And they brought that catch home, and Qujâvârssuk’s mother ate of it, and then at last all ate of it likewise, and then none had any badness in the mouth from eating of it. But the strong man sat for a long time the only one of them all who did not eat, and that because he must wait till his mouth was well again.
And the strong man of Amerdloq did not catch a whale at all until after Qujâvârssuk had caught another one.
For a whole year Qujâvârssuk stayed at Amerdloq, and when it was spring, he went back southward to his home. He came to his own land, and there at a later time he died.
[1] According to custom. It is believed that the qualities of the dead are thus transferred to the living namesake.
[2] Umiak: a large boat, as distinct from the small kayak.
Kúnigseq
There was once a wizard whose name was Kúnigseq.