A TEEASUEY OF ESKIMO TALES 



The geese kept steadily on and on. After a 

 long time Raven began to fall behind. His wide- 

 spread wings ached, yet the geese kept steadily 

 and untiringly on. His vanity was no longer 

 gratified by admiring remarks from his compan- 

 ions, for he was flapping heavily along. Some- 

 times he would glide on outspread pinions for a 

 time, hoping to ease his tired wings, but he fell 

 farther and farther behind. 



Finally the geese looked back and the brothers 

 said, sarcastically, " We thought he was light and 

 active." The father goose said, " He must be 

 getting tired. We must not press him too hard. 

 We will rest." 



The geese sank upon the water close together, 

 and Raven came laboring up and dropped upon 

 their backs, gasping for breath. In a short time 

 he partially recovered and, putting one hand on 

 his breast, said, " I have an arrow-head here from 

 an old war I was in, and it pains me greatly ; that 

 is the reason I fell behind." 



He had his wife put her hand on his breast to 

 feel the arrow-head which he declared was work- 

 ing its way into his heart. She could feel noth- 

 ing but his heart beating like a trip-hammer with 

 no sign of an arrow-point. But she said nothing, 

 for her brothers were whispering, " We don't be- 



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