THE LEGEND OF EUT-LE-TEN


EXPLANATION OF "THE LEGEND OF EUT-LE-TEN"

As stated in the introduction, the details for this story were
given by the late Indian missionary, Mr. M. Swartout, who received
them direct from the Indians of Dodger's Cove, Barkley sound, in
the year 1897.

The reader will recognize in this legend the Indian equivalent for
Hansel and Gretel, Jack the Giant Killer, Jack and the Bean stalk,
and other stories of childhood days.

It is not likely that the exploits of Eut-le-ten were considered
by the older Indians to be the product of imagination, and most
probably they believed that some time in the distant past, a
supernatural being called Eut-le-ten was born and lived and
performed extraordinary feats and taught them wonderful things.

This is an Ohyaht Indian story. The chief village of the Ohyahts
was at a bay called Keeh-him between Bamfield and Cape Beale,
Barkley Sound.


THE LEGEND OF EUT-LE-TEN


THE WITCH E-ISH-SO-OOLTH