Something for the Children Led Er Est

Sedna was a young woman who refused all the suitors who sought her hand. Then, a seabird disguised as a handsome man visited her and promised thatif she married himshe would live in luxury for the rest of her days. Against her father s wishes, Sedna married the bird. She led an unhappy existence never having seen her husband s eyes. She called for her father to rescue her. He came and took her in his boat. The birdman was aroused and followed after. He called up the waves. To calm the sea, Sedna s father threw her overboard but she clung tightly to the side of the boat. Her father then chopped off her fingers one joint at a time. As the pieces of Sedna s fingers fell into the water, they turned into whales, seals, and sea lions. When all her fingers were gone, she sank to the bottom of the sea, where she guards the spirits of the dead.