Myths and legends of Alaska . Hox CAXYOX o\ WHIM PASS AND YIKOX Roi - ~w*r-x- 5«^J-*T^ Jnbr^ -. ,_at ,*™ j^ *^^_ jfc».*^j*L- —. NEAR VALDEZ NARROWS MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA Now the girl became the sun and the boy the he pursues her but never overtakes her. When thesun sinks in the west, the moon rises in the east, butalways too late. The moon has no food, and sometimesalmost fades away. Then the sun reaches out the dishof meat and berries and the moon becomes fat again. MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA THE BOY IN THE MOON Athapascan (Upper Yukon) ENG ago, in the days of Raven, there wa


Myths and legends of Alaska . Hox CAXYOX o\ WHIM PASS AND YIKOX Roi - ~w*r-x- 5«^J-*T^ Jnbr^ -. ,_at ,*™ j^ *^^_ jfc».*^j*L- —. NEAR VALDEZ NARROWS MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA Now the girl became the sun and the boy the he pursues her but never overtakes her. When thesun sinks in the west, the moon rises in the east, butalways too late. The moon has no food, and sometimesalmost fades away. Then the sun reaches out the dishof meat and berries and the moon becomes fat again. MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA THE BOY IN THE MOON Athapascan (Upper Yukon) ENG ago, in the days of Raven, there was a greatfamine. No one in the village had anything toeat. Then a boy dreamed that they would killmany caribou. Then the hunters began to find caribouand to kill them. The boy said when they killed allthe caribou that the leader of the herd must be givento him. The boys uncle gave him caribou, but notthe leader, because he did not believe the boy dreamedwhat he said. Then the boy cried two nights becausehe did not get the right caribou. The next morning the boy was gone. Now this boywore trousers of marten skin. When they


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