There came a sledge driving round to the east of Etah, up into the land, near the great lake. Suddenly the dogs scented something, and dashed off inland over a great plain. Then they checked, and sniffed at the ground. And now it was revealed that they were at the entrance to an inland-dweller’s house.
The inland-dwellers screamed aloud with fear when they saw the dogs, and thrust out an old woman, but hurried in themselves to hide. The old woman died of fright when she saw the dogs.
Now the man went in, very ill at ease because he had caused the death of the old woman.
“It is a sad thing,” he said, “that I should have caused you to lose that old one.”
“It is nothing,” answered the inland-dwellers; “her skin was already wrinkled; it does not matter at all.”
Then the sledges drove home again, but the inland-dwellers were so terrified that they fled far up into the country.
An “inland-dweller,” half dog, half human, pointing out a settlement for destruction.
A tupilak frightening a man to death in his kayak.