- Men did not have light or know how to die until a woman wished for both, but perhaps they never discovered how to die
- Could tell the story of an old man who was supposed to die but didn't know how
- Could write about the daily life of the old woman and the bear from the bear's perspective and how it would help her with chores around the house and play with the other kids
- Could write from the neighbor's perspective disapproving of the woman and bear
- The ghosts ventured into his house and kept him company at night and could expand on those nights as if they were fun sleepovers between the ghosts and Qalagánguasê
- Perhaps when his parents see him all alone, instead of passing to the ghost world, they rejoin him on earth and take care of him since he is lame
- When the man's wife left him after his failure to bring home meat and skins, all of the insects of the tree offered their hand in marriage and could change the story so that he was interested
- The woman could return and become jealous that the man had married an insect
- When the man stumbles upon the small inn with the skins and candles, he and the lone-dweller could strike up a friendship and journey together to find the candles at the top of the hill
- Could have Makíte create a candle-selling business from the candles on the hill he found
- Could expand on the test that Atungait had the strong woman try and make it a whole village ordeal where they are eagerly awaiting to see if she can complete the task
- Could add to the dangers of their sled ride through the ice and snow
- It would be fun to tell the story of being terrorized by the giant dog from the point of view of some of the inland dwellers who were arrogant and selfish brutes
- Could also tell the story from the giant dog's perspective and how he feels so excluded and mistreated by the rest of society
The Eskimo Folk Tales are Canadian Inuit stories recorded by the explorer Knud Radmussen in the 20th century.
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