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mittens and threw them into the water. While he was tearing 

 them up, they gained a little. Then he came on again, making 

 the water foam in his anger. Then she took off her boots and 

 threw them into the water. While he was thrashing them with 

 his tail, they made for the shore. But he caught them again, 

 when they were close to the shore. Then the girl took off her 

 qo'lituk 1 and threw it into the water. While he was tearing this 

 up, they landed. But he was so angry that he did not notice 

 the land, and came on again. He stranded in the shallow 

 water, and was easily killed by her father and brothers. Then 

 he changed back into a bone. 



THE STORY OF THE SUN AND MOON. 



At one time when all the rest of the people were in the 

 singing-house (qa'g'i) a young girl was visited nightly by a man 

 whose identity she could not discover. So she smeared some 

 soot and oil on her breast to discover him. The next day, 

 when she went to the qaggi to take her brother's meal, she was 

 horrified to see that he had a black streak on his face. She 

 immediately took a knife and cut off her breasts, and placed 

 them on the dish, saying, "Since you desire me, eat them." 



Her brother was so angry that he chased her out of the kagi, 

 and around and around the house. Finally, she ran up into the 

 sky and he ran after her. They were changed into the sun and 

 moon. The sun is constantly following the moon, but some- 

 times they meet (when there is an eclipse). 



THE STORY OF THE FOX- WIFE. 



Once there was a man who had lost his wife and who lived all 

 alone. But every day, when he returned from hunting, he found 

 that everything was in order as his wife would have done. There 

 were no signs of anyone in the house, nor tracks outside. He 

 could not understand it, and determined to find out who was 

 taking care of the house. 



1 This is the term used in northern Labrador for the deerskin frock. It is a cognate of 

 the Baffin Island qo'liturj. 



