Myths and legends of Alaska . X MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA THE LAND OF THE DEAD Eskimo (Lower Yukon) A YOUNG woman on the Lower Yukon she died she went to sleep for a some one shook her arm and said, Getup. Do not sleep. You are dead. Then she saw shewas in her grave box and the shade of her grandfatherwas shaking her. Then she went with her grandfatherback to the village, but the country she knew had dis-appeared. In its place was a strange village whichreached as far as the eye could see. As she entered the village, the old man told her to gointo one of the houses.
Myths and legends of Alaska . X MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA THE LAND OF THE DEAD Eskimo (Lower Yukon) A YOUNG woman on the Lower Yukon she died she went to sleep for a some one shook her arm and said, Getup. Do not sleep. You are dead. Then she saw shewas in her grave box and the shade of her grandfatherwas shaking her. Then she went with her grandfatherback to the village, but the country she knew had dis-appeared. In its place was a strange village whichreached as far as the eye could see. As she entered the village, the old man told her to gointo one of the houses. As soon as she entered it, awoman picked up a stick of wood and raised it to strikeher. The woman said, What do you want here?So the young woman ran out, crying to her grand-father. He said, This is the village of the dogshades. Now you see how living dogs feel whenbeaten by people. They came to another village. Here she saw a man 97 MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA lying on the ground with grass growing up through hisjoints. He could m
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