Myths and legends of Alaska . He dreamed on thesixth night. Then he called all the people together andtold them to bring their snares with them. He tookall the snares, make a pack of them, and put them on hisback. But the people heaped up the snow in a greatpile. Around this snow pile the camp robber walked,chanting and singing By and by meat will he sang. Then the camp robber reached into the snow andpulled out a caribous head by the horns. This was nota real caribou; it was the spirit caribou. So the camprobber painted the horns and tail red and sent it backinto the snow heap. The
Myths and legends of Alaska . He dreamed on thesixth night. Then he called all the people together andtold them to bring their snares with them. He tookall the snares, make a pack of them, and put them on hisback. But the people heaped up the snow in a greatpile. Around this snow pile the camp robber walked,chanting and singing By and by meat will he sang. Then the camp robber reached into the snow andpulled out a caribous head by the horns. This was nota real caribou; it was the spirit caribou. So the camprobber painted the horns and tail red and sent it backinto the snow heap. The next day a great herd of 1 The camp robber is the slate-colored Alaskan jay, troublesomefor its habit of stealing food from the camps. 120 MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA caribou came. The one with red horns and tails wasamong them. That is why an Indian never kills a camp robber whenhe steals food. He lets him go because he helped tofind food for them in the days of the animal people,when the camp robber was a medicine man. no. -- tv o C/J w w> 732 o 2 w
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