THE WONDER-WORKER’S PIPE 199

the beaches, jarred the heavens so that snow fell upon
_ the ridge and rain in the valleys. His pain and anger
were terrible to behold.

At last he tore away the crab and flung it into the
sea. Then he walked quickly away, hastening back
to the land of the spirits, where he could rest in com-
fort. So great was his pain that he forgot his walking-
stick and his pipe. On the mountainside still stands
the walking-stick, as all men know. In the bay is the
Crab Rock, which all men have seen. But the pipe that
Thaimshim brought from a far country has never
been found.

Some say that it still glows bright and, when fanned
by certain winds, causes the rainbow. Some say it
fell into the great fire-mountain, far up the Nass,
and set fire to the inside of the earth, causing the red-
hot rocks to flow down into the valley. Some say the
pipe fell into the sea where it still glows and heats
the water, causing the fog. Whatever may have hap-
pened to it, that is the story of Thaimshim and his
pipe, just as I heard it many years ago.

“That is a good story, Shim,” said the chief. “I
am very much interested in that pipe. Where do you
think it fell?”

“Ho, ho, ho! Angland’s ship ahoy! Hip, hip, hoo-
ray!” Shim shouted, instantly silly again. Nor would

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