Myths and legends of Alaska . t/2 u: X D C X C H u w. •_*.- iJ MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA HOW THE RIVERS WERE FORMED Tlingit (Wrangell) PETREL was the first person created by Raven-at-the-head-of-Nass. He was keeper of the freshwater. No one else might touch it. Now thespring he o\vned was on a rocky island called Dekino,Fort-far-out, where the well may still be seen. Ravenstole a great mouthful of water, but as he flew overthe country drops spilled out of his beak. These dropsmade the rivers: the Nass, Skeena, Stikine, and Chil-kat. Raven said, The water that I drop down uponthe earth, here
Myths and legends of Alaska . t/2 u: X D C X C H u w. •_*.- iJ MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA HOW THE RIVERS WERE FORMED Tlingit (Wrangell) PETREL was the first person created by Raven-at-the-head-of-Nass. He was keeper of the freshwater. No one else might touch it. Now thespring he o\vned was on a rocky island called Dekino,Fort-far-out, where the well may still be seen. Ravenstole a great mouthful of water, but as he flew overthe country drops spilled out of his beak. These dropsmade the rivers: the Nass, Skeena, Stikine, and Chil-kat. Raven said, The water that I drop down uponthe earth, here and there, will whirl all the time. Therewill be plenty of water, but it will not flood the before this time, Raven was pure white. Butwhen he stole the water from Petrel he tried to fly outof the smoke hole. Petrel cried, Spirits of the smokehole, hold him fast. So the smoke-hole spirits heldRaven until the smoke blackened his white coat. 39 MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA THE ORIGIN OF FIRE Tlingit ENG ago, in the days of the animal people
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