t of the hardships, but I should
not like to tell you how much more terrible a time he might have had,
if he had happened to be a girl baby.

By referring to the Table of Contents you will note that the first
group of tales were told by the Central Eskimo. The second group were
derived from the Eskimo living along Bering Strait, to the west; and
it is interesting to compare many of these folk tales along similar
subjects.

The writer is indebted to the Sixth Ethnological Report, issued by the
U. S. Government, for many of the legends found in the Central Eskimo
group; and to the Eighteenth Report for many of those from Bering
Strait. She wishes to express her thanks for this invaluable and
unique material.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

_CENTRAL ESKIMO TALES_

I. THE BABY ESKIMO 1

II. KIVIUNG 3

III. THE GIANT 12

IV. KALOPALING 14

V. THE WOMAN MAGICIAN 18

VI. THE BIRD WIFE 23

VII. THE SPIRIT OF THE SINGING HOUSE 28

VIII. THE TORNIT 30

IX. THE FLIGHT TO THE MOON 33

X. WHAT THE MAN IN THE MOON DID 37

XI. THE GUEST 41

XII. THE ORIGIN OF THE NARWHAL 43

_BERING STRAIT TALES_

XIII. WHAT THE ESKIMO BELIEVES 49

XIV. THE FIRST MAN 52

XV. THE FIRST WOMAN 57

XVI. OTHER MEN 61

XVII. MAN'S FIRST GRIEF 65

XVIII. UP TO THE TOP OF THE SKY, AND DOWN
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA 69

XIX. TAKING AWAY THE SUN 76

XX. THE DWARF PEOPLE 82

XXI. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LONE WOMAN
OF ST. MICHAEL 85

XXII. WHY THE MOON WAXES AND WANES 87

XXIII. CHUN