One day Kuikynnyaku went to the seashore. I saw an akiba (seal).
-What are you doing here, Akiba?
- I'm going to bed.
– What will I tell you, will you listen?
- No use for me. I want to sleep. Then Kuikynnyaku sang:
Akiba, take me down
To places rich in fat,
To the women of the sea people.
Akiba put him on her back. Lucky. Brought to the whale people.
- Great, old man! Why did you come?
- How to say... I want to eat fat.
- Well, come in. Entered.
- Come on, get the seal flippers! Got it.
“Here, eat some seal flippers.” There are fins started. Ate.
- Thank you, I'm full. It’s just that my throat is dry. I'd like to have a drink. Get me drunk.
- Come here yourself. There is a wooden bowl with water over there. Have a drink.
- Eh, you still live without cups!
He walked up to the trough, barely started drinking, when he suddenly fell headfirst into the trough. Fell straight onto the dwelling of the walrus people. He sits at the entrance hole. Then he began to sing:
Ooh!
Women's distant land
They draw water from mountain streams!
They shouted from the house:
- Hey, guest, come in! Entered.
- Come on, treat your guest.
They began to offer treats. There are started. We finished eating.
- Eh, I’m thirsty.
- Get drunk yourself.
He went up to the trough and had not yet started drinking when he suddenly fell headfirst. He fell right into the housing of the bearded people, sat down by the smoke hole, and sang:
Ooh!
Women's distant land
They draw water from mountain streams!
Immediately they shouted to him from inside:
- Come in, guest! Entered.
- Oh! Get me drunk! I feel bad. I'm dying of thirst.
- Go get drunk yourself. Hold the horn cup.
They gave him a horn cup. And so he started drinking. Got drunk.
- Oho! I got drunk. I came to life. Well, treat your guest to bearded seal fins.
They placed bearded seal fins in front of him. I started eating them. Ate.
- Now walk me home. I will give you my daughter.
- Okay, let's take you!
We went to see off the guest. We arrived at Kuikynnyak. We started making a masher. They ate a lot of mash. Then the guests began to go home. Tanianavut, daughter of Kuikynnyaku, left with them.
On our way back, we stopped at the housing of the whale people.
- Great! Where are you heading from?
- Should I tell you? We saw off Kuikynnyaku.
- OK. What has he endowed you with?
“We are not such scoffers as you.” We showed them Tanianavut.
-Where did you get this girl from?
- But we weren’t mockers - now, thanks to Kuikynnyak, we’re returning with the girl.
- What a beautiful girl!
We passed them. We returned home.
- Well, mother, light a fire, greet your daughter-in-law with fire!
They started fumigating with fire. They were brought to the fire. The people gathered and began to look at the bride. Everyone says:
- Oh, beautiful girl! Then a celebration was held.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru