But at last Chunuhluk became lonely. Then he remembered the two men who had passed him when he was Owl. He went in search of people. At last he found two new kayaks at the foot of a hill, with spears, lines, floats, and other hunting implements. Then he saw a path nearby. On the top was a house. On the ground around were several dead white whales. Chunuhluk crept cautiously into the entrance way and up to the door. He lifted the corner of a skin and saw a young man working on some arrows. He stepped in very quietly. The young man raised a bow and arrow to shoot, but Chunuhluk said, “I have come, brother.”
The young man said gladly, “Are you my brother? Come and sit beside me.”
At first the young man was very glad. He taught Chunuhluk all things. Then at last he became jealous of him. Then Chunuhluk became scornful. He said one day, “You cannot kill anything without a bow and arrow. I can kill with my hands alone.” Then the brother became still more angry.
One day both were out on the water in their kayaks. The young man said, “Now let us see who can gain the shore first.” They both reached the beach at the same time. Then the young man said, “You are no more my brother. You go in that direction and I will go in this.” So they parted angrily. As they went, Chunuhluk turned into Wolverine and his brother became Gray Wolf. To this day they wander in the same country, but never together.
THE WIND PEOPLE
Koryak (Siberia)
IT was at a time when the Creator lived. Once a violent snowstorm broke out and it blew incessantly. Creator got ready to go to Wind Man’s village to find out why the storm raged so constantly. He took a skin boat instead of a sledge. He hitched to it mice instead of reindeer. Then he started.
He came to the village of the Wind People. All the people surrounded him and laughed at his sledge and reindeer. “How will you carry off our presents on such reindeer?” they asked.
Creator said, “Just put them into the boat and never mind how I carry them off.”