THE WOMAN MAGICIAN 



LONG ago, in Aggo, a country where nobody 

 lives nowadays, there were two large houses 

 standing far apart. In each of these houses 

 many families lived together. In the summer the 

 people in the two houses went in company to hunt 

 deer and had a good time together. When fall 

 came they returned to their separate houses. The 

 names of the houses were Quern and Exaluq. 



One summer it happened that the men from 

 Quern had killed many deer, while those from 

 Exaluq had caught but a few. The latter said to 

 each other, " They are not fair; they shoot before 

 we have a chance ; " and they became very angry. 



" Let us kill them," said one. 



" Yes, let us kill them, but let us wait till the 

 end of the season, and then we can take all the 

 game they have in their storehouse," said the 

 others. For the game was packed in snow and 

 ice and was taken home on dog sledges when the 

 hunting was over. 



When it came time to go home both parties 

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