When this town (Sitka) was first discovered the KîksA'dî were here, and we stayed on this (the north) side. This town (at the northern end) was named Mossy-town. There four men grew up, two of whom were named
299:a See story 37 for another version. 299:b The hill on which Baranoff's castle stood.Lq!ayâ'k! and KAck!A'Lk!. They married. Lq!ayâ'k!'s mother was named KAck!A'Lk!'s-mother. Lq!ayâ'k!'s wife refused to give her mother-in-law herring to eat. After she had refused her twice she put hot milt into her hand. She told [her son], "She put hot milt from a male herring into my hand." It burned her hand. For this reason her son carried down the canoe. He filled it with herring by means of a herring rake. When [the canoe] was filled, he brought them in. The herring rock is over yonder this side of Big-fort. b He brought them in in the evening. He said to his wife, "Go down to it," and she went down empty handed.
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