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baskets. Heart of Nature made the hood to 

 keep all warm, lest Shawondasee calls out of 

 season, and we peep out only to be rebuked by 

 Kabibonokka. 



" Heart of Nature was wise ; we often peep out, 

 lured by a warm winter day, and Peboan tramples 

 us down. Sometimes I have been rash, and boldly 

 pushed up my head in February, but it was useless 

 one flcr./er cannot make a market, and no Butter- 

 flies came for messages." 



"About your perfume," asked Anne, hesitat- 

 ingly. " Why is that so queer I mean so dif- 

 ferent from from other flowers, and have you 

 any name ? " 



" Our perfume truly is very rare and strong 

 It is made so, to direct the early Bees and insects 

 to us without loss of time. The Red Brothers 

 give us a lovely name, Chi-kaug Flower, and in 

 the wild countries the big bears consider us a 

 most delicious spring salad." 



" Why, then, your plain name must be Skunk 

 Cabbage, and you are the flower that the Milk- 

 weed Monarch told me about years ago, for Chi- 

 kaug was the Red Brothers' name for Skunk. 

 The Monarch said that you are always the very 

 first flower to bloom." As the Cabbage did not 

 reply, she continued rather indiscreetly: 



