Raven & the Owners of the Tide

as told by Old Man Dude

Crow walked a long ways. He saw a sea-egg (sea urchin) in the water. He jump in the water. Can't get it. He got it finally. At that time it was high tide all the time. Old girl kept the tide up. He came to her house. He said, "Jesus Christ, I'm cold! I get too many sea-eggs." The old lady said, "Where you get it?" "Where I get it? Nothing doing!" He put the sea-eggs on her bottom and rubbed it. Old lady, she cried like hell. "Leave me alone! Leave me alone! Tide's going out," she said. He go outside. Look at tide. It was going out already. He leave her there. Don't touch her no more.

Raven & the Magpie

as told by Old Man Dude

He walk out and find everything, seal, halibut, codfish, all stranded. He kicked an old stick on the bottom. "Hey, get up! Help me!" Stick getup. He help. Crow made a house over there. He got a partner yet. (The transformed stick or Magpie?). He smoked all the stuff he found, in the house. He slept many days beside the fire. Soon, "hu hu" he dream. Soon he get up. Said to partner, "Look out, war coming. You go to war," he tell his partner. Partner went outside. He fought him (the war). Crow stayed inside. Partner come inside and look at the Crow. Crow had already cleaned up all the food in the house. Crow cheated his partner again. His partner put Crow in a box and tied it up. He don't say nothing. He packed it up the mountain. Crow told his partner, "Fine day, but half the mountain got the fog yet. You'll get lonesome. You going to cry." The partner throw the box with Crow inside it down the mountain. Going to kill the Crow. Crow, he die. Partner stay in the house, how many days. He got lonesome. Crow was dead and his meat was already spoiled. Partner still waiting for him. Partner found him and poked the Crow right on the ear. Soon Crow scratched his head. Crow said, "What's the matter? I am sleeping now."