Myths and legends of Alaska . -- tv o C/J w w> 732 o 2 w. MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA THE CIRCLING OF CRANES Eskimo (Bering Straits) ONE day in the autumn, long, long ago, the craneswere preparing to go southward. As they gath-ered in a great flock, they saw a beautiful girlstanding alone near the village. The cranes wanted totake her with them. They gathered about and lifted heron their outspread wings. So they carried her into theair and far away. Now when the cranes were takingher up into the air, they circled below her closely so shecould not fall. They also cried in loud, hoarse voices
Myths and legends of Alaska . -- tv o C/J w w> 732 o 2 w. MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA THE CIRCLING OF CRANES Eskimo (Bering Straits) ONE day in the autumn, long, long ago, the craneswere preparing to go southward. As they gath-ered in a great flock, they saw a beautiful girlstanding alone near the village. The cranes wanted totake her with them. They gathered about and lifted heron their outspread wings. So they carried her into theair and far away. Now when the cranes were takingher up into the air, they circled below her closely so shecould not fall. They also cried in loud, hoarse voicesso that people could not hear her call for help. There-fore the cranes always circle about in autumn whenpreparing to fly southward, and utter loud hoarse cries. MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA THE LAST OF THE THUNDERBIRDS Eskimo (Lower Yukon) ENG, long ago there were many thunderbirds liv-ing in the mountains, but at last there were onlytwo left. These birds made their home on theround top of a mountain overlooking the Yukon. Theyhollowed out a great basin on
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