Tales the Eskimos tell, selected and retold . hey are stones. I cannot movethem.** By and by the woman tried to move herhands but she could not. Then she knew that 44 she was really changing into stone and shewas glad. I shall never be tired or cold again, shesaid. I shall never work hard and be hungry. Gradually the woman turned into stoneand there she sits to this day with her chin inher hand, thinking. Sometimes the Eskimos who go by thepoint of land stop and give gifts to the Think-ing Image, as they call the stone w^ give her needles, tobacco, and of the women have e
Tales the Eskimos tell, selected and retold . hey are stones. I cannot movethem.** By and by the woman tried to move herhands but she could not. Then she knew that 44 she was really changing into stone and shewas glad. I shall never be tired or cold again, shesaid. I shall never work hard and be hungry. Gradually the woman turned into stoneand there she sits to this day with her chin inher hand, thinking. Sometimes the Eskimos who go by thepoint of land stop and give gifts to the Think-ing Image, as they call the stone w^ give her needles, tobacco, and of the women have even put a necklaceof beads around her neck. Perhaps they are sorry the poor womanhad such a hard life and they are trying tomake her happy now. (About half a mile from Nachvak, an oldHudsons Bay Company trading post, there isa large stone shaped like a woman resting herchin in her hand. This is the Thinking Image.) 45 THE OWL AND THE RAVEN(Why the Raven is Black) The raven was not always black as is how he became so. ..?•••. Once the owl and the raven had a quarrelin an igloo. Their voices became louder andlouder until the screeching and squawkingwas dreadful to hear. Soon the owl became soangry that he screamed, Be careful or I shallcertainly harm you. With that he seized thesmoky stone lamp in his great claws. Hetipped it over the raven, who w^as completelycovered with soot. The raven was very much ashamed of hissooty appearance and flew off crying **Kaq,kaq! To this day the raven is black and hestill acts as if he were ashamed of himself. 47 REVIEW THE PLACE WHERE THECARIBOU LIVE QUESTIONS TO ANSWER 1. What did the angekok want to find? 2. To whom did the angekok speak? 3. Of what was he afraid? 4. What did the torngak tell him to do? 5. What would happen to the angekok if hewished to kill what he saw? 6. At what time of day did the angekok seethe caribous house? 7. Of what was the caribous house made? 8. Who stood at the door of the house? 9. Why did the ang
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