Myths and legends of Alaska . Fran. pliotograph loaned by the Smithsonian Institution SNOW SHOVEL, PICK, RAKE, AND MAUL MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA The man said, I am not hiding the light. I amcleaning away the snow. Who are you? Where didyou come from? The boy said, It is so dark at our village I do notwant to stay there. I came here to live with you. All the time? asked the man. Yes, said the boy. The man said, All right. Come into the house withme. Then he dropped his shovel on the ground. Hestooped down to lead the way through the undergroundpassage into the house. He let the curtain fall


Myths and legends of Alaska . Fran. pliotograph loaned by the Smithsonian Institution SNOW SHOVEL, PICK, RAKE, AND MAUL MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA The man said, I am not hiding the light. I amcleaning away the snow. Who are you? Where didyou come from? The boy said, It is so dark at our village I do notwant to stay there. I came here to live with you. All the time? asked the man. Yes, said the boy. The man said, All right. Come into the house withme. Then he dropped his shovel on the ground. Hestooped down to lead the way through the undergroundpassage into the house. He let the curtain fall in frontof the door as he passed, because he thought the boy wasclose beside him. Then the boy caught up the ball of light. He put itin the turned-up flap of his fur coat. Then he pickedup the shovel and ran away toward the north. He ranuntil his feet were tired. Then he put on his raven coatand flew away. He flew rapidly to the north. Ravencould hear the man shriek behind him. The man waspursuing him. But Raven flew faster.


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