A TEEASUEY OF ESKIMO TALES 



the stone will fall down into the pit and drag the 

 deer's head down and hold it." 



Next morning when they went to thie woods 

 and down the reindeer trail they found a deer 

 entangled in the snare. Taking it out, they killed 

 and skinned it, carrying the skin home for a bed. 



The women cried, " Oh, let us hold some of 

 the flesh in the fire as we did the fish! " And of 

 course they found it good. 



One day Man went out alone hunting seal 

 along the seashore. There were many seals out 

 of the water sunning themselves on the rocks. 

 He crept up to them cautiously, but just as he 

 thought he had his hands on them, one after an- 

 other slipped into the water. Only one was left 

 on the rocks. Now you will not wonder at what 

 happened, if you remember that, although Man 

 was full-grown, he was still quite young, for he 

 had become a man so suddenly. Only one seal 

 was left on the rocks, and Man was very hungry. 

 He crept up to it more cautiously than before, 

 but it slipped through his fingers and escaped. 



Then Man stood up and his breast seemed full 

 of a strange feeling, and water began to run in 

 drops from his eyes and down his face. He put 

 up his hand and caught some of the drops to look 



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