. Red folk and wild folk;. That is nice, an-swered the woman ; but our fire is out, and we can-not cook them. I will get you some fire, whileyou clean the fish. So rabbit bade the woman good-bye and started for the river, carrying his net underhis arm. When rabbit reached the river, he called the bigfish and told them to make a bridge, so that he couldcross the water. The fish did as rabbit said, and,after he was on the other side, he told the fish toswim away ; then he jumped into the water, so thathis fur should be wet, and lay down on the bank,pretending to be dead. He was not very far from
. Red folk and wild folk;. That is nice, an-swered the woman ; but our fire is out, and we can-not cook them. I will get you some fire, whileyou clean the fish. So rabbit bade the woman good-bye and started for the river, carrying his net underhis arm. When rabbit reached the river, he called the bigfish and told them to make a bridge, so that he couldcross the water. The fish did as rabbit said, and,after he was on the other side, he told the fish toswim away ; then he jumped into the water, so thathis fur should be wet, and lay down on the bank,pretending to be dead. He was not very far from an Indian village, andsoon the Indian children came to play on the sandybank. One of theboys found rabbit,carried him home ;and told where hehad found him. ** Carry him to jT ^the iron kettle, n.^where there is abig fire, said thefather, and the boyput rabbit down toskin him. Poor rabbit was terribly frightened and openedjust a corner of one eye to see if there were any wayto escape. He saw a big round hole right in the. THE GRATITUDE OF RAIiMIT. top of the tepee. Then he said, very softly: Fire,throw a spark upon my net ! Instantly the firewoodsnapped, and a great spark set his net on tire. Rab-bit was afraid of the hre ; but he sprang out of thehole in the top of the tepee and pulled the net outafter huii. When the Indians saw they had been outwittedby rabbit, they gave chase, and the little fellow hadto run faster and faster, so that when he came to thebank of the river he could not stop himself but gaveone great leap and jumped clear over the river, andthe Indians could not catch him. Then he examinedhis net, and the fire was still smouldering ; so hehurried home, and the old woman fanned it back tolife again. Then rabbit gathered twigs and they keptthe fire burning. So it was that rabbit showed his gratitude to theold woman who had been kind to him.
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