296 G- Holm and Johan Petersen. 



Things went on in this way for a lime. Kobaluarsusuak now went 

 and visited Sieterevarsusuak's first cousin, and saw that she was 

 beautiful bej'ond all others. He then told her he would take her 

 as his wife. She did not want to marry; but Kobaluarsusuak 

 went on trying to persuade her, and told her that, if she would not 

 have him, no doubt an old one would come and fetch her. He 

 took her home with him, and made her his wife. When Kobaluar- 

 susuak went out hunting and came home with two walruses, he 

 rowed up to his cousin, called him, and he came down to him and 

 received half a walrus. 



When Kobaluarsusuak was out hunting one day, and his wife 

 had gone out to make water, Sieterevarsusuak sprang forward, took 

 her by the arm, and carried her home with him. When Kobaluar- 

 susuak came home and missed his wife, he knew that his cousin 

 must have taken her. He now went over to Sieterevarsusuak and 

 told him that his wife must come forward. 



And indeed she stretched forth her hand to take hold of his; 

 but Sieterevarsusuak shoved her back. Kobaluarsusuak now seized 

 hold of Sieterevarsusuak, and they began to wrestle. Kobaluar- 

 susuak fell, but he raised himself up again at once. He was again 

 pressed down, but got up again, and again took hold of Sieterevar- 

 susuak. While they were wrestling, the latter took his cousin, and 

 struck him against the passage-way, so that he died. He then 

 carried him out and turned his face towards all the corners of the 

 world; whereupon Kobaluarsusuak came to life again; and went 

 home without getting his wife. When Kobaluarsusuak went out 

 hunting, Sieterevarsusuak received his share as usual, and they 

 remained good friends ever afterwards. 



43. THE MAN WHO ATE HIS OWN CHILD 



told by Kiiluluk. 



Many years ago there lived a man at Igdlitalik in Kulusuk. 

 When spring came after a bad winter, during which all the neigh- 

 bours had been starved to death and eaten, the man began to catch 

 seals again, and came home one day with a young bearded seal. While 

 his wife was cutting it up, the man went into the house, and saw 

 that the water was boiling. He had a great longing to eat human 

 flesh again, and when their little child cried, he took it and put it 

 down into the pot of boiling water. The wife now came in and saw 

 that the child was gone; then the man took tlie child out of the pot, 



