Then they brought him before Wī′gît, and he pulled his arm off. And, after he had pulled his other arm off, he gave them to the one (shaman) who sat next to him. Now he pulled out both of his legs and gave them to the shamans. And his body, too, he cut in pieces and gave to them. Then they ate it. They consumed it all. And, after they had sat there for a while, they became sick in the stomach. They died. Their bodies were pulled away and thrown outside.
[The story of Stone-ribs as told by Tom Price of Those-born-in-the-Ninstints-country]
From the town of Łg̣adᴀ′n they began to go out fishing for black cod. Then a creature having five fins at an island lying seaward called Qꜝā′g̣awa-i pursued them. And canoes were rapidly carried into his mouth by a current of water. But still they feared that they were going to starve to death and went out fishing. Many escaped. Mussels grew upon that island only. That is why they went to it. [[204]]And they would not touch their paddles to the edges of their canoes [for fear of making a noise].
When he had nearly destroyed them all, Djila′qons’ son said: “I will go to the south country. I will kill Qꜝā′g̣awa-i.” Then his mother said to him: “Do not do it, chief; they will say Łᴀ′ndal to you.”[47] After she had said so for some time, she told him he might go.
And, after he had gone along for a while, [when he reached] point Skwai he became tired of walking and lay with his back against a rock. Then a sound like the rushing of wind came to his ears, and he looked in the direction of it. [An eagle] was almost touching a salt water pool in front of him in its flight.
Then he went thither, and, when he looked into the pool, [he saw] a small halibut floating there. Now he took it out. And, when he tried to cut it open along the side, all the supernatural beings protested. It also thundered. In whatever way he tried it, he was unsuccessful until he cut it open from its tail when nothing happened. Now he skinned it and dried the skin in the sunshine. He was glad to have it. And he went away with it.
By and by he came to the town of Łg̣adᴀ′n. It was evening and he looked about among the houses. He looked for a place where a child had just been born. By and by he saw a child lying in the cradle. When they were asleep, he destroyed it. But he became born in its place. His [new] mother was named Gwā′g̣anat.
And, after he had grown somewhat, he asked to have a copper bow and copper arrows made for him. All the time he was growing up they went out fishing and he (Qꜝā′g̣awa-i) swallowed them. And, when they came in from fishing, Supernatural-sparrow[48] living in front of the town ate all of their uncut halibut.
Then he began to shoot birds. He shot robins, the feathers of which along with those of the flicker were on his cradle. After he had become quite strong he killed geese and wild swans. His mother asked him whence he got them, and he said: “I am [getting them] from ʟdas.”[49] After that he also killed the big sparrow that lived there.
After he had shot birds for some time longer he said he had lost a black bird which he attempted to kill. He was sad about it. The next time he went out he brought it in skinned. That was the raven. Again he went out and flew around the island with its skin on. He flew down from above. He shot it in the country he called ʟdas.