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Arctic Terns

And so it is that Arctic terns have very bright bodies. And they have glasses that are really good although these glasses at one time weren't the tern's. It was the Sabine's gull that had the glasses. The gull gave its glasses to the tern, but when the gull wanted its glasses back the tern didn't want to give them back.

And the tern flew away some place catching lots of food, and the Sabine's gull who had good eyes now couldn't see very well any more.

The Arctic tern was a dangerous predator because it was very good at catching its own food and at fighting enemies. The tern will dive dangerously.

It will dive at any kind of bird even while it is flying in midair and try to get them.


Tuaiguq una Teqiiyaq. Teqiiyarat aciat cakneq tanqegcitqapigtetuut.

Ackingqetutguq Teqiiyaarat cakneq takvviqpigtellrianek taugaamuq nakmiin pikelrunritak taukuk ackigni Teqiiyaaram igni. Kailerminiguq Teqiiyaaram tauna Nacallngaq aptellrua ackigkenek navraqeryulune. Tuaiguq tauna Nacallngaram ackignii navriskilii. Teqiiyaaramuq tauna taicesqengakek taukuk ignii qunukelruak taugaam tegullukek pikliullukek elli taugaam kiirarmi picurilune taumekllu cakneq tuai picuqapiglluni.

Tauna tuagken takvillekguq takviarulluni Nacallngaram.

Teqiiyaaq taugaam alingnaqlluni cali. Camekllu callukminek tuai piliiqengarluni icug pugugarlalriit alingnaqlluteng. Piciatun tuai yaqulget pugugarluki kiliiratukait. Tuai.

Story by AGNES ALBERT

As told to HERBERT KAGANAK

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