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towhee's eyes shone. kukutux exhaled, relieved that they had come to an understanding. "nanuq is grandfather white bear," she explained, returning the same warmth. "sometimes he chooses one of us to hear his voice."

"in the village where i first breathed, there was a man who had no eyes. it was how he had come out of his mother. at first, i was frightened to see him. but then i saw he had a good voice. he did not feel that he could not hunt. and he was kind. we gave to him the name of ukuksi. it has the meaning: listen! what do you hear?"

kukutux closed her eyes for a moment. "he knew many things. he had learned not only how to hear the caribou, but to hear the voices of his village. he was not different. he was a man of the village."

her eyes were kind. "so i have given you two teachings here. the first is that to be deaf is not to be set apart. not in my village. and the second is that in moonglow, i tell many stories. perhaps too many." she laughed.