Identifier: mythslegendsofal00juds (find matches)
Title: Myths and legends of Alaska
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Judson, Katharine Berry
Subjects: Indian mythology -- Alaska Indians of North America -- Alaska Legends -- Alaska
Publisher: Chicago : A.C. McClurg & co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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LOOKING DOWN CUT-OFF CANYON FROM BELOW WHITE PASS SUMMIT MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA HOW THE FOX BECAME RED Athapascan ONCE Fox, when very hungry, was travellingthrough the country. All at once he saw agoose with many goslings. Fox ran after them.As he ran he sang, I shall have your tender breasts before I go to sleep;I shall have your tender breasts before I go to sleep. As Fox ran toward them, the geese came to waterand plunged in. Fox followed slowly along the edgeof the water. When he saw he could not get the geese,Fox became so angry he turned red all over—all ex-cept the tip of his tail. 119 MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA BEAVER AND PORCUPINE Tsimshian NOW Beaver was the friend of Porcupine.Much they loved each other. Then Beaverinvited Porcupine to his house on the largelake. There in the very middle of the lake was thehouse of Beaver. Now Beaver, on his part, liked thewater, but Porcupine had no way to go from the shoreto the lake, because he knew not how to swim. There-fore fe

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