312 H. Rink. 



but also in a version from the East coast, communicated to me by 

 Rosing under the title Maledok; besides this the tale has only a 

 few minor points in common with others. 



4. Kuimk. 



This tale is practically merely another version of "Kunuk the 

 Orphan Boy" T. T. 10 (E. S. 14), considerably abbreviated and to 

 some extent modified, but with striking agreement in certain details, 

 such as the very names Ungilagtaki and Kunuk. It is indeed quite 

 conceivable that the West Greenland tale has been lengthened by 

 addition of elements from other tales. 



5. Uiartek. 



Uiartek means "he, that goes round (a naze)". It is conceivable 

 that the tale is related to that of Iviangersouk, T. T. 120 (E. S. Spl. 

 33), who travelled round the south point of the land along the East 

 coast and back to the West coast through a sound which traversed 

 the land at Jakobshavn, and from whom an island at Godthaab is 

 said to have been named Uiarniak. But this tale no doubt owes 

 its origin to more recent influences. '"'■Uiartek'^ seems to be peculiar 

 to the East coast. 



6. Uiartek and Kasagsik. 



The name Kasagsik certainly corresponds to Kagsagsuk, T. T. 1 

 (E. S. 1), and what is told of him here reminds one of the tale of 

 Kagsuk, T. T. 85 (E. S. 88). 



It is curious that the tale of Kagsagsuk proper, which is the 

 most common in the previous collections, is entirely missing in the 

 present collection from East Greenland. 



7. Natatek. 



We have nothing corresponding to this tale among the tales 

 from other parts. However, it is composed of elements which to 

 a great extent occur quite scattered in various other tales, parti- 

 cularly the old man's revenge for neglect, the conjunction with the 

 inland-dwellers, fighting with a whale by pulling from both sides 

 (Akigsiak, T. T. 5; E. S. 5)., boys who have an innate power over 

 the sea animals ("The Barren Wife" T. T. 13; E. S. 19), and espe- 

 cially a power of taking several in one cast (Sangiak, or Nerngajorak, 

 T. T. 87; E. S. 0). Something about the women who are dangerous 

 to men occurs there, loo. 



