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lamp, which stood on the floor, and working at a large narwhal 

 tusk. Natatek's harpoon-line with a toggle-head of narwhal tusk was 

 hanging on a hook {initsat). In the passage-way had been erected 

 three stones, which had been set up one behind the other like so 

 many doors {matit), in order that the Timersek might hear when any- 

 one came. Natatek went into the house, while his companion stood 

 on the watch at the window, to come to his rescue if it should be 

 necessary. The man in the house kept an eye on the passage-way, 

 while he worked. Natatek now lifted aside the last stone, sprang 

 forward, and took his harpoon-line, then ran down to the stream, 

 took the narwhal, and jumped over the line of rawhide thong with 

 one hand, while he held the narwhal and the line in the other. 

 Next day Natatek harpooned another narwhal, and in this one like- 

 wise a harpoon was stuck in from the opposite bank, but he ma- 

 naged to drag it over to his side. 



People told Natatek that there lived not far from there an 

 inland-dweller who had tw^ daughters who, when men came to 

 sta}' with them, caught hold of them between the legs, so that they 

 died. Natatek had a pair of natit of bearded-seal skin sew^i for 

 him. He tried with all his might to pull them asunder, but could 

 not manage to tear them. It was now the Timersek' s turn to try; 

 he tore them asunder with the greatest ease and said that they 

 were no use, but that he would give him some natit which no one 

 could tear asunder. These were made of double bearded-seal skin. 

 He tried to pull them asunder, but they held. 



They then went on a visit to the man with the two daughters. 

 On their way they lifted large stones out of the earth; these lay 

 so firmly fixed in the ground that they gave forth a whistling 

 (smacking) sound when they drew them up; then they played ball 

 with them. The inland-dweller cast a large stone to Natatek; but 

 it fell to the ground. The inland-dweller then said: "It's no use 

 your going to that place, if you cannot even manage a stone like 

 this", "Nay, but I shall go there all the same", said Natatek, and 

 he took a large stone, played ball with it, and cast it to the inland- 

 dweller, who had to let it fall to the ground. 



They now came and stayed with the man with the two 

 daughters. The father thought that evening was long in coming, 

 and began therefore to tell tales; but after the father had told tales 

 for some time, Natatek and the inland-dweller told him that they 

 felt sleepy. When they had put out the lamps, the father fell asleep, 

 and the others made as if they were sleeping, too. One of the 

 daughters now went and took Natatek in her arms, carried him, 

 and laid him by her side on the sleeping-platform. When she had 



