KALOPALING 



hand. The hunter and his wife watched for the 

 boy to come out, and when they saw him they 

 went toward him. But the boy did not want to 

 go back to live with his grandmother, and as they 

 came near he called out: 



" Two men are coming; one with a double 

 jacket, the other with a foxskin jacket." 



Then Kalopaling pulled on the string and the 

 boy disappeared into the water. 



Some time after this the hunter and his wife 

 saw the boy again. But before they could lay 

 hold of him the lad sang out: 



" Two men are coming." 



And again Kalopaling pulled the string and 

 the boy slipped into the water. 



However, the hunter and his wife did not give 

 up trying. They went near the crack and hid 

 behind the big blocks of ice which the tide had 

 piled up. The next time when the boy had just 

 come out they sprang forward and cut the rope 

 before he had time to give the alarm. Then away 

 they went with him to their hut. 



As the lad did not wish to return to his grand- 

 mother, he stayed with the hunter, and as he grew 

 to be a man he learned all that his new father 

 could teach him, and became the most famous 

 hunter of the tribe. 



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