A TEEASUEY OF ESKIMO TALES 



Then he made three clay images somewhat re- 

 sembling the men, and waved his wings over them 

 and brought them to life, and led each one of 

 these women to one of the men, and then led each 

 pair to a dry bank, and had three families started 

 on three hilltops. 



" Go down to the shore," he said to the three 

 men and the three women, " and bring up the 

 logs that the tide has brought in, and I will show 

 you how to make houses." 



They brought the drift logs, and he showed 

 them how to lay them up for walls, and how to 

 make a roof of branches covered with earth. 

 Seals had now become numerous, and he taught 

 them how to capture them, and what use to make 

 of their skins. He helped them to make arrows 

 and spears, and nets to capture deer and fish, 

 and other implements of the chase. He showed 

 them how to make kayaks by stretching green 

 hides over a framework of ribs, and letting the 

 hides dry. 



" I have not made as many birds and animals 

 for you as I made for First Man and his wife, 

 but I have made you so many more plants and 

 trees that it isn't quite fair to him. I must go 

 back and fix up his land a bit," said Raven. 



So he went over to where First Man and his 

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