This story is the tale of how men, dogs, and women came to the earth. It gave a simple explanation of how the people came to earth and also how the earth was created. This tale also said that when men die they go to the sky to shine bright. It talked about how the earth is light and dark.
The tale of the giant dog is about a man and his wife who never had a son but had giant dog instead. This dog began to eat people and the man and his wife had to move islands. The man who owned the dog realized that the dog was sneaking a way for a couple of days and would bring back the legs of the inland dwellers. This is why inland dwellers are afraid of dogs.
Navaránâpaluk was from a tribe of man eaters. She wed to a man who was from a tribe that were not man eaters. One day she left and lied about her husband's tribe to make her kinfolk feel sorry for her. Her family went out to kill the wives of her husbands tribe. She got caught in her lie and was eventually killed.
Two men who were wizards. One turned into a bear and the other a walrus. Saunikog was jealous of Tungujuluk because he had a son and Saunikog did not have any children. Using their animal forms, they both changed shape and tricked each other. Saunikog was called out for his evil planning and with great shame he left and was never seen again.
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