Myths and legends of Alaska . n in the southland. Hestood in the passage to the house and heard the husbandtalking to himself. So he waited until all the peoplewere asleep. Then the son of the headsman crept intothe house and began to drag the woman away. Hecaught her by her shoulders. Then the husband was awakened. He ran to thepassage and caught the woman by her feet. So the menpulled until they pulled the woman in two. The son ofthe headsman carried the upper part of her body to thenorth. Then they began to carve wood to make eachwoman complete. Thus there were now two women. 83 MYTHS AND L
Myths and legends of Alaska . n in the southland. Hestood in the passage to the house and heard the husbandtalking to himself. So he waited until all the peoplewere asleep. Then the son of the headsman crept intothe house and began to drag the woman away. Hecaught her by her shoulders. Then the husband was awakened. He ran to thepassage and caught the woman by her feet. So the menpulled until they pulled the woman in two. The son ofthe headsman carried the upper part of her body to thenorth. Then they began to carve wood to make eachwoman complete. Thus there were now two women. 83 MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA The woman in the south was a good dancer; but shecould not do fine needlework in sewing the furs, becauseher hands were wooden. The woman in the north wasa poor dancer, because her feet were wooden, but shecould sew with fine stitches in the furs. So all thewomen of the north are skilful with their hands, and allthe women of the south are good dancers, even to thisday. Thus you may know that the tale is X _>X a o — X x o D
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