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The master of earth lives on the earth. |
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If a man asks something from the master of earth, he will give him everything. |
(25-3)
He will give everything: the elk, the bear, the fox, the squirrel, the hermine, and all sorts of things. |
(25-4)
If you through some food in the fire, he will give you everything. Comment:
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(25-5)
Then you will see the master of earth in your dreams. We can see the master of earth. |
(25-6)
Sometimes he appears to good hunters. |
(25-7)
Once he appeared to a man. |
(25-8)
He appeared to him and said: "Bring me some spirit. |
(25-9)
Bring me a barrell of spirit, a churn. |
(25-10)
If you bring it to me, I will give you furs. |
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As much as three barns. Comment:
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(25-12)
Three barns full of furs: all sorts of things, fox, hermine. |
(25-13)
There is everything: bears skins and wolf skins. |
(25-14)
That man went to a merchant and took one barrell. |
(25-15)
He took it, brought it to the master of the earth and gave it to him. |
(25-16)
The latter filled his mug three time, drank it, and the barrell was already finished. He drank it all. |
(25-17)
That's what happened. |
(25-18)
He said: "Well, take everything you like from that barn. |
(25-19)
If you need some kind of fox, black fox or red fox, or if you need quirrel, take everything. |
(25-20)
As much as you want." |
(25-21)
So that man leaded the whole sledge. |
(25-22)
He loaded it and went home. |
(25-23)
When he was leaving, the other one said: "Come and bring wine again." |
(25-24)
"Ok, I will." |
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He left. |
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After he left, a snowstorm started when he was approaching home. |
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A snowstorm started when he was walking. Comment:
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(25-28)
It started being windy and the snow fell. |
(25-29)
He brought his barrell again. |
(25-30)
He gave it to him. |
(25-31)
When he gave it, the other said: "Take furs from the barn for the second time. |
(25-32)
Open the back barn, it is full there. Take it and take it home. |
(25-33)
But don't tell anybody. |
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That's what happened. |
(25-35)
Don't tell people about it and come for the third time." |
(25-36)
He said: "Yes, I will come." |
(25-37)
That man who had taken these furs became rich, he became the biggest merchant. |
(25-38)
People from the whole village would come to him. They kept coming to him because he had become rich. |
(25-39)
So that man thought. |
(25-40)
"I will go now and give him a barrell. He will get drunk and I will kill him." |
(25-41)
He said: "I will kill him and take all these furs." |
(25-42)
So he thought. |
(25-43)
He went and gave him the whole barrell to drink. |
(25-44)
He didn't drink himself and was sitting. |
(25-45)
When the other one was sitting by the fire, he hit him on the back with an axe. Comment:
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(25-46)
As soon as he hit him, he lost conciousness. |
(25-47)
When he came to himself, he was lying on the floor face down. |
(25-48)
The master of the earth said: "It turns out that you are a bad person. |
(25-49)
Now I understand you. |
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You did it to kill me and take my things, my furs, my squirrels. So you thought. |
(25-51)
You seem to be a fool. |
(25-52)
How can you kill me, the master of the earth? You wanted to kill me." |
(25-53)
He said: "I was afraid of you, so I ate you." Comment:
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That's all. |