A TEEASUEY OF ESKIMO TALES 



" Stranger, my grandmother invites yon to come 

 to her hut and have a good feast on a supper that 

 she has cooked. She told me not to say that it is 

 a wolf's and a man's brains, and I do not say it." 



The man thought a moment, and then replied, 

 " Tell your grandam that I will come." 



He went to the hut where the old woman pre- 

 tended to be very glad to see him. They sat 

 down at the table and while she was placing a 

 large dish of soup before him, he put a bowl on 

 the floor between his feet. He excused himself 

 for putting his hand before his mouth because his 

 front teeth were gone, and every time he poured 

 the spoonful into the bowl. 



When he had finished he said, " It is the cus- 

 tom in my tribe to bring your hostess a bit of 

 some delicious food to show that you appreciate 

 her hospitality. Here is a bowl of rare food 

 which I give to you, but it will not be good unless 

 you eat it at once." 



He gave the soup to the old witch, and the 

 moment she tasted the broth she herself had pre- 

 pared she fell down dead. 



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