“Oh!” cried the maiden.

She threw back her hair and looked.
It was Dogfish Woman.

Oh goodness, she was ugly!

Seal and Flounder swam away laughing.

10



“Who is that pretty, young maiden over there?”
Seal asked Flounder.


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The Seal was first.

Oh!

He danced.

He dove.

He leaped.

He swirled in the water.
But alas!

The maiden did not even give him a glance.



Codfish said, "Oh, indeed!
She's very lovely,
Just look at that beautiful hair!”


*T don’t know” said Flounder.
“People say she never looks at anyone.”

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The three gentlemen talked.

They decided to have a contest.

The one who attracted her attention would be the winner.
It was agreed. -


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Codfish Has
a Red Face

The Indian Reading Series

Level II Book 3


The maiden turned her back.



Flounder was next.

He decided to use his clumsiness
to make the maiden look at him.

He danced and twirled till he fell, saying,
“Oh, I’m so clumsy!

Alil can do is fall down!”


The strange maiden sat motionless,
paying no heed.


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Copyright *1978 by the Skokomich Tribe

All cighta reserved.

The work upon which this publication in based wus perfurcied palrauant ta Contract
No. 400-786-0048, with the Educational Bqvity Group: Multicultural ilmgual Livesion
of the Nativoal Inecitute of Pducation. lt does nut, huwever, necessarily reflect the
viewn nf uhut agency.

This publication 16 noc printed at Che expenue of the Federal Govarnment.
Published hy Educstional Syutenm. [ov.. 2360 Souchweat 170th Street, Beaverton, Oregon #7005

Printed ond bound in Lhe United Statan nf America


Ever since then, Codfish has had a red face.

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Booklets available in the Level II sequence are listed below. Numbers refer to the planned sequence of use
in tha Teacher’s Manual. Materials developed by these tribes and others in the Northwest are included in

the Levels I and III sequences.

1 End of Summer
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

2 Thunder and the Mosquito
Muckleshoot Tribe

3 Why the Codfish Has a Red Face
Skokomish Tribe

4 How Wildcat and Coyote Tricked Each
Other
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation

5 Pat Learns About Wild Peppermint
Blackfeet Tribe

6 Picture Writing
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
7 Grandma Rides in the Parade
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

8 The Bob-Tuiled Coyote
Northern Cheyenne Tribe
9 The Great Flood
Skokomish Tribe
10 The Rainbow
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
11 The Time the Whale Came to Jackson’s

Bay
Skokomish Tribe

12 Coyote and the Man Who Sits On Top
Salish Cultural Committee of
The Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation

13 The Crow
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the
Fort Peck Reservation

14 Tepee, Sun and Time
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

15 Water Story
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

16 How Birds Learned to Fly
The Fourteen Confederated Tribes
from the Yakima Nation

17 Napi and the Bullberries
Blackfeet Tribe
18 How Cottontail Lost His Tail
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
19 Being Indian Is
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
20 Why Animals and Man Can No
Longer Talk to One Another

The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

For order information and prices of the above booklets and the Teacher’s Manual, contact the publisher:

Educational Systems, Inc.
2360 Southwest 170th Street
Beaverton, Oregon 97005

(503) 649-7516


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eel Stories and Legends of the Northwest

Why the Codfish Has a Red Face
Level II Book 3

Coaat Area Planning Committee

Edith Cusuck

Jeanne Evernden

Bruce Miller

Georgia Oliver, Cunsuttant
Wilma Petty

Seahtlhuk (Gury Hilluires
Bernice Lozier Tanewasha
Charlotte Williams

A Skokomish Legend
Ag told by Georgian Miller
Illustrated by Bruce Miller

Joseph Coburn, Director
Pacific Nurthwest Indian Program
Northweat Regional Educational Luboratory



THE INDIAN READING SERIES: Stories and Legends of the
Northwest is a collection of authentic material cooperatively devel-
oped by Indian people from twelve reservations. Development ac-
tivities are guided by a Policy Board which represents the Indian
community of the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific Northwest Indian
Reading and Language Development Program Policy Board members
are:

« Warren Clements — Warm Springs
Chairman

* Morrie Jimenez — Klamath

¢ Joan Kennerly — Blackfeet

» Walter Moffett — Nez Perce

« Emmett Oliver — Quinault

* Bob Parsley — Chippewa

* Lloyd Smith — Warm Springs

* Max Snow

+ Jeanne Thomas — Yakima


Codfish thought, “Hmmm, I will play a trick”
Singing to himself, he danced to the fire.
Closer he danced.

Suddenly he cried, “Adadadah‘

My face is on fire!

My whiskers are burning!

My whiskers are burning!”


JEANNE EVERNDEN

Jeanne Kvernden is a Skokumish ladiaa and was burn and
raised on the Skokamish reservation near the Hood Canal in
Washington, She graduated from TreneS. Reed High School
in Shelton and attended Haskell Indian Schvol fur (wo
years, where she tank commercial eourars. She has managed
Ue “Tribal Smoke Shop and is wow actively invulved in the
Skokomish Language Project, which is developing an una
bridged Skokomish dictionary, She alsa is the mather of
eughl children und bupes The Indian Reading Series will
become a permanent part of the schuoling system because
Tndian history and involvement are very important to our
youns peuple”

BRUCE MILLER

Bruce Miller, a Skokomish Tndinn, has held art exhibitions
in Europe. South America snd throughout the United
States. He was nominated for the Indian Aris Cammissiun
Buard for Ue Washington State Avta Commisaian, won the
Washington Bicentennial Vlaywrite Award for his play
Manger, and recently completed a screenplay, The Lord
the House of the Maimed, to be aired ax an EXXON special
un the CBS network, He presently is Director of the Skake
mish Tribal Learning Center, has served as Coordinator for
amish Title TV Program and was Human Relatinas
it and Counselor for the Seattle Public Schools
also has acted with Lhewler groups such xs Native American
Thenter Rnsemble (New York) and Red Earth Performing
Arts Company (Seattle), He attended the Institute af Amer.
ican Indian Arts, California College of Arte and Crafts, and
University of Califprnia at Berkeley. In addition, he has
received special training in stage diroction and neting tech
nique from, among others, Gersidine Paye, Peter Brook
(three time winner at Cannes Film Festival lar best direc-
tion) and Tom O'Torgan (diveetnr of Gadspell, Mair and
dexus Christ Superstar).

WILMA PETTY

Wilma Melly, a Skokomish Indisn, was burn and raised on
the Skakamish reservation. She graduated from Chemawit
fodian School in 1938 xd hes luken advanced coursework
in child psychology. She has served as Home Schnol Cor
nator for Project Head Start. and Supervisor of the Skoko-
|) Stmmer Recreation Prograin, Por the past five years
¢ has been 1 Thacher’s Aide at Hood Canal School and is
currently involved in the Skokomiah Language Project.
which is developing a dictionary uf the Skukuaish lan-
guage. As the mother of five children, she “would lilee to see
The Indian Reading Series in public achools for non-Indian
as well ax Indian children”