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stay at home and cook for them both while he went out himself to kill 
the game. Then he went away and came back at night, bringing some 
reindeer meat. Chan-tth’-lik had food ready, and after eating they 
both went to bed and slept soundly. In this manner they lived for 
several days, until Chan-th/-lik 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-tth’-lik 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 Chin-th’-lik; but his brother spoke scornfully, and said: “Go 
home, and attend to your cooking.” Chim-ih’-lik 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. Chitin-th/-ltik 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 
Chin-tth’-lik, and there was also a feeling of fear after having seen his 
brother manifest such great strength. During all the evening he sat 
siient and moody, scarcely tasting the food placed before him, until 
finally his suspicions and evil thoughts began to produce the same 
feelings in Chin-th’-lik’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 
Chiim-th’-lik 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 Chiin-th/-lik 
to follow him in the other. At first Chin-tth’-lik 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: ‘“‘ Now, 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 up the beach at the same 
moment. With scowling brow the householder turned to Chim-th/- 
lak and said: ‘You are no more ny 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 Chim-th’-lik changed into a 
Wolverine, his brother becoming a Gray Wolf, and until this day they 
are found wandering in the same country, but never together. 
