A TEEASUEY OF ESKIMO TALES 



in it, and they slept very warmly. Raven drew 

 down his mask and slept near by in the form of 

 a bird. Wakening before the others, Raven went 

 to the creek and made three pairs of fishes: 

 sticklebacks, graylings, and blackfish. When 

 they were swimming about in the water, he 

 called to Man, " Come and see what I have 

 made." 



When Man saw the sticklebacks swimming up 

 the stream with a wriggling motion, he was so 

 surprised that he raised his hands suddenly and 

 the fish darted away. 



" Look at these graylings," said Raven; " they 

 will be found in clear mountain streams, while the 

 sticklebacks are already on their way to the sea. 

 Both are good for food ; so, whether you live be- 

 side the water or in the upland, you may find 

 plenty to eat." 



He looked about and thought there was noth- 

 ing on the land as lively as the fish in the water, 

 so he made the shrew-mice, for he said, " They 

 will skip about and enliven the ground and pre- 

 vent it from looking dead and barren, even if they 

 are not good for food." 



He kept on for several days making other ani- 

 mals, more fishes, and a few ground birds, for as 

 yet there were no trees for birds to alight in. 



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