He had scarcely said it when Itajung opened the door. When the new husband saw him he said to his wife, "Open that box in the corner of the hut."
She did so, and a great quantity of feathers flew out and stuck fast to them. The hut disappeared. The woman, her new husband, and the child were transformed into geese and flew away, leaving Itajung standing alone.
VII
THE SPIRIT OF THE SINGING HOUSE
The singing house of an Eskimo village is used also for feasting and dancing, and always has a spirit owner who is supposed to remain in it all the time. Once a woman was curious about this spirit and wanted to see it. For a long time she had wanted to know more about this spirit of the singing house, but the villagers warned her that she would meet with a terrible fate if she persisted in trying to see it.
One night she could wait no longer, and went into the house when it was quite dark so the villagers would not see her go. When she had entered she said:
"If you are in the house, come here."
As she could see and hear nothing, she cried, "No spirit is here; he will not come."