“You are bottled in your own jugs.”

“He is dead in his own den.”

“That is a blow of your own seeking.”


[1.] A stream in Southeastern Nevada.

[2.] This is a very common term of endearment used by elder to younger persons.

[3.] Several times I have heard this story, and invariably the dialogues held by Ta-vwots´ with the trees are long and tedious, though the trees evince some skill in their own praise.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION—BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY