At last he said: “I’ll kill you, old Cap.” He sprang at it, and before Cap could shout, he tore it to pieces, and said: “I never heard a cap talk before. This kind of person has no mind. You’ll never talk again, you’ll never be alive again!”
When Wus got home, he fed his children. They were glad to eat meat; they were almost starved. Then he said to his mother: “You must get up early in the morning and help me pack all the meat home. We will dry it. There will be lots to eat.”
When Cap was dead, Coltz carried to the top of a high tree, all the meat Wus had left; he built a fire, and began cooking.
When Wus and his mother and children came, the meat was gone. Wus tracked Coltz to the tree; he called him “brother,” and teased him to give him some of the meat. At last he said: “Brother, drop us down just a little piece. We are hungry.”
“Stand in a row and shut your eyes,” said Coltz. “I’ll throw you a piece.” When they were in a row, he threw down the backbone of the elk and killed Wus and his children and his mother.
Then Coltz said to Wus: “As long as this world stands, you will live by stealing.” Wus’ spirit answered: “Hereafter you will not be a person. You will never have an easy time again; you will live on grass and not kill game.” [[276]]
THE BAD BROTHER
CHARACTERS
| Blaiwas | Eagle | Sloä | Wildcat | |
| Dásläts | California Lion | Tcakonŭs | Duck (gray-headed) | |
| Djáudjau | Flying Squirrel | Tcûskai | Weasel | |
| Kai | Jack Rabbit | Tohós | Duck | |
| Kékina | Lizard | Tskel | Mink | |
| Kúja | Rat | Wámanik | Bull Snake | |
| Kujasûp | Rat’s Mother | Wisnik | Garter Snake | |
| Kówe | Frog | Wéwenkee | Whip Snake | |
| Lok | Bear | Wŏn | Elk | |
| Pakol | Deer | Wûlkûtska | Marten |