The book of nature myths . ther the hare wouldbehave as kindly as the others, and beforelong he said, My good friends, the hom-iny was indeed welcome, but I am stiUhungry. Then the hare said, I will gladly goout into the forest and search for was gone a long time, but when he cameback, he brought no food. I am very hungry, said the manito. Stranger, said the hare, if you willbuild a fire beside the rock, I can give yousome food. The manito built a fire, and the haresaid, Now I will spring from the top ofthe rock upon the fire. I have heard that 192 THE BOOK OF NATURE MYTHS. men eat fle
The book of nature myths . ther the hare wouldbehave as kindly as the others, and beforelong he said, My good friends, the hom-iny was indeed welcome, but I am stiUhungry. Then the hare said, I will gladly goout into the forest and search for was gone a long time, but when he cameback, he brought no food. I am very hungry, said the manito. Stranger, said the hare, if you willbuild a fire beside the rock, I can give yousome food. The manito built a fire, and the haresaid, Now I will spring from the top ofthe rock upon the fire. I have heard that 192 THE BOOK OF NATURE MYTHS. men eat flesh that is taken from the fire,and I will give you my own. The hare sprang from the rock, but themanito caught him in his hands before theflame could touch him, and said, Dear, un-selfish little hare, the monkey and the foxhave welcomed me and searched the forestthrough to find me food, but you have donemore, for you have given me yourself. Iwill take the gift, little hare, and I willcarry you in my arms up to the moon, so. that every one on the earth may see youand hear the tale of your kindness and un-selfishness. The Indians can see a hare in the moon, THE CHILDREN IN THE MOON. 193 and this is the story that they tell theirchildren about it. THE CHILDREN IN THE MOON. They had no idea where they came they knew was that they lived on thehill, and that the old man of the hill calledthem Jack and Jill. They had plenty ofberries to eat, and when night came, theyhad soft beds of fir to sleep on. There wereall kinds of animals on the hill, and theywere friendly to the two children. Theycould have had a most delightful time play-ing all day long if it had not been for hav-ing to carry water. Every morning, just as soon as the firstrays of the sun could be seen from theirhome, they heard the voice of the old manof the hill calling, Jack ! Jill! Take yourpail and get some water. Whenever theywere having an especially pleasant gamewith some of the animals, they heard thesame c
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