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THE ORIGIN OF THE 

 BLUEBIRD 



INNA-BO-JOU, the Sun- 

 god, was sleeping his win- 

 ter's sleep on the big island 

 just above the thunder-dam 

 that men call Niagara. Four moons had 

 waned, but still he slept. The feost 

 draperies of his couch were gone; his 

 white blanket was burned into holes; he 

 tumed over a little. Then the ice on the 

 river cracked like near thunder. When 

 he tumed again it began to slip over the 

 big beaver-dam of Niagara, but still he did 

 not awake. 



The great Er- Beaver in his pond Happed 

 his tail, and the waves rolled away to the 

 shore and set the ice heaving, cracking, 

 and groaning; but Ninna-bo-jou slept. 



