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Title: Myths and legends of Alaska
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Judson, Katharine Berry
Subjects: Indian mythology -- Alaska Indians of North America -- Alaska Legends -- Alaska
Publisher: Chicago : A.C. McClurg & co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Courtesy Alaska-Yukon Magazine THE CLAY BECAME A BEAUTIFUL GIRL MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA others slept, Raven planted birch and spruce and cot-tonwood trees to grow in the low places. Then he wokeup the people, who were pleased with the trees. Then Raven taught Man how to make fire with thefire drill, and to place the spark of tinder in a bunchof dry grass and to wave it about until it blazed, andthen to put dry wood upon it. He showed them howto roast fish on a stick, and how to make fish traps ofsplints and willow bark, and how to dry salmon forwinter use. Where Man lived there was now a large village be-cause the people did everything as Raven told them,and therefore all the babies grew up in three days. Oneday Raven came back and sat down by Man by thecreek and they talked of many things. Man askedRaven about the skyland. Man wanted to see the sky-land which Raven had made. Therefore Raven tookMan to the land in the sky. Man found that the skyland was a very beautifulcountry, an

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