Reading Notes: Eskimo Folk Tales Part A

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Isigaligarssik
So that was...interesting. All of this happens within the span of like 3 days and it is a rollercoaster of stuff that just makes no sense at all and is given no explanation. Why does the wizard only want married guys at his spirit callings? Does he steal the wives of everyone who attends? Does he even steal the wives or does he just take their shoes off and annul their marriages? Like what authority does he even have to say "nah y'all can't be married anymore?" Why does the wizard stab people instead of using wizard shit to kill them? Does he even have magical powers or does he just say he's a wizard? Why does Isigaligarssik's dress cure his wounds? How is he able to shrink himself? Why does Isigaligarssik have more magic shit than the literal wizard??? I'm so incredibly confused and I feel like I'm missing so much context. The premise itself is almost Arthurian (a man must save his wife from an evil wizard who has locked her away), but there are no details to explain why or how any of this is happening. Honestly, I may just rewrite the exact story but just fill in the blanks where it makes sense to make this story even halfway comprehensible

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