American Indian Fairy Tales

AMERICAN

INDIAN

FAIRY

TALES BY

MARGARET

COMPTON

Illustrated

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THIS

AFFECTIONATELY

VOLUME

TALES,'

FAIRY

IS

DEDICATED.

AUTHOR'S

NOTE

the

Through

Smithsoman

of

courtesy

the

Institute,

librarian

the

author

the

of

has

had access

to

and

of

government

the

Schoolcraft,

founded. are

of

reports

folk-lore

contained

Copway,

life.

Indian

in

and

the

Catlin

Upon

standard

these

\v0rk3

these

stories

COXTENTS

PAGE,

The

Story-Teller

HiiiSELF

1 ....

Snowbird

and

AYater-Tigeb

the

3 ...

The

Coyote

Wolf

Prairie

or

.15 .

How

Mad

Buffalo

The

Red

Swan

The

Bended

White

Magic

The

Star

The

Fighting

The

Great

The

Adventures

.

Thuxder-Bird

the

27

37

Eocks

Hawk,

The

Fought

,

55

Lazy

the

63

75

Feather

93

Maiden

Hare

101

113

Head

of

Living

Statue

.123 .

Sage-Cock,

Turtle-Dove,

and

.

Witch

the

133 .

The

Island

Stone-Shirt

of

and

141

Skeletons

One-Two

the

155 ....

The

White

Great

Cloud's

167

Wizard

Visit

to

the

Sun

-Prince

185 .

.

THE

STORY-TELLER

HIMSELF

tlie

AGOO, the

Indians,

old

man

is

with

black

other

as

when as

underneath

colors

that

what

are

supple

he

can

No

of

listen

to

which

but

the

lagoo and

no

lakes

then under

else

he

frozen

so

the

and

goes

his

is

one

of

things

the

like and

hear,

to

the

When

;

rivers

.

thickness

in

saw

true

are

can

others.

tells

ever

that

so

every

pleasant

are

they

He

legs

and

as

yet

him.

to one

are

fish, feet

him,

stories

says

much

as

believes

one

eager

twice

carry

His

strong,

so

sound

tiny

further,

and

His

men's,

a

are

arms

faster

run

and

his

and

little

him.

to

thunder.

of

roll

the

like

twice

the

all

but

that

so

other

as

large

sees

and

them

to

seems

him

is to

large

as

His

as

he

bright

are

twice

are

ears

it,

on

stick.

men's,

him

past

feathers

many

lift

flies

bird

a

the

body-

a

twice

are

as

of

and twisted

eyes

face

shell

butternut a

little,

a

a

the

as

like

of

story-teller

into

heaviest

has

snow so

the

that

that his

he

Indian

drifted cannot

wigwam,

bear-skin

not can-

many

hunt, cowers

wrapper

or

American

2

crouches to

the

by

about

the

fiakes,

hard

wigwam and

then

with

back has

for

enough with

serpents Once

another

At

it took he

As

evening

he

shot

he

a

day

his

and

his

bush

were

and

walk

so

wife.

his

that

round

it.

summer

one

and

leaf

a

large

so

without

swan

claws

canoe

for

doorway

a

He

horses.

to

arrow

an

It killed

aim

saw

a

in

sat

comes

wings

petticoat

a

half

him

him.

w^ater-lily with

a

time

fire

for

like

visit

tales.

whose

manes

way, door-

and

of

sail

it made

that

to

snow-

the

at

wonderful

a

found

he

broad

for

in

moons

mosquitoes

dances

the

likely

eyes

lagoo

-fool

sand,

many

with

bears

steel,

large

throws

and

new

met

and

is most

vanishes

He

Storm

as

for

longs

the

dry

lagoo

Tales

and

fire,

When

appear.

of

Indian

rect di-

taking

brace

twenty

.

ducks

of then

that

passed

loons

He an

the

water,

killed

after the

These

little

says

white

the

river,

wounded

two

and,

back

oak

oldest

that

he

man

has

as

it

fish.

enormous

an

the

when

He

acorn.

from

the

bounded

the

on

mortally

bank,

remembers

long

the

and

on

the

on

touched

swimming

were

will

be

was

alive

disappeared

land. are

tales

his

Pale-faces.

giants,

magicians

written

They

the

of

dwarfs, our

own

down of

are

the

the

for

fairies,

witches

land,

the

America.

and

SNOWBIRD WATER.TIGER.

AND

THE

AND

SNOWBIRD

WATER-

THE

TIGER

NOWBIRD much

wife

-loved

Brown

whose t h

n

home

the

tribe,

Even

daughters. beauty had her

the

to

she

answered

Brown

in

the

he but

they

name

to

his

day, or

enemy,

own.

always

hoped

some

the

asked have

would

husband

brought

kill

tribe,

his

and their

they

was

bird Snow-

had

she

My

Bear

wigwam

whom

papoose

that

their

chase."

the

Besides lived

*'

of

you

them

got

proudly, from

If

in

Chief's

the

feathers

them.

finest

much

owed

lovely

given

where

them

those

of

and

;

the

those

plied sup-

food

were

only

save

kept

well

wigwam

moccasins

the

He

with

Snowbird's

was

of

Lake.

tlie

brave

shore

e

Great

of

the

Bear,

hunter o

the

was

that

saying,

and

Goo,

"

win

he

should

beast

that

so

take

little cause be-

Pigeon,"

would

when some

''

there

dear,

own,

called

he

wife,

its

goo;" a

nobler

fight was

name

a

the ror ter-

for

American

6

three

These

Pigeon

he

trouble; there

Bear's of

none

the

their

in

still

another

other

and

She

was

kind

any

one

else

to

not

and

took he

after

wife, old

good had

he

woman

Bear moose's gave

them

after

Day could called

her

she

of kind

had

his

and

his

just

when

bear's she to

his

be

But

the

Brown

such

bits,

wife,

much

as

to

as

hated

the and

kidney, her

herself

she

and

in

the

of

'

the

'

married had

and

wigwam good

gone and

;

her

to

' '

intruder,

the

as

as

She

only to

he her

she

how

thinking

sat

daughter-in-law.

Chief

brave

the

day rid

get

her

fire.

the

by

corner

loved

he

and

;

mumbled

and

she

before.

dainty

and to

grumbled

how

in

lip

when

home

jealous

was

brought

him

her,

done

her

was

her

and

;

have

been

Snowbird

brought

as

would

always to

of

care

Brown whom

Bear

had

favorite.

them.

to

squaw,

Brown

son,

was

old wives

youngest

any

inmate,

sons'

wigwams.

before

them

help

great

very

orphan

long

made

wicked,

a

a

little

adopted

a

mother,

been the

have

was

was

have

had

born,

was

Tales

would

nor

;

they

whom

But

would

family

happy boy

Indian

forgot of

son

be had

she

a

tress mis-

the been

as

was

to

son

Snowbird.

One

day

when

the

work

was

all

done,

Snowbird

the

old

to

and

to

there

many

old

the

vine

the

tightly, ^

she

Snowbird

from

the

the

trees,

full

her

drop

to

and,

She

as

woman

soon

as

down,

home

wife no

as

' '

out

over

said

she

;

the

rose

behind

swing

in

was

far

was

out

and

vine

let

stopping

not

putting

that

no

her

on

in

sat

fire, hiding so

that

crept

clothes the

by

While

bird's Snow-

her

face

one

should

as

wrinkles. Brown

the ;

further

her.

and

possible,

When her

grasping

breeze

down, of

became

place her

tened fastrees.

swing.

the

cut

daughter-in-law's

see

cool

she

down,

as

and

Snowbird

water,

went

much

been

clear

the

old

and

what

see

had

herself was

the

the

motion, the

; but

large

two

first

into

got

lake,

over

rock

it

delightful,

is

enjoying

was

of

she

It

twisted

it."

''just try So

'

a

securely

swung

until

water.

for

in

got

woman

found

high

was

roots

had

was

a

and

the

further

and

over

strong,

years

about The

It

hung

and

stout

was

she

swing

a

7

daughter-in-law

Lake.

that

grapevine, it

see

Great

the

near

her

asked

woman

out

go

Water-Tiger

the

dainties,

and

she

attention

if its

Bear

heart

ate to

the

would

home

came

supposing them

baby, break.

he

she

greedily, who

was

was

gave his

paying crying

"I

he's she

picked

soundly

and

made

stuffed

and

it

keep

to

the

to

he

fire

the

was

Where

''

'

could there

sure

'

the

lake,

more,

but

something

down

to

broken

swing, he

and

Bear of

wrong no

and in

his

what did

mother,

questions.

face.

the

had

he

discovered.

like and

Sadly

to

think

paced

any

asked

therefore he

pened, hapBear

Brown

of

not

the

saw

search

no

and

wigwam he

is

she

said

boy

what

had

He

he. ;

The

guessing

up

wrong.

There

lake^

went

him

told Brown

her

the

leap

' '

of

old

stirred

he

woman

swinging." out

the

asked old

the

the

away

her

Snowbird?"

went

Going

flame

see

"

by

these

all

him,

at

plainly

said

cross,

wigwam.

thought

bright

a

was

is !'

Sh

'

he

made

the

brush

to

looking

not

he

that

so

mouth

suspicious.

pretended

and

logs

its

very

watched

had

when

was

woman

its

wife

left

grown

and,

ashes;

It

boxed

into

his

and

boy

had

and

doings

it.

nurse

She

something

shook

baby, to

ever.

pipe

orphan

The

the

up

thought

his

took

he

so

woman,

quiet.

Bear

Brown

old

the

believe

than

louder

ears

so?"

cry

hungry."

Thereat,

cried

Pigeon said

know,"

don't

I suppose

it

Tales

father.

the

asked

little

does

*'Why

"

Indian

American

8

up

and

Snowbird

and

Then

taking face

his

When

long

it

the

Every sign

his

of

thunder had

dear

from

to

rain,

in

the

white

great,

saw

no

the

lightning wigwam in

watched

the

when

and the

over

lake,

but

the

amuse

him

by stretch

and

taking

a

dropped

would

feet, he

his

at

shore into

it

was

just

the

then it into

throw

though

and

and

laugh

to

him

he

tiny hands,

try

and,

himself,

water

lake

would his

out

pebble

bringing

pebbles

Pigeon

danti-

afternoons

the

to

throwing

Little

water.

and

bright

baby

the

suck

meat,

On

take

him

after

looked

boy

orphan of

drink.

to

would

the

He

base.

letting

Pigeon,

est, juiciest bits

crow

but

the

near

shone

the

Meanwhile

milk

body

nothing.

saw

little

lightning,

the

sunlight,

moon

pressing

though

and

oak

the

top

turned

wife's

Snowbird,

heavily

the

he

for his

of

sign

a

and

thither,

great

a

smeared

lake.

went

rolled

split

he

he

day

he

done

was

that

so

the

from

rise

might

the

rain,

wigwam.

as

prayed

earth,

and

thunder

it

down,

upside

spear

into

this

9

his

paint

with

body

mourning. his

black

some

and

of

door

the

outside

down

Water-Tiger

the

always as

well

pleased. One manner

day

as

they

they saw

were a

white

playing gull

in rise

this from

American

10

the

of

center

of

part

the

white

changed

to

at

signs

the

to

he

that

it little

leather

and

arms,

she

he

made

understood

child

the

speak;

her

Then

which

wore

not

in

it.

bring

and

mother

his

baby

by

delight

could

nursed

to

great,

sudden,

of

that She

boy

was

its

Snowbird,

one

the

it and

until

a

with

belts,

took

fondled

of

"

waist.

she

but

them

touch

all

metal,

her

about

their

!

two

white

of

one

above to

almost

crowed

baby

When

were.

close

woman

a

mother

Pigeon's caught

circled

Then,

wings.

The

it

down

the

fly towards

and

they

could

Pigeon

little

Tales

where

them

flying

heads,

lake

the

shore

reached

it

Indian

there

every

day. the

night The

boy

for

lake

choosing

and,

edge,

raised aim Soon

around

his

threw the

its

it far

gull, body,

and

with was

into a

seen

boy

with

the

the and

stood

water's

round

smooth,

out

to

the

to

slowly

arm

baby

him

The

close

a

pened. hap-

following

bushes.

before,

had

the

took

boy Bear

the

had

that

all

when

Brown

behind he

where

him

the

food

shore,

hiding

told

that

home

came

afternoon

next

cried

Bear

Brown

When

ble, pebful care-

lake.

shining

belt

rising from

the

long,

American^

12

of

wigwam whose

the

The which

Serpent

lay

distant

like

the

red It

when

were

very

rock

the

There

forests

were

with

trees

country,

of

When

night

shone

down

went

the

lighted

on

Tiger's

wigwam

of

them

the

throne

over

her

sentinels, Snowbird

of

the

and

longer

no

and

the

color

lireliies

were

that

orange

"

the

outside

and

Water-

beautiful

the

most

and

fluttered

about

standing

guard

Serpent,

the

willow,

bushes

sun

lodge and

inside

while

the

broader,

crimson,

the

there

it wherever

like

there

bushes

passed

and

a

Water-Tiger's

walls,

;

sessed pos-

touched

apart

the

and the

the

horns

grass.

came

blue,

green,

and

into of

out

in

dark

soft,

drawn

go.

leaves

finer

longer,

clumps

to

skin

were

they through

wanted

Serpent

her

on

Her

they

fell

made

pathway

a

ing noth-

was

for

stone

like

thin

a

sleep.

to

When

magic.

shone

sparkled

which

eyelid,

shell

were

with

wonderful,

of

great

these

that

went

white

that

copper

covered

she

Serpent

great,

But

was

water-tigers,

Horned

a

stone

man's

a

down

"

of

knobs

forehead.

only

on

campfires.

to

the

the

him.

had

Tales

of

was

with

lived

the

Chief

mother

and

was

Indian

purple

snails,

the

day

slept. trembled

when

she

saw

these

Snowbied

and

fell

and

things great

Horned

Tiger

soothed

wanted

her

do

be

allowed

her

told,

however, her

about when

she did

so,

care

her,

fear

she

So

his

lodge

the

little

and

dried

she

could

her

own

in

order

fish have Brown the

mother, she

leaped

and

was

and

a

leather white

kept

the and seen

for skin

beaver

happy

as

Pigeon. Bear's

Brown door

as

from

away

Little

woman. at

of

skin.

was

and

never

put

of

out

Bear

up

home.

moccasins

anywhere

them

saw

old

made

been

old

her

Water-Tiger,

and

scales,

him

desert

delicate

the

was

securely

links

the

and He

should

water-tigers

When

lodge

with

lived

wing

over

tail

to

her

hurt

might

mother,

shore.

near

taking for

all

his

herself

found

sometimes

sea-gull's

wife

she

that

his

a

fasten lest

she

child.

the

to

to

waist,

around

metal

fly

to

and

This

back

consulted

his

her

condition

her

him

the

Water-

the

wife.

go

see

cover

enable

belt

to

before

loved

on

to

lend

to

should

which

He

last

at

shore

agreed

he his

Water-Tiger

The who

for

13

faint

a

But

become

to

lake

the

in

her, to

should

to

down

Serpent.

consented she

Water-Tiger

the

of

flew

again.

out

the

wam, wigof

the

THE

COYOTE

OR WOLF.

PRAIRIE

COYOTE

THE

WOLF.

PRAIRIE

OR

N

the

lived

Cahrocs

the

of

shores

River, of

the

the

the

had

forests

were

stately

and

his

flesh

the

Cahrocs

the

In

they

just

wished

Their were

fierce,

for

the

upon of

gift

beautiful

that

and

they

from

the

the

world

Are.

red

looked

but and

feeding

by

they

the

life-giving,

the

sky

of

deer

was

strong

spark

one

bear

when

the

it and

their

longed

evening

upon

gifts.

and

grew

in

good

The

sweet

towards

on

place

and

fat. was

But

it.

noble

Rocky-

falling

many

and

the

mountains,

they

desert

sage-brush

from

the

the

on

Klamath

beyond

far

sun,

when

beginning,

peared ap-

looked catch

might

in

fagots

the

heavens. All

held

was

by

mouth

of

jealous

care.

dam

that The

sought that

fire

the

in

old

two

the

river

They kept

Cahrocs for

they

hags

who

and

watched

the

hated some

might

held

also

back

at

to

way

loose 17

lived

the

shining the

old

time at

it

key

the with

of

the

salmon. and

women

deceive the

that

them,

salmon,

so

but

of

most

all

bear-skin and wind

with of

arrows

while

in

all of

thought

to

the

the

was

steal

the

fire.

task

his

do

to

attempted giving

it to

last

they

to

help

and

bear

too

much,

antlers

would

good

of

elk

the

strike

serpent

; was

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the

to

was

wigwam

the the

brave

so

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it,

buy

to

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pole lodge not wise, and

council

thought

about to

ask

and

hungry

some

food. have

to

him,

for

him

because a

his

animals

growled

and

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get

and

or

man.

any

proud

ice

cunning

the

known

to

them

into

the

so

and

against

never

cut

purpose.

who

tall

dog

and

to

hags

no

undertake

too

was

old

asking

But

clumsy

too

north

cunning

were

the

but

to

the

offered

wampum

who

wheedle

them.

times

many

some

them,

and

of

spears

long

were

snow.

rich

Those

faces

thick

the

nights

country,

his

tried

They

the

fire.

precious

under

their

in

blew

sharply

as

for

their

in

the

shivered

robes,

cold

to

wanted

they

and

lay

They

Tales

Indian

American

18

even

living.

the

Coyote,

and

might

the he

had

such

to

ask

hard

a

cided delean earn

feel

would

beast

meanest

was

glad

he

Cahrocs

last

at

he

for be

Moreover, the

and

matter

the

and

smoked

and

sat

favor

of

despised work

to

Indian

American

20

fell

soon

made

his

up

his

do

mind

for

best than

better The

the

help

Cahrocs in

could

not

the

did

smaller

ones

and

larger

well

to

much

was

set

early

out

alone.

for

sorry

willing

him,

the

be

to

he The

refuse

to

to

for

animals,

felt

had

desert.

dare

not

were

it

thing

ones

and

creature,

the

other

do

be

;

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from

he

it would

morning

secure

before

not

that

hunting

next

the

but

asleep,

Tales

of

poor to

use

him. The

of

camp

bat,

placed

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bear,

a

and

a

their

strength

road.

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old

the

the

door

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of

the

sisters she

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where and

very

lodge

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cooking

where

to

the

of

two

in

the

to

so

were

coyote. of

center as

he

that

was

they

;

down

dropped

shivered

what

see

miserable

a

to

up

admittance.

to

him

let

wearily

out,

for

went

afraid

not

walked

lodge,

hut

slowly

scratched

and

surely

the

told

was

walked

Coyote and

wanted

to

of

roughness the

near

ured meas-

proportion

Cahroc

a

a

lived.

hags

He

bushes

the

Then

all

of

the

to

certain

in

arranged

the

to

squirrel,

a

at

cougar

and

nearest

then

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distances,

hide

frog

a

if

shook

the tired the

pole. old

salmon

hags turned

who

sat to

by

look

the at

fire

him,

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The

of

and

one

the

fire

if

said

them

him

' '

:

Wolf

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near

she

made

front

in

directly

21

up

and

cold,"

are

you

for

room

Prairie

or

of

the

blaze. He

head

his

himself

dragged

his

upon

uncomfortably barks

as

The

he

old

hags

wouldn't

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there

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lodge. the

drive

old

of

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fast

flung

the

The

had Bear.

heard

of the

out

half

a

to

-burnt down

comet

a

hags

their

they him

pursued

shrieks

he

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hands

to

him, catch

seized the were

trouble

his

great

a

they

now

came,

and

out.

from

but no

like The

nearer

brand

down

followed,

the

he

upon

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bounds

seized

forest.

giving

their

out

he

the

almost

was

"

?

noise

rushed

fled

and

and

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this

faster.

the

all

they

striking

stones

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when

but

;

ran

in

"

away.

wood

trail

like

women

enemy

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of

and

hammering

!

fearful

a

was

because

ha

!

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the

then

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' '

short

outside.

he

fire.

grew

two

man

thought

he

gave

the

to

the

enjoyed

said,

he

with

lay

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paws.

warm

signal

a

it and

to

just

as

strength effort

they

he

put

him.

it

and

winding

ran

road.

no

match

in

handing

with

long

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hags

for

him it

over

and to

American

22

Bear

The

dropped

was

that

him

rapidly

Bat

seized

;

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and

had

rolled

led

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trees,

over

their

the

high

the

the

the

quite

air

never

old

he

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exhausted.

high, he

the

that

chase

roundabout

a

until

heads,

upon

would

tree

hags

clumsy-

been in

for

flying

now

very

it not

As

against

over

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fire.

his

gained

Cahrocs

the

the

got

from

women

flew

it and

unexpectedly, have

times

the

and

awkward

very

it several so

paws,

Tales

Indian

close

now

them

tired

nearly

to

out.

took

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forward

spring Bat

the

that

let

and

they

gathered

and

pursued this

and

so

hardly

hold

fellow

and

burnt

of

the

drop the

that

he

as

it, he such

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a

little

hardly

was

his

over

up

marks

the

bears

have

would

he

sight piece

tail

day.

thought

caught

could

this

steadily his

curled

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little

brave,

though

shoulders. to

a

jumped

it

could

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was

and

burning

was

the

he

woods,

singeing

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was

the

and

back

that

them

haste.

brand

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it.

badly

so

hot

said;

about

furious

the

height.

they

skirts

with

hopped

through

him,"

their

him time

it grew

on

can

stick

the

great

a

the

saw

catch

from

catch

we

they

to

fall

^'Surely

All

when

courage

of

by take

the this it

Frog. time from

to

It that

him,

Coyote

The

besides

smart,

and

He

him.

His

Cahrocs.

take

breath

when

the

But

before

he

dodged

them,

jumped

into

to

of

the

and

and

when

never

But

respect

king

of

bogs

and

to

all

at

but

they

their the

marshes

He he

had the

brave

his

that

of

Klamath

tail still full-

become

off,

ancestor,

the

quickly

Tadpoles

animals the

out

lost

them

joy. time

no

they

Frog

they cast

of

spat

edge

crossed

lost

and

the

when

the

Frog

again.

grew

frogs

grow^n

for

fagots

some

tails,

wear

hut

shouts

fire ?

them,

alight.

it

could

they

on

the with

the

was

upon

caught

after

they

and

waiting

him

showing

sparks

and

leaped

their

to

go

were

pond,

where

But

away,

He

river.

welcomed

they in

the

Cahrocs

The

got

to

him.

brand

for

use,

his

water,

them.

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the

order

upon

the

no

and

back

turn

mouth

of

he

So

swim.

not

of

of

the

for

swallowed

was

in

into

quick

lake.

pond

a

against

pounced

the

it

but

him,

only

fire

jumping

too

close

village

the

women

was

and

he

hags

thumped

dropped

old

the

eyes

that

so

the

and

The

his

him

last,

heart

he

and

sides

the

23

on.

made

heard

him

between

lay

ran

and

soon

was

Wolf

it and

choking

ground,

lost

of

him

blinded

smoke

to

hold

caught

he

but

Prairie

or

of

out

who

inhabit

is

the

country.

American

24

After

his

Coyote that

They

the

coax

lish

big, shining the

Coyote

The Wait

So and

waited in

light

not

know

till

his

asleep

he

roused

said:

coat

when

he

with the

song

the

mouth

he

the

old

the

the

by

but

one

of

hags'

door.

the

fire,

and

days'

many

saw

was

village.

Klamath

at

so

thin

grew

reached

rapped by

of

he

changes

then

edge

where He

being

lire

me."

him,

the

until

river,

were

"

the

down

went

lodge.

old

the

but

coat

and

color,

to

journey, the

the

stolen

my

accompanied

shouting, He

till

will

hags

they

ready,

dam

great

that

willing,

was

little

a

the

that

had

the

that

a

and

the

key.

the

kept

in

must

get

him

to

river

he

and

go

all

the

but

corn,

to

were

whom

from

hags

' ^

of

mouth

and

that

now

even

explained

They

salmon.

bits

camp.

satisfied

Coyote

the

choicest

the

meat

with

the

into

roasted

had

needs

at

off

not

were

fire, the

the

favorite

dined

brought

were

Tales

getting

great

a

and

they

in

success

was

Cahrocs

Indian

They of

them

noise,

growled,

head,

drooping

in."

Come

of

Instead his

tail, and

when

he

went

held

up

his

hanging looking to

his

as

weary, steal

head,

the

he

fire,

frisked

had

done

the

ote Coy-

his

tail

Coyote

The

grinned

and

and

round

did

not

from

He

*

thought, The

She

he

old

doing

so

it,

went

to

the

and

lodge walked

outside

that

so

flung she

the

dropped

fell

key.

and

dam

the

of for

and

woman

in

and

key

Once

feet,

be

to

salmon

left

door.

the

her

seized

He

he

salmon

the

for

lazily

between and

down

"

arose

get

had

she

the

after

himself

to

going

was

towards

ran

!

all the

sister

himself

stretched

the

Ha

pretended

elder

When

slowly

he

cupboard

breakfast.

not

Cahrocs."

the

the

him

that ' '

have

morning

dam.

he

hags

was

food

him.

for

soon

the

when to

the

so

he

for

off

dined

I shall

'

next

asleep

sleek

was

offered

but

nothing,

prepared

from

I want

the

said

had

Cahrocs

went

salmon,

having

hungry,

much

him.

cooked

none.

he

fed,

well

25

of

was

and

now,

being

know

They

Wolf

He

them.

at

importance

greater

Prairie

or

locked un-

it. The

rushed

salmon

broke

not

and

the

shining it through

was

and

honor

lock,

thereafter that

Coyote

and

the

only

salmon The

with

water

green

not

the

they

to

that

with

him

his

over

by

it

dam

self, it-

had

all

wanted.

satisfied

shown

the

Cahrocs

proud

grew

fast

so

but

silvery

success

the

kindness

the

Cahrocs.

wanted

He chose

with

of

his

to

go

howling to

with

dance had

He

feel

fell

into

the

sky

world. bit

be

the

He of

him

permitted

she

told

him

the

cliff

and him

for

earth

to

he

dance

;

that

the

with

and

between

edge until

Stars.

he

and

is

Coyotes

she to

numb

down, for

as

began

wrist,

at

down, lost

but

;

became

chasm

went

was

while

partner's

great

and

tired

grew

enough

higher

paws

his

the

a

and his

until from

slipped

for

sport

higher

cold,

far

to

her.

fine

him

lifted

of

point

down

night

she

night

one

highest reach

would

she

so

;

the

last

At

and

partner

a

after

night

him.

He

heaven.

for

Star

her

to

Tales

through

blue

bright out

dance

dance

to

a

called

to

Indian

American

26

could

of

the

every not

HOW

FOUGHT

BUFFALO

MAD

THE

THUNDER-BIRD.

NCE

time

a

upon owned

the

had

Spirit

his from

war-paint clubs

and

he

that

the

had

-pijje,

peace

war

the

among

its

by the

those

shore

of

directly

were

and

they great He

the all

none

like

had

bison.

there

lived

deer,

on

star,

that is dian In-

an

for

trusted, in

to

dwelt

which

Water,

From

one

longer

the

only

him

looked

smoked

each

nation

prudence.

too, no

hunter's

his

the

the

Sea

selves them-

like

was

but

or

days

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under

whom there

bear,

happy the

there

hunted

and

the

beaver,

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nations,

river

own

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and

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made

sand-stone

fashioned.

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buried

and

red

of

pipes

to

washed

faces,

tomahawks

and

nations

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they

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the

at

quarry

all

command

the

peace

-stone

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Sea

Big

smoked

of

pipe

him.

land

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Water.

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the

all

around

dians In-

the

dom, wis-

courage, his

him

early to

do

hood childsome

deed. had

often

mastered

the

grizzly

bear

American

30

and a

the

that

he

When

for

forth

in

the

of

by

this

the

and

Their

the

the

black

and

earth.

when

or

the

to

her

shining

beautiful all

red, fell

who

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no

any

lodge the

its

had

seemed

likely it

that

home

its but

in

it had

a

in

was

never

the harm

daytime, ing journey-

-prince,

and the

by evil

did

to

shadow.

follow

could

it,

been

hide.

had

nor

it Some

tree, sandstone seen

nest,

where

place

hollow the

its

to

as

a

it

that

lived

thought

the

Sun

had

moved

no

hidden

to

discovered

hunter

it

was

existed

dared

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all

thunder-bird

under

curiosity one

in

was

was was

air.

nights

the

with

days

darkened

passed

brother,

For

tribe.

as

Moon-princess

her

see

it

the

which

and

they

when

ning, cun-

sat

those

the

moonlight

but

;

he

the

in

wings,

On

came

of

ragged

by from

thunder-bird,

overhead

swiftly

and

and

wisest

through

went

Serpent.

him

flying

seen

for

Buffalo

them

trouble

greatest

mysterious

often

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loved

from

and

needed

were

cut

that

Buffalo.

Flowers

magic,

people

oldest

of

it,

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as

people.

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the

kill

horns

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not

head

the

captured

strong

so

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he

and

known

was

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medicine

the

did

arrows

day

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large

so

ox,

dozen

Tales

buffalo.

strong

buffalo

a

Indian

to

others erns, cav-

alight.

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Mad

in

out

had

travel

the

across

his

just

his

shoulder

and

full

the

and

fat

a

He

beavers

far

started

the

up

it

slung

beaver,

for

showed

moon

set

family.

of

lodge Water

Sea

trapped

the

as

for

the

to

Big

He

river.

food

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Mad

winter,

of

search

to

over

the

in

day

One

31

home

the

through

tree-tops.

in

his

of

sight

shadow

passed

light.

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for

and

the

star

could

be

him

about

bird

swift

far

himself

felt

He

the

above him

prevent the

earth, He

him

saw

for

they

yet what

could

his

and

Their

them,

day.

head;

but

it.

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as

made

pounced

with

all

he

had

till he

rising slowly

seeing

village.

wigwam They

him

lifted

objects thunder-

downwards,

and

hunter's

but

the

of

sight

clear

air.

the

into

caught

about

the

for

his

over

movement

him

upon

in

as

all

out

was

the

faintly,

nothing,

saw

he

that

plain

directly

was

it circled a

but as

he

night

bright

great

looked

he

gone

was

a

shutting

The

seen

were

first

him,

cause. so

he

wigwam,

before

moon

when

lake,

own

it had

the

him

At

the

crossing

While

children and

mother knew

far

not

so

was

going

even

the

failed

by

in

on own

doorway.

terribly

were

to

as

his

see

in

was

to

heart

ened. frightcomfort all

the

American

32

dreadful

Indian

tales

that

thunder-bird. the often lie

black

oak

the

Water

the

thunder-bird. Buffalo's

He

grasped

his

chance

his do

to

Faster

and

north,

straight

faster

last

At

where

they

bare,

rugged

formed

of

there few

furze

stunted

the

highest

was

the

nest

of

made

feathers Still

the

the

bird

Mad

their had

were

here

the

its

was

home

of

water

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locks

a

cleft

a

human

when

worn

and

and

grass In

scalp

Buffalo

neared

sides

coarse

of

solid,

a

thunder-bird.

tendons

they

mountain

was

overhanging the

of

Water,

air.

with

bushes.

rock

with

woven

of

patch

the

the

boulders,

sharp

the

Sea

top

while

rock,

small

a

The

grew.

him.

monster.

great

a

by

towards

in

to

Big

waited

and

Big

higher came

trees

no

fail

the

went

the

across

and

rising higher

with

they

the

not

firmly

battle

were

blighted

did

spear

ure. creat-

on

and

heart

the

boughs

sailed

scorched

was

And

terrible

whose

that

and

assembled

this

cedar

canoe

Sea

forest.

by

had

roots

warriors

base

yellow

for

the

the

its

to

The

Mad

in

where

split

used

dead

seen

they

the

by

up

the

had

which

tree

torn

and

tree

was

themselves

birch

climbed,

of

told

were

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beautiful

Tales

was

beings, and

the

living.

not

it

afraid. croaked

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till

re-echoed than

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low

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of

that

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ventured

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nest.

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fight

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with with

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to

ders, thun-

the

like

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old

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bird, many

birds, Mad

would

be out

helpless

of

struck

at

all

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himself one

set

wings

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sight

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their

at

dreadful.

more

young

was

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pick

to

once

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mercy

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at

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probably

them.

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of

left

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only

himself

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were

could,

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possible,

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spear.

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but

;

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if

was,

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loud

so

sound

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was

wild,

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head,

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and

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whose

Buffalo

himself

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brought.

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as

to

crackling

brood

only

smarted

managed

him

was

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a

and

away.

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as

drove

moment.

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length

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of

bird

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when

fire.

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spear,

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of

him

and

wrenching

violently

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stung

coals

by

;

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driving

rock,

wings

flesh

his

tried

creature

the

and

deafening.

was

the

its

echoed

was

noise

this,

him

if touched

and

the

it with

33

sound

against

towards

a

Buffalo

with upon

and

narrow,

;

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from

eyes,

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their

prick

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sharp

hands

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he

pain it

fought him

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or

arrow

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wings,

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darted

when

though,

with

which

of

spite

bravely;

Tales

scorched

that

lightning

face.

a

Indian

American

34

the of

sting

serpent. One

and

by

their

one

they

Buffalo

Mad

the

over

others

him

seized

He

the

threw

the

over

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filling

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of

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put

to

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sat

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wrung threw

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killed

had

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winds,

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birds

other

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wolf

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pouch belt,

heart,

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to

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out

nest a

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and

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away of

edge

it

again.

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together

nest.

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into

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strength

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pipe,

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at

them

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assistance.

skin, he

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fastened

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towards

down

came

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forests

flew

and

that

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mountain

when

Indian

crackling

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the

young

know Buffalo.

and

thunders of

the

But

and

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from

the

fought

them

they

men.

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nest

of

made

goat

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fire

with

was

despoiling

fields.

grain

Buffalo

Mad

henceforth

earth,

formerly,

interfered

never

Tales

the

than

higher

day

of

Indian

American

36

the

the

hair

of

children it

say ;

brave

for

of

bones his

the

beard. the

hear is all

deed

the

hearts

their of

tions na-

Mad

THE

RED

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SWAN.

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chief,

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high

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the

air.

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meeting,

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traveling

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the

back

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wings. While bird in

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time stood

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ground

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remained.

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faces

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feather

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her

driving

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on

appeared

moment

a

was

a

white

and

is

war.

speechless

in

his

Indian

America!^

40

great

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agony. him

with man

himself

and

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snow,

forest,

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no

built

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from

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him

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unseen

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arrow.

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three

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eldest

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strong

enough

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that

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rabbits.

them

and

them

brave

were

learn

to

hunt

guard

over

to

young and

their

fish.

and

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doorway,

too

tried

skillful

became

their

parents,

who

for

charge.

were

their

boys,

how

soon

of

snares

sorry

kept

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much

remember

at

bear

night.

at

in

or

food,

set

were

nuts

brown

to

was

them

dropped

great

a

do

animals

took

much

home

could

they

alone.

enough

large

bring

to

left

were

not

was

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squirrels and

boys

they

best

eldest

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and

he

able

to

to

his

taught

brothers. When

they and

other each not

gone and

go

of

along they

bring

this, so

could

far

well

still

do

said without

without

leave

to

home

to

find for

wives

would

ones

that

of

care

world,

younger and

take

wanted the

see

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them.

hear

to

and

lodges of

eldest

the

themselves, them

all

were

they

had

strangers, them.

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they

continued

more

was

their

make

of

each

game, animal

far

kill.

to

him

last

ready

for one

first

knew

with the

only

taking,

and

belonged

he

that

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scruples

skinning rubbed

the

could

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at

then,

gone

troubled

eyes with

them on

was

refrain

fell

were

bear, he

agreement

not

bear

black

a

animal

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was

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close

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feet.

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began

it. his

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met

the

to

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Deep

he

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aim.

red.

when

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he

named

youngest,

gone

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what

with

kill

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at

with in

come

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to

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brother.

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in

buck.

wagers

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was

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not

laid

cious, pre-

very

;

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to

fashion

to

should

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he

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and

well many,

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sandstone

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to

as

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and

hunt.

another

to

longer

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not

flint

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of

thigh-bone

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for

third

thought

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of

a

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were

to

the

them

heads

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of

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took

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his

and

arrows.

new

some

made

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skin.

wolf

no

quivers

new

sheep,

and

them

of

any

One

chose

41

together

wanted

arrows.

another

all

about

they

day

Swan

live

to

said

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looking went

to

his

up, the

him

bloody

everything brook

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hands,

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still

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on

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ran

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water. ;

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arrows

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but the

time

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bird.

it.

father

determined

was

went

magic

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to

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neck

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brilliant

remained

brought

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a

swan

and

belonged

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feathers

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that

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sun.

until

have

not

lodge,

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hunter's

wigwam.

;

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the

harmless the

see

to

came

other

arrows

into

had

this

to

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any

swan

which

them

the

the

remembered

would

with

the

he

short

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in

were

leaving

where

in

again

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of

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and

they

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of

one

again

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for

arrow

long

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lake,

glistened

drew the

bear.

sound

those

seen,

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black

swimming.

like

ever

he

the

swan

not

had

and

skinned,

great

a

beautiful were

ground,

came.

of

shore

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hue

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noise,

following

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the

but

of

skin

partly

whence

Tales

trees,

strange

a

animal

but

the

on

the

heard

face,

and

was

to

Indian

American

42

to

quickly and

fired

the

bird,

also

third

she

cure se-

rose

setting

fell

struck

diately immesun.

and

By

Chief,

tlie

by

watching

him

take

son-in-law's

our

need

they

Voice

find

himself

but

made

bad-tempered such

in

mind

her

for

surly

a

them

hung Early

morning

Which

she

think

you

she

still

was

daylight

came

all

as

day he

night glad where

to

:

"

go?

it?"

catch

can

away.

the

but

girl; the

to

as

and

door

the

which

in

direction

he

and

fast

he

himself

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be

to

run

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almost

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slowly.

started as

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as

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was

find

dark, he

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strange

girl

flown.

had

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to

swan

went

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bird

red

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persisted,

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angrily

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he

asleep.

answered.

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himself.

up

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herself

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snatching

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to

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by

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his

him."

such

at

if

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it for

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have

brothers

been

moccasins,

was

up

had

wlio

said,

closely,

mending,

Deep

Tales

Indian

American

44

and

ran

Towards and

was

village,

Red

The

This

at

large,

a

distance

a

called

"Tu-who!

camp,

Voice

Deep the

Chief

first

night.

and

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beautiful

was

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shall

kind He

slept

nearly

dawn for

to

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him

the

pointed

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the

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at

once.

had

passed noon, after-

previous

exact

the

out

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daughter

swan

of

was

he

but

;

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red

middle

it

and

night

Chief's

the

showed and

ways.

always

awoke

he

answer

told

about

her

brother,"

has

he

all

soundly when

time,

ready

for

the

on

ter daugh-

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my

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as

in

of

me."

to

no

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boy,

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lodge

Chief's

gentle

for

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the

thought

the

and

in

the

exactly

time

him

saw

those

to

treated

a

visited."

shown

was

who

to

are

we

for

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an

bird,

gray

and

45

had

also

village

watchman,

Swan-

it took

course

shortest

road

the

to

prairie. He ran

before.

as

he

shoot

could

in

flight

its

him.

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second

was

an

did

it

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he

town, he

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after

dark

him

he

travel saw

travel

to

all a

the

seeing

not

glow

it

behind on

leisurely, to

for pass

times

helped

more

have

then fall

many

then

runner,

would

evening,

went

would

swift and

it

this for

a

arrow

that

so

day,

faster.

that

He

and

sunrise

until

slowly

went

any

thinking night. of

light

American

46

tlie

in

that

it

He

went

lodge. the

at

the

his

when

from

came

An his

fire,

he

head

and

on

old

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small,

a

cautiously

doorway.

by

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found

and

woods,

nearer

in

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looked

man

ting sit-

was

forward

bent

on

breast.

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noise

slightest Come

''

in,

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the

a

pointing

to

be

must

the

called

man

said

there,"

seat

dry

out,

I

of

kettle

old

him

will

cook

for

the you

for

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water

man,

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things,

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and

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made

not

grandson."

my

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boy Take

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the

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fire,"

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told

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set

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made

filled

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good

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chance

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to

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about

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small

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material

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soup

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soup

and

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there still

was

until

again

felt

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was.

hungry. old

the

speak,

man

grandchild,

my

motioned

yourself," and immediately was

and

again all

taken

47

Swan

the

to

help which

pot,

refilled.

Voice

again

and

again

hunger

himself

helped the

kettle

filled,

was

the

Then

satisfied.

was

all

to

vanished.

pot when

out

set

difficult

a

on

he

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succeed.

go

when

sets,

permitted

am

still wish your

know

to

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slept

soundly

made

him

The

and

how

lay

down

morrow To-

he

tell

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will

meet

all

you

are

to

gain

the

buffalo

you

you

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than

firm

you

my

food

you

more

you

the

of

one

give

Only will

pared pre-

wish."

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find

to-morrow

who

another

tell

do.

to

beyond

day

the

will

be

until

way

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and

shelter

and

your will

you

fellow-magicians. and

on

will

you

happen.

may

will

you

have

you but

journey, determined^

man,

"

finished,

whatever

for

sun

had

Voice

Deep

old

the

said

grandchild,"

''My

very

magician

and

white

were

;

on

for

the

old

soft,

man's

and

words

happy.

prepared

his

breakfast

as

he

had

boy

done

went

given The

have

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said

Voice

first

so

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said

you,"

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back.

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try

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he, shall

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courage

remembered

breakfast

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and

him

firm

was

for

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lodge

he

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day

any

did

tell

he

earlier

than

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prepared

he

had

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the

to

get

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though

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meet

to

should

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ward for-

ran

anxious

was

who

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he

day

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about

ran

seem ' '

come

had

quickly, all

a

resolution.

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not

success.

to

but

;

magician

his

and

see."

was

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ever

was

robes.

before

way

and

kettle,

did

man's

have shall

we

see,

magic

the second

the

told,

buffalo

young

none

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which

found

magician

this

gone

and

in

white

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of

had

from

second

sure

'

he

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after

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way.

supper

Tales

supper,

his as

a

couch

the

on

magician

*

Indian

American

48

the

reached

others. After

a

the

nights, *'My will

is not

She

beautiful

most

is

a

the

that and

magician is

wampum shells

but

bird,

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of

lodge

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in

brought

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for

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father This

wampum.

value,

:

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lived.

ever

him

to

beautiful

a

vious pre-

night

to-morrow

the

to

the

on

said

magician

grandchild, come

as

of

many

the

Great

The

Lake

Salt

but

;

than

more

comfortable.

with

a

and of

day

one

sent

Chief's

daughter

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thing

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this

magic

did

not

maiden

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placed

peck old

at,

back

wife

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the

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him many

of and who

have

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old

has

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to

and

;

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birds

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that

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seek

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procure

goes

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get

told

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to

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ridicule.

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sent

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cap

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cap

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bring

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and

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though so,

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