Inuit Story ~ The Owl and the Lemming

Oral history of Inuit is filled with many folktales, legends, and myths. In this traditional story, a young owl catches a lemming to eat. With this fable, children quickly learn the value of being clever and humble, and why pride and arrogance are to be avoided.

Check out the differences between how each story unfolds of this Inuit Legend between the picture book and online video stories.

• How does the lemming trick the owl? 
• What lessons does the lemming learn?

Jacobus Willem Hoedeman is a Dutch-Canadian filmmaker known for his mastery of stop motion animation and technical innovation in films that reveal his close observation of human and social interaction. The following video is his interpretation of  The Owl and the Lemming by Roselynn Akulukjuk.

A puppet animation has also been produced by Taqquit Productions