Introduction-E

aningagiik:
Brother and Sister Legends:
itiqanngittut
The ones without anuses
Alexina Kublu
upirngarmitillugu aningagiik pisukpaksimainnaramik
nunalingnut
When spring came again, the brother and sister walked for a long time,
sigjami tupiqsimauqtunut tikiutijaqtuliqpuuk. aniiqtuqajaarani
when they approached a settlement with tents on the shore. No one was outside.
tupirnut qagligamik najanganga sivummut ullaksilluni tupit
When they got close to the tents, the sister ran forward because
kiglinginni uqummiaqattaktaqaurmat. quviattakkami
iglamajak&uni
there were numerous “candies” made from chewed caribou fat along the side of the
tents. She was
uqaqpuq, “uqummiaqattaannuit, uqummiaqattaannuit.”
happy, and cried out, “Wonderful candies, wonderful candies.”
sujurli taqqamanngat tupirmit tuq&ulajuqaq&uni, “annat
taqqakkua, annat taqqakkua”.
But from inside, someone yelled out “Those are excrement, those are excrement.”
sunauvva itiqanngittunut tikiutijuuk.
It turned out they had arrived among the ones who had no anuses.
tamakkua itiqannginnamik anaqpaktuniglu tusaumagamik,
They did not have any anuses, but had heard about people having bowel movements,
uqummiaqattangmik unirmiutaqaq&utik
anarniliqsiilauqqaaq&utik
so they would take chewed caribou fat and keep it under their arms until it stank
174 Introduction to the Oral Traditions