Myths and legends of Alaska . go fire was seen coming throughthe air from the north. It looked like a hugeanimal. Its face was fire. Fire came from itsmouth and also from its back. Flames of fire shot fromits paws. The Thing, moving backward, thunderedthrough the air. In the olden times, these monsters came often. Nowthey have not been seen for a long time. MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA SLEEP HOUSE Tlingit ONCE a Huna man and his wife were paddlingalong in a canoe, about midnight, in search ofseals. The man kept hearing a noise aroundhis head like that made by a bird. At last he hit thething wit
Myths and legends of Alaska . go fire was seen coming throughthe air from the north. It looked like a hugeanimal. Its face was fire. Fire came from itsmouth and also from its back. Flames of fire shot fromits paws. The Thing, moving backward, thunderedthrough the air. In the olden times, these monsters came often. Nowthey have not been seen for a long time. MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA SLEEP HOUSE Tlingit ONCE a Huna man and his wife were paddlingalong in a canoe, about midnight, in search ofseals. The man kept hearing a noise aroundhis head like that made by a bird. At last he hit thething with his hand and knocked it into the canoe. Itwas shaped like a bird, only with eyelids hanging farover, and its name was Ta, Sleep. He gave the bird tohis wife, saying, Here, you can keep this for yourown. So she gave it to her relatives who built a housecalled Sleep House. All the poles in it were carvedto look like this bird. After that the man got very tiredwithout being able to sleep. At last he ran away intothe forest 114. FRO/I:\ \V.\Ti Rr \
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