Our little Eskimo cousin . He must keep on his feetall the time, and not tumble about in theblanket. After awhile he could go almosf 30 Our Little Eskimo Cousin to the roof and back again, holding himselfas straight as a little soldier. Of course he slid down-hill and had anyamount of sport, but the sled was generallythe seat of his own deerskin trousers. Heand his playmates liked to start from the topof an icy hill, and vie with each other inreaching the foot. Sometimes the little fellows would doublethemselves up so they looked like balls of fur,then down the hill they would roll, over andov
Our little Eskimo cousin . He must keep on his feetall the time, and not tumble about in theblanket. After awhile he could go almosf 30 Our Little Eskimo Cousin to the roof and back again, holding himselfas straight as a little soldier. Of course he slid down-hill and had anyamount of sport, but the sled was generallythe seat of his own deerskin trousers. Heand his playmates liked to start from the topof an icy hill, and vie with each other inreaching the foot. Sometimes the little fellows would doublethemselves up so they looked like balls of fur,then down the hill they would roll, over andover, one after another. And when they reachedthe bottom and jumped upon their feet, what ashouting there would be as they shook them-selves and brushed off the snow ! Now that Etu is a big boy, he plays stillanother game on the snowy hillsides. Hisfather has killed a great number of reindeer,and the boy is allowed to have all the antlershe wishes. When the boys want to play thereindeer game, as we may call it, they set up. HE WHO HITS THE GREATEST NUMBER WINS THE GAME Play-Days 31 the antlers in the snow, a short distance apartfrom each other. Then they climb the hillagain, and, seating themselves on their sleds,slide down past the antlers. They must steerclear of them and reach the foot without run-ning into a single one. At least, that is thegame, and the ones who do so successfully arethe winners. But what kind of a sled do you think Etuuses ? It is simply a cake of ice ; if you stopto think a moment, you can imagine howswiftly and smoothly it travels along. There is a still different game of reindeer-hunting which requires more skill. This time Etu and his playfellows arm them-selves with bows and arrows. As they coastrapidly past the reindeer antlers, they shoot atthem and try to leave their arrows fixed in asmany as possible. Of course, he who hits thegreatest number wins the game. This is ex-citing sport indeed, and Etu will go home 32 Our Little Eskimo Cousin afterward r
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