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��you will do." So thus Turtle found a great long stick, cut off his member, and stuck it upon the end of the stick. Then he pushed it across the river underneath the water. When he had sent it half way in the middle of the river, lo, a trout jumped out of the water and grabbed and swallowed Turtle's member. Ki-nl he was angry. So angry was Turtle, that he cried. Then Gluskp'be said, "Don't think anything of it, for to-night we shall recover your member." Then Turtle felt more at ease, and that evening Gluskp'be hired a Fish-Hawk to go spearing fish by torch-light. Said he to the Fish-Hawk, "If you encounter a great big-bellied fish, don't spear it in the middle, but hit it on the head." So the Fish-Hawk went spearing by torch- light. At last he saw the big-bellied fish, and speared it on the head. Kvvl how Turtle re- joiced! Straightway he cut open the fish, took out his member. On account of its being in the belly of the fish so long, it was much water- soaked and wrinkled. Then said Gluskp'be, "Hurry, stick it on, connect it!" And Turtle hurried, and quickly joined his member on; but he put it on his belly bottom side up in his haste, so that now Turtle has his member upside down. That is why the turtle is now called "wrong-side up member."

��16. GLUSKA'BE AIDS TURTLE

TO GET MARRIED; BUT TURTLE

GETS BURNED, AND TRIES IN VAIN

TO KILL GLUSKA'BE

nodji'ma'djrna nodlo"sana a'lnpbai o'dene Then they started out, then they went to a village* of people,

noda'li udji - "tcrhi'wpna sa'Tjgama'k'e and there they came as visitors to the chief

kal-u" 1 kal-u" lowa'udo'zal nado'l'be Auk. 1 Auk had three daughters. That Turtle

1 Supposed to be Great Auk (Plaulus impennis) or perhaps Razor-Billed Auk (Alca torda).

1 The formal proposal by means of wampum. Some male relative, in behalf of the suitor, carries a belt, collar, or handkerchief full of wampum to the mother of

��o'li'na'wan pe-'sagowal na'kskwal udi-'lan liked one girl. He said

uda'wpzamal Glusk^'bal to his nephew Gluskp'be,

��nda"tcwelmo I want

��nabe - 'sago that one

ni-"kwup'

Now

��"My nephew,

na'kskwe girl

nra I

��youngest.

nda"tcwe v ldaman gra kal-u'lwewin 2 i-'dak wish you to propose." 2 Said

Gluskp'be an-i-" ni-'atc kal-u'lwewul Glusk^'be, "So! I will propose for you."

gehe'l'a wela'ijgwrwik ogal'u'lwan

Accordingly at evening he proposed

Gluskp'be uli-'daha'ma do'l'be na'fe Gluskp'be. He was accepted Turtle, right away

unr'ba -> wina ki - i--f- mam'ho'nagan

they married. Kvv+ a big dance

na'ga o'manaska"s - in do'l'be nami-tso'ldin and provided a feast Turtle. Then they ate

na'ga pa"poldin ne'ngama'dr'hi'din' and played games and running-races,

na'ga elrgada"holdin Gluskp'be udr'lan and also jumping. Gluskp'be said

wza"si-zal ki-a"tc wi'djr'gada'hi

to his nephew, "And you ioin in jumping,

k' w skwrdji''gada v hi kasi'l'hos wr'gwom jump over the top your father-in-law's wigwam

kal'u" saTjgma'wi'ga'mik'" nsa'da

Auk the chief's house, three times

k' w skwi-dji-'gada'hin ke-'nuk p'da

jump over it, but no

a'Tjkwomu'k' nsa'da kri'-f edu'dji more than thee times." Ki-v + when

spi-'gada'hit do'l'be mazi 1 ' oma'Jhrna'wal over the top he jumped Turtle, all were surprised

e'dudji spi-'gada'hHit do'l'bal mszr' when he jumped over Turtle. All

the girl desired, at the same time delivering a commenda- tory speech. If the suit is favorable, the wampum is accepted; otherwise it is returned. This procedure con- stituted one of the few ceremonies in the native life of the region.

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