Douglas Island news., 1919-09-26
MOTHER LEGEND
 or THE THLINGETs
Interostoing Story of old Belief of Che Nadyoi of This Section
 of Alaska

unlimited Ho created everything
 In hc world. tho earth man. plants
 etc.. and assigned Che sum. mdou and
 stars Go thcir places. Hc loyca man-
 Kind but In timcs of anger hc scnda disease and misfortune He existed
 before hia birth. Ho does not grow
 oii and does not die and with Ono Iast wind Che Thmgots receive
 udues of hs existence H.s dwc'l-
 nr place Is ot tbo ulaco whcrc Che cast winds blow. callod by Che Thnu-
 rots suunakhc. This place was at tho source Of Che river Mass. which ontcrs Che soa near thc British Col umb'a boundary
 Yosm had a son but his mother and Che source of h.s birth Is un- unmow Tho son loves mankind and
 frequently mercedes with hia fa- thcr Go uyo them from the wrath of Che god. and supplies mankind
 with food. YcshI ia Ono originator and Che ancestor or Che Raven elan. and tho whole moral code of Che Thunrou -Is comprised In Che doe
 r.nc. "As Ycshi lived and acted. so must we 1.-Two and act" There was umo when Che world was not and
 man lived n darbmoss and alone; at iho mmo timc thcrc was % Thlngot
 who had wife and sister Tho for- mcr hc loved 800 much that he would mot allow her to do auythlug she
 at Che whole day long in her cabin outside upon a hu just as natives
 love Co do now She had always eight luc birds about her Of @ bright rcd color. such as come up Co
 hIs part of Ono country from Cmi-
 fornia. and are called Kun by Che Thuugct. and whenever she Iudu'g | cd Iu Che most Innocent conversation
 with other Thllueot Che uttIo birds flew away and Informed her jealous husband Uc wns so Jealous Ihat every umc hc wont away Go Che
 woods Co build canoes In which art hc was past master. ho placed his wife iu a box. locking Che same. Hia sister had several sons It was mot known by whom but Che suspicious uncle killed thcm al ono aftor an- o.behr As soon as he noticed that a nephew was approaching man-
 hood and had east his eyes upon his wira he Invited him Co go fishing In ! a canoe. AS soon as thoy wcrc some distance from Che shore hc upset Che canoe and got rid of his r.yul
 The mother. iucousolablc over Che death of her son. walked uonr Che shore weeping She observed a num- |btf of whales passing and one Of |thcm entered into conversation with ! Che bcrcavcl mother When ho
 learned Of Che cause Of her sorrow
 he advised her to ro into Che vatcr pick up small pebble from tho bottom. swallow if and chen drink eopious'y of sea water. AS soon aa ! Che whalo loft she followed hIs com- sol and soon gave birth Co a son who
 she considered mortal but it was ! Ycshl Previous to h's birth Che mother concealed herself from hcr brother When Ycshl grow Co boy hood his mother eoyo him a bow and arrow and ho became so export chat uo bird could escape his aim Uc
 made his mother a long mrmcnt of Ihumm.ug bird skins shot by al.m.
 One morning as Ycshl sat m hie doorway he saw a large bird with % Jal as long os chat of magpio and provided with long bUl Of metallic lustrc the bird Che ThIurcts called NutzghotushI -that is. a crane who can reach heaven. This bird Ychl killed and removed Che skin and put iu on himself and could ny Ho rosc lt once In Che air and flew so far ihat ho struck oga.ns. Che clouds with such force that ho remained hanging and only with difficulty could ho get free. As soon as ho
 freed himself ho returned to his hue and do1ed thc skin. At another lime he killed gigantic duck and focured Che power to both swim and .uy
 When Yesbi grew mp to manhood hc heard of Che sad fate of h.a broth- CTS and resolved to avcugo them. Hc
 went Go Che dwelling of his uncle
 who was in Che woods and opening Che box m which his wife wos cone .oaled. thc birds flew out releasing Jealousy and anger upon Che world. HIs uncle returned homouard and
 was In a great rage. Yoshl sat calm ! ly in front of Che door, Tho uncle ! placed him In a canoe and taking him to where number Of marine monsters were disp0rtiug threw him out, believing ho was rid of him. but Yshi walked along Che bottom Of Che
 sea and rciomed his uncle on Che ! beach.
 Seeing thot he could not destroy
 his nephew by common means. ho ordained Chat a flood should arlse and Che sen rose higher and higher but Yshl crawlod into his bird skin
 and -0cw away to Che clouds, hang ing thero until Che flood had covered Ian fho mDunfnInr and touched hIa