(22-1)
The collective farm sent us on a business trip to see how many reindeer there were. |
(22-2)
After counting them and loading them we went back. On the way we didn't meet a single person. |
(22-3)
We travelled for a long time, then reached a large collective farm and took the reindeer, a hundred and fifty reindeer. I had travelled for about half a month. |
(22-4)
They gave us a special guide. |
(22-5)
We crossed six rivers and reached the village council. We went to see what sort of house stood in the forest. |
(22-6)
We all went. There was a very high shining hill there. |
(22-7)
When we approached on the road, my friends said: "We have reached an interesting place." |
(22-8)
There was a large, very large pile there. |
(22-9)
All sort of hare skins, even fox skins were there, all sort of cartridges, a pot, a jar, a mug, a kettle, all sort of sticks and ropes. |
(22-10)
Everything was there. |
(22-11)
Then the guide said: "In the olden days, in the time of the ancient people, when people roamed on reindeer they used to stop here to have a rest. When they sat there, there was an old woman, a grandmother. |
(22-12)
That old woman had two children. |
(22-13)
They saw that old woman had drowned under the snow sitting on a reindeer, her body was broken. |
(22-14)
Her children looked and asked what happened, but she didn't answer. Comment:
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(22-15)
She didn't answer at all. Her voice disappeared and she waved her hand. |
(22-16)
She said: "Well, go away." |
(22-17)
They went away, spent two nights somewhere, and came again. |
(22-18)
They looked there: only the top of a reindeer horn was seen. |
(22-19)
Their mother was there, but only a pile of snow remained from her. |
(22-20)
So we, people, should know, that when we are here, when we are in the vicinity we can only see the head of the reindeer, its horn." |
(22-21)
That woman was not there. There were old piles gathered there, up to about that high on a man. |
(22-22)
Such piles were gathered there. |
(22-23)
Then we walked further and came to a place on lake Protoka. Comment:
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(22-24)
There were clearings there. There was a cross standing in one clearing. |
(22-25)
I said: "What about this cross?" He said: "It is also here. |
(22-26)
People fought with a wild man here. Comment:
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(22-27)
They fought him and defeated him. |
(22-28)
A monument is erected for that, a pole." |