sentences:  stories a traditional and still common activity of young girls and are told by children of all ages in the Yup'ik lands.These stories are illustrated by figures sketched on mud or snow with a ceremonial knife, known as story knife or story telling knife ("yaaruin, saaruin, ateknguin, quliranguarrsuun" in Yup'ik, "qucgutaq" in Cup'ik, "igaruarun" in Cup'ig).Story knives made of wood ("equaq" is wooden story knife) ivory or bone ("cirunqaaraq" is antler story knife).