidates present themselves4 ,the doctors suck out of these all that is bad in them1 all that is impure1 unclean4 ,they suck the forehead1 breast1 back1 arms4 ,at times they suck out blood2 at times something sharp like a fine bone comes out4 ,they suck out everything that is evil4 ,when they have finished sucking1 the doctor sings again1 and puts a yellowhammer's feather into each ear of the candidate4 ,the feather may go in out of sight1 or the doctor puts it on the person's head1 and the feather may sink through his skull4 ,now the people dance1 and especially the candidates for the dignity of doctor4 ,the chief goes out1 stands on the housetop1 and calls to all the yapaitu in the rocks1 in the water1 in ,olelpanti1 in the trees1 in bathing springs1 to come4 ,we are going to make doctors1 says the chief2 you must come and help my people4 ,after this the chief goes in1 and they close every hole1 every chink in the sweat-house2 close them all safely4 ,there is no fire1 no light1 inside4 ,when they have begun to talk in the sweat-house1 one doctor calls to all the spirits of yapaitu in the east1 west1 north1 south to come4 ,pretty soon a spirit may be heard on the housetop2 spirits make a whistling noise when they come4 ,that moment a man or woman falls down1 and all know that the spirit has gone into that person's head4 ,now the doctor calls1 ,one more2 one more6 ,in a moment another whistling may be heard as the spirit touches the housetop and goes in4 ,another man or woman falls2 the spirit has entered that one4 ,the persons into whom spirits have entered know nothing4 ,they become as if crazy1 as if they had lost their wits4 ,they try to go to the housetop4 ,some try to climb the central pole2 some want to leave the sweat-house2 they know nothing for half an hour perhaps4 ,one doctor keeps on calling spirits1 and they come one at a time4 ,many doctors may be made in one night1 or a few1 or none4 ,there are always many people in the sweat-house to whom spirits will not come4 ,the spirits never go into people unless they like them4 ,the spirit looks straight through a man and knows him immediately4 ,the people dance all night4 ,there is no light in the sweat-house2 the place is very hot1 though there is no fire there4 ,next day those to whom spirits have come tell the doctors and chief what spirits are with them4 ,if not1 the chief may give them food offensive to the spirits1 and the spirits would kill them if they ate4 ,some spirits may stay two or three days with a person1 who would then sit inside all the time4 ,the old doctors have to ask this spirit what it wishes1 and make it go away for a time1 so that the person possessed may eat something4 ,each spirit has its own kind of food4 ,if we give a man something that the spirit has never eaten1 it will kill him right away if he eats4 ,the old doctors ask his spirit what it wants1 and it tells4 ,the salmon spirit1 for instance1 likes leaves or water2 a sucker of the mountains would eat mountain pine nuts1 but a valley sucker needs nuts off the digger pine4 ,if strange food is placed before a spirit1 it is afraid2 and if the man possessed eats this food1 the spirit will kill him4 ,some spirits don't like buckskin1 and the man to whom they have come must not wear it4 ,the bad spirits are numerous2 the sucker is one of these1 and so is ,kele 7the mountain wolf74 ,this wolf is dangerous2 it may hurt you in this way3 you may think that you see a good-looking man or woman on the mountain or in the woods4 ,if you go toward this person or this person comes toward you1 comes near you1 speaks to you1 and you agree with it1 the next thing you know this strange man or woman turns into a wolf1 runs away1 and your mind is gone2 the wolf has taken it4 ,the sucker does the same1 but disappears before your eyes or turns into something ugly4 ,there are three causes of sickness4 ,the first is when a good yapaitu spirit is angry with a man and strikes him with his spirit point2 second1 when a bad spirit puts his missile in a man and makes him sick 7the spirit in this case does it at his own instance72 third1 when an evil spirit sends his missile into a man at the request or prayer of a doctor4 ,when the dokos or missile that has been sent into a man is drawn out by the spirit which assists the curing doctor1 the doctor forces the dokos to tell what yapaitu sent it1 and at the prayer of what doctor4 ,but the dokos does not tell the truth in every case1 and sometimes accuses the wrong person4 ,it is very difficult1 therefore1 to know surely what doctor is guilty of making a man sick4 ,a doctor1 if the spirit is in him when he comes to see a sick man1 is able to look right through the body of the patient and see where the dokos lies4 ,sometimes he is not able to draw it out2 he can see where the dokos is1 that is all2 but if his spirit were stronger than the one who put it there1 he could draw it out and cure the patient4 ,there is danger1 however1 in drawing out a very powerful dokos by sucking1 for when it is coming out of the sick man's body it may be sent down through the mouth of the doctor into his body by the spirit who owns it1 and the doctor is killed in this way4 ,a doctor may have twenty or thirty spirits1 but he rarely calls on more than two or three1 and it is seldom that any great number are fitted to work together in a given case4 ,the office of doctor is very dangerous1 especially if the doctor is powerful4 ,if he has many spirits to help him1 each has to be pleased in its own special way2 each has its own food1 prefers certain kinds1 and dislikes others4 ,the doctor must not eat food hateful to his spirits3 if he does1 he is liable to be killed4 ,a man who has twenty or thirty spirits is greatly limited1 therefore1 in his manner of living4 ,some spirits do not like venison1 others do not eat fish2 the doctor who commands these spirits must eat neither venison nor fish1 and so with other kinds of food in the case of other spirits4 ,the man who seeks to be a doctor cannot choose his spirits2 they come to him2 he cannot refuse to receive them1 and must live in a way to please them4 ,every dokos can be extracted from a sick man's body by the aid of a spirit stronger than the one who put it in4 ,among other spirits1 doctors have the spirit of the sun1 the spirits of stars and the clouds to help them4 ,these are good spirits4 ,sedit's spirit cannot help doctors much4 ,they call it sometimes1 but it doesn't do much2 it has not the power4 ,suku 7dog7 is very powerful and bad4 ,if ,suku wants to kill a man1 he does it quickly4 ,a doctor who has the ,suku spirit in his service is great4 ,if a man has been made sick by ,suku1 he will vomit blood1 or bleed from his nostrils all the time4 ,the ,suku spirit is a good one to send to kill people4 ,chir 7the sucker fish7 is an evil spirit too4 ,when ,chir wants to kill a man1 it makes him giddy and crazy right away4 ,he becomes senseless and dies1 unless some doctor cures him1 and generally doctors can do nothing against ,chir4 ,the ,chir sickness is the worst that spirits bring4 ,it is called chiruntowi1 sickness from the sucker4 ,the man who has it dies2 he cannot tell where he is troubled2 he grows dizzy and senseless4 ,no one can cure him unless by great luck4 ,something tried by some doctor may save him--just by chance1 just because it happens so4 ,kele is also an evil spirit4 ,he has a song1 the same which his two daughters sang on the mountain top 7see the tale ,kele and ,sedit71 and which ,sedit heard far away in the west4 ,this is a poison song1 and draws people after it4 ,kele is here now1 suppose1 in ,cottonwood or in ,tehama1 and sees a man up at ,yreka4 ,kele sings1 and the song goes as straight as a string to the man4 ,it draws him and draws him2 he is drawn as water is when people pump it4 ,the man must follow the song2 he has got to do so1 he cannot help himself1 he is sick2 his sickness is called lubeluntowi 7sickness from lubelis74 ,the man will keep going and going and going2 he will not know what makes him go4 ,suppose ,i am listening to ,kele's song4 ,i go1 and it is the song that draws me4 ,i hear it2 but nobody else does4 ,the spirits of the ,kele girls drew ,sedit to them2 he couldn't help himself1 he couldn't stop2 he had to go1 and he never went home again2 he had to stay up at ,kele's4 ,the spirits of ,chir and ,kele always make people crazy4 ,many ,wintu women lose their minds1 and are killed by ,kele's sons4 ,many ,wintu men have been lost through ,kele's daughters4 ,suppose ,i am out here in the wood1 ,i see a woman coming1 a nice woman4 ,she stops and talks2 ,i talk to her4 ,if ,i have sense in me1 ,i look at her toes to see if she is one of those ,kele women4 ,if she is1 she has a bunch of hair on the tip of her foot1 and if ,i see it1 ,i say right there1 ,you are a ,kele6 ,at these words she will leave me and run4 ,when ten feet away1 she will turn to a mountain wolf1 and ,i shall see that ,kele running away very fast4 ,suppose some woman is out in the woods4 ,she is thinking of some man that she likes1 and right away she sees the very man she is thinking of4 ,he is coming to meet her4 ,he comes up and asks1 ,where are you going8 ,the woman is glad to see him4 ,she tells4 ,he carries her to the mountain1 and never again will that woman be seen by her friends or by others4 ,it was one of ,kele's sons who took the form of the man she was thinking of1 so as to entice her away and destroy her4 ,if the woman has sense she will look down at the foot of the stranger1 see the tuft of hair1 and say1 ,you are ,kele2 go off4 ,he turns to a wolf on the spot1 and runs away to the mountain4 ,all ,wintus went barefoot in old times1 and this tuft could be seen1 if a person had sense enough left to look for it4 ,as every one wears shoes or moccasins now1 it might not be easy to find it4 ,but to this day the ,keles lead people astray4 ,all the ,wintus know them1 and are afraid4 ,they live on ,wenempuidal1 a high mountain near the left bank of the ,little ,sacramento4 ,dekipuiwakut1 a small creek1 comes down from ,kele's ,mountain and falls into the ,sacramento4 ,white men call it ,hazel ,creek4 ,the ,keles live at the head of this creek4 ,the whole mountain is their sweat-house4 ,they are up there now1 and almost any night you may hear them howling on the mountain when the evil brothers are going home4 ,the following four spirit songs are from my ,wintu collection4 ,two ,i give in the original1 with literal translation2 the other two1 in translation only4 ,the lightning song1 by referring to the connection between lightning and the sucker1 which has one of the most formidable spirits1 enables us to suspect why the sucker is so much feared by ,wintus4 ,in the ,olelbis song1 the great one above is the cloud-compeller1 as in classic mythology4 ,the tanning is described in ,olelbis4 ,in the ,hau song1 the celestial ,hau is described as travelling along the ,milky ,way4 ,this is the ,wintu comment on the text4 ,many readers will agree1 ,i think1 that the ,polar ,star song1 the fourth1 is composed on a scale truly immense4 ,the lightning song sounds wonderfully like an extract from the ,sanscrit1 ,rig ,veda4 ,,songs ,,of ,,spirits #a4 ,walokin tsawi1 ,lightning's ,song4 ,mnom tror wril chirchkum sia ,dne wrem winwar dn bohmum4 ,i bear the sucker-torch to the western tree-ridge4 ,look at me first born 7and7 greatest4 #b4 ,olelben tsawi1 the ,song of ,olelbis4 ,oll bohma ni tsulli khum ska ni4 ,i am great above4 ,i tan the black cloud 7there74 #c4 ,song of ,hau 7red fox74 ,on the stone ridge east ,i go4 ,on the white road ,i1 ,hau1 crouching go4 ,i1 ,hau1 whistle on the road of stars4 #d4 ,song of ,waida ,werris 7the ,polar ,star74 ,the circuit of earth which you see1 ,the scattering of stars in the sky which you see1 ,all that is the place for my hair4#e #e ,hair in ,indian mythology1 as in other mythologies1 is the equivalent of rays of light when connected with the sun and with planet luminaries4 ,,the ,,yanas ,as a preface to the few myths of the ,yanas which have survived1 ,i beg to offer the following words touching this ill-fated people3 ,previous to ,august1 #ahfd1 the ,yanas numbered about three thousand1 as ,i have been informed on the sound authority of reliable white men4 ,taking the names and population of villages given me by surviving ,indians1 ,i should say that this estimate is not too large4 ,during the second half of ,august1 #ahfd1 the ,yanas were massacred1 with the exception of a small remnant4 ,the ,indians of ,california1 and especially those of ,sacramento ,valley1 were among the most harmless of human beings4 ,instead of being dangerous to settlers1 they worked for them in return for fair wages4 ,the ,yanas were distinguished beyond others for readiness to earn money4 ,white men occupied in tilling land knew their value1 and employed them every season in haymaking and harvesting4 ,at the present day the ,wintus1 and the few ,yanas that are left1 go down the valley and labor during the season in hop-fields and vineyards4 ,why were the ,yanas killed8 ,the answer is as follows3 ,certain ,indians lived1 or rather lurked1 around ,mill ,creek1 in wild places somewhat east of ,tehama and north of ,chico4 ,these ,mill ,creek ,indians were fugitives2 outlaws from various tribes1 among others from the ,yanas4 ,to injure the latter1 they went to the ,yana country about the middle of ,august1 #ahfd1 and killed two white women1 ,mrs4 ,allen and ,mrs4 ,jones4 ,four children also were left for dead by them1 but the children recovered4 ,after the murders the ,mill ,creeks returned home unnoticed1 carrying various plundered articles with them4 ,two parties of white men were formed at once to avenge the women and four children4 ,without trying in any way to learn who the guilty were1 they fell upon the ,yanas immediately1 sparing neither sex nor age4 ,they had resolved to exterminate the whole nation4 ,the following few details will show the character of their work3-- ,at ,millville1 twelve miles east of ,redding1 white men seized two ,yana girls and a man4 ,these they shot about fifty yards from the village hotel4 ,at another place they came to the house of a white woman who had a ,yana girl1 seven or eight years of age4 ,they seized this child1 in spite of the woman1 and shot her through the head4 ,we must kill them1 big and little1 said the leader2 nits will be lice4 ,a few miles north of ,millville lived a ,yana girl named ,eliza1 industrious and much liked by those who knew her4 ,she was working for a farmer at the time4 ,the party stopped before this house1 and three of the men entered it4 ,eliza1 come out1 said one of them2 we are going to kill you4 ,she begged for her life4 ,to the spokesman1 who had worked for her employer some time before1 she said3 ,don't kill me2 when you were here ,i cooked for you1 ,i washed for you1 ,i was kind to you2 ,i never asked pay of you2 don't kill me now4 ,her prayers were vain4 ,they took ,eliza1 with her aunt and uncle1 a short distance from the house and shot the three4 ,my informant counted eleven bullets in ,eliza's breast4 ,after this murder the party took a drink and started2 but the leader1 in killing ,eliza1 said1 ,i don't think that little squaw is dead yet4 ,so he turned back and smashed in her skull with his musket4 ,the man who counted the bullet holes in her bosom1 himself a white man1 saw her after the skull was broken4 ,he knew the girl well1 and gave me these details4 ,another party went to a farm on ,little ,cow ,creek where they found three ,yana men threshing hayseed in a barn4 ,the farmer was not at home4 ,they killed the three ,indians1 and went to the house4 ,the three wives of the men killed in the barn were there and began to scream4 ,the farmer's wife hurried out with a quilt1 threw it around the three women1 and stood in front of them1 holding the ends of the quilt4 ,if you kill them you will kill me1 said she1 facing the party4 ,the woman was undaunted1 and1 as it happened1 was big with child4 ,to kill1 or attempt to kill1 under those conditions1 would be a deed too ghastly for even such heroes2 so they went away1 swearing that they would kill the squaws later4 ,these three ,indian women were saved and taken beyond the reach of danger by two white men4 ,and so the avengers of ,mrs4 ,allen and ,mrs4 ,jones continued4 ,at one place they killed an ,indian woman and her infant1 at another three women4 ,in the town of ,cottonwood they killed twenty ,yanas of both sexes4 ,the most terrible slaughter in any place was near the head of ,oak ,run1 where three hundred ,yanas had met at a religious dance4 ,these were attacked in force1 and not a soul escaped4 ,the slaughter went on day after day till the entire land of the ,yanas was cleared4 ,the few who escaped were those who happened to be away from home1 outside their country1 and about twelve who were saved by ,mr4 ,oliver and ,mr4 ,disselhorst1 both of ,redding4 ,the whole number of surviving ,yanas of pure and mixed blood was not far from fifty4 ,some time after the bloody work was done it was discovered that the ,mill ,creek outlaws had killed ,mrs4 ,allen and ,mrs4 ,jones1 and that the ,yanas were innocent4 ,the ,mill ,creeks were left unpunished4 ,my inquiries as to how civilized men could commit such atrocities found the following answers3-- ,in #ahfd there was a large floating and mining population in ,northern ,california1 which had no use for ,indians1 and was ready to kill them on slight provocation4 ,in distinction to these people was a small number of settlers who lived among the ,yanas in friendship1 and hired them to work on land4 ,the killing was done by men who did not know the ,yanas4 ,those settlers who did know the ,yanas were overawed1 and were unable to save them1 except secretly1 as in the case of the two men who rescued the three women on ,little ,cow ,creek by conveying them beyond danger4 ,oliver and ,disselhorst1 who saved twelve1 were at the edge of ,redding1 where support was possible4 ,at first the rage of the killing parties was boundless2 they swore that white women would not be murdered again in that country1 and that not an ,indian should be left alive in it4 ,an intense feeling of indignation at the murder1 coupled with an unspeakable contempt for ,indians1 was the motive in the breasts of most of the white men4 ,had they looked on the ,yanas with ordinary feelings of justice1 they would have tried to find the guilty instead of slaughtering a whole nation4 ,there was another element among the slayers of the ,indians1--a vile one1 an element which strives to attach itself to every movement1 good or bad in all places--a plundering element4 ,that year the ,yanas had worked a good deal1 and it was not uncommon for single persons of them to have from #dj to #fj4 ,one informant told me that a man showed a friend of his #djj which he had taken from murdered ,indians4 ,money and everything of value that the ,yanas had was snatched up by these robbers4 ,nearly all the men who killed the ,yanas have gone out of the country or are dead4 ,a few are in ,northern ,california yet1 and the children of some of the dead ones are living there now4 ,though one's indignation at the deeds of #ahfd be great1 there is no use in mentioning names at this hour4 ,all that is left is to do for the poor remnant of an interesting people that which we have done for ,indians in other parts3 give them land properly surveyed and the means to begin life on it4 ,,the ,,winning ,,of ,,halai ,,auna ,the ,yanas were fond of astronomical myths1 or myths of the upper world4 ,the morning star and the moon appear in them frequently4 ,the great sweat-house of the sun is the dome of heaven4 ,the name of the mysterious and mighty old uncle1 ,igupa ,topa1 seems to me to be derived from ,iguna1 chief sweat-house1 and ,tuina or ,toina1 the sun4 ,tuina is the prevailing pronunciation1 but ,toina is used also4 ,igupa is the regular form of son of ,iguna1 as is ,topa of ,toina4 ,he is a person whose strength is well known to the sun1 who has evidently a clear perception of how dangerous a person he is4 ,the shooting of ,wakara into the sky is a curious variant of the tree-bending by ,tulchuherris and ,sas in the ,wintu myth4 ,,the ,,hakas ,,and ,,the ,,tennas ,this myth describes a deadly feud between the people who were turned into flint1 that is1 fire1 presumably lightning1 and the grizzlies or cloud people4 ,after ,i had prevailed on him to give me the story1 the narrator told it with unfeigned delight4 ,his sympathy with the old woman ,tsuwalkai was great1 and his enthusiasm for ,tsawandi ,kamshupa1 who rose from the spittle of ,tsawandi ,kamshu1 evident and striking4 ,the origin of ,ilhataina in this myth and in the following called ,ilhataina1 which is the usual name for lightning1 strengthens my view that the ,wintu ,tulchuherris1 a name which is merely an epithet1 meaning dug up1 is the same person as ,ilhataina of the ,yanas4 ,the regular acknowledged lightning of the ,wintus is called ,walokit1 who is a child of ,wima ,loimis1 grizzly bear maiden1 and the sun4 ,,ilhataina ,in this myth lightning is dug up1 as in the preceding one4 ,electricity is one of the earth's children4 ,the putting on of ,gowila's skin by ,ilhataina is one of the curious acts frequent in ,indian mythology4 ,in the ,aztec worship of ,mexico1 in ,montezuma's time1 the sacrificing priest put on the skin of the victim as far as the waist4 ,the wish of ,ilhataina to get the old rabbit-skin robe is worthy of attention4 ,,hitchinna ,among the ,iroquois the cyclone was represented as a great head1 the name of which in ,seneca is ,dagwa ,noenyent4 ,this head would pass through a forest and tear up the greatest trees by the roots4 ,the method used by the deceitful ,metsi to rid the world of ,hitchinna might remind one of the way of cooking oysters at the waterside in ,virginia near the places where they are taken4 ,,tirukala ,i have referred to ,tirukala in the ,wintu myth ,hawt4 ,the battle described in this myth and the child which rises from the spittle of ,burnt ,face and reaches maturity in one day1 are very striking4 ,tirukala gives the active1 the working side of water as a personage1 the widener of valleys1 the pusher apart of mountains1 the maker of all streams and rivers4 ,tirukala works without ceasing1 he sings as he labors1 and never eats food of any kind4 ,hawt 7in the ,wintu myth7 gives the artistic1 the poetic side of the same person1 whose voice is that of ,niagara and the raging ocean at its loudest1 that of the tiniest rivulet or of the raindrop at its gentlest4 ,,sukonia',s ,,wives ,,and ,,the ,,ichpul ,,sisters ,it is noteworthy that in ,indian myths whenever two sisters are sent somewhere1 as in the present case1 and warned by father or mother against some deceiver who is likely to meet them on the way1 the elder sister is generally ready to become a victim1 the younger is the wise and obedient one1 as in this myth4 ,we have again a case of putting on the skin of a slain person to become like him or her4 ,the test of bringing water was perfect1 since no one who was not of the household could know where it was4 ,,the ,,finding ,,of ,,fire ,in this1 as in all ,indian myths of the bringing of fire1 it is procured by stealing4 ,the pursuit in all cases is most strenuous4 ,in one myth relays are posted along the road at short intervals2 these deliver the fire to one another in great haste4 ,at last the pursuers are very near1 when the fire is given to him who afterward becomes the turtle2 he places the treasure in his mouth and rolls into a deep river1 where he hides till the baffled masters of fire turn homeward sorrowing4 ,,haka ,,kaina ,here we find another myth of a flint people4 ,in the ,hakas and ,tennas we have a struggle between the lightning and the clouds4 ,in ,haka ,kaina the myth represents the advance of spring to colder regions4 ,the swan-maidens go north with the early lightning of the year4 ,hence ,haka ,kaina1 the war chief of ,wahkalu1 the great residence of ,jupka1 is represented as stealing them4 ,in another myth1 of which1 unfortunately1 ,i have only a fragment1 these same swan-maidens are borne away north by ,haka ,kaina with great pomp and circumstance4 ,the chief is attended by an immense escort1 in which all the personages are phenomena of springtime4 ,his regular force1 his trusty warriors do not migrate2 they stay all the year at ,wahkalu1 unless when absent on some expedition4 ,the most characteristic person in the escort is a species of poplar-tree1 the leaves of which tremble like those of an aspen4 ,this hero dances all the time from his point of starting in the south till he reaches ,mount ,shasta4 ,this gives a fine picture of that kind of tree putting forth leaves which quiver with gladness at the approach of the swan-maidens4 ,the marshalling by ,haka ,kaina of forces so numerous that they surround the immense base of ,mount ,shasta1 the enormous dust which they raise1 dust which goes up to the sun1 their death by fire at the hands of the ,mini ,aunas1 their resurrection and return home with the swan-maidens and all the spoils of ,hwipajusi's people1 are conceived on a scale truly grand4 ,,titindi ,,maupa ,,and ,,paiowa ,,the ,,youngest ,,daughter ,,of ,,wakara ,paiowa is the evening star4 ,wakara's most interesting daughters are always ,halaia1 or ,halai ,auna1 and ,paiowa4 ,the first is the morning1 the second the evening star4 ,halaia's sister1 ,pahnino1 in this myth became afterward a shell1 or rather a creature which lives in a shell1 as did also her mother4 ,i do not know which kind of shell ,pahnino is2 it has bright colors4 ,the increase and decrease of food1 the magic power of weapons1 the jealousy and hostility of the husbands of other sisters1 are usual in ,yana myths of this kind4 ,,the ,,two ,,sisters ,,haka ,,lasi ,,and ,,tsore ,,jowa ,love of this sort1 of a sister for a brother1 is found in ,european lore occasionally1 and is1 of course1 a survival from a very remote past4 ,in this myth it is the love of one of the first people1 a female1 afterward turned into a loon1 for her brother1 who was afterward turned into a wildcat4 ,bringing to life is one of the most familiar performances in ,american mythology as well as in ,keltic4 ,in ,yana it is done by kicking or turning over a corpse with the foot2 by boiling in water1 sometimes one hair1 sometimes the heart2 or by striking the corpse with a twig of the red rose-bush4 ,in ,keltic it is most frequently done by the stroke of a ,druidic or magic switch1 which resembles the ,yana method with the rose twig4 ,the red rose has significance1 no doubt4 ,in ,keltic we are not told the kind of wood from which the ,druidic switch was taken4 ,in ,seneca myths raising from the dead was very impressive4 ,sometimes the dry1 fleshless bones of hundreds and hundreds of the first people were found lying in a heap or close together4 ,the hero1 another of the first people1 pushes a hickory-tree as if to throw it on them1 crying at the same time1 ,rise up6 or the tree will fall on you4 ,that moment all the dry bones sprang up1 took on flesh1 and assumed their old forms immediately4 ,indian humor creeps out sometimes by giving us two lame people of the uprisen company4 ,in the hurry and rush1 while the dry bones are arranging themselves1 two legs get astray2 two personages have each one leg which is his own and one which belongs to his neighbor4 ,,juiwaiyu ,this myth has many and very valuable elements1--the importance of dreams1 the stopping or slackening the course of the sun1 the music of ,juiwaiyu as he moves1 the choice of the right road1 the storm of vermin1 ,jupka as monitor and helper1 the summons to send ,damhauja's daughters to meet him1 the inexhaustible venison no larger than a walnut1 ,juiwaiyu's marvellous music on the mountain1 the bringing home of countless deer in the body of a fawn1 the race with ,damhauja's sons-in-law1 the meeting with the poison spider1 the rattlesnake and the grizzly bear1 the storm1 the drowning of ,damhauja and his resurrection1--make this one of the richest of ,yana tales4 ,playing with two bones was very much like playing ball4 ,near both ends of the field barriers were set up1 and each side had to put the bones past the barrier toward which they faced4 ,the starting-point was in the middle of the field1 at an equal distance from both barriers4 ,at the opening of the game all the players gathered at this middle point2 the bones were thrown up1 and all struggled for them4 ,whoever caught the bones on his stick either hurled them toward the barrier beyond which he wished to put them1 or he ran toward it1 bearing them on the point of his stick4 ,if there were swifter runners than he1 they took the bones from him1 or if he hurled them ahead1 they ran and threw them or carried them toward one barrier or another4 ,the bones were fastened together by a string some inches long4 ,in ,yana tales1 ,damhauja1 the moon during the last quarter1 plays or rather played1 a great part4 ,i say played1 since1 unfortunately1 we have but a fragment of ,yana lore left after the events of #ahfd4 ,damhauja's sons-in-law on the west side of the river1 in this tale1 were various ,mapchemaina people1--that is1 beings who somewhat later became beasts1 birds1 plants1 rocks1 and insects on earth4 ,all the stars were his children4 ,his daughters1 stars1 were married to ,mapchemaina people1 except the two of whom ,juiwaiyu had dreamed4 ,his sons1 stars also1 lived near him1 and were at enmity with his sons-in-law4 ,,the ,,flight ,,of ,,tsanunewa ,,and ,,defeat ,,of ,,hehku ,it is not so easy to decide who ,hehku is4 ,her most usual1 if not her regular and normal1 form is that of a horned serpent2 but she changes herself into various forms4 ,when angry1 or rather when raging1 she becomes a ,putokya1--that is1 a skull person1 like ,hitchinna4 ,these ,putokyas seem to be the cyclone or tremendous wind which moves in a narrow path and makes a clean sweep of everything4 ,the gambling scene in ,jupka's sweat-house is good4 ,hehku has easy work till she meets the master1 who to his incomparable power adds deceit4 ,the game1 connected here with ,jupka's sweat-house1 is played by two persons sitting opposite each other4 ,one of these holds a small ,jupaiauna bone or stick in one of his closed hands1 and the other guesses which hand it is in4 ,the process of playing is as follows3-- ,each person has ten little sticks or counters at the opening of the game4 ,one holds the ,jupaiauna1 and begins action by placing his hands behind his back and deciding in which hand to hold the bone for that time2 next1 he closes his hands firmly1 and brings them out before his breast4 ,he holds them back downward1 the little finger of each hand touching that of the other4 ,the person sitting opposite guesses where the bone is2 the other opens both hands then1 and shows his palms4 ,if this bone is in the hand indicated by the guesser1 he wins2 if not1 he loses4 ,a game is finished when one side holds the twenty counters2 that is1 when one side has won the ten little sticks given to the other at the opening of the game4 ,as ,hehku sat with her back to the west1 her right hand was south and her left north4 ,when her opponent guessed south1 if the bone was in her right hand she sang it into her left 7the north71--literally1 enchanted it north4 ,if the bone was in her left hand1 she let it stay there1 and thus she won in every case4 ,jupka1 by limiting the game to one guess1 and by his quibble of words1 proved himself a keener trickster than ,hehku1 whose predicament is described fairly well by the ,russian saying1 ,kos nashl na kmen1 the scythe met a stone2 or the biter bitten1 as we might say4 ,,the ,,first ,,battle ,,in ,,the ,,world ,,and ,,the ,,making ,,of ,,the ,,yanas ,the beginning of this myth is somewhat similar to that of ,olelbis4 ,a messenger is sent to invite the ,master of ,flint to come and show the ,mapchemaina1 or first people1 how to kill deer4 ,kaltsauna1 the owner of flint1 is like ,katkatchila of the ,wintus2 he is transformed later into a lizard4 ,in character he is different1 being old and testy though liberal1 while ,katkatchila is affable1 but wonderfully tenacious of his weapon1 and prizing it so highly that when the flint is stolen he does not hesitate to set the whole world on fire4 ,kaltsauna put the various kinds of flint in places where they are found to this day1 and taught the first people how to make arrow points4 ,these hunts of the first people or gods are1 for the ,yanas1 the great prototypes of hunting4 ,to this day all sorts of game are under the control of certain spirits of the first people1 whose favor is essential to success in hunting4 ,the story of ,howichinaipa's change into a little bird gives a good case of forced metamorphosis1 and also a good picture of the stern spirit of ,indian vengeance inherited from the first people4 ,vengeance is a sacred duty which they were not free to neglect under any consideration4 ,vengeance is mine1 saith the ,lord1 and ,i will have it4 ,machperkami1 the tiny dog in the hair of ,tuina 7the sun71 is an exact substitute for ,winishuyat of the ,wintus4 ,the descent of ,tuina to the lower side of the earth1 his night journey from west to east on the road made by ,jupka1 is described with clear and precise brevity4 ,there is no doubt as to the nature of the water grizzlies who rise out of the ocean and go to the mountains at the approach of ,tuina4 ,the account of the creation of the ,yanas is as concise as possible1 and at the same time complete4 ,,wintu ,,places ,,mentioned ,,in ,,the ,,myths ,bohema ,mm ,great water1 ,sacramento ,river4 ,bohm ,bli ,great mountain1 ,bald ,mountain4 ,bohm ,puyuk ,great peak1 ,mount ,shasta4 ,bohm ,thil ,great ,tehil4 ,blibok ,puyuk ,bulibok peak4 ,bli ,puiwkat ,eastern mountain slope4 ,doks ,hle ,priton4 ,dau ,paki ,oll ,upper side of the dam1 above the dam4 litsarauton ,root flat4 l ,hakam ,in the elbow4 ,halat ,pom ,grapevine land4 ,han ,bli ,fox mountain4 ,hn ,pom ,owl land1 now ,slate ,creek4 ,hlhl ,puihlut ,ton ,acorn eastern sweat-house place4 ,kahi ,bli ,wind mountain4 ,kaisansi ,haraston ,the road place of ,kaisus4 ,kawikn ,down in ,kawi4 ,kri ,bli ,acorn mountain4 ,kltcpn ,kenharas ,arrow straightener's down-road4 ,knwns ,pom ,looking down land4 ,lasan ,holk ,spider's house 7or den74 ,lors ,pom ,sandstone land4 ,miol ,tapa ,tree on the island4 ,mmnom ,kalai ,southern water divide4 ,nomkn ,kobalus ,waimmton ,northern shell water place4 ,nomlopi ,southern ,lopi4 ,nophlut ,deer's sweat-house4 ,nrken ,mm ,water down south1 now ,little ,sacramento4 ,nrpat ,kodiheril ,kodi village stand southward4 ,nrpuikn ,down southeast4 ,nrwan ,bli ,norwan mountain4 ,nrwanbulihlut ,norwan mountain sweat-house4 ,nrwnte ,seen in the south4 ,olphlchton ,blowing upward1 i4 e4 wishing place4 ,pant ,tsarau ,upper sand flat1 now ,fall ,river4 ,pas ,puisono ,nose 7promontory7 sticking out eastward1 now ,redding4 ,pnl ,knt4 ,pokaitn ,mm ,woman's talk water4 ,pom ,wai ,hudi ,pom ,land in the north1 rumbling land4 ,puidal ,pom ,land far east4 ,puidal ,wnnm ,winnem far east4 ,pui ,mm ,eastern water1 now ,pit ,river4 ,puitil ,ton ,in the eastern side 7region7 place4 ,pui ,torr ,eastern ridge4 ,saskwl ,sas's dwelling4 ,sonmyai ,at the stones4 ,sawal ,pom ,the bathing-place land4 ,sudi ,sawal ,the ,sudi bathing-place4 ,taym ,norl ,waiting in the south1 now ,trinity ,centre4 ,tcanahl ,puyuk ,white peak4 ,td ,puyuk ,red peak4 ,thi ,bli ,tehi mountain4 ,tidk ,waisono ,ant northern nose 7nose-promontory74 ,triham ,pui ,torr ,eastern crane place4 ,tkston ,rock ridge place4 ,tsarau ,hril ,sandflat village1 now ,stillwater4 ,tsk ,tpji ,white oak whirling-place4 ,waikn ,pom ,pui ,humk ,pom ,the land down north1 the eastern silent land4 ,waihola ,puyuk ,northern pipe place4 ,waikdi ,pom ,northern ,kidi land4 ,wni ,mm ,middle water1 now ,mac,cloud ,river4 ,,yana ,,places ,,mentioned ,,in ,,the ,,myths ,chupskoto ,red rocks4 ,daha ,great water1 ,sacramento ,river4 ,hakachmatu ,blue and white flint place1 ,polecat ,spring4 ,hakamatu ,flint place1 ,buzzard's ,roost4 ,hwitalmauna ,whistling-place1 ,little ,flat4 ,iw'ljami ,montgomery creek4 ,jamahdi4 ,jidj'lpa ,cedar creek4 ,jig'lmatu ,round place1 ,round ,mountain4 ,juka ,mapti4 ,kamshumatu ,clover place4 ,k'tmatu ,poison place4 ,kurulsa ,mauna4 ,motiri ,mauna4 ,oimatu ,a hollow mountain northeast of ,round ,mountain4 ,pawi ,clover creek4 ,pulshu ,aina4 ,wahkal ,mount ,shasta4 ,wahkanopa ,lassen's ,butte4 ,wajami4 ,wakaruwa ,wakara's 7moon's7 dwelling4 ,wamarawi ,a round mountain at ,ball ,creek4 ,wewauna ,round place4 ,,value ,,of ,,letters ,,in ,,the ,,list ,,of ,,places ,,and ,,in ,,the ,,names ,,of ,,persons ,,throughout ,,the ,,volume ,a long a in hate ,a short o not ,ai i bite ,au ow now ,e long ai bait ,e short e bet ,i long ee beet ,i short i bit ,o long o note ,o short o not ,u long oo boot ,u short u bull ,j our ,j ,h ,german ch ,all other consonants have the same value as ours4 ,all short vowels are marked with 2 the long are unmarked4 ,when the ,indian meaning of names is known1 ,i have given it before the present name of the place given by white men4 ,when the name given by white men stands alone1 it indicates that the ,indian meaning is uncertain or unknown4 ,names accented on the penult have no accents printed on them2 all others have printed accents4 ,,myths ,,and ,,folk-,,lore ,,of ,,ireland4 ,,by ,,jeremiah ,,curtin4 ,with ,etched ,frontispiece4 ,crown #hvo4 ,cloth1 gilt top1 #b4jj4 ,the myth tales included in this volume were collected personally by the author1 during #ahhg1 in the west of ,ireland1--in ,kerry1 ,galway1 and ,donegal1--and taken down from the mouths of men who1 with one or two exceptions1 spoke only ,gaelic1 or but little ,english and that imperfectly4 ,to this is due the fact that the stories are so well preserved1 and not blurred and rendered indistinct1 as is the case in places where the ancient ,gaelic language1 in which they were originally told1 has perished4 ,,contents4 ,introduction4 ,the ,son of the ,king of ,erin and the ,giant of ,loch ,lin4 ,the ,three ,daughters of ,king ,o',hara4 ,the ,weaver's ,son and the ,giant of the ,white ,hill4 ,fair1 ,brown1 and ,trembling4 ,the ,king of ,erin and the ,queen of the ,lonesome ,island4 ,the ,shee an ,gannon and the ,gruagach ,gaire4 ,the ,three ,daughters of the ,king of the ,east and the ,son of a ,king in ,erin4 ,the ,fisherman's ,son and the ,gruagach4 ,the ,thirteenth ,son of the ,king of ,erin4 ,kil ,arthur4 ,shaking-,head4 ,birth of ,fin ,mac,cumhail4 ,fin ,mac,cumhail and the ,fenians of ,erin in the ,castle of ,fear ,dubh4 ,fin ,mac,cumhail and the ,knight of the ,full ,axe4 ,gilla na ,grakin and ,fin ,mac,cumhail4 ,fin ,mac,cumhail1 the ,seven ,brothers1 and the ,king of ,france4 ,black1 ,brown1 and ,gray4 ,fin ,mac,cumhail4 ,cuclin4 ,oisin in ,tir na n-og4 ,decoration ,,notices4 ,mr4 ,curtin is the first to give to the public a volume of ,irish popular tales which may justly be ranked with the best recent collections of popular tales in ,germany1 ,france1 and ,italy4444 ,a delightful book alike for the scholar and general reader4--,the ,nation4 ,i have now read the whole of your ,irish ,myths1 with perhaps one exception1 and ,i compliment you most heartily upon the book4 ,it is wonderfully fresh and suggestive1 and in the mere capacity of a lot of fairy stories it ought to have a big circulation4 ,fin ,mac,cool and the ,fenians of ,erin were great fellows anyway4--,charles ,a4 ,dana4 ,a contribution to the literature of the subject which is of the very first importance4444 ,the stories are wonderfully fresh and distinct1 and they are pervaded with a most rare and delicious humor4--,the ,beacon4 ,a more thoroughly delightful book has not come to hand for many a long day4 ,its tales have1 in the first place1 the genuine ring of original myths1 the true ring of folk-lore1 that indescribable navet which is as charming as it is inimitable4--,boston ,courier4 ,no more interesting or more valuable contribution to the literature of this subject has ever been made4444 ,the tales in this book are very charming4 ,they cover a wide range1 and to adults as well as to children of tender years they are simply fascinating4--,quebec ,chronicle4 ,the work of the collector is not only performed faithfully1 but with such intelligence that the stories have a value in literature worthy of being added to the ,norse sagas and other tales of wild adventure and myths4--,boston ,journal4 ,,hero-,,tales ,,of ,,ireland4 ,,by ,,jeremiah ,,curtin4 ,crown #hvo4 ,cloth1 gilt top1 #b4jj4 ,the tales included in this volume1 though told in modern speech1 relate to heroes and adventures of an ancient time1 and contain elements peculiar to early ages of story-telling4 ,the chief actors in most of them are represented as men2 but we may be quite sure that these men are substitutes for heroes who were not considered human when the stories were told to ,keltic audiences originally4--,introduction4 ,,contents4 ,elin ,gow1 the ,swordsmith from ,erin1 and the ,cow ,glas ,gainach4 ,mor's ,sons and the ,herder from ,under the ,sea4 ,saudan ,og and the ,daughter of the ,king of ,spain2 ,young ,conal and the ,yellow ,king's ,daughter4 ,the ,black ,thief and ,king ,conal's ,three ,horses4 ,the ,king's ,son from ,erin1 the ,sprisawn1 and the ,dark ,king4 ,the ,amadan ,mor and the ,gruagach of the ,castle of ,gold4 ,the ,king's ,son and the ,white-,bearded ,scolog4 ,dyeermud ,ulta and the ,king in ,south ,erin4 ,cud1 ,cad1 and ,micad1 ,three ,sons of the ,king of ,urhu4 ,cabal1 ,son of ,king ,conor1 in ,erin1 and ,bloom of ,youth1 ,daughter of the ,king of ,hathony4 ,coldfeet and the ,queen of ,lonesome ,island4 ,lawn ,dyarrig1 ,son of the ,king of ,erin and the ,knight of ,terrible ,valley4 ,balor on ,tory ,island4 ,balor of the ,evil ,eye4 ,art1 the ,king's ,son1 and ,balor ,beimenach1 ,two ,sons-in-law of ,king ,under the ,wave4 ,shawn ,mac,breogan and the ,king of the ,white ,nation4 ,the ,cotter's ,son and the ,half ,slim ,champion4 ,blaiman1 ,son of ,apple1 in the ,kingdom of the ,white ,strand4 ,fin ,mac,cool and the ,daughter of the ,king of the ,white ,nation4 ,fin ,mac,cool1 the ,three ,giants1 and the ,small ,men4 ,fin ,mac,cool1 ,ceadach ,og1 and the ,fish-,hag4 ,fin ,mac,cool1 ,faolan1 and the ,mountain of ,happiness4 ,fin ,mac,cool1 the ,hard ,gilla1 and the ,high ,king4 ,the ,battle of ,ventry4 ,decoration ,,opinions4 ,these are thrilling hero-tales4 ,no extract can do the stories justice4 ,any one taking up the volume will not be likely to lay it down without reading it4--,the ,cincinnati ,commercial ,gazette4 ,mr4 ,jeremiah ,curtin1 whose translation of the novels of the great ,polish novelist1 ,sienkiewicz1 introduced him to ,english readers1 has shown equally admirable skill in rendering into ,english many ancient hero-tales of ,ireland4 ,the stories are marvels of exaggeration1 and have a genuine ,irish flavor4 ,champions1 giants1 fairies1 and witches work their wonders and spells in a fascinating way4--,the ,outlook4 ,the people of this country ought to be grateful to that accomplished ,american scholar1 ,jeremiah ,curtin1 for the translations from varied and quite dissimilar foreign languages which he has added to our literature4 ,his version of the wonderful novels of ,sienkiewicz opens up to us a most interesting department of history1 of which ,english-speaking people have hitherto been profoundly ignorant2 and his latest publication1 ,hero-,tales of ,ireland1 is perhaps quite as valuable1 with the added charm of a wild1 delightful1 primeval ,celtic imagination4--,the ,new ,york ,sun4 ,,myths ,,and ,,folk-,,tales ,,of ,,the ,,russians1 ,,western ,,slavs1 ,,and ,,magyars4 ,,by ,,jeremiah ,,curtin4 ,crown #hvo4 ,cloth1 gilt top1 #b4jj4 ,,contents4 ,,russian ,,myths ,,and ,,folk-,,tales4 ,the ,three ,kingdoms1--the ,copper1 the ,silver1 and the ,golden4 ,ivan ,tsarevich1 the ,fire ,bird1 and the ,gray ,wolf4 ,ivan the ,peasant's ,son and the ,little ,man ,himself ,one ,finger ,tall1 his ,mustache ,seven ,versts in ,length4 ,the ,feather of ,bright ,finist the ,falcon4 ,the ,pig with ,gold ,bristles1 the ,deer with ,golden ,horns1 and the ,golden-,maned ,steed with ,golden ,tail4 ,water of ,youth1 ,water of ,life1 and ,water of ,death4 ,the ,footless and ,blind ,champions4 ,the ,three ,kingdoms4 ,koshchi ,without-,death4 ,vassilissa ,golden ,tress1 ,bareheaded ,beauty4 ,the ,ring with ,twelve ,screws4 ,the ,footless and the ,blind4 ,koshchi ,without-,death4 ,go to the ,verge of ,destruction and bring back ,shmat-,razum4 ,marya ,morevna4 ,yelena the ,wise4 ,the ,seven ,simeons1 ,full ,brothers4 ,the ,enchanted ,princess4 ,vassilissa the ,cunning and the ,tsar of the ,sea4 ,,chekh ,,myths ,,and ,,folk-,,tales4 ,boyislav1 ,youngest of ,twelve4 ,the ,table1 the ,pack1 and the ,bag4 ,the ,king of the ,toads4 ,the ,mouse-,hole and the ,underground ,kingdom4 ,the ,cuirassier and the ,horned ,princess4 ,the ,treacherous ,brethren4 ,,magyar ,,myths ,,and ,,folk-,,tales4 ,the ,poor ,man and the ,king of the ,crows4 ,the ,useless ,wagoner4 ,mirko the ,king's ,son4 ,the ,reed ,maiden4 ,kiss ,miklos and the ,green ,daughter of the ,green ,king4 ,the ,hedgehog1 the ,merchant1 the ,king1 and the ,poor ,man4 ,decoration ,,opinions4 ,a volume as fascinating as any fairy book that was ever published2 and simply for their wealth of imagination and rare simplicity of diction these stories will be widely read4444 ,the volume1 taken for all in all1 is a distinct addition to literature1 a priceless boon to scientific investigation1 and a credit to ,american scholarship4 ,the educated people of this country will do well to buy and read this truly remarkable book4--,the ,beacon4 ,will be welcome to many readers1 not only to students1 but to children1 who find inexhaustible interest in just such folk-tales4--,public ,opinion4 ,at once thoroughly admirable and thoroughly delightful1 444 there is a surprising freshness and individuality of flavor in them4--,boston ,courier4 ,stories of unique character1 full of grotesque and marvellous adventures1 told with a beautiful simplicity of style which speaks well for the faithfulness of the translator's work4--,milwaukee ,sentinel4 ,prof4 ,jeremiah ,curtin gives us a large collection of these tales1 many of which are very interesting1 many beautiful1 and all strikingly curious4--,boston ,advertiser4 ,mr4 ,curtin spares no pains in his researches into the early literature of the chief primitive races of the earth4 ,less than a year has passed since the publication of his admirable work on ,irish ,folk-,lore4 ,the present volume adds his discoveries among three other important nations4--,the ,dial4 ,mythology has not yet come to a science4 ,its tales for the most part continue to be curious bits of literature merely1 highly imaginative and entertaining1 but only slightly1 if at all1 connected with truth and reason so far as we can discover4 ,still there comes to us out of the mythologic sky an occasional ray of meaning which seems to the hopeful a promise that the history of credibility and of fact shall ultimately be extended far backward1 perhaps into the remotest ages of mankind1 through illumination from this source4 ,mr4 ,jeremiah ,curtin has written a most interesting essay bearing upon this idea in an introduction to his new volume1 ,myths and ,folk-,tales of the ,russians1 ,western ,slavs1 and ,magyars 7,boston3 ,little1 ,brown1 ,co474 ,it is an essay notable for its evidence of scholarly insight and investigation1 its curious and surprising information and suggestion1 its perfect lucidity1 and its rare literary charm4--,new ,york ,sun4 ,no one else could have so delightfully rendered in ,english the ,myths and ,folk-,tales of the ,russians1 ,western ,slavs1 and ,magyars4 ,one of the brightest men in ,boston--poet1 novelist1 critic1 and wit all in one--told me that he had read this book through three times already1 and he suspected that it was his doom to read it a good many times more4 ,after all1 is there anything quite so perennially fascinating as folk-lore1 unless it be the old ballads which turn folk-lore into music8444 ,turn to the book itself and read about the ,fire ,bird and the ,gray ,wolf1 and ,the ,ring with ,twelve ,screws and ,the ,king of the ,toads and ,the ,reed ,maiden1 and you will forget as you read the slow procession of mortal years1 and dream yourself into ,elfin ,land1 where1 ,i believe1 they never grow old4 ,and then if you want to come back into active human life again1 read that vigorous and thrilling tale of love and war1 ,with ,fire and ,sword4--,louise ,chandler ,moulton1 in the ,boston ,herald4 ,the literary charm of the translation is high1 and the tone struck in rendering the tales from the ,slav and the ,magyar languages is nave without being silly1 natural without being monotonous4444 ,the collection opens with a varied miscellany of ,russian stories about the metal and animal kingdoms2 enchanted princesses2 pigs with golden bristles2 the waters of youth1 life1 and death2 and the deathless youth4 ,the marvellous imagination of the ,russ peoples plays sportively through these creations1 and exhibits wanton delight in hugeness1 in physical strength and beauty1 in comic situations of its mighty myth-tsars1 and queer adventures for its king's sons and tsarins4444 ,grown-up children1 as well as hunters after folk-lore and superstitions1 will revel in these freaks of fact and fancy1 which ,mr4 ,curtin translates1 and dedicates appropriately to ,prof4 ,f4 ,j4 ,child4--,the ,critic4 ,decoration ,,tales ,,of ,,the ,,fairies ,,and ,,of ,,the ,,ghost-,,world4 ,collected from ,oral ,tradition in ,southwest ,munster4 ,,by ,,jeremiah ,,curtin4 #abmo4 ,cloth1 #a4be4 ,it will attract earnest attention from cultivated readers everywhere who delight in primitive romance expressed in the simple1 unaffected language of the common people4--,boston ,beacon4 ,,little1 ,,brown1 ,,company1 ,publishers1 #bed ,washington ,street1 ,boston1 ,mass4 ,transcriber's ,note ,the name meaning 'black fox' is referred to in different stories as ,ypokus and ,ypokos1 while a plant with red flowers is referred to as both yoso and yso4 ,these are preserved as printed1 as they may indicate linguistic variations between story sources4 ,in the story ',norwanchakus and ,keriha'1 on page #bab ,keriha mentions going beyond the sky in the southwest1 then goes beyond the sky in the southeast4 ,this inconsistency is preserved as printed4 ,in the story ',olelbis'1 one character is named as both ,tilichi and ,tilitchi4 ,although there are more instances of ,tilitchi1 reference to a ,wintu dictionary suggests that ,tilichi is probably closer to the correct spelling4 ,however1 it is preserved as printed in each case4 ,there were some other inconsistencies in the spelling of proper nouns4 ,for ease of searching1 where there was a strong prevalence of one form over another the transcriber has made them consistent1 as follows3 ,page #bcd--,lasasswa amended to ,lasaswa--,old ,lasaswa took one end of his rope1 444 ,page #bgf--,tuletot amended to ,tulitot--,while dancing1 ,tulitot took a snake from his mouth1 444 ,page #bhe--,marima amended to ,marimi--444 and you1 my wife1 ,ochul ,marimi1 make ready2 444 ,page #cfg--,marima amended to ,marimi--444 ,ahalamila1 ,metsi1 and old ,shushu ,marimi4 ,page #cgg--,wipajusi amended to ,hwipajusi--444 the youngest daughter of ,hwipajusi1 444 ,page #cha--,wipajusi's amended to ,hwipajusi's--444 and at dusk these two boys went to ,hwipajusi's 444 ,page #chd--,wipajusi's amended to ,hwipajusi's--444 the plunder brought from ,hwipajusi's village2 444 and ,hwipajusi's three daughters were there1 too1 444 ,page #djh--;,hitchina amended to ,hitchinna--,hitchinna was lying in one corner 444 ,page #dbh--;,juiwaiya amended to ,juiwaiyu--,i will sing now1 said ,juiwaiyu1 444 ,page #ejc--,pokalia amended to ,pokaila--444 7,pom1 earth2 ,pokaila1 old woman7 444 ,minor punctuation errors have been repaired1 and hyphenation has been made consistent4 ,the following typographic errors have been repaired3 ,page vii--ix amended to xi--,introduction xi ,page viii--#dhg amended to #dhe--,notes1 and ,names of ,places #dhe ,page #aaa--went amended to want--,i want to send some one to see how many people there are 444 ,page #cdc--wookpecker amended to woodpecker--444 and otter-skins and red-headed woodpecker scalps1 444 ,page #ebc--;,,haika amended to ,,haka--,,haka ,,kaina ,each story in the original book had a half-title page4 ,the repeated titles have been deleted4