Now he told them to begin fishing, and they pulled halibut in and clubbed them. He was lying in the canoe. The skin of the Qꜝā′g̣awa-i had already been lying there for some time. After he had swelled up so as to fill this, they found it out. Then [Qꜝā′g̣awa-i] took his spear and speared him. Instead of being harmed he stretched it more and the canoe became covered with water. Immediately the salt water boiled. He captured his skin. He opened his mouth for them. As many as were fishing came fast into his mouth, but for some purpose he let two persons go home. Then he came away with the rest. He let them out toward the shore at a bay at one end of the town. From the very shore they fell over landward like a pile of wood. They lay near the shore without skins. Fins were on them.[29] Then he went in to his mother.
Next day he said to his mother: “Mother, I intend to go away from you. I am not really your son. I came and helped you because you called for me as you wept. My mother’s place is in the middle of this island.”
At once his mother sang crying songs. And on account of her crying he thought he would stay a day more, and he stayed near her one night, but next day he went away.
As soon as he went out he put on his copper coat. Over this he put his marten-skin coat. Over both he put his Qꜝā′g̣awa-i skin and started around the west coast wearing them. The supernatural [[199]]beings living there opened their doors for him. After he had traveled about for some time [he came to] one living in the middle of the island whose door was shut, and, as he passed by, reaching out sidewise he took hold of him, and his house fell flat toward the sea.
And after he had traveled on he came to one fishing for black cod. When he came opposite to him he said to him: “Now, great chief, Stone-ribs, that you are, going along carefully, let me have the head. For that I am waiting here.”[30]
Then he turned back toward him. He pushed his arm into a rocky cave there, moved his arm about to make it larger, and gathered black cod together in his arms. When there were many in his arms he threw them into the cave. And he pushed him into the cave afterward. He (the man put into the cave) strung the fishing line with them, put some also into his canoe, and went away. He towed the string of black cod behind him.
Thence he wandered on for a while and entered Tcꜝā′ał inlet.[31] Where the inlet almost closes together, lo! something lay face up waiting for him. Its arms were half copper. It lay in wait for him. Then he lay still in front of it for a while and looked at it. It had five fins.
By and by, however, he let himself go on over its belly, and it seized him. Even his insides it squeezed. Its claws even went through his copper coat. He tried to swell up. In vain. Then he entered the halibut skin and escaped between its claws. It got its skin back because it belonged to the same clan [as Qꜝā′g̣awa-i].
Then he passed through the strait. When he came to Spit-point he (the point) let himself dry up on account of him. Then he remained still for a while. After he had stood still for a time he jumped up and flopped his way across it. After he had done so he entered the water on the other side. That is the Qꜝoas.[32]
After he had traveled on a while he came to where Rock-point’s house stood. Swim-far-off[33] placed himself half out of the door. He was afraid at the sight of his spines. He was looking at him, and he said to him: “Go around far from me, chief. I shall kill you.” On account of what he said he went around close to the island on the other side from him.