Eskimo Folk-Tales
The Coming of Men, A Long, Long While Ago:
- The ancestors could not read or write, so they told stories (memorization), this could be 'magic'; the power of words
- "Old women do not waste their words idly, and we believe what they say. Old age does not lie."
- "Hok - hok - hok!" Commanding dogs to come forth
- They lived in the dark.
- A FLOOD
- water was flammable, interesting - IDEA for STORY
- "Two old women began to speak thus: ' Better to be without day, if thus we may be without death,' said one."
- I WAS RIGHT - WORDS HAVE POWER
- Dead men become stars in the sky
Nukúnguasik, Who Escaped from the Tupilak:
- Wait, what is a Tupilak?
- "...nibbling at the body of the dead man."
The Woman Who Had a Bear as a Foster-Son:
- OLD WOMAN AND A BEAR, I love it already
- She spoke to it as a human and it gained the mindset of a human
- I liked this story. It was very heart warming.
Qalagánguasê, Wha Passed to the Land of Ghosts:
- Seaweed is not good for you, you'll definitely die if you eat it.
- Ghosts walk among the living, though they do not interact with the living.
- Why did they mention he turned into a woman when he turned into a ghost?
Isigâligârssik:
- "This girl would like to have you."
- What does this wizard have against him?
- Yay, a happy ending.
The Insects that Wooed a Wifeless Man:
- A different type of people
- I'm a little confused on this story.
- I just imagine this grown man talking to these tiny insects
Makíte:
- this reminds me of Hansel and Gretel
Atungait, Who Went A-Wandering:
- Kissing! Eskimo kisses!
- Interesting
- I was surprised he did not kill the man, but I admire that he did not kill him because he spoke to truth.
The Giant Dog:
- Clifford the big red dog, haha
- MMMMM, a story idea!
Eskimo Folk Tales by Knud Rasmussen with illustrations by native Eskimo artists (1921).
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