A TEEASUEY OF ESKIMO TALES 



fiercely about. He had thought there ought to 

 be some animal of which Man would be afraid, 

 and now he was almost afraid of the bear himself. 



" You would better keep away from that ani- 

 mal," he said. " It is very fierce and will tear you 

 to pieces if you disturb it." 



He made various kinds of seals, and said to 

 Man, " You are to eat these and to take their 

 skins for clothing. Cut some of the skins into 

 strips and make snares to catch deer. But you 

 must not snare deer yet; wait until they are more 

 numerous." 



By and by another child was born, and the 

 Man and Woman rubbed it with clay as Raven 

 had taught them to do, and the next day the little 

 girl walked about. On the third day she was a 

 full-grown woman, for in those days people grew 

 up very fast, so that the earth would be peopled. 



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