Nunavut Animation Lab: Lumaajuuq - Animation and Cartoon Videos

Summary

In this tale, a mother's cruel resentment towards her blind son, once a great hunter, leads her to blind him with whale fat. The son, with the help of a loon, regains his sight and seeks revenge. He tricks his mother into spearing a whale, then lets go of her rope, causing her to drown and transform into a narwhal. The story serves as a cautionary lesson on the futility of revenge and the importance of forgiveness.

Takeaways

• 👩‍🦯 A cruel mother mistreats her blind son, feeding him dog meat and forcing him to live outside.
• 🏔️ The son was once a great hunter but became blind after his mother cursed him out of resentment.
• 🌱 The red-throated loon helps the boy regain his sight by riding on its back.
• 🗣️ The loon reveals the mother's role in the boy's blindness, having rubbed whale fat in his eyes while he slept.
• 👦 The boy's sight returns gradually as he rides the loon, eventually seeing as well as the bird.
• 🍽️ Upon regaining his sight, the boy refuses to eat the dog meat his mother offers, asserting his independence.
• 🐳 The boy goes hunting for whale, using his sister to anchor him to the ice to avoid being pulled into the water.
• 🧵 The mother, seeking to join in the fun, unknowingly allows her son to tie a rope around her waist.
• 🐋 The boy tricks his mother into spearing a massive whale and then lets go of the rope as an act of revenge.
• 🌊 The mother's last moments are marked by sounds of struggling for air, and she becomes known as Lumu underwater.
• 🦄 The mother's transformation into a narwhal symbolizes the futility of revenge and the cycle of cruelty and suffering.

Q & A

What was the mother's initial attitude towards her blind son?

The mother initially resented her blind son, considering him a burden after losing her husband, and treated him cruelly by feeding him dog meat and forcing him to live outside in the cold.

How did the son become blind?

The son was blinded by his mother who, seeking revenge for losing her husband, rubbed dirty whale fat in his eyes while he slept and cursed him blind.

What did the boy ask his sister to confirm before taking action?

The boy asked his sister if the lake's ice had melted and if the red-throated loons had returned, which indicated the arrival of spring and the right time for him to take action.

How did the loon help the boy regain his sight?

The loon helped the boy by telling him to climb onto its back, and as the boy did so, his sight gradually returned until he could see as well as a loon.

What was the mother's reaction when her son returned with his sight restored?

The mother was nervous when her son returned with his sight restored and offered him dog meat to eat, but he refused, showing that he no longer needed her provision.

How did the boy plan to hunt for whales during the summer?

The boy planned to hunt for whales by having his sister hold onto a rope around his waist to prevent him from being pulled into the frigid water by a harpooned whale.

What was the mother's fate after her son tricked her into spearing a whale?

The mother was tricked by her son into spearing a massive whale, and when he let go of the rope tied around her waist, she was pulled into the water and drowned, making the last sound of glugging and gulping for air.

How did the mother transform into a narwhal?

After her death, the mother's braid twisted so tightly that it turned into a tusk, and she slowly transformed into a narwhal, known as Lumu underwater.

What is the moral of the story?

The moral of the story is that every act of revenge is a link in a chain that can only be broken by forgiveness, and the Narwhal serves as a reminder of this lesson.

What was the consequence of the boy's act of revenge?

The consequence of the boy's act of revenge was that it led to a life of cruelty and suffering, suggesting that revenge does not solve problems but rather perpetuates a cycle of harm.