THE TLINGIT INDIENS

           

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.
 
 

        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.
 
 

 

       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.

 

           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!