THE FIRST MAN 



hunger which had made him feel uncomfortable. 

 Raven then led Man to a small creek near by and 

 left him till he went to the edge of the water and 

 molded two pieces of clay into the form of a pair 

 of mountain sheep. He held them in his hand till 

 they were dry and then called Man to show him 

 what he had done. 



" Those are very pretty," said Man. 



" Close your eyes for a little while," said 

 Raven. 



As soon as Man's eyes were closed Raven drew 

 down his mask and waved his wings four times 

 over the images, when they came to life and 

 bounded away as full-grown mountain sheep. 



Raven then raised his mask and said, " Look ! 

 Look quick! " When Man saw the sheep mov- 

 ing away full of life he cried out with pleasure. 

 Seeing how pleased he was, Raven said, " If these 

 animals are numerous, perhaps people will wish 

 very much to get them." 



" I think they will," said Man. 



" Well, it will be better for them to have their 

 home in the high cliffs," said Raven, " and there 

 only shall they be found, so that everyone cannot 

 kill them." 



Then Raven made two animals of clay and 

 gave them life when they were dry only in spots ; 



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