Then he gave him all sorts of things. He gave him all kinds of things that would be useful to him. “Now, chief, I will let you have my canoe. I will go with you. I will stand at the end of the trail, and you shall get your wife,” he said to him.
He lent him his short canoe which lay outside. “Raise it, chief. Burn the bottom of it. Take twisted cedar limbs, Indian tobacco, and tallow.” Then he did as directed.
When it was a fine day he went to him, but he said it was a bad day. One day, when it was cloudy, he went to him not expecting anything. He sat outside with his mat over his shoulder. He also had on his hat. “It is a good day, chief. When we come to the middle of the sea the sunshine will be upon us only.” Then he launched the canoe. He got in the stern of his canoe. Immediately they set off.
After they had gone on for a while the sunshine came out, as he had said. Then the old man said to him: “Look for a kelp with two heads.” And they came to one. “Now fasten [the canoe and leave] me right here. This is his trail.”
Then he gave him directions. “Right in the trail at the end of the town Heron always repairs a canoe. He never lets a strange supernatural being pass in. When he shouts, quickly put Indian tobacco into his mouth. Also give him twisted cedar limbs. Then he will conceal you.”
And he went down upon the kelp. He went along for a while upon a trail in which were footprints and heard the sound of a hammer. And he came to him. After he had looked at him for a while he shouted. Then he put tobacco into his mouth. He also gave him twisted cedar branches. Now he put him into his mouth.
Then the town people came to him in a crowd. “Why did you shout like that?” “I cried out because my awl slipped.” Then they [[246]]said to him: “No; you smell of human beings.” They hunted about him. They did not find him. They went home from him.
Then he took him out and gave him directions. “Supernatural-being-always-in-the-cradle took your wife. His three-headed house pole[19] is always on the watch. Hide yourself from it. Did you bring tallow?” And he said to him “Yes.” “Two persons covered with sores will come to get wood. Make their skins well. Rub the tallow on them.”
He went back of the houses. After he had sat there for a while they came to him. They called out to him. “Do not tickle us by looking at us,” said they to him, and they told him to come out to them. Then he went to them. And he rubbed the tallow upon them and healed their scabs.
Then they said to him: “To-day they are going to put fins upon your wife. That is why we came after firewood. When it is evening, and we go after water we will cause the strings of our buckets to break. We will let the water run into the fire. Go and get your wife quickly in the midst of the steam.” So they spoke to him.