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taima qaqqsaut tusaatuinnaramigit uqautillunigit<br />

”nijjaatuinnappannaq tautuliqtitaugumagama, ijiikkaukua<br />

tautuliqtitaugumagaluaqtunga” taimailimmagguuq asuilaaguuq<br />

taima tusaqsaunngilauqtuni qajaruuq tulattuq tusaqsauttaqpuq.<br />

He listened to the loons and he told them, “Don’t just make sounds. I want help to be<br />

able to see... my eyes... I want to be able to see.” Later, he said that there was total silence<br />

for a while and then he heard a qajaq coming to shore.<br />

tusarmagu taimaguuq sikunngiqujaugami, aluttuqtaulimmatik<br />

aannirnaqtummarialuulluniguuq (qaqqsaunilaak uqangit<br />

kigutiqallaatturuluummata, piattianngittut)<br />

Then he heard something asking him to close his eyes; then it started licking his eyes.<br />

The pain was excruciating. (The tongue of the loon seems like it has teeth; it’s rough.)<br />

alutturiimmaguguuq uittailiqulluniuguuq, taima taununga<br />

pisuppalulirmat uigalaakkamiguuq taunnaguuq tununga<br />

miqquqanngittuq taima sikunngisaaqtuni.<br />

When it finished licking his eyes, it told him not to open his eyes. He heard the sound<br />

of it walking away, and even though he was asked not to, he took a little peek and saw<br />

it did not have any hair on its back. Then he shut his eyes.<br />

taima saavimmat ammaguuq sikunngiqujaummimmat<br />

sikunngirami aannirnaniqsammarialuulluniguuq<br />

aluttulirmimmat.<br />

When another qajaq came to shore, again he was asked to close his eyes; and it was even<br />

more painful than before.<br />

asuilaak uiqummagu, uiliqtuq. asuilaaguuq takurujuttuni<br />

taututtianngikkaluaqtuni. takummangaat apirimmat, ii<br />

tautugaluaruuq kisiani suurlu tassiqtuq, pujuuqtuq.<br />

Then it asked him to open his eyes. He could see a bit but not too well. “Can you see<br />

now?” it asked. He answered, “Yes, but it is foggy, blurry.”<br />

sikunngiqujaugami sikunngikkanniqpuq taanna aluttuqqaujuq<br />

qajamminunngaummat saavittuni aippangaguuq ammailaaguuq<br />

aannirnaqtummarialuummivuq alutturmimmagit ijingit.<br />

Again he was asked to close his eyes. Again he closed them, and the one who had just<br />

licked his eyes went to its qajaq, and another one came to shore. Again, it was just as<br />

painful when it licked his eyes.<br />

202 <strong>Introduction</strong> to the Oral Traditions

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