I. Folk Tales. 16. The Shaman A'bla : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], 16. THE SHAMAN ABLA. In the village of ibukak there lived a rich man and a strong man. The name of the latter was Abla. They had a running-match, the course being a circle. Then the rich man said, "Now let us wrestle!" Abla said, "All right!"...
I. Folk Tales. 8. The Old Woman And The Wild : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], 8. THE OLD WOMAN AND THE WILD BEASTS. An old woman was scraping a wolf-skin. A man came to her and asked her, "What kind of skin are you scraping?" -- "An ermine-skin." -- "That is not true." He ran away into the open. Then he came ag...
I. Folk Tales. 1. The Dead Bride : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], p. 418 p. 419 I. -- FOLK-TALES. 1. THE DEAD BRIDE. There lived a man in the land of Kue, right opposite the island Imalik (one of the Diomede Islands). One day he was going to perform the thanksgiving ceremonial, because he was a good...
I. Folk Tales. 15. The Contest Between : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], p. 435 15. THE CONTEST BETWEEN THE GIANT AND THE PLOVER. A Giant and a small Plover had a contest to ascertain which was the stronger. They took large stones. Plover said, "You throw first!" The Giant threw, and hit the Plover on the hip...
Note : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], NOTE NOTE. -- Sounds are rendered according to the same system as that applied in my Chukchee Texts, published in this series. The following additional symbols have been used: ", long glide "ie; like Eng. "u" in "hut; f, v," bilabial; "z"...
I. Folk Tales. 9. The Brothers Held Captive : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], 9. THE BROTHERS HELD CAPTIVE ON AN ISLAND. 1 Two brothers were carried away by a gale, and came to an island in the ocean. The islanders captured them. The younger brother set off in search of the lost ones. He came to the isl...
I. Folk Tales. 2. The Carrier Of Seaweed : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], 2. THE CARRIER OF SEAWEED. An old woman lived with her grandson, a young orphan. One day the lad walked along the shore, gathering edible seaweed. He sang, "I am walking along the shore, gathering seaweed. I will put it into the fold of my...
I. Folk Tales. 12. Raven Swallows Blubber : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], 12. RAVEN SWALLOWS BLUBBER. Raven, who lived at einak, married among the Reindeer-men. His father-in-law said, "They say that the islanders are this year quite rich in walrus-meat. I want to eat sea-food." -- "Aha!" Raven flew away, and came...
I. Folk Tales. 11. The Hare Frees The Sun : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], 11. THE HARE FREES THE SUN. 1 When Creator had made the world, there was no light. Therefore he wanted to send all kinds of animals to the Great Tonaak to get the light. No one wanted to go. Finally Raven offered to go. "No," said Cre...
I. Folk Tales. 5. Creation Of The World : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], 5. CREATION OF THE WORLD. 1 The Raven and his wife created the world. They made the cape of Uisak out of a nose of an eider-duck ("Somatheria spectabilis"); the peninsula of Alaska, of a long belt-knife; and the island Imalik (one...
I. Folk Tales. 6. The Girl In The Iron Box : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], 6. THE GIRL IN THE IRON BOX. 2 There was a shaman who knew everything. All the people of the surrounding country sent for him in cases of calamity. When somebody became ill, he would immediately restore him to health. He took payment...
I. Folk Tales. 7. The Eagle Boy : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], 7. THE EAGLE-BOY. 1 There was a man of very bad temper. All the time he beat his wife. When he was coming back from sea-hunting, he would call aloud, "There, come out! Shake the snow off my clothes!" If she did not jump out in time and meet...
Title Page : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], THE JESSUP NORTH PACIFIC EXPEDITION Edited By FRANZ BOAS VOLUME VIII III. -- THE ESKIMO OF SIBERIA By WALDEMAR BOGORAS [Leiden & New York, 1913] Reduced To HTML By Christopher M. Weimer, Oct. 2003
I. Folk Tales. 14. Creation Of St. Lawrence Island : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], 14. CREATION OF ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND. When Creator was creating the earth, he made at first the shore of Uisak; then he made the Russian land, after that the American land. Then he felt tired, and lay down to have a rest. The sun, however, had...
I. Folk Tales. 3. The One Without Arms : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], 3. THE ONE WITHOUT ARMS. A man who had no food lived by angling. One time he went to the sea to catch some "vakhna" fish. He threw his fish-line into the water and drew out a small Fish-Woman no longer than a finger. He was much frightened...
I. Folk Tales. 10. The Man Who Used Magic : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], p. 431 10. THE MAN WHO USED MAGIC AGAINST THE STORM. In the village of Uisak lived a man and his brother. A heavy storm arose, and the wind would not cease at all. It was impossible to hunt; and half the inhabitants, those that were less...
I. Folk Tales. 13. The Woman And The Doer : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], 13. THE WOMAN AND THE DOER OF VIOLENCE. In the village of Kukulik 1 there was a man stronger than all his neighbors. Therefore he took the food from everybody by force. If a man had killed a walrus and hauled home a sled filled with me...
I. Folk Tales. 4. The Girl Who Watched : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], 4. THE GIRL WHO WATCHED IN THE NIGHT-TIME. Two cousins lived in the village of Uisak. One had five sons, the other had a single daughter. Then the sons of the former began to die, and only the youngest one remained alive; and even he beg...
Ii.Songs : * "The Eskimo of Siberia", by Waldemar Bogoras, [1913], p. 437 II. -- SONGS. 1 1 ("A"). "Who is this man? 3 Whence does he come?" -- "Alakali, I do not know him." -- "Do you not know Alakali? He and his companions, they have the shape of gulls. They screech just like gulls." 2 1 ("B"). My heart...
