_Haida_
Raven came to a town. Now the Pitch People lived at that town.
Therefore Raven said to Pitchman, “Let us go fishing.” While it was
dark, they went fishing. Then only Pitchman killed halibut; Raven
could not kill any. Pitchman wanted to go home before the sun rose
because he was afraid of being melted.
Then they went fishing again in the morning. And again only Pitchman
killed halibut, and Raven caught nothing at all; and again Pitchman
wanted to go home early before the sun rose. But Raven did not want
to go home. He said, “Oh, no.”
When the sun rose, Pitchman wanted to go home very much. Raven said,
“Wait until I kill a halibut.” Then the sun got higher. Pitchman
began to say “A-a-a-a-a,” rather weakly, because he was getting
warm. Pitchman wanted to go home very much.
“Put the blanket over you,” said Raven to Pitchman. When the sun got
too hot, Pitchman said, “Ummmm!” He kept saying it. Then Pitchman
began to melt. At last he melted completely.