One morning, when they got up, two large fish lay outside. They ate them. Next morning some lay there again. The number increased. After the fish had been found there in this way for a while half a halibut lay there. Another time a whole halibut lay there. After there had been halibut for some time porpoises began lying there. After that had happened for a while hair seal began lying there. After they had been found lying there for a time a whale’s tail lay there. Again half of a whale lay there. The dog also became large.
After this, when they became tired of eating grease, she cut open the salmon eggs. His mother-in-law gave some to him. He did not look at them.
When his mother-in-law had become tired of eating grease she went after things found at low tide. Then he covered all the chitons with rotten whale. Instead of eating them his mother-in-law went in and sat down. There came to be whole whales [lying on the beach]. Stasqa′os beach was all covered with whales.
Then, unbeknown to her son-in-law, she collected urine. She put hot stones into it, and, while the dog was out at sea and her son-in-law was sleeping with his wife, she poured it into the sea. At once a great east wind arose. When daylight came the wind increased.
Then he saw the dog’s ears show at intervals above the water in front of Stasqa′os.[1] After he had looked for a while they disappeared around Gᴀ′ñxet-point.[2] After that the waves carried it along the west coast out to sea. Presently it tried to climb ashore at a steep [[291]]place near Qꜝā′łgwa-i.[3] Its claws scratched great marks upon the rocks. They call that place “Dog-slipping-back.” The waves carried it away from that also. After it had become very tired, The-one-in-the-sea[4] called it in.[5] It settled down in his house.
See [notes] to [two] [preceding stories]. Compare story of [How one of the Stasa′os-lā′nas became wealthy]. [[292]]
[1] See the story of “[The man who married a killer-whale woman],” note [1]. [↑]
[2] One of the southernmost points on Prevost island, but, according to Doctor Newcombe, not identical with Cape St. James. [↑]