The second story that I chose from the Eskimo Folk Tales unit was Kanagssuaq. This story told of a hunter that went out after a long season of starvation and cold and found a great place to find seal in the sea. Soon, he was out catching something every single day which was wonderful for his tribe. As the toil of everyday work got to him, he wondered about meeting the great Kiliteraq while out on the ocean by himself. Kanagssuaq wished to meet Kiliteraq as he had heard that Kiliteraq was a mighty hunter. There happened to be a chance occurrence where Kanagssuaq was able to meet Kiliteraq out hunting. While this happened, Kanagssuaq told Kiliteraq where to go hunting for seal, and this resulted in Kanagssuaq needing to help Kiliteraq get his tow line in check faster. Kanagssuaq did so and was later rewarded with nice hunting equipment from Kiliteraq in exchange for being helpful.
This was a pretty simple story, but it left some good feelings since the help was rewarded. This is not always the case in real life. Obviously, Kanagssuaq did not help Kiliteraq to get something from it. He was just doing this to be a nice person, but the fact that he was rewarded on top of that was a nice addition. Making interactions between characters for being good people is a nice trend that I think could be used more in storytelling. The fact that they got to share a common trade was also nice to create a amicable sense of camaraderie. Helping people out is a nice way to make friendships, and this was a decent way to give a story of someone who was supposed to be super great at hunting and showing that even he could use some help. This is a friendly reminder that even the best in our trade can still use a helping hand.
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