A TBEASTTBY OF ESKIMO TALES 



his cold hands. So now he struck them together 

 until sparks came with which he lighted some dry 

 weeds and brush and had a fire to cook his meat 

 and to warm himself. 



The next morning he killed another reindeer 

 and the day following two more and wrapped 

 himself in their skins from head to foot, with the 

 raw side next his own flesh, as the animals had 

 worn them. The skins soon dried on him and be- 

 came like a part of his body. 



As the nights grew colder and colder, he col- 

 lected a quantity of driftwood from the shore, 

 with which he built him a rude hut, which he 

 found very comfortable. Walking over the hills 

 one day he came near to a strange, black animal 

 eating berries from the bushes. He crept up to 

 it and grasped it by its hind legs. With an an- 

 gry growl it turned to face him, showing its white 

 teeth. He knew then that he must not let go his 

 hold of it, so he swung it high over his head and 

 brought it down on the ground with such force 

 that the bear lay dead. 



In skinning the bear he saw that it contained 

 much fat, and that he might have a light in his 

 house if he could find something that would hold 

 the grease and yet not take fire itself. Going 

 along the beach he found a long, flat stone with a 



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