{"collection":"Native American","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/nam/nw/tmt/tmt016.htm","path":"nam/nw/tmt/tmt016.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/nam/nw/tmt/tmt016.htm","text":"There was a famine at a certain town and many people had to depend on shellfish, so the women went down to the beach at low tide every day to gather them. One time a chief's daughter went down and reached far under a rock to find some clams. Then a large bivalve called x\u00eet closed upon her hand, holding her prisoner. Presently the tide began to rise, and, when it had almost reached her, she began singing a song about herself. She kept on singing until the tide passed right over her. Then all felt sad and held a feast for her at which they put food, blankets, and other things into the water.","title":"Tlingit Myths and Texts: Myths Recorded in English at Sitka: 12. The Woman Who Was Killed by a Clam","type":"page"}