Myths and legends of Alaska . i • • V /.//. IN \V \TI-R IROOP O> AT \1 \l)l. ol \\ S INTESTINES 2! t/a HO O joO d wa w O c 2!O Hffi>H cr> O c JO o JO oo o. MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA THE NAMING OF THE BIRDS Tlingit (Wrangell) NOW Raven went around among the birds, teach-ing them. He said to Grouse, You are tolive in a place where it is wintry. You willalways live in a place high up so you will have plentyof breezes. Then Raven gave Grouse four whitepebbles. He said, You will never starve so long asyou have these four pebbles. Raven also saiH to Grouse, You know that Sea-
Myths and legends of Alaska . i • • V /.//. IN \V \TI-R IROOP O> AT \1 \l)l. ol \\ S INTESTINES 2! t/a HO O joO d wa w O c 2!O Hffi>H cr> O c JO o JO oo o. MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA THE NAMING OF THE BIRDS Tlingit (Wrangell) NOW Raven went around among the birds, teach-ing them. He said to Grouse, You are tolive in a place where it is wintry. You willalways live in a place high up so you will have plentyof breezes. Then Raven gave Grouse four whitepebbles. He said, You will never starve so long asyou have these four pebbles. Raven also saiH to Grouse, You know that Sea-lionis your grandchild. You must get four more pebblesand give them to him. That is why the sea-lion hasfour large pebbles. It throws these at hunters. If one • strikes a person, it kills him. From this story it isknown that Grouse and Sea-lion understand eachother. Raven said to Ptarmigan, You will be the makerof snowshoes. You will know how to travel in was from these birds that the Athapascans learnedhow to make snowshoes, and how to put the lacings on. Raven came next to Wild Canary, that lives all theyear around in the Tlingit country. He said, You 67 MYTH
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