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he lived for many days, until he began to feel lonely, when he remem- 
bered the two young men he had seen when he stood on the shore as 
an Owl. Then he thought, “I saw two men pass here once, and it can 
not be far to where others live. I will go and seek them, for it is very 
lonely here.” So he went out in search of people. He wandered along 
the coast for some distance, and at last came to two fine new kaiaks, 
lying at the foot of a hill, upon which were spears, lines, floats, and 
other hunting implements. : 
After having examined these curiously he saw a path near by, lead- 
ing up to the top of a hill, which he followed. On the top of the hill 
was a house with two storehouses in the vicinity, and on the ground 
in front of him were several recently killed white whales, with the 
skulls of many others grouped around. Wishing to see the people 
in the house before showing himself, he crept with noiseless steps 
into the entrance way and up to the door. Lifting cautiously one 
corner of the skin that hung in the doorway, he looked in. Opposite 
the door was a young man sitting at work on some arrows, while a bow 
lay beside him, Chian-th/-lik dropped the curtain and stood quite still 
for some time, fearing that if he entered the house the young man would 
shoot him with the arrows before he could make known his good will. 
He ended by thinking, “If I enter and say, ‘I have come, brother,’ he 
will not hurt me,” so, raising the curtain quickly, he entered. The 
householder at once seized the bow and drew an arrow to the head ready 
to shoot, just as Chin-th/-lik said, “ I have come, brother.” At this the 
bow and arrow were dropped and the young man cried out with delight, — 
‘Are you my brother? Come and sit beside me.” And Chin-th/-lik 
did so very gladly. Then the householder showed his pleasure and 
said, “‘ I am very glad to see you, brother, for I always believed I had 
one somewhere, but I could never find him. Where have you lived? 
Have you known any parents? How did you grow up?” and asked 
many other questions, to which Chin-th/-lik replied that he had never 
known his parents, and described his life by the seashore until he had 
started on the present search. The householder then said that he also 
had never known any parents, and his earliest recollection was of find- 
ing himself alone in that house, where he had lived ever since, killing 
game for food. 
Telling his brother to follow him, the householder led Chan-tih/-lik 
to one of the storehouses, where there was a great pile of rich furs, 
with an abundance of seal oil and other food. Opening the door of the 
other storehouse, the newcomer was shown a great many dead people 
lying there. The householder said he had killed them in revenge for 
the death of his parents, for he felt certain that they had been killed 
by these people, so he let no one pass him alive. 
When they returned to the house, the brothers fell asleep and slept 
till morning. At daybreak they arose and, after breakfast, the house- 
holder told Chiin-tth’-lik that as he had no bow and arrows, he should 
