The Owl and the Raven: An Inuit Legend

An old Eskimo legend says that an owl and a raven were good friends. One day, they were playing the bone game inside the igloo. The owl fixed the bones to make an igloo so fast that you couldn't even see him do it. The raven rode his dog team around the igloo to pick up two large seals because the hungry owl was starving. Soon the raven got bored with the game and went to get the oil suit. Let's paint each other instead, he said. The raven rode his dog team around the igloo to pick up two large seals because the hungry owl was starving. I look wonderful, he said. You painted me very well. You can have these comics for what you did. He was so happy that he kept moving around when the owls started painting him. Come on, stay still, the owl demanded. But the proud and stubborn raven kept dancing around looking at his new comics. The owl was getting mad because the raven would not listen to him. And ever since that day, the raven has been black.