494 W. THALBITZER. 
No 236. 
One night it befell that I began to dream that I was out picking 
berries and was eager to get my bag filled. I said: “This part (of 
the mountain), this place here has hardly any spots (of berry-vege- 
tation). I will wander up there away toward the spot which is more 
copiously covered with crow-berry bushes.” *® So I started off in that 
direction, constantly on the look-out, and caught sight of a great 
horrid bear which I was almost on top of. I ran away and met two 
men, the son of the Artealertog family * ? and (the widow) Tamutaajik’s 
son. I said: "Up there is one I came across.” So they went after it 
(the bear). I took up the trail they had followed and came (down) 
to them there, the Arteartertog family”. — “See that woman there!” — 
“Г am out wandering about as I am accustomed to do, |(give me) a 
little food to have with me on my way.” *)— Then they invited me 
in (and) I went in. I stayed for a little while with the people of 
the house, (they were) |kind-hearted people who gave the poor way- 
farer food with him homeward bound.* Then I went out again. — 
I wandered off down to the dead in the sea. I came to Nukaara, my 
(deceased) step-mother.* There was a multitude of people, a count- 
less multitude. Marhraai was among them. He had lain down to 
sleep. Another (strange) person said: ‘“Marhraate’s wife is very jealous 
(of you).” — I bade him get up. Then he got up (and) set off in his 
kaiak. Thereupon Nukaara said: "My dear girl, Ÿ you shall see these!” 
— I got to see a quantity of tents, the tents of the dead, an enormous 
quantity. — “Oh! look up here, in there on the height,” pointing 
upwards — “from that weird place up there, when the dead pass it, 
‘shouting and calling is heard. *® When the dead after having lost con- 
sciousness come to life again, they take that route; they pour out of 
these many tents and depart up there. I was among them; when 
they reach there, many of them weep profusely. ..... ” I looked in 
the other direction, outwards. On a lonely, beautiful island ® (stood) 
three tents (and lay) some kaiaks; the surface (of the sea) was in 
great uproar with crested billows. I asked: “Who are they over there?” 
— The other replied: “Oh, they are those who drowned in a kaiak 
and did not come home; when they from up there come down here 
they usually come to live on that little island out there. [When they 
have disappeared under the surface and have passed further, it is 
their death-place,*®) where only their wives visit them. 
NOTES. — *@) mula: lanernértujokajik. — * 2—3) Arteasertuk-ul. The personal 
nouns in this and the next dream were rendered in strongly varying forms. 
This name is no doubt meant as the old man Altialertog, the brother of 
Tamutaajik. — *® anersertoaja‘sin |midkait‘on (or perhaps, “is here anyone 
who will give a poor wanderer something *). — * (4) midkaituk:un. — *©) uko'ra 
= aniwina. — (6) ane:man. — (7) awe:lortiwa'ieke‘ta ra. — (8) im'ikertuä- 
same. — * (9) qapayera name toqup'ia. 
No. 237. 
Another night I dreamed in the time I was pregnant with (ny 
son) Kättiwaajik, that I had my husband. I had just said: “How 
hungry I have grown!” Then his voice was heard (and) I brought 
