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stay at home and cook for tliem both while he went ont himself to kill 

 the game. Then lie went away and came back at night, bringing some 

 reindeer meat. Chnii-iih'-luk had food ready, and after eating they 

 both went to bed and slept soundly. In this manner they lived for 

 several days, until Chun-nh'-luk began to tire of cooking and of staying 

 in the house. 



One morning he asked permission to go out to hunt with his brother, 

 but the latter refused and started out alone. Soon after, when he 

 began to stalk some reindeer, Chiin-T'ih'-luk came creeping softly behind 

 and grasped him by the foot, so that without alarming the game his 

 brother should know he was there. Turning, the hunter said angrily, 

 "What do you mean by following me? You can not kill anything 

 without a bow and arrows.'' "I can kill game with my hands alone," 

 said Chiifi-iih'-liik; but his brother spoke scornfully, and said: "Go 

 home, and attend to your cooking." Chfin-uh'-Kik turned away, but 

 instead of going home he crept up to a herd of reindeer and killed two 

 of them with his hands, as he had done while living alone. Then he 

 stood up and waved his hands for his brother to come. The latter 

 came, and was very much astonished to see the two reindeer, for he 

 had killed none with his arrows. Chim-uh'-luk then lifted both of the 

 reindeer upon his shoulders and carried them home. 



His brother followed with dark brow and evil thoughts in his heart, 

 until jealousy and anger replaced all the kindly feelings he had for 

 Chun-uh'-luk, and there was also a feeling of fear after having seen his 

 brother manifest such great strength. During all the evening he sat 

 silent and moody, scarcely tasting the food placed before him, until 

 finally his suspicious and evil thoughts began to produce the same 

 feelings in Chun-fih'-luk's breast. Thus they sat through the night, 

 each watching the other and fearing some treachery. 



The following day was calm and bright, and the householder asked 

 ChuQ-uh'-luk if he could paddle a kaiak, to which the latter answered 

 that he thought he could. Then the householder led the way to the 

 kaiaks upon the shore, into one of which he got, and telling Chun-uh'-luk 

 to follow him in the other. At first Chuh-uh'-liik had some trouble in 

 keeping his kaiak steady, but he soon learned to control it, and they 

 paddled far out to sea. When the shore was very distant they turned 

 back, and the householder said: "Xow, let us see who can gain the 

 shore first." Lightly the kaiaks darted away, and first one, then the 

 other, seemed to have the advantage, until at last, with a final effort, 

 they ran ashore, and the rivals sprang u]} the beach at the same 

 moment. With scowling brow the householder turned to Ohun-uh'- 

 Ink and said: "You are no more my brother. You go in that direction 

 and I will go in this," and they turned their backs to each other and 

 separated angrily. As they went Ohim-uh'-luk changed into a 

 W^olverine, his brother becoming a Gray Wolf, and until this day they 

 are found wandering in the same country, but never together. 



