A TREASURY OF ESKIMO TALES 



" I came from the pea-pod," said Man point- 

 ing to the plant from which he came. 



" Ah! " exclaimed Raven, " I made that vine, 

 but did not know that anything like you would 

 ever come out of it. Come with me to the high 

 ground over there. This ground I made later and 

 it is still soft and thin, but it is harder and thicker 

 over there." They came to the higher ground 

 which was firm under their feet. 



" Have you eaten anything? " Raven asked 

 Man. 



" I took some soft stuff into me at one of the 

 pools," replied Man. 



" Ah! you drank water," said Raven. " Now 

 wait for me here." 



He drew down the mask over his face, chang- 

 ing again into a bird, and flew far up into the sky 

 where he disappeared. Man waited where he had 

 been left until the fourth day, when Raven re- 

 turned, bringing four berries. Pushing up his 

 mask, Raven became a man again and held out 

 two salmonberries and two heathberries. 



" Here is what I made for you to eat. I wish 

 them to be plentiful over the earth. Now eat 

 them." 



Man took the berries and placed them in his 

 mouth one after the other, and they satisfied his 



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