kooshta

Updated: May 20, 2025

"The Kooshta comes sometimes," said Kalitan, "The Shaman used to cast him out, but now the white doctor can do it, unless the kooshta is too strong." Ted was puzzled as to Kalitan's exact meaning, but did not like to ask too many questions for fear of being impolite, so he only said: "Being sick is not very nice, anyhow." "To be bewitched is the most terrible," said Kalitan, gravely.

Mary F. Nixon-Roulet - Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin