. Myths and legends of the Pacific Northwest : especially of Washington and Oregon . ks head. All the ottersgave a loud puff. Miser kept digging. At every thirteenth blow ofthe pick Big Otter thumped with his tail on the elkshead. Then the circle of twelve thumped with theirson the snow. Miser became tired and stopped digging for amoment. Big Otter turned on the elks head. Withhis tail he struck Miser on the shoulder. Then thetwelve turned, walked backward, and struck himwith their tails. Miser began to dig again. As he dug in the rock, his pick broke. Big Otterjumped from the elks head. He se
. Myths and legends of the Pacific Northwest : especially of Washington and Oregon . ks head. All the ottersgave a loud puff. Miser kept digging. At every thirteenth blow ofthe pick Big Otter thumped with his tail on the elkshead. Then the circle of twelve thumped with theirson the snow. Miser became tired and stopped digging for amoment. Big Otter turned on the elks head. Withhis tail he struck Miser on the shoulder. Then thetwelve turned, walked backward, and struck himwith their tails. Miser began to dig again. As he dug in the rock, his pick broke. Big Otterjumped from the elks head. He seized the secondpick in his mouth and gave it to him. Miser dared not stop. With each thirteenth blowof the pick and the thump of the tails, the otterscame nearer. He could feel their breath as helifted the last stone. Beneath lay a great hole, filledwith hiaqua. As he lifted out the shells, the ottersreturned to their larger circle. Miser lifted out handful after handful of the shellmoney. He strung the hiaqua on elk sinews, twenty strings in all. The rest he covered again. He 76.
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