Hupa texts / by Pliny Earle Goddard.

  • Goddard, Pliny Earle, 1869-1928.
Date:
1904
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Hupa texts / by Pliny Earle Goddard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    full, but Spider’s rope was fine and looked like only one coil. Coyote made fun of it saying, That looks as if it would reach a long way.” Well who will shoot?” said Rough-nose. I,” said Coyote. He tied his rope to an arrow and shot. Soon it fell back. Then Spider shot with his rope. It went up and up until it could be seen no longer. When one coil of rope was still left they heard the arrow strike the sky with a ringing noise. Then Rough-nose said, Who will go ahead and make the trail?” I,” said Coyote. He started up but soon came tumbling back. Then Caterpillar tried it. He leaned way back and Coyote called out, He is falling;” but he caught the rope again higher up. Soon they could see him no longer. Then they saw he had fin- ished the trail and was coming back. Well, go on up,” said Rough-nose. Rough-nose caught a wood-rat and put it in his sack and then went with the rest. When they reached the world above he said to the ^ others, You wait here, I will go along to the place where the fire is.” He changed himself into an old woman and walked with a widow’s cane. He came up to the place and said, I am only asking that I may warm myself by your fire.” You might be Rough-nose,” said the old woman who was tending the fire. Oh, yes, that fellow is likely to come here,” said Rough-nose. Then the old woman ran up with a spruce tree in her hand, smashed it to pieces, and threw it on the fire. She commenced poking the bag in which the boy was hanging over the fire. Tso, tso,” he cried. You had better roast the short ribs,” she said. Rough-nose waited until he heard them eating in the house, then he caught the old woman and held her in the fire until she was dead. He stripped her clothes off and dressed himself in them. He went up to the sack and felt of his brother, who said, Is that you Rough-nose?” Speak softly,” said Rough-nose, and then he took the boy out and put the wood-rat in his place. Then someone put his head out of the door of the house and said, Come and eat.” Rough- nose putting only his head in, said, Just throw something out here for me.” When he had eaten he went to the sack and began punching it. Tso, tso,” it cried. You better roast the short ribs,” said Rough-nose.