g one. Sometimes he steals women.

"Long tam ago, almost in the beginning, a man and his wife sit in their
lodge when Thunder come and strike them. The man was not killed. At
first he is lak dead, but bam-bye he rise up again and look around him.
His wife not there. He say: 'Oh well, she gone to get wood or water,'
and he sit awhile. But when the sun had gone under, he go out and ask
the people where she go. Nobody see her. He look all over camp, but not
find her. Then he know Thunder steal her, and he go out alone on the
hills and mak' sorrow.

"When morning come he get up and go far away, and he ask all the animals
he meet where Thunder live. They laugh and not tell him. Wolf say: 'W'at
you think! We want go look for the one we fear? He is our danger. From
others we can run away. From him there is no running. He strike and
there we lie! Turn back! Go home! Do not look for the place of the
feared one.'

"But the man travel on. Travel very far. Now he come to a lodge, a funny
lodge, all made of stone. Here live the raven chief. The man go in.

"Raven chief say: 'Welcome, friend. Sit down. Sit down.' And food was
put before him.

"When he finish eating, Raven say: 'Why you come here?'

"Man say: 'Thunder steal my wife away. I want find his place so I get
her back.'

"Raven say: 'I think you be too scare to go in the lodge of that feared
one. It is close by here. His lodge is made of stone like this, and
hanging up inside are eyes--all the eyes of those he kill or steal away.
He take out their eyes and hang them in his lodge. Now, will you enter?'

"Man say: 'No. I am afraid. What man could look on such things of fear
and live?'

"Raven say: 'No common man can. There is only one old Thunder fears.
There is only one he cannot kill. It is I, the Raven. Now I will give
you medicine and he can't harm you. You go enter there, and look among
those eyes for your wife's eyes, and if you find them, tell that Thunder
why you come, and make him give them to you. Here now is a raven's wing.
You point it to him, and he jomp back quick. But if that is not strong
enough, take this. It is an arrow, and the stick is made of elk-horn.
Take it, I say, and shoot it through his lodge.'

"Man say: 'Why make a fool of me? My heart is sad. I am crying.' And he
cover up his head with his blanket and cry.

"Raven say: 'Wah! You do not believe me! Come out, come out, and I make
you believe!' When they stand outside Raven ask: 'Is the h