An Inuit Tale
An old woman of the Inuit village finds a polar bear cub all alone and abandoned one day while out hunting. She takes him home and gives him food. The old woman adopts him as her son and names him Kunikdjuaq. Kunikdjuaq grows up with the village children as a gentle and loving bear. After a while the village hunters threaten to kill the polar bear because they were jealous of his hunting abilities. In order to save the polar bear, the old woman takes him far away and tells him never to return. Every now and then when the woman misses Kunikdjuaq she goes out and calls his name. Soon the polar bear come running to her.
This book would be great in the classroom when talking about love, family, and friendships. This story is a great story about loyalty and love. This book would be great for studying Native American culture, their way of life and their nature of love and loyalty. Teachers could use this book for its unique and eloquent art work as well.
Traditional or Folk Literature
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