Their version of the story is exactly the same as Tale I I , "Traditions of the Thompson River Indians," p. 56. 
III. - OTHER ORIGIN' MYTHS.
14. The Mosquito and the Thunder.
(Lower Uta'mqt)Their version of this story is exactly the same as Tale 36, "Traditions of the Thompson River Indians," p. 9I, the only difference being that the sister is the Frog, and not the Hare. 15. The :Noon and his Younger Sister.
(Lower Uta'mqt.)
At one time the people who inhabited some underground lodges near Spuzzum never slept. They thought that sleep was death; and when a person fell asleep, thinking he was dead, they at once took him outside and buried him. At last a woman1 from another place married one of these people, and, seeing what they did with their sleeping friends, she said to them, "Why do you thus kill your friends % If you leave them until daylight, they will come to life again. They are only asleep." This was tried, and, being proved to be true, the people hencefort slept at night. 16. The People who never slept.
(Lower Uta'mqt.)
17. Beaver and Eagle; or, The Origin of Fire.2
( Upper and Lower Uta'mqt)In the beginning the people were without fire, and had to depend altogether on the sun for cooking their food. At that time the sun was very much hotter than it is now, and people were able to cook their food by holding it up to the sun, or by spreading it under the sun's rays.3 This, however, was not so good as fire; and Beaver and Eagle determined they would find out if there was any fire in the world, and obtain it, if possible, for the people.
1 Some say she belonged to the upper course of Thompson River.
2 Compare No. 57 of this volume. (; pper Thompson River.
3 This belief is also entertained by the Upper Thompson Indians, although not mentioned in any of their myths. The Nkamtci'nemux say that long ago, when the sun was very hot, food was cooked by being hung in the sun, spread under its rays, and held up in front of it. It is also said that they sent messages to the sun, and prayed to it when they wished food cooked. This, of course, was before the knowledge of fire was obtained.
