Alaskan Legends Unit by Katherine Berry Judson
To continue, this set of stories was not always about Ravens, like the last set. The first story was about a woman who accidentally married a Bear (since they can look like people when they want to). She was unhappy but couldn't leave until a sea spirit helped her escape. She then married him but left to raise her son with her people. She made a Chilkat blanket for him which Raven later taught the pattern to different tribes.
Another story spoke of the first woman which two men pulled apart. They then fixed her with wood. So some of the women are bad at dancing since their legs are wood and some women are bad at sewing since their hands are wood.
In another story, a couple created a doll which went around to the sky wall and cut open the skin coverings so that wind could come through. This is the wind orgin story.
In another story, the wolves tricked deer into laughing and saw they had no teeth. Therefore, they attacked them which is why deer are now afraid of wolves.
In another story, a fox tricks an eagle into giving it some eggs. The eagle gets angry and carries the fox to a deserted island. The fox asks the sea creatures whether there are more creatures in the sea or on land. The sea creatures say sea. The fox says that the creatures must line up so he can walk over them and count them. But when they do, he just pretends to count them while using them as a bridge to return to the mainland.
To continue, this set of stories was not always about Ravens, like the last set. The first story was about a woman who accidentally married a Bear (since they can look like people when they want to). She was unhappy but couldn't leave until a sea spirit helped her escape. She then married him but left to raise her son with her people. She made a Chilkat blanket for him which Raven later taught the pattern to different tribes.
Another story spoke of the first woman which two men pulled apart. They then fixed her with wood. So some of the women are bad at dancing since their legs are wood and some women are bad at sewing since their hands are wood.
In another story, a couple created a doll which went around to the sky wall and cut open the skin coverings so that wind could come through. This is the wind orgin story.
In another story, the wolves tricked deer into laughing and saw they had no teeth. Therefore, they attacked them which is why deer are now afraid of wolves.
In another story, a fox tricks an eagle into giving it some eggs. The eagle gets angry and carries the fox to a deserted island. The fox asks the sea creatures whether there are more creatures in the sea or on land. The sea creatures say sea. The fox says that the creatures must line up so he can walk over them and count them. But when they do, he just pretends to count them while using them as a bridge to return to the mainland.
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