II 



THE TRAGEDY OF THE THREE BROTHERS 



In the east not far from the region of the Ro- 

 manzoff Mountains, toward the land of the Cogmo- 

 liks, there lived during the early days four brothers. 

 The eldest had taken a trip on the ocean in his kyak 

 or light skin boat. As the day drew to a close he 

 had not returned, but it excited no attention among 

 the members of the family, as it was a usual thing 

 for any of the people to stay a few days at a friendly 

 iglo ' without leaving word at home where they 

 were going, or how long they would be absent. 

 Some acquaintances coming along reported that 

 they had not seen anything of the missing man ; 

 then suspicion began to be aroused that everything 

 might not be right and a search was instituted, but 

 no trace could be found of him or his kyak; no one 

 along the coast seemed able to throw any light on 

 his whereabouts, although they lent their aid by 

 joining in with the searching party. 



1 Iglo, a mound house. 

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