

WHAT THE MAN IN THE MOON DID 



Then Quadjaq came slowly out, but when he 

 saw who it was he was even more frightened than 

 if it had been one of the men standing there. The 

 Moon Man took him to a place where there were 

 many large boulders and made him lie across one 

 as if he were to be paddled. Quadjaq was scared 

 but he did not dare disobey. 



The Man from the Moon took a long, thin ray 

 of moonlight and whipped the boy softly with it. 



" Do you feel stronger? " he asked. 



" Yes, I feel a little stronger," said the lad. 



" Then lift yon boulder," said the Man. 



But Quadjaq was not able to lift it, so he was 

 whipped again. 



" Do you feel stronger now? " asked the Man. 



" Yes, I feel stronger," said Quadjaq. 



" Then lift the boulder." 



But again he was not able to lift the stone more 

 than a foot from the ground, and he had to be 

 whipped again. After the third time he was so 

 strong that he lifted the boulder as if it had been 

 a pebble. 



" That will do now," said the Man from the 

 Moon. " Rays of light even from the Moon give 

 you strength. To-morrow morning I shall send 

 three bears. Then you may show what power 



you have." 



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