Language and Folklore. 399 
“famarma татагтеграгта una neriuk.” “You seem to find my entire 
person to your tast, eat that!” 
The agreement was later substantiated from SW. Alaska too (lower 
Yukon), from whence E. W. Nelson! quotes a version of the legend in which the 
same expressions appears, almost word for word (‘If you desire me, eat те!”). 
We conclude then that this is a very ancient and common Eskimo myth. 
Finally we have from East Greenland Holm’s version from 1884 (see 
First Part, p. 253, no. 10) and mine which follow. Holm’s version has retained 
several characteristic details, wanting in mine, for example, the moons ‘ice- 
scraper (sermiaut), his old name, /Ijakak; the sparks which he blows from 
his glowing nose become stars; sometimes he goes down to earth and catches 
seals.—I also noted this myth from North Greenland (Umanak) in 1901; see 
Phon. Study, 274—275. 
A. 
When it became evening to him, the moon wished to visit the 
sun (and) lie with her in the house.“ When the sun began to re- 
cognize him, she smeared one of her hands with soot from the pot 
(and) wiped (rubbed) it off on him.? When day began to break the 
following morning the sun moistened a great lump of lamp-moss 
(with blubber-oil),®) put it on a long stick, and lighted it.” She cut 
of her breast and threw it over to her (elder) brother : © 
“Since you wish me, since you are desirous of me, take this!” 
As she went out and started off at great speed,‘® the moon 
(brother) moistened thoroughly (with blubber oil) a great lump of 
lamp-moss and put it on a stick,“ quickly set a much too little spark 
to it and followed her, departed.) (The torch) keeps going out, it 
prevents his overtaking her;® for when it goes out, when he then 
keeps blowing hard on (the moss), and (wishes) to light it again, 
when its durability is used up, it goes out а moment." When she 
(the sun) goes further from him, he is wont to stop just near here ; 11 
by stopping he is prevented from reaching her. 
B. 
In the evening, when they put out the lamps (and) when they 
began the play of “putting-out-the-lamps’” 4), the sun began to feel that 
a man came to her.® When he had arrived she placed herself be- 
neath him. ® (But) as she began to recognize him, ® as though he 
were his elder brother,® she touched him with her wrist.) The 
morning after she had touched him, when they had lighted the 
lamps, she saw that her wretched elder brother had many soot 
marks. She moistened a lump of lamp-moos, stuck it on a stick 
and lightened it. ® As it burned brightly, because it was never to go 
out, she tore of her breast®) and threw it over to her elder brother 
(the moon): 
1 Nelson (1899) p. 482. (Cf. p. 481.) 
