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Ep. 35 - The Woman Who Had a Bear as a Foster Son

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There was once an old woman living in a place where others lived. She lived
nearest the shore, and when those who lived in houses up above had been out
hunting, they gave her both meat and blubber.

And once they were out hunting as usual, and now and again they got a bear,
so that they frequently ate bear's meat. And they came home with a whole
bear. The old woman received a piece from the ribs as her share, and took it
home to her house. After she had come home to her house, the wife of the
man who had killed the bear came to the window and said:

"Dear little old woman in there, would you like to have a bear's cub?"