314 H. Rink. 



14. Two Sisters who married animals. 



Agrees well both with the West Greenland and the Labrador 

 Aversion, equally well with both. 



15. The two Boys wlio could keep under water. 



This tale bears most resemblance to Katerparsuk T. T. 7 (E. S. 10), 

 from the West coast and to a tale from Labrador, T.T. 143 (E. S. 120). 

 In the former the art of swimming under water was due to magic, 

 the boys assuming the form of certain sea animals, in this case of 

 a walrus. This art is called pulik, 'owner of a bag, slough, or dis- 

 guise'. The Labrador version on the other hand deals with a bo}»^ 

 who was trained by his mother to keep under water, and the latter 

 seems to be closer to the East Greenland version. 



16. The Moon's child. 



Only the elements of which this tale is composed are known; 

 as a whole it must be regarded as new. 



17. How the old folks avenged their sons. 



Corresponds exactly to Uvikiak, T. T. 34 (E. S. 53). Of the ele- 

 ments, that of the covering of the kaiaks with lea\'es or grass (West 

 Greenlandic) is noticeable. 



18. Inurudsiak. 



The beginning is like T. T. 31 (E. S. 48), "The Dog", but the rest 

 of the tale is quite different. 



19. The foster-children. 



Corresponds to T. T. 39 (E. S. 30) and E. S. Spl. 109, tales of the 

 child monster that ate its housemates. 



20. The origin of Kaudlunaks, Timerseks and Erkiliks. 



Corresponds exactly to T. T. 148 (E. S. 17 cf. E. S. Spl. pag. 150), 

 which treat of the descendants of a woman and a dog. The legend 

 is also known in Baffin's Land, and must thus have come from there 

 or from a still more remote region to West and East Greenland. 

 It is told everywhere in the same way, with remarkable details. 

 Here the question crops up, as to what Europeans it can have been on 

 which the legend is based? It will be interesting to see how far it 

 can be traced in a westerly direction. 



