Kwakiutl Tales

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: …of her father, and he was driven out of the house. That is the end. 20. NomasE’nxelis (Oldest-One-in-the-World). Tradition of the Lla’LlasiqwEla. Recorded by George Hunt.) Oldest-One-in-the-World and his tribe lived at Red-SandBeach; and Oldest-One-in-the-World had for his princess Many-colored-Woman, and the woman was blind. Manycolored-Woman had twelve slaves; and she would always go to 8nE8we’d, where there is wild rice. For a long time she was in the habit of going there; and a long pole stood outside of the house of Chief Oldest-One-in-theWorld, and on top of the long pole an eagle was sitting; and it screeched all the time whenever Many-coloredWoman went out paddling with her twelve slaves. Thus Many-colored-Woman knew which way they were going, on account of the princess-pole. One day the sea was very smooth, and Many-coloredWoman asked her slaves to go to 8nE8we’d. The slaves were content. They had been paddling a long time when Many-colored-Woman questioned her slaves, and said, “O slaves! why does it take so long before we arrive at 8nE8we’d?” Thus she said. One of them spoke, and said, “O mistress! we cannot make any headway against the tide.” Thus he said. Then Many-colored-Woman began to hear the screeching of the eagle faintly. She hardly heard it. Then Many-colored-Woman spoke again, and said, “O slaves! what are you doing?” Thus she said, and took away their paddles and threw them into the water. Then she knew that they were intending to paddle away with their mistress. Now they were just drifting about on the sea. They were overtaken by night, and day came. Then it was foggy, and Many-colored-Woman could not hear her princess-pole. Then they just went to sleep again. They were again overtaken by night; and in t…