A TEEASUEY OF ESKIMO TALES 



" Well, if you wish to find the light you must 

 take your snowshoes and go far, far to the south- 

 land, to the place you will know when you get 

 there." 



The boy put on his black coat, took his snow- 

 shoes, and at once set off for the south. For 

 many days he traveled, while the darkness always 

 remained the same. When he had gone a very 

 long way, he saw far ahead of him a single ray 

 of light, and that cheered and encouraged him. 



As he hurried on, the light showed again 

 plainer than before and then vanished ; and kept 

 appearing and vanishing at intervals. At last he 

 came to a large hill, one side of which was in a 

 bright light while the other was in the blackness 

 of night. Ahead of him and close to the hill he 

 saw a hut with a man who was shoveling snow 

 from the front of it. 



The man was tossing the snow high in air, 

 and each time he did this the light was hidden, 

 thus causing the changes from light to darkness 

 which the boy had noticed as he approached. 

 Close beside the house he saw a great blazing ball 

 of fire the light he had come to find. 



The boy stopped and began to plan how he 

 could secure the light and the shovel from the 

 man. After a time he walked up to the man and 



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