XXI 



HORNS, PRONGS, AND ANTLERS 



HRISTMAS was a perfect win- 

 ter's day, witli no wind and 

 no thawing ; a day for sleigh, 

 sled, or snow-slioes. Snow- 

 shoeing being the very new- 

 est amnsenient, Olive, Nat, 

 and Dodo practised walking 

 for so long that at night their 

 feet were quite tired and swol- 

 len with their efforts to keep up and the cutting of the 

 thongs ; so they were glad to hobble to their places by 

 the campfire as soon as supper Avas over. As to tlie 

 Brownies, the novelty and excitement of seeing so 

 many peo})le quite overcame tliem, and they stumbled 

 from the supper table to bed. 



" What pictures will joii choose ? " said Dodo to Nez ; 

 "because you promised to tell us a story to-night." 



'' A picture of a Moose ! A good, big INIoose on the 

 rampage will about do for my story," answered Nez. 



"Here is one running very hard, with steam blowing 

 out of his nose," said Rap ; " but please, Nez, before 

 you begin the story, Avon't you tell us about the dif- 

 ferent kinds of antlers that the Deer Avear, and Avhy, 



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