Les Jeux de Ficelle Enchantés

G. B. GORDON

  • The River, the Fisherman and the Salmon

               



    Update/Mis à jour  12/12/2014
     
     


    THE RIVER, THE FISHERMAN
    AND THE SALMON

    COLLECTED BY

    G. B. GORDON
    FROM
      THE TLINGIT INDIENS





                Medium string
     
     

          A. Opening A.

          B. 1 ,below 2v, picks up 2f.
               Release 2.

          C. 1 picks up 5n.
               Release 5.

          D. 5  picks up lower 1f².
               Then 5 hooks down
               the remaining 1f.
     

          E. R2, passes over R1f
               and picks up upper R1n.

          F. L2 picks up L1 string
               a continuation of R2f.

          G. 1 passes behind, (away
               from you) 2n.
               It´s release one of the
               loop of 1.

          H. Navaho 1.
               This is the river and
               the mountains.
              You have a loop on 1,
                one on 2.
                5 remains bent on his
                loop.
     
     

    Rivieremontagnes



            I. 3, enters, from below,
               in 2..... then go bellow 1n...

               ...2 et 3 grasp 1n
               between them.
               Straighten 2 et 3....
               passing by the loop 2
               slipping off..

                ...Release 1.
               These are the mountains.
     
     

    Montagnes

     




           J. 1 picks up the string
               crossing the loop 2.
               This is fly.
     
     

          K. Release 2.

          L. 2 removes from above 1.
     
          M. Extend.
                This is the river around
                the mountain.

                You have a loop on 2,
                and one on 5.

           N. L1 picks up the string
                transverse passing in
                front of the figure,
                at the foot of the
                mountain.

          O. R1 et R2 wrap the string
               L1n once around L1.

           P. R1 picks up L1²n.

          Q. 1 picks up 2n
                Navaho 1 (lift the two
                lower loops,
                over the upper loop)

           R. Release 2. Extend.

    Pecheurpoisson

     

               This the fisher and the
                salmon.
                You have a loop on 1,
                 and one on 5.

           S.  The strings pull taut ...
                 release R5.
                The fish got out ....the
                 fisherman caught it!