The Man of the Moon 9-12 When the ogress takes advantage

When the ogress takes advantage of the child’s mother being blind to trick her into giving away her child

along with interesting facts on the behaviours and biology of each animal

But Ukpik can’t stop thinking about the beautiful new beads her mother traded the Captain for on his last visit

Written by Jurate Gertzbein

The Man of the Moon 9-12 When the ogress takes advantageBased primarily on explorer and anthropologist Knud Rasmussens transcriptions of oral tales, the stories in this anthology of old Greenlandic myths and legends have been passed down through generations. This collection features stories about children and young peoplestories that were told in the depths of winter, that the youngest listeners would one day tell to their own children. Talking animals, flying shamans, orphans so poor they have to walk